Hera
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
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Weather Forecast During Launch
According to weather officials, there's a 60% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule. The forecast calls for a temperature of 73°F, overcast clouds, 100% cloud cover and a wind speed of 14mph.
Trajectory
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Rocket Launch Timeline
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| T- 00 : 38 : 00 | GO for Prop Load Launch director verifies go for propellant load |
| T- 00 : 35 : 00 | Stage 1 LOX Load Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage |
| T- 00 : 35 : 00 | Prop Load Start of propelland loading |
| T- 00 : 16 : 00 | Stage 2 LOX Load Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage |
| T- 00 : 07 : 00 | Engine Chill Start of engine chilling |
| T- 00 : 01 : 00 | Tank Press Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels |
| T- 00 : 01 : 00 | Startup The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks |
| T- 00 : 00 : 45 | GO for Launch Launch director verifies go for launch |
| T- 00 : 00 : 03 | Ignition Start of the engine ignition sequence |
| T+ 00 : 00 : 00 | Liftoff First upwards movement of the rocket |
| T+ 00 : 01 : 14 | Max-Q Maximum dynamic pressure |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 41 | MECO Cut-off of the main engine |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 44 | Stage 2 Separation Separation of the second stage from the first |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 51 | SES-1 First start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 33 | Fairing Separation Separation of the payload fairing |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 33 | Fairing Separation Separation of the payload fairing |
| T+ 00 : 07 : 39 | SECO-1 First cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 07 : 39 | SECO-1 First cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 52 : 22 | SES-2 Second start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 54 : 00 | SECO-1 First cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 01 : 16 : 02 | Payload Separation Final deployment of the payload from the rocket |
Mission
Hera
- Type: Robotic Exploration
- Orbit: Asteroid
- Launch Cost: $52,000,000
Hera is a space mission in development at the European Space Agency in its Space Safety program. Its primary objective is to study the Didymos binary asteroid system that was impacted by DART and contribute to validation of the kinetic impact method to deviate a near-Earth asteroid in a colliding trajectory with Earth. It will measure the size and the morphology of the crater created by and momentum transferred by an artificial projectile impacting an asteroid, which will allow measuring the efficiency of the deflection produced by the impact. It will also analyze the expanding debris cloud caused by the impact.
Location
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 291 rockets, including 291 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1006 rocket launches.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Rocket
SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Landing
Core B1061
The Falcon 9 booster B1061 is expended during this mission. Booster B1061 last launched 10/07/2024 and has seen 22 successful launches and landings. Booster which launched Crew-1, Crew-2 and IXPE. Expended for the launch of Hera.
Atlantic Ocean - ATL
Atlantic Ocean
Expended - EXP
Vehicle did not perform any landing operations after launch
Agency
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
LONG LIVE THE FALCON….
GREAT LAUNCH YET AGAIN.