Launch Alert | NROL-167
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Thu Apr 04 2019
Arianespace

O3b FM17-20

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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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.

Soyuz STB Fregat rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • The O3b Satellite Constellation is designed for telecommunications and data backhaul from remote locations.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kourou, French Guiana

Pad

Soyuz Launch Complex