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Falcon 9 Block 5 | EarthCARE
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint mission of ESA and JAXA. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and atmosphere.
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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Startup
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- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:07
Max-Q
- T+00:02:19
MECO
- T+00:02:23
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:24
Stage 1 Flip
- T+00:02:24
SES-1
- T+00:02:36
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+00:02:46
Fairing Separation
- T+00:03:19
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+00:06:19
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:38
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:07:30
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:07:46
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:08:41
SECO-1
- T+00:10:42
Payload Separation