http://mskit.ru/short_news/s118831/
ЦитироватьSPOT 6 скоро выйдет на орбиту[/size]
13.04.2012 09:55
Запуск первого спутника ДЗЗ нового поколения SPOT 6 будет осуществлен во второй половине 2012 года с помощью индийской ракеты-носителя PSLV. Соответствующее соглашение было заключено в апреле между Astrium Services и национальным космическим агентством Индии ISRO. Спутник массой около 800 кг планируется разместить на полярной орбите высотой 694 км. В ходе предстоящего запуска ракета-носитель PSLV выведет на орбиты еще несколько полезных нагрузок.
Astrium Services создает спутник SPOT 6 и еще один идентичный ему аппарат — SPOT 7 — на собственные средства. Общая стоимость работ, включая расходы на запуск, составляет около 400 млн долл. США. Спутник SPOT 7 планируется запустить в 2014 году и разместить в одной плоскости с SPOT 6 с разносом по фазовому углу на 180°.
Спутники SPOT 6 и SPOT 7 смогут вести съемку Земли с разрешением 1,5 м в панхроматическом режиме и до 6 м режиме многоспектральной съемки. Полоса съемки сохранится прежней как на аппаратах прошлого поколения — 60 км, но возможности использования спутников значительно возрастут благодаря способности управлять положением оптической системы в поперченном направлении в пределах 35° относительно направления в надир и в пределах 45°в направлении вдоль трассы полета.
Также ожидается, что SPOT 6 и SPOT 7 будут использоваться совместно со спутниками Pleiades-1 (запущен в декабре 2011 г.) и Pleiades-2 (запуск намечен на 2013 г.), способными получать изображения с максимальным разрешением до 0,5 м. Разнос между спутниками в такой системе составит 90°. Система позволит делать повторные снимки участков земной поверхности в течение одних суток и обеспечит беспрецедентные для коммерческих систем ДЗЗ возможности по ведению космической съемки в интересах коммерческих и государственных пользователей.
Эксклюзивными правами на получение и распространение на территории России данных с новых спутников SPOT 6 и SPOT 7 обладает ИТЦ «СКАНЭКС». Соответствующее соглашение со сроком действия до 2020 года было подписано с европейской компанией EADS Astrium в сентябре 2010 года.[/size]
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AndhraPradesh/Risat-1-launched-successfully-from-Sriharikota/Article1-846299.aspx
ЦитироватьThe next would be another PSLV flight in August, when the rocket could carry six satellites.
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1204/25pslv/
ЦитироватьOfficials announced the next PSLV mission will launch in August with the Spot 6 optical observation satellite for Astrium Services.
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/spot-6.htm
ЦитироватьSPOT 6, 7[/size]
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/24338.jpg)
SPOT 6 [Astrium]
SPOT 6 and 7 (Satellite Probatoire de l'Observation de la Terre) are two agile Earth observation satellites to continue the services of the SPOT 4 and 5 satellites.
Both satellites will offer 2 meter resolution data in a 60 kilometer by 60 kilometer swath, and improved agility with twice the design life of previous SPOT satellites.
The satellites will be coorbital with the high resolution Pl
http://www.firstpost.com/india/after-risat-1-isro-announces-two-new-missions-289478.html
ЦитироватьPSLV C-20 with Indo French satellite SARAL and four small satellites would be launched in October, 2012 and PSLV C-21 with a commercial payload SPOT, a French satellite on earth observation this August, he said.[/size]
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1173.msg891583#msg891583
ЦитироватьAccording to this article:
India to ferry heaviest foreign satellite in August (http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Chennai/India-to-ferry-heaviest-foreign-satellite-in-August/Article1-848004.aspx)
the co-passenger with Spot-6 on PSLV C21 in August will be a Japanese microsatellite (15kg)
(maybe PROITERES (http://erps.spacegrant.org/uploads/images/images/iepc_articledownload_1988-2007/2011index/IEPC-2011-035.pdf) which has a launch mass of 15 kg?)
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Chennai/India-to-ferry-heaviest-foreign-satellite-in-August/Article1-848004.aspx
ЦитироватьIndia to ferry heaviest foreign satellite in August[/size]
IANS
Chennai, April 29, 2012
India will ferry two foreign satellites - French and Japanese - on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket in August this year for a price, said a senior official. "The next rocket launch will be in August. We will be sending our PSLV rocket with French satellite
SPOT 6 (800 kg) and a small Japanese satellite weighing around 15 kg. Though the rocket is called PSLV-C21 it will go before PSLV-C20," P.S. Veeraraghavan, director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), told IANS.
