Follow the key events of the Soyuz ST-A rockets ascent into orbit from the Guiana Space Center with the first COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, or CSG 1, radar observation satellite, the European Space Agencys CHEOPS exoplanet telescope, and three CubeSats.<\/p>\n
A listing of exact times for the flights major events is posted below.<\/p>\n
Data source: Arianespace<\/p>\n
T-0:00:03: Engines at Full Thrust<\/p>\n
T+0:00:00: Liftoff<\/p>\n
T+0:01:57: Jettison Boosters<\/p>\n
T+0:03:16: Jettison Fairing<\/p>\n
T+0:04:47: Core Stage Separation<\/p>\n
T+0:08:49: Soyuz\/Fregat Separation<\/p>\n
T+0:09:49: First Fregat Ignition<\/p>\n
T+0:20:13: First FregatShutdown<\/p>\n
T+0:22:43: CSG 1 Separation<\/p>\n
T+1:00:55:Second Fregat Ignition<\/p>\n
T+1:41:40: APAS-S Separation<\/p>\n
T+1:52:35: Third Fregat Ignition<\/p>\n
T+2:20:55: Fourth Fregat Ignition<\/p>\n
T+2:24:41: CHEOPS Separation<\/p>\n
T+3:29:15: Fifth Fregat Ignition<\/p>\n
T+4:02:35: Sixth Fregat Ignition<\/p>\n
T+4:10:44: BeginSeparation of CubeSats<\/p>\n
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