http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg872632#msg872632
ЦитироватьAccording to Air&Cosmos, Flight VA207 is scheduled on 19th june 2012, with satellites Jupiter 1 and MSG-3.
Спасибо, Nicolas! :wink:
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/jupiter-1.htm
ЦитироватьJupiter 1[/size]
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Jupiter 1 [SSL]
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) announced in June 2009 that it will launch a next-generation, high throughput satellite called Jupiter 1 in the first quarter 2012 to expand its rapidly growing HughesNet broadband Internet service across North America. Designed to deliver over 100 Gbps throughput, the new Hughes satellite will utilize an enhanced version of the IPoS standard, the world's leading broadband satellite standard approved by ETSI, TIA and ITU.
Employing a multi-spot beam, bent pipe Ka-band architecture, the new geostationary satellite will provide significant additional capacity for HughesNet service in North America . Its capabilities will augment the successful Spaceway 3 satellite system, the world's first with on-board switching and routing, which Hughes put into commercial service in April, 2008. Space Systems/Loral has been selected to manufacture the new Hughes satellite, based on its SSL-1300 platform, which has the proven flexibility for a broad range of applications and is expected to provide service for 15 years or more.
Nation: USA
Type / Application: Communication
Operator: Hughes Network Systems
Contractors: Space Systems Loral (SSL)
Equipment: bent-pipe multi-spot beam Ka-band payload
Configuration: LS-1300
Propulsion:
Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime: 15 years
Mass: 6100 kg
Orbit: GEO[/size]
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/msg-1.htm
ЦитироватьMSG 1, 2, 3, 4 (Meteosat 8, 9, 10, 11)[/size]
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MSG 1 [Astrium]
MSG (Meteosat Second Generation) features 12 channels enhanced imaging radiometer (SEVIRI) and the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument.
The high performance of the new generation is 4 times better than the other ones on the market and 10 times better than Meteosat of the first generation.
They will ensure the continuity of current services and supply highly significant advances. The transmission rate of images is doubled (one image every 15 minutes) and the number of spectral channels rise from 3 to 12 (including 8 infrared channels), three allowing for access to comprehensive information on atmospheric physics. Spatial resolution is also enhanced: MSG is able to discern details down to 1 kilometer in a visible highresolution channel and 3 kilometers for the other channels. The general concept is derived from the first generation, but the platform and payload are completely new.
The satellites are being renamed to Meteosat when they become operational.Nation: Europe
Type / Application: Meteorology
Operator: ESA, EUMETSAT
Contractors: Alcatel Space
Equipment: SERVI, GERB
Configuration: Spin stabilized
Propulsion: 2 S400
Power: Solar cells (body mounted), batteries
Lifetime:
Mass: 2000 kg
Orbit: GEO[/size]
Цитироватьhttp://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg872632#msg872632ЦитироватьAccording to Air&Cosmos, Flight VA207 is scheduled on 19th june 2012, with satellites Jupiter 1 and MSG-3.
Спасибо, Nicolas! :wink:
Не за что !
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/892.asp
ЦитироватьArianespace's mission pace is supported by delivery of the third Ariane 5 for launch in 2012[/size]
March 21, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207
One of the two large half-shells for Ariane 5's payload fairing is unloaded from the MN Colibri at Pariacabo Port in French Guiana for transportation to the nearby Spaceport.
Elements for the latest Ariane 5 were delivered this week by the MN Colibri, which is one of two sea-going roll-on/roll-off cargo ships used by Arianespace in transporting launchers to its South American base of operations.
Ariane 5's flight in June will orbit EchoStar XVII, a high-throughput satellite built by Space Systems/Loral for Hughes Network Systems, along with the Meteosat Second Generation-3 (MSG-3) meteorological spacecraft, manufactured by Thales Alenia Space for the European Space Agency and Eumetsat (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites).
Components carried aboard MN Colibri for the Ariane 5 mission included the launcher's main cryogenic stage; its upper composite section – composed of the cryogenic upper stage and vehicle equipment bay; the SYLDA dual-satellite dispenser system, plus related integration hardware; and the payload fairing.
The manufacturers of these launcher elements represent a cross-section of Ariane 5's European industrial team, including Astrium in France, Germany and Madrid; as well as RUAG Space in Switzerland.
Arianespace's flight in June with EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 will be designated VA207, signifying the 207th flight of an Ariane family launcher. It will be the third Ariane 5 mission in 2012, following the liftoff of VA205 this Friday, March 23, with Europe's third Automated Transfer Vehicle; and the VA206 flight, scheduled for mid-May with Japan's JCSAT-13 broadcasting/communications satellite and the VINASAT-2 telecommunications relay spacecraft for Vietnam.
