{"id":14567,"date":"2017-06-02T00:19:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T16:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/launch-timeline-for-ariane-5s-flight-with-viasat-2-and-eutelsat-172b\/"},"modified":"2017-06-02T00:19:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T16:19:14","slug":"launch-timeline-for-ariane-5s-flight-with-viasat-2-and-eutelsat-172b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/launch-timeline-for-ariane-5s-flight-with-viasat-2-and-eutelsat-172b\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch timeline for Ariane 5\u2019s flight with ViaSat 2 and Eutelsat 172B"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Ariane 5 rocket will fire into the sky from French Guiana Thursday evening and deliver a record heavyweight payload to orbit less than an hour later.<\/p>\n

The nearly 180-foot-tall (55-meter) launcher will blast off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 2345 GMT (7:45 p.m. EDT; 8:45 p.m. French Guiana time) on its third flight of the year with the ViaSat 2 and Eutelsat 172B communications satellite.<\/p>\n

Made in California by Boeing and in France by Airbus Defense and Space, respectively, ViaSat 2 and Eutelsat 172B will ride aboard the Ariane 5 in a dual-payload stack. The larger of the two satellites, ViaSat 2, will deploy first, followed by separation of Eutelsat 172B around 41 minutes after liftoff.<\/p>\n

The rocket will target an orbit ranging from 155 miles (250 kilometers) to 22,186 miles (35,706 kilometers), with a tilt of 6 degrees to the equator.<\/p>\n

Date source: Arianespace<\/p>\n

T-0:00:00: Vulcain 2 ignition<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Ariane 5\u2019s first stage Vulcain 2 main engine ignites as the countdown clock hits zero, throttling up to about 300,000 pounds of thrust and undergoing a computer health check before liftoff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:00:07: Solid rocket booster ignition and liftoff<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Ariane 5\u2019s two solid rocket boosters ignite seven seconds later, each generating more than 1.3 million pounds of thrust, to push the vehicle into the sky from the ELA-3 launch pad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:00:50: Mach 1<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Ariane 5 rocket surpasses the speed of sound, heading east over the Atlantic Ocean.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:02:21: Solid rocket boosters jettisoned<\/b><\/p>\n

\"After
After each consuming 240 metric tons, or about 530,000 pounds, of pre-packed propellant, the solid rocket boosters are jettisoned.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:03:22: Payload fairing jettisoned<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Ariane 5\u2019s 17.7-foot-diameter (5.4-meter) payload fairing, made in Switzerland by Ruag Space, releases in a clamshell-like fashion once the rocket flies above the denser, lower layers of Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:08:56: Vulcain 2 shutdown<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Ariane 5\u2019s core stage Vulcain 2 main engine shuts down after consuming 175 metric tons (385,000 pounds) of cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:09:02: Stage separation<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Ariane 5\u2019s first and second stages separate. The 98-foot-long (30-meter) first stage will fall into the Atlantic Ocean near the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of Africa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:09:06: HM7B ignition<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Ariane 5\u2019s upper stage HM7B engine ignites for a 16-minute, 21-second burn to place the ViaSat 2 and Eutelsat 172B satellites into geostationary transfer orbit. The HM7B engine burns liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, and generates more than 14,000 pounds of thrust.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:25:27: HM7B shutdown<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The HM7B engine shuts down after placing the ViaSat 2 and Eutelsat 172B satellites into geostationary transfer orbit with a low point of 155 miles (250 kilometers), a high point of 22,186 miles (35,706 kilometers), and an inclination of 6 degrees to the equator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:29:26: ViaSat 2 separation<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The ViaSat 2 satellite, riding in the upper position on the Ariane 5\u2019s dual-payload stack, deploys to begin a 15-year mission providing broadband Internet over North America, Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America and for trans-Atlantic air routes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:31:55: Sylda 5 separation<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Sylda 5 dual-payload adapter structure jettisons from the Ariane 5 upper stage, revealing the Eutelsat 172B spacecraft for deployment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T+0:41:47: Eutelsat 172B separation<\/b><\/p>\n

\"The
The Eutelsat 172B spacecraft is released from the Ariane 5 launcher to provide video and broadband services over the Asia-Pacific.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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