Axiom Space Mission 4

Mission

Axiom Space Mission 4 on Falcon 9 Block 5. Wed 25 Jun 2025, 06:31:52 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Launch Complex 39A. Source: Launch Library 2.

This is a Crew Dragon flight for a private company Axiom Space. The mission will carry a professionally trained commander alongside three private astronauts to and from the International Space Station. This crew will stay aboard space station for at least eight days.

Mission type

Tourism

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Programmes: Axiom Private Spaceflight

Rocket file imagery

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-45 minWed 25 Jun, 07:46 CEST

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-42 minWed 25 Jun, 07:49 CEST

   Crew Access Arm Retract

   Retraction of the crew access arm from the rocket

3. T-39 minWed 25 Jun, 07:52 CEST

   Dragon LES Arm

   Dragon's launch escape system is armed

4. T-35 minWed 25 Jun, 07:56 CEST

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

5. T-35 minWed 25 Jun, 07:56 CEST

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

6. T-16 minWed 25 Jun, 08:15 CEST

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

7. T-7 minWed 25 Jun, 08:24 CEST

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

8. T-5 minWed 25 Jun, 08:26 CEST

   Dragon Internal Power

   Dragon transitions to internal power

9. T-1 minWed 25 Jun, 08:30 CEST

   Startup

   The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks

10. T-1 minWed 25 Jun, 08:30 CEST

    Tank Press

    Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

11. T-45 sWed 25 Jun, 08:31 CEST

    GO for Launch

    Launch director verifies go for launch

12. T-3 sWed 25 Jun, 08:31 CEST

    Ignition

    Start of the engine ignition sequence

13. T-0Wed 25 Jun, 08:31 CEST

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

14. T+57 sWed 25 Jun, 08:32 CEST

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

15. T+2 min 25 sWed 25 Jun, 08:34 CEST

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

16. T+2 min 28 sWed 25 Jun, 08:34 CEST

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

17. T+2 min 36 sWed 25 Jun, 08:34 CEST

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

18. T+2 min 42 sWed 25 Jun, 08:34 CEST

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

    Start of the booster boostback burn

19. T+3 min 28 sWed 25 Jun, 08:35 CEST

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

    End of the booster boostback burn

20. T+6 min 18 sWed 25 Jun, 08:38 CEST

    Entry Burn Startup

    Start of the atmospheric entry burn

21. T+6 min 30 sWed 25 Jun, 08:38 CEST

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

22. T+7 min 22 sWed 25 Jun, 08:39 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

23. T+7 min 39 sWed 25 Jun, 08:39 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

24. T+8 min 48 sWed 25 Jun, 08:40 CEST

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

25. T+9 min 38 sWed 25 Jun, 08:41 CEST

    Dragon Separation

    Dragon separates from the second stage

26. T+10 min 26 sWed 25 Jun, 08:42 CEST

    Dragon Nosecode Open

    Start of the opening sequence of Dragon's nosecone

Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC.

Launch pad

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.60822681, -80.60428186