Ariane 5 VA231 Flight Profile (Sky Muster II & GSAT-18)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 0:00:00.00 | Vulcain Engine Ignition Sequence |
| 0:00:07.05 | Solid Rocket Booster Ignition |
| 0:00:07.30 | LIFTOFF |
| 0:00:12.70 | Pitch Maneuver |
| 0:00:17.05 | Roll Maneuver |
| 0:00:22.60 | Pitch Complete |
| 0:00:32.05 | Roll Complete |
| 00:00:49 | Mach 1 |
| 00:01:08 | Maximum Dynamic Pressure |
| 00:02:23 | SRB Burnout and Jettison |
| 00:03:16 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
| 00:05:xx | Intermediate Point |
| 00:08:15 | Acquisition by Natal Tracking Station |
| 00:08:xx | LOS Galliot |
| 00:08:54 | Core Stage shutdown |
| 00:09:00 | Stage Separation |
| 00:09:04 | 2nd Stage Ignition |
| 00:13:45 | Acquisition by Ascension Tracking Station |
| 00:18:13 | Acquisition by Libreville Tracking Station |
| 00:22:59 | Acquisition by Malindi Tracking Station |
| 00:25:17 | Second Stage Shutdown - Target Orbit: 250 by 35,786km - 6.0° |
| 00:25:27 | Re-Orientation for Satellite Separation |
| 00:28:26 | Sky Muster II Separation |
| 00:28:36 | De-Spin |
| 00:30:47 | Sylda 5 Separation |
| 00:32:33 | GSAT-18 Separation |
| 00:47:53 | End of Commercial Arianespace Mission |
| Re-Orientation for Passivation | |
| Final Spin-Up | |
| LOX Tank Passivation | |
| 01:22:06 | Ariane 5 - End of Mission |
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