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Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Go for Launch · SpaceX · Kennedy Space Center

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Flight dynamics

VehicleFalcon Heavy
PadLaunch Complex 39A
Window11:26 UTC → 11:26 UTC
Provider record721 flights

Sequence of events

T−53:00GO for Prop Load
T−50:00Stage 1 Propellant Load
T−45:00Stage 1 LOX Load
T−35:00Stage 2 Propellant Load
T−18:30Stage 2 LOX Load
T−07:00Engine Chill
T−00:59Startup
Go for Launch · SpaceX · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA· every number on this board is Launch Library’s

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Full sequence, ticking

Flight Plan

29 milestones · Launch Library 2

Every milestone the provider published for this flight.

  1. T-53:00GO for Prop LoadLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
  2. T-50:00Stage 1 Propellant LoadStart of propellant loading in the first stage
  3. T-45:00Stage 1 LOX LoadStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
  4. T-35:00Stage 2 Propellant LoadStart of propellant loading in the second stage
  5. T-18:30Stage 2 LOX LoadStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
  6. T-7:00Engine ChillStart of engine chilling
  7. T-0:59StartupThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
  8. T-0:45GO for LaunchLaunch director verifies go for launch
  9. T-0:20Tank PressFuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
  10. T-0:06IgnitionStart of the engine ignition sequence
  11. T+0:00LiftoffFirst upwards movement of the rocket
  12. T+1:08Max-QMaximum dynamic pressure
  13. T+2:24SBECOCut-off of the side boosters
  14. T+2:27Boosters SeparationSeparation of the side boosters
  15. T+2:32Boosters FlipFlip maneuver of the side boosters
  16. T+2:43Boosters Boostback Burn StartupStart of the boosters boostback burn
  17. T+3:48Boosters Boostback Burn ShutdownEnd of the boosters boostback burn
  18. T+3:51MECOCut-off of the main engine
  19. T+3:54Stage 2 SeparationSeparation of the second stage from the first
  20. T+4:00SES-1First start of the second engine
  21. T+4:15Fairing SeparationSeparation of the payload fairing
  22. T+6:19Boosters Entry Burn StartupStart of the boosters atmospheric entry burn
  23. T+6:29Boosters Entry Burn ShutdownEnd of the boosters atmospheric entry burn
  24. T+7:23Boosters Landing BurnStart of the boosters landing burn
  25. T+7:40Boosters LandingLanding of the boosters
  26. T+8:28SECO-1First cut-off of the second engine
  27. T+24:33SES-2Second start of the second engine
  28. T+26:32SECO-2Second cut-off of the second engine
  29. T+31:31Payload SeparationFinal deployment of the payload from the rocket

Planned times, published by the launch provider and carried by Launch Library 2 — not measurements. No public feed streams a rocket’s altitude or velocity during ascent, so this site does not show any. Times can move, and a hold moves everything after it.

Ascent profile

Shown when a Flight Club simulation exists for this mission — never another flight’s.

Schedule, vehicle, pad and sequence: Launch Library 2 · trajectory and ascent: Flight Club · the clocks run on yours · data refreshes each minute