Ariane 5 VA237 Flight Profile (ViaSat-2, Eutelsat 172B)
Launch Data
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch Site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Center
Launch Date: June 1, 2017
Window: 23:45-00:45 UTC
Payload: ViaSat-2, Eutelsat 172B (10,865kg)
Window: 23:45-00:45 UTC
Payload: ViaSat-2, Eutelsat 172B (10,865kg)
Ascent Duration: 41 Min & 47 Sec
Target Orbit:
Target Orbit:
Type: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Perigee: 250 Kilometers
Apogee: 35,706 Kilometers
Inclination: 6.0 Degrees
Apogee: 35,706 Kilometers
Inclination: 6.0 Degrees
| 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 |
| 00:02:21 | SRB Burnout and Jettison |
| 00:03:22 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
| 00:05:xx | Intermediate Point |
| 00:08:12 | Acquisition by Natal Tracking Station |
| 00:08:xx | LOS Galliot |
| 00:08:56 | Core Stage shutdown |
| 00:09:02 | Stage Separation |
| 00:09:06 | 2nd Stage Ignition |
| 00:13:49 | Acquisition by Ascension Tracking Station |
| 00:18:24 | Acquisition by Libreville Tracking Station |
| 00:23:06 | Acquisition by Malindi Tracking Station |
| 00:25:27 | Second Stage Shutdown |
| 00:25:37 | Re-Orientation for Satellite Separation |
| 00:29:26 | ViaSat-2 Separation |
| 00:29:36 | De-Spin |
| 00:31:55 | Sylda Separation |
| 00:41:47 | Eutelsat 172B Separation |
| Re-Orientation for Passivation | |
| Final Spin-Up | |
| LOX Tank Passivation | |
| 00:52:35 | Ariane 5 - End of Mission |
