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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #140 on: 04/18/2018 10:50 pm »
T-2 minutes. Stage 2 LOX load complete.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #141 on: 04/18/2018 10:51 pm »
T-1 minute. AFTS is ready for launch.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #142 on: 04/18/2018 10:52 pm »
Liftoff!
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #143 on: 04/18/2018 10:53 pm »
T+1 minute.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #144 on: 04/18/2018 10:53 pm »
LAUNCH!
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #145 on: 04/18/2018 10:54 pm »
T+2 minutes.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #146 on: 04/18/2018 10:55 pm »
Stage separation.

T+3 minutes.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #147 on: 04/18/2018 10:55 pm »
Nice booster in the flip in the background.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #148 on: 04/18/2018 10:56 pm »
Fairing separation.

T+4 minutes.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #149 on: 04/18/2018 10:57 pm »
Launch from the causeway!
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I'll even excitedly look forward to "flags and footprints" and suborbital missions. Just fly...somewhere.

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #150 on: 04/18/2018 10:57 pm »
T+5 minutes. Stage 2 burn is nominal.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #151 on: 04/18/2018 10:58 pm »
T+6 minutes.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #152 on: 04/18/2018 10:59 pm »
Entry burn.

T+7 minutes.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #153 on: 04/18/2018 11:00 pm »
T+8 minutes. Landing burn.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #154 on: 04/18/2018 11:01 pm »
Touchdown!
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #155 on: 04/18/2018 11:01 pm »
So smooth!
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #156 on: 04/18/2018 11:02 pm »
SECO.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #157 on: 04/18/2018 11:03 pm »
LOX icicle floating away.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #158 on: 04/18/2018 11:05 pm »
LOS Bermuda expected.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 : TESS : April 18, 2018 : Updates
« Reply #159 on: 04/18/2018 11:07 pm »
T+15 minutes. Upcoming events.

00:43:10 2nd stage engine restarts
00:44:03 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:49:35 TESS deployment
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