Atlas V - Morelos 3 - Launch Profile
Launch Timeline
Time | Event |
---|---|
T-0:00:02.7 | Stage 1 - RD-180 Ignition |
0:00:00:00 | Booster Ignition |
T+0:00:01.1 | Liftoff |
T+0:00:02.1 | Full Thrust Level |
T+0:00:05:83 | Pitch/Roll Maneuver Initiation |
T+0:00:46:7 | Mach 1 |
T+0:00:59:0 | Maximum Dynamic Pressure |
T+0:02:07.4 | SRB Separation (1,2) |
T+0:04:09.4 | Stage 1 Cutoff |
T+0:04:15.4 | Atlas/Centaur Separation |
T+0:04:25.4 | Centaur Ignition 1 - Burn Duration: 13:44.0 |
T+0:04:33.4 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
T+0:18:09.4 | Centaur Cutoff 1 |
T+0:18:09.4 | Coast Phase |
T+2:48:09.4 | Centaur Ignition 2 - Burn Duration: 0:51.8 |
T+2:49:01.2 | Centaur Cutoff 2 |
T+2:51:50.2 | Morelos 3 Spacecraft Separation |
Target Orbit
Type: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Perigee: 4,738 km
Apogee: 35,786 km
Inclination: 27.0°
Launch Azimuth: 104.0°
Ground Track Map

Image: United Launch Alliance/Lockheed Martin