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SpaceX Youtube Stream: Formosat-5 Mission

Mission Overview via the Press Kit:

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver FORMOSAT-5, an Earth observation satellite for Taiwan’s National Space Organization (NSPO), to a low-Earth orbit (LEO).

SpaceX is targeting launch of FORMOSAT-5 from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

The 42-minute launch window opens on Thursday, August 24 at 11:51 a.m. PDT, or 18:51 UTC. The satellite will be deployed approximately 11 minutes after launch.

A backup launch window opens on Friday, August 25 at 11:51 a.m. PDT, or 18:51 UTC.

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will attempt to land on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship that will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen:

In few hours, @SpaceX will launch #Formosat-5, #Taiwan's 1st indigenously designed & built #satellite, from #Vandenberg AFB, #California

— 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen‏ (@iingwen) Aug 24, 2017​

The #satellite will gather images & data on earth's surface to help evaluate natural disasters. Congratulations to all at #Taiwan's #NSPO!

— 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen‏ (@iingwen) Aug 24, 2017​

http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/formosatvertical.png

This launch is not using a previously loved first stage.

 

[cameron]

Falcon 9 and FORMOSAT-5 are vertical on SLC-4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Despite the fog, weather is 90% favorable.

— SpaceX‏ (@SpaceX) Aug 24, 2017​

 

[Mindlog]

The sheer anxiety of waiting to see years of your work ride an explosion into space.
Hoping for a clean launch for them.

 

[blugbox]

Praying for another successful launch, and further for a nice smooth landing. Go SpaceX!!

 

[chadskin]

10 minutes!

 

[cameron]

Fog on pad is gone. But filthy camera lens remains.

 

[Hrothgar]

Let's go!

 

[Par Score]

Away she goes

 

[cameron]

Yay!

 

[Par Score]

All smooth so far

 

[cameron]

Here we go.

 

[Par Score]

Nailed it. Again.

 

[Hrothgar]

Another succesful landing!

 

[Alexlf]

Awesome! Looks like they got this whole landing thing down pat!

 

[cameron]

Narrator on stream said this was the 15th successful recovery.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/900795590560317441

 

[Slackerish]

A nice quick deploy and the 15th landing completed!

 

[Heretic]

Success!!!

 

[zeshakag]

That mission came and went really fast. Grats to SpaceX for delivering and to the Formosat team.

 

[shandy706]

That was awesome to watch.

Love this stuff.