Europa Clipper
Falcon Heavy. Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Launch Successful
- Recovery
- B1089: Expended, not recovered
- B1064: Expended, not recovered
- B1065: Expended, not recovered
3 Expended
- Your Time
- UTC
- At the Pad
Europa Clipper
SpaceX
Mission
Planetary Science, Heliocentric N/A
Europa Clipper is the first dedicated mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa. Mission is developed by NASA and comprises of an orbiter spacecraft, which, while in orbit around Jupiter, will perform numerous flybys over Europa. Europa Clipper payload suit included high-resolution cameras and spectrometers for imaging Europa's surface and thin atmosphere, an ice-penetrating radar to search for subsurface water, and a magnetometer and gravity measurements to measure the moon's magnetic field and unlock clues about its ocean and deep interior.
Payloads
1 payload
Probe · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
6,065 kg
Europa
Countdown Sequence
Planned offsets from T-0; confirmations link to their sources
Sequence Ended · Success
- T−00:53:00
GO for Prop Load
Launch director verifies go for propellant load
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:50:00
Stage 1 Propellant Load
Start of propellant loading in the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:45:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:35:00
Stage 2 Propellant Load
Start of propellant loading in the second stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:18:30
Stage 2 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
Start of engine chilling
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:00:59
Startup
The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
Launch director verifies go for launch
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:00:20
Tank Press
Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
Planned Time Elapsed
- T−00:00:06
Ignition
Start of the engine ignition sequence
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:00:00
- T+00:01:07
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:03:03
SBECO
Cut-off of the side boosters
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:03:07
Boosters Separation
Separation of the side boosters
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:04:02
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:04:06
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:04:13
SES-1
First start of the second engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:04:31
Fairing Separation
Separation of the payload fairing
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:07:53
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:47:40
SES-2
Second start of the second engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+00:50:56
SECO-2
Second cut-off of the second engine
Planned Time Elapsed
- T+01:02:12
Payload Separation
Final deployment of the payload from the rocket
Planned Time Elapsed
Change Log
Detected changes and source updates
Europa Clipper acquisition of signal with good telemetry.
Spacecraft separation.
Liftoff.
Official Webcast by NASA has started
Tweaked T-0.
Weather is 95% favorable for launch.
Weather is 90% favorable for launch.
GO for launch on October 14.
Weather is 70% favorable for launch.
NET October 13.
Delayed due to Hurricane Milton (new tentative launch date per https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html).
Targeting NET October 10. (Launch time per https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/launch-windows/)
Added tentative launch time and date.