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Axiom Mission 2

Private crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station in 2023. Axiom Mission 2 was launched on May 21, 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (May 22, 2023).

COSPAR 2023-070ANORAD 56739United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Axiom Ax-2
Common name
Axiom Mission 2
Payload designation
Dragon C212.2
International designator
2023-070A
NORAD catalog number
56739
GCAT identifier
S56739
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1131

Mission

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

Launch

Date
May 21, 2023 · 21:37 UTC
Launch record
2023-070Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
210 km
Apogee
302 km
Inclination
51.65°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
May 22, 2023
Last known active
May 31, 2023
End of operations
May 31, 2023

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 Q106977230 (CC0).