Live coverage of the undocking and return to Earth of SpaceX’s 21st operational Dragon resupply flight to the International Space Station. This is the first flight of SpaceX’s upgraded Cargo Dragon vehicle. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
NASA TV
NASA TV’s live coverage of undocking begins at 9 a.m. EST (1400 GMT). NASA and SpaceX will not provide live video coverage of re-entry and splashdown.
Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with fifth set of Iridium Next satellites
SpaceX’s fifth launch for Iridium’s upgraded mobile communications network occurred at 7:13 a.m. PDT (10:13 a.m. EDT; 1413 GMT) Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Falcon 9 rocket flew with a reused first stage, but SpaceX did not intend to recover the booster after Friday’s launch.