flown by SpaceX USA

CRS-12

Success
AUG 14201716:31:00 UTC

First flight of Falcon 9 Block 4 — an interim uprating with higher Merlin thrust that bridged the gap between Block 3 and the final Block 5 configuration. The Dragon capsule, C113, was the last newly built Dragon in the original cargo fleet; from then on, every cargo Dragon to fly was a refurbished capsule. The mission also delivered the CREAM cosmic-ray detector for external installation on Kibo.

launched from LC-39A Kennedy

aboard Falcon 9 Block 4 F9-039 into LEO

Broadcast

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Vehicle components · 2

  • 01 Booster B1039.1
    Landed on ground pad · LZ-1
  • 02 Dragon 1 C113.1
    Space station resupply

Payloads · 4

  • 01

    OSIRIS-3U

    Heliophysics

  • 02

    Kestrel Eye 2M

    Reconnaissance

  • 03

    Dellingr/RBLE

    Technology demonstration

  • 04

    ASTERIA

    Technology demonstration

last updated Oct 25, 2026