USA-213 (GPS IIF-1) – Delta IVM+(4,2) – Canaveral SLC-37B – 28.05.2010 03:00 UTC

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Salo

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d349/status.html
ЦитироватьA post-scrub statement from the Air Force and ULA has been issued:

"The launch attempt of the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 with the Air Force's Global Positioning System 2F SV-1 satellite (GPS 2F SV-1) has been scrubbed for tonight. Mission managers require additional time to validate the modified approach to monitor the Global Positioning System satellite telemetry signal.

"The Delta 4 rocket and GPS 2F SV-1 satellite are safe and secure at this time. The next launch attempt has been set for Monday with a launch window of 11:13-11:31 p.m. EDT. The weather forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of acceptable weather during the launch window."
Следующее окно для пуска  07:13-07:31 ЛМВ утром 25 мая .
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

Брабонт

ЦитироватьСледующее окно для пуска  07:13-07:31 ЛМВ утром 25 мая .
Salo, продолжайте тему :).

Dude

Да, жестко они на последних секундах абортнулись. :shock:

c NSF :

ЦитироватьDelta IV GPS IIF SV-1 Mission Tentatively Rescheduled for May 27

 

Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla. (May 24, 2010) - The launch attempt of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV with the Air Force's Global Positioning System IIF SV-1 satellite (GPS IIF SV-1) was scrubbed tonight. During the final seconds of the launch countdown, an anomalous data signature with the thrust vector control system on one of the two solid rocket motors mounted to the Delta IV booster was detected. The thrust vector control system is used to steer the SRMs during flight.  The data signature triggered an automatic abort in the launch countdown scrubbing tonight's launch attempt. Mission managers are currently studying the situation to determine a corrective action plan.

 The Delta IV rocket and GPS IIF SV-1 satellite are safe and secure at this time. The next launch attempt has been tentatively set for Thursday. When a decision is made determining the next launch attempt it will be announced.  The launch window for Thursday is 11:00 -11:19 p.m. EDT.

Salo

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d349/status.html
Цитировать0405 GMT (12:05 a.m. EDT)
The Delta 4 rocket was just moments away from roaring to life and launching from Cape Canaveral's pad 37B on Monday, but a dramatic last-second abort stopped the countdown.

It was the third attempt to launch the mission carrying the first in a new generation of satellites for the Global Positioning System, and clocks were heading toward liftoff at 11:13 p.m. EDT after a smooth countdown throughout the evening.

"T-minus 15 seconds," the timer said.

"Ignitors armed," a launch team member called.

"ROFI ignition," said another engineer, referring to the radial outward firing ignitors that burn hydrogen beneath the main engine.

"T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7," the timer continued.

"Hold, hold, hold," a voice sounded.

The countdown sequencer script had aborted, automatically stopping the Delta 4 rocket from lighting its main engine and solid rocket boosters.

Well-rehearsed safing procedures began immediately to put the launch vehicle, the Complex 37 facility and GPS spacecraft into a secure configuration.

The Terminal Countdown Sequencer Rack, or TCSR, takes control at T-minus 8.5 seconds and guides activities through liftoff. Ignition of the RS-68 powerplant follows at T-minus 5.5 seconds. The engine begins to produce thrust at T-minus 3.3 seconds and then powers up to the 102 percent throttle at T-minus 1 second for a computer-controlled checkout before liftoff. The solid rocket boosters are lit at T-minus 20 milliseconds.

But Monday's attempt never actually got down to ignition. Computers detected a possible problem with the steering system on one of the twin solid rocket boosters.

The strap-on motors, which burn for 94 seconds to give the Delta a powerful kick toward space, use hydraulics to swivel their nozzles and steer the rocket.

A joint statement to the press from the Air Force and United Launch Alliance said "an anomalous data signature" from the steering system triggered the countdown's abort.

"Mission managers are currently studying the situation to determine a corrective action plan," the statement says.