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Three Ariane 5s are now in French Guiana following arrival of the heavy-lift launcher for Arianespace's June launch, which will carry a broadband communications satellite with North American coverage and a European weather observation platform.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/900.asp
ЦитироватьAnother weather satellite payload is readied for launch by Arianespace[/size]
April 16, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207
Europe's latest second-generation meteorological spacecraft has arrived at the Spaceport, where it is being readied for Arianespace's June 19 dual-payload Ariane 5 mission from French Guiana.
The Meteosat Second Generation-3 (MSG-3) satellite touched down at Cayenne's Rochambeau/F
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/902.asp
ЦитироватьAssembly begins for the third Ariane 5 to be launched in 2012[/size]
April 23, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207
The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's third heavy-lift mission of 2012 is now taking shape at the Spaceport, using procedures that have become routine with this workhorse vehicle's operations from French Guiana.
During activity inside the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building, the core cryogenic stage was removed from its protective shipping container and raised into position over one of two operational mobile launch tables available for Ariane 5.
The pair of solid propellant boosters was then anchored to the launch table on each side of the core stage this weekend, readying them for mating to complete the vehicle's initial assembly step.
This Ariane 5 will be used on a flight scheduled for June 19 with Europe's Meteosat Second Generation-3 (MSG-3) weather satellite for the European Space Agency and EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites); along with the EchoStar XVII high-throughput telecommunications platform for Hughes Network Systems.
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Ariane 5's core cryogenic stage is lifted from its protective shipping container
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and raised over the mobile launch table in the Launcher Integration Building.
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the first of two solid propellant boosters rolls out for its rendezvous and mating with the core stage.[/size]
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/904.asp
ЦитироватьAriane 5 is provided its "brains" and the "kick" for Arianespace's third mission of 2012[/size]
April 27, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207
Initial build-up of the Ariane 5 for Arianespace's third heavy-lift mission in 2012 has reached a new milestone with integration of the "upper composite" – composed of its ESC-A cryogenic upper stage and the vehicle equipment bay that functions as the launcher's "brains."
The activity was performed this week in the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building at French Guiana, where the upper composite was installed as a single unit atop Ariane 5's core cryogenic stage.
Power for the ESC-A is provided by an HM-7B engine, whose reliability has been proven during years of service on Ariane 5 and with the predecessor Ariane 4 launcher series. Located above the upper stage is Ariane 5's vehicle equipment bay, containing the launcher's onboard computers, inertial guidance units, sequencing electronics, power supplies and telemetry equipment.
When the assembled Ariane 5 completes its current check-out phase, it will be ready for transfer to the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building, where it will be equipped with the mission's dual-satellite payload: the Meteosat Second Generation-3 (MSG-3) weather satellite for EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites); and the EchoStar XVII high-throughput telecommunications platform for Hughes Network Systems.
Liftoff of this mission is scheduled for June 19. It will follow Arianespace's May 15 launch of another Ariane 5, which currently is in the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building awaiting integration of the mission's JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2 telecommunications satellites.
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Ariane 5's "upper composite" is raised inside the Launcher Integration Building
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and is moved into position for installation atop the vehicle's core cryogenic stage (center and right).[/size]
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html
ЦитироватьJune 19 Ariane 5 • EchoStar 17 & MSG 3
Launch window: 2133-2201 GMT (5:33-6:01 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana[/size]
Мартовский снимок:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMYAS7YBZG_index_0.html
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MSG-3 satellite
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/907.asp
ЦитироватьEchoStar XVII comes to French Guiana for a dual-payload Arianespace flight in June with Ariane 5[/size]
May 11, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207
The initial passenger for Arianespace's third Ariane 5 mission of 2012 is now in French Guiana for a heavy-lift launch scheduled for June 19 from the Spaceport.
A chartered An-124 cargo jetliner arrived this week at Cayenne's Rochambeau/F
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/912.asp
ЦитироватьEurope's MSG-3 weather satellite is prepared for the next Arianespace Ariane 5 mission[/size]
May 21, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207
The Meteosat Second Generation-3 (MSG-3) spacecraft for Arianespace's upcoming dual-passenger Ariane 5 mission is undergoing pre-launch processing at the Spaceport for a June 19 liftoff with the EchoStar XVII broadband services relay satellite.
Validations performed with MSG-3 in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility include checkout of the satellite's solar panels, which are installed on eight curved panels around the exterior of this 3.2-meter diameter, spin-stabilized spacecraft.
MSG-3 will be the ninth Meteosat-series weather satellite launched by Ariane vehicles from French Guiana since 1981, and is the no. 3 spacecraft in the second-generation series – following the initial two orbited by Arianespace in August 2002 and December 2005. They are the result of a joint undertaking of the European Space Agency and EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites).
With a liftoff mass of approximately 2,000 kg., MSG-3 will operate in geostationary orbit after its deployment by Ariane 5, providing highly detailed imagery of Europe, the North Atlantic and Africa for use by meteorologists and national weather forecasters.
