Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent to orbit with the third set of 10 next-generation satellites for Iridium’s voice and data relay fleet.
The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket will lift off Monday at 5:37 a.m. PDT (8:37 a.m. EDT; 1237 GMT) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Data source: SpaceX
T-0:00:00: Liftoff
T+0:01:10: Max-Q
T+0:02:23: MECO
T+0:02:27: Stage 1 Separation
T+0:02:36: Stage 2 Ignition
T+0:03:09: Fairing Jettison
T+0:05:41: Stage 1 Entry Burn
T+0:07:23: Stage 1 Landing
T+0:09:01: SECO 1
T+0:52:02: Stage 2 Restart
T+0:52:05: SECO 2
T+0:57:06: Begin Iridium Deployments
T+1:12:06: End Iridium Deployments
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