Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35
Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch time
T-0
Tue 13 Oct, 12:33:44 CEST
10:33:44 UTC
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Mission
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 on Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.
35th 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.
- Mission type
- Resupply
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Programmes: Commercial Resupply Services, International Space Station
Launch timeline
Times are relative to liftoff.
- T-38 min
GO for Prop Load
Launch director verifies go for propellant load
- T-35 min
Stage 1 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
- T-35 min
Prop Load
Start of propelland loading
- 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
Tank Press
Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
- T-1 min
Startup
The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
- 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 8 s
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
- T+2 min 15 s
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
- T+2 min 18 s
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
- T+2 min 22 s
Stage 1 Flip
Flip maneuver of the first stage
- T+2 min 26 s
SES-1
First start of the second engine
- T+2 min 31 s
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
Start of the booster boostback burn
- T+3 min 25 s
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
End of the booster boostback burn
- T+5 min 58 s
Entry Burn Startup
Start of the atmospheric entry burn
- T+6 min 6 s
Entry Burn Shutdown
End of the atmospheric entry burn
- T+7 min 4 s
Stage 1 Landing Burn
Start of the first stage landing burn
- T+7 min 21 s
Stage 1 Landing
Landing of the first stage
- T+8 min 30 s
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
- T+9 min 18 s
Dragon Separation
Dragon separates from the second stage
- T+10 min 33 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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