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Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27

Falcon 9 Block 5

SpaceX

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27

Type: Resupply
Launch Cost: $52,000,000

27th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

Trajectory

View the rocket launch trajectory, velocity, altitude, thrust and much more at FlightClub.io

Mission patch for Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27

Location

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

223 rockets have launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Core Landing

B1073 has successfully landed on ASDS ASOG after its seventh flight.

A Shortfall of Gravitas – ASOG

The fourth ASDS barge, A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) is currently used to recover Falcon 9 and Heavy boosters in the Altantic Ocean.

Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship – ASDS

An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.

Agency

SpaceX – SpX

  • Type: Commercial
  • Abbreviation: SpX
  • Administration: CEO: Elon Musk
  • Founded: 2002
  • Launchers: Falcon | Starship
  • Spacecraft: Dragon
  • Country: USA

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
1 year ago

2023 at last.!
Bring it on SpaceX.

DD
DD
1 year ago

When will the dates for the 2023 launches be scheduled? I would like to plan a trip to see one.

Rocket Monkey
Rocket Monkey
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Reply to  DD
1 year ago

Launches are not usually scheduled more than two weeks out.

Ken & Judy
Ken & Judy
Reply to  Rocket Monkey
1 year ago

I heard SpaceX are planning at least 100 launches in 2023 so your chances of seeing one is extremely high DD.

Aaron Gosnell
Aaron Gosnell
9 months ago

The Launch schedule for a certain month is released that month.

fdc
fdc
6 months ago

Hoyaah!

Steve Todd
Steve Todd
6 months ago

Man, update your graphics! How about using a current version of the Cargo Dragon! Please!

Rocket Monkey
Rocket Monkey
Admin
Reply to  Steve Todd
6 months ago

Thanks for the feedback.