Arianespace's Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT launched the first four O3b Networks satellites (FM1, FM2, FM4, FM5) from Kourou into medium Earth orbit, starting O3b's broadband constellation aimed at connecting underserved regions.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- MEO
- Medium Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.8 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 5 Soyuz STB Fregat-MT flights
- Date and time
- 25 June 2013, 19:27 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz STB Fregat-MT
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2013-031
- Launches in 2013
- 32nd of 81
See it in orbit
Space Atlas shows the satellites and rocket stages from this launch in 3D.
Object pages on Space Atlas: O3b PFM
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