Ariane 5 VA238 Flight Profile (Inmarsat-S/HellasSat-3 & GSAT-17)
Launch Data
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch Site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Center
Launch Date: June 28, 2017
Window: 20:59-22:16 UTC
Payload: Inmarsat-S EAN/HellasSat-3 & GSAT-17
Window: 20:59-22:16 UTC
Payload: Inmarsat-S EAN/HellasSat-3 & GSAT-17
Payload Upmass: 10,177kg
Ascent Duration: 41 Min & 47 Sec
Target Orbit:
Target Orbit:
Type: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Perigee: 250 Kilometers
Apogee: 35,786 Kilometers
Inclination: 3.0 Degrees
Apogee: 35,786 Kilometers
Inclination: 3.0 Degrees
| 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 |
| 00:02:19 | SRB Burnout and Jettison |
| 00:03:17 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
| 00:05:xx | Intermediate Point |
| 00:07:41 | Acquisition by Natal Tracking Station |
| 00:08:xx | LOS Galliot |
| 00:08:52 | Core Stage shutdown |
| 00:08:58 | Stage Separation |
| 00:09:02 | 2nd Stage Ignition |
| 00:13:33 | Acquisition by Ascension Tracking Station |
| 00:18:17 | Acquisition by Libreville Tracking Station |
| 00:23:59 | Acquisition by Malindi Tracking Station |
| 00:25:04 | Second Stage Shutdown |
| 00:25:14 | Re-Orientation for Satellite Separation |
| 00:28:17 | Inmarsat/HellasSat Separation |
| 00:28:26 | De-Spin |
| 00:29:58 | Sylda Separation |
| 00:41:47 | GSAT-17 Separation |
| Re-Orientation for Passivation | |
| Final Spin-Up | |
| LOX Tank Passivation | |
| 00:49:01 | Ariane 5 - End of Mission |
