# Dragon 2 at International Space Station: deployment

Canonical ID: `66d6daa2-1f3c-46f4-9292-3eaf8493be08`

## Key facts

- **Status:** Crew + Cargo Dragon 2 perform fully autonomous rendezvous and docking with the ISS (first on Demo-1, 2019-03-03); routine operational service across dozens of missions

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-05_

- **Slug:** dragon-2-iss
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [Dragon 2](/models/spacex-dragon-2.md) (id: `ea6d313e-6435-40ce-b727-9222e3cf537b`)
- **Company:** [SpaceX](/companies/spacex.md) (id: `937bc1b7-8eaa-45f6-bcd7-8de1bcf1f685`)
- **Location:** [International Space Station](/locations/international-space-station.md) (id: `5fe59ad9-1543-4b12-b030-a20d6614c778`)
- **First seen:** 2019-03-03T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2

## Common questions

### What is the Dragon 2 deployment at International Space Station?

Dragon 2, built by SpaceX, is recorded as a deployment at International Space Station on the DEPLOY registry. SpaceX operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Dragon 2 at International Space Station?

SpaceX, the manufacturer of Dragon 2, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Dragon 2 deployment at International Space Station go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 3, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Dragon 2 deployment at International Space Station still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.

### Have there been incidents at the Dragon 2 deployment at International Space Station?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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