Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test
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SpaceX Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test (also known as Crew Dragon Launch Escape Demonstration[5]) was a successful test of the SpaceX Dragon 2 abort system, conducted on 19 January 2020. It was the final assessment for the Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 launch system before they would be certified to carry humans into space.[6] Booster B1046.4 and an uncrewed capsule C205 were launched from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) on a suborbital trajectory, followed by an in-flight abort of the capsule at max Q and supersonic speed. The test was carried out successfully: the capsule pulled itself away from the booster after launch control commanded the abort, and landed safely.
Names | SpaceX In-Flight Abort Test, Crew Dragon Launch Escape Demonstration |
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Mission type | Technology demonstration |
Operator | SpaceX |
Mission duration | 8 minutes and 54 seconds |
Apogee | 42 km (138,000 ft) [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Crew Dragon C205 |
Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 January 2020, 15:30:00 UTC |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1046.4) |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
Contractor | SpaceX |
End of mission | |
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Landing date | 19 January 2020, 15:38:54 UTC |
Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
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