Starlink v1.0 (x60) flight 2 - Falcon 9 - CCAFS SLC-40 - 07.01.2020, 02:19 UTC

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01/07/2020 04:19 Clark Stephen Clark

T-minus 60 minutes. SpaceX's launch team is completing final checkouts of the rocket ahead of the start of fueling of the Falcon 9 with super-chilled, densified RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants.

SpaceX's launch conductor will verify all members of the launch team are ready to proceed with the final 35-minute automated countdown sequence at 8:41 p.m. EST (0141 GMT), followed by the start of filling the rocket with super-chilled, densified RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants at 8:44 p.m. EST (0144 GMT).

Liquid oxygen loading into the second stage will begin at T-minus 16 minutes, at 9:03 p.m. EST (0203 GMT), followed by final chilldown of the rocket's nine Merlin first stage engines, a final pre-flight engine steering check, switching of the rocket to internal power, and pressurization of the Falcon 9's propellant tanks leading up to liftoff.

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01/07/2020 04:25 Stephen Clark

T-minus 54 minutes. Here are some statistics on tonight's launch:

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• 78th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2010
  
• 86th launch of Falcon rocket family since 2006
  
• 4th launch of Falcon 9 booster B1049
  
• 63rd Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral
  
• 48th Falcon 9 launch from pad 40
  
• 3rd launch dedicated to SpaceX's Starlink network
  
• 1st Falcon 9 launch of 2020
  
• 1st launch by SpaceX in 2020
  
• 29th time SpaceX has launched a previously-flown booster
  
• 1st orbital launch based out of Cape Canaveral in 2020
  

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 William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 15 мин. назад

F9/Starlink: Liftoff from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is targeted for 9:19pm EST; the weather appears ideal

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01/07/2020 04:42 Stephen Clark

The SpaceX launch team has confirmed all stations are "go" for loading of propellants into the Falcon 9 rocket this evening.

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01/07/2020 04:44 Stephen Clark

T-minus 35 minutes. Filling of the Falcon 9 rocket with super-chilled, densified kerosene and liquid oxygen is underway at Cape Canaveral. This will mark SpaceX's 1st launch of the year, and the 78th 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).

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 Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 1 мин. назад

T-minus 35 minutes. Filling of the Falcon 9 rocket with super-chilled, densified kerosene and liquid oxygen is underway at Cape Canaveral.

Liftoff with 60 Starlink broadband satellites is set for 9:19:21pm EST (0219:21 GMT).

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SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet 2 мин. назад

Recovery teams are positioned about 7 km away from the droneship this evening. From here they can watch the landing and then move in to secure the booster.

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01/07/2020 05:05 Stephen Clark

T-minus 14 minutes. Liquid oxygen loading into the Falcon 9's second stage should be underway. This is the final propellant tank to be filled in the countdown.

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01/07/2020 05:14 Stephen Clark

T-minus 5 minutes. The Falcon 9's propellant tanks are being pressurized in preparation for retraction of the strongback structure at Complex 40.

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01/07/2020 05:16 Stephen Clark

The process to lower the strongback structure at pad 40 has begun with the opening up the cradles around the rocket. The strong back will move to an angle of around 1.5 degrees from the Falcon 9 in preparation for ignition, then further retract at liftoff.