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Watch NASA’s SpaceX CRS-26 Launch to the Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast - Nov. 22 Attempt)

SpaceX’s CRS-26 cargo mission is set to lift off at 3:54 p.m. EST (2054 UTC) Tuesday, Nov. 22 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft will deliver a va...

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Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Resupply

Low Earth Orbit Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA Probability: 90%
B1076 - Just Read the Instructions

26th 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.

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Updates

Nosu • Nov. 26, 2022, 7:42 p.m.

Successful launch of Cargo Dragon C211 towards the International Space Station as part of CRS-26. Docking scheduled for 12:30 UTC on Sunday, November 27.


Nosu • Nov. 26, 2022, 7:20 p.m.

Liftoff


Nosu • Nov. 26, 2022, 6:55 p.m.

Webcast live


Nosu • Nov. 26, 2022, 6:53 p.m.

Weather 80%



Falcon 9

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Configuration: Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

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Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    1
  • Max Stage
    2
  • Length
    70.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.65 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    549.0 T
  • Thrust
    7607.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Falcon 9
  • Family
  • Variant
    Block 5
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Falcon 9 Block 5
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $52000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    22800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    8300.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Booster Info


B1076

Status: Expended


Type: Core
Flight Proven: No
First Flight: November 26, 2022
Last Flight: October 24, 2025
Flights: 22
Landings Attempted: 21
Landings Successful: 21

Landing Information

B1076 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its first flight.

Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at Just Read the Instructions.

Cargo Dragon C211


Active Cargo Unmanned Payload Capacity: 6000 kg
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: C211

Third Cargo Dragon 2

Cargo Dragon 2 Details

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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