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Solid Rocket Booster Recovery Chronology

Event (@ T+2:06)

Time (min:sec)

Separation
0:00.0
Apex
1:15.0
Deploy 11.5-ft Pilot Parachute
3:45.0
Deploy 54-ft Drogue Parachutes
3:45.5
Drogue Disreef
3:47.5
Drogue Inflated
3:58.4
Deploy 136-ft Main Parachutes
4:08.0
Mains First Reef
4:11.0
Mains Second Reef
4:22.0
Mains Inflated
4:25.0
Splashdown
4:35.0
Last Updated: July 20, 2006
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