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T-53 minutes SpaceX Launch Director shoud be verifiying go for propellant load.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T-50 minutes First stage RP-1 loading should be starting.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Propellant load is now underway.

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T-45:00: First stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading should now be underway. #SpaceX #Arabsat6A #FalconHeavy
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T-45 minutes First stage LOX loading should be starting.

Showing landing location.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T-40 minutes.
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Vapour coming off booster.
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T-35 minutes Second stage RP-1 loading should be starting.
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T-35:00: Second stage RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading should now be underway. #SpaceX #Arabsat6A #FalconHeavy

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T-30 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T-25 minutes.
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Close view of the water vapour coming off vehicle.
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LOX vent!
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