Falcon 9 - SES-9 Flight Profile
Launch / Landing Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| T-0:00:03 | Merlin Engine Ignition |
| T-0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| T~0:00:18 | Pitch Kick & Roll Maneuver |
| T~0:01:10 | Mach 1 |
| T~0:01:15 | Maximum Dynamic Pressure |
| T~0:01:35 | Stage 2 - Merlin Vac Engine Chilldown |
| T+0:02 | Merlin Throttle Down |
| T+0:02:36 | MECO - First Stage Cutoff |
| T+0:02:40 | Stage Separation |
| T~0:02:45 | 1st Stage Maneuver out of 2nd Stage Plume |
| 1st Stage Re-Orientation to Engines first | |
| T+0:02:47 | Mvac Ignition |
| T+0:03:42 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
| T+0:04 | 1st Stage Boost-Back Burn (45-60 sec) |
| T+0:08 | 1st Stage Re-Entry Burn (15-25 sec) |
| T+0:08 | 2nd Stage Terminal Guidance Mode |
| T+0:08 | 2nd Stage Flight Termination System safe |
| T+0:09:01 | 2nd Stage Engine Shutdown |
| T+0:10 | 1st Stage Landing Burn (30-40 sec) |
| T+0:10 | 1st Stage Landing |
| T+0:27:07 | Second Stage Re-Start |
| T+0:27:55 | Second Stage Cutoff |
| T+0:31:24 | SES-9 Separation |
Downrange Safety Zones and ASDS Location
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