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Axiom Mission 1

Private crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station in 2022. Axiom Mission 1 was launched on April 8, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Apr 9, 2022).

COSPAR 2022-037ANORAD 52204United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Axiom Ax-1
Common name
Axiom Mission 1
Payload designation
Dragon C206.3
Other names
Dragon Endeavour
International designator
2022-037A
NORAD catalog number
52204
GCAT identifier
S52204
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1071

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Commercial
Program
Dragon 2
Owner
SpaceX
Country
United States
Builder
SpaceX
Platform (bus)
Dragon CM

Launch

Date
April 8, 2022 · 15:17 UTC
Launch record
2022-037Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
414 km
Apogee
420 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
April 9, 2022
Last known active
Apr 25, 2022
End of operations
Apr 25, 2022

Size

Mass
10.7 t
Dry mass
9,500 kg
Total mass with attached objects
13.0 t
Length
4.9 m
Diameter
4.00 m
Span
4.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q96372870 (CC0).