Ariane 5 VA234 Flight Profile (Star One D1, JCSat-15)
Launch Data
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch Site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Center
Launch Date: December 21, 2016
Window: 20:30-21:45 UTC
Payload: Star One D1 & JCSat-15 (10,722kg)
Window: 20:30-21:45 UTC
Payload: Star One D1 & JCSat-15 (10,722kg)
Ascent Duration: 43 Min & 26 Sec
Target Orbit:
Target Orbit:
Type: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Perigee: 250 Kilometers
Apogee: 35,905 Kilometers
Inclination: 6.0 Degrees
Apogee: 35,905 Kilometers
Inclination: 6.0 Degrees
Ariane 5 Launch Profile - Credit: Arianespace
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 0:00:00.00 | Vulcain Engine Ignition Sequence |
| 0:00:07.05 | Solid Rocket Booster Ignition |
| 0:00:07.30 | LIFTOFF |
| 0:00:12.70 | Pitch Maneuver |
| 0:00:17.05 | Roll Maneuver |
| 0:00:22.60 | Pitch Complete |
| 0:00:32.05 | Roll Complete |
| 00:00:49 | Mach 1 |
| 00:01:08 | Maximum Dynamic Pressure |
| 00:02:22 | SRB Burnout and Jettison |
| 00:03:15 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
| 00:05:xx | Intermediate Point |
| 00:08:14 | Acquisition by Natal Tracking Station |
| 00:08:xx | LOS Galliot |
| 00:08:53 | Core Stage shutdown |
| 00:08:59 | Stage Separation |
| 00:09:03 | 2nd Stage Ignition |
| 00:13:49 | Acquisition by Ascension Tracking Station |
| 00:18:23 | Acquisition by Libreville Tracking Station |
| 00:23:05 | Acquisition by Malindi Tracking Station |
| 00:25:23 | Second Stage Shutdown - Target Orbit: 250 by 35,905km - 6.0° |
| 00:25:33 | Re-Orientation for Satellite Separation |
| 00:29:10 | Star One D1 Separation |
| 00:29:20 | De-Spin |
| 00:31:58 | Sylda 5 Separation |
| 00:43:26 | JCSat-15 Separation |
| Re-Orientation for Passivation | |
| Final Spin-Up | |
| LOX Tank Passivation | |
| 00:59:02 | End of Arianespace Commercial Mission |
| 01:15:02 | Ariane 5 - End of Mission |
Image: Airbus Defence & Space