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RL10C-1 Engine

4-m Payload Fairing

Booster

RD-180 Engine

Centaur

InSightSpacecraft

Payload Adapter

Aft StubAdapter

InterstageAdapter

Aft BulkheadCarrier

MISSION

ATLAS V The Atlas V 401 rocket has become the workhorse of the Atlas V fleet, delivering about half of all Atlas V missions to date. In its more than 15 years of service, the 401 has launched a diverse set of missions including national security, science and exploration, commercial and International Space Station resupply.

First Launch: Aug. 21, 2002Launches to date: 37

Performance to GTO: 4,750 kg (10,470 lb)Performance to LEO-Reference: 9,800 kg (21,600 lb)

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With more than a century of combined heritage, United Launch Alliance is the nation’s most expe-rienced and reliable launch service provider. ULA has successfully deliv-ered more than 125 satellites to orbit that provide critical capabilities for troops in the field, aid meteorologists in tracking severe weather, enable personal device-based GPS naviga-tion and unlock the mysteries of our solar system.

MISSION SUCCESS

Image Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Payload Fairing (PLF)The spacecraft is encapsulated in the 4-m (14-ft) diameter large payload fairing (LPF). The LPF is a bisector (two-piece shell) fairing consisting of aluminum skin/stringer construction with vertical split-line longerons. The vehicle’s height with the LPF is approximately 189 ft.

CentaurThe Centaur second stage is 10 ft in diameter and 41.5 ft in length. Its propellant tanks are constructed of pressure-stabilized, corrosion- resistant stainless steel. Centaur is a cryogenic vehicle, fueled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, powered by an RL10C-1 engine produc-ing 22,900 lb of thrust. The cryogenic tanks are insulated with a combination of helium-purged blankets, radiation shields and spray-on foam insulation (SOFI). The Centaur forward adapt-er (CFA) provides structural mountings for the fault-tolerant avionics system and structural and electrical interfaces with the spacecraft.

BoosterThe booster is 12.5 ft in diameter and 106.5 ft in length. The booster’s tanks are structurally rigid and constructed of isogrid aluminum barrels, spun-formed aluminum domes and intertank skirts. Booster propulsion is provided by the RD-180 engine system (a single engine with two thrust chambers). The RD-180 burns RP-1 (Rocket Propellant-1 or highly purified kerosene) and liq-uid oxygen and delivers 860,200 lb of thrust at sea level. The Centaur avionics system, provides guidance, flight control and vehicle sequenc-ing functions during the booster and Centaur phases of flight.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket will deliver the InSight spacecraft to aninterplanetary trajectory to Mars. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

NASA’s InSight (Interior Exploration using Seis-mic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) mission will place a single geophysical lander

on Mars to study its deep interior. The two-year InSight mission seeks to understand the evo-lutionary formation of rocky planets, including Earth, by investigating the interior structure and processes of Mars. InSight will also investi-gate the dynamics of Martian tectonic activity and meteorite impacts, which could offer clues about such phenomena on Earth.

Part of NASA’s Discovery Program, InSight builds on the proven technologies of NASA’s Mars Phoenix lander. The reuse of this technology, developed and built by Lockheed Martin Space, provides a low-risk path to Mars.

In addition to InSight, this mission includes two CubeSats which will launch from dispensers mounted on the aft bulkhead carrier on the Atlas V Centaur second stage. The Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats, designed and built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will be the first to travel interplanetary. The small Mars-bound satellites provide a real-time communication relay to cover the entry, decent and landing of InSight on Mars.

LAUNCHVEHICLE

MISSIONOVERVIEW

current as of 1.31.18

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DELTA IV HEAVY

1 De Soto, CA RS-68A Engine Fabrication at

Aerojet Rocketdyne 2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design

Center Engineering3 Decatur, AL ULA Booster, Payload Fairing and

Second Stage Fabrication4 West Palm Beach, FL RL10 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet

