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Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24

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Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Dec 21, 10:07:08 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
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Mission

24th 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.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WindowDec 21, 10:07:08 UTC→Dec 21, 10:07:08 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608, -80.604
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go30%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp81°F

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

8800% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15665 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 11519–20083 ft (8564 ft thick) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · NewB1069
active1st flight
Flights31
Landings31/31100%
Fastest turn25d 18h
Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 629 km downrange

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the CRS-24 mission.

Previous flights · 30
  1. #31Starlink Group 10-38+63d 5hASOGMay 1, 2026
  2. #30Starlink Group 6-108+48d 14hASOGFeb 27, 2026
  3. #29Starlink Group 6-96+61d 13hASOGJan 9, 2026
  4. #28Starlink Group 10-51+64d 19hASOGNov 9, 2025
  5. #27Starlink Group 10-57+37d 8hJRTISep 5, 2025
Upper Stage · Cargo Dragon 2C209Cargo Dragon C209
Active
6 flights· International Space Station

Second Cargo Dragon 2