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STS-119 Ascent Timeline and Abort Boundaries
COMPILED BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
Updated: March 15, 2009

Changes and additions:
- March 6: Updating for March 11 launch
- March 10: Updating
- March 12: Updating for March 15 launch
- March 15: Updating with revised liftoff time


MM:SS...THRUST.....ALT....MACH.... Vrel........ViFPS.....ViMPH.....G...RANGE

00:00...100.0......-23....0.0........0.0.....1,341.0.....914.4...0.3...0.0
00:10...104.5......775....0.2......124.8.....1,353.0.....922.6...1.7...0.0
00:20...104.5....3,972....0.4......306.8.....1,526.0...1,040.5...1.9...0.1
00:30...104.5....9,142....0.7......492.3.....1,732.0...1,181.0...1.8...0.5
00:40...72.0....17,102....0.9......671.0.....1,957.0...1,334.4...1.7...1.2
00:50...104.0...25,880....1.1......814.8.....2,152.0...1,467.4...1.8...2.1

01:00...104.5...36,192....1.4......995.5.....2,389.0...1,629.0...2.0...3.4
01:10...104.5...49,886....1.9....1,260.8.....2,752.0...1,876.5...2.3...5.1
01:20...104.5...64,770....2.4....1,579.2.....3,220.0...2,195.7...2.5...7.3
01:30...104.5...83,626....2.9....1,974.0.....3,816.0...2,602.1...2.5...10.5
01:40...104.5...102,647...3.4....2,353.2.....4,385.0...2,990.0...2.5...14.4
01:50...104.5...125,237...3.9....2,768.4.....5,007.0...3,414.2...2.2...19.8

02:00...104.5...146,373...3.9....2,962.1.....5,307.0...3,618.7...1.0...25.5
02:10...104.5...167,916...4.0....3,060.3.....5,468.0...3,728.5...1.0...31.9
02:20...104.5...187,000...4.2....3,174.8.....5,653.0...3,854.7...1.0...38.4
02:30...104.5...206,699...4.5....3,317.3.....5,878.0...4,008.1...1.0...45.9
02:40...104.5...223,427...4.9....3,459.2.....6,099.0...4,158.8...1.1...53.2
02:50...104.5...239,045...5.4....3,613.3.....6,334.0...4,319.0...1.1...60.9

03:00...104.5...254,960...5.9....3,794.7.....6,609.0...4,506.5...1.1...69.8
03:10...104.5...268,301...6.3....3,971.3.....6,873.0...4,686.6...1.1...78.5
03:20...104.5...281,761...6.8....4,177.9.....7,181.0...4,896.6...1.2...88.5
03:30...104.5...292,917...7.2....4,377.0.....7,475.0...5,097.0...1.2...98.1
03:40...104.5...303,066...7.5....4,585.6.....7,782.0...5,306.4...1.2...108.2
03:50...104.5...313,093...7.7....4,824.3.....8,132.0...5,545.0...1.3...119.9

04:00...104.5...321,212...7.9....5,051.4.....8,465.0...5,772.1...1.3...131.1
04:10...104.5...329,082...8.1....5,313.2.....8,848.0...6,033.3...1.3...144.0
04:20...104.5...335,298...8.3....5,562.1.....9,211.0...6,280.8...1.4...156.4
04:30...104.5...341,140...8.6....5,847.8.....9,628.0...6,565.1...1.4...170.6
04:40...104.5...345,575...8.9....6,119.2....10,023.0...6,834.5...1.5...184.3
04:50...104.5...349,211...9.2....6,402.2....10,435.0...7,115.4...1.5...198.5

05:00...104.5...352,326...9.5....6,726.1....10,907.0...7,437.3...1.6...215.0
05:10...104.5...354,400...9.9....7,033.6....11,354.0...7,742.1...1.6...230.6
05:20...104.5...355,896...10.4...7,386.8....11,868.0...8,092.5...1.7...248.7
05:30...104.5...356,586...10.8...7,722.3....12,356.0...8,425.3...1.7...265.9
05:40...104.5...356,686...11.3...8,072.1....12,865.0...8,772.4...1.8...283.9
05:50...104.5...356,171...11.9...8,474.4....13,451.0...9,172.0...1.9...304.6

06:00...104.5...355,212...12.4...8,856.9....14,007.0...9,551.1...1.9...324.4
06:10...104.5...353,780...13.1...9,296.1....14,646.0...9,986.8...2.0...347.1
06:20...104.5...352,259...13.8...9,714.7....15,256.0...10,402.7..2.1...368.7
06:30...104.5...350,330...14.5...10,203.6...15,968.0...10,888.2..2.2...393.7
06:40...104.5...348,308...15.3...10,672.8...16,651.0...11,354.0..2.4...417.5
06:50...104.5...346,125...16.1...11,166.5...17,370.0...11,844.2..2.5...442.3

