http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/654.asp
ЦитироватьBasic assembly is completed for the seventh Ariane 5 to be launched in 2009
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Working in the Launcher Integration Building, team members prepare to "top off" the seventh Ariane 5 for launch from the Spaceport in 2009.
October 28, 2009
The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's seventh and final flight of 2009 has completed its basic buildup in the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building at French Guiana, maintaining the company's sustained mission pace with the commercial launch vehicle.
Once final check-out steps are completed, this Ariane 5 will be ready for transfer to the Final Assembly Building, where payload installation is to occur. The Spaceport's Final Assembly Building is now ready to receive the launcher following today's rollout of another Ariane 5, which is slated for liftoff tomorrow with the NSS-12 and THOR 6 satellites.
Arianespace's mission flexibility is enhanced by the Spaceport's infrastructure, which allows two Ariane 5 flights to be prepared in parallel.
Beginning in 2010, the company's family of launch vehicles will be expanded with Arianespace's introduction of the medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html
ЦитироватьEarly December Ariane 5 • Helios 2B
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace Flight 193 will use an Ariane 5 rocket with a storable propellant upper stage to launched the French Helios 2B military reconnaissance satellite into polar orbit. [Oct. 21]
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html
ЦитироватьDec. 9 Ariane 5 • Helios 2B
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace Flight 193 will use an Ariane 5 rocket with a storable propellant upper stage to launched the French Helios 2B military optical and infrared reconnaissance satellite into polar orbit. [Nov. 12]
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/656.asp
ЦитироватьThe seventh Ariane 5 of 2009 is delivered to Arianespace
November 16, 2009
Arianespace has received the seventh Ariane 5 for launch in 2009, which is scheduled for liftoff on December 9 with the Helios 2B French military reconnaissance satellite.
The Ariane 5 GS version of Arianespace's workhorse vehicle is now in the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building following its delivery by prime contractor EADS Astrium Space Transportation.
Helios 2B will be the latest in a family of military observation satellites launched by Ariane, and this payload was built by EADS Astrium. Arianespace's customer on the upcoming mission is the CNES French space agency, operating on behalf of France's DGA defense procurement organization.
Ariane 5 has flown two other missions in 2009 with military payloads. Germany's COMSATBw-1 secure communications satellite was launched October 1, and a pair of Spirale auxiliary passengers was orbited on February 12 to serve as demonstrators for a future French defense early warning system.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/657.asp
ЦитироватьAriane 5 is readied for its launch of the Helios 2B reconnaissance satellite
December 2, 2009
Arianespace's wrap-up Ariane 5 flight of 2009 has entered final preparations for its liftoff next week with France's Helios 2B military observation satellite.
This seventh launch of the year is set for 1:26 p.m. on December 9 from the Spaceport in French Guiana, with its payload to be injected into a Sun-synchronous polar orbit during a mission lasting 59 min., 23 sec.
Helios 2B will weigh approximately 4,200 kg. at liftoff and was produced by EADS Astrium as prime contractor. The satellite's European industrial team also includes Thales Alenia Space, which supplied the reconnaissance satellite's high resolution imaging instrument.
Managing the Helios 2B program is the French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction g
Ariane 5... А весит-то практически как MetOp
И на ССО выводится. :roll:
ЦитироватьAriane 5... А весит-то практически как MetOp
Именно поэтому и делают Союз в Куру.
Так это какой-то урезанный Ариан-5. Всего 6.6 тонн на ГТО орбиту.
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/ariane5.htm
Среди всех версий самая малоподьемная.
По времени пуска пойдет почти в плоскость предшественника HELIOS 2A.
Интересная фраза у Креббса:
http://www.skyrocket.de/space/doc_sdat/helios-1a.htm
ЦитироватьHelios-1B had suffered a breakdown of its power supply system and could no longer perform any work after operating for just under its 5-year nominal life expectancy. It has been reported in October 2004, that Helios 1B was deorbited. Helios 1A continues to operate.
А он по-прежнему наверху, правда, в отличие от корректирующего орбиту 1A, не стабилизирован.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/658.asp
ЦитироватьThe year-ending mission with Ariane 5 and the Helios 2B military observation platform is given its "go" for launch
December 7, 2009
Arianespace's seventh and final Ariane 5 launch of 2009 has been given the green light today, clearing this mission for a mid-day liftoff on December 9 with the French Helios 2B military observation satellite.
The flight's go-ahead was granted after today's launch readiness review, which is held before every Ariane mission to validate the Ariane 5's status, along with its payload, the launch infrastructure at Europe's Spaceport, and the network of ground tracking stations.
