Dragon SpX-9 - Falcon 9 Launch Profile
Time | Event |
---|---|
T-00:03 | Merlin 1D Engine Ignition |
T-0 | LIFTOFF |
T+00:18 | Pitch & Roll |
T+01:05 | Mach 1 |
T+01:08 | Maximum Dynamic Pressure |
T+01:35 | Merlin 1D Vac Engine Chilldown |
T+02:21 | Main Engine Cutoff |
T+02:24 | Stage Separation |
T+02:29 | 1st Stage Maneuver out of 2nd Stage Plume |
T+02:32 | Stage 2 Ignition |
T+02:42 | 1st Stage Boost-Back Burn (50 sec) |
T~03:30 | Dragon Nose Cone Jettison |
T+06:31 | 1st Stage Re-Entry Burn (Duration: ~15-20sec) |
T+07:38 | 1st Stage Landing Burn |
T~08:15 | Terminal Guidance Mode |
T~08:35 | Flight Termination System Safing |
T+09:02 | Stage 2 Cutoff |
T+09:37 | Dragon Separation |
T+11:00 | Solar Array Deployment |
T+2:19:00 | Guidance, Navigation & Control Bay Door Opening |
Downrange Safety Zones & Air Route Closures


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