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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Nilesat 301 Launch Discussion and Updates Thread!

Hey everyone! I'm u/hitura-nobad hosting this GTO mission for you!

Currently scheduled	8 June 5:04 PM local 21:04 UTC (140 min Window)
Backup date	Next days
Static fire	None
Payload	Nilesat 301
Deployment orbit	GTO
Vehicle	Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
Core	B1062-7
Past flights of this core	GPS III-04, GPS III-05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, and 2x Starlink
Launch site	SLC-40,Florida
Landing	JRTI
Mission success criteria	Successful deployment of spacecraft into contracted orbit

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Timeline

Time	Update
[](/# MC // row 0) T+9:14	SECO
[](/# MC // row 1) T+9:13	S1 landing confirmed
[](/# MC // row 2) T+3:33	Fairing deployed
[](/# MC // row 3) T+3:09	Gridfis deployed
[](/# MC // row 4) T+2:50	SES-1
[](/# MC // row 5) T+2:43	STAGE SEP
[](/# MC // row 6) T+2:38	MECO
[](/# MC // row 7) T+1:18	MaxQ
[](/# MC // row 8) T-0	Liftoff
[](/# MC // row 9) T-40	GO for launch
[](/# MC // row 10) T-60	Startup
[](/# MC // row 11) T-4:07	Strongback retract
[](/# MC // row 12) T-4:34	Looking at possible issue
[](/# MC // row 13) T-6:51	Engine Chill
[](/# MC // row 14) T-22:34	Fueling underway
[](/# MC // row 15) 2022-05-25 05:38:23 UTC	Thread goes live

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Watch the launch live

Stream	Link
Official SpaceX Stream	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpCZu89zb5Y
MC Audio	TBA

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Stats

☑️ 157 Falcon 9 launch all time

☑️ 116 Falcon 9 landing

☑️ 138 consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)

☑️ 23 SpaceX launch this year

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Resources

Mission Details 🚀

Link	Source
SpaceX mission website	SpaceX

Social media 🐦

Link	Source
Subreddit Twitter	r/SpaceX
SpaceX Twitter	SpaceX
SpaceX Flickr	SpaceX
Elon Twitter	Elon
Reddit stream	u/njr123

Media & music 🎵

Link	Source
TSS Spotify	u/testshotstarfish
SpaceX FM	u/lru

Community content 🌐

Link	Source
Flight Club	u/TheVehicleDestroyer
Discord SpaceX lobby	u/SwGustav
Rocket Watch	u/MarcysVonEylau
SpaceX Now	u/bradleyjh
SpaceX time machine	u/DUKE546
SpaceXMeetups Slack	u/CAM-Gerlach
Starlink Deployment Updates	u/hitura-nobad
SpaceXLaunches app	u/linuxfreak23
SpaceX Patch List

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