The Thiruvananthapuram based VSCC is part of India's space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
ISRO's commercial arm Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix) has entered into a commercial Launch Services Agreement with Astrium SAS, a company under EADS, France for launching SPOT-6, an advanced remote sensing satellite.
What is interesting is that the 800 kg SPOT-6 built by Astrium SAS will be the heaviest third party payload that ISRO will be carrying after the 350 kg Italian satellite Agile it carried in 2007, officials said.
As the total luggage will be around 815 kg, ISRO will be using its Core Alone variant of PSLV (rocket without its six strap on motors).
The mission will take ISRO's total tally of ferrying foreign satellites to 29.
ISRO has been carrying foreign satellites since 1999 initially as an add-on luggage to its own satellite.
It was with Agile satellite that ISRO started flying a full commercial rocket.
According to Veeraraghavan, the space agency would launch SARAL satellite - an Indo-French initiative - using PSLV-C20 rocket after the August launch.[/size]
http://erps.spacegrant.org/uploads/images/images/iepc_articledownload_1988-2007/2011index/IEPC-2011-035.pdf
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/proiteres.htm
ЦитироватьPROITERES[/size]
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/24441.jpg)
PROITERES [OIT]
A team of students and faculty members of Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT) are now developing a small satellite called MicroSat with an electric propulsion rocket engine, which is installed with radio equipment. The project called PROITERES (PRoject of OIT Electric-Rocket-Engine Onboard Small Space Ship) aims to demonstrate powered-flight technology for an ultra-small satellite and to monitor the Kansai District with a high-resolution camera. PROITERES also aims to reduce development costs and shorten the development period drastically by miniaturizing the satellite and its component parts.
The project will focus on:
Experimental verification of two-way radio signal propagation characteristics using amateur radio-frequency bands.
Communication tests and their feedback aiming at improvement of satellite communication technology by using off-the-shelf consumer goods.
Tracking and communicating with our satellite by amateur earth stations all over the world.
Powered-flight by electric rocket engine.
Monitoring with a high-resolution camera the Kansai District; especially Osaka, around Yodogawa basin.
Nation: Japan
Type / Application: Technology
Operator: Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT)
Contractors: Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT)
Equipment:
Configuration: Gravity-gradient stabilized cube
Propulsion: electric propulsion[/size]
http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/press_centre/astrium-launches-satellite-images-portal.html
ЦитироватьAstrium launches satellite images portal[/size]
6 june 2012
Geoinformation Services, Pl
http://www.eads.com/eads/int/en/news/press.20120723_astrium_spot6.html
ЦитироватьAstrium's SPOT 6 ready for launch campaign[/size]
23 July 2012
The SPOT 6 Earth observation satellite is now ready for launch and will shortly leave Astrium's facility in Toulouse
SPOT 6 and its twin SPOT 7 will operate until 2024, ensuring continuity from SPOT 5 with a higher level of quality and major improvement in service performance
The SPOT 6 satellite, its instrument and the entire operational ground system have been developed and qualified by Astrium Satellites and their partners in 3.5 years, a benchmark at this level of quality
SPOT 6, the brand new Earth observation satellite built by Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, is now ready for launch. It will be transferred in the coming days from the Astrium Satellites facility in Toulouse (France) to the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India where it will be integrated with the PSLV launcher that will carry it into orbit.
SPOT 6 is a high resolution optical Earth observation satellite. Like its twin SPOT 7, which is slated for launch early 2014, SPOT 6 will have a 60-km swath width and produce imagery products with a resolution down to 1.5 metres. SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 will ensure service continuity from the SPOT 4 and SPOT 5 satellites, which have been operating since 1998 and 2002 respectively.
