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Polaris Dawn

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Sep 10, 09:23:49 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Mission

First mission of the privately funded Polaris program. The goal of this mission, lasting up to five days in orbit, is to fly higher than previous Dragon missions, perform the first-ever commercial EVA with SpaceX-designed spacesuits, orbit through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt, conduct medical research, and test laser-based Starlink communications in space.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:45:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:42:00

Crew Access Arm Retract

T-00:39:00

Dragon LES Arm

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:05:00

Dragon Internal Power

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:00:58

Max-Q

T+00:02:38

MECO

T+00:02:42

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:51

SES-1

T+00:07:39

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:08:01

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:59

SECO-1

T+00:09:11

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:09:35

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:12:16

Dragon Separation

T+00:12:58

Dragon Nosecode Open

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowSep 10, 07:38:00 UTC→Sep 10, 11:09:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.65 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

Polaris Dawn

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Polaris Dawn

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