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USSF-317 MissionOpen source

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Mission details

A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.

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Planned timeline

Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.

  1. T−00:38:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  3. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  4. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  5. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  6. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

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  1. T−00:01:00

    Startup

  2. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  3. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  4. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  5. T+00:01:07

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:26

    MECO

  7. T+00:02:29

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:36

    SES-1

  9. T+00:02:58

    Fairing Separation

  10. T+00:06:06

    Entry Burn Startup

  11. T+00:06:30

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  12. T+00:07:52

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  13. T+00:08:11

    Stage 1 Landing

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Mission statusTo Be Confirmed Go for Launch