Atlas V - GOES-S - Launch Profile
Launch Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| T-0:00:02.7 | Stage 1 - RD-180 Ignition |
| T-0 | Booster Ignition & LIFTOFF |
| T+0:00:02.1 | Full Thrust Level |
| T+0:00:05.2 | Pitch/Roll Maneuver Initiation |
| T+0:00:35.2 | Mach 1 |
| T+0:00:47.1 | Maximum Dynamic Pressure |
| T+0:01:35 | Solid Rocket Booster Burnout |
| T+0:01:50.3 | Booster 1 & 2 Separation |
| T+0:01:51.8 | Booster 3 & 4 Separation |
| RL-10C Boost Phase Cool-Down | |
| Centaur RCS Pyro Valve Initiation | |
| T+0:03:29.9 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
| Stage 1 Throttle down for MECO | |
| T+0:04:21.9 | Main Engine Cutoff |
| T+0:04:27.9 | Atlas/Centaur Separation |
| T+0:04:37.9 | Centaur Ignition 1 - Burn Duration: 7:33.8 |
| T+0:12:11.7 | Centaur Cutoff 1 - Low Earth Orbit |
| T+0:12:11.7 | Coast Phase - Duration: 10:16.5 |
| T+0:22:38.4 | Centaur Ignition 2 - Burn Duration: 5:30:9 |
| T+0:28:09.3 | Centaur Cutoff 2 - Elliptical Transfer Orbit |
| T+0:28:09.3 | Coast Phase - Duration: 2:59:58.6 |
| T+3:28:07.9 | Centaur Ignition 3 - Burn Duration: 1:34.4 |
| T+3:29:42.3 | Centaur Cutoff 3 - GEO Transfer Orbit |
| T+3:32:31.3 | GOES-S Satellite Separation |
| T~3:40:12 | Solar Array Deployment - Stage 1 |
| T+3:52:00 | Uplink Command and Communications Acquired |
| T+3:58:51.3 | Start Blowdown |
| T+4:32:11.3 | Atlas V End of Mission |
| T+14:35:00 | Rocket Engine Assembly Checkout Complete |
| T+2-8 Days | Orbit Raising Operations |
| T+9 Days | Solar Array Deployment - Stage 2 |
| T+10-14 Days | GEO Station Acquisition |
| T+14 Days | Stationary in GEO |
Launch Data
Launch Date: March 1, 2018
Window: 22:02 - 00:02 UTC
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 541
Launch Azimuth: 100.7°
Ascent Duration: 3 Hours and 32 Minutes
Target Orbit
Type: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Perigee: 8,215 km
Apogee: 35,287 km
Inclination: 9.52°
Argument of Perigee: 179.69°
Image: United Launch Alliance
Ground Track Map
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