Falcon 9 – Jason-3 Flight Profile – Jason 3

Time	Event
T-0:00:03	Merlin Engine Ignition
T-0:00:00	Liftoff
T~0:00:17	Pitch Kick & Roll Maneuver
T~0:01:12	Mach 1
T+0:01:18	Maximum Dynamic Pressure
T~0:01:59	Stage 2 - Merlin Vac Engine Chilldown
T+0:02	Merlin Throttle Down
T+0:02:34	MECO - First Stage Cutoff
T+0:02:37	Stage Separation
T~0:02:42	1st Stage Maneuver out of 2nd Stage Plume
T+0:02:45	Mvac Ignition
	1st Stage Re-Orientation to Engines first
T+0:03:12	Payload Fairing Jettison
T+0:04:25	1st Stage Boost-Back Burn (<45 sec)
T+0:07	1st Stage Re-Entry Burn (15-25 sec)
T+0:08:30	1st Stage Landing Burn (30-40 sec)
T~0:09:05	1st Stage Landing on ASDS
T+0:08	2nd Stage Terminal Guidance Mode
T+0:09	2nd Stage Flight Termination System safe
T+0:09	2nd Stage Engine Shutdown
T+0:09	Coast Phase (~45 minutes)
T+0:54	Second Stage Re-Start
T+0:55:48	Jason-3 Satellite Separation
T+0:58	Solar Array Deployment
	Second Stage Deorbit Burn

Primary: Jan 17, 2016 - 18:42:18 UTC
Backup: Jan 18, 2016 - 18:31:04 UTC

Window Duration: 30 Seconds

Perigee: 1,328 km
Apogee: 1,380 km
Inclination: 66.05°
Period: 112 minutes