SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Cygnus CRS NG-24 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - April 11, 2026

Launch Date: April 11, 2026
Launch Time: 7:41 a.m. EDT, 11:41 UTC, 13:41 CEST
Launch Window: Instantaneous
Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) - ISS
Launch Inclination: Northeast
Launch Status: Cygnus was released by nominal orbital insertion, booster landed successfully at LZ-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Mission: Cygnus CRS NG-24
Launch Provider: SpaceX
Launch Contractor: Northrop Grumman
Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1094 - Turnaround 113 days)
Flight for the Booster: 7
Previous Flights of the Booster: 6 - Ax-4, Crew-11, NG-23, and three Starlink missions.
Landing: Ground landing on Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Price: $74 million (without payload)
Diameter: 3,7 m
Height: 70 meters
Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO
Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons
Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters
Stages: 2

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, April 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL commercial resupply mission (NG-24)) to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 8:26 a.m. ET, with a backup launch opportunity available on Friday, April 10 at 8:03 a.m. ET.

This is the seventh flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Ax-4, Crew-11, NG-23, and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: https://flightclub.io/live

Countdown
Hr/Min/Sec Event
00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load
00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins
00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins
00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading begins
00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins
00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff

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