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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: Final Upper-Stage Burn Complete [1]

['Elyna Niles-Carnes']

Date: 2026-08-30  

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: Final Upper-Stage Burn Complete

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy second stage has completed its second and final planned burn for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Second-stage engine cutoff 2, or SECO-2, occurred after the upper stage burned for about two minutes.

Roman remains attached to the second stage during a five-minute coast. Up next is spacecraft separation scheduled for T+31 minutes, 31 seconds, or about 7:58 a.m. EDT.

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[1] Url: https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/2026/08/30/nasas-roman-space-telescope-final-upper-stage-burn-complete/

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