SpaceX Crew-9

NASA Commercial Crew Program mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX Crew-9 was launched on September 28, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Sep 29, 2024).

COSPAR 2024-178ANORAD 61447United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Dragon Freedom (Crew-9)
Common name: SpaceX Crew-9
Payload designation: Dragon C212.4
International designator: 2024-178A
NORAD catalog number: 61447
GCAT identifier: S61447
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 28, 2024 · 17:17 UTC
Launch record: 2024-178Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 189 km
Apogee: 206 km
Inclination: 51.62°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: September 29, 2024
Last known active: Mar 18, 2025
End of operations: Mar 18, 2025

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 Q115651848 (CC0).