Soyuz VS13 Flight Profile (Galileo FM-8 & 9)
Launch Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| T-0:00:20 | Launch Command |
| T-0:00:15 | Preliminary Thrust Level |
| T-0:00:05 | Full Thrust Level |
| T+0:00:00 | LIFTOFF |
| T+0:01:58 | Booster Separation |
| T+0:03:29 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
| T+0:04:45 | Core Stage Shutdown |
| T+0:04:48 | 3rd Stage Ignition & Staging |
| T+0:03:58 | Aft Section Cover Jettison |
| T+0:09:23 | 3rd Stage Separation |
| T+0:10:24 | 1st Fregat Ignition |
| Burn Duration: 13:08 | |
| T+0:23:32 | Fregat Upper Stage Cutoff |
| Coast Phase | |
| Duration: 3:15:03 | |
| T+3:38:35 | 2nd Fregat Ignition |
| Burn Duration: 4:22 | |
| T+3:42:57 | Fregat Upper Stage Cutoff |
| T+3:47:57 | Spacecraft Separation |
| Fregat 3rd Burn | |
| Fregat 4th Burn | |
| Fregat Passivation, EOM |
Mission Data
Mission: Soyuz VS13
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 2-1B
Launch Site: ELS, Guiana Space Center
Payload: Galileo FM-08 & FM-09
Launch Date: December 17, 2015
Launch Time: 11:51:56 UTC
Ascent Duration: 3 Hours 48 Minutes
Target Orbit: 23,222 km, circular
Inclination: 54.946°
Image: Arianespace/Lavochkin Association
Image: Arianespace/Lavochkin Association