Dragon Resilience - Norad ID: 61042
| Spacetrack Directory Name | POLARIS DAWN |
| Alternative name | Dragon Resilience |
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| Days in orbit | 5 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 195 km |
| Apogee | 1073 km |
POLARIS DAWN, 61042 was a payload satellite owned by SpaceX (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 10 Sep 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.