Rocket took off at a bit of an angle.  Trajectory was a long arch, visible the entire way thanks to the long smoke charge.  Deployment appeared to be slightly early, where the Raven altimeter sensed that the rocket was still traveling at over 500 mph.  Booster separated when the 1/4" tubular kevlar shock cord snapped and the booster darted in.  Nosecone recovered thanks to the Tragic Little Aerospace GPS.  Booster will be shortened to fly on 54-1750 loads.