PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
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Weather Forecast During Launch
According to weather officials, there's a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Cumulus Cloud Rule.
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 | Startup The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks |
| T- 00 : 01 : 00 | Tank Press Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels |
| 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 : 07 | Max-Q Maximum dynamic pressure |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 19 | MECO Cut-off of the main engine |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 23 | Stage 2 Separation Separation of the second stage from the first |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 30 | SES-1 First start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 36 | Booster Boostback Burn Startup Start of the booster boostback burn |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 16 | Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown End of the booster boostback burn |
| T+ 00 : 04 : 15 | Fairing Separation Separation of the payload fairing |
| T+ 00 : 05 : 46 | Entry Burn Startup Start of the atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 06 : 11 | Entry Burn Shutdown End of the atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 06 : 58 | Stage 1 Landing Burn Start of the first stage landing burn |
| T+ 00 : 07 : 32 | Stage 1 Landing Landing of the first stage |
| T+ 00 : 10 : 20 | SECO-1 First cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 12 : 22 | PACE Deployment Deployment of the PACE spacecraft from the rocket |
Mission
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch Cost: $52,000,000
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) is a NASA Earth observation satellite mission. It will make global ocean color measurements to provide extended data records on ocean ecology and global biogeochemistry (e.g., carbon cycle) along with polarimetry measurements to provide extended data records on clouds and aerosols.
Location
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Find the best place to watch the launch from Florida
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 B1081
The Falcon 9 first stage B1081 has landed back at the launch site after its 4th flight. Booster B1081 last launched 12/05/2024 and has seen 12 successful launches and landings. Launched Crew-7 on its first flight.
A sonic boom is likely to occur a few minutes after launch as the booster returns to the launch site. Be prepared for a loud but thrilling experience! Learn more about rocket launch sonic booms
Landing Zone 1 - LZ-1
LZ-1 Pad located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at the previous LC-13
Return to Launch Site - RTLS
A return to launch site usually means that after stage separation the booster flips and does a burn back towards the launch site, landing near where it initially launched from.
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.