This clears the way for tomorrow morning's rollout of the Ariane 5 GS from its Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Liftoff of the workhorse Arianespace launch vehicle is set for 1:26 p.m. on December 9, with Helios 2B being injected into a Sun-synchronous polar orbit during a mission lasting 59 min., 23 sec.
The satellite will weigh approximately 4,200 kg. at liftoff, and is the second platform in a new-generation spaceborne observation system for military applications. This reconnaissance capability was created by France in conjunction with Belgium, Spain, Italy and Greece.
Helios 2B was produced by EADS Astrium as prime contractor, and the spacecraft's European industrial team also includes Thales Alenia Space, which supplied the reconnaissance satellite's high resolution imaging instrument.
The Helios 2B program manager is the French DGA (Direction g
ЦитироватьТак это какой-то урезанный Ариан-5. Всего 6.6 тонн на ГТО орбиту..
На ССО около 9.5 тонн. По пресс-релизу нагрузка 5.9 т, из которых 4.2 т приходится на спутник.
Пуск отложен по технической причине.
http://arianespace.com/news-press-release/2009/12-09-09-launch-postponed.asp
ЦитироватьFlight 193: Launch delayed
Kourou, December 9, 2009
During final count-down operations for Flight 193 slated for today, an anomaly occurred in a launcher subsystem.
As a result, Arianespace has decided to replace this part, and thus to postpone the launch for a few days.
The launch vehicle and its HELIOS 2B satellite payload have been placed in stand-by mode and maintained in fully safe conditions.
Пуск назначен на 17 декабря в 19:26 ДМВ.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/661.asp
"The new date was chosen as corrective actions on the liquid helium subsystem in Ariane 5's cryogenic main stage are being completed. They were required after an anomaly occurred during the original final countdown on December 9"
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/662.asp
ЦитироватьDecember 16, 2009
Arianespace's seventh and final Ariane 5 for 2009 is back on the launch pad today, starting the final countdown to a mid-day liftoff tomorrow.
The vehicle was transferred from its Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone this morning following corrective actions that were taken on the liquid helium subsystem in Ariane 5's cryogenic main stage. This work was required after an anomaly occurred during the original final countdown on December 9.
For the year-ending mission, Helios 2B is a solo payload on Ariane 5, with the 4,200-kg. satellite to be deployed into a Sun-synchronous polar orbit.
Developed by France, Helios 2B will serve as the second platform in a new-generation spaceborne observation system for military applications. It will be the third Helios-series spacecraft orbited by Arianespace, following Helios 2A in 2004, Helios 1B in 1999, and the launch of Helios 1A in 1995.
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Видеотрансляция: http://www.videocorner.tv/videocorner2/live_flv/index.php?langue=en
Началась видеотрансляция. Вроде идут на пуск
Старт перенесли на завтра.
Да, за 5м.17с. до КП обратный отчет встал
ЦитироватьДа, за 5м.17с. до КП обратный отчет встал
Не до КП, а до включения двигателя Vulcain первой ступени, до КП еще 7 секунд прибавить надо.
ЦитироватьЦитироватьДа, за 5м.17с. до КП обратный отчет встал
Не до КП, а до включения двигателя Vulcain первой ступени, до КП еще 7 секунд прибавить надо.
Точно, посмотрел внимательней, помоему если точно 7,3 секунды
Летит!
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v193/status.html
Цитировать1706 GMT (12:06 p.m. EST)
Plus+40 minutes. The Ariane 5's coast phase continues as the rocket flies over Asia. The launch team is currently out communications with the rocket, but the signal will be re-acquired over a ground station in Australia at Plus+57 minutes, 8 seconds.
1652 GMT (11:52 a.m. EST)
Plus+26 minutes, 30 seconds. Second stage shutdown. The Ariane 5's upper stage has ended its burn, concluding the powered flight portion of this morning's launch.
The rocket and Helios 2B will coast for the next 33 minutes before the point of spacecraft separation, which will conclude today's launch.
1651 GMT (11:51 a.m. EST)
Plus+25 minutes, 30 seconds. Altitude is 678 km and velocity is 7.5 km/sec.
1649 GMT (11:49 a.m. EST)
Plus+23 minutes. Cutoff of the upper stage's Aestus engine is scheduled for Plus+26 minutes, 18 seconds. The rocket should be at an altitude of 420 miles at orbital injection.
1646 GMT (11:46 a.m. EST)
Plus+20 minutes. Altitude is 756 km, velocity is 6.7 km/sec.
