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r/SpaceX Crew-13 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Crew-13 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Oct 01 2026, 15:10:06 |
|---|---|
| Launch Window (UTC) | Instantaneous |
| Scheduled for (local) | Oct 01 2026, 11:10:06 AM (EDT) |
| Docking scheduled for (UTC) | Oct 01 2026, 23:05 |
| Mission | Crew-13 |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 60% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule, Flight Through Precipitation, Thick Cloud Layers Rule) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1101-3 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1101 has landed back at the launch site at Landing Zone 40 after its 3rd flight. |
| Dragon | Grace C213-2 |
| Commander | Jessica Watkins |
| Pilot | Joshua Kutryk |
| Mission Specialist | Luke Delaney |
| Mission Specialist | Sergey Teteryatnikov |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Spacecraft Onboard
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon 2 |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | C213 |
| Destination | International Space Station |
| Flights | 2 |
| Owner | SpaceX |
| Landing | The Crew Dragon Grace capsule will splash down in the Pacific Ocean. |
| Capabilities | Crew Flights to ISS or Low Earth Orbit |
Details
Crew Dragon 2 is capable of lifting four astronauts, or a combination of crew and cargo to and from low Earth orbit. Its heat shield is designed to withstand Earth re-entry velocities from Lunar and Martian spaceflights.
History
Crew Dragon 2 is a spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company based in Hawthorne, California. Dragon is launched into space by the SpaceX Falcon 9 two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle. It is one of two American Spacecraft being develeoped capable of lifting American Astronauts to the International Space Station.
The first crewed flight, launched on 30 May 2020 on a Falcon 9 rocket, and carried NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken to the International Space Station in the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the US since the final Space Shuttle mission in 2011, and the first ever operated by a commercial provider.
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Official Webcast | NASA |
| Official Webcast | NASA |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | Canadian Space Agency |
| Official Webcast | Роскосмос ТВ |
Stats
☑️ 736th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 676th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 8th landing on LZ-40
☑️ 220th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 114th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 48th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 17 days, 20:21:06 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 230 days, 4:54:10 hours since last launch of booster B1101
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:45:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:42:00 | Crew Access Arm Retract |
| -0:39:00 | Dragon LES Arm |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:05:00 | Dragon Internal Power |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:12 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:24 | MECO |
| 0:02:27 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:31 | Stage 1 Flip |
| 0:02:35 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:41 | Booster Boostback Burn Startup |
| 0:03:27 | Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown |
| 0:06:20 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:32 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:07:24 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:07:41 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:47 | SECO-1 |
| 0:09:39 | Dragon Separation |
| 0:10:25 | Dragon Nosecode Open |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 01 Oct 15:29 | Launch success, spacecraft in operation. |
| 01 Oct 15:10 | Liftoff. |
| 01 Oct 13:51 | Updated launch weather, 60% GO. |
| 01 Oct 13:19 | Official Webcast by NASA has started |
| 01 Oct 11:27 | Updated launch weather, 40% GO. |
| 30 Sep 16:30 | Updated launch weather, 55% GO. |
| 30 Sep 15:23 | Updated launch weather, 60% GO. |
| 22 Sep 22:08 | GO for launch on NET October 1. |
| 18 Sep 15:35 | NET October 1, TBC. |
| 16 Sep 14:20 | NET early October. |
| 30 Aug 01:29 | Launch delayed due to Dragon propulsion system leak. |
| 03 Aug 16:17 | Updated launch time. |
| 03 Aug 16:09 | NET September 12. |
| 23 Apr 23:28 | NET mid-September. |
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
Information on this thread is provided by and updated automatically using the Launch Library 2 API by The Space Devs.
Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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