00:00 Falcon nine is in startup.
00:02 And there's that call out.
00:04 The internal flight computers have now taken over the launch countdown.
00:08 Now we're just waiting for the final call from the launch director.
00:12 Starlink 69, go for launch.
00:19 And great news. All systems are go for launch.
00:23 So let's watch as Falcon 9 takes our 22 Starlink satellites into space.
00:29 T minus 30 seconds.
00:32 T minus 15 seconds.
00:47 T minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
00:57 Ignition and liftoff.
01:00 Go Falcon. Go Starlink.
01:03 Vehicle is pitching downrange.
01:11 Stage one propulsion is nominal.
01:15 Stage one propulsion is nominal.
01:17 At T plus 35 seconds into flight, Falcon 9 has successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 from Cape Canaveral, Florida,
01:43 at 117 a.m. Eastern time.
01:45 Nominal power and telemetry.
01:47 Now we are throttling down the engines in preparation for max Q, which is coming up here in about 20 seconds.
01:55 That is the largest amount of external stresses that the vehicle will see on ascent.
02:01 Vehicle is supersonic.
02:05 Max Q.
02:14 And there's that call out that we just passed through, that period of maximum dynamic pressure.
02:21 Now we will throttle these engines back up.
02:24 And seeing some great views of Falcon 9 and those nine Merlin engines lit up there on your screen.
02:33 And back engine chill has started.
02:35 And we do have a few events coming up here back to back.
02:42 That will be MECO, stage separation, SES-1, as well as fairing separation.
02:48 MECO is where we will shut down all nine of those engines that you see lit up right there on your screen.
02:54 And that will help slow the vehicle down in preparation for stage separation.
02:59 Stage 1 will begin to make its way back down to Earth, scheduled to land on just read the instructions today.
03:05 And stage 2 will continue with SES-1, which is second stage engine start 1.
03:10 And we will ignite that MVEC engine on the second stage as it carries the payload to its targeted drop-off orbit.
03:18 And then shortly after, we will have fairing separation.
03:22 And those events are coming up here in just a few seconds.
03:28 Main engine cutoff.
03:30 Stage separation confirmed.
03:34 MVEC ignition.
03:40 And great views there on your screen.
03:46 We just had MECO stage separation.
03:49 And you can see on your right-hand screen that the MVEC engine has ignited.
03:53 The grid fins on your left-hand screen, the grid fins on the first stage are currently deploying.
03:59 Fairing separation confirmed.
04:04 And there you can see on your right-hand screen, those fairing halves deployed from the second stage.
04:11 They're now returning back to Earth.
04:13 And the fairing halves supporting today's mission have flown on previous missions,
04:18 with one flying for its 10th time and the other for its 11th flight.
04:23 We'll be attempting to recover both fairing halves using our recovery vessel, Doug.
04:44 Now what you're seeing on your screen, on the right-hand screen, is a view of the second stage looking at our MVEC engine.
04:50 And on your left-hand screen is a view...
04:53 ...is a view from on Earth looking at the second stage MVEC engine.
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05:10 Designed and manufactured by SpaceX, Starlink is the world's largest satellite Internet constellation.
05:25 Starlink satellites operate in low Earth orbit,
05:28 which enables the delivery of high-speed, low-latency Internet to people living in remote and rural locations around the globe.
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06:04 As I mentioned previously, today's Starlink mission marks SpaceX's 55th mission just this year, and 254th mission overall.
06:13 Now coming up on the first stage vehicle will be the entry burn.
06:19 That's the first of two burns that will help it prepare for landing today.
06:24 And you're not seeing stage one on your screen, but you are seeing a view of the MVEC engine on the second stage.
06:31 [acquisition of signal, Bermuda]
06:34 Now entry burn is where we will reignite three of the nine M1D engines on the first stage vehicle,
06:46 and that helps slow the vehicle down in preparation for re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
06:51 After the entry burn concludes,
06:56 the atmosphere will actually help scrub most of the velocity on the vehicle until we start up the landing burn.
07:03 Stage one FTSO is safe.
07:11 Stage one entry burn start up.
07:15 And there you can see on your left-hand screen a view of the first stage and the engines reigniting on the vehicle.
07:23 This is the entry burn that lasts about 20 seconds long.
07:27 Stage one entry burn shutdown.
07:33 Stage two FTSO safe.
07:38 As you can see those engines shut down on your screen.
07:42 The entry burn is now complete.
07:44 Again, the atmosphere will help scrub most of the velocity on the first stage vehicle,
07:49 and then we will ignite just a single E9 engine in preparation for landing,
07:55 which is powerful enough to slow down the vehicle to touchdown on -- just read the instructions tonight.
08:02 Nominal trajectory.
08:05 And that landing burn is coming up here in about a minute.
08:09 Shortly after the vehicle is scheduled to land,
08:17 we will also have SECO one, or second engine cutoff one.
08:21 So you may hear those callouts very closely to each other.
08:27 Stage one transonic.
08:32 And you just heard that callout that stage one is transonic.
08:43 That means that the vehicle is traveling near the speed of sound.
08:47 Again, the landing burn is coming up here in about 15 seconds or so.
08:52 Stage one landing burn.
09:04 And there you can see on your screen that the landing burn has begun.
09:08 So let's watch as Falcon 9 prepares to touchdown on -- just read the instructions.
09:14 Landing leg deploy.
09:19 Stage one landing confirmed.
09:27 And as you just saw that Falcon 9 has touchdown on our drone ship.
09:33 Just read the instructions.
09:35 [ Silence ]
09:43 And vac shutdown.
09:45 [ Silence ]
09:51 And we just had SECO one.
09:53 [ Silence ]
09:59 Stage one on everyone.
10:01 Nominal orbit insertion.
10:03 [ Silence ]
10:05 And there's that callout for good orbit.
10:08 Today's landing marks our 216th overall landing of an orbital class rocket,
10:14 including Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy missions.
10:17 And with confirmation of successful first stage landing and second engine cutoff,
10:22 that wraps up our coverage for now.
10:24 Be sure to check our social media for confirmation of Starlink deployment.
10:28 Thanks for watching, and we will see you next time.
10:31 [MUSIC PLAYING]
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