Exploration Test Flight 1 successfully launched! Heres a cool timeline of the major events during Orions test: L-0 hours 0 minutes – Liftoff! (7:05 a.m. EST for a nominal launch) L+1 minute 23 seconds – Max Q L+1 minute 25 seconds – Mach 1 L+3 minutes 56 seconds – Port and Starboard Common Booster Cores Jettisoned L+5 minutes 30 seconds – Core Common Booster Core MECO L+5 minutes 33 seconds – Stage 1 Separation L+5 minutes 49 seconds – Second Stage Ignition #1 L+6 minutes 15 seconds – Service Module Fairing Separation L+6 minutes 20 seconds – Launch Abort System Jettison L+17 minutes 39 seconds – Secondary Engine Cutoff (SECO) #1 L+1 hour 55 minutes 26 seconds – Second Stage Ignition #2 L+2 hours 0 minutes 09 seconds – SECO #2 L+2 hours 05 minutes – Entering First High Radiation Period L+2 hours 20 minutes – Leaving High Radiation Period L+2 hours 40 minutes – Reaction Control System Activation L+3 hours 05 minutes – Peak Altitude L+3 hours 09 minutes – Maneuver to Crew Module/Service Module Separation Attitude L+3 hours 23 minutes 41 seconds – Crew Module/Service Module Separation L+3 hours 30 minutes – Entering Second High Radiation Period L+3 hours 57 minutes 11 seconds – Crew Module Translation Burn L+4 hours 05 minutes – Leaving High Radiation Period L+4 hours 13 minutes 35 seconds – Entry Interface L+4 hours 13 minutes 41 seconds – Blackout L+4 hours 15 minutes 03 seconds – Peak Heating L+4 hours 19 minutes 29 seconds – Forward Bay Cover Jettison L+4 hours 19 minutes 31 seconds – Drogues Deployed L+4 hours 20 minutes 40 seconds – Main Parachutes Deployed L+4 hours 23 minutes 29 seconds – Splashdown
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:37:49 +0000
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