Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : NASA IXPE : KSC LC-39A : 9 December 2021 (0600 UTC)  (Read 112678 times)

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T-20 minute vent.
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SpaceX coverage has started.

T-16 minutes. Second stage LOX loading should have begun,
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JRTI waiting for Falcon IX.
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Target orbit.
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T-10 minutes. Currently 90% go for weather. Not tracking any issues with the weather at the launch site and landing locations.
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Animation of boom deployment.
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T-5 minutes. NASA video on IXPE.
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First stage propellant loading completed.
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T-2 minutes. Second stage propellant load complete.
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T-1 minute. Falcon is in startup.
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Liftoff!
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First stage separation.
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Fairing separation.
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Entry burn.
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T+7 minutes.
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Cutoff.
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Touchdown!
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