Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon Heavy - Psyche - KSC LC-39A - 13 October 2023 (14:19 UTC)  (Read 260332 times)

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Couple more SpaceX photos posted by NASA
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https://twitter.com/_mgde_/status/1712841540937089180

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Absolutely worth the wait.

Go Falcon Heavy. Go Psyche. Coming soon to a metal rich asteroid near you.
#missiontopsyche

📸 - @NASASpaceflight

📺 - youtube.com/live/Lr6XMnH_7…

👓- nasaspaceflight.com/2023/10/psyche…

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https://twitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/1712841785850863921

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Falcon Heavy launches Psyche to study a metal-rich asteroid🚀

my view from the roof of NASA’s historic Vehicle Assembly Building⬜️

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Bigger separation between the two side booster landings than I remember on previous FH missions

https://twitter.com/jconcilus/status/1712842647050526808

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Side boosters for the @spacex / @NASA #Psyche launch landing at LZ-1 & LZ-2. Video from Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. What a show! 👍🏻🚀😍

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Some great on orbit views over last few minutes

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https://twitter.com/thenasaman/status/1712844572122824869

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The view of the launch: Amazing!
The view of 16-Psyche: ???

We'll know soon enough as the Psyche mission is on its way! Falcon Heavy lifting off right on time at 10:19am EDT from Florida!

Rewatch the launch on @NASASpaceflight : youtube.com/live/Lr6XMnH_7…

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https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1712845911313862918

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Liftoff of Falcon Heavy with NASA’s Psyche mission headed to study a metal-rich asteroid between Mars and Jupiter!

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https://twitter.com/ltelkins/status/1712843505020641773

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That launch was UNBELIEVABLE. Here I am standing outside Hangar AE with the rocket rising above me. GO @MissionToPsyche !! Ultra fantastic job @SpaceX!

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Launch highlights


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Forgot to post NSF pad clear view

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Engine chill for 2nd burn

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2nd burn started
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2 minutes 2 seconds for the second burn.
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SES-2
« Last Edit: 10/13/2023 03:16 pm by FutureSpaceTourist »

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Nominal orbit insertion
« Last Edit: 10/13/2023 03:19 pm by FutureSpaceTourist »

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Nominal payload deploy and insertion
That's what they said, but deploy has not happened yet.

FST edit: yes, I've corrected - mission control mispoke and got ahead of themselves
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AOS Guam

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AOS Hobart

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Payload separation confirmed
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