The satellite's primary instrument is the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infra-red Imager (SEVIRI), which builds images of the Earth's surface and atmosphere in 12 different wavelengths once every 15 minutes. Four of the 12 SEVIRI channels look at sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface and clouds, while the remaining eight are designed to monitor thermal infrared wavelengths.
Also carried on MSG-3 is the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument for measurements of radiation originating on Earth from the Sun. The payload is completed by a communications package for the rebroadcast of EUMETSAT data to end users' ground stations, as well as a search and rescue transponder for the international Cospas-Sarsat program.
MSG-3 was produced by an industry consortium led by Thales Alenia Space.
The launch of MSG-3 and its EchoStar XVII co-passenger will be on Arianespace's third heavy-lift flight with Ariane 5 in 2012. It follows the May 15 launch of two telecommunications satellites for Asia: JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2; and the March 23 liftoff with Europe's third Automated Transfer Vehicle for servicing of the International Space Station.[/size]
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19го крайне маловероятно. Скорее, на первые числа июля "переползет".
Спасибо! :wink:
http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/120525-echostar17-launch-delay.html
ЦитироватьFri, 25 May, 2012
EchoStar 17 Launch Delay Could Be Brief[/size]
By Peter B. de Selding
PARIS — The launch of the EchoStar 17 Ka-band broadband satellite, formerly called Jupiter, has been delayed for an undetermined amount of time to give manufacturer Space Systems/Loral time to make last-minute checks on the spacecraft, industry officials said.
EchoStar 17 had been set for a June 19 launch aboard a European Ariane 5 rocket. Europe's MSG-3 geostationary-orbiting meteorological satellite will be a co-passenger on the same rocket.
Industry officials said that, as of May 25, there were indications that the issue could resolve itself in time for a late-June launch from Europe's Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, on South America's northeast coast.
EchoStar 17 will be used to expand Hughes Network Systems' HughesNet consumer satellite broadband service in the United States. It is one of a new generation of high-throughput satellites and is capable of generating some 140 gigabits per second of throughput, much like the Loral-built ViaSat-1 satellite that Hughes' competitor, ViaSat, has been operating since January.[/size]
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/913.asp
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The third Ariane 5 for launch this year was moved out from this integration building on May 30, and is shown during its subsequent transfer to the Final Assembly Building in the photo at right.[/size]
Arianespace Launch VA207; Ariane 5 ECA – EchoStar XVII - MSG-3: Liftoff rescheduled for the night of Thursday 5 to Friday 6 July 2012
Evry, June 11, 2012
ЦитироватьIn order to allow one of its customers to perform complementary checks on its payload, Arianespace has rescheduled the launch of EchoStar XVII and MSG-3.
Liftoff of the Ariane 5 ECA launcher is now set for the night of Thursday 5 July, as early as possible in the following launch window:
From 06:36 p.m. to 07:05 p.m. in Kourou, on Thursday 5 July,
From 05:36 p.m. to 06:05 p.m. in Washington DC, on Thursday 5 July,
From 09:36 p.m. to 10:05 p.m. UTC, on Thursday 5 July,
From 11:36 p.m. to 12:05 a.m. in Paris and Darmstadt, on the night of Thursday 5 to Friday 6 July.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/6-11-2012-VA207-launch-date.asp
В светлое время суток пускать собираются?
Не конец июня уже, никак. Или начало июля, или осень...
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMF5Y7X73H_index_0.html
ЦитироватьLaunch date of MSG-3 reset to 5 July 2012[/size]
12 June 2012
PR 16 2012 Arianespace has announced that the launch date of the MSG-3 satellite from the European Spaceport in Kourou, originally foreseen for 19 June, has been reset to the evening of the 5 July 2012.
The delay is due to additional checks that were made on the EchoStar 17 telecommunication satellite, which is to be launched together with MSG-3 on the Ariane 5 ECA launcher.
MSG-3 has successfully passed a series of tests scheduled by ESA and industry and is ready to be fuelled.
The launch of MSG-3 will secure continuity of observations from geostationary orbit 36,000 km from Earth. This service, currently provided by Meteosat-9 and the ageing Meteosat-8, launched in August 2002, is vital to ensure the safety of lives, property and infrastructure, particularly in situations of severe weather. The launch of MSG-3 is timed for the smooth transition from Meteosat-8, which has greatly exceeded its expected lifetime.
The MSG satellite series is the result of the successful cooperation model with the European Space Agency (ESA), which develops the satellites according to EUMETSAT's requirements and procures recurrent units on the latter's behalf from the European space industry. All MSG satellites are manufactured by a European consortium led by Thales Alenia Space.[/size]
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На позапрошлой неделе снимал тренировку MSG3.
