Important Launch Milestones for NASA’s ESCAPADE

Launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission is scheduled for Thursday on a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 2:57 p.m. EST. 

Here’s a look at some important launch milestones. All times are approximate: 

TIME | EVENT 

T-04:30:00 | Stage 2 Hydrogen Propellant Load Begins 
T-00:60:00 | Propellant Load Complete; Replenishment Begins 
T-00:30:00 | Weather Check 
T-00:20:00 | Launch Broadcast Begins 
T-00:17:00 | Go-Poll for Terminal Count 
T-00:04:00 | Terminal Count Begins 
T-00:02:30 | Tank Pressurization Begins 
T-00:01:30 | Vehicle on Internal Power 
T-00:00:30 | Water Deluge Systems Turn On 
T-00:00:30 | Autopilot Enabled 
T-00:00:05.6 | Engine Ignition 
T-00:00:00 | Liftoff 
T+00:01:35 | Max-Q 
T+00:03:05 | Main Engine Cut Off  
T+00:03:09 | Stage Separation 
T+00:03:17 | Stage 2 Engine Ignition 
T+00:03:50 | Fairings Jettison 
T+00:06:48 | 3-Engine Booster Reentry Burn 
T+00:07:18 | 3-Engine Booster Reentry Burn Complete 
T+00:08:27 | Single Engine Booster Landing Burn 
T+00:09:09 | GS1 Booster Touchdown 
T+00:12:53 | SECO-1 
T+00:25:00 | Stage 2 Engine Ignition 
T+00:26:44 | SECO-2 
T+00:33:18 | ESCAPADE Blue Spacecraft Separation 
T+00:33:48 | ESCAPADE Gold Spacecraft Separation 
T+00:38:48 | Viasat Tech Demonstration Turns On 
T+01:41:54 | End of Mission 

Continue checking NASA’s ESCAPADE blog for mission updates.  

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