NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Pléiades 1B

Launch Time
Sun Dec 02, 2012 02:02 UTC

Flight VS04.

Rocket

Soyuz ST-A/Fregat
Image Credit: ESA
Arianespace
Status: Active
Price: $30.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,317 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,810 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 46.94 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 11.43 m

Mission Details

Pléiades 1B

Pléiades 1B is a French Earth observation satellite with a dual purpose. It is produced on behalf of CNES by EADS Astrium in Toulouse. It has a launch mass of 970kg. The first unit, Pléiades-1A, was launched on December 17, 2011.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 970.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Stats

2012

71st orbital launch attempt

Arianespace

202nd mission
8th mission of 2012
195th successful mission
58th consecutive successful mission

Soyuz 2.1a

13th mission
3rd mission of 2012
12th successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission