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Falcon 9 Ascent Commentator: T minus: 10,

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And liftoff! The Falcon takes flight. Propelling
the Deep Space Climate Observatory on a

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million-mile journey to protect our planet
Earth.

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Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: Beautiful
ascent.

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Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: One minute,
13 seconds after liftoff, the

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Falcon 9 will reach supersonic speed. Fifty
seconds into flight now.

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Falcon 9 basking in the glow of the sunset.

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Launch Controller: Altitude 6.5 kilometers.
Downrange distance 4.3 kilometers.

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Speed 599 meters per second.

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Launch Controllers: Recovery has acquisition
of signal.

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Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: Standing
by to pass through the maximum

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aerodynamic pressure.

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Launch Controller: Vehicle is supersonic.

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Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: Falcon
9 is supersonic.

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Launch Controller: Vehicle has reached maximum
aerodynamic pressure.

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Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: Everything
"Go."

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Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: Falcon
and DSCOVR passing through

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Max-Q.

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Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: Two minutes
into the flight of Falcon and

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DSCOVR.

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Launch Controller: Vehicle remains on a nominal
trajectory.

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Altitude 33.9 kilometers. Down range distance
20.9 kilometers.

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Speed 1,468 meters per second.

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Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: Standing
by for the first-stage engines to

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shut down. First-stage cutoff in about 23
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Launch Controller: Vehicle remains on a nominal
trajectory.

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Altitude 57.9 kilometers. Down range distance
50.0 kilometers.

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Speed 2,350 meters per second.

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Launch Controller: We have MECO1.

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Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: And we
have Main Engine Cutoff.

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Launch Controller: Separation confirmed.

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Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: Second
stage engine ignition . . .

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Launch Controller: And we have Stage 2 engine
ignition.

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Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: has occurred
on time.

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The Falcon 9 Merlin vacuum engine producing
92,000 pounds of thrust,

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continuing to carry DSCOVR to its place in
space.

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Standing by for the fairing jettison, this
will expose DSCOVR to space for the first