Soyuz VS16 Flight Profile (Hispasat 36W-1)
Launch Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| T-0:00:20 | Launch Command |
| T-0:00:14 | Preliminary Thrust Level |
| T-0:00:05 | To Full Thrust Level |
| T+0:00:00 | LIFTOFF |
| T+0:01:58 | Booster Separation |
| T+0:03:33 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
| T+0:04:45 | Core Stage Shutdown |
| T+0:04:47 | 3rd Stage Ignition & Staging |
| T+0:03:57 | Aft Section Cover Jettison |
| T+0:09:23 | 3rd Stage Separation |
| T+0:10:23 | Fregat Ignition |
| Burn Duration: 17:37 | |
| T+0:28:00 | Fregat Upper Stage Cutoff |
| Ballistic Phase | |
| Duration: 0:04:10 | |
| T+0:32:10 | Spacecraft Separation |
| Fregat Disposal Burn | |
| T+2:04:59 | Fregat Passivation, EOM |
Mission Data
Mission: Soyuz VS16
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz ST-B (2-1B)
Launch Site: ELS, Guiana Space Center
Payload: Hispasat 36W-1
Total Payload Mass: 3,343kg
Launch Date: January 28, 2017
Launch Time: 01:03:34 UTC
Ascent Duration: 32 Minutes & 10 Seconds
Orbital Data
Orbit at Fregat Separation:
Type: Sub-Orbital Trajectory
Perigee: -1,148 km
Apogee: 201km
Target Orbit:
Type: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Perigee: 250 km
Apogee: 35,736km
Inclination: 5.44°
Disposal Orbit:
Type: Sub-GTO
Perigee: 190 km
Apogee: 35,600 km
Image: Arianespace/Lavochkin Association
Image: Arianespace/Lavochkin Association