{"id":14867,"date":"2017-02-17T21:09:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T13:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/launch-timeline-for-spacexs-10th-space-station-resupply-mission\/"},"modified":"2017-02-17T21:09:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T13:09:03","slug":"launch-timeline-for-spacexs-10th-space-station-resupply-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/launch-timeline-for-spacexs-10th-space-station-resupply-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch timeline for SpaceX\u2019s 10th space station resupply mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in 10 minutes Saturday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying nearly 5,500 pounds of supplies and experiments.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff is set for 1501:32 GMT (10:01:32 a.m. EST) Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center\u2019s launch pad 39A.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the 30th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, and the 10th launch of the booster\u2019s latest configuration with higher-thrust engines and densified super-cold propellants.<\/p>\n<p>The launch will be the 10th of least 26 resupply missions under contract to SpaceX 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 experimental descent and landing attempt of the first stage booster at Landing Zone 1, a former Atlas missile launch facility about 9 miles (15 kilometers) south of pad 39A.<\/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, 41 seconds:<\/strong> First stage boost-back burn begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>T+plus 6 minutes, 32 seconds:&nbsp;<\/strong>First stage entry burn begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>T+plus 7 minutes, 33 seconds:&nbsp;<\/strong>First stage landing burn begins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Touchdown at Landing Zone 1 should occur shortly after the start of the landing burn with only the center Merlin 1D engine firing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>T-0:00:00: Liftoff<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14112\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14112\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_1.jpg\" alt=\"After the rocket\u2019s nine Merlin engines pass an automated health check, hold-down clamps will release the Falcon 9 booster for liftoff from Complex 40.\" width=\"675\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_1.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_1-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14112\" 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+0:01:13: Mach 1<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14113\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14113\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_2.png\" alt=\"The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Mach 1, the speed of sound.\" width=\"675\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_2.png 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f9timeline_2-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Mach 1, the speed of sound.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:01:15: 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+0:02:21: 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=\"auto, (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+0:02:24: 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+0:02:32: 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 7-minute burn to put the Dragon spacecraft into orbit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:09:05: 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 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 is expected to 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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>T+0:10:05: 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 10 minutes Saturday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying nearly 5,500 pounds of supplies and experiments. Liftoff is set for 1501:32 GMT (10:01:32 a.m. EST) Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center\u2019s launch pad 39A. 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