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Falcon 9 Block 5: Polaris Dawn

First mission of the privately funded Polaris program. The goal of this mission, lasting up to five days in orbit, is to fly higher than previous Dragon missions, perform the first-ever commercial EVA with SpaceX-designed spacesuits, orbit through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt, conduct medical research, and test laser-based Starlink communications in space.

Tuesday, 10 September 202409:23 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5: Polaris Dawn

Mission Data

SpaceX
🇺🇸SpaceXEst. 2002
Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
Vehicle FamilyFalcon
Vehicle Record644 of 645 launches (99.8%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record729 successes / 15 failures (98%)
Success Streak229 consecutive
ProgramPolaris · Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeHuman Exploration
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 39A
Location🇺🇸 Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#165
Agency Launches This Year#90
Launches From This Pad224
Launches From This Site283
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Launch updates

  1. Launch success.

  2. Liftoff.

  3. Updated launch weather predictions.

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  4. Updated launch weather predictions.

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  5. New T-0 due to weather.

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  6. Tweaked T-0.

  7. Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  8. GO for launch.

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  9. Weather is 40% favorable for launch.

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  10. NET September 10 per marine navigation warnings.

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Launch Site

Launch Complex 39A · 28.6082°N 80.6043°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.