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SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - OTV 5 - LC-39A

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We are about one hour away from the launch window opening up and all the prep work has been done. There still is no webcast up and so it's possible there won't be one. The weather throughout the launch window (still not official or announced) for the "no fly" is all around 50-50.
 
Webcast is up:
The timing for the window is in the description on YouTube:
SpaceX is targeting launch of OTV-5 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The primary launch window opens on Thursday, September 7 at 9:50 a.m. EDT or 13:50 UTC, and closes at 2:55 p.m. EDT or 18:55 UTC.
A backup launch window is available on Friday, September 8.
 
The music has started. It looks like they are trying for the 8:00 am launch time.

The Space Shuttle Rotating Service Structure (RSS) is looking pretty empty at this point. SpaceX has been taking it apart over the last year since it was only needed for the Space Shuttle.

Service structure - Wikipedia

Weather is spectacular.

Everything we saw was nominal. Waiting to hear if the deployment went well.
 
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