Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 3-4 : Vandenberg : 31 August 2022 (05:40 UTC) (Read 29223 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #40 on:** 08/31/2022 05:21 am »

"Stage 1 pogo". Not sure what that means.

"Stage 2 RP-1 load complete"

T-20 minute vent.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #41 on:** 08/31/2022 05:24 am »

"Stage 2 LOX load has started."

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #42 on:** 08/31/2022 05:31 am »

T-10 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #43 on:** 08/31/2022 05:34 am »

T-7 minutes. "Engine chill has started."

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #44 on:** 08/31/2022 05:34 am »

T-6 minutes. Stage 1 RP-1 load is complete.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #45 on:** 08/31/2022 05:36 am »

T-5 minutes. SpaceX webcast has begun. Pressing for strongback retract.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #46 on:** 08/31/2022 05:37 am »

T-4 minutes. Strongback retracting.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #47 on:** 08/31/2022 05:38 am »

T-3 minutes. Stage 1 LOX load complete.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #48 on:** 08/31/2022 05:39 am »

T-2 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #49 on:** 08/31/2022 05:40 am »

Stage 2 LOX load complete.

T-1 minute. Falcon 9 is in startup.

LD is go for launch.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #50 on:** 08/31/2022 05:41 am »

Liftoff!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #51 on:** 08/31/2022 05:41 am »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1564850793160839168

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LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1063-7 launches with the Starlink 3-4 mission from Vandenberg.

Overview: https://nasaspaceflight.com/2022/08/starlink-3-4-launch/… - by Trevor Sesnic (@124970MeV)

NSF Livestream:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=BRnKgbYsqug

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1564850695332720640

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Liftoff!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #52 on:** 08/31/2022 05:42 am »

T+1 minute.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #53 on:** 08/31/2022 05:43 am »

T+2 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #54 on:** 08/31/2022 05:44 am »

First stage separation.

Fairing separation (not shown).

T+3 minutes.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #55 on:** 08/31/2022 05:45 am »

twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1564851287820320769

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Cool tracking from Pauline!

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1564851678607802368

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Staging 1-2.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #56 on:** 08/31/2022 05:45 am »

T+4 minutes.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #57 on:** 08/31/2022 05:45 am »

SpaceX webcast: third flight for the fairing halves.

Video cuts in and out from the two stages. We had first stage video for the entry burn.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #58 on:** 08/31/2022 05:46 am »

T+5 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #59 on:** 08/31/2022 05:47 am »

T+6 minutes.