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Falcon 9 Block 5 | TRACERS

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Mission brief

The flight at a glance.

NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, consisting of two identical satellites that will orbit Earth in tandem (one following the other), will help understand magnetic re-connection and its effects in Earth’s atmosphere. Magnetic re-connection occurs when activity from the Sun interacts with Earth’s magnetic field. By understanding this process, scientists will be able to better understand and prepare for impacts of solar activity on Earth. Hitchhiking small satellites: * Athena EPIC (Economical Payload Integration Cost) * Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) * Relativistic Electron Atmospheric Loss (REAL)

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Published flight sequence

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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+00:01:12

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:13

    MECO

  7. T+00:02:17

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:21

    Stage 1 Flip

  9. T+00:02:24

    SES-1

  10. T+00:02:30

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

  11. T+00:02:56

    Fairing Separation

  12. T+00:03:26

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

  13. T+00:06:04

    Entry Burn Startup

  14. T+00:06:21

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  15. T+00:07:12

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  16. T+00:07:46

    Stage 1 Landing

  17. T+00:08:02

    SECO-1

  18. T+00:50:44

    SES-2

  19. T+00:50:47

    SECO-2

  20. T+00:54:30

    Payload Separation

  21. T+00:54:50

    Payload Separation

  22. T+01:05:40

    SES-3

  23. T+01:05:41

    SECO-3

  24. T+01:30:07

    SES-4

  25. T+01:30:08

    SECO-4

  26. T+01:34:26

    Payload Separation

  27. T+01:40:41

    Payload Separation

  28. T+01:44:46

    Payload Separation

  29. T+01:45:06

    Payload Separation

  30. T+01:45:26

    Payload Separation