MISSION NAME
O3b FM1, FM2, FM4, FM5 5
Status
Success
DATE
25 JUN 2013
Launch Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex
Description
The O3b Satellite Constellation is designed for telecommunications and data backhaul from remote locations.
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT
Rocket Description
The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. First launch took place from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 on 26 July 2008 with a classified military payload. The 2.1b/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-B.