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Step 30 not required for today.

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Launch site "clear".  Area warning light is red.

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T-40 minutes.
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Powering down the various systems.
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Everything continues to be "GO" at this time.

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Launch vehicle (LV) and space vehicle (SV) are working no issues. Range is go for weather.
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Hurrah!  T-30mins and counting.  We're in the home stretch now.

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Transmitters are powering on.

EDIT: And that's complete.
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T-30 minutes. Checking C-Band transponder.
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Performing poll. All stations are go.
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FTS is nominal.

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FTS arm indication "nominal".

No open steps.

Everyone is "GO" at this time.

Standing by for next round of checks at T-20mins (01:44 EDT)
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T-25 minutes. FTS is nominal. Here are the inititial launch events. Things happen pretty quickly due the vehicles ICBM heritage.

Launch events
 0:00 Ignition
 0:36 Maximum Dynamic Pressure
 0:57 Stage 1 Separation/Stage 2 Ignition
 1:54 Stage 2 Burnout
 2:05 Stage 2 Separation/Stage 3 Ignition
 2:24 Fairing Separation
 3:17 Stage 3 Burnout
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SV battery "topped off" and done charging.

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"RFD confliction procedures are in effect."

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T-20mins and COUNTING!

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Upper level winds are within launch limits.

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T-20 minutes.
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Our commentators.
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Final launch readiness poll in work.

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