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Full Scale data has been determined.  Full report to come; preliminary data is as follows:

Time Event Velocity (Mach) Altitude (feet)
0.0 Booster Motor ignition 0.0 0
4.0 Booster Motor Burnout TBD 2,200
8.0 Sustainer Motor Ignition TBD 3,500
N/A Airstart of sustainer outboards TBD TBD
15.5 Vehicle goes supersonic 1.0 9,000
21.5 Final engine burnout 1.1 15,500
45.1 Sustainer reaches apogee 0.0 27,207
 

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Last updated: 02/10/09.