A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, named after the "Millennium Falcon," launched 29 Starlink satellites from Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 4th, 2025 — Star Wars Day.
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00:00T-minus 15 seconds, T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition, and liftoff.
00:23Go Falcon, go Starlink.
00:32Vehicle is pitching downrange.
00:37M1D, chamber pressures are nominal.
00:53Power and telemetry nominal.
01:09Falcon 9 is supersonic.
01:27Max Q.
01:37Engine chill has started.
02:05Let's continue now.
02:07We can manage this.
02:08We will eat more than a solution.
02:10Let's continue.
02:12We will start at the end for more of the next session.
02:15I'm ready.
02:17We're ready.
02:19We will start at the end for a moment.
02:22But we'll start with some time.
02:23We will start with some time.
02:26We will start with the next session.
02:28Miko?
02:38Stage separation confirmed.
02:56And back ignition.
03:26Fairing separation confirmed.
03:38Both vehicles are on nominal trajectories.
06:18Stage 1, FTS is saved.
06:31Stage 1, entry burn start up.
06:52Stage 1, entry burn shut down.
06:54Both vehicles continue to follow nominal trajectories.
06:59Stage 2, FTS has saved.
07:01Stage 2, FTS has saved.
07:23Stage 1, transonic.
07:30Stage 1, transonic.
07:44Stage 1, transonic.
07:51Stage 1, landing burn.
08:00Stage 1, landing burn.
08:12Stage 1, landing burn.
08:19Stage 1, landing burn.
08:26Stage 1, landing burn.
08:28Stage 1, landing burn.
08:32Stage 1, landing burn.
08:33Stage 1, landing burn.
08:39Stage 1, landing burn.
08:40Stage 1, landing burn.
08:46Stage 1, landing burn.
08:48Stage 1, landing burn.
08:49No.
08:51hic bang.
08:53Nominal orbit insertion.