1644 GMT (11:44 a.m. EST)
Plus+18 minutes. The Ariane 5's upper stage is shooting for an injection velocity of abot 7.5 kilometers per second, or 16,777 mph. Altitude is now 768 km, velocity is 6.45 km/sec.
The Ariane 5 is leveling off as designed to pick up speed during the last few minutes of the upper stage burn.
1643 GMT (11:43 a.m. EST)
Plus+17 minutes. Altitude is 762 km, velocity is 6.4 km/sec.
1640 GMT (11:40 a.m. EST)
Plus+14 minutes. The Aestus engine continues to guide the rocket toward orbit. The engine burns hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants.
1638 GMT (11:38 a.m. EST)
Plus+12 minutes, 20 seconds. A ground station in St. Hubert, Canada, has now picked up the signal from the Ariane 5 rocket as it approaches the northeast coast of North America.
1637 GMT (11:37 a.m. EST)
Plus+11 minutes. Altitude is 520 km, velocity is 6.5 km/sec.
1636 GMT (11:36 a.m. EST)
Plus+10 minutes. The first stage's Vulcain main engine has cut off. The spent stage has separated for its fall back into the atmosphere to burn up over the Atlantic Ocean. And storable propellant upper stage's Aestus engine has ignited to begin a burn lasting 16 minutes, 29 seconds.
1634 GMT (11:34 a.m. EST)
Plus+8 minutes, 30 seconds. About one minute away from shutdown of the first stage's Vulcain engine. Altitude is 322 km, velocity is 5.2 km/sec.
1632 GMT (11:32 a.m. EST)
Plus+6 minutes. Altitude is 238 km, velocity is 3.3 km/sec.
1630 GMT (11:30 a.m. EST)
Plus+4 minutes. Altitude is 168 km, velocity is 2.4 km/sec.
1629 GMT (11:29 a.m. EST)
Plus+3 minutes, 15 seconds. The Ariane 5's payload fairing has been released.
1628 GMT (11:28 a.m. EST)
Plus+2 minutes, 30 seconds. Both solid rocket boosters have been jettisoned from the vehicle. The first stage's hydrogen-fueled Vulcain engine continues to push the rocket toward space.
1628 GMT (11:28 a.m. EST)
Plus+2 minutes. The two solid rocket boosters are nearing the end of their burn to propel the 166-foot-tall rocket through the lower atmosphere.
1627 GMT (11:27 a.m. EST)
Plus+60 seconds. The Ariane 5 rocket is roaring through sunny skies above the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket has gone transonic and nearing maximum aerodynamic pressure.
1626 GMT (11:26 a.m. EST)
Plus+30 seconds. The Ariane 5 has completed its pitch and roll maneuvers to fly north from the Guiana Space Center along South America's northeast coast.
1626 GMT (11:26 a.m. EST)
LIFTOFF! Liftoff of the Ariane 5 rocket with Helios 2B, continuing reconnaissance services European militaries.
1625 GMT (11:25 a.m. EST)
Minus-1 minute. The Ariane 5 rocket is being switched to internal power.
A fast-paced series of events leading to launch will begin at Minus-37 seconds when the automated ignition sequence is started. The water suppression system at the launch pad will start at Minus-30 seconds. At Minus-22 seconds, overall control will be given to the onboard computer. The Vulcain main engine will be readied for ignition with hydrogen chilldown starting at Minus-18 seconds. The residual hydrogen burn flares will fire beneath the Vulcain engine at Minus-6 seconds to burn away any free hydrogen gas. The cryogenic fueling arm is also retracted at Minus-6 seconds.
At Minus-4 seconds, onboard systems take over and the two inertial guidance systems go to flight mode. The rocket's navigation, guidance and attitude control functions are also activated. Vulcain main engine ignition occurs at Minus-0 seconds with checkout between Plus+4 and Plus+7 seconds. If there are no problems found, the solid rocket boosters are ignited at Plus+7.0 seconds for liftoff at Plus+7.3 seconds.
1624 GMT (11:24 a.m. EST)
Minus-2 minutes and counting. The Vulcain engine supply valves are being opened, and the ground valves for engine chilldown are being closed. Electric heaters for the rocket's batteries and the Vulcain ignition system are being turned off.
1623 GMT (11:23 a.m. EST)
Minus-3 minutes and counting. The scheduled launch time has been loaded into the rocket's main computer system. The main stage tank pressures should also now be at flight level.
