Sentinel-1B Launch Profile

Time Event
T-00:00:20 Ignition Sequence Start
T-00:00:15 Preliminary Thrust Level
T-00:00:05 Full Thrust Level
00:00:00 Liftoff
T+00:01:58 Booster Separation
T+00:03:36 Payload Fairing Jettison
T+00:04:47 Core Stage Shutdown
T+00:04:48 Core Stage Separation
Third Stage Ignition
T+00:08:49 3rd Stage Separation
T+00:09:49 Fregat 1st Ignition
T+00:20:14 Fregat Shutdown
T+00:23:35 Sentinel-1A Separation
T+02:00:05 Fregat 2nd Ignition
T+02:00:18 Fregat Shutdown
T+02:48:11 CubeSat Separation
T+02:49:01 ASAP-S Separation
T+03:32:35 Fregat 3rd Ignition
T+03:32:47 Fregat Shutdown
T+03:57:46 Fregat 4th Ignition
T+03:58:02 Fregat Shutdown
T+04:00:52 MicroSCOPE Separation
T+04:15:55 Fregat 5th Ignition
T+04:16:24 Fregat Shutdown
T+04:16:34 Fregat Passivation, End of Mission

Orbital Data

Launch Date: April 25, 2016
T-0 Time: 21:02:13 UTC
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 2-1A / Fregat
Launch Site: ELS, French Guiana

Sentinel-1B Insertion Orbit:

Altitude: 686 Kilometers (Circular)
Inclination: 98.18°

CubeSat Insertion Orbit:

Perigee: 453 Kilometers
Apogee: 665 Kilometers
Inclination: 98.2°

MicroSCOPE Insertion Orbit:

Altitude: 711 Kilometers (Circular)
Inclination: 98.23°

Image: Arianespace
Image: Arianespace
Image: Arianespace/Lavochkin Association
Image: Arianespace/Lavochkin Association
Image: Arianespace/Lavochkin Association
Image: Arianespace/Lavochkin Association
Image: Arianespace/Lavochkin Association
Image: Arianespace/Lavochkin Association