Atlas V - GPS IIF-12 - Launch Profile
Launch Timeline
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+0:00:17:3 | Pitch/Roll Maneuver Initiation |
T+0:01:18:5 | Mach 1 |
T+0:01:30:3 | Maximum Dynamic Pressure |
T+0:04:03.9 | Stage 1 Cutoff |
T+0:04:09.9 | Atlas/Centaur Separation |
T+0:04:19.9 | Centaur Ignition 1 - Burn Duration: 12:44.3 |
T+0:04:27.9 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
T+0:17:04.0 | Centaur Cutoff 1 |
T+0:17:04.0 | Coast Phase |
T+3:17:03.3 | Centaur Ignition 2 - Burn Duration: 1:26.8 |
T+3:18:30.1 | Centaur Cutoff 2 |
T+3:23:16.1 | GPS IIF-12 Spacecraft Separation |
Target Orbit
Type: Medium Earth Orbit
Perigee: 20,459 km
Apogee: 20,459 km
Inclination: 55.0°
Launch Azimuth: 45.8°
Ground Track Map

Credit: United Launch Alliance