| T-00:00 |
Main Engine Ignition |
| The Antares rocket's two AJ26 engines ignite on the launch pad. |
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| T+00:02 |
Liftoff |
| Producing about 730,000 pounds of thrust, the rocket's two main engines propel tha 133-foot-tall Antares rocket into the sky. |
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| T+03:50 |
First Stage Shutdown |
| After consuming its supply of kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants, the Antares first stage shuts down at an altitude of about 66 miles. |
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| T+03:55 |
First Stage Separation |
| The first stage separates from the second stage, which begins a 93-second coast phase. |
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| T+0:5:19 |
Fairing separation |
| After flying out of the dense lower atmosphere, the Antares rocket jettisons its clamshell-like 12.8-foot-diameter payload fairing. |
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| T+0:5:24 |
Interstage jettison |
| The interstage adaptor connecting the first and second stages is jettisoned. |
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| T+05:28 |
Second Stage Ignition |
| The rocket's solid-fueled Castor 30 second stage ignites at an altitude of 117 miles, ramping up to nearly 90,000 pounds of thrust during a 155-second burn. |
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| T+08:03 |
Second Stage Shutdown |
| The Castor 30 second stage burns out after reaching a target orbit with a perigee of 155 miles, an apogee of 188 miles, and an inclination of 51.6 degrees. |
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| T+10:03 |
Payload separation |
| The second stage deploys the Cygnus mass simulator. |
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