Starlink Fl14 (x60) [v1.0 L13] - Falcon 9-096 (В1051.6) - KSC LC-39A - 18.10.2020 12:25:57 UTC

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Цитировать Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 30 с

Coming up shortly, we should here a go or no go from the #SpaceX launch director for prop loading onto the #Falcon9 launch vehicle. One rule is currently being watched but the weather remains go as of this time.

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Цитировать10/18/2020 14:44 Stephen Clark

T-minus 41 minutes. SpaceX intends to recover the first stage after today's launch. The company's drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You" is parked roughly 400 miles (630 kilometers) northeast of Cape Canaveral.



The Falcon 9's first stage booster will target a propulsive landing on the football field-sized drone ship at T+plus 8 minutes, 24 seconds.

SpaceX's two fairing recovery ships -- named "Ms. Tree" and "Ms. Chief" -- are also in position in the Atlantic Ocean to retrieve the two halves of the Falcon 9's payload shroud around 45 minutes after launch.

The vessels are equipped with giant nets to catch the fairing shells as they descend under parafoils.

SpaceX has also retrieved the fairing structures from the ocean, but catching them in the nets prevents the shells from being drenched in salt water. That eases their refurbishment and reuse, SpaceX says.

Today's mission will use the Falcon 9 first stage designated B1051. It will be the sixth flight of this reusable booster after launches with SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft on an unpiloted test flight in March 2019, Canada's Radarsat Constellation Mission in June 2019, and three previous Starlink missions.

SpaceX says both of the Falcon 9's two payload fairing halves have flown on two previous missions with Starlink satellites.

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Event
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ДМВ
00:38:00
SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load
07:47:57
11:47:57
14:47:57
00:35:00
RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading underway
07:50:57
11:50:57
14:50:57
00:35:00
1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading underway
07:50:57
11:50:57
14:50:57
00:16:00
2nd stage LOX loading underway
08:09:57
12:09:57
15:09:57
00:07:00
Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
08:18:57
12:18:57
15:18:57
00:01:00
Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
08:24:57
12:24:57
15:24:57
00:01:00
Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins
08:24:57
12:24:57
15:24:57
00:00:45
SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
08:25:12
12:25:12
15:25:12
00:00:03
Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
08:25:54
12:25:54
15:25:54
00:00:00
Falcon 9 liftoff
08:25:57
12:25:57
15:25:57
*All Times Are Approximate

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Цитировать Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 14 с

Stage 1 LOX and RP 1 loading has started


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Цитировать Stephen Marr @spacecoast_stve 8 миню yfpfl

It's a beautiful morning here at Kennedy Space Center. Beautiful enough for a launch!

Falcon 9 stands ready to launch 60 more #Starlink satellites at 8:25am EDT today.


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Цитировать Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 19 с

Range readiness check complete

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Цитировать10/18/2020 14:56 Stephen Clark

Filling of the Falcon 9 rocket with super-chilled, densified kerosene and liquid oxygen is underway at Cape Canaveral. This will mark SpaceX's 17th launch of the year, and the 94th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket since June 2010.

The liquid oxygen flowing into the first stage is chilled to near minus 340 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 206 degrees Celsius).

Propellant loading begins with pumping RP-1 kerosene into both stages of the Falcon 9 rocket, and liquid oxygen into the first stage. Liquid oxygen begins loading into the second stage at T-minus 16 minutes.

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Цитировать Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 22 с

#SpaceX #Starlink 13 Countdown NET update: T-0:20:00. Spacecraft to Internal Power. Weather is 70% GO and the teams are tracking no issues on #Falcon9.


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Цитировать10/18/2020 15:07 Stephen Clark

Chilldown of the strongback at pad 39A is underway to prepare for liquid oxygen loading into the Falcon 9's second stage.



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Цитировать10/18/2020 15:17 Stephen Clark

T-minus 9 minutes. SpaceX's live webcast for today's mission is underway.



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Цитировать10/18/2020 15:18 Stephen Clark

Hydraulics in the first and second stage Merlin engines are being activated for the Falcon 9's steering system.



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Цитировать10/18/2020 15:19 Stephen Clark

The Falcon 9's navigation system will be aligned for flight shortly.