NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

CSO-1

Launch Time
Wed Dec 19, 2018 16:37 UTC

Flight VS20.

Rocket

Soyuz ST-A/Fregat-M
Image Credit: ESA
Arianespace
Status: Active
Price: $30.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,317 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,000 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 46.94 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 11.43 m

Mission Details

CSO-1

The French CSO (Composante Spatiale Optique) high-resolution reconnaissance satellites are the optical space component of the MUSIS program that will replace the current Hélios 2 military observation satellites.

CNES, the French space agency, has notified Astrium that the DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement), the French arms procurement agency, has awarded the company a 795€ million contract for two satellites for the CSO program. The contract also includes an option for a third satellite.

As the prime contractor for the CSO satellites programme, Astrium will provide the agile platform and avionics, and will also be responsible for the integration work, testing, and delivery of the satellites to CNES. Thales Alenia Space will provide Astrium with very high-resolution optical instruments.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,655.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Stats

2018

108th orbital launch attempt

Arianespace

266th mission
11th mission of 2018
257th successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission

Soyuz 2.1a

36th mission
4th mission of 2018
34th successful mission
14th consecutive successful mission