| T-00:00 |
Liftoff |
| After the rocket's nine Merlin engines pass an automated health check, four hold-down clamps will release the Falcon 9 booster for liftoff from Complex 40. |
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| T+01:10 |
Mach 1 |
| The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Mach 1, the speed of sound. |
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| T+01:23 |
Max Q |
| The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Max Q, the point of maximum aerodynamic pressure. |
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| T+02:41 |
MECO |
| Moments after two of the Falcon 9's first stage engines shut down, the remaining seven Merlin engines cut off at an altitude of 80 kilometers, or about 50 miles, and a velocity of Mach 10. |
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| T+02:44 |
Stage 1 Separation |
| The Falcon 9's first stage separates from the second stage three seconds after MECO. |
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| T+02:48 |
Stage 2 Ignition |
| The second stage Merlin vacuum engine ignites for a nearly seven-minute burn to inject the Dragon payload into orbit. |
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| T+03:25 |
Nose Cone Jettison |
| The nose cone covering the Dragon spacecraft's berthing port is jettisoned after the rocket climbs above the dense lower atmosphere. |
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| T+09:40 |
SECO |
| The second stage Merlin vacuum engine shuts down after reaching a target orbit with a low point of 310 kilometers (192 miles), a high point of 340 kilometers (211 miles), and an inclination of 51.6 degrees. |
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| T+10:15 |
Dragon Separation |
| The Dragon spacecraft separates from the Falcon 9 second stage to begin pursuit of the International Space Station. |
| T+12:00 |
Begin Solar Array Deployment |
| Dragon's two power-producing solar arrays begin unfolding after their covers are jettisoned. The solar arrays extend 54 feet tip-to-tip. |
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