O3b FM9-FM12
Soyuz STB/Fregat
Launch Status
Thu · Dec 18th, 2014
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Type: Communications
The O3b Satellite Constellation is designed for telecommunications and data backhaul from remote locations.
Soyuz Launch Complex
Kourou, French Guiana
151 launches have been at this location.
Soyuz STB
Diameter: 2.95 meters
First Launched: October 21, 2011
The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. First launch took place 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.
The Soyuz STB rocket has been launched a total of 11 times with 10 successful and 1 failed launches.
Abbreviation: ASA
Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël
Launchers: Ariane 5 | Vega
Country: FRA
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
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