r/SpaceX CRS-24 Launch Discussion and Updates Thread
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX CRS-24 Launch Discussion and Updates Thread!
Hey everyone! I'm u/hitura-nobad and I'll be hosting this launch thread!
| Liftoff currently scheduled for: | December 21st 10:06 UTC (5:06 a.m. EDT) |
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| Backup date(s) | Typically the next day. The launch opportunity advances ~25 minutes per day. |
| Static fire | TBA |
| Payload | Commercial Resupply Services-24 supplies, equipment and experiments |
| Payload mass | 2989 kg of science, research, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware |
| Separation orbit | Low Earth Orbit, ~200 km x 51.66° |
| Destination orbit | Low Earth Orbit, ~400 km x 51.66° (ISS) |
| Launch vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 |
| Core | B1069.1 |
| Past flights of this core | 0 |
| Spacecraft type | Dragon 2 |
| Capsule | C209.2 |
| Past flights of this capsule | 1 (CRS-22) |
| Docking | ISS Harmony FWD docking port (PMA-2 / IDA-2) |
| Duration of visit | ~1 month |
| Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Booster Landing | Just Read The Instructions (JRTI) Droneship, Atlantic Ocean |
| Mission success criteria | Successful separation and deployment of Dragon into the target orbit; docking to the ISS; undocking from the ISS; and reentry, splashdown, and recovery of Dragon. |
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Timeline
| Time | Update |
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| [](/# MC // row 0) T+15:00 | And that concludes SpaceX last mission of the year |
| [](/# MC // row 1) T+11:57 | Dragon deployed |
| [](/# MC // row 2) T+9:05 | SECO |
| [](/# MC // row 3) T+9:02 | Landing success |
| [](/# MC // row 4) T+8:41 | Landing startup |
| [](/# MC // row 5) T+6:59 | Entry shutdown |
| [](/# MC // row 6) T+6:38 | Entry Burn startup |
| [](/# MC // row 7) T+4:39 | S1 Apogee |
| [](/# MC // row 8) T+2:50 | Second stage ignition |
| [](/# MC // row 9) T+2:41 | Stage separation |
| [](/# MC // row 10) T+2:39 | MECO |
| [](/# MC // row 11) T+1:15 | Max Q |
| [](/# MC // row 12) T+0 | Liftoff |
| [](/# MC // row 13) T-1:00 | Startup |
| [](/# MC // row 14) T-4:30 | Strongback retracting |
| [](/# MC // row 15) T-12:08 | Weather is now green according to Emre Kelly on Twitter |
| [](/# MC // row 16) T-18:00 | S2 LOX Load |
| [](/# MC // row 17) T-20:01 | S2 RP-1 Load |
| [](/# MC // row 18) T-22:43 | Fueling underway, weather still bad |
| [](/# MC // row 19) 2021-12-20 19:00:00 UTC | Thread goes live |
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Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
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| Official SpaceX Stream | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEv6HLHYhWo |
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Stats
☑️ 134. Falcon 9 launch all time
☑️ 93. Falcon 9 landing
☑️ 115. consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6)
☑️ 31. SpaceX launch this year
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Resources
Mission Details 🚀
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| SpaceX mission website | SpaceX |
Social media 🐦
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Subreddit Twitter | r/SpaceX |
| SpaceX Twitter | SpaceX |
| SpaceX Flickr | SpaceX |
| Elon Twitter | Elon |
| Reddit stream | u/njr123 |
Media & music 🎵
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| TSS Spotify | u/testshotstarfish |
| SpaceX FM | u/lru |
Community content 🌐
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Posted Dec 20, 2021, 6:37 PM UTC · edited