Crew Dragon Demo-2 (Dragon C203)

USA / SpaceX

Manned Flight nº: 322

Earth orbit Flight nº: 318

US/SpaceX manned Flight nº: 167/1

98th manned flight to ISS. Flight: ISS-**

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation	45623 / 20033A
Launch date - time	30 May 2020 - 19:22:45 UTC
Launch site	CCK, LC-39A
Launch vehicle	Falcon-9 v1.2 (B1058)
Spacecraft	Dragon DM-2 (C206), named "Endeavour"
Mass (kg)	12519 kg
Total cargo mass (kg)	kg
Mission	1e SpaceX manned launch to ISS
Docking date - time	31 May 2020 - 14:27 UTC
Target spacecraft/port	ISS/Harmony forward (PMA-2/IDA-2)
Earth orbit on :
- Perigee / Apogee	400 km
- Inclination	51.66°
- Period	min
Undocking date - time	01 Aug 2020 - 23:35 UTC
Time docked	62d, 9h, 8min
Deorbit burn date - time	02 Aug 2020 - 05:49 UTC
Landing date - time	02 Aug 2020 - 18:48:06 UTC
Landing location (sea)	29°47′42.78'' N, 87°31′46.63'' W
Flight Duration (d:hr:min)	63d 23h 25m
Nbr orbits	1024
Landing crew	launch crew

Launched Crew (Exp. 63)

Nr.	Name	Job	Duration	Orbits
1	Hurley, Douglas (US)	SC	63d 23h 25m 03s	1024
2	Behnken, Robert (US)	JOC	63d 23h 25m 03s	1024

Launch and backup crew.

Launched crew in new capsule

Backup Crew

Nr.	Name	Job
1/2	Lindgren, Kjell (US)	Commander

Description:

Crew Dragon is a crewed space capsule designed by SpaceX to ferry crews to the International space station. It is based on the unmanned Dragon supply capsule.
This is SpaceX′s final test flight of NASA′s Commercial Crew Program and will provide data on the performance of the Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon spacecraft and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking and landing operations. The test flight also will provide valuable data toward NASA certifying SpaceX′s crew transportation system for regular flights carrying astronauts to and from the space station. SpaceX currently is readying the hardware for the first rotational mission, Crew-1, which would happen after data from this mission is reviewed for NASA′s certification.

NASA has assigned astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley (left and center-left) for the Crew Dragon′s first piloted test flight in orbit, named Demo-2. Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover (center-right and right) will fly on the Crew Dragon′s first operational crew rotation mission to the space station. Credit: NASA.

SpaceX′s first Crew Dragon spacecraft slated to fly with astronauts on the Demo-2 mission is being assembled and tested at the company′s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. This image of the capsule was taken Aug. 13, 2018. Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now.

Mission details:

ISS exp.63. The first launch attempt, on May 27, 2020 was scrubbed due to unfavorable weather conditions.
Crew Dragon mission DM-2 (Demo-2) was launched on May 30, 2020 with capsule C206, named `Endeavour' after launch. DM-2 flew to orbit aboard a Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center. The first stage landed on the OCISLY droneship and the second stage was deorbited in the ocean near Australia on the first orbit. DM-2 crew are NASA astronauts Doug Hurley (spacecraft commander) and Bob Behnken (joint operations commander). This is the first human spaceflight launched by SpaceX.
Earlier spaceships called 'Endeavour' were the Apollo CSM 112 (for Apollo 15) and Space Shuttle Orbiter OV-105.
Endeavour completed a rendezvous with the ISS and docked with International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA-2) at 14:16 UTC May 31. The crew entered the ISS at 1722 UTC. IDA-2 is attached to PMA-2, which is on the end of the Harmony module.
With docking to the International Space Station Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken became Flight Engineers of Expedition 63.
Astronauts Hurley and Behnken returned to Earth aboard Dragon C206 Endeavour on Aug 2, 2020.
Dragon undocked from IDA-2 at 2335 UTC Aug 1. At 0549 UTC Aug 2 a phasing burn of about 37m/s lowered perigee to circa 280 km. The trunk was jettisoned at 1752 UTC and Dragon began its 11 min 22 s, 70 m/s deorbit burn at 1756 UTC, lowering perigee further to about 42 km. The spacecraft nosecone was closed at 1810 UTC and the capsule reached entry interface at 1836 UTC. Descending on four main parachutes, Dragon splashed down in the Pensacola recovery zone in the Gulf of Mexico at 87.6W 29.8N at about 1847:48 UTC completing a flight lasting 63 days 23 hr 25 min 3s. The capsule was retrieved by the SpaceX ship Go Navigator at 1917 UTC.
This was the first time since 1976 Oct 16 (Soyuz-23) that a space crew returned from orbit to a water landing (splashdown).
Dragon′s trunk was cataloged in a 279 x 407 km orbit the day after landing.
Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley contributed more than 100 hours to scientific experiments and participated in numerous public engagement events during their 62 days aboard the station. Robert Behnken conducted four spacewalks with Expedition 63 Commander and NASA colleague Christopher Cassidy to upgrade two power channels on the station′s truss with new lithium-ion batteries.