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Soyuz STA/Fregat | Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA
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Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA

Soyuz STA Fregat

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LAUNCH SITEGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission

Pléiades-HR 1A is the first of two high resolution Earth observation satellites designed by the French space agency (CNES) and manufactured by Astrium Satellites. The ELISA mission consists of four satellites manufactured by Astrium Satellites and Thales Systèmes Aéoroportés for the French space agency (CNES) and the French Directorate General of Armament (DGA). SSOT is an Earth observation satellite manufactured by Astrium Satellites for the Chilian armed forces.

Launch vehicle
Soyuz STA Fregat
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Destination orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch pad
Soyuz Launch Complex
Provider
Arianespace

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Soyuz STA Fregat
Launch vehicle

Soyuz STA Fregat

The 2.1a version includes conversion from analog to digital flight control system and uprated engines on the booster and the first stage with improved injection systems. The new digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to launch from a fixed rather than angled launch platform and adjust its heading in flight. A digital control system also enables the launch of larger commercial satellites with wider and longer payload fairings such as the ST-type fairing. These fairings introduce too much aerodynamic instability for the old analog system to handle. This stage continues to use the RD-0110 engine. The 2.1a/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-A.

Height
46.3 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Stages
3
Recorded launches
8
First flight
2011-12-17

Recorded timing

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Flight timeline

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  1. T−04:20:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−04:00:00

    Prop Load

  3. T−01:45:00

    Prop Load Complete

  4. T−01:00:00

    Mobile Gantry Rollback

  5. T−00:06:10

    Startup

  6. T−00:05:00

    Fregat Internal Power

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  1. T−00:02:25

    Umbilicals Separation

  2. T−00:00:40

    Internal Power

  3. T−00:00:20

    Strongback Retract

  4. T−00:00:17

    Ignition

  5. T−00:00:15

    Preliminary Thrust

  6. T−00:00:03

    Full Thrust

  7. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  8. T+00:01:58

    Boosters Separation

  9. T+00:03:29

    Fairing Separation

  10. T+00:04:47

    Stage 2 Separation

  11. T+00:08:47

    Kick Stage Separation

  12. T+00:09:47

    Kick Stage Ignition

  13. T+00:13:27

    Kick Stage Cut-off

  14. T+00:41:56

    Kick Stage Ignition

  15. T+00:46:05

    Kick Stage Cut-off

  16. T+00:55:00

    Payload Separation

  17. T+00:59:05

    Payload Separation

  18. T+02:03:25

    Kick Stage Ignition

  19. T+02:03:37

    Kick Stage Cut-off

  20. T+03:08:37

    Kick Stage Ignition

  21. T+03:08:47

    Kick Stage Cut-off

  22. T+03:12:07

    Payload Separation

  23. T+03:26:00

    Payload Separation

Launch site & orbit

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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