Осталось еще 2 или 3 (если считать Dress Rehearsal) и, можно считать, формально готовы к LEOP. Фактически - давно готовы :)
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/916.asp
ЦитироватьFueling begins with Europe's MSG-3 satellite payload for the next Ariane 5 launch[/size]
June 19, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207
Europe's MSG-3 meteorological satellite is being fueled at the Spaceport in French Guiana as preparations continue for launch on Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission – which is scheduled for liftoff on July 5, along with the EchoStar XVII telecommunications relay platform as its co-passenger.
During activity in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility this week, MSG-3's tanks are being loaded with MMH (monomethylhydrazine) fuel and MON (mixed oxides of nitrogen) oxidizer for the satellite's bi-propellant propulsion system.
The loading of MON is performed first, conducted by specialized personnel in suits called the SCAPE (Self Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble). MSG-3's two oxidizer tanks are filled with 601.5 kg. of MON during a two-day period.
Arianespace's launch of MSG-3 on its next dual-payload Ariane 5 mission will ensure continuity of satellite-based weather observations from geostationary orbit at 36,000 km. above the Earth. The spacecraft is to be operated by EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites).
MSG-3 will be the no. 3 spacecraft in Europe's second-generation MSG series – following the two previously orbited by Arianespace: MSG-1 in August 2002 (which was re-designated Meteosat-8 when it became operational); and MSG-2 in December 2005 (renamed Meteosat-9 upon reaching operational service).
Ariane 5's orbiting of MSG-3 is timed for a smooth transition from Meteosat-8, which has greatly exceeded its expected in-orbit lifetime.
The MSG satellite series results from a successful cooperation in which the European Space Agency develops these satellites according to EUMETSAT's requirements and procures recurrent units on the latter's behalf from Europe's space industry. EUMETSAT has responsibility for defining the payload to meet user needs, procuring the launchers and ground segment, and operating the system.
All MSG-series satellites are produced by a Thales Alenia Space-led European consortium.
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Loading of MON (mixed oxides of nitrogen) for MSG-3's bi-propellant system is shown in the S5B integration and fueling hall of the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility.[/size]
http://msg-3launchcampaign.blogspot.nl/
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/917.asp
ЦитироватьMSG-3 is integrated for Arianespace's upcoming dual-passenger Ariane 5 flight[/size]
June 27, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207
The final payload integration phase has begun for Arianespace's heavy-lift mission on July 5, with Europe's MSG-3 meteorological satellite now installed on its workhorse Ariane 5 launcher at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
This spacecraft was positioned atop Ariane 5's core cryogenic stage yesterday during activity inside the Spaceport's launch vehicle Final Assembly Building – placing it as the lower passenger in the dual-payload "stack," to be released second in the flight sequence after its co-passenger, EchoStar XVII.
MSG-3 will be operated by EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites). After its deployment by Ariane 5, the satellite is to provide highly detailed imagery of Europe, the North Atlantic and Africa for use by meteorologists and national weather forecasters. MSG-3 has a liftoff mass of approximately 2,000 kg., and will operate in geostationary orbit.
Produced by a Thales Alenia Space-led European consortium, MSG-3 will be the no. 3 spacecraft in Europe's second-generation MSG series – following the two previously lofted by Arianespace: MSG-1 in August 2002 (which was re-designated Meteosat-8 when it became operational); and MSG-2 in December 2005 (renamed Meteosat-9 upon reaching operational service).
MSG-3's "sister" payload on next week's Ariane 5 flight – EchoStar XVII – is a high-throughput telecommunications platform to be operated by Hughes Network Systems. Employing a multi-spot beam, bent-pipe Ka-band architecture that provides significant additional capacity for Hughes, the satellite will deliver broadband services to consumers, businesses and government customers across North America.
The launch of MSG-3 and EchoStar XVII will be Arianespace's third heavy-lift flight with Ariane 5 in 2012. It follows the May 15 launch of two telecommunications satellites for Asia: JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2; and the March 23 liftoff with Europe's third Automated Transfer Vehicle for servicing of the International Space Station.
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The MSG-3 meteorological satellite is installed atop Ariane 5's core cryogenic stage inside the Spaceport's launch vehicle Final Assembly Building.[/size]
http://msg-3launchcampaign.blogspot.nl/2012/07/launch-campaign-status-at-l-3.html
Цитировать02 July 2012
Launch campaign status at L-3[/size]
No "visible" activities to report today as efforts concentrated on the launcher in the BAF and on the final preparation of the fairing (thermal and environmental controls, several inspections, red tag items, arming, closure...). These activities are exclusively under Arianespace responsibility without witnessing from the customer(s) side.
In the next days:
L-2 (03/07/2012) will be mainly dedicated to the RAL (Revue d'Aptitude au Lancement/Launch Readiness Review). An important review mainly focussed on the Ariane 5 ECA launcher.
L-1 (04/07/2012): Roll out of the launcher between the BAF and the ELA-3 (launch pad). This will terminate the quasi "secret phase" of the POC (Combined Operation Plan). This activity was already witnessed in May for the roll out of VA206 flight.
