Arianespace

CSO-1

Soyuz STA Fregat

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 · 16:37 UTC

Mission

/01

The CSO-1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) satellite is the first of three new-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellites for the French military, replacing the Helios 2 spy satellite series.

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz STA Fregat

Variant: Fregat

Launch Pad

Soyuz Launch Complex

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.302° N, 52.835° W

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