1622 GMT (11:22 a.m. EST)
Minus-4 minutes and counting. Pressurization is now underway for the main cryogenic stage's liquid oxygen and hydrogen tanks. Also, final pyrotechnic arming is starting.
1621 GMT (11:21 a.m. EST)
Minus-5 minutes and counting. Nothing is standing in the way of liftoff at 1626 GMT.
1620 GMT (11:20 a.m. EST)
Minus-6 minutes and counting. Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen supplies of the main cryogenic stage are being verified at flight level. Also, the pyrotechnic line safety barriers are being armed.
1619 GMT (11:19 a.m. EST)
Minus-7 minutes and counting. The synchronized sequence has started. Computers are now in control of this automated final phase of the launch countdown to prepare the rocket and ground systems for liftoff. There are three computers running the countdown -- one aboard the Ariane 5 and two redundant computers at the ELA-3 launch complex.
1618 GMT (11:18 a.m. EST)
Minus-8 minutes. One minute away from the beginning of the synchronized sequence. Everything remains green on the main status board.
Today's launch will be the 193rd launch of Europe's Ariane rocket family dating back to Christmas Eve of 1979, the 49th flight of the heavy-lifting Ariane 5 rocket, and the seventh Ariane 5 mission this year. The Ariane 5 rocket has 44 successful missions to its credit, including the last 34 consecutive flights since 2002. If all goes well this morning, this would mark the rocket's 45th success and 35th in a row.
1616 GMT (11:16 a.m. EST)
Minus-10 minutes. The status board in the Jupiter Control Center is showing all parameters remain green, indicating everything remains "go" for an on-time launch at 1626 GMT (11:26 a.m. EST; 1:26 p.m. local time). The Ariane 5 must launch on time to reach the target 420-mile-high sun-synchronous orbit for Helios 2B.
During today's mission, the Ariane 5 solid rocket boosters will burn for 2 minutes, 20 seconds before separating at an altitude of nearly 50 miles. The payload shroud covering Helios 2B will be released at Plus+3 minutes, 10 seconds.
The first stage's hydrogen-fueled Vulcain main engine will cut off at Plus+9 minutes, 36 seconds. Six seconds later, the Ariane 5 stages will separate, followed by ignition of the storable propellant upper stage at Plus+9 minutes, 49 seconds.
The upper stage will fire for more than 16 minutes, during which the rocket will fly over communications sites at St. Hubert in eastern Canada and Svalbard in Norway.
The Aestus engine will shut down at Plus+26 minutes, 18 seconds, after which the upper stage and Helios 2B will coast halfway around the world before the satellite is deployed in range of a ground station in Perth, Australia.
Spacecraft separation is slated for Plus+59 minutes, 23 seconds.
1541 GMT (10:41 a.m. EST)
Minus-45 minutes. Everything appears on track for an on-time launch at 1626 GMT (11:26 a.m. EST; 1:26 p.m. local time) from Kourou, French Guiana.
After liftoff, the 151-foot-tall rocket will roll on a northward trajectory from Kourou to traverse the northern Atlantic Ocean on the way to orbit. The Ariane 5 will be flying its first mission to polar orbit since delivering the Helios 2A satellite to space on Dec. 18, 2004.
Today is the 5th anniversary of the last Helios satellite launch.
The launch marks the final use of the Ariane 5 GS configuration developed to fill the gap in capability between the generic Ariane 5 rocket and the upgraded launcher with a cryogenic upper stage.
The Ariane 5 GS includes a storable propellant upper stage and solid rocket boosters loaded with extra propellant, an upgraded vehicle equipment bay made of composite material, and a Vulcain 1B first stage main engine.
Most future Ariane 5 missions will utilize the Ariane 5 ECA version with double payload stacks of commercial communications satellites. A specialty beefed-up configuration, called the Ariane 5 ES, will launch Europe's hefty Automated Transfer Vehicles to the International Space Station.
1526 GMT (10:26 a.m. EST)
Minus-60 minutes. The launch team should have now completed a check of connections between the Ariane 5 rocket and ground telemetry, tracking and command systems.
1456 GMT (9:56 a.m. EST)
Minus-90 minutes. Arianespace says it has resumed the final countdown for launch of the Helios 2B spy satellite for the French military.
Yesterday's launch attempt was scrubbed about five minutes before liftoff because of a technical glitch.
All reports are currently "go" for launch of the Helios 2B reconnaissance satellite atop the powerful Ariane 5 booster. At this point in the countdown, filling of the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen tanks should be in the topping mode.
