Launch Profile – Atlas V – TDRS-M

Time	Event
T-0:00:02.7	Stage 1 - RD-180 Ignition
T+0:00:01.1	Liftoff
T+0:00:02.1	Full Thrust Level
T+0:00:17.7	Pitch/Roll Maneuver Initiation
T+0:01:20.0	Mach 1
T+0:01:31:8	Maximum Dynamic Pressure
	RL-10C Boost Phase Cool-Down
	Centaur RCS Pyro Valve Initiation
	Stage 1 Throttle down for MECO
T+0:04:02.2	Main Engine Cutoff
T+0:04:08.2	Atlas/Centaur Separation
T+0:04:18.2	Centaur Ignition 1 - Burn Duration: 13:39.5
T+0:04:26.2	Payload Fairing Jettison
T+0:17:57.7	Centaur Cutoff 1
T+0:17:57.7	Coast Phase - Duration: 1:30:06.1
T+1:48:03.7	Centaur Ignition 2 - Burn Duration: 0:56.4
T+1:49:00.1	Centaur Cutoff 2
T+1:53:46.1	TDRS-M Separation
	Centaur CCAM, Blowdown

Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401

Launch Site: SLC-41 Cape Canaveral

Launch Date: August 18, 2017
Window: 12:03-12:43 UTC
Payload: TDRS-M (3,454kg)

Flight Azimuth: 101.4°

Backup Date: August 19, 2017

Target Orbit:

Type: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Perigee: 4,640 Kilometers
Apogee: 35,788 Kilometers
Inclination: 26.2 °

Argument of Perigee: 180.0°

TDRS-M Orbit Design - Image: ULA

Credit: United Launch Alliance