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Polaris Dawn

SUCCESSHuman ExplorationLEO
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 09:23 AM UTC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Falcon 9
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Mission Overview

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.

Payloads
1
Type
Human Exploration
Vehicle
Falcon 9
Window
07:38 AM UTC – 11:09 AM UTC

Rocket

SP
Falcon 9
SpaceX

Launch Site

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Orbit

LEO·Low Earth Orbit

Launch Window

Opens07:38 AM UTC
Closes11:09 AM UTC

Launch Site Weather

21°CPartly cloudy
Wind4 km/h ESE
Humidity88%
Visibility16 km

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