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SpaceX Crew-2

NASA Commercial Crew Program mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX Crew-2 was launched on April 23, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Apr 24, 2021).

COSPAR 2021-030ANORAD 48209United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Dragon Endeavour (Crew-2)
Common name
SpaceX Crew-2
Payload designation
Dragon C206.2
Other names
SpX Crew-2
International designator
2021-030A
NORAD catalog number
48209
GCAT identifier
S48209
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1004

Mission

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

Launch

Date
April 23, 2021 · 09:49 UTC
Launch record
2021-030Success
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 24, 2021
Last known active
Nov 9, 2021
End of operations
Nov 9, 2021

Size

Mass
10.8 t
Dry mass
9,500 kg
Total mass with attached objects
13.1 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 Q97769209 (CC0).