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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #20 on: 03/18/2020 10:52 am »
T-25 minutes. Propellant loading has begun.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #21 on: 03/18/2020 10:53 am »
ChrisG and another photographer in front of the blue countdown clock.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #22 on: 03/18/2020 10:57 am »
T-20 minute vent.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #25 on: 03/18/2020 11:01 am »
T-16 minutes. Second stage LOX loading should be starting about now.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #26 on: 03/18/2020 11:02 am »
Time for some funky music!
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #27 on: 03/18/2020 11:05 am »
T-12 minutes.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #28 on: 03/18/2020 11:07 am »
T-10 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #29 on: 03/18/2020 11:08 am »
SpaceX is live.

T-9 minutes.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #30 on: 03/18/2020 11:09 am »
T-8 minutes. All systems are go.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #31 on: 03/18/2020 11:10 am »
T-7 minutes. Engine chill should be starting about now.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #32 on: 03/18/2020 11:10 am »
3 day delay since last launch attempt was due to range availability. Normally SpaceX would have tried the following day.

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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #33 on: 03/18/2020 11:11 am »
T-6 minutes. Stage 1 fuel has closed out.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #34 on: 03/18/2020 11:12 am »
T-5 minutes. Starship update.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #35 on: 03/18/2020 11:13 am »
T-4 minutes.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #36 on: 03/18/2020 11:14 am »
T-3 minutes. Range is green.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #37 on: 03/18/2020 11:15 am »
T-2 minutes. Stage 2 LOX load closed out.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #38 on: 03/18/2020 11:16 am »
T-1 minute. Vehicle is in startup.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 6 (v1.0 L5) : March 18, 2020 - Updates
« Reply #39 on: 03/18/2020 11:17 am »
Liftoff!
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