Ariane 5 - VA226 - Launch Profile
| Time | Event | Altitude (km) | Velocity (m/s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00:00.00 | Vulcain Engine Ignition Sequence | ||
| 0:00:07.05 | Solid Rocket Booster Ignition | ||
| 0:00:07.30 | LIFTOFF | ||
| 0:00:12.77 | Pitch Maneuver | 0.09 | 36.2 |
| 0:00:17.05 | Roll Maneuver | 0.32 | 72.2 |
| 0:00:22.60 | Pitch Complete | 0.87 | 123.1 |
| 0:00:32.05 | Roll Complete | 2.41 | 209.9 |
| 00:00:48.96 | Mach 1 | 6.69 | 322.3 |
| 00:01:08.64 | Maximum Dynamic Pressure | 13.5 | 523.6 |
| 00:02:21.9 | SRB Burnout and Jettison | 66.7 | 2020.2 |
| 00:03:21 | Payload Fairing Jettison | 109.4 | 2302 |
| 00:05:35 | Intermediate Point | 158.8 | 3447 |
| 00:08:05 | Acquisition by Natal Tracking Station | 159.4 | 5783 |
| 00:08:51 | Core Stage shutdown - Target: -1051.6 x 157.8km, 6.17° | 157.7 | 6901 |
| 00:08:57 | Stage Separation | 157.7 | 6927 |
| 00:09:01 | 2nd Stage Ignition | 157.7 | 6930 |
| 00:09:02 | LOS Galliot | 157.7 | 6930 |
| 00:12:05 | LOS Natal | 149.4 | 7359 |
| 00:13:35 | Acquisition by Ascension Tracking Station | 144.3 | 7588 |
| 00:14:36 | Minimum Altitude | 142.9 | 7746 |
| 00:17:35 | LOS Ascension | 163.1 | 8222 |
| 00:18:20 | Acquisition by Libreville Tracking Station | 177.5 | 8341 |
| 00:20:35 | Intermediate Point | 255.2 | 8691 |
| 00:22:50 | Acquisition by Malindi Tracking Station | 401.4 | 9029 |
| 00:25:06 | Second Stage Shutdown - Target Orbit: 249.4 by 35,786km - 6.0° | 639.7 | 9366 |
| 00:25:11 | Re-Orientation for Sky Muster Separation | 652 | |
| 00:27:07 | Transverse Spin-Up for S/C Separation | 933 | |
| 00:27:59 | Sky Muster West B Release | 1078 | |
| 00:28:09 | De-Spin | 1107 | |
| 00:28:20 | Re-Orientation for Sylda Sep | 1140 | |
| 00:29:51 | Sylda 5 Separation | 1425 | |
| 00:30:00 | Re-Orientation for ARSATRelease | 1458 | |
| 00:32:11 | Spin-Up for ARSAT Separation | 1914 | |
| 00:32:28 | ARSAT-2 Release | 1977 | |
| 00:32:38 | De-Spin | 2014 | |
| 00:32:43 | Re-Orientation for Avoidance Maneuver | 2033 | |
| 00:33:33 | Spin-Up Orientation | 3942 | |
| 00:43:04 | Final Spin-Up | 4583 | |
| 00:45:05 | LOX Tank Passivation | 5106 | |
| 00:49:36 | Ariane 5 - End of Mission | 6271 |
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