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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