Welcome to the Transporter 8 Unofficial Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone! I’m @threelonmusketeers, and I’ll be your host for this launch!
| Scheduled for (UTC) |
Jun 12 2023, 21:30 |
| Scheduled for (local) |
Jun 12 2023, 14:30 PM (PDT) |
| Payload |
Transporter 8 |
| Launch site |
SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster |
B1071-9 |
| Landing |
The Falcon 9 first stage will attempt to land back at the launch site after this flight. |
| Mission success criteria |
Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
Timeline
| Time |
Update |
| T-12h 54m |
Thread goes live |
| T-56m |
Mission control audio goes live |
| T-42m |
Range is ready |
| T-38m |
Clock paused in anticipation of a new T-0 |
| T-40m |
New T-0 of 21:35 UTC |
| T-37m |
Tanks venting for propellant load |
| T-35m |
Launch autosequence has started |
| T-20:05 |
S2 RP-1 load complete |
| T-16:30 |
S2 LOX loading started |
| T-6:49 |
Engine Chill |
| T-6:02 |
S1 RP-1 load complete |
| T-4:47 |
Start of strongback retract |
| T-2:53 |
S1 LOx load complete |
| T-1:36 |
S2 LOx load complete |
| T-60 |
Startup |
| T-42 |
Go for launch |
| T-0 |
Liftoff |
| T+1:03 |
MaxQ |
| T+2:18 |
MECO |
| T+2:21 |
StageSep |
| T+2:30 |
SES-1 |
| T+2:50 |
Boostback burn startup |
| T+3:04 |
Fairing separation |
| T+3:29 |
Boostback burn shutdown |
| T+6:13 |
Entry burn |
| T+7:33 |
Landing burn |
| T+7:50 |
S1 Landing |
| T+8:30 |
SECO-1 |
| T+8:41 |
Nominal orbit |
| T+56:54 |
SES-2 |
| T+56:57 |
SECO-2 |
| T+57:10 |
Nominal orbit |
| T+59:59 |
Deployments begin |
| T+1:24:51 |
Deployments complete; mission success! |
Watch the launch live
Stats
- 254th SpaceX launch all time
- 200th Falcon Family Booster landing! 🥳
- 11th landing on LZ-4
- 215th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)
- 41st SpaceX launch this year
- 12th launch from SLC-4E this year
Stats include F1, F9, FH and Starship
Mission Details 🚀
Participate in the discussion! 🥳
💬 Please comment with small launch updates, discussions, and questions. Let me know if you discover any mistakes.
Mission Control Audio: “This is the launch director with abort instructions. For non-urgent no-go conditions, brief the CE or LD and they will approve aborting the countdown. For urgent issues affecting the safety of the operation, operators shall call ‘hold hold hold’ on the primary countdown net.”