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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Polaris Dawn
Falcon 9 Block 5
Sep 10, 2024, 9:23 AM UTC
Sep 10, 2024, 9:23 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
B1083
Flight #4
Flight #4 · Last flown 2024-05-08
About this booster
Booster first flown during the Crew-8 mission.
- Total Flights
- 16
- Recovery Rate
- 16/16 successful landings
- This Landing
- Landing successful· Drone Ship (ASDS)
- Recovery Site
- Just Read the Instructions (JRTI)
- Last Flight
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-56 · 124-day turnaround
Landing Record
16 successful · 0 failed · 16 total
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Human Exploration
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Programs
- Polaris
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 26.4°C
- Wind
- 11 km/h @ 31°
- Sky
- Overcast
- Source
- open-meteo-archive