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Flight timeline<br />

Table 3-1 lists the times when the main flight events occur.<br />

Table 3-1. Typical Flight Timeline—GTO Mission<br />

Time, Sec<br />

0 Liftoff<br />

Event<br />

8 Begin pitchover<br />

10 to 20 Roll to launch azimuth<br />

63 Maximum dynamic pressure<br />

109 Maximum axial acceleration<br />

109 to 131 Stage 1 engine throttle to 50%<br />

141 Stage 2 vernier engine ignition<br />

143 Stage 1 engine shutdown<br />

146 Stage 1 separation<br />

151 Stage 2 main engine ignition<br />

206 Payload fairing jettison<br />

421 to 441 Stage 2 main engine throttle to 85%<br />

441 Stage 2 main engine shutdown<br />

516 Stage 2 vernier engine shutdown<br />

517 Stage 2 separation<br />

518 Block DM-SL middle adaptor jettison<br />

527 Block DM-SL engine ignition<br />

1,169 Block DM-SL engine shutdown<br />

1,669 Spacecraft separation<br />

REV B D688-10009-1 3-5

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