Good evening from the Cape, where SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and #Turksat5A are on the pad at Launch Complex 40. Four-hour liftoff window opens at 2028 ET. Skies have cleared quite a bit in the last couple hours.
SpaceX teams are completing preparations for the start of fueling of the Falcon 9 with super-chilled, densified RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants.SpaceX's launch conductor will verify all members of the launch team are ready to proceed with the final 35-minute automated countdown sequence at 7:50 p.m. EST (0050 GMT), followed by the start of filling the rocket with super-chilled, densified RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants at 7:53 p.m. EST (0053 GMT).Liquid oxygen loading into the second stage will begin at T-minus 16 minutes, at 8:12 p.m. EST (0112 GMT), followed by final chilldown of the rocket's nine Merlin first stage engines, a final pre-flight engine steering check, switching of the rocket to internal power, and pressurization of the Falcon 9's propellant tanks leading up to liftoff.
"Press kit" Capture with OCR
It's obvious the Falcon 9 launch is not happening at the opening of tonight's launch window. There's no sign of propellant loading or venting at the launch pad.But SpaceX has not yet provided any official confirmation of a delay. Tonight's Falcon 9 window runs until 12:28 a.m. EST (0128 GMT).
Team is targeting 9:15 p.m. EST for tonight's Falcon 9 launch
