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SpaceX Crew-8

NASA Commercial Crew Program mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX Crew-8 was launched on March 4, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Mar 5, 2024).

COSPAR 2024-042ANORAD 59097United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Dragon Endeavour (Crew-8)
Common name
SpaceX Crew-8
Payload designation
Dragon C206.5
International designator
2024-042A
NORAD catalog number
59097
GCAT identifier
S59097
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1213

Mission

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

Launch

Date
March 4, 2024 · 03:53 UTC
Launch record
2024-042Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
191 km
Apogee
215 km
Inclination
51.65°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
March 5, 2024
Last known active
Oct 25, 2024
End of operations
Oct 25, 2024

Size

Mass
10.9 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 Q115651849 (CC0).