🚀 Aerospace & Space · State Machine
Launch Vehicle Flight Phases
The phases of a rocket launch from countdown to payload separation, with holds, aborts and the flight termination path.
Drawing diagram…
What this diagram shows
- Countdown can hold and recycle before liftoff
- Each stage separation is its own phase
- Anomalies after liftoff lead to flight termination
Prompt used
State machine for a satellite launch: Countdown, Hold (weather or technical issue, can resume or scrub), Ignition, Liftoff, Max-Q, Stage 1 Separation, Stage 2 Burn, Fairing Separation, Coast, Orbit Insertion, Payload Separation, Mission Success. An anomaly before liftoff goes to Abort (pad safe), after liftoff to Flight Termination.
Mermaid code
stateDiagram-v2 [*] --> Countdown Countdown --> Hold: Weather or technical issue Hold --> Countdown: Resolved Hold --> Scrubbed: Window missed Countdown --> Ignition: T-0 Ignition --> Abort: Engine anomaly Ignition --> Liftoff Liftoff --> MaxQ MaxQ --> Stage1Separation Stage1Separation --> Stage2Burn Stage2Burn --> FairingSeparation FairingSeparation --> OrbitInsertion OrbitInsertion --> PayloadSeparation PayloadSeparation --> MissionSuccess Liftoff --> FlightTermination: Range safety anomaly Stage2Burn --> FlightTermination: Trajectory lost MissionSuccess --> [*] Abort --> [*] Scrubbed --> [*] FlightTermination --> [*]
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