Soyuz STA/Fregat | CSO-2

Name: Soyuz STA/Fregat | CSO-2
Start: 2020-12-29T16:42:07.000Z
Location: Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Arianespace · Soyuz STA Fregat · Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Arianespace's 292nd launch · 10th this year · humanity's 6,037th orbital launch attempt

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Success

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

Window: Dec 29, 16:42 – Dec 29, 16:42 UTC

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CSO-2

The CSO-2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) satellite is the second of three new-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellites for the French military, replacing the Helios 2 spy satellite series.

Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Booster

No booster details available.

Watch

Décollage Soyouz VS25 - 29/12/2020 — Centre spatial guyanais
Flight VS25 – CSO-2 | Soyuz Launch | Arianespace — arianespace

Updates

Launched called success on webcast, Arianespace CEO and head of Roscosmos both tweeted that sat is in planned orbit
spacevogel · 12/29/2020 · source
Liftoff
spacevogel · 12/29/2020
Nosu · 12/28/2020 · source
Nosu · 12/28/2020 · source
spacevogel · 12/22/2020 · source
per NOTAM A0474/20
Nosu · 12/8/2020

Pad — Soyuz Launch Complex

26 launches from this pad · 334 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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