SpaceX FH : USSF-52 (X-37B OTV-7) : KSC LC-39A : 28/29 December 2023 01:07 UTC

• #380 by FutureSpaceTourist on 28 Dec, 2023 17:06
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  https://twitter.com/davidjdphotos/status/1740425035897307450
  
  

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  Traffic is horrendous right now. Don’t be surprised if remote shots are extremely limited. I doubt many if any can make it in time for set.
• #381 by FutureSpaceTourist on 28 Dec, 2023 17:40
• https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1740438057793507712
  
  

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  Falcon Heavy vertical at the pad in Florida ahead of tonight's launch of USSF-52 → spacex.com/launches

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• #382 by daveglo on 28 Dec, 2023 19:04
• Current weather at KSC is green at ~T-5h.
  

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• #383 by FutureSpaceTourist on 28 Dec, 2023 19:10
• https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1740464916862279954
  
  

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  Falcon Heavy ready for another try at launching USSF-52 during a ten-minute window opening at 8:07pm ET tonight
• #384 by FutureSpaceTourist on 28 Dec, 2023 20:03
• https://twitter.com/ussf_ssc/status/1740477794344198251
  
  

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  Standing by for launch of USSF-52 and the X-37B mission this evening using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at Kennedy Space Center! #SpaceSystemsCommand #USSF #PartnersInSpace

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• #385 by FutureSpaceTourist on 28 Dec, 2023 20:09
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  https://twitter.com/davidjdphotos/status/1740470414936252420
  
  

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  Big shout out to the @SpaceX media team for giving extra time for media to arrive and get our gear ready!
  
  The bois are out and ready to rock and roll; Let’s get this bread! 🍞 🚀
• #386 by ChrisC on 28 Dec, 2023 22:38
• Quote from: catdlr on 28 Dec, 2023 07:44

  SpaceX "x" Broadcast link: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ynKOyeDmrwJR

  
  Space-dot-com should be doing a straight re-broadcast of this X stream here on Youtube:
  
  
  
  SpaceFlightNow will also have a YT stream going (link), but they do an NSF-style commentary, not just a re-transmit of the SpaceX X stream.
  
  EDIT: dammit, it WAS a straight re-broadcast, but then after the launch they slyly edited it down to just the 10 minutes of flight.  Had to watch the pre-launch coverage on stupid Twitter.
• #387 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 22:43
• NSF webcast has begun.

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• #388 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:07
• T-1 hour.

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• #389 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:14
• T-53 minutes. The SpaceX launch director should be verifying go to start propellant loading.

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• #390 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:15
• "All systems are looking good and weather is 90% favorable for tonight’s Falcon Heavy launch of USSF-52. The webcast will go live ~15 minutes ahead of liftoff → http://spacex.com/launches"
  
  https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1740525937043898689

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• #391 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:17
• T-50 minutes. First stage RP-1 loading should be starting about now.

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• #392 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:22
• T-45 minutes. First stage LOX loading should be starting about now.

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• #393 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:28
• T-40 minutes. Vapour coming off first stage LOX tanks, indicating that propellant load has begun.

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• #394 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:32
• T-35 minutes. Second stage RP-1 loading should be starting about now.

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• #395 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:37
• T-30 minutes.

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• #396 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:45
• T-22 minute vent. Second stage RP-1 loading should be completed about now.

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• #397 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:48
• T-18 minutes 30 seconds. Second stage LOX loading should be starting about now.

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• #398 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:51
• SpaceX webcast has begun.

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• #399 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Dec, 2023 23:52
• T-15 minutes. Two vehicles waiting for launch today.

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