L0 (05/07/2012). Launch day. The countdown will start at 9:36 am (Kourou time) for a launch window starting 9 hours later.
Below, a picture of the CSG sky when we got out of our last meeting today 02/07/2012, looking in the direction of the ELA-3 launch pad. It gives a rough idea about the light we may have for the launch as it was exatly taken at the time corresponding to our launch window on next Thursday i.e. from 18:36 to 19:05 Kourou time or 23:36 to 00:05 Paris/Asterdam/Darmstadt time zone...[/size]
http://www.arianespace.com/images/launch-kits/launch-kit-pdf-eng/VA207-EchoStar-XVII-MSG-3-GB.pdf
http://www.eumetsat.int/msg3/news.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eumetsat/sets/72157629845835726/
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/919.asp
ЦитироватьArianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission with EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 is given its "go" for liftoff[/size]
July 3, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207
Ariane 5's third flight of 2012 has received the green light for its liftoff on Thursday, July 5 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The go-ahead for this mission – which will orbit a mixed payload of telecommunications and meteorological spacecraft – was given following today's launch readiness review.
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A decal representing EchoStar XVII is applied to Ariane 5's payload fairing as part of final preparations for this Thursday's flight.
This important pre-launch step, which is performed prior to each Arianespace mission, checks the "go" status of the launcher, the flight's dual-passenger payload, the Spaceport's infrastructure and the network of tracking stations which will follow the flight.
Over 9,600 kg. of payload lift performance will be delivered with this mission, which includes a combined total of more than 7,500 kg. for the EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 spacecraft, plus the launch vehicle's dual-passenger dispenser system and satellite integration hardware.
The EchoStar XVII telecommunications spacecraft is based on Space Systems/Loral's 1300 series satellite platform and will be operated by Hughes Network Systems. It is to deliver broadband services to consumers, businesses and government customers across North America.
MSG-3 is a meteorological spacecraft for EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites), and was produced by a Thales Alenia Space-led consortium. After its deployment by Ariane 5, MSG-3 will operate in geostationary orbit and provide detailed images of Europe, Africa and the North Atlantic for use by meteorologists and national weather forecasters.
The launch of EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 follows the May 15 orbiting of two telecommunications satellites for Asia: JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2; and the March 23 liftoff with Europe's third Automated Transfer Vehicle for servicing of the International Space Station.[/size]
Watch online: MSG-3 launch ЦитироватьJoin us for the launch of MSG-3 on Thursday. Dedicated to monitoring the weather from geostationary orbit, MSG-3 will be launched on an Ariane 5 from French Guiana. The 29-minute window opens at 23:36 CEST. Live transmission from Eumetsat in Germany starts at 21:30 CEST.
The launch of the third Meteosat Second Generation, MSG-3, satellite ensures the continuity of meteorological observations to improve weather forecasts from geostationary orbit 36 000 km above Earth. MSG-3 joins Meteosat-8, which has greatly exceeded its expected life, and Meteosat-9.
The MSG series builds on the legacy of the operational meteorological satellites that started with Meteosat-1 in 1977.
ESA has developed the series of weather satellites in close cooperation with Eumetsat, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites.
About ten days after launch, Eumetsat will take over routine operations.
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/MSG/SEMI592VW3H_0.html
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/921.asp
ЦитироватьArianespace's Ariane 5 flight with EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 enters its final countdown for liftoff tonight[/size]
July 5, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207
The final countdown is now underway for this evening's Arianespace Ariane 5 flight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, which is to orbit a dual payload consisting of the EchoStar XVII broadband telecommunications relay platform and EUMETSAT's MSG-3 meteorological satellite.
Liftoff is scheduled during a launch window that opens at 6:36 p.m. and continues to 7:05 p.m. local time, with EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 being deployed during a 34-minute flight.
This will be the 63rd launch of an Ariane 5, and Arianespace's third flight of its heavy-lift workhorse in 2012.
EchoStar XVII is a Space Systems/Loral-built 1300-series satellite platform, and is to be operated by Hughes Network Systems – delivering broadband services from geostationary orbit to consumers, businesses and government customers across North America.
MSG-3 is a weather observation spacecraft for EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites). Produced by a Thales Alenia Space-led consortium, MSG-3 will operate in geostationary orbit – providing detailed images of Europe, Africa and the North Atlantic for use by meteorologists and national weather forecasters.[/size]
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Трансляция будет тут через 40 минут:
http://www.arianespace.tv/
Пошла трансляция.
Улетела!
Есть отделение Echostar XVII.
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Есть отделение переходника Sylda.
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Есть отделение MSG3.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/922.asp
ЦитироватьAriane 5 lofts telecommunications and weather observation satellites on Arianespace's latest mission success[/size]
July 5, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207
Arianespace continued Ariane 5's track record of success tonight by using the heavy-lift workhorse to orbit a mixed payload of telecommunications and meteorological spacecraft on the launcher's 63rd flight.
