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ArianespaceSoyuz STA FregatSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
CSO-1
Launched
December 19, 2018
Summary
CSO-1 launched on an Arianespace Soyuz STA Fregat from Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 19, 2018. It was Arianespace's 273rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,814th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Soyuz STA Fregat flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Flight VS20 – CSO-1 | Soyuz Launch I Arianespacearianespace
- VS20 - Décollage de Soyouz et CSO-1Centre spatial guyanais
- Flight VS20 | Soyuz Best of Liftoff | Arianespacearianespace
- Vehicle
- Soyuz STA Fregat · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 6th Soyuz STA Fregat flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 273rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,814th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- CSO-1 · NORAD 43866 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The CSO-1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) satellite is the first of three new-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellites for the French military, replacing the Helios 2 spy satellite series.
Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
19th launch from Soyuz Launch Complex, 3rd this year · 288th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaOpen in maps
Questions
When did CSO-1 launch?
CSO-1 launched on December 19, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch CSO-1?
Coverage: Flight VS20 – CSO-1 | Soyuz Launch I Arianespace; VS20 - Décollage de Soyouz et CSO-1; Flight VS20 | Soyuz Best of Liftoff | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched CSO-1?
Soyuz STA Fregat, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz STA Fregat spec sheet
Where did CSO-1 launch from?
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit was CSO-1 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did CSO-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).