Starlink v1.0 (x60) flight 5 - Falcon 9 - KSC LC-39A - 18.03.2020, 12:17 UTC

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03/18/2020 14:21 Stephen Clark

Today's liftoff is timed for 8:16:39 a.m. EDT (1216:39 GMT).

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COVID-19 - меры в НАСА

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03/18/2020 14:32 Stephen Clark

T-minus 44 minutes. SpaceX's launch conductor is expected to poll the Falcon 9 launch team in a few minutes for approval to begin fueling the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket at pad 39A.

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John Kraus  :f09f9a80:‏ @johnkrausphotos 30 мин. назад

Starlink sunrise.

Falcon 9 stands ready to launch the sixth Starlink mission, scheduled to lift off at 8:16am EDT. This falcon booster will be the first to fly a fifth mission.

Watch live → http://www.spacex.com/webcast

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SpaceX @SpaceX 4 мин. назад

Falcon 9, Starlink satellites and weather are go for launch. T-30 minutes until liftoff →  http://spacex.com/webcast ⁠

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03/18/2020 14:51 Stephen Clark

Venting visible at the base of pad 39A suggests fueling of the Falcon 9 rocket is underway this morning.

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 Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 3 мин. назад

Vapors at pad 39A suggest fueling of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is well underway this morning for liftoff at 8:16:39am EDT (1216:39 GMT).
LIVE COVERAGE: https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/03/13/falcon-9-starlink-5-mission-status-center/ ...

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Пошла трансляция SpaceX

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Кстати, а чего они запускают с LC39 - не боятся разнести площадку для пилотируемых пусков?

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03/18/2020 15:12 Stephen Clark

T-minus 4 minutes, 15 seconds. The process to lower the strongback structure at pad 39A has begun with the opening up the cradles around the rocket. The strongback will move to an angle of around 1.5 degrees from the Falcon 9 in preparation for ignition, then further retract at liftoff.

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