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Dragon C209.2

Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 21, 2021, carrying 9 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 21, 2021 · 10:07 UTCLaunch 2021-127Launch no. 6,170 in the log
RocketFalcon 9variant FT5
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySpaceXUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 21, 2021, 10:07
Launch designation
2021-127
Mission
Dragon C209.2
Flight name
Dragon CRS-24
Vehicle flight ID
136/B1069.1 F135

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
428 km
Payload mass to orbit
18.0 t
Payloads
9
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Dragon CRS-242021-127ANORAD 50318SpaceXHuman spaceflight10.0 tDocked with another object · Dec 22, 2021
GASPACS1998-067TBNORAD 51439Utah State University, Space Dynamics Lab, (SDL)Technology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 23, 2022
FEES-21998-067TCNORAD 51440GP Advanced Projects srlsCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 3, 2022
TARGIT1998-067TDNORAD 51441Georgia Institute of TechnologyTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 16, 2022
PATCOOL1998-067TENORAD 51442NASA John F. Kennedy Space CenterTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 18, 2022
DAILI1998-067TFNORAD 51443Aerospace Corp.Earth science10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 26, 2022
Light-11998-067TGNORAD 51509New York University Abu DhabiSpace science4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 16, 2023
GT-11998-067THNORAD 51510Georgia Institute of TechnologyTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 19, 2022
TARGIT target1998-067Georgia Institute of Technology———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.