The earliest that launch could be rescheduled is Thursday night. That day's window would extend from 11:00 to 11:19 p.m. EDT.
0337 GMT (11:37 p.m. EDT Mon.)
A video clip of tonight's countdown abort is posted here.
0324 GMT (11:24 p.m. EDT Mon.)
Draining of the propellants from the Delta rocket has begun.
0322 GMT (11:22 p.m. EDT Mon.)
The way the Delta 4 rocket's countdown works, the terminal sequencer takes control at T-minus 8.5 seconds. Ignition of the RS-68 powerplant follows at T-minus 5.5 seconds. The engine begins to produce thrust at T-minus 3.3 seconds and then powers up to the 102 percent throttle at T-minus 1 second for a computer-controlled checkout before liftoff. The solid rocket boosters are lit at T-minus 20 milliseconds.

The announcer had called T-minus 7 seconds right when another team member called the hold tonight.
0320 GMT (11:20 p.m. EDT Mon.)
Since the hydrogen burnoff sparklers had fired, that was the only shot at launching tonight. The solid rocket boosters' hydraulic systems will have to be reset during the scrub turnaround as well.

Exactly when the next launch attempt will be made is not known as this time.

This was the last date available on the Eastern Range for the launch to occur before to Wednesday morning's scheduled landing of the space shuttle Atlantis. The Range requires time in between events to reconfigure its tracking and communications equipment. So the next try, based purely on the Range, wouldn't be possible until late in the week.


0317 GMT (11:17 p.m. EDT Mon.)
The Delta 4 rocket and the GPS 2F-1 spacecraft have completed their switch back to external power.

0315 GMT (11:15 p.m. EDT Mon.)
Safing of the launch vehicle and pad systems is underway. There's no immediate word on what caused the hold.

0314 GMT (11:14 p.m. EDT Mon.)
An abort occurred inside the final seconds of the countdown when the sequencer was taking control of events leading up to liftoff. The hold was triggered just prior to main engine start.

0312 GMT (11:12 p.m. EDT Mon.)
HOLD! Countdown has been halted just before ignition!

0312 GMT (11:12 p.m. EDT Mon.)
T-minus 12 seconds. Residual hydrogen burnoff ignitors have been fired beneath the main engine.
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

Старый

На Дельте разве ускорители с управляемым вектором тяги?
1. Ангара - единственная в мире новая РН которая хуже старой (с) Старый Ламер
2. Назначение Роскосмоса - не летать в космос а выкачивать из бюджета деньги
3. У Маска ракета длиннее и толще чем у Роскосмоса
4. Чем мрачнее реальность тем ярче бред (с) Старый Ламер

Чебурашка

Согласно пресс-релизу ULA,
cледующая попытка - NET 27 Mаy 11.00-11.19 EDT pm. (28 мая 2010 года 7:00-7:19 ЛМВ)

Брабонт

ЦитироватьНа Дельте разве ускорители с управляемым вектором тяги?
Да, ATK производит GEM 60 в двух вариантах, с УВТ и с фиксированным соплом. Последний легче на 0.6 т.

Старый

Не знал... А почему на Дельте-2 обходились неуправляемыми, а тут поставили управляемые? Тяга же основного двигателя в 3 раза больше, должно хватать? Тем более тут всего 2 ускорителя...
1. Ангара - единственная в мире новая РН которая хуже старой (с) Старый Ламер
2. Назначение Роскосмоса - не летать в космос а выкачивать из бюджета деньги
3. У Маска ракета длиннее и толще чем у Роскосмоса
4. Чем мрачнее реальность тем ярче бред (с) Старый Ламер

Salo

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html
ЦитироватьMay 27/28    Delta 4  •  GPS 2F-1
Launch window: 0300-0319 GMT on 28th (11:00-11:19 p.m. EDT on 27th)
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket will launch the Air Force's first Block 2F navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. The rocket will fly in the Medium+ (4,2) configuration with two solid rocket boosters. Delayed from late 2009. Delayed from February, May 13, May 17 and May 20. Scrubbed on May 21 and May 23 due to spacecraft issue. Scrubbed on May 24 by solid rocket motor glitch. See our Mission Status Center. [May 25]
28 мая с 07:00-07:19 ЛМВ.
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

Salo

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d349/status.html
Цитировать1535 GMT (11:35 a.m. EDT)
Now that the space shuttle Atlantis mission has successfully concluded, full attention turns to Cape Canaveral's Complex 37 launch pad where a Delta 4 rocket will try again tonight to get into orbit and deploy an advanced Global Positioning System satellite. Liftoff time is 11:00 p.m. EDT (0300 GMT).