07:00...104.5...343,666...17.1...11,741.3...18,208.0...12,415.7..2.6...471.0
07:10...104.5...341,518...18.0...12,296.3...19,017.0...12,967.3..2.8...498.4
07:20...104.5...339,410...19.1...12,946.8...19,965.0...13,613.7..3.0...530.0
07:30...98.0....337,892...20.1...13,559.2...20,858.0...14,222.6..3.0...560.2
07:40...91.0....336,796...21.2...14,232.9...21,841.0...14,892.9..2.9...595.0
07:50...86.0....336,408...22.1...14,846.6...22,736.0...15,503.2..3.0...628.1

08:00...80.0....336,728...23.0...15,460.2...23,632.0...16,114.2..2.9...662.6
08:10...75.0....340,347...24.7...16,750.4...25,516.0...17,398.8..2.8...740.9
08:30...67.0....343,475...24.7...16,957.0...25,817.0...17,604.1..0.0...780.7
08:31...67.0....343,785...24.7...16,957.0...25,818.0...17,604.8..0.0...784.6
08:32...67.0....344,096...24.7...16,957.0...25,818.0...17,604.8..0.0...788.4
08:33...67.0....344,406...24.6...16,957.0...25,818.0...17,604.8..0.0...792.3
08:34...67.0....344,652...24.6...16,957.0...25,818.0...17,604.8..0.0...795.3

Abort Boundaries


EDT..........T+........EVENT...................VELOCITY (inertial): FPS.....MPH

ABORT OPTION: RETURN TO LAUNCH SITE (RTLS)

07:43:46 PM...T+00:00...LAUNCH...
07:43:56 PM...T+00:10...Start roll maneuver.............................921
07:44:04 PM...T+00:18...End roll maneuver.............................1,016
07:44:22 PM...T+00:36...Start throttle down (72%).....................1,261
07:44:34 PM...T+00:48...Start throttle up (104.5%)....................1,432
07:44:45 PM...T+00:59...Max aerodynamic pressure (722 psf)............1,602
07:45:50 PM...T+02:04...SRB staging...................................3,641
07:46:00 PM...T+02:14...Start OMS assist (1:28 duration)..............3,757

Abort option: Trans-Atlantic Landing (TAL)

07:46:21 PM...T+02:35...2E TAL Moron (104.5%, 2S).....................4,023
07:46:26 PM...T+02:40...2E TAL Zaragoza (104.5%, 2S)..................4,091
07:46:37 PM...T+02:51...2E TAL Istres (104.5%, 2S)....................4,296
07:47:40 PM...T+03:54...Negative return (KSC) (104.5%, 3S)............5,523

Abort option: Abort to Oorbit (ATO)

07:49:00 PM...T+05:14...Press to ATO (104.5%, 2S, 160 u/s)............7,773
07:49:11 PM...T+05:25...Droop Zaragoza (109%,0s)......................8,183
07:49:11 PM...T+05:25...1E OPS-3 Zaragoza (109%,0s,2eo simo)..........8,251
07:49:33 PM...T+05:47...Roll to headsup...............................9,001
07:49:46 PM...T+06:00...1E TAL Zaragoza (104.5%,2S,2eo simo)..........9,614

Press to main engine cutoff (planned orbit)

07:50:00 PM...T+06:14...Press to MECO (104.5%, 2S, 180 u/s)..........10,024
07:50:00 PM...T+06:14...1E TAL Moron (109%,0s,2eo seq,1st eo @ vi)...11,183
07:50:00 PM...T+06:14...1E TAL Istres (109%,0s,2eo seq,1st eo @ vi)..11,524
07:50:42 PM...T+06:56...1E press-to-MECO (104.5%, 2S, 600 u/s).......12,069
07:51:07 PM...T+07:21...Negative Moron (2@67%).......................13,638
07:51:07 PM...T+07:21...3G limiting..................................13,638
07:51:27 PM...T+07:41...Last 2E pre-MECO TAL Zaragoza (67%)..........14,865
07:51:27 PM...T+07:41...Negative Istres (2@67%)......................14,865
07:51:34 PM...T+07:48...Last 1E pre-MECO TAL Zaragoza (104.5%).......15,342
07:51:38 PM...T+07:52...Last 3E pre-MECO TAL Zaragoza (67%)..........15,683
07:51:38 PM...T+07:52...23K..........................................15,683
07:52:04 PM...T+08:18...Last TAL Diego Garcia........................17,252
07:52:09 PM...T+08:23...MECO commanded...............................17,592
07:52:20 PM...T+08:34...Zero thrust..................................17,605