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Crew-13

Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launch time

T-0

Thu 1 Oct, 17:10:06 CEST

15:10:06 UTC

The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.

How sure is this date?

The source gives second precision. Launch plans can change.

Launch probability 60%

Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Flight Through Precipitation, Thick Cloud Layers Rule

Source updated

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  1. LL2 update

    Launch success, spacecraft in operation.

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  2. LL2 update

    Liftoff.

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  3. LL2 update

    Updated launch weather, 60% GO.

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  4. LL2 update

    Official Webcast by NASA has started

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  5. LL2 update

    Updated launch weather, 40% GO.

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  6. LL2 update

    Updated launch weather, 55% GO.

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  7. LL2 update

    Updated launch weather, 60% GO.

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  8. LL2 update

    GO for launch on NET October 1.

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  1. LL2 update

    NET October 1, TBC.

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  2. LL2 update

    NET early October.

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  3. LL2 update

    Launch delayed due to Dragon propulsion system leak.

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  4. LL2 update

    Updated launch time.

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  5. LL2 update

    NET September 12.

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  6. LL2 update

    NET mid-September.

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Mission

Crew-13 on Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

SpaceX Crew-13 is the thirteenth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit

Programmes: Commercial Crew Program, International Space Station

Crew Dragon at sunset
Credit: SpaceX · CC BY-NC 2.0

Mission patches

  • Crew-13 Patch

Patch artwork is not shown because its image licence is unconfirmed.

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

  1. T-45 min

    GO for Prop Load

    Launch director verifies go for propellant load

  2. T-42 min

    Crew Access Arm Retract

    Retraction of the crew access arm from the rocket

  3. T-39 min

    Dragon LES Arm

    Dragon's launch escape system is armed

  4. T-35 min

    Prop Load

    Start of propelland loading

  5. T-35 min

    Stage 1 LOX Load

    Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

  6. T-16 min

    Stage 2 LOX Load

    Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

  7. T-7 min

    Engine Chill

    Start of engine chilling

  8. T-5 min

    Dragon Internal Power

    Dragon transitions to internal power

  9. T-1 min

    Startup

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

  10. T-1 min

    Tank Press

    Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

  11. T-45 s

    GO for Launch

    Launch director verifies go for launch

  12. T-3 s

    Ignition

    Start of the engine ignition sequence

  13. T-0

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

  14. T+1 min 12 s

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

  15. T+2 min 24 s

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

  16. T+2 min 27 s

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

  17. T+2 min 31 s

    Stage 1 Flip

    Flip maneuver of the first stage

  18. T+2 min 35 s

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

  19. T+2 min 41 s

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

    Start of the booster boostback burn

  20. T+3 min 27 s

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

    End of the booster boostback burn

  21. T+6 min 20 s

    Entry Burn Startup

    Start of the atmospheric entry burn

  22. T+6 min 32 s

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

  23. T+7 min 24 s

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

  24. T+7 min 41 s

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

  25. T+8 min 47 s

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

  26. T+9 min 39 s

    Dragon Separation

    Dragon separates from the second stage

  27. T+10 min 25 s

    Dragon Nosecode Open

    Start of the opening sequence of Dragon's nosecone

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.56194122, -80.57735736

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Launch data: The Space Devs (Launch Library 2)

Launch plans change. Times are estimates from the source, not a guarantee of liftoff.