SpaceX’s newest Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft, C211, has launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 2:20:43 PM EST (19:20:43 UTC) on Saturday, Nov. 26 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Following an on-time liftoff, Cargo Dragon will rendezvous and dock with the forward port on the Harmony module of the International Space Station (ISS) at 7:30 AM EST (12:30 UTC) on Sunday, Nov. 27.

An initial launch attempt at 3:54 PM EST (20:54 UTC) on Tuesday, Nov. 22 was scrubbed due to weather.

The spacecraft will resupply the Expedition 68 crew aboard the Station and is carrying a second pair of ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays or iROSAs inside the unpressurized trunk of the spacecraft. The two iROSAs will eventually be installed on the exterior of the ISS during spacewalks currently scheduled for late November and early December.

The Falcon 9 booster supporting this mission was B1076-1, which was launching on its first flight. Following the launch, it landed on the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship named Just Read the Instructions downrange of KSC in the Atlantic Ocean.

The booster was different from other SpaceX boosters as it featured fewer SpaceX logos and no Falcon 9 markings (which is normal for Falcon Heavy side cores), which is a departure from the standard Falcon 9 livery. B1076 will be used as a Falcon Heavy side booster core later on.

"Paralel.az"