Rocketdyne

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DELTA IV 5,4


Aerojet Rocketdyne 2 Brigham City, UT Solid Rocket Motor Fabrication at

Orbital ATK 3 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design



Rocketdyne

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DELTA IV 5,2


Aerojet Rocketdyne 2 Brigham City, UT Solid Rocket Motor Fabrication at

Orbital ATK 3 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design



Rocketdyne

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ATLAS V 551

1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication

at Aerojet Rocketdyne2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design Center Engineering 3 Harlingen, TX Payload Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication4 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Final Assembly5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne6 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at

NPO Energomash7 Zurich, Switzerland 5-m Payload Fairing Fabrication at RUAG Space

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ATLAS V 541




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ATLAS V 531




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ATLAS V 521




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ATLAS V 511




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ATLAS V 501

1 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design Center Engineering 2 Harlingen, TX Payload Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication3 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Final Assembly4 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne5 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at


ATLAS V 431

1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrica-

tion at Aerojet Rocketdyne2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design

Center Engineering3 Harlingen, TX Payload Fairing, Payload

Fairing Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication

4 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final

Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Centaur Final Assembly

5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication

at Aerojet Rocketdyne6 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at

NPO Energomash

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ATLAS V 421









NPO Energomash

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ATLAS V 411

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ATLAS V 411









NPO Energomash

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ATLAS V 401

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NPO Energomash

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31 Brigham City, UT Solid Rocket Motor Fabrication at Orbital ATK2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design Center Engineering3 Decatur, AL Booster, Payload Fairing & Second Stage Fabrication

DELTA II

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PRODUCTION

SPACELAUNCHCOMPLEX-3 PROCESSING

FLIGHTPROFILE

FixedLaunchPlatform

Solid RocketBoosters

Centaur

Booster

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PayloadTransporter

1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)

Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center

2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection

3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &

Inspection

4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing

& Encapsulation

5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &

Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations

VAFB ATLAS V 421

FairingHalves

BoattailISA

Centaur

ASA

Spacecraft

VAFB ATLAS V 411

FixedLaunchPlatform


Centaur

Booster

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PayloadTransporter





Inspection

4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &

Encapsulation



FairingHalves

BoattailISA

Centaur

ASA

Spacecraft

VAFB ATLAS V 401

FixedLaunchPlatform

Centaur

Booster1

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Inspection


& Encapsulation



FairingHalves

BoattailISA

Centaur

ASA

Spacecraft

VAFB ATLAS V 431

FixedLaunchPlatform


Centaur

Booster

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PayloadTransporter





Inspection


Encapsulation



Boattail

FairingHalves

Spacecraft

ISA

Centaur

ASA

VAFB ATLAS V 501

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FixedLaunchPlatform

PayloadTransporter

Centaur

Booster 1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)




Inspection


& Encapsulation



Spacecraft

Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR

Boattail

Centaur

CISA


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FixedLaunchPlatform

PayloadTransporter

Centaur





Inspection


Encapsulation



Spacecraft


Boattail

Centaur

CISA

VAFB ATLAS V 511


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FixedLaunchPlatform

PayloadTransporter

Centaur





Inspection


Encapsulation



Spacecraft


Boattail

Centaur

CISA

VAFB ATLAS V 521


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FixedLaunchPlatform

PayloadTransporter

Centaur





Inspection


Encapsulation



Spacecraft


Boattail

Centaur

CISA

VAFB ATLAS V 531


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FixedLaunchPlatform

PayloadTransporter

Centaur

Booster1 Remote Launch Control Center

(RLCC) Launch Control Center & Mission

Director’s Center



Inspection


Encapsulation



Spacecraft


Boattail

Centaur

CISA

VAFB ATLAS V 541

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Fairing Halves

Payload Adapter Fittings

Spacecraft

SecondStage Booster

PayloadTransporter

Graphite/EpoxyMotors (GEM)

MobileAssembly

Shelter

FixedLaunchPlatform



2 Building 945 Receiving, Inspection, Staging & Final Processing

3 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Second

Stage Integration


Encapsulation

5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration & Testing,

Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations

VAFB DIV_5-2

Booster

10-ft PayloadFairing

Solid RocketMotors

SecondStage

PayloadAdapterFitting

InterstageAdapter

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Fixed UmbilicalTower (FUT)

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1 Building 1670 Receiving, Inspection, Staging,