Both ground and space segments have been designed for improved performance compared with previous SPOT missions, especially in terms of responsiveness - from satellite tasking to product delivery - and collection capacity. Moreover, SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 are "agile" as they can quickly be aimed at any point within 1500km of their position. The constellation SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 will actually provide a daily revisit everywhere on Earth with a total coverage of 6 million km
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1173.msg932524#msg932524
ЦитироватьPSLV-C21 to be launched some time after Aug-15 (India's Independence Day)
No links to provide as the news is not yet in media(will get them as and when available)
Also PSLV-C20(Saffire+SARAL+...) is also getting ready for launch on the other launch pad. Stacking operations have already begun.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1173.msg935065#msg935065
ЦитироватьC21 is planned in 2nd week of Sept now. Refer link (http://eenadu.net/Homeinner.aspx?item=break23) (As per the local news paper Eenadu in Telugu)
As per this, 2 new rockets are scheduled in September itself ??? One is C21 - confirmed but other is not mentioned; it must be GSAT-10 but not the C20 (I guess so; because although both C21 & C20 are getting ready on both launch pads in parallel, ISRO needs some 2-4 weeks time for C20 launch, after C21!)
M2 is planned is November.
Here might be the sequence :
1. C21 - Sept 2nd week
2. GSAT-10 - Sept (from Arian)
3. C20 - Oct
4. GSAT 14 (M2) - Nov
Thx
~Prasad
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Astriums_SPOT_6_ready_for_launch_campaign_999.html
ЦитироватьAstrium's SPOT 6 ready for launch campaign[/size]
by Staff Writers
Toulouse, France (SPX) Jul 30, 2012
SPOT 6, the brand new Earth observation satellite built by Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, is now ready for launch. It will be transferred in the coming days from the Astrium Satellites facility in Toulouse (France) to the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India where it will be integrated with the PSLV launcher that will carry it into orbit.
SPOT 6 is a high resolution optical Earth observation satellite. Like its twin SPOT 7, which is slated for launch early 2014, SPOT 6 will have a 60-km swath width and produce imagery products with a resolution down to 1.5 metres.
SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 will ensure service continuity from the SPOT 4 and SPOT 5 satellites, which have been operating since 1998 and 2002 respectively.
Both ground and space segments have been designed for improved performance compared with previous SPOT missions, especially in terms of responsiveness - from satellite tasking to product delivery - and collection capacity.
Moreover, SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 are "agile" as they can quickly be aimed at any point within 1500km of their position. The constellation SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 will actually provide a daily revisit everywhere on Earth with a total coverage of 6 million km" per day.
As soon as they are validated in orbit, SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 will be operated by Astrium Services in coordination with the two Pleiades satellites which will be in the same orbit.
The constellation will offer unique applications, in an unrivalled delivery time, to Astrium Services' customers. Every point on the globe will be able to be seen every day, once in high resolution and also in very high resolution.
In addition while SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 will provide a wide view over a large area, Pleiades 1A and Pleiades 1B will be able to offer, for the same zone, products with a narrower field of view but with an increased level of detail (50cm).
Based on the newly designed Astrium Astrosat 500 MklI platform, SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 offer enhanced performance compared with their predecessors and are also lighter (weighing 720kg against SPOT 5's 3 tonnes), thanks to the use of latest-generation technologies including silicon carbide, a brand-new detector for the instrument, and new avionics for the satellite. Both satellites will have a service life of 10 years.
In addition to the satellites, Astrium has complete responsibility for the design and manufacture of the ground segment, the launch of the satellites, qualification and maintenance of the system, and the satellite command and control operations.
The overall lead time for the whole system, 3.5 years, demonstrates that Astrium's improvement programs have delivered results, reaching benchmark efficiency, putting technology at the service of quality, speeding up manufacture and reducing the level of project risk.
All these improvements have contributed to the success of SPOT 6, from instruments to platforms and satellite assembly, integration and test (AIT), and from ground segment to data processing techniques.[/size]
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/hal-delivers-propellant-tank-for-pslv-rocket-374604/
ЦитироватьHAL delivers propellant tank for PSLV rocket[/size]
By: Greg Waldron Singapore
04:53 23 Jul 2012
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has delivered an indigenously-produced fourth stage propellant tank for the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket.
Producing the tank locally resulted in foreign exchange savings of Indian rupees (Rs) 12 million ($217,000), HAL chairman RK Tyagi said in a statement.
"The PS4 tank is a part of the fourth stage of PSLV," added HAL. "It will carry 1.6t of liquid propellant mono-methyl hydrazine (MMH) as fuel and mixed oxides of nitrogen (MON-3) as oxidiser during the flight."
All machining was carried out at HAL, while the welding was carried out at ISRO's liquid propulsion centre and at HAL.
The PSLV has been India's launch vehicle of choice. It is a relatively small but capable launcher that has been used extensively by the Indian government and, in a few cases, to loft payloads for paying foreign customers. Much of the craft, although evolving, has been based on foreign technology.