For this third Ariane 5 mission of 2012, the EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 passengers were deployed into geostationary transfer orbit during a 34-minute flight. Total payload lift performance was approximately 9,640 kg., which included the combined mass of the EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 spacecraft, plus the launch vehicle's dual-passenger dispenser system and satellite integration hardware.
"By orbiting these two satellites, we have once again demonstrated the flexibility of Ariane 5 – which was capable of simultaneously launching one of the largest telecommunications satellites ever built for an American private operator, along with one of the most capable meteorological satellites developed by Europe for a European government organization," said Arianespace Chairman & CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall.
With an estimated liftoff mass of 6,100 kg., EchoStar XVII will be operated by Hughes Network Systems from an orbital position of 107.1° West – delivering broadband services to consumers, businesses and government customers across North America. The telecommunications spacecraft is based on Space Systems/Loral's 1300-series platform and is to operate in the Ka-band.
MSG-3 was the ninth Meteosat-series weather satellite launched by Ariane vehicles since 1981. Weighing approximately 2,000 kg. at liftoff, it will provide highly detailed imagery of Europe, the North Atlantic and Africa for use by meteorologists and national weather forecasters. Resulting from a close collaboration involving EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) and the European Space Agency, MSG-3 was produced in an industry consortium led by Thales Alenia Space.[/size]
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/va207/prelaunch/
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http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t13692p45-lancement-ariane-5-eca-va207-msg-3-echostar-xvii-05-juillet-2012
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MSG-3 successfully launched
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/Press_Releases/820605?l=en
Поздравляю с успешным запуском :) !
Видео запуска
http://youtu.be/Bq_54HuSlhI
ЦитироватьЕвропейская ракета-носитель Ariane 5 вывела на орбиту дву спутника[/size]
Ракета-носитель европейского космического концерна Arianespace в ночь на пятницу успешно вывела на орбиту два спутника, передает агентство Ассошиэйтед Пресс.
Пуск ракеты Ariane 5 был осуществлен с космодрома во Французской Гвиане в четверг вечером по местному времени (ночь пятницы мск). На ее борту находился телекоммуникационный спутник, принадлежащий американской компании Hughes Network Systems, и метеорологический спутник, который будет делать снимки Европы, Северной Атлантики и Африки.
http://ria.ru/science/20120706/692892242.html
Какая красота!
LEOP пока проходит совершенно беспроблемно, тьфу-тьфу.
http://www.spacenews.com/launch/120706-echostar17-healthy.html
ЦитироватьFri, 6 July, 2012
SS/L-built EchoStar 17 Healthy in Orbit Following Ariane 5 Launch[/size]
By Peter B. de Selding
DARMSTADT, Germany — Europe's Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift rocket successfully placed the EchoStar 17 broadband satellite and Europe's MSG-3 meteorological satellite into geostationary orbit July 5 in the fourth of seven Ariane 5 launch campaigns planned this year.
It was the 49th consecutive success for the Ariane 5 rocket, operated from Europe's Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, on the northeast coast of South America.
The builders of both satellites said after the launch that their spacecraft were sending signals and were healthy in orbit.
Insurance underwriters and others paid particular attention to the launch because EchoStar 17, insured for about $300 million, was the first flight of a Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)-built satellite since a May 31 launch of the Intelsat 19.
One of the two Intelsat 19 solar arrays at first failed to deploy after indicating a problem in power levels. When the array deployed nearly two weeks after Intelsat 19's launch aboard a Sea Launch rocket, controllers determined that it had suffered permanent damage that will limit the power available to the satellite during its 15-year service life.
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Space Systems/Loral and Sea Launch AG of Bern, Switzerland, appear to be at odds over what happened to Intelsat 19, with each suggesting that the other's hardware was to blame.
A board of inquiry has been established but has not completed its work sifting through the Sea Launch telemetry of conditions under the rocket's fairing as it climbed through the atmosphere.
With no solid information, insurers and satellite operators had little alternative but to trust their own instincts with respect to the launch of upcoming Space Systems/Loral satellites.
Standing down a launch could mean a satellite operator is placed in the back of the launch services provider's queue, which could mean months of delays.
The SES-5 satellite, owned by SES of Luxembourg, had been scheduled to be the next Space Systems/Loral satellite to launch after Intelsat 19. But International Launch Services (ILS) of McLean, Va., which markets Russia's Proton heavy-lift vehicle, postponed the launch for rocket-related reasons.
SES-5 is now scheduled for launch from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 10.
EchoStar 17 was thus the first out of the gates after Intelsat 19. Space Systems/Loral early July 6 said the satellite had deployed its solar arrays on schedule, and that all other systems were performing as designed.
Weighing 6,100 kilograms at launch, EchoStar 17 will be capable of providing 16.1 kilowatts of power to its all-Ka-band communications payload at the end of the satellite's planned 15-year life.
