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
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UpdatedSlip history
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Launch success, spacecraft in operation.
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Liftoff.
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Updated launch weather, 60% GO.
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Official Webcast by NASA has started
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Updated launch weather, 40% GO.
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Updated launch weather, 55% GO.
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Updated launch weather, 60% GO.
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GO for launch on NET October 1.
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NET October 1, TBC.
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NET early October.
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Launch delayed due to Dragon propulsion system leak.
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Updated launch time.
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NET September 12.
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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

Mission patches
- Crew-13 Patch
Patch artwork is not shown because its image licence is unconfirmed.
Launch timeline
Times are relative to liftoff.
- T-45 min
GO for Prop Load
Launch director verifies go for propellant load
- T-42 min
Crew Access Arm Retract
Retraction of the crew access arm from the rocket
- T-39 min
Dragon LES Arm
Dragon's launch escape system is armed
- T-35 min
Prop Load
Start of propelland loading
- T-35 min
Stage 1 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
- T-16 min
Stage 2 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
- T-7 min
Engine Chill
Start of engine chilling
- T-5 min
Dragon Internal Power
Dragon transitions to internal power
- T-1 min
Startup
The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
- T-1 min
Tank Press
Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
- T-45 s
GO for Launch
Launch director verifies go for launch
- T-3 s
Ignition
Start of the engine ignition sequence
- T-0
Liftoff
First upwards movement of the rocket
- T+1 min 12 s
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
- T+2 min 24 s
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
- T+2 min 27 s
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
- T+2 min 31 s
Stage 1 Flip
Flip maneuver of the first stage
- T+2 min 35 s
SES-1
First start of the second engine
- T+2 min 41 s
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
Start of the booster boostback burn
- T+3 min 27 s
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
End of the booster boostback burn
- T+6 min 20 s
Entry Burn Startup
Start of the atmospheric entry burn
- T+6 min 32 s
Entry Burn Shutdown
End of the atmospheric entry burn
- T+7 min 24 s
Stage 1 Landing Burn
Start of the first stage landing burn
- T+7 min 41 s
Stage 1 Landing
Landing of the first stage
- T+8 min 47 s
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
- T+9 min 39 s
Dragon Separation
Dragon separates from the second stage
- 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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