Nova-C IM-2 & Others
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
Rocket Launch Videos
Weather Forecast During Launch
According to weather officials, there's a 99% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. The forecast calls for a temperature of 70°F, scattered clouds, 32% cloud cover and a wind speed of 9mph.
Trajectory
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Rocket Launch Timeline
Enhance your rocket launch experience with a detailed timeline! From pre-launch preparations to post-launch milestones, a well-structured schedule ensures every step—payload prep, safety checks, and liftoff—runs smoothly. Stay informed and follow the action with precision.
| 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 : 18 | Max-Q Maximum dynamic pressure |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 30 | MECO Cut-off of the main engine |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 34 | Stage 2 Separation Separation of the second stage from the first |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 42 | SES-1 First start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 27 | Fairing Separation Separation of the payload fairing |
| T+ 00 : 06 : 15 | Entry Burn Startup Start of the atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 06 : 41 | Entry Burn Shutdown End of the atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 07 : 55 | SECO-1 First cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 08 : 01 | Stage 1 Landing Burn Start of the first stage landing burn |
| T+ 00 : 08 : 31 | Stage 1 Landing Landing of the first stage |
| T+ 00 : 36 : 25 | SES-2 Second start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 37 : 26 | SECO-2 Second cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 43 : 38 | Payload Separation Final deployment of the payload from the rocket |
| T+ 00 : 47 : 28 | Payload Separation Final deployment of the payload from the rocket |
| T+ 00 : 47 : 48 | Payload Separation Final deployment of the payload from the rocket |
| T+ 00 : 48 : 08 | Payload Separation Final deployment of the payload from the rocket |
Mission
Nova-C IM-2 & Others
- Type: Lunar Exploration
- Orbit: Lunar Orbit
- Launch Cost: $52,000,000
This is the second mission of Nova-C lunar lander developed and built by Intuitive Machines. This time it carries a NASA payload called PRIME-1 (Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1), which is to be the first demonstration of in-situ resource utilization on the Moon. PRIME-1 consists of two instruments: TRIDENT drill and Msolo mass spectrometer.
Also on board are:
* Lunar Trailblazer, a small (class D) lunar orbiter, part of NASA's SIMPLEx program, that will detect and map water on the lunar surface to determine how its form, abundance, and location relate to geology. Its mission is to aid in the understanding of lunar water and the Moon's water cycle.
* Odin, a spacecraft for AstroForge, a company that plans to mine asteroid resources. Odin intends to head into deep space to observe near-Earth asteroid 2022 OB5 in preparation for their first retrieval mission. Odin will fly by the asteroid at a distance of about 1 kilometer, arriving 11 months after launch.
* CHIMERA GEO 1, a transfer spacecraft by Epic Aerospace to a geostationary orbit, with the aim of covering an orbital position. For this launch, CHIMERA-GEO is carrying an unidentified 16U cubesat manifested by Exolaunch.
Location
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Launch Complex 39A has witnessed the launch of 201 rockets, including 200 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 259 rocket launches.
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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 B1083
The Falcon 9 first stage B1083 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 9th flight. Booster B1083 last launched 02/27/2025 and has seen 9 successful launches and landings. Booster first flown during the Crew-8 mission.
A Shortfall of Gravitas - ASOG
The fourth ASDS barge, A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) is currently used to recover Falcon 9 and Heavy boosters in the Altantic Ocean.
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship - ASDS
An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.
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.
LOOKOUT MOON WE ARE COMING AGAIN TO STAY THIS TIME.!
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DRILL BABY DRILL…….
Great evening for the launch!