SpaceX F9 : Iridium F9 / OneWeb F19 : VSFB SLC-4E : 20 May 2023 (13:16 UTC)

• #60 by Ken the Bin on 19 May, 2023 12:33
• Mission Control Audio (video id Fz0FZFACIgU):
  
  
• #61 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 12:52
• Propellant loading has started
• #62 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:00
• Stage 2 RP-1 Load Complete
• #63 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:02
• Spacecraft are on internal power
• #64 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:03
• Stage 2 LOX load has started
• #65 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:05
• SpaceX webcast is live (it's foggy)

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• #66 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:06
• Likely no live views of first (Iridium) deployment sequence. Also no ground station coverage during the last part of the second (OneWeb) deployment sequence.
• #67 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:09
• Of Course I Still Love You ready to catch B1063-11

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• #68 by Elthiryel on 19 May, 2023 13:10
• https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1659537841079066630
  
  Launch time to the second is 9:19:56am EDT.
• #69 by FutureSpaceTourist on 19 May, 2023 13:11
• T-10

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• #70 by FutureSpaceTourist on 19 May, 2023 13:12
• https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1659546400999235584
  
  

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  Vandenberg is an Export Control manager's dream launch site. 😅
• #71 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:13
• T-7 minutes, stage 1 engine chill has started
• #72 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:15
• T-5 minutes

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• #73 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:15
• Tanks are pressing for strongback retract
• #74 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:16
• Strongback retracting

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• #75 by FutureSpaceTourist on 19 May, 2023 13:17
• Timeline for the mission
  
  All Times Approximate
  
  HR/MIN/SEC   EVENT
  00:01:12   Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
  00:02:33   1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
  00:02:36   1st and 2nd stages separate
  00:02:44   2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
  00:03:13   Fairing deployment
  00:06:45   1st stage entry burn begins
  00:07:09   1st stage entry burn completes
  00:08:29   1st stage landing burn begins
  00:08:41   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
  00:08:52   1st stage landing
  00:55:09   2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
  00:55:13   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
  00:59:17   Deployment of first Iridium satellite
  01:01:28   Deployment of second Iridium satellite
  01:02:02   Deployment of third Iridium satellite
  01:02:49   Deployment of fourth Iridium satellite
  01:04:30   Deployment of fifth Iridium satellite
  01:05:32   Deployment of first and second OneWeb satellites
  01:06:25   Deployment of third and fourth OneWeb satellites
  01:06:51   Deployment of fifth and sixth OneWeb satellites
  01:21:47   Deployment of seventh and eighth OneWeb satellites
  01:23:38   Deployment of OneWeb’s JoeySat and ninth OneWeb satellite
  01:24:45   Deployment of 10th and 11th OneWeb satellites
  01:25:47   Deployment of 12th and 13th OneWeb satellites
  01:26:26   Deployment of 14th and 15th OneWeb satellites
• #76 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:17
• Stage 1 LOX load is complete

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• #77 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:18
• Stage 2 LOX load is complete
• #78 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:19
• T-1 minute, Falcon 9 is in start-up

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• #79 by GewoonLukas_ on 19 May, 2023 13:19
• Launch Abort has started

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