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SpaceX blasts 7 satellites into space on one rocket (CNET News)

2018-05-22
flight thanks configure it for flight 15 ten nine eight seven six five four three two one they're going from panel JC copies will go two hours 47 seconds into flight Falcon 9 performing nominally we're currently throttling down the nine merlin 1d engines on the first stage preparing for the period of maximum dynamic pressure and going supersonic we're seeing the view from a ground camera and obviously we're having trouble with the autofocus but Falcon 9 continues to track down range well power on the merlin 1d engines looks good and avionics power looks good now the sequence of events coming up at t-plus 2:45 we will have main engine cutoff will shut down the nine merlin engines the first stage will then separate and we will light the second stage engine saw those activities coming up in just under 20 seconds from now we're throttling down the engines and preparation for Miko at that conditioned stage 180s we've had a successful shutdown at separation second stage engine has lit major activity coming up in about 14 seconds is separation to the payload fairing separation confirmed you can see three and the alidium Nick satellites of the set of five as I mentioned the grace satellites Manning on top of that but not visible from the kids below the normal trajectory in half minutes into flight we've heard the call out the trajectory is nominal the power in the upper stage engine is good great payload deployed converted we have confirmation of deployment of the base follow-on satellites so if they're the first major milestone today the first satellites have been deployed we're now going into a Coast phase with the second stage with the five iridium next satellites still attached we're just past sixty five minutes since a great launch of Falcon 9 we're setting up for the first of five deployments of iridium next satellites the first satellite planned to deploy in about 25 seconds from now first iridium satellite caleb deploy confirmed and a nice visual confirmation of the first of the five iridium next satellites being deployed off of the dispenser mounted on top of the second stage of Falcon nine coming up on the second deployment in about five seconds from now that could already a satellite payload to play confirmative another nice view of the second iridium satellite being deployed Iridium satellite payload deploy confirmed on nice view of iridium deployment off of the dispenser thanks for letting us share the mission of Falcon 9 with you and join us on our next upcoming flight out of Cape Canaveral at the end of May with that have a great day
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