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TDRS-L - Atlas V 401 - Ascent Info
Launch Updates

Ascent Timeline

Time (h:mm:ss) Event  
 -0:00:02.7 Stage 1 - RD180 Ignition  
00:00:00 Engine Ready  
+0:00:01.1 Liftoff  
+0:00:02.1 Full Thrust Level  
+0:00:17.5 Pitch/Roll Maneuver Initiation  
+0:01:31.3 Maximum Dynamic Pressure  
+0:04:01.9 Stage 1 Cutoff  
+0:04:07.9 Atlas/Centaur Separation  
+0:04:18.9 Centaur Ignition 1  
  Burn Duration: 13:54.9  
+0:04:25.9 Payload Fairing Jettison  
+0:18:13.0 Centaur Cutoff 1  
+0:18:13.0 Coast Phase - Duration: 1:21:55  
+1:40:07.7 Centaur Ignition 2  
  Burn Duration: 1:03.1  
+1:41:10.8 Centaur Cutoff 2  
  Maneuver to TDRS Sep Attitude  
+1:45:56.8 TDRS-L Separation  
  CCAM  

Launch Parameters

  Launch Azimuth: 101.40°
  TDRS-K Injection Orbit: 
  Perigee: 4,839 Kilometers
  Apogee: 35,788 Kilometers
  Inclination: 25.5°
  Eccentricity: 0.6
  Arg. of Perigee: 180.0°

Atlas V 401 - Typical Ascent


Ascent Ground Track

Picture
Credit: United Launch Alliance


Launch Vehicle Configuration
>>>Atlas V 401 Overview

Picture
Image: United Launch Alliance

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