{"id":13954,"date":"2018-03-05T20:31:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T12:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/falcon-9-launch-timeline-with-hispasat-30w-6\/"},"modified":"2018-03-05T20:31:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T12:31:50","slug":"falcon-9-launch-timeline-with-hispasat-30w-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/falcon-9-launch-timeline-with-hispasat-30w-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcon 9 launch timeline with Hispasat 30W-6"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, heading due east over the Atlantic Ocean to deliver the Hispasat 30W-6 communications satellite into orbit around 33 minutes later.<\/p>\n

The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket is poised for launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 12:33 a.m. EST (0533 GMT) Tuesday at the opening of a two-hour launch window.<\/p>\n

Perched atop the rocket is the Hispasat 30W-6 communications satellite, a spacecraft manufactured by Space Systems\/Loral to provide video, data and broadband services across the Americas, Europe and North Africa. The tri-band satellite, owned by Madrid-based Hispasat, will replace an aging telecom craft launched in 2002.<\/p>\n

The Falcon 9 rocket\u2019s first stage booster will not be recovered due to unfavorable weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean downrange from Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n

The timeline below outlines the launch sequence for the Falcon 9 flight with Hispasat 30W-6.<\/p>\n

Data source: SpaceX<\/strong><\/p>\n

T-0:00:00: Liftoff<\/b><\/p>\n

\"After
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

T+0:01:10: Mach 1<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Mach 1, the speed of sound, as the nine Merlin 1D engines provide more than 1.7 million pounds of thrust.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:01:18: Max Q<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Max Q, the point of maximum aerodynamic pressure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:02:35: MECO<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Falcon 9\u2019s nine Merlin 1D engines shut down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:02:37: Stage 1 Separation<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Falcon 9\u2019s first stage separates from the second stage moments after MECO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:02:39: First Ignition of Second Stage<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The second stage Merlin 1D vacuum engine ignites for a six-minute burn to put the rocket and Hispasat 30W-6 into a preliminary parking orbit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:03:39: Fairing Jettison<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The 5.2-meter (17.1-foot) diameter payload fairing jettisons once the Falcon 9 rocket ascends through the dense lower atmosphere. The 43-foot-tall fairing is made of two clamshell-like halves composed of carbon fiber with an aluminum honeycomb core.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:08:39: SECO 1<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket shuts down after reaching a preliminary low-altitude orbit. The upper stage and Hispasat 30W-6 begin a coast phase scheduled to last more than 18 minutes before the second stage Merlin vacuum engine reignites.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:26:38: Second Ignition of Second Stage<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Falcon 9\u2019s second stage Merlin engine restarts to propel the Hispasat 30W-6 communications satellite into a supersynchronous transfer orbit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:27:33: SECO 2<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Merlin engine shuts down after a short burn to put the Hispasat 30W-6 satellite in the proper orbit for deployment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:32:51: Hispasat 30W-6 Separation<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Hispasat 30W-6 satellite separates from the Falcon 9 rocket in a geostationary transfer orbit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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