In April, ISRO announced the signing of a commercial Launch Services Agreement between its commercial arm, Antrix, and the European satellite manufacturer Astrium, for the launch of the European remote sensing spacecraft, Spot 6.
The 800kg Spot 6 spacecraft is being built by Astrium and will be launched by the strap-on-less core alone (CA) variant of ISRO's PSLV during the second half of 2012.Some other undisclosed satellites will also be carried on this flight as co-payloads.[/size]
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1173.msg936354#msg936354
ЦитироватьSPOT-6 is reached Sriharikota. Refer link (in Telugu) (http://eenadu.net/Homeinner.aspx?item=break38)
Thx
~Prasad
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29471.msg937476#msg937476
ЦитироватьA newspaper in Telugu indicates a September 6 launch date
(source (http://www.andhrabhoomi.net/node/39570) in Telugu)
Цитироватьwhile the FCS French forum points at September 9
http://newindianexpress.com/nation/article585466.ece
ЦитироватьISRO gets ready for historic 100th mission[/size]
By PTI - BANGALORE
08th August 2012 12:45 PM
Photos
(http://newindianexpress.com/incoming/article585453.ece/ALTERNATES/w460/Kradha_PTI.jpg)
"We have so far put 99 missions (62 satellites and 37 launch vehicles) from the days of Aryabhata (satellite) of 1975", Chairman of Bangalore-headquartered space agency, K Radhakrishnan said. (File/PTI)
The Indian Space Research Organisation is preparing for its 100th mission next month with the commercial launch of two foreign satellites from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
ISRO plans to launch 720-kg SPOT-6 remote sensing satellite from France (built by ASTRIUM SAS) and a 15-kg Japanese spacecraft Protiers on board the home-grown Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) in the second week of September, in a major milestone of sorts.
"We have today (so far) put 99 missions (62 satellites and 37 launch vehicles) from the days of Aryabhata (satellite) of 1975", Chairman of Bangalore-headquartered space agency, K Radhakrishnan told PTI here.
"PSLV-C21 would be the 100th mission. The launch is basically for commercial purposes".[/size]
http://www.astrium-geo.com/en/4333-august-2012-spot-6-heading-for-india
ЦитироватьSPOT 6 heading for India[/size]
August 2012
SPOT 6 flies out to India on Wednesday 1 August aboard an Air France Boeing 747 freighter aircraft, arriving the next day at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, where it will be mated with the PSLV launcher set to loft it into orbit.
At the end of July, the SPOT 6 satellite was boxed inside its transport container. First, a crane hoisted the satellite onto the container base, to which it was fastened. The container cover was then hoisted over the satellite and secured to the base.
(http://s59.radikal.ru/i164/1208/30/9869f186b605.jpg) (http://www.astrium-geo.com/files/pmedia/public/r11430_9_spot6_container1_juillet2012_l.jpg)
SPOT 6 fastened to its container base.
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/26448.jpg)
The container cover is hoisted over SPOT 6.
(http://s017.radikal.ru/i443/1208/42/efb083149aca.jpg) (http://www.astrium-geo.com/files/pmedia/public/r11432_9_spot6_container3_juillet2012_l.jpg)
The container cover is secured to the base.[/size]
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29471.msg941512#msg941512
ЦитироватьEarly NOTAM publication for 2nd stage and 3rd stage debris
ЦитироватьF1971/12 - ROCKET LAUNCH FROM INDIA WILL TAKE PLACE
FLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF INDIA:
INDIAN SATELLITE LAUNCH IS SKED TO TAKE PLACE WITH
ASSOCIATED DANGER ZONES WHICH ENCROACH THE MELBOURNE FLIGHT
INFORMATION REGION (FIR).
THE DEFINITIVE LAUNCH WINDOW FOR THE PSLV-C21 ROCKET HAS BEEN
SCHEDULED FROM 5 SEPTEMBER 2012 TO 04 OCTOBER 2012. DANGER TIMES
ARE FROM 0345UTC TO 0600UTC.
