Ariane 5 VA242 Flight Profile (Superbird 8 & HYLAS 4)
Launch Data
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch Site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Center
Launch Date: April 5, 2018
Window: 21:34-22:22 UTC
Payload: Superbird 8/DSN-1 & HYLAS 4
Window: 21:34-22:22 UTC
Payload: Superbird 8/DSN-1 & HYLAS 4
Payload Upmass: 10,260 kg
Ascent Duration: 33 Min & 56 Sec
Target Orbit:
Target Orbit:
Type: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Perigee: 250 Kilometers
Apogee: 35,786 Kilometers
Inclination: 3.0 Degrees
Apogee: 35,786 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 |
| 00:00:49 | Mach 1 |
| 00:01:08 | Maximum Dynamic Pressure |
| 00:02:31 | SRB Burnout and Jettison |
| 00:03:28 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
| 00:05:xx | Intermediate Point |
| 00:07:53 | 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 |
| 00:13:48 | Acquisition by Ascension Tracking Station |
| 00:18:25 | Acquisition by Libreville Tracking Station |
| 00:23:07 | Acquisition by Malindi Tracking Station |
| 00:25:08 | Second Stage Shutdown |
| 00:25:18 | Re-Orientation for Satellite Separation |
| 00:2x:xx | Superbird 8 / DSN-1 Separation |
| 00:32:15 | Sylda Separation |
| 00:35:56 | HYLAS 4 Separation |
| Re-Orientation for Passivation | |
| Final Spin-Up | |
| LOX Tank Passivation | |
| ? | Ariane 5 - End of Mission |
Image: Airbus Defence & Space
