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First Steps into Space: Projects Mercury and Gemini
WAVE HEIGHT – 2 FT
5.0 TRAJECTORY AND EVENTS.-
(A) FLIGHT-PATH
CONDITIONS AT SECO
PLANNED
ACTUAL
INERTIAL VELOCITY, FT/SEC 25,715 25,709
INERTIAL FLIGHT-PATH
ANGLE, DEGREES
ALTITUDE, NAUTICAL MILES
(PERIGEE)
ALTITUDE, NAUTICAL MILES
(APOGEE)
0 -.05
87 86.7 N.M.
144 141.0 N.M.
(B) EVENTS
PLANNED
TIME
ACTUAL TIME
BOOSTER ENGINE CUTOFF 00:02:11.3 00:02:11
ESCAPE TOWER JETTISON 00:02:34.1 00:02:33
(B) EVENTS
PLANNED
TIME
ACTUAL TIME
SUSTAINER ENGINE CUTOFF
(SECO)
00:05:03.8 00:05:04
CAPSULE SEPARATION 00:05:04.8 00:05:05
CAPSULE SEPARATION 00:05:04.8 00:05:05
CAPSULE TURNAROUND
COMPLETED
00:05:35.0 APPEARED
NORMAL
START OF RETROFIRE 04:32:58 04:33:08
RETROPACK JETTISON 04:33:58 NOT AVAILABLE
START OF REENTRY (.05G) 04:43:53 NOT AVAILABLE
DROGUE CHUTE DEPLOYED
(21,000 FT)
04:50:00 04:49:17