K-1 Flight Profile : OV Ascent, Deployment & Re-Entry
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7: Orbital Vehicle Ascent After separation, the second stage, or "orbital vehicle," ignites a single AJ-26 rocket engine and proceeds to orbit with its payload. |
8: Satellite deployment After orbit injection, the K-1 payload bay is opened and the payload deployed. |
9: Second Stage Deorbit After deploying the payload, the orbital vehicle does a pitchover maneuver and fires the maneuvering engines to de-orbit. |
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