EchoStar 17 is the third of a new generation of satellites built to provide heretofore unheard-of amounts of bandwidth for consumer broadband applications. Paris-based Eutelsat's Ka-Sat entered service in mid-2011. Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat's ViaSat-1, an EchoStar 17 lookalike, has been operational since January.
EchoStar 17 will operate at 107.1 degrees west and will offer Hughes Communications' HughesNet Gen4 broadband service.
The satellite, which is expected to enter commercial service in October after completing in-orbit checkout, will permit Hughes to match the bandwidth offer of ViaSat's Exede service.
ViaSat-1 and EchoStar 17 — whose name was changed from Jupiter following Hughes' purchase by EchoStar of Englewood, Colo., in 2011 — each provide around 140 gigabits of bandwidth, or 14 times the bandwidth of Hughes' Spaceway 3 satellite, which uses Ka-band as well but is an earlier design.
The similarities of EchoStar 17 and ViaSat-1 are Exhibit A in ViaSat's lawsuit, filed against Space Systems/Loral earlier this year, alleging breach of contract and patent infringement.
Meteosat's MSG-3
The launch's other payload, the MSG-3 satellite, is the third second-generation Meteosat spacecraft built for the European Space Agency and the 26-nation Eumetsat, Europe's meteorological satellite organization, which is based here.
MSG-3 is likely to replace the first second-generation Meteosat, permitting the older spacecraft to be moved over the Indian Ocean to continue a Eumetsat-provided service in that region.
MSG-3 is one of four nearly identical second-generation Meteosat satellites built by Thales Alenia Space of Cannes, France. The last of them is scheduled for launch in early 2014. This series of satellites is designed to operate for just seven years in geostationary orbit, but previous Meteosats have proved capable of conserving their fuel to remain on station far longer.
After the satellite's in-orbit checkout, the first image from MSG-3 — which once in operations will be renamed Meteosat 10 — is expected in August. It will operate at 0 degrees longitude, the longstanding home of Meteosat spacecraft.
MSG-3 is a spin-stabilized satellite, its cylindrical design recalling the early days of the satellite telecommunications industry, when most satellites were built this way. The design features solar panels that form the cylinder's outer shell.
Modern telecommunications and meteorological satellites are stabilized on their three axes and feature solar wings that are folded up at launch and then deploy once the satellite is in orbit.
Eumetsat and ESA also are moving to three-axis stabilization for the Meteosat Third Generation satellites, which are being built by a consortium led by Thales Alenia Space and OHB AG of Bremen, Germany.
In what sounded like a veiled reference to the questions surrounding the Intelsat 19 launch, Thales Alenia Space Executive Vice President Joel Chenet, in a postlaunch address here, said: "Let me say first off that our solar arrays are fully deployed.[/size]
http://www.esa.int/esa-mmg/mmg.pl?type=I&collection=Launchers
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ЦитироватьLEOP пока проходит совершенно беспроблемно, тьфу-тьфу.
Цитироватьhttp://www.spacenews.com/launch/120706-echostar17-healthy.html
ЦитироватьIn what sounded like a veiled reference to the questions surrounding the Intelsat 19 launch, Thales Alenia Space Executive Vice President Joel Chenet, in a postlaunch address here, said: "Let me say first off that our solar arrays are fully deployed.
:D :D
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Он не тормоз, он так шутит
Да понятно, понятно, шутка такая :)
Space Systems/Loral-Built Broadband Satellite for Hughes Successfully Launched, Begins Post-Launch Maneuvers
ЦитироватьPALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/06/12 -- Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) (NASDAQ: LORL), the world's leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that the EchoStar XVII satellite, designed and built for Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), was launched yesterday and is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan. The satellite deployed its solar arrays on schedule following its launch aboard an Ariane 5 vehicle provided by Arianespace from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Tomorrow, the satellite will begin firing its main thruster in order to start maneuvering into geostationary orbit.
"It has been our privilege to work with Hughes on this advanced satellite for broadband in the U.S.," said John Celli, president of Space Systems/Loral. "The excellent spirit of teamwork between our companies has resulted in one of the world's highest capacity satellites to ever launch."
EchoStar XVII, with JUPITER™ high-throughput technology, is an all Ka-band, broadband satellite designed to provide HughesNet® Gen4 high-speed satellite Internet service in North America. With more than 100 gigabits per second capacity for enhanced service to both consumers and businesses, the satellite's complex multi-spot beam architecture will focus capacity in the areas in North America with the highest traffic demand.
"Space Systems/Loral has been an excellent partner in building EchoStar XVII," said Pradman Kaul, president of Hughes. "This satellite was many years in planning and we are excited that it is now beginning its performance in space."
