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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting December 4 launch from Pad 40 in Florida for Dragon’s sixteenth mission to the @Space_Station.
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Falcon 9 rolls out to SpaceX’s West Coast launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base ahead of Sunday’s targeted launch of 64 payloads for the Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission. Falcon 9’s first stage for this mission completed two East Coast launches & landings this year.
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Standing down from tomorrow’s launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express to conduct additional inspections of the second stage. Working toward a backup launch opportunity on December 3.
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Falcon 9 and Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express went vertical last night on SpaceX’s California launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Vehicle and weather are go ahead of today’s launch window, which opens at 10:32 a.m. PST, 18:32 UTC → spacex.com/webcast
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New T-0 of 10:34 a.m. PST, 18:34 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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Mr. Steven is stationed in the Pacific, as SpaceX will attempt to catch and recover the fairing this mission.
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Falcon 9’s first stage booster for this mission previously completed two launches and landings this year.
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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 low Earth orbit.
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Falcon 9 first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship—completing this rocket booster’s third launch and landing this year.
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As expected, ground station coverage has ended; will provide a mission update once coverage is restored in ~30 minutes.
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Successful deployment of four microsats and the upper and lower free flyer with additional payloads for Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express confirmed. Follow @SpaceflightInc for further mission updates.
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Falcon 9 launches 64 payloads to orbit for the Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission, marking SpaceX’s 19th launch in 2018.
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This Falcon 9 rocket booster completed its third launch and landing in six months. Every flight and reflight allows us to validate the rocket’s performance against predictions and maximize reliability on future flights.
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Rapid rocket reusability is key to reducing costs and enabling large groups of people to travel to space and ultimately live on other planets.
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Falcon 9 and Dragon went vertical early this morning ahead of today’s resupply mission to the @Space_Station. Dragon is loaded with more than 5,600 pounds of cargo; all systems and weather are for go for launch at 1:16 p.m. EST, 18:16 UTC. spacex.com/webcast
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T-30 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of Dragon for its sixteenth mission to the @Space_Station. Launch webcast will go live ~20 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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