LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Thu Dec 18 2014

Arianespace

O3b FM9-FM12

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(6:37 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(6:37 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(6:37 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 designed for telecommunications and data backhaul from remote locations.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kourou, French Guiana

Pad

Soyuz Launch Complex