SES-11 (EchoStar 105) - Falcon 9 - Kennedy LC-39A - 11.10.2017 22:53 UTC

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 13 сек. назад

Bermuda has lost the signal, Stage 2 now passing through a gap in tracking coverage before being re-acquired from Africa. #Falcon9

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Мухобойки раскалились неслабо:

[tnt22]

SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX 2 мин. назад

Falcon 9 first stage has landed on Of Course I Still Love You -- third successful mission with a flight-proven orbital class rocket.

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10/12/2017 02:03

Restart of the second stage's Merlin engine is set for T+plus 26 minutes, 59 seconds.

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(24:17)

[tnt22]

SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX 3 мин. назад

Webcast returns in ~15 minutes for second stage engine restart.

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SEIg-2
 

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SECO-2
 

[tnt22]

10/12/2017 02:22

Separation of SES 11/EchoStar 105 from the Falcon 9's second stage is scheduled for T+plus 36 minutes, 7 seconds.

[tnt22]

Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад

Launch control reports a good orbit, #Falcon9 has reached the planned destination.

[tnt22]

SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX 3 мин. назад

Final second stage engine cutoff nominal. Webcast returns in ~8 minutes for satellite deployment.

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Интересно, почему не сразу отделяют 2-ю ступень от КА?
Электропитание, ориентация от ступени, пока стартуют бортовые системы последнего?

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Отделение КА
 

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Трансляция завершена
 

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад

SEPARATION! #SES11 enjoyed a smooth climb on its flight-proven #Falcon9 rocket. Second #SpaceX success of the week! http://bit.ly/2zbMgsJ