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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission
The CSO-3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3 satellite is the third of three new-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellites for the French military, replacing the Helios 2 spy satellite series.
- Launch vehicle
- Ariane 62
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Ariane Launch Area 4
- Provider
- Arianespace
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Ariane 62
The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.
- Height
- 63 m
- Diameter
- 5.4 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 5
- First flight
- 2024-07-09
Recorded timing
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Instantaneous windowPublished target
SCHEDULED MOMENT
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Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T−00:00:07
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:02:18
SRB Separation
- T+00:04:30
Fairing Separation
- T+00:07:46
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:07:54
SES-1
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- T+00:56:21
SES-2
- T+01:06:00
Payload Separation
- T+02:00:00
SES-3
Launch site & orbit
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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