SpaceX Falcon 9 : Iridium NEXT Flight 3 : Oct 9, 2017 - UPDATES

• #60 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:35
• T-2 minutes. Stage 2 LOX secured. Range is green.

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• #61 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:36
• T-1 minute. Falcon 9 is in startup.

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• #62 by lrk on 09 Oct, 2017 12:37
• LD Go for launch
• #63 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:37
• Liftoff!

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• #64 by Chris Bergin on 09 Oct, 2017 12:38
• LAUNCH!!

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• #65 by Chris Bergin on 09 Oct, 2017 12:38

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• #66 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:38
• T+1 minute.

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• #67 by Chris Bergin on 09 Oct, 2017 12:38
• MaxQ

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• #68 by Chris Bergin on 09 Oct, 2017 12:39

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• #69 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:39
• T+2 minutes.

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• #70 by Chris Bergin on 09 Oct, 2017 12:40
• Staging 1-2. Second stage onwards. Booster returning.

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• #71 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:40
• Separation.
  
  T+3 minutes.

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• #72 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:41
• T+4 minutes.

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• #73 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:42
• T+5 minutes.

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• #74 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:43
• Booster re-entry start.
  
  Shutdown.

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• #75 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:45
• Touchdown!

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• #76 by Chris Bergin on 09 Oct, 2017 12:45
• Grid Fins really worked a lot there. But landed it again!

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• #77 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:45
• T+8 minutes.

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• #78 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:46
• T+9 minutes.
  
  SECO.

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• #79 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Oct, 2017 12:47
• T+10 minutes. Upcoming events.
  
  00:52:02 2nd stage engine restarts
  00:52:05 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
  00:57:06 Iridium NEXT satellites begin deployment
  01:12:06 Iridium NEXT satellites end deployment

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