Starlink Fl16 (x60) [v1.0 L15] - Falcon 9 (B1049.7)- CCAFS SLC-40 - 25.11.2020 02:13 UTC

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Аудио из ЦУП

youtu.be/cpS_9ox1254

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Пошла трансляция FNSF

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11/25/2020 04:14 Stephen Clark

T-minus 60 minutes. SpaceX teams are preparing for 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 8:35 p.m. EST (0135 GMT), followed by the start of filling the rocket with super-chilled, densified RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants at 8:38 p.m. EST (0138 GMT).

Liquid oxygen loading into the second stage will begin at T-minus 16 minutes, at 8:57 p.m. EST (0157 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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11/25/2020 04:26 Stephen Clark

T-minus 47 minutes. Today's liftoff is timed for 9:13:12 p.m. EST (0213:12 GMT).

Around 15 minutes after launch, the Falcon 9 rocket will deploy the 60 Starlink satellites into an elliptical transfer orbit ranging between 132 miles (213 kilometers) and 227 miles (343 kilometers) above Earth with an inclination of 53 degrees to the equator.

The satellites will use their ion thrusters to maneuver into their higher orbit for testing, before finally proceeding to an operational orbit at an altitude of approximately 341 miles (550 kilometers).

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 Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 36 с

#SpaceX #Starlink 15 Countdown NET Update: T-0:45:00
Flight Control System Setup. Teams are tracking a possible weather violation and are tracking no issues on #Falcon9.

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11/25/2020 04:33 Stephen Clark

SpaceX's launch conductor is expected to poll the Falcon 9 launch team in a few minutes for approval to begin fueling the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket at pad 40.

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COUNTDOWN
Hr:Mn:Sc	Event	EST	UTC	ДМВ
00:38:00	SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load	20:35:12	01:35:12	04:35:12
00:35:00	RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading underway	20:38:12	01:38:12	04:38:12
00:35:00	1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading underway	20:38:12	01:38:12	04:38:12
00:16:00	2nd stage LOX loading underway	20:57:12	01:57:12	04:57:12
00:07:00	Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch	21:06:12	02:06:12	05:06:12
00:01:00	Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks	21:12:12	02:12:12	05:12:12
00:01:00	Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins	21:12:12	02:12:12	05:12:12
00:00:45	SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch	21:12:27	02:12:27	05:12:27
00:00:03	Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start	21:13:09	02:13:09	05:13:09
00:00:00	Falcon 9 liftoff	21:13:12	02:13:12	05:13:12
	All Times Are Approximate

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Идём на заправку

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 Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 29 с

#SpaceX #Starlink 15 Countdown NET Update: Launch director has given the GO to begin loading propellent onto Falcon 9. Teams are tracking high winds and currently tracking no issues on #Falcon9.


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As of now, weather is within constraints.

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11/25/2020 04:37  Stephen Clark

As isolated showers stream over Cape Canaveral, SpaceX is proceeding with a launch attempt this evening. The SpaceX launch director just declared he is "go" to begin tanking the Falcon 9 rocket for liftoff at 9:13 p.m. EST (0213 GMT).

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11/25/2020 04:38 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 16th launch of the year, and the 93rd 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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 SpaceX @SpaceX 36 с

T-30 minutes until Falcon 9 launches its sixteenth Starlink mission. Webcast goes live ~15 minutes before liftoff

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 Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 50 с

#SpaceX #Starlink 15 Countdown NET Update: T-0:28:00
Range Readiness Check. Teams are tracking high winds (within limits) and currently tracking no issues on #Falcon9.

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 Stephen Marr @spacecoast_stve 1 мин. назад

Falcon 9 is ready to give it another go with 60 new #Starlink satellites!

Tonight's liftoff will mark the 100th Falcon 9 flight - 7 of which began with this particular booster!

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 Trevor Mahlmann @TrevorMahlmann 51 с

Opening in the sky is continuing to show more stars!

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 Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 51 с

#SpaceX #Starlink 15 Countdown NET Update: T-0:20:00
Spacecraft to Internal Power. Teams are tracking high winds (within limits) and currently tracking no issues on #Falcon9.

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 Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 34 с

T-20 min vent, first from @ChrisG_NSF view and then from a NSF robot cam.

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 Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 51 с

#SpaceX #Starlink 15 Countdown NET Update:
T-0:16:00 Stage 2 LOX Load Startup. Teams are tracking high winds (within limits) and currently tracking no issues on #Falcon9.

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Пошла муззаставка

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11/25/2020 04:59 Stephen Clark

Chilldown of the strongback at pad 40 is underway to prepare for liquid oxygen loading into the Falcon 9's second stage.