Countdown
All Times Are Approximate
Hr/Min/Sec | Event |
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00:38:00 | SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load |
00:35:00 | RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading underway |
00:35:00 | 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading underway |
00:16:00 | 2nd stage LOX loading underway |
00:07:00 | Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch |
00:01:00 | Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks |
00:01:00 | Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins |
00:00:45 | SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch |
00:00:03 | Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start |
00:00:00 | Falcon 9 liftoff |
Launch, Landing, and Deployment
All Times Are Approximate
Hr/Min/Sec | Event |
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00:01:12 | Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) |
00:02:34 | 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) |
00:02:38 | 1st and 2nd stages separate |
00:02:46 | 2nd stage engine starts |
00:03:37 | Fairing deployment |
00:06:17 | 1st stage entry burn begins |
00:08:02 | 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO) |
00:08:28 | 1st stage landing |
00:26:51 | 2nd stage engine restarts |
00:28:03 | 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) |
00:33:04 | Turksat 5A deployment |