{"id":11639,"date":"2021-06-03T18:13:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T10:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/launch-timeline-for-spacexs-22nd-space-station-resupply-mission\/"},"modified":"2021-06-03T18:13:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T10:13:37","slug":"launch-timeline-for-spacexs-22nd-space-station-resupply-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/launch-timeline-for-spacexs-22nd-space-station-resupply-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch timeline for SpaceX\u2019s 22nd space station resupply mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in less than 10 minutes Thursday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying more than 7,300 pounds of supplies and experiments.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff is set for 1:29 p.m. EDT (1729 GMT) Thursday from pad 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida<\/p>\n<p>It will be the 120th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, and SpaceX\u2019s 17th launch of the year. Working under contract to NASA, Saturday\u2019s launch will be the 22nd of least 29 SpaceX resupply missions to depart for the space station under two separate cargo transportation contracts.<\/p>\n<p>The resupply mission, known as CRS-22 or SpaceX-22, will be the second flight of SpaceX\u2019s new-generation Dragon cargo spacecraft, an automated, unpiloted capsule based on the new human-rated Crew Dragon spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>The illustrated timeline below outlines the launch sequence for the Falcon 9 flight with the Dragon spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>Three ignitions of the first stage engines after separation will steer the booster toward a landing on SpaceX\u2019s drone ship \u201cOf Course I Still Love You\u201d nearly 200 miles (about 300 kilometers) northeast of Florida\u2019s Space Coast. Here are key times for the landing maneuvers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>T+plus 2 minutes, 43 seconds:<\/strong> First stage boost-back burn begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>T+plus 5 minutes, 52 seconds:&nbsp;<\/strong>First stage entry burn begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>T+plus 7 minutes, 41 seconds:&nbsp;<\/strong>First stage landing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first two burns will be performed using three of the Falcon 9\u2019s nine Merlin first stage engines. The final landing burn will occur using just the center engine.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>T-0:00:00: Liftoff<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49036\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49036\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/KED_7041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/KED_7041.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/KED_7041-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/KED_7041-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/KED_7041-678x454.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the rocket\u2019s nine Merlin engines pass an automated health check, hold-down clamps will release the Falcon 9 booster for liftoff from pad 39A<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:01:12: Max Q<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14114\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14114\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16697946612_716df5ec66_k.jpg\" alt=\"The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Max Q, the point of maximum aerodynamic pressure.\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16697946612_716df5ec66_k.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16697946612_716df5ec66_k-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Max Q, the point of maximum aerodynamic pressure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:02:26: MECO<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13093\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13093\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/f9_meco-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Falcon 9\u2019s nine Merlin 1D engines shut down.\" width=\"675\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/f9_meco-2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/f9_meco-2-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Falcon 9\u2019s nine Merlin 1D engines shut down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:02:30: Stage 1 Separation<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13094\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13094\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/f9_staging1.jpg\" alt=\"The Falcon 9\u2019s first stage separates from the second stage moments after MECO.\" width=\"676\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/f9_staging1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/f9_staging1-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Falcon 9\u2019s first stage separates from the second stage moments after MECO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:02:37: Second Stage Ignition<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52063\" style=\"width: 679px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-52063\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/merlinvac.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/merlinvac.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/merlinvac-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/merlinvac-678x503.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/merlinvac-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/merlinvac-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The second stage Merlin 1D vacuum engine ignites for an approximately six-minute burn to put the Dragon spacecraft into orbit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:08:39: SECO<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14116\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14116\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_4.jpg\" alt=\"The second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket shuts down after reaching a target orbit with a low point of approximately 124 miles (200 kilometers), a high point of approximately 223 miles (360 kilometers) and an inclination of 51.6 degrees. The second stage will reignite for a de-orbit burn soon after deploying the Dragon spacecraft, aiming for a destructive re-entry over the Southern Ocean south of Australia.\" width=\"675\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_4.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_4-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket shuts down after reaching a elliptical target orbit at an inclination of 51.6 degrees. The second stage will later reignite for a de-orbit burn, falling back into the atmosphere for a destructive re-entry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:11:52: Dragon Separation<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49050\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49050 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dragon2sep.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dragon2sep.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dragon2sep-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dragon2sep-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dragon2sep-678x363.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dragon spacecraft separates from the Falcon 9 rocket\u2019s second stage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:12:38: Dragon Nose Cone Opens<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49580\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49580\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crs21_undock1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crs21_undock1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crs21_undock1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crs21_undock1-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crs21_undock1-678x413.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The nose cone on the front end of the Cargo Dragon capsule opens, exposing the craft\u2019s docking port.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in less than 10 minutes Thursday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying more than 7,300 pounds of supplies and experiments. Liftoff is set for 1:29 p.m. EDT (1729 GMT) Thursday from pad 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11639"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11639\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}