Falcon 9 USSF-259 Mission Timeline & Trajectory Planner

Ready for Static Fire & Launch Sequence
PAD SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB
TARGET ORBIT 500 km SSO
VEHICLE Falcon 9 Block 5

Ascent Flight Vector & Staging Simulation

Polar Corridor (Az: 201.5°)
T: T+00:00.0
ALT: 0.0 km
VEL: 0 km/h
Q: 0.0 kPa
STANDBY AT PAD 4E
MISSION CLOCK: T+00:00.0 TIMELINE: T-00:00 to T+08:45
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Flight Telemetry Channels

100 Hz Sync
Altitude 0.0 km Downrange: 0.0 km
Velocity 0 km/h Mach 0.00
Dynamic Pressure (Q) 0.0 kPa Max-Q Peak: 31.2 kPa
Acceleration 1.00 G Thrust Limit: 3.90 G
T-00:00 Liftoff (9x Merlin 1D) 0.0s
T+01:08 Max-Q (Max Dynamic Pressure) 68.0s
T+02:34 MECO (Main Engine Cutoff) 154.2s
T+02:37 Stage Separation (Pneumatic) 157.0s
T+02:41 Second Stage Ignition (M-Vac) 161.5s
T+08:35 Second Stage Engine Cutoff (SECO-1) 515.0s
Profile loaded: USSF-259 SSO

USSF-259 Mission Profile & Vandenberg SLC-4E Dynamics

The SpaceX Falcon 9 USSF-259 mission targets a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) at ~500 km altitude with a nominal 97.8° orbital inclination. Departing California's Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), the vehicle steers along a southward azimuth of 201.5° across the Pacific Ocean to avoid population centers. The first stage undergoes atmospheric ascent through Max Dynamic Pressure (31.2 kPa at T+68s) followed by Main Engine Cutoff (MECO) at T+154.2s, stage separation at T+157.0s, and Second Stage Vacuum Ignition (SES-1) at T+161.5s.

Source: @SpaceX Mission Operations (SLC-4E Launch Notification) Target: USSF-259 / Vandenberg SFB Pad 4E Coordinates: 34.632° N, 120.611° W
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