Final Processing & Material Stores

2 Building 936 Receiving, Inspection & Booster

Transfer

3 Hazardous Processing Receiving, Inspection, Destruct

Installation & Second Stage Nozzle Installation

4 Spacecraft Processing Spacecraft Processing, Testing &

Encapsulation



DELTA II VAFB, CA

Spacecraft

CAPE ATLAS V 541

4MobileLaunchPlatform

PayloadTransporter

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1

SpacecraftPayload

Fairing Halves

1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)


2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical

Integration


Encapsulation

4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &


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BoattailCISA

CFLR

Centaur

Booster

CAPE ATLAS V 531


PayloadTransporter

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SpacecraftPayload

Fairing Halves




Integration


Encapsulation



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BoattailCISA

CFLR

Centaur

Booster


PayloadTransporter

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SpacecraftPayload

Fairing Halves

CAPE ATLAS V 521




Integration


Encapsulation



BoattailCISA

CFLR

Centaur

Booster


CAPE ATLAS V 511

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PayloadTransporter

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SpacecraftPayload

Fairing Halves

MobileLaunchPlatform




Integration


Encapsulation



BoattailCISA

CFLR

Centaur

Booster

CAPE ATLAS V 501




Integration


Encapsulation



4 MobileLaunchPlatform

PayloadTransporter

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SpacecraftPayload

Fairing Halves

BoattailCISA

CFLR

Centaur

Booster

CAPE ATLAS V 431




Integration


Encapsulation



Spacecraft PayloadFairingHalves

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BoattailISA

Centaur

Booster

CAPE ATLAS V 421




Integration


Encapsulation




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BoattailISA

Centaur

Booster

CAPE ATLAS V 411

Solid RocketBooster

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Integration


Encapsulation




MobileLaunchPlatform

BoattailISA

Centaur

Booster




Integration


& Encapsulation



CAPE ATLAS V 401

BoattailISA

Centaur

Spacecraft

Booster

PayloadFairingHalves

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Longitude (deg)

Geo

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Launch Vehicle /Spacecraft GroundtrackTDRS Asset Geostationary Orbital Position

TEL-4

BOSS

TDRS 41TDRS 275

TDRS 171

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All Values Approximate

Time(hr:min:sec)Event

1 RD-180 Engine Ignition -0:00:02.7Liftoff (Thrust to Weight> 1) 0:00:01.1Begin Pitch/Yaw Maneuver 0:00:17.1Mach 1 0:01:17.8Maximum Dynamic Pressure 0:01:26.9 Atlas Booster Engine Cutoff (BECO) 0:04:04.3 Atlas Centaur Separation 0:04:10.3Centaur First Main Engine Start (MES-1) 0:04:20.3 Payload Fairing Jettison 0:04:28.3 Centaur First Main Engine Cutoff (MECO-1) 0:13:16.2 Centaur Second Main Engine Start (MES-2) 1:18:56.9Centaur Second Main Engine Cutoff (MECO-2) 1:24:19.8InSight Separation 1:33:19.8 MarCO-A Separation 1:33:53.8MarCO-B Separation 1:34:41.8 Start Blowdown 1:59:39.8 End of Mission 2:41:19.8

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InSight Orbit at Separation Inclination: 63.4 deg | C3: 8.19 km2/s2 DLA: -40.83 deg | RLA: 328.14 deg

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INSIGHTMISSIONPROFILE

Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

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Time(hr:min:sec)Event

1 -0:00:02.7 0:00:01.1

Begin Pitch/Yaw Maneuver 0:00:17.1Mach 1 0:01:17.8Maximum Dynamic Pressure 0:01:26.9

0:04:04.3 Atlas Centaur Separation 0:04:10.3

0:04:20.3 Payload Fairing Jettison 0:04:28.3

0:13:16.2 1:18:56.9

1:24:19.8InSightMarCO-A SeparationMarCO-B Separation

Separation 1:33:19.8 1:33:53.8

1:34:41.8 Start Blowdown 1:59:39.8 End of Mission 2:41:19.8

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InSight Orbit at Separation

Flight Azimuth 63.4 deg | C3: 8.19 km2/s2

DLA: -40.83 deg | RLA: 328.14 deg

Ascent

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