Soyuz to launch O3b FM13 - FM16
A Russian-built Soyuz rocket is set for liftoff from the Guiana Space Center on Friday with the fourth set of four O3b broadband Internet satellite for operator SES. The Soyuz ST-B will be in action for nine-and-a-half minutes before the Fregat-MT upper stage takes over for a four-burn mission of over two hours to lift the satellites into a Medium Earth Orbit directly above the equator from where they will connect parts of the world where access to the Internet is not readily available by conventional means.
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Launch Date: March 9, 2018 | Launch Updates |
T-0 Target: 16:37:06 UTC | O3b Satellite & Constellation |
Launch Site: ELS; French Guiana | Soyuz ST-B Launch Vehicle |
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | Countdown Timeline |
Payload: O3b FM13-16 (2,800kg) | Flight Profile |
Ascent Duration: 2 Hours 23 Minutes | Arianespace Archive |
Target Orbit: 7,830km circular, 0.04° |