Transporter-6

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January 3rd 2023, 14:56

Launch Date

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Landing Zone 1

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

B1060-15

Falcon 9 Block 5

SpaceX is targeting 9:56 a.m. ET (14:56 UTC) on Tuesday, January 3 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-6 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34 and 10 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Transporter-6 is SpaceX’s sixth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There will be 114 payloads on this flight, including CubeSats, microsats, picosats, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time.

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Transporter-6 Mission

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Countdown

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    SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load

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    1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins

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    RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins

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    2nd stage LOX loading begins

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    Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch

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    Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks

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    Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins

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    SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch

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    Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start

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    Falcon 9 liftoff

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