NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

CRS SpX-24

Launch Time
Tue Dec 21, 2021 10:07 UTC

Falcon Booster B1069 successfully landed on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions, however, damage to the landing legs as well as the Merlin Engines was observed when the booster returned to port. This damage was likely caused by the Octograbber, which remotely secures the booster after landing.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $67.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Vehicles

Just Read the Instructions

B1069

Flight #1
111th Falcon recovery attempt
99th successful Falcon recovery
26th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery
Shannon

C209

Flight #2
201 day turnaround

Mission Details

CRS SpX-24

SpaceX CRS-24 is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station. The mission is contracted by NASA and will be flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,989.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Stats

2021

135th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

143rd mission
31st mission of 2021
137th successful mission
109th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

135th mission
31st mission of 2021
132nd successful mission
106th consecutive successful mission