Ares I-X test launch

Launch Schedule

T-00:00 - SRM ignition and hold-down bolts fire

T+00:00.225 - Liftoff; Pyrotechnics fire to release umbilicals

T+00:06 - Clear launch tower; Roll Control System activation; Start 90-degree roll

T+00:20 - RoCS turned off for 1 second out of every 10 seconds

T+00:34 - Conduct first test manoeuvre with nozzle deflections of +/- 0.12 degree for 10 seconds

T+00:39.8 - Mach 1

T+00:55 - Conduct second test manoeuvre with nozzle deflections of +/- 0.12 degree for 10 seconds

T+01:00 - Maximum dynamic pressure

T+01:15 - Conduct third test manoeuvre with nozzle deflections of +/- 0.35 degree for 10 seconds

T+01:33.6 - Conduct final test manoeuvre with yaw input pulse of 1 degree

T+01:55 - Sequencer begins looking for burnout

T+02:00 - Begin burnout sequence

T+02:02 - Turn off RoCS; Shut down Auxiliary Power Unit

T+02:03 - Fire booster deceleration motors; First stage/upper stage simulator separation

T+02:06 - Fire first stage tumble motors

T+02:33 - Arm recovery control unit for altitude-based events

T+02:42 - Apogee of 153,000 feet

T+05:16 - First stage deploys pilot chute

T+05:18 - First stage deploys drogue chute

T+05:42 - First stage deploys main chutes

T+06:00 - Sever first stage nozzle

T+06:09 - First stage splashdown
 
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