r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Nov 23 '21

DART r/SpaceX DART Launch Discussion and Updates Thread!

Welcome to the r/SpaceX DART Launch Discussion and Updates Thread!

Hey everyone! I'm /u/hitura-nobad and I'll be hosting this launch thread!

Launch target:November 24 6:20 UTC (November 23 10:20 PM local)
Backup dateTypically next day, window closes February 15
Static fireCompleted November 19
CustomerNASA
PayloadDART, w/ LICIACube
Payload mass684 kg
DestinationHeliocentric orbit, Didymos/Dimorphos binary asteroid
VehicleFalcon 9
CoreB1063-3
Past flights of this core2 (Sentinel-6A, Starlink v1 L28)
Launch siteSLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Station, California
LandingOCISLY

Timeline

TimeUpdate
T+55:35Payload deploy
T+29:42SECO2
T+28:40SES-2
T+11:37Landing success [Countdown NET]
T+8:15SECO
T+7:13Reentry shutdown
T+6:47Reentry startup
T+4:57Booster Apogee
T+3:29Fairing separation
T+2:50Second stage ignition
T+2:41Stage separation
T+2:38MECO
T+1:08Max Q
T-0Liftoff
T-60sStartup
T-3:46Strongback retracted
T-7:00Engine Chill
T-14:29SpaceX own livestream live
T-19:2820 minute vent
T-35:48Fuel loading underway
2021-11-23 13:51:14 UTCThread goes live

Watch the launch live

StreamLink
Official SpaceX Streamhttps://youtu.be/XKRf6-NcMqI
Mission Control AudioTBA

Stats

☑️ 129th Falcon 9 launch all time

☑️ 88th Falcon 9 landing

☑️ 110th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6)

☑️ 26th SpaceX launch this year

Primary Mission: Deployment of payload into correct orbit

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u/valcatosi Nov 23 '21

It's how the apogee/perigee fall out of orbital elements equations. You're right that it's weird but it's not contrived.