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Falcon 9 and Es’hail-2 are vertical on Pad 39A in Florida. Today’s launch window opens at 3:46 p.m. EST, 20:46 UTC. Falcon 9’s first stage for this mission previously supported the Telstar 19 VANTAGE launch in July 2018. spacex.com/webcast
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T-30 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of Es’hail-2. 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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First stage entry burn complete. Second stage continuing nominally to geostationary transfer orbit.
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Falcon 9 first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship.
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Second stage and satellite now in coast phase. The webcast will return in about 15 minutes for second stage engine restart and satellite deployment.
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Back live for satellite deployment → spacex.com/webcast
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Successful deployment of Es’hail-2 to geostationary transfer orbit confirmed.
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Falcon 9 launches Es’hail-2 to orbit, marking SpaceX’s 18th launch of 2018.
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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting November 19 launch of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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Falcon 9’s first stage booster for this mission completed two East Coast launches earlier this year.
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Liftoff of Falcon 9 from historic Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida—SpaceX’s 12th launch of a flight-proven rocket booster this year.
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More photos from yesterday’s Falcon 9 launch → flickr.com/spacex
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Standing down from Monday’s launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express to conduct additional pre-flight inspections. Once complete, we will confirm a new launch date.
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Operating an orbital laboratory hundreds of miles above Earth’s surface for 20 years is an amazing technological achievement. Happy anniversary, @Space_Station! #SpaceStation20th
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Targeting November 28 for launch of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California
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Congratulations to @NASA on another successful landing on the Red Planet! twitter.com/NASA/status/10…
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Wednesday's launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A from Vandenberg Air Force Base is currently no-go due to extreme high-altitude winds that violate Range requirements. Vehicle and payloads are healthy. We will announce a new launch date once confirmed with the Range.
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Now targeting December 2 for launch of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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Earlier this month, Falcon 9 landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship after launching the Es’hail-2 satellite to orbit. 🌈
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