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T-60 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of Iridium-6/GRACE-FO. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/webcast
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Webcast of Falcon 9 launch is now live → spacex.com/webcast
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T-60 seconds until launch → spacex.com/webcast
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Liftoff!
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Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed. Second stage engine burn underway.
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Fairing has deployed.
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Second stage engine cutoff confirmed.
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Successful deployment of GRACE-FO satellites.
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Webcast back in about 40 minutes for second stage engine restart and deployment of 5 @IridiumComm NEXT satellites.
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Back live for final burn and deployment of 5 @IridiumComm NEXT satellites → spacex.com/webcast
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Successful deployment of 5 @IridiumComm NEXT satellites to low-Earth orbit confirmed.
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More photos from today’s Falcon 9 launch → flickr.com/spacex
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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting May 31 launch of SES-12 from Pad 40 in Florida.
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Now targeting June 1 launch of SES-12 from Pad 40; team using additional time to perform pre-launch vehicle checks, also closely watching weather conditions at the Cape.
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Standing down from Friday’s launch attempt to run additional tests on Falcon 9’s second stage. Rocket and payload are in good health. Currently working toward a June 4 launch of SES-12 from Pad 40 in Florida.
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Falcon 9 fairing halves deployed their parafoils and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean last week after the launch of Iridium-6/GRACE-FO. Closest half was ~50m from SpaceX’s recovery ship, Mr. Steven. instagram.com/p/BjdAcCuFegz
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Falcon 9 and SES-12 went vertical this morning on Pad 40 in Florida. Weather is 70% favorable for the four-hour launch window which opens on June 4 at 12:29 a.m. EDT, or 4:29 UTC. spacex.com/webcast
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All systems go for launch of SES-12. Liftoff set for 12:45 a.m. EDT, 4:45 UTC. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/webcast
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Webcast of Falcon 9 launch is now live → spacex.com/webcast
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T-60 seconds until launch → spacex.com/webcast
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Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed. Second stage engine burn underway.
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Fairing has deployed.
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Second stage engine has cutoff as planned.
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Second stage and satellite now in coast phase. Webcast returns in ~15 minutes for second stage engine restart and satellite deployment.