Europa Clipper
Falcon Heavy
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. The forecast calls for a temperature of 81°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 5mph.
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 : 53 : 00 | GO for Prop Load Launch director verifies go for propellant load |
| T- 00 : 50 : 00 | Stage 1 Propellant Load Start of propellant loading in the first stage |
| T- 00 : 45 : 00 | Stage 1 LOX Load Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage |
| T- 00 : 35 : 00 | Stage 2 Propellant Load Start of propellant loading in the second stage |
| T- 00 : 18 : 30 | 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 : 00 : 59 | 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 : 20 | Tank Press Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels |
| T- 00 : 00 : 06 | 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 : 03 : 03 | SBECO Cut-off of the side boosters |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 07 | Boosters Separation Separation of the side boosters |
| T+ 00 : 04 : 02 | MECO Cut-off of the main engine |
| T+ 00 : 04 : 06 | Stage 2 Separation Separation of the second stage from the first |
| T+ 00 : 04 : 13 | SES-1 First start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 04 : 31 | Fairing Separation Separation of the payload fairing |
| T+ 00 : 07 : 53 | SECO-1 First cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 47 : 40 | SES-2 Second start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 50 : 56 | SECO-2 Second cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 01 : 02 : 12 | Payload Separation Final deployment of the payload from the rocket |
Mission
Europa Clipper
- Type: Planetary Science
- Orbit: Heliocentric N/A
- Launch Cost: $90,000,000
Europa Clipper is the first dedicated mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa. Mission is developed by NASA and comprises of an orbiter spacecraft, which, while in orbit around Jupiter, will perform numerous flybys over Europa. Europa Clipper payload suit included high-resolution cameras and spectrometers for imaging Europa's surface and thin atmosphere, an ice-penetrating radar to search for subsurface water, and a magnetometer and gravity measurements to measure the moon's magnetic field and unlock clues about its ocean and deep interior.
Location
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Launch Complex 39A has witnessed the launch of 208 rockets, including 207 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 266 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 Heavy
The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.
Landing
The booster serial number is unknown at this time. Check back for more details about the booster.
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.
This one is for you Arthur C.Clark & Stanley Kubrick ….2001.
ALL 3 BOOSTERS WILL BE DITCHED?!?
That’s unusual. No fun for those of us who relish seeing boosters landing in tandem. They must need every last ounce of fuel to get the payload on its way to Jupiter.
In A BLINK OF AN EYE………
All these worlds are yours… Except Europa… Attempt no landing there… Unless Hal and Dave say it’s ok… ^^^
“Open the pod bay door HAL”.?………”its full of stars”………….long live 2001…….2010…..& beyound the infinate…..
“Just what do you think you’re doing Dave?”
What, it’s not going to land back at the cape?? I guess I wont be driving 12 hours to see it then.
Will the boosters return to launch site or land on drone ship ?
The booster landing information is listed on this page. The booster will be expended and will not be recovered.