Echostar 23 – Falcon 9 – Кеннеди LC-39A – 16.03.2017 06:00 UTC

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 5 мин. назад
 
 A detailed technical overview of the #Falcon9 FT Rocket: http://bit.ly/1ZlXBxt

http://spaceflight101.com/spacerockets/falcon-9-ft/
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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад
 
#Falcon9 FT uses sub-cooled LOX at a temperature of -207°C and chilled RP-1 at -7°C - increasing the density of both prop components.

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Трансляция SpaceX началась муззаставкой

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад
 
T-21 Minutes: The EchoStar-23 satellite should be starting its final preps, switching to battery power for its ride to orbit. #Falcon9

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Включили трансляцию.

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03/16/2017 08:43
T-minus 17 minutes and counting. There are no issues being discussed at this time by the SpaceX launch team.

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Опять высотные ветра...

Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 42 сек. назад
 
#SpaceX confirms the earlier delay from 5:35 to 6 UTC was due to Upper Level Winds.

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03/16/2017 08:46
The EchoStar 23 satellite is confirmed on internal power and is "go" for launch.

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03/16/2017 08:46
T-minus 13 minutes and counting. The Falcon 9 rocket stands 229 feet tall and measures 12 feet in diameter. At liftoff, its nine Merlin 1D first stage engines will generate about 1.7 million pounds of thrust.

Fully fueled for launch, the Falcon 9 contains more than a million pounds of kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants.

The EchoStar 23 satellite on top of the Falcon 9 rocket weighs around 12,345 pounds (5,600 kilograms) at launch.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 43 сек. назад
 
Ascent Profile: http://bit.ly/2nx5d2w  - 1st stage burns till T+2:43, Second Stage until T+8:31, Re-Start at T+26 min, S/C Sep at T+34 min
 

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03/16/2017 08:50
T-minus 10 minutes and counting. The terminal countdown autosequence has started. Any hold after this point will result in an automatic abort.

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 1 мин.назад
 
F9/EchoStar: 10 minutes to launch; weather is go; no problems reported

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SpaceFlight Insider‏ @SpaceflightIns 2 мин. назад
 
Range is green. @EchoStar #EchoStarXXIII is on internal power. Weather is GO. Less than 10 minutes to launch. #EchoStar23

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 1 мин. назад

T-8 Minutes: Hydraulic pressurization from ground feed is underway for final valve cycle tests & TVC motions. #Falcon9

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- 5 мин.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 1 мин. назад
 
Engine Hydraulics are ramping up to bleed pressure, coming up on trim valve motions. http://bit.ly/2mSGrgg

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад


T-6 Minutes: Launch Control confirms the first stage has reached flight level on RP-1.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад


#Falcon9's Flight Control System is in safe-alignment. MVac Fuel Trim Valve Motions are complete. http://bit.ly/2mSGrgg

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 1 мин. назад

T-5 Minutes: Preliminary tank pressurization for Strongback retract has started. Heaters are closing out for transition to internal power.