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Axiom Mission 3

Private crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station in 2024. Axiom Mission 3 was launched on January 18, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Jan 20, 2024).

COSPAR 2024-014ANORAD 58815United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Axiom Ax-3
Common name
Axiom Mission 3
Payload designation
Dragon C212.3
International designator
2024-014A
NORAD catalog number
58815
GCAT identifier
S58815
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1195

Mission

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

Launch

Date
January 18, 2024 · 21:49 UTC
Launch record
2024-014Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
210 km
Apogee
296 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
January 20, 2024
Last known active
Feb 9, 2024
End of operations
Feb 9, 2024

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 Q114257376 (CC0).