| T-minus 10 hours | 
Power Vehicle | 
| Launch controllers power up the Falcon 9 rocket for countdown operations. | 
	
		
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| T-minus 4 hours | 
Begin RP-1 Loading | 
	
| Highly-refined kerosene - a product called RP-1 - begins flowing into the Falcon 9 rocket's first and second stages. | 
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| T-minus 3 hours, 20 minutes | 
Begin LOX Loading | 
	
| Liquid oxygen begins flowing into the Falcon 9 rocket's first and second stages. | 
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| T-minus 3 hours, 15 minutes | 
Fueling Complete | 
	
| The Falcon 9's propellant tanks are full. Cryogenic liquid oxygen will continue to be replenished until the final minutes of the countdown. | 
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| T-minus 13 minutes | 
Final Readiness Poll | 
	
| The launch team is polled for their "go" or "no go" for entering the terminal countdown. | 
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| T-minus 10 minutes | 
Terminal Countdown Autosequence Start | 
	
| The computer-controlled terminal countdown automatic sequence begins at T-minus 10 minutes. | 
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| T-minus 9 minutes | 
Begin Merlin Engine Chilldown | 
	
| Pre-valves open to allow super-cold liquid oxygen to flow into the Falcon 9's nine first stage Merlin 1D engines to condition the engine turbopumps for ignition. | 
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| T-minus 6 minutes | 
Align Flight Computer/Internal Power | 
| The Falcon 9's flight computer is aligned for flight, and the rocket is transitioned to internal power supplies. | 
	
		
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| T-minus 3 minutes | 
Terminate LOX Loading/FTS Internal Power | 
	
| The liquid oxygen replenishment to the rocket's first and second stages ends and the system is readied for liftoff. And the rocket's flight termination system is switched to internal power. | 
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| T-minus 2 minutes | 
SpaceX Reports GO | 
	
| The SpaceX launch director confirms the Falcon 9 is "go" for launch. | 
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| T-minus 2 minutes | 
Air Force Range Reports GO | 
	
| The U.S. Air Force range safety officer verifies "go" for launch. | 
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| T-minus 1 minute | 
Flight Computer in Start-Up Mode | 
	
| The Falcon 9 flight computer is commanded to start-up mode, and the launch pad's Niagara and deck water systems are activated. | 
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| T-minus 50 seconds | 
First Stage Steering Check | 
	
| The thrust vector control, or gimbal, system on the first stage's Merlin 1D engines is checked for launch. | 
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| T-minus 40 seconds | 
Pressurize Propellant Tanks | 
	
| The Falcon 9's first and second stage propellant tanks are pressurized for flight. | 
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| T-minus 3 seconds | 
Start Engine Ignition Sequence | 
	
| The engine controller commands the Falcon 9's nine Merlin 1D first stage engines to ignite, followed by a computer health check to verify the engines are healthy before liftoff. | 
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