Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA

Deployed six Globalstar-2 second-generation communications satellites into low Earth orbit from Baikonur Cosmodrome, replenishing the mobile satellite communications constellation and closing out Russia's 2011 launch manifest.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

2.2 T

Flight

1st

of 9 Soyuz STA Fregat flights

Date and time

17 December 2011, 02:03 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz STA Fregat

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

2011-076

Launches in 2011

79th of 84

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