EchoStar XVII is based on the highly reliable Space Systems/Loral 1300 space-proven platform which provides the flexibility to support a broad range of applications and technology advances. The spacecraft is designed to deliver service for 15 years or more. With this launch, there are 70 SS/L-built geostationary satellites currently on orbit.
http://investor.loral.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=689446
LEOP MSG3 окончен сегодня, аппарат в данный момент передается Eumetsat, catering service уже охлаждает шампанское и готовит легкие закуски.
http://www.eumetsat.int/msg3/news.html
ЦитироватьMSG-3 successfully handed over to EUMETSAT[/size]
At 12:00 UTC today (16 July) EUMETSAT successfully took over control of MSG-3 from ESA/ESOC, who provided the LEOP service.
Monday 16 July 2012
Following the launch, on 5 July, MSG-3 has been under the control of ESA/ESOC for the last 11 days. During that time the satellite was moved into geostationary orbit and various satellite functions were activated and critical manoeuvres were executed.
Now that MSG-3 is under EUMETSAT control commissioning will begin. The first phase consists of in-orbit testing (IOT). It systematically switches on all of MSG-3 functions and verifies the performances of the Satellite Platform, followed by the Payload, including the SEVIRI and GERB instruments.
The IOT phase is directed and executed by EUMETSAT, with support from ESA and industry experts. It aims to verify the satellite in-orbit performance following the on ground testing phase.
In the second phase of commissioning the end-to-end performance of the instrument chains is tested. The SEVIRI instrument will be switched on around six weeks after launch and the first image will be acquired. GERB will be switched on a few days later. After instrument switch on, there will be many weeks of testing with SEVIRI Imaging Verification and Validation, Calibration Verification and Validation and Product Processing Verification and Validation.
Sergio Rota, Head of the Geostationary. Satellite Programme Division at EUMETSAT, said: "The preparation for commissioning was started well before the launch itself. A prerequisite for starting the launch campaign of MSG-3 was to confirm the readiness for commissioning execution following LEOP. I look forward to the successful accomplishment of this final phase of the MSG-3 early operations."
Following a successful commissioning phase MSG-3 start its drift phase, when it is gradually manoeuvred into its final position – at 0°. It is due to become prime satellite at the beginning of 2013, when it will be renamed Meteosat-10. It will take over the full-disk imaging mission, covering the European and African continents and parts of the Atlantic and Indian oceans, every 15 minutes. Meteosat-9 will be moved from 0° to 9.5°E and will take over rapid-scan services, collecting data every five minutes over Europe, north Atlantic and the Mediterranean area.
Last Updated: 16 July, 2012 12:25[/size]
А вот и первая фотография со спутника MSG-3
ЦитироватьMSG-3, Europe's latest weather satellite, delivers first image
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PR 25 2012 - Today, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) instrument on MSG-3 captured its first image of the Earth. This demonstrates that Europe's latest geostationary weather satellite, launched on 5 July, is performing well and is on its way to taking over operational service after six months of commissioning.
The European Space Agency (ESA) was responsible for the initial operations after launch (the so-called launch and early orbit phase) of MSG-3 and handed over the satellite to EUMETSAT on 16 July.
The first image is a joint achievement by ESA, EUMETSAT, and the European space industry. For its mandatory programmes, EUMETSAT relies on ESA for the development of new satellites and the procurement of recurrent satellites like MSG-3. This cooperation model has made Europe a world leader in satellite meteorology by making best use of the respective expertise of the two agencies.
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMRFKVXF5H_index_0.html
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ЦитироватьЕвропейский метеоспутник MSG-3 передал на Землю первое изображение[/size]
Метеоспутник MSG-3, запущенный с космодрома Куру в начале июля, передал с орбиты первый снимок, сообщает европейское метеоагентство EUMETSAT.
Спутник MSG-3 был выведен на геостационарную орбиту с помощью ракеты "Ариан-5" 6 июля, и передан Европейским космическим агентством (ЕКА) в управление метеорологам в середине месяца. В настоящее время аппарат находится в фазе проверки и начнет работать в "полную силу" примерно через шесть месяцев.
MSG-3 - третий из серии европейских геостационарных метеоспутников, первый из которых был запущен в 2002 году. На борту этих аппаратов находится камера инфракрасного и видимого диапазона SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager). Этот прибор обеспечивает пространственное разрешение 1 километр в видимом свете и 3 километра в инфракрасном. Каждые 15 минут он сканирует всю поверхность Земли, наблюдая за изменениями облачности.
С его помощью метеорологи рассчитывают значительно улучшить сверхкраткосрочные прогнозы на территории Европы и Азии, в частности, более успешно прогнозировать ураганы и туман.
Помимо SEVIRI на борту аппарата находится также прибор, измеряющий уровень солнечной радиации, приходящей к Земле, а также ту ее часть, которая отражается обратно в космос. Его данные позволят лучше понять климатические процессы.
Кроме того, на спутнике установлен транспондер для реттрансляции сигналов с аварийных радиомаяков.
Следующий аппарат, MSG-4, будет запущен, как ожидается в 2015 году.
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