Stay tuned as we bring updates going into fueling of the Falcon 9 set to begin shortly. Under one hour to liftoffĩ:10 a.m.: With less than an hour remaining ahead of liftoff, SpaceX reports that weather conditions have improved to more than 90% "go" for an on-time liftoff this morning. Here are some of the milestones of this morning's countdown:Ġ0:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading beginsĠ0:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading beginsĠ0:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launchĠ0:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checksĠ0:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure beginsĠ0:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launchĠ0:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to startĠ0:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff "Go" for fuelingĩ:18 a.m.: The SpaceX launch director has given the "go" to begin propellant loading of the Falcon 9 ahead of a launch attempt this morning at 9:56 a.m. Fueling underwayĩ:28 a.m.: Fueling of the SpaceX Falcon 9 ahead of an on-time liftoff attempt is now underway. Shortly after, the first-stage will attempt a landing back at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Falcon 9 will fly a southeasterly trajectory hugging the coast of Florida, skirting between the state and the Bahamas. 10 minutes until liftoffĩ:46 a.m.: SpaceX continues to countdown to an on-time liftoff attempt at 9:56 a.m. A landing attempt at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is coming up in about eight minutes. Liftoff!ĩ:56 a.m.: Liftoff of the Transporter-6 Falcon 9 from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This completes the fifteenth mission for this booster. Updates from Tuesday's event below: The Falcon 9 has landedġ0:05 a.m.: The first-stage Falcon 9 booster has successfully landed back at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at Landing Zone 1. It features a total of 114 customer payloads that will deploy in similar orbits over the course of an hour and a half.įor the latest, visit /launchschedule. The mission is SpaceX's sixth for its Transporter program. Space Force predicted an 80% chance of "go" liftoff weather conditions. Over the weekend, forecasters with the U.S. About eight and a half minutes after liftoff, the 230-foot Falcon 9 first-stage booster - flying for a record-tying fifteenth time - is expected to return for a landing attempt at Cape Canaveral's Landing Zone 1 bringing with it window-rattling sonic booms.
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