{"id":15446,"date":"2016-06-15T00:11:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T16:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/mission-events-timeline-for-falcon-9s-launch-for-abs-and-eutelsat\/"},"modified":"2016-06-15T00:11:08","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T16:11:08","slug":"mission-events-timeline-for-falcon-9s-launch-for-abs-and-eutelsat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/mission-events-timeline-for-falcon-9s-launch-for-abs-and-eutelsat\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission events timeline for Falcon 9\u2019s launch for ABS and Eutelsat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket\u2019s ascent into space from Cape Canaveral with the ABS 2A and Eutelsat 117 West B communications satellites.<\/p>\n

Launch is set for 10:29 a.m. EDT (1429 GMT) on June 15 from Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 40 launch pad. The satellites will be deployed in a supersynchronous transfer orbit, but SpaceX and the customers have not disclosed the exact target orbit parameters.<\/p>\n

The payloads aboard the 26th Falcon 9 launch were manufactured by Boeing in El Segundo, California, and will steer into their operational geostationary orbits with plasma thrusters, and not a conventional liquid-fueled rocket engine.<\/p>\n

The timeline below outlines the launch sequence for the Falcon 9 flight with ABS 2A and Eutelsat 117 West B. It does not include times for the descent and landing attempt of the first stage booster, a secondary objective.<\/p>\n

SpaceX\u2019s landing platform is positioned about 420 miles (680 kilometers) east of Cape Canaveral for the first stage landing attempt, which is expected around 9 minutes after liftoff. Exact times for the recovery maneuvers were not released by SpaceX.<\/p>\n

Data source: SpaceX<\/p>\n

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

\"After
After the rocket\u2019s nine Merlin engines pass an automated health check, four hold-down clamps will release the Falcon 9 booster for liftoff from Complex 40.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:01:13: Mach 1<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Mach 1, the speed of sound.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:01:17: Max Q<\/b><\/p>\n

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

T+0:02:36: MECO<\/b><\/p>\n

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

T+0:02:39: Stage 1 Separation<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Falcon 9\u2019s first stage separates from the second stage three seconds after MECO. The spent stage will descend back to Earth for an attempted landing on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:02:47: Stage 2 Ignition<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The second stage Merlin 1D vacuum engine ignites for a 6-minute, 35-second burn to put the rocket and the ABS 2A and Eutelsat 117 West B satellites into a preliminary parking orbit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:03:34: Fairing Jettison<\/b><\/p>\n

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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+0:09:22: 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 Thaicom 8 begin a coast phase scheduled to last more than 18 minutes before the second stage Merlin vacuum engine reignites.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:25:54: Second Ignition of Second Stage<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Falcon 9\u2019s second stage Merlin engine restarts to propel the ABS 2A and Eutelsat 117 West B communications satellites into a supersynchronous transfer orbit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:26:58: SECO 2<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Merlin engine shuts down after a short burn to put the ABS 2A and Eutelsat 117 West B satellites in the proper orbit for deployment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:30:29: Eutelsat 117 West B Separation<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Eutelsat 117 West B spacecraft, with a launch mass of approximately 2,000 kilograms (4,400 pounds), deploys from the upper position of the dual-payload stack on the Falcon 9 rocket.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:35:29: ABS 2A Separation<\/b><\/p>\n

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The ABS 2A satellite, with a launch mass of about 2,200 kilograms (4,850 pounds), deploys from the lower position of the dual-payload stack on the Falcon 9 rocket.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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