SpaceX Falcon Heavy - Watch The First 6 Launch Highlights - video Dailymotion

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With SpaceX preparing to launch. the 7th Falcon Heavy mission, relive the first six launches.  Falcon Heavy Test Flight - 02-06-18 ArabSat-6 mission - 04-01-19 Space Test Program 2 (STP-2) mission - 06-25-19 USSF-44 mission - 11-01-22 USSF-67 mission - 01-15-23 Viasat 3 Americas mission - 04-30-23  Footage courtesy: SpaceX | mash mix by Space.com

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00:00 Falcon Heavy is configured for flight.

00:01 - T-minus 15, stand by for terminal count.

00:03 And nine, eight, six, five, four, three, two, one.

00:11 (crowd cheering)

00:18 - Falcon Heavy!

00:21 (crowd cheering)

00:48 - T-plus 30 seconds, if you can hear me over the cheering.

00:52 Falcon Heavy heading to space on our test flight.

00:56 Building on the history of Saturn V Apollo,

00:59 returning pad 39A to interplanetary mission.

01:02 We're getting ready to throttle down for Max Q.

01:06 (crowd cheering)

01:09 (crowd cheering)

01:12 - Vehicle is supersonic.

01:24 - You've heard the call out, vehicle is supersonic.

01:27 - T-minus 15 seconds.

01:30 - Vehicle's flight pressure.

01:31 - And nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.

01:39 (crowd cheering)

01:42 - Vehicle's mission coverage.

01:57 - And we're beginning B-flying.

02:00 (crowd cheering)

02:03 - Enter core at deep throttle.

02:16 - T-plus 33 seconds into flight.

02:20 Under the power of 5.1 million pounds of thrust,

02:23 Falcon Heavy is headed to space.

02:26 We're throttling down at T-plus 40 seconds

02:28 and prepare for maximum dynamic pressure.

02:31 - Power and telemetry are nominal.

02:35 - We're hearing reports.

02:38 Power and telemetry are nominal.

02:40 - Vehicle is supersonic.

02:46 - You may have heard the call out on net one.

02:49 Vehicle is supersonic.

02:51 Side boosters are throttling back up on power

02:54 as we're through the period of maximum dynamic pressure.

02:58 (crowd cheering)

03:01 - T-minus 15 seconds.

03:02 And nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.

03:11 Zero.

03:17 - Okay, position.

03:19 (plane engine roaring)

03:23 - T-plus mission downrange.

03:30 (plane engine roaring)

03:33 - T-plus 25 seconds into flight

03:45 under the thrust of over 5 million pounds.

03:48 Falcon Heavy is headed to space.

03:51 We're getting ready to throttle down

03:53 for passing through the period of maximum dynamic pressure.

03:57 We've heard call out of throttle bucket for side core.

04:03 We're through max Q.

04:04 - Vehicle is supersonic.

04:18 - Everything continuing to look good

04:20 on the Merlin 1D engines.

04:22 We're throttling back up on the side boosters to full power.

04:27 A minute 15 seconds into flight.

04:33 Performance looks nominal.

04:35 - T-minus 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three,

04:47 two, one.

04:48 - Zero.

04:50 Lift off.

04:51 (plane engine roaring)

04:55 - Vehicle is pitching downrange.

05:07 - And with the chamber pressure nominal.

05:10 (plane engine roaring)

05:14 (crowd cheering)

05:17 (crowd cheering)

05:35 - Nominal power and kilometry.

05:42 - 5,000 pounds of thrust headed to space.

05:46 The throttle down in preparation for max Q,

05:50 moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket.

05:53 - Falcon Heavy is supersonic.

05:54 - There we just heard the call out

05:55 that the vehicle is now traveling faster

05:57 than the speed of sound.

05:58 What a beautiful sight.

06:00 - 15 seconds.

06:09 - T-minus 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four,

06:14 three, two, one.

06:19 Engine full power.

06:21 And lift off of USFM 67.

06:23 Go Falcon Heavy.

06:25 Go Space Force.

06:39 - Extra chamber pressures are nominal.

06:40 - T-plus 40 seconds into flight

07:02 under the power of 5 million pounds of thrust.

07:06 - Power and telemetry nominal.

07:07 - Falcon Heavy is headed to space.

07:11 Now we did throttle down the engines

07:13 around the T-plus 40 second mark.

07:15 - Vehicle is supersonic.

07:16 - In preparation for max Q.

07:18 - Max Q.

07:19 - And great call out there

07:20 that we have passed through max Q.

07:23 That's the largest mechanical stress

07:25 on the vehicle on ascent.

07:27 And incredible, incredible views there on your screen.

07:32 Falcon Heavy in flight.

07:37 - T-minus 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four,

07:42 three, two, one.

07:47 Engines full power.

07:49 And lift off of Viasat 3.

07:52 Go Viasat.

07:53 Go Falcon Heavy.

07:54 - Vehicle is pitching downrange.

08:03 - And when the chamber pressure is nominal.

08:05 (engine roaring)

08:08 - We are 30 seconds into flight

08:20 under the power of 5 million pounds of thrust.

08:24 Falcon Heavy is headed to space.

08:26 Now we are throttling down our engines

08:30 on those side boosters

08:31 and that's in preparation for max Q.

08:33 - Power and telemetry nominal.

08:35 - Max Q is the moment of peak mechanical stress.

08:39 - Falcon Heavy is supersonic.

08:41 - Peak mechanical stress on the vehicle.

08:43 So we do slow down the vehicle

08:44 to get through this period of high stress.

08:48 And once we pass through max Q,

08:49 we will throttle those engines back up

08:51 on those side boosters.

08:52 - Max Q.

08:52 - And great call out.

08:55 We have passed through max Q.

08:57 So we're gonna throttle up those engines again

08:59 on these side boosters.

09:01 (engine roaring)

09:04 You can follow along the telemetry on your left hand,

09:09 on the bottom left hand of your screen.

09:11 You can see the speed and the altitude of the vehicle

09:14 and some incredible views of Falcon Heavy in flight.

09:20 Now, two minutes into flight,

09:23 we will reduce the thrust on the two side boosters again

09:26 and that will be to decrease the forces

09:28 on the vehicle structure.

09:29 And that's because the vehicle is now lighter

09:31 as we're burning through the fuel on the vehicle,

09:34 but the thrust will remain constant.

09:36 Wow, that looks amazing on the screen,

09:44 all three boosters burning bright there.

09:46 (upbeat music)

09:50 (upbeat music)

SpaceX Falcon Heavy - Watch The First 6 Launch Highlights

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