diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 352a9f89..35c3901a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ settings.ini
 **/*.egg-info/
 
 bin/
+_codeql_detected_source_root
diff --git a/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.cpp b/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.cpp
index 933b64df..3e963563 100644
--- a/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.cpp
+++ b/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ void AntennaDeployer ::startNextAttempt() {
 
     this->m_totalAttempts++;
     this->tlmWrite_DeployAttemptCount(this->m_totalAttempts);
+    this->m_burnTicksThisAttempt = 0;
 
     if (this->isConnected_burnStart_OutputPort(0)) {
         this->burnStart_out(0);
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ void AntennaDeployer ::handleQuietWaitTick() {
 
 void AntennaDeployer ::handleBurningTick() {
     this->m_ticksInState++;
+    this->m_burnTicksThisAttempt = this->m_ticksInState;
 
     if (this->m_stopRequested) {
         this->finishDeployment(Components::DeployResult::DEPLOY_RESULT_ABORT);
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ void AntennaDeployer ::handleBurningTick() {
     const U32 burnDuration = this->paramGet_BURN_DURATION_SEC(valid);
     if (this->m_ticksInState >= burnDuration) {
         this->ensureBurnwireStopped();
+        this->logBurnSignalCount();
 
         if (this->m_successDetected) {
             this->finishDeployment(Components::DeployResult::DEPLOY_RESULT_SUCCESS);
@@ -205,6 +208,7 @@ void AntennaDeployer ::finishDeployment(Components::DeployResult result) {
     }
 
     this->ensureBurnwireStopped();
+    this->logBurnSignalCount();
 
     if (result == Components::DeployResult::DEPLOY_RESULT_SUCCESS) {
         this->log_ACTIVITY_HI_DeploySuccess(this->m_currentAttempt);
@@ -222,6 +226,7 @@ void AntennaDeployer ::resetDeploymentState() {
     this->m_stopRequested = false;
     this->m_successDetected = false;
     this->m_lastDistanceValid = false;
+    this->m_burnTicksThisAttempt = 0;
 }
 
 bool AntennaDeployer ::isDistanceWithinValidRange(F32 distance) {
@@ -240,6 +245,7 @@ bool AntennaDeployer ::isDistanceDeployed(F32 distance) {
 
     if (distance <= threshold) {
         this->m_successDetected = true;
+        this->logBurnSignalCount();
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -252,4 +258,11 @@ void AntennaDeployer ::ensureBurnwireStopped() {
     }
 }
 
+void AntennaDeployer ::logBurnSignalCount() {
+    if (this->m_burnTicksThisAttempt > 0U) {
+        this->log_ACTIVITY_LO_AntennaBurnSignalCount(this->m_burnTicksThisAttempt);
+        this->m_burnTicksThisAttempt = 0;
+    }
+}
+
 }  // namespace Components
diff --git a/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.fpp b/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.fpp
index a882c08f..d27db3fc 100644
--- a/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.fpp
+++ b/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.fpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module Components {
         ######################################################################
         # Telemetry
         ######################################################################
-        @ Counts the number of deployment attempts across boots
+        @ Counts the number of deployment attempts
         telemetry DeployAttemptCount: U32
 
         @ Tracks the last observed distance reading
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ module Components {
         ) severity activity high \
           format "Quiet time expired after {} seconds, starting deployment attempt"
 
+        @ Reports how many scheduler ticks the burn signal was held active for the latest attempt
+        event AntennaBurnSignalCount(
+            ticks: U32 @< Number of scheduler ticks spent in the burn state
+        ) severity activity low \
+          format "Burn signal active for {} scheduler ticks"
+
         ######################################################################
         # Ports
         ######################################################################
diff --git a/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.hpp b/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.hpp
index d35b8ef0..5661cf60 100644
--- a/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.hpp
+++ b/FprimeZephyrReference/Components/AntennaDeployer/AntennaDeployer.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class AntennaDeployer final : public AntennaDeployerComponentBase {
     bool isDistanceWithinValidRange(F32 distance);
     bool isDistanceDeployed(F32 distance);
     void ensureBurnwireStopped();
+    void logBurnSignalCount();
 
     DeploymentState m_state = DeploymentState::IDLE;
     U32 m_currentAttempt = 0;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class AntennaDeployer final : public AntennaDeployerComponentBase {
     bool m_successDetected = false;
     bool m_lastDistanceValid = false;
     F32 m_lastDistance = 0.0F;
+    U32 m_burnTicksThisAttempt = 0;
 };
 
 }  // namespace Components
diff --git a/FprimeZephyrReference/test/int/antenna_deployer_test.py b/FprimeZephyrReference/test/int/antenna_deployer_test.py
index bd913791..3e5d89a1 100644
--- a/FprimeZephyrReference/test/int/antenna_deployer_test.py
+++ b/FprimeZephyrReference/test/int/antenna_deployer_test.py
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ def test_burn_duration_sec(fprime_test_api: IntegrationTestAPI, start_gds):
     # Wait for burnwire to stop
     fprime_test_api.assert_event(f"{burnwire}.SetBurnwireState", "OFF", timeout=15)
 
-    # Verify the burnwire end count shows 3 seconds
-    burnwire_end_event: EventData = fprime_test_api.assert_event(
-        f"{burnwire}.BurnwireEndCount", timeout=5
+    # Verify the antenna deployer reports the burn duration in ticks (seconds)
+    burn_signal_event: EventData = fprime_test_api.assert_event(
+        f"{antenna_deployer}.AntennaBurnSignalCount", timeout=5
     )
-    assert burnwire_end_event.args[0].val == 3, (
-        "Burnwire should have burned for 3 seconds"
+    assert burn_signal_event.args[0].val == 3, (
+        "Burn signal should have been active for 3 scheduler ticks"
     )
 
     # Verify deployment finishes with failure (no distance sensor)