ItisAugust 24th 2017 justpast 11:38 a.m. Andyouarelookingat a liveimageoftheFalconninevehicleatVandenbergAirForceBaseawaitingliftoffwithformersetfivesatellitejustminutesfromnow.
GoodmorningfromSpace X headquartersinHawthorne, CaliforniaMynameisLaurenLions, and I'm a systemcertificationengineerhereinourflightreliabilitydepartment, and I'llbebringingyoutheupdatesfortoday's Webcast.
Nowliftoffisscheduledfor 11:51 a.m. Pacifictime.
6:51 p.m. U T C.
WillbelaunchingtheformerfivesatellitesinlowEarthorbitwayHave a 40 minutelaunchwindow, butwe'regonnashootfortheverytopofthatwindowtodayinourlastlaunchfromBabywastheIridiumtomissionbackinJuneaspartofthatdoubleheader.
Now a stageoneisflyingbackstagewascontinuingonwiththisprimarymission, andthat's thedepositformofthat, norCorbettwillbeflyingat 7.5 kilometrespersecond.
Nowthat's fastenoughtogetustoorbit.
Atthevery, verytopofvehicle, you'llseethe 17 footdiameterpayloadfairingthatis a protectiveshellthatencapsulatesperformanceatfivespacecraft, protectingitfromloadsandalltheaerodynamicforcesthatitseesonthescent.
Thatiswherethecentreengine E nineFalconnine's firstdayjustgoingtoreignite, andthatisgoingtoslowthevehicledowntozerovelocityandhopefullyputitin a positiontolandrighton.
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Now, for a successfulhere, thiswillbethe 15 successfulrecoveryof a Falconninefirststage.