{"id":13461,"date":"2018-12-05T18:24:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T10:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/launch-timeline-for-spacexs-16th-resupply-launch-to-the-space-station\/"},"modified":"2018-12-05T18:24:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T10:24:10","slug":"launch-timeline-for-spacexs-16th-resupply-launch-to-the-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/launch-timeline-for-spacexs-16th-resupply-launch-to-the-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch timeline for SpaceX\u2019s 16th resupply launch to the space station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in less than 10 minutes Wednesday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying more than 5,600 pounds of supplies and experiments.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff is set for 1816 GMT (1:16 p.m. EST) Wednesday from Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 40 launch pad.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the 65th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, and SpaceX\u2019s 20th launch of the year. Working under contract to NASA, Friday\u2019s launch will be the 16th of least 26 SpaceX resupply missions to depart for the space station.<\/p>\n<p>The illustrated timeline below outlines the launch sequence for the Falcon 9 flight with the Dragon spacecraft. It does not include times for the descent and landing of the first stage booster at Landing Zone 1, a former Atlas missile launch facility about 6 miles (9 kilometers) south of pad 40.<\/p>\n<p>Three ignitions of the first stage engines after separation will steer the booster back toward Florida\u2019s Space Coast from the northeast. Here are key times for the landing maneuvers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>T+plus 2 minutes, 39 seconds:<\/strong> First stage boost-back burn begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>T+plus 6 minutes, 35 seconds:&nbsp;<\/strong>First stage entry burn begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>T+plus 8 minutes, 17 seconds:&nbsp;<\/strong>First stage landing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Touchdown at Landing Zone 1 should occur during a landing burn with only the first stage\u2019s center Merlin 1D engine firing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>T-0:00:00: Liftoff<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29137\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-29137\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/25728664603_4f5c4cc5ee_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/25728664603_4f5c4cc5ee_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/25728664603_4f5c4cc5ee_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/25728664603_4f5c4cc5ee_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/25728664603_4f5c4cc5ee_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29137\" 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 40.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:00:58: 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+0:02:23: 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+0:02:26: 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+0:02:33: Second Stage Ignition<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14115\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14115\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_3.jpg\" alt=\"The second stage Merlin 1D vacuum engine ignites for an approximately 7-minute burn to put the Dragon spacecraft into orbit.\" width=\"675\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_3.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_3-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The second stage Merlin 1D vacuum engine ignites for an approximately five-and-a-half-minute burn to put the Dragon spacecraft into orbit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:08:51: 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+0:09:51: Dragon Separation<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14117\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14117\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_5.jpg\" alt=\"The Dragon spacecraft separates from the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage.\" width=\"675\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_5.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_5-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dragon spacecraft separates from the Falcon 9 rocket\u2019s second stage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:11:00: Solar Arrays Deployed<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14118\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14118\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_6.jpg\" alt=\"The Dragon spacecraft's two solar array wings extend one-at-a-time to a span of 54 feet (16.5 meters).\" width=\"675\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_6.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_6-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dragon spacecraft\u2019s two solar array wings extend one-at-a-time to a span of 54 feet (16.5 meters).<\/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 Wednesday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying more than 5,600 pounds of supplies and experiments. Liftoff is set for 1816 GMT (1:16 p.m. EST) Wednesday from Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 40 launch pad. 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