Polaris Dawn

SpaceX Dragon private space mission. Polaris Dawn was launched on September 10, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 15, 2024).

COSPAR 2024-161ANORAD 61042United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Polaris Dawn
Payload designation: Dragon C207.3
International designator: 2024-161A
NORAD catalog number: 61042
GCAT identifier: S61042
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1229

Mission

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

Launch

Date: September 10, 2024 · 09:23 UTC
Launch record: 2024-161Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 195 km
Apogee: 1,200 km
Inclination: 51.65°
Status: Landed
Status date: September 15, 2024
Last known active: Sep 15, 2024
End of operations: Sep 15, 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 Q110916241 (CC0).