LIVE: SpaceX launches new batch of Starlink satellites

complex 40 from Cape Canaveral Florida at 8 50 PM Eastern Time the next major Milestone coming up is Max Q this is when the vehicle experiences the greatest amount of external storage Telemetry nominal as it ascends through the Earth's atmosphere vehicle supersonic Max Q now you just heard that call out for Max Q which again is when the rocket experiences the largest amount of external stress now we're just about one minute away from a series of events those are Mikko or main engine cutoff stage separation scs-1 or second engine start 1 and then following that is fairing separation Miko or main engine cutoff is when all nine of the Merlin 1D engines on the first stage will shut down stage separation is when the first and second stages physically separate and ses1 or second engine start one is where we light the single Merlin vacuum engine on the second stage and fairing separation is when the two fairing halves will separate away from the second stage so let's keep an eye out for those events happening in quick succession State separation confirmed and Vac ignition and good chamber pressure and as you just saw and heard over the Nets we did just have successful Mikko stage separation and second engine start one coming up on Fang separation from the second stage in just a few seconds fairing separation confirmed and there go those two fairing halves we will be attempting to recover both of them today using our recovery vessel Bob both of the fairing halves that are supporting today's Mission are flight proven one half is flying for its seventh time today and the other is flying for its eighth time stage one which you see on the left side of your screen is currently heading back down towards Earth where our drone ship just read the instructions is waiting in the Atlantic Ocean the mvac engine attached to the second stage is continuing its burn this burn should last another two and a half minutes or so designed and manufactured by SpaceX starlink is the world's largest satellite internet constellation Starling satellites operate in a low earth orbit which enables the delivery of high-speed low latency internet to people living in remote and Rural locations all around the globe getting some great views of the sunset here from about 145 kilometers above the surface of the Earth acquisition signal the satellites flying on today's Mission are our second generation satellites following a nominal trajectory these satellites are also called the V2 minis they include a more advanced phased array antenna as well as the use of e-band for backhaul and this enables starlink to provide about four times more capacity per satellite than earlier iterations this means that with these V2 mini satellites we will ultimately be able to provide more bandwidth with increased reliability to connect millions of people around the world with high-speed internet coming up next in the mission in about 30 seconds is the entry burn on the first stage and that's the first of two Burns it will go through in preparation for landing as you can see on the right side of your screen the mvac engine is continuing to accelerate the second stage and the Starling satellites into a low earth orbit we're now traveling over 14 000 kilometers per hour TSO saved stage one entry burn startup and there's that call out for stage one entry burn stage one is now ignited engines one five and nine and this is to slow it down for atmospheric re-entry stage one entry burn shutdown and there's that call out for entry burn shutdown first stage the orange glow you see coming from the mvac nozzle is one of the methods we use to keep the engine cool during burn the nozzle converts thermal energy nominal trajectories the nozzle can convert thermal energy into light energy stage one transonic there's that call out that the first stage is transonic which is the transitional period where the vehicle is no longer traveling the speed of sound coming up next in around 10 seconds should be the landing burn on the first stage stage one Landing burn there's confirmation of stage one Landing burn Al guidance stage one Landing like deploy stage one Landing confirmed there you have it folks this Falcon 9 first stage has now successfully launched and landed for the sixth time should be coming up on second engine cutoff in just a few seconds here Chico nominal orbit insertion and there's that call out we were waiting for second engine cutoff one as well as the confirmation of a good orbit today's Landing marks our 209th overall Landing 209th overall Landing of an orbital class rocket and that includes Falcon 9 and Falcon heavy missions so with confirmation of successful first stage landing and a successful second engine cutoff that will wrap up our coverage for now be sure to check our social media for confirmation of starlink deployment thank you all so much for watching and we will see you next time [Music] thank you [Music] [Music]

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Length: 15min 40sec (940 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 24 2023