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MISSIONS - Launch - OSTM/Jason-2 Sequence of Events

OSTM/Jason-2 launch sequence

TIME
(hr:min:sec)
EVENT VIDEO CLIPS
from Jason-1
00:00:00 Liftoff Liftoff animation QuickTime
230 x 180
(496 Kb)
00:00:48 Maximum Dynamic Pressure  
00:01:04 3 Solid Motors Burnout solid motor burnout QuickTime
230 x 180
(364 Kb)
00:01:39 Jettison 3 Solid Motors Jettison SRMs QuickTime
230 x 180
(156 Kb)
00:01:40 Begin Dog-leg Maneuver  
00:02:20 End Dog-leg Maneuver  
00:04:24 MECO - Main Engine Cutoff MECO QuickTime
230 x 180
(176 Kb)
00:04:32 Stage I/II Separation Stage separation QuickTime
230 x 180
(128 Kb)
00:04:37 Stage II Ignition  
00:04:54 Jettison Fairing jettison faring QuickTime
230 x 180
(360 Kb)
00:10:29 SECO 1 - First Cutoff - Second Stage  
00:48:30 Restart Second Stage  
00:48:55 SECO 2 - Second cutoff - Second Stage  
00:55:00 Separate Jason-2 Spacecraft Jason-1 separation QuickTime
230 x 180
(464 Kb)
01:06:09 Jason-2 Reaches Ascending Node  


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