The United Launch Alliance ground team just rolled back the 33-story mobile service to reveal the Delta for today's countdown. The structure had been put back around the rocket after Monday night's scrub.

The wheeled gantry moves along rail tracks to its launch position about the length of a football field from the rocket. The 9-million pound tower shields the Delta from the elements during the its stay on the pad, provides workers 360-degree access to the various areas on the vehicle and is used to attach the strap-on solid motors and the payload during the launch campaign. The tower is 90-feet wide and 40-feet deep.

Crews will spend the next couple of hours securing the complex for launch before leaving the danger area around the pad. All workers must be clear of the area for the start of hazardous operations in the countdown, which include fueling the vehicle later this afternoon.

The Terminal Countdown will begin ticking at 4:30 p.m. EDT, leading to the multi-hour process of loading the Delta 4's Common Booster Core first stage and the upper stage with supercold liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants.

Tonight's launch opportunity extends 19 minutes from 11:00 to 11:19 p.m. EDT.

The officials have not announced how the solid rocket booster steering issue that caused Monday's countdown abort was resolved. But preparations are underway for this next launch attempt.

1514 GMT (11:14 a.m. EDT)
Tower rollback has begun for tonight's launch of the Delta 4 rocket.
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

us2-star

Цитировать0135 GMT (9:35 p.m. EDT Mon.)
No issues are being worked in the countdown. All remains on target for liftoff at 11 p.m.
(Никакие проблемы не работаются в обратном отсчете. Все остается на цели для старта в 11 пополудни)
"В России надо жить долго.." (с)
"Вы рисуйте, вы рисуйте, вам зачтётся.." (с)

us2-star

Цитировать0146 GMT (9:46 p.m. EDT Mon.)
Safety checks have been completed successfully.
(Проверки безопасности были закончены успешно.)
"В России надо жить долго.." (с)
"Вы рисуйте, вы рисуйте, вам зачтётся.." (с)

us2-star

Цитировать0215 GMT (10:15 p.m. EDT Mon.)
T-minus 30 minutes and counting. The countdown is headed to the T-minus 5 minute point where a 15-minute hold is planned. Liftoff is targeted for 11:00 p.m., which is the opening of today's 19-minute launch window.
(Т-минус 30 минут и подсчет. Обратный отсчет возглавляется к 5-минутному пункту Т-минус, где 15-минутный захват запланирован. Старт предназначен для 11:00 пополудни, который является открытием сегодняшнего 19-минутного окна запуска.)
"В России надо жить долго.." (с)
"Вы рисуйте, вы рисуйте, вам зачтётся.." (с)

us2-star

Цитировать0235 GMT (10:35 p.m. EDT Mon.)
Now 25 minutes away from blastoff of the Delta 4 rocket and GPS 2F-1 spacecraft launch. The team is not working any technical issues and activities are running on the planned schedule.
(Теперь на расстоянии в 25 минут от старта Дельты 4 ракеты и ГПС 2F-1 относящийся к космическому кораблю запуск. Команда не работает, любые технические проблемы и действия бегут в запланированном списке.)
"В России надо жить долго.." (с)
"Вы рисуйте, вы рисуйте, вам зачтётся.." (с)

us2-star

Цитировать0240 GMT (10:40 p.m. EDT Mon.)
T-minus 5 minutes and holding. The countdown has entered a planned 15-minute hold. This pause is designed to give the launch team the opportunity to catch up on any work running behind schedule and verify all is in readiness for the final moments of the count. A series of management polls will be conducted during the hold to give approval to proceed with the launch.
A reminder that if you will be away from your computer but would like to receive occasional countdown updates, sign up for our Twitter feed to get text message updates on your cellphone. U.S. readers can also sign up from their phone by texting "follow spaceflightnow" to 40404. (Standard text messaging charges apply.)
(Т-минус 5 минут и холдинг. Обратный отсчет вошел в запланированный 15-минутный захват. Эта пауза разработана, чтобы дать команде запуска возможность нагнать любую работу, бегущую позади списка и проверить, что все находится в готовности в течение заключительных моментов счета. Ряд опросов управления будет проводиться во время захвата, чтобы дать одобрение возобновить запуск.
Напоминание, которые, если бы Вы будете вдали от своего компьютера, но хотели бы получить случайные обновления обратного отсчета, подписать для нашего Щебета, питаются, чтобы получить обновления текстового сообщения на Вашем силлфон. Американские читатели могут также подписать от их телефона текстинг, "следуют за спэкефлайтноу" к 40404. (Стандартные текстовые передающие обвинения применяются.)
"В России надо жить долго.." (с)
"Вы рисуйте, вы рисуйте, вам зачтётся.." (с)

us2-star

"В России надо жить долго.." (с)
"Вы рисуйте, вы рисуйте, вам зачтётся.." (с)

us2-star

"В России надо жить долго.." (с)
"Вы рисуйте, вы рисуйте, вам зачтётся.." (с)

