Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre

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Soyuz launch statistics from Guiana as of July 2019. Source: data from wikitable Missions, wikitable Scheduled flights and Arianespace website.

Launch sequence

Launch complex with withdrawn mobile gantry CSG Soyuz 01.JPG
Launch complex with withdrawn mobile gantry

Typically, operations 3 days before launch include countdown rehearsal for all stages as well as final preparations and verification of the Fregat upper stage. Two days before launch preparations for fueling begin. This is also the last day when pre-launch activity with the payload can occur. [68] The launch sequence is optimized for each mission, the sequence described here is based on flight VS07 which lifted the Sentinel-1A satellite: [19] [69]

Soyuz ST (Guiana Space Centre)
Galileo launch on Soyuz, 21 Oct 2011 (6266227357).jpg
Inaugural launch on 21 October 2011
FunctionMedium-class launch vehicle to complement the light Vega and heavy Ariane 5
Manufacturer Progress Rocket Space Centre, NPO Lavochkin
Country of originRussia
Size
Height46.2 m (152 ft)
Diameter10.3 m (34 ft)
Mass308 t (303 long tons; 340 short tons)
Stages3
Capacity
Payload to GTO
Mass3,250 kg (7,170 lb)
ClockEventAltitude
T− 06:30:00Mission control team B on a console, beginning of a network countdown
T− 04:50:00State Commission meeting giving fueling authorization
T− 04:00:00Beginning of fueling
T− 03:00:00Payload switched to pre-launch mode
T− 02:20:00Readiness report
T− 01:45:00End of fueling
T− 01:21:00 GO / NO-GO roll-call
T− 01:00:00Mobile gantry withdrawal
T− 00:10:00Payload switches to onboard power supply
T− 00:06:10Beginning of autosequence
T− 00:05:00Fregat switches to onboard power supply
T− 00:01:00Activation of automatic launch sequence
T− 00:00:40Launcher switches to onboard power supply
T− 00:00:20Lower stage umbilical mast withdrawal
T− 00:00:17Main engine ignition
T− 00:00:15Preliminary thrust level
T− 00:00:03Maximum thrust level
T+ 00:00:00Liftoff
T+ 00:01:11 Max Q
T+ 00:01:58Boosters separation60 km (37 mi)
T+ 00:03:29Fairing separation120 km (75 mi)
T+ 00:04:472nd stage separation240 km (150 mi)
T+ 00:04:482nd stage ignition
T+ 00:04:53Aft section separation (connects 1st with 2nd stage)
T+ 00:08:46Fregat upper stage separation
T+ 00:09:46Fregat ignition410 km (250 mi)
T+ 00:20:04Fregat shutdown
T+ 00:23:29Payload separation693 km (431 mi)

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