ARIANESPACE FLIGHT VS10 / VS10-O3b
THE LAUNCH READINESS REVIEW (RAL) took place in Kourou on Wednesday December 17, 2014 and authorized count-down operations for the Soyuz ST-B – O3b launch.

On the tenth Soyuz launch from the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace will orbit the next four satellites in the O3b constellation. These satellites are built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor.

With the Soyuz, Ariane 5 and Vega launchers at the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Arianespace is the only launch services provider in the world capable of launching all types of payloads into all orbits, from the smallest to the largest geostationary satellites, from satellite clusters for constellations to cargo missions for the International Space Station (ISS).



The launch will be from the Soyuz Launch Site (ELS) at the Guiana Space Center, French Guiana. Liftoff is scheduled for Thursday, December 18, 2014 at exactly:

03:37:00 pm local time in French Guiana

03:37:00 pm in Washington, D.C.

06:37:00 pm UTC

07:37:00 pm in Paris (19:37 Uhr)

09:37:00 pm in Moscow.