Acquiring signal…

All launches

SpaceX

Crew-7

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Saturday August 26 2023, 07:27:27 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

Loading map…

Mission

SpaceX Crew-7 is the seventh crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · NewB1081

active1st flight

Flights26

Landings26/26100%

Fastest turn24d 19h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 15 km downrange

Launched Crew-7 on its first flight.

Previous flights · 25

Upper Stage · Crew Dragon 2C210Crew Dragon Endurance

Active

4 flights· International Space Station

Crew Dragon spacecraft used for the Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station.

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%LL2 Go95%Wind1 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud22%Temp24°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5499 m above freezing 4617 m (66% cover in 10 nmi) · GLM ingest not primed — treating conservatively · max-top 5499 m, mean 4365 m, 66% cover, freezing 4617 m · METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KTTS 270655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW046 SCT150 BKN180 24/23 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT"

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowSaturday August 26 2023, 07:27:27 UTC→Saturday August 26 2023, 07:27:27 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598