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Dragon C2/3: Launch to Capture Timeline

Date GMT MET Event
May 22 07:44:38 00/00:00:00 Launch
May 22 07:46 00/00:01:24 Maximum Dynamic Pressure
May 22 07:47 00/00:03:00 Stage 1 Shutdown
May 22 07:47 00/00:03:05 Stage Separation
May 22 07:47 00/00:03:12 Stage 2 Engine Ignition
May 22 07:48 00/00:03:52 Nose Cone Jettison
May 22 07:53 00/00:09:14 Stage 2 Shutdown
May 22 07:54 00/00:09:49 Spacecraft Separation
May 22 07:56 00/00:11:53 Solar Array Deployment
May 22 08:39 00/00:55 Absolute GPS Demonstration
May 22 08:54 00/01:10 Orbit Adjust Burn
May 22 10:11 00/02:27 GNC Bay Door Deployment
May 22 10:25 00/02:41 Relative Navigation Sensors Checkout (LIDAR, Thermal)
May 22 16:37 00/08:47 Full Abort Test (Continuous Burn)
May 22 13:28 00/05:44 Phasing Height Adjust Burn 1
May 22 10:15 00/06:30 Phasing Co-Elliptic Burn 1
May 22 17:42 00/09:58 Pulsed Abort Test
May 22 18:22 00/10:38 Free Drift Demonstration
May 22 23:12 00/15:28 Height Adjustment Burn 1
May 22 23:58 00/16:14 Co-Elliptic Burn
May 24 07:02 01/23:18 Height Adjustment Burn 2
May 24 07:48 02/00:04 Co-Elliptic Burn 2
May 24 07:59 02/00:15 Relative GPS Demonstration
May 24 08:38 02/00:54 Entering ISS Comm Zone
May 24 10:29 02/02:44 R-Bar Crossing at 2.5 Kilometers
May 24 11:07 02/03:23 Departure Burn 1 (DHA)
May 24 11:54 02/04:10 Departure Burn 2 (DCE)
May 24 14:31 02/06:47 Forward Height Adjust Burn 1
May 24 14:18 02/07:33 Forward Co-Elliptic Burn 1
May 24 19:12 01/11:28 Forward Height Adjust Burn 2
May 24 19:59 02/12:14 Forward Co-Elliptic Burn 2
May 25 00:13 03/16:28 Rear Height Adjust Burn 1
May 25 00:59 02/17:14 Rear Co-Elliptic Burn 1
May 25 02:35 02/18:51 Rear Height Adjust Burn 2
May 25 03:21 02/19:37 Rear Co-Elliptic Burn 2
May 25 04:46 02/21:02 Height Adjustment 2 Burn
May 25 05:32 02/21:48 Co-Elliptic Burn 2
May 25 06:22 02/22:38 Entering ISS Comm Zone
May 25 07:00 02/23:16 Height Adjustment Burn 3
May 25 07:17 02/23:32 Mid-Course Correction 1
May 25 07:34 02/23:50 Mid-Course Correction 2
May 25 07:46 03/00:02 Co-Elliptic Burn 3
May 25 08:11 03/00:27 Approach Initiation Burn
May 25 08:28 03/00:44 Mid-Course Correction 3
May 25 08:43 03/00:59 Mid-Course Correction 4
May 25 09:06 03/01:22 R-Bar Acuisition - Range: 350m
May 25 09:06 03/01:22 180-Degree Yaw
May 25 09:21 03/01:37 Range: 250 Meters - Stationkeeping
May 25 09:36 03/01:52 Retreat and Hold Demonstrations
May 25 10:01 03/02:17 Range: 220 Meters - Hold
May 25 10:16 03/02:32 Entering Keep Out Sphere
May 25 10:44 03/03:00 Orbital Sunrise
May 25 11:06 03/03:23 Range: 30 Meters - Hold
May 25 11:21 03/03:37 Final Approach
May 25 11:41 03/03:57 Range: 10 Meters - Capture Point
May 25 11:51 03/04:07 GO for Dragon Capture
May 25 11:59 03/04:15 Capture
May 25 15:20 03/07:36 Berthing
All MET/GMT Times are Subject to Change as Mission Events progress!


Sources: CBS Space Place, SpaceX Press Kit, NASA

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