Старый

Цитировать
Цитировать0215 GMT (10:15 p.m. EDT Mon.)
T-minus 30 minutes and counting. The countdown is headed to the T-minus 5 minute point where a 15-minute hold is planned. Liftoff is targeted for 11:00 p.m., which is the opening of today's 19-minute launch window.
(Т-минус 30 минут и подсчет. Обратный отсчет возглавляется к 5-минутному пункту Т-минус, где 15-минутный захват запланирован. Старт предназначен для 11:00 пополудни, который является открытием сегодняшнего 19-минутного окна запуска.)
Это кто ж так переводит?  :shock:
1. Ангара - единственная в мире новая РН которая хуже старой (с) Старый Ламер
2. Назначение Роскосмоса - не летать в космос а выкачивать из бюджета деньги
3. У Маска ракета длиннее и толще чем у Роскосмоса
4. Чем мрачнее реальность тем ярче бред (с) Старый Ламер

Salo

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d349/status.html
Цитировать0456 GMT (12:56 a.m. EDT)
T+plus 1 hour, 56 minutes. The upper stage has completed one passive roll program and just started another. This one will continue until it's almost time for the next burn.

0430 GMT (12:30 a.m. EDT)
T+plus 90 minutes. Unlike the previous generations that rode on smaller rocket Delta 2 rockets, the dozen next-generation GPS 2F craft will be delivered into orbit atop the Delta 4 and Atlas 5 fleets of boosters in the Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program.

The Delta 2's, although highly reliable, weren't powerful enough to inject the GPS satellites directly into the orbiting constellation. The three-stage vehicles released the craft into a highly elliptical orbit stretching from 100 miles at its closest point with Earth to some 11,000 miles at its highest point, which is the altitude where the GPS network resides. The newly-launched satellites were themselves fitted with a solid-fuel kick motor that ignited a few days into flight and finished the job of propelling the craft into a circular orbit.

United Launch Alliance's powerful Delta 4 and Atlas 5 rockets will haul the GPS 2F satellites directly to their desired destinations, bypassing the circuitous route of the past. So instead of taking days to reach the GPS orbit, the new 2F-1 satellite will get there in three-and-a-half hours tonight.

0415 GMT (12:15 a.m. EDT)
T+plus 75 minutes. To recap, the Delta 4 rocket carrying the GPS 2F-1 navigation satellite launched from Cape Canaveral's Complex 37 at 11:00 p.m. EDT.

All appeared to go smoothly during the ascent and no problems were reported by the telemetry folks.

The rocket is now coasting toward a point about 11,000 nautical miles above the planet where the third and final burn is planned at T+plus 3 hours and 20 minutes.

0400 GMT (12:00 a.m. EDT)
T+plus 60 minutes. To see the track the rocket is following this evening, click here.

0340 GMT (11:40 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 40 minutes. The rocket has started the planned thermal-controlling roll program. It will continue in this roll for about 75 minutes.

0327 GMT (11:27 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 27 minutes, 30 seconds. The rocket is 214 miles in altitude, 5,460 miles downrange.

0327 GMT (11:27 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 27 minutes. The rocket has just entered a two-hour, 56-minute coast period before the final engine burn to deliver GPS 2F-1 into the desired orbit this evening.

0326 GMT (11:26 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 26 minutes, 5 seconds. Delta is 166 miles in altitude, 5,070 miles downrange from the launch pad and traveling 32,042 feet per second.

0324 GMT (11:24 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 24 minutes, 40 seconds. SECO 2. The second of three firings by the upper stage during tonight's launch has been completed.

0324 GMT (11:24 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 24 minutes. This burn injects the rocket into a highly elliptical orbit stretching about 11,000 nautical miles at its furthest point.

