flown missionSuccess

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

ArianespaceSoyuz Launch Complex — Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaDec 17, 2011, 02:03 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA
Type: Government/Top Secret
Target orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 17, 2011, 02:03 UTC
Window opens: Dec 17, 2011, 02:03 UTC
Window closes: Dec 17, 2011, 02:03 UTC
Last updated: Apr 09, 2025, 19:36 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Soyuz STA Fregat
Family: Soyuz
Variant: Fregat
Provider: Arianespace
Type: Commercial
Country: FRA

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launch site

Pad: Soyuz Launch Complex
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country: GUF
Timezone: America/Cayenne
Coordinates: 5.3019, -52.8346