Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33

Mission

Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33 on Falcon 9 Block 5. Sun 24 Aug 2025, 06:45:36 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40. Source: Launch Library 2.

33rd 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. The CRS SpX-33 Mission will be the first mission including a boost module inside the dragons trunk for ISS orbit raising.

Mission type

Resupply

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Programmes: Commercial Resupply Services, International Space Station

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-38 minSun 24 Aug, 08:07 CEST

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-35 minSun 24 Aug, 08:10 CEST

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

3. T-35 minSun 24 Aug, 08:10 CEST

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

4. T-16 minSun 24 Aug, 08:29 CEST

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

5. T-7 minSun 24 Aug, 08:38 CEST

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

6. T-5 minSun 24 Aug, 08:40 CEST

   Dragon Internal Power

   Dragon transitions to internal power

7. T-1 minSun 24 Aug, 08:44 CEST

   Tank Press

   Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

8. T-1 minSun 24 Aug, 08:44 CEST

   Startup

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

9. T-45 sSun 24 Aug, 08:44 CEST

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

10. T-3 sSun 24 Aug, 08:45 CEST

    Ignition

    Start of the engine ignition sequence

11. T-0Sun 24 Aug, 08:45 CEST

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

12. T+1 min 12 sSun 24 Aug, 08:46 CEST

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

13. T+2 min 27 sSun 24 Aug, 08:48 CEST

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

14. T+2 min 30 sSun 24 Aug, 08:48 CEST

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

15. T+2 min 38 sSun 24 Aug, 08:48 CEST

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

16. T+6 min 32 sSun 24 Aug, 08:52 CEST

    Entry Burn Startup

    Start of the atmospheric entry burn

17. T+6 min 59 sSun 24 Aug, 08:52 CEST

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

18. T+8 min 16 sSun 24 Aug, 08:53 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

19. T+8 min 41 sSun 24 Aug, 08:54 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

20. T+8 min 47 sSun 24 Aug, 08:54 CEST

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

21. T+9 min 45 sSun 24 Aug, 08:55 CEST

    Dragon Separation

    Dragon separates from the second stage

22. T+10 min 33 sSun 24 Aug, 08:56 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, 11:17 UTC.

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.56194122, -80.57735736