CRRES Press Kit
FLIGHT EVENTS SEQUENCE: ATLAS I, CRRES SPACECRAFT


This information is derived from the NASA press kit dated July 1990 (RELEASE: 90-94)

EVENT               TIME AFTER      ALTITUDE  DOWNRANGE     SPEED
                    LIFTOFF         (MILES)   (MILES)       (MPH)

Liftoff               T-0

Atlas Booster       2 min 35 sec       37        54         6,527
Engine Cutoff

Jettison Atlas      2 min 38 sec       38        59         6,590
Booster Engine

Jettison Centaur    3 min 0 sec        50        70         6,967
Insulation Panels

Jettison Nose       3 min 36 sec       67       154         7,746
Fairing

Atlas Sustainer/    4 min 27 sec       85       258         9,326
Vernier Engines Cutoff

Atlas/Centaur       4 min 29 sec       86       266         9,330
Separation

First Centaur       4 min 40 sec       89       286         9,306
Main Engine Start

Centaur Main        9 min 53 sec       94     1,298        17,953
Engine Cutoff

Second Centaur      24 min 53 sec     212     5,366        17,487
Main Engine Start

Second Centaur      26 min 29 sec     241     5,836        22,535
Main Engine Cutoff

Centaur/Payload     28 min 44 sec     334     6,566        22,262
Separation

(These numbers may vary depending on exact launch date, launch
time and spacecraft weight)
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