0323 GMT (11:23 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 23 minutes, 30 seconds. About one minute left in this burn by the Delta 4 rocket's upper stage.

0323 GMT (11:23 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 23 minutes, 15 seconds. The initial orbit achieved hit the expected targets.

0322 GMT (11:22 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 22 minutes, 40 seconds. Good engine chamber pressure reported.

0322 GMT (11:22 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 22 minutes. This burn will last just over three minutes in duration.

0321 GMT (11:21 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 21 minutes, 23 seconds. Ignition! The RL10B-2 engine, fed by liquid hydrogen liquid oxygen, has been reignited to propel GPS 2F-1 into an intermediate orbit.

0317 GMT (11:17 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 17 minutes. The vehicle is now in a coast mode before the next firing of the upper stage engine. Ignition of the RL10 engine is now four minutes away.

0313 GMT (11:13 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 13 minutes. Delta is 167 miles in altitude, 1,891 miles downrange from the launch pad.

0312 GMT (11:12 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 12 minutes, 14 seconds. SECO 1. The upper stage engine has shut down after the first of three planned firings to inject the GPS spacecraft into navigation network tonight.

0311 GMT (11:11 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 11 minutes, 27 seconds. Delta is 172 miles in altitude, 1,544 miles downrange from the launch pad.

0310 GMT (11:10 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 10 minutes, 50 seconds. The upper stage's the RL10 engine working well, still firing as planned to reach a low-altitude parking orbit this evening.

0310 GMT (11:10 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 10 minutes, 5 seconds. The vehicle's steep climb leveled off as it gains speed toward orbital velocity.

0309 GMT (11:09 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 9 minutes, 50 seconds. Delta is 169 miles in altitude, 1,216 miles downrange from the launch pad.

0309 GMT (11:09 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 9 minutes, 20 seconds. About three minutes remain in this firing of the upper stage to place the vehicle into an initial parking orbit around Earth.

0309 GMT (11:09 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 9 minutes. The RL10 engine is burning a mixture of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen cryogenic propellants. Chamber pressures still look good.

0308 GMT (11:08 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 8 minutes, 25 seconds. First stage flight events occurred very close to planned times.

0308 GMT (11:08 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 8 minutes, 4 seconds. Delta is 155.7 miles in altitude, 873 miles downrange from the launch pad.

0307 GMT (11:07 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 7 minutes, 3 seconds. Delta is 141.7 miles in altitude, 689 miles east of the launch pad.

0306 GMT (11:06 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 6 minutes, 30 seconds. Good pitch and yaw controls on the upper stage engine.

0305 GMT (11:05 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 5 minutes, 50 seconds. Delta is 119 miles in altitude, 491 miles east of the launch pad.

0305 GMT (11:05 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 5 minutes, 27 seconds. Good chamber pressure data being reported from the RL10 engine as it thrusts to reach orbit.

0304 GMT (11:04 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 4 minutes, 45 seconds. The protective payload fairing enclosing the GPS satellite atop the rocket has separated.

0304 GMT (11:04 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 4 minutes, 32 seconds. The cryogenic RL10B-2 upper stage engine has ignited!

0304 GMT (11:04 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 4 minutes, 16 seconds. The Common Booster Core first stage and the attached interstage have been separated in one piece from the Delta 4's upper stage. The upper stage engine's extendible nozzle is dropping into position.

0304 GMT (11:04 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 4 minutes, 9 seconds. MECO! Main engine cutoff confirmed as the RS-68 powerplant shuts down.

0303 GMT (11:03 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 4 minutes, 1 second. The main engine is throttling down to 57 percent thrust in preparation for shutdown.

0303 GMT (11:03 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 3 minutes, 35 seconds. Altitude 55 miles, 135 miles downrange.

0303 GMT (11:03 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 3 minutes, 25 seconds. Good pitch and yaw controls on the main engine.

0303 GMT (11:03 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 3 minutes, 15 seconds. The main engine continues to perform well, consuming its liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants.

0302 GMT (11:02 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 2 minutes, 30 seconds. The RS-68 is consuming nearly a ton of propellants per second as the powerplant pushes the Delta 4 rocket closer to the edge of space.

