Psyche Launch Ascent Timeline

This graphic shows the expected timeline of milestones immediately following liftoff for NASA's Psyche spacecraft if Psyche launches at the beginning of its launch period on Oct. 5, 2023. On that day, the elapsed time from liftoff through the milestones shown here will be about 1 hour, 3 minutes. The actual times of milestones will differ slightly depending on the launch day, but Psyche's separation from its rocket ("deployment") is expected to occur a little over an hour after liftoff.