Coming up in about 20 minutes, continuity checks between the Ariane 5 rocket and the tracking, telemetry relay and commanding systems will be verified.
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Циклограмма
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v193/timeline.html
ЦитироватьH0 Main Engine Ignition
The Ariane 5 rocket's first stage Vulcain main engine ignites and undergoes a thorough health check on the launch pad.
H0+00:07.3 Launch
Producing about 2.6 million pounds of thrust, the Ariane 5 rocket's two solid rocket boosters ignite to lift the launcher into the sky.
H0+00:17.1 Start Roll Maneuver
The Ariane 5 rocket starts its roll maneuver to head north away from the Guiana Space Center.
H0+02:20 Booster Separation
The solid rocket boosters exhaust their propellant and are jettisoned from the Ariane 5's first stage at an altitude of nearly 50 miles.
H0+03:10 Jettison Payload Fairing
The two halves of the Ariane 5's payload fairing are jettisoned once the rocket leaves the thick lower atmosphere.
H0+09:36 Main Stage Shutdown
The cryogenic first stage's Vulcain main engine shuts down,
H0+09:42 Stage Separation
Explosive bolts fire to separate the Ariane 5's first and second stages at an altitude of 248 miles.
H0+09:49 Upper Stage Ignition
The storable propellant upper stage's Aestus engine, burning hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide, ignites to continue the push toward orbit.
H0+26:18 Upper Stage Shutdown
The upper stage's Aestus engine shuts down after reaching an injection orbit at an altitude of about 420 miles. Relative velocity at upper stage shutdown is 16,777 mph. The upper stage and Helios 2B will coast through orbit for 33 minutes before spacecraft separation.
H0+59:23 Helios 2B Separation
The Helios 2B reconnaissance satellite is released from the Ariane 5 upper stage, completing the Flight 193 mission.
Data source: Arianespace
Ждём отделения КА.
Цитировать1725 GMT (12:25 p.m. EST)
HELIOS 2B SEPARATION! The Helios 2B satellite, valued at nearly $1 billion, has been deployed from the Ariane 5 rocket to begin its mission for the French military and its partners.
1723 GMT (12:23 p.m. EST)
Plus+57 minutes, 25 seconds. The Ariane 5 and Helios 2B are now in range of the ground station in Perth, Australia. Spacecraft separation is expected at Plus+59 minutes, 23 seconds.
Аплодисменты! :wink:
На данный момент (17 часов от времени запуска) наборов нет.
ЦитироватьНа данный момент (17 часов от времени запуска) наборов нет.
Трудно надеяться на то, что НОРАД его потерял. На втором-третьем витках спутник пересек навспасуровский барьер, так что...
Судя по времени запуска, 2B пошел в ту же плоскость, что и 2A. И кстати, спустя ровно 5 лет после 2А, день в день.
ЦитироватьТрудно надеяться на то, что НОРАД его потерял. На втором-третьем витках спутник пересек навспасуровский барьер, так что...
Естественно. А потом ещё и на нисходящей ветви. Может, Винду переставляют :)?
Обновляют с 3.11 до 95. :)
Интересно будет, если элементы так и не появятся. Как-то сразу вспоминается история про то, как французы во время тестов своего радара GRAVES выгребли приличную охапку американских без-TLEшных аппаратов, чем вызвали недовольство вашингтонского обкома.
Так, суду всё ясно (с). Похоже, тихое возмущение французов по поводу открытых наборов на "Гелиосы" и "Эссаймы" нашло понимание у четырёхзвездных заокеанских товарищей, закрывших данные 11 дней назад (Jan 342). При этом, например, информация по бундесверовским "сарлупам" и связнику на стационаре обновляется регулярно.
Весна придёт, набор всплывёт...
Ув. Salo, мелочь, конечно, но, может, годик поправите для истории? :wink:
ЦитироватьHelios IIB -Ariane 5 GS (V193)- 18.12.96 19:26 ДМВ - Kourou
Исправил.
Как говорит пламенный борец с пьянством на форуме Бродяга: "Закусывать надо". :wink:
ЦитироватьТак, суду всё ясно (с). Похоже, тихое возмущение французов по поводу открытых наборов на "Гелиосы" и "Эссаймы" нашло понимание у четырёхзвездных заокеанских товарищей.
Ай да французы! Нашли видать какие-то убедительные аргументы. Элементы на Сиракузы (пока?) исправно обновляются, а Гелиосы и Эссеймы действительно придется теперь искать у Молчана.
Аллен Томсон напомнил предысторию: http://www.space.com/news/060707_graves_web.html