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Offline Chris Bergin

Good 1-2 sep. Staging.

Second stage ignition.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #601 on: 07/14/2009 03:39 am »
Second stage start!
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #602 on: 07/14/2009 03:39 am »

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Fairing Sep.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #604 on: 07/14/2009 03:39 am »
Fairing sep

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #605 on: 07/14/2009 03:40 am »

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #606 on: 07/14/2009 03:40 am »
Stiffening bands gone

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #607 on: 07/14/2009 03:40 am »
Kestrel stiffening bands have separated.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #608 on: 07/14/2009 03:40 am »
4 minutes into the launch

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #609 on: 07/14/2009 03:40 am »
Altitude 172 km.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #610 on: 07/14/2009 03:40 am »
2nd stage propulsion is nominal.

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #611 on: 07/14/2009 03:41 am »
192km up

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #612 on: 07/14/2009 03:41 am »
T+4:30, 3200 m/sec.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #613 on: 07/14/2009 03:41 am »
recording attempt failed on my end

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #614 on: 07/14/2009 03:41 am »
Nozzle getting quite hot there...
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #615 on: 07/14/2009 03:41 am »
Smooth sailing again, no visible slosh at all.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #616 on: 07/14/2009 03:41 am »
T+5

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Nominal second stage flight.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #618 on: 07/14/2009 03:41 am »
Still nominal

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #619 on: 07/14/2009 03:42 am »
3600 m/sec velocity at 230km altitude. Officially in space.
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