Soyuz ST-A/Fregat | Pléiades 1B

Status

Success

Pléiades 1B

Launch Time
Sun Dec 02, 2012 02:02 UTC

Flight VS04.

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Rocket

Soyuz ST-A/Fregat

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

Details

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

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Location

ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

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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