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Titan 4 rollout
 The Titan 4 rocket emerges from the Solid Motor Assembly and Readiness Facility at Cape Canaveral at about 5:45 a.m. August 25 for rollout to the Complex 40 pad. (3min 58sec file)
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On the launch pad
 Riding on its mobile launching platform, the Titan 4 rocket arrives at the pad just before sunrise. (5min 22sec file)
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Sunrise over Titan 4
 As dawn breaks over Cape Canaveral, these daylight scenes show the Titan 4 on Complex 40 in preparation for the final Florida launch of this heavy-lift rocket. (2min 11sec file)
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Titan 4B launch timeline
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: April 25, 2005
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Liftoff |
| The twin Solid Rocket Motor Upgrade (SRMU) boosters are ignited and the Titan 4B rocket launches from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. |
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Stage 1 Ignition |
| The Titan 4B rocket's core vehicle stage 1 engine -- the Aerojet LR87-AJ-11 -- is ignited. The liquid-propellant powerplant burns Aerozine-50 fuel and nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer. |
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SRMU Separation |
| Having consumed all their solid-propellant, the two Alliant Techsystems-built solid rocket boosters are jettisoned to fall into the Atlantic Ocean. |
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Jettison Payload Fairing |
| The 66-foot long payload fairing buit by Boeing that protected the NRO satellite during atmospheric ascent is separated once it is no longer needed. |
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Staging of Titan Core |
| The first stage engine shuts down and the second stage Aerojet LR91-AJ-11 engine is ignited. The spent first stage is jettisoned from the rest of the space-bound Titan 4B rocket one second after the second stage is started. |
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Stage 2 Shutdown |
| The liquid-fueled second stage engine completes its firing after reaching the desired altitude in space for deployment of the payload. |
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Spacecraft Separation |
| The classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite cargo is released into space from the second stage to complete the Titan 4B rocket's launch. |
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