CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test
Atlas V N22
United Launch Alliance
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Weather Forecast During Launch
According to weather officials, there's a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Cumulus Cloud Rule.
Trajectory
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Crew
Barry E. Wilmore
- Birthday: 12/29/1962
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 11/16/2009
- Last Flight: 06/05/2024
Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore is a NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot. He has had two spaceflights, th...
Sunita Williams
- Birthday: 09/19/1965
- Role: Pilot
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 12/10/2006
- Last Flight: 06/05/2024
Sunita Pandya Lyn Williams is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer of Indo-Slovenian descent. She formerly he...
Rocket Launch Timeline
Enhance your rocket launch experience with a detailed timeline! From pre-launch preparations to post-launch milestones, a well-structured schedule ensures every step—payload prep, safety checks, and liftoff—runs smoothly. Stay informed and follow the action with precision.
| T- 00 : 11 : 00 | Crew Access Arm Retract Retraction of the crew access arm from the rocket |
| T- 00 : 07 : 00 | GO for Launch Launch director verifies go for launch |
| T- 00 : 00 : 02 | Ignition Start of the engine ignition sequence |
| T+ 00 : 00 : 01 | Liftoff First upwards movement of the rocket |
| T+ 00 : 01 : 01 | Max-Q Maximum dynamic pressure |
| T+ 00 : 01 : 05 | Supersonic Vehicle is supersonic |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 20 | Booster Separation The side boosters are separated from the launcher. |
| T+ 00 : 04 : 28 | MECO Cut-off of the main engine |
| T+ 00 : 04 : 34 | Stage 2 Separation Separation of the second stage from the first |
| T+ 00 : 04 : 44 | SES Start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 11 : 55 | SECO Cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 14 : 55 | Starliner Separation Starliner separates from the Centaur upper stage. |
Mission
CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $110,000,000
This is the first crewed test flight of Starliner spacecraft. It will carry NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and
Suni Williams to the International Space Station.
Location
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Find the best place to watch the launch from Florida
Space Launch Complex 41 has witnessed the launch of 114 rockets, including 114 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1006 rocket launches.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Rocket
United Launch Alliance Atlas V N22
The Atlas V N22 is a crew rated variant of the Atlas V 422 - it sports two solid motor strap on boosters with two liquid fueled stages. It will be primarly used to support NASA's Commercial Crew program by taking the CST-100 to orbit.
Agency
United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