0302 GMT (11:02 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 2 minutes, 15 seconds. A beautiful nighttime launch to begin the GPS 2F-1 mission!

0302 GMT (11:02 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 2 minutes. Delta is 21.3 miles in altitude, 21.7 miles downrange from the launch pad.

0301 GMT (11:01 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 1 minute, 42 seconds. Solid motor separation! The spent boosters have been shed from the first stage. Delta 4 continues powering its way toward space on the thrust generated by the RS-68 main engine.

0301 GMT (11:01 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 1 minute, 37 seconds. The twin solid rocket boosters have burned out of their propellant. Standing by for jettison.

0301 GMT (11:01 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 60 seconds. Now passing through the region of maximum aerodynamic pressure as the vehicle accelerates through the lower atmosphere.

0300 GMT (11:00 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 50 seconds. The launcher has broken through the sound barrier.

0300 GMT (11:00 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T+plus 30 seconds. The Delta 4 rocket is climbing away from the planet with its main engine firing at full throttle and the two strap-on boosters giving a powerful extra kick.

0300 GMT (11:00 p.m. EDT Thurs.)
T-minus 10, 9, 8, sequencer now controlling, T-minus 6, 5, main engine start, 3, 2, 1, booster ignition and LIFTOFF! Liftoff of the Delta 4 rocket and a new era for the Global Positioning System!
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

Salo

Циклограмма:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d349/100428launchtimeline.html
ЦитироватьGPS 2F-1 launch timeline

T-0:00:05.5    Engine start
   The RS-68 main engine begins to ignite as the liquid hydrogen fuel valve is opened, creating a large fireball at the base of the rocket. The engine powers up to full throttle for a computer-controlled checkout before liftoff.

T-0:00:00.0    Liftoff
   The rocket's two strap-on solid rocket motors are lit, the four hold-down bolts are released and the Delta 4 lifts off from Cape Canaveral's pad 37B. The pad's three swing arms retract at T-0 seconds.

T+0:01:00.2    Max-Q
   The vehicle experiences the region of maximum dynamic pressure. Both solid motors and the RS-68 liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen engine continue to fire as the vehicle heads downrange, arcing over the Atlantic along a 105-degree flight azimuth.

T+0:01:40.0    Jettison solid motors
   Having used up all their solid-propellant and experienced burnout six seconds ago, the two strap-on boosters are jettisoned from the Delta's first stage. The spent casings fall into the ocean.

T+0:04:05.6    Main engine cutoff
   The hydrogen-fueled RS-68 rocket engine completes its firing and shuts down to finish the first stage burn.

T+0:04:11.6    Stage separation
   The Common Booster Core first stage and the attached interstage are separated in one piece from the Delta 4's upper stage. The upper stage engine's extendible nozzle drops into position as the first stage separates.

T+0:04:26.1    Second stage ignition
   The upper stage begins its job to place the GPS 2F-1 satellite into space with the first of three firingsby the RL10B-2 liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen engine.

T+0:04:36.5    Jettison payload fairing
   The four-meter diameter composite payload fairing that protected the GPS 2F-1 cargo atop the Delta 4 during the atmospheric ascent is no longer needed, allowing it to be jettisoned in two halves.

T+0:12:11.5    Upper stage shutdown
   The RL10 upper stage engine shuts down to complete its first firing of the launch. The rocket and attached satellite reach a parking orbit.

T+0:21:17.4    Restart upper stage
   After a 9-minute coast period, the upper stage is reignited to raise the apogee to the medium-Earth orbit altitude.

T+0:24:34.4    Upper stage shutdown
   At cutoff time for the second burn, the upper stage will reach the intermediate transfer orbit where it coasts for the next three hours.

T+3:20:44.6    Restart upper stage
   The upper stage reaches the proper point in space and reignites the the RL10 engine to circularize the orbit.

T+3:22:22.5    Upper stage shutdown
   The powered phase of the Delta 4's mission to reach the GPS constellation concludes. The targeted circular orbit is 11,047 nautical miles with an inclination of 55 degrees.

T+3:28:53.0    Begin spin-up
   The next step in preparing for deployment of the payload is gently spinning up the stage like a top.

T+3:33:03.0    Separate spacecraft
   The GPS 2F-1 satellite is released into space from the Delta 4 rocket to begin a new era of upgrading the orbiting navigation network.
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