Normal Flight Profile
Space Shuttle

 Lift-off  vehicle = 0 sec  

Ignition SSME's

- 6.5

Ignition RSRM's

0

100 % dynamic pressure

+ 4

Begin of pitchover

+ 20

65 % dynamic pressure

+ 27

104 % dynamic pressure

+ 54

Burnout RSRM's

+ 124

Separation RSRM's

+ 126

65 % dynamic pressure

+ 470

Cut-off SSME's

+ 515

Separation ET

+ 530

Ignition OMS-1

+ 640

Cut-off OMS-1

+ 840

Ignition OMS-2

+ 2,638

Cut-off OMS-2

+ 2,734

 


STS-1 flight profile


Part of SSME Phase 1 flight profile