Axiom Mission 3
Launch of Ax-3 on a Falcon 9 rocket | |
| Names | Ax-3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Private spaceflight to the ISS |
| Operator | |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-014A |
| SATCAT no. | 58815 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | 21 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon Freedom |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Launch mass | 12,519 kg (27,600 lb) |
| Landing mass | 9,616 kg (21,200 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 January 2024, 21:49:11 UTC (5:49:11 pm EST) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1080‑5), Flight 291 |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC‑39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | MV Shannon |
| Landing date | 9 February 2024, 13:30 UTC (8:30 am EST) |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean, near Daytona Beach, Florida (29°48′N 80°42′W / 29.8°N 80.7°W) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward |
| Docking date | 20 January 2024, 10:42 UTC |
| Undocking date | 7 February 2024, 14:20 UTC |
| Time docked | 18 days, 3 hours, 38 minutes |
| Left: Axiom mission patch Right: Wandt's Muninn mission patch From left: López-Alegría, Wandt, Gezeravcı and Villadei, in black jumpsuits | |
Axiom Mission 3 (or Ax-3) was a private spaceflight to the International Space Station. The flight launched on 18 January 2024, and lasted for 21 days, successfully splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. It was operated by Axiom Space and used a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The booster, B1080, had previously flown Axiom-2, among other high-profile missions.