march, 2018
09mar16:37Soyuz VS18 - O3b FM13-16

Event Details
Launch Date: March 9, 2018 Launch Window: 16:37:06 UTC Launch Vehicle: Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Launch Operator: Arianespace Launch Site: ELS, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana Payload: 4 x O3b: FM13, FM14, FM15, FM16 Satellite Type: Internet Distribution Target Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit A
Event Details
Launch Date: | March 9, 2018 |
Launch Window: | 16:37:06 UTC |
Launch Vehicle: | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT |
Launch Operator: | Arianespace |
Launch Site: | ELS, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana |
Payload: | 4 x O3b: FM13, FM14, FM15, FM16 |
Satellite Type: | Internet Distribution |
Target Orbit: | Medium Earth Orbit |
A “Europeanized” Soyuz rocket will launch from the Guiana Space Center with the third set of O3b satellites joining a constellation of telecommunications satellites placed into an 8,063-Kilometer orbit above the equator to deliver low-latency data services to the developing world. O3b stands for “the other three billion” in reference to the world’s population that can not connect to the Internet through conventional means; it is operated by O3b Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of SES S.A. Outfitted with a Fregat upper stage, Soyuz will directly deliver the four 700-Kilogram satellites into their checkout orbit over the equator.
Mission Resources:
? Launch Vehicle Overview: Soyuz 2-1B
? Payload Overview: O3b Satellites & Constellation
Time
(Friday) 16:37 UTC