NROL-76 – Falcon 9 – Кеннеди LC-39A – 01.05.2017 11:15 UTC

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04/30/2017 13:05
T-minus 70 minutes and counting. The first liquid oxygen vapors are visible venting from the Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A, a bit earlier than expected. Liquid oxygen is supposed to begin loading into the launcher at T-minus 45 minutes.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 1 мин. назад

T-70 Minutes & Counting. #Falcon9 now controlled by the automatic sequencer, entering tanking operations.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 51 сек. назад

Prop load picks up with RP-1 tanking, loading the #Falcon9 with ~155 metric tons of fuel. LOX side is into chilldown ops.

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 1 мин. назад
 
There are indications that fueling of the Falcon 9 rocket has begun at Kennedy Space Center. Countdown coverage: https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/04/29/nrol-76-mission-status-center/ ...

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1 час до пуска.

[tnt22]

04/30/2017 13:15
The launch autosequence should have started by now, but SpaceX is yet not providing any real-time insight into this morning's countdown. The autosequence kicks off the first steps to begin pumping propellants into the 229-foot-tall Falcon 9 at launch pad 39A.

RP-1 kerosene was to be pumped into the two-stage Falcon 9 rocket first, followed by liquid oxygen chilled to near minus 340 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 206 degrees Celsius).

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SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX 2 мин. назад
 
1 hour until Falcon 9 launch of NROL-76. Updated launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. EDT, 11:15 UTC.

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Ночь отступает

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Начинает понемногу светать

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 @CwG_NSF[/url] 2 мин. назад

Fueling of RP-1 continues. Loading of super-chilled Liquid Oxygen now underway! #Falcon9 #SpaceX #NROL76

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад

LOX load starts on the first stage, Stage 2 begins receiving oxidizer just inside T-30 minutes. #Falcon9

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[tnt22]

Хмурое утро
 

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- 30 мин.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад

T-31 Minutes: Large vent from the Strongback structure as final preps for Stage 2 LOX load are underway. #Falcon9