Ariane 5 VA241 Flight Profile (SES 14, Al Yah 3)
Launch Data
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch Site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Center
Launch Date: January 25, 2018
Window: 22:20-23:05 UTC
Payload: SES 14 & Al Yah 3
Window: 22:20-23:05 UTC
Payload: SES 14 & Al Yah 3
Payload Upmass: 9,123 kg
Ascent Duration: 35 Min & 7 Sec
Target Orbit:
Target Orbit:
Type: Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit
Perigee: 250 Kilometers
Apogee: 45,000 Kilometers
Inclination: 3.0 Degrees
Apogee: 45,000 Kilometers
Inclination: 3.0 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 |
| 0:00:12.40 | Pitch Maneuver |
| 0:00:17.00 | Roll Maneuver |
| 0:00:22.30 | Pitch Complete |
| 0:00:32.00 | Roll Complete |
| 00:00:48 | Mach 1 |
| 00:01:07 | Maximum Dynamic Pressure |
| 00:02:19 | SRB Burnout and Jettison |
| 00:03:18 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
| 00:05:xx | Intermediate Point |
| 00:07:21 | Acquisition by Natal Tracking Station |
| 00:08:xx | LOS Galliot |
| 00:08:51 | Core Stage shutdown |
| 00:08:58 | Stage Separation |
| 00:09:01 | 2nd Stage Ignition |
| 00:13:36 | Acquisition by Ascension Tracking Station |
| 00:18:19 | Acquisition by Libreville Tracking Station |
| 00:22:56 | Acquisition by Malindi Tracking Station |
| 00:24:46 | Second Stage Shutdown |
| 00:25:01 | Re-Orientation for Satellite Separation |
| 00:27:05 | SES 14 Separation |
| 00:27:15 | De-Spin |
| 00:33:22 | Sylda Separation |
| 00:35:07 | Al Yah 3 Separation |
| Re-Orientation for Passivation | |
| Final Spin-Up | |
| LOX Tank Passivation | |
| ? | Ariane 5 - End of Mission |
Image: Airbus Defence & Space
