LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Fri Mar 09 2018

Arianespace

O3b FM13-16

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(5:10 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(5:10 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(5:10 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz STB Fregat

Description:

The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. The first launch occurred from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 on 26 July 2008 with a classified military payload. The 2.1b/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-B.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Communications
The O3b Satellite Constellation is a satellite constellation designed for telecommunications and data backhaul from remote locations.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kourou, French Guiana

Pad

Soyuz Launch Complex