flown by SpaceX USA

CRS-27

Success
MAR 15202300:30:42 UTC

External cargo included STP-H9, a Department of Defense Space Test Program package mounted on the Kibo exposed facility, which carried the Naval Research Laboratory's SWELL experiment — the first in-space demonstration of laser power beaming, a technique under study for wireless power distribution on the lunar surface.

launched from LC-39A Kennedy

aboard Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-210 into LEO

Broadcast

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Vehicle components · 2

  • 01 Booster B1073.7
    Landed on drone ship · ASOG
  • 02 Cargo Dragon C209.3
    Space station resupply

Payloads · 7

  • 01

    STP-H9

    Technology demonstration

  • 02

    ARKSat-1

    Technology demonstration

  • 03

    AuroraSAT

    Heliophysics

  • 04

    Ex-Alta 2

    Heliophysics

  • 05

    LightCube

    Education

  • 06

    NEUDOSE

    Science

  • 07

    YukonSat

    Heliophysics

last updated Oct 25, 2026