DANGER ZONES ARE BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES:
DANGER ZONE 4:
N00 50 E082 00
N00 35 E083 35
S03 25 E083 00
S03 10 E081 25
DANGER ZONE 5:
S28 00 E075 00
S29 00 E079 00
S33 00 E078 00
S32 00 E074 00. SFC - UNL, DAILY DANGER TIMES 0345/0600, 05 SEP 03:45 2012 UNTIL
04 OCT 06:00 2012. CREATED: 10 AUG 00:48 2012
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/66625.jpg)
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29471.msg943017#msg943017
ЦитироватьЦитироватьLaunch date confirmed September 9 at 0420UTC from FLP
3 satellites onboard: Spot-6, Proiteres and "India 50 kg Mini Redent Strapon Inertial Navigation System satellite"
http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=1&subCategory=3&ContentId=80489
the "Mini Redent Strapon Inertial Navigation System satellite" should read "mini Redundant Strapdown Inertial Navigation System" (aka mRESINS).
It is a test of an improved, miniaturized version of the Redundant Strapdown Inertial Navigation System (RESINS) already used on PSLV and GSLV rockets. It features an additional avionics box fixed to the fourth stage and not a free-flying satellite. For guidance, this PSLV mission relies on the standard RESINS. If successful, mRESINS will take over for future flights.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29471.msg943045#msg943045
ЦитироватьHere they say launch on Sept 9 at 9:15am LT (0345UTC)
http://www.visalaandhra.com/breakingnews/article-89722 (in Telugu)
http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=1&subCategory=3&ContentId=80489
ЦитироватьSHAR to launch 3 satellites on Sept 9[/size]
Sriharikota: Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR at Sriharikota will launch three satellites atop the home-grown Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) on September 9. It will see the commercial launch of two satellites belonging to France and Japan. The third one belongs to India – a 50 kg Mini Redent Strapon Inertial Navigation System satellite.
This was disclosed by SHAR Director M C Dattan on Wednesday. He said while the French satellite is a 720 SPOT 6 one, the Japanese is a 15-kg Proiteres type. The launch will take place at the first launch pad of the spaceport here at 9.50 am on September 9.
Dattan said that scientists from Japan and France had already arrived to take part in mounting the satellites on the rocket.
He said the PSLV-C20 rocket would be launched in November. It would carry a 410-kg Saral satellite of the remote sensing system - an Indo-French initiative - using PSLV-C20 rocket. It will also put in orbit satellites from Canada, Austria and Denmark countries.
Early next year, ISRO will launch GSAT-14 satellite.[/size]
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29471.msg946489#msg946489
ЦитироватьThe Prime Minister of India will watch the launch on Sept 9 "from 9:20am to 9:50am" (LT) (0350-0420UTC)
(source (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3808633.ece))[/size]
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29471.msg948583#msg948583
ЦитироватьNOTAM
ЦитироватьA1628/12 - PSLV-C21 ROCKET LAUNCH FROM SHAR RANGE, SRIHARIKOTA WILL TAKE
PLACE AS PER FLW DETAILS. THE LAUNCH WILL BE ON ANY ONE OF THE DAY
DURING THIS PERIOD. ACTUAL DATE OF LAUNCH WILL BE INTIMATED 24 HR
IN ADVANCE THROUGH A SEPARATE NOTAM.
LAUNCH PAD COORD: 1343.9 N 08014.2E
NO FLT IS PERMITTED OVER THE DNG ZONE.
I. DNG ZONE-1 A CIRCLE OF 10NM RADIUS AROUND THE LAUNCH PAD.
II. DNG ZONE-2 SECTOR BTN RADII OF 75NM AND 125NM FROM
LAUNCHER AN
BTN AZIMUTH ANGLES 130 DEG AND 150 DEG FROM TRUE NORTH.
III. DNG ZONE -3 A RECTANGULAR AREA BOUNDED BY
0920N 08225E 0940N 08325E 0840N 08340E 0820N 08240E
IV. DNG ZONE-4 A RECTANGULAR AREA BOUNDED BY
0050N 08200E 0035N 08335E 0325S 08300E 0310S 08125E
V. DNG ZONE-5 A RECTANGULAR AREA BOUNDED BY
2800S 07500E 2900S 07900E 3300S 07800E 3200S 07400E
(..)
//PART 1 OF 2 PARTS//. 0345-0600 DLY, 09 SEP 03:45 2012 UNTIL 04 OCT 06:00
2012. CREATED: 27 AUG 12:35 2012
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/66720.jpg)
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29471.msg949269#msg949269
ЦитироватьЦитироватьThe Prime Minister of India will watch the launch on Sept 9 "from 9:20am to 9:50am" (LT) (0350-0420UTC)
(source (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3808633.ece))
The Prime Minister of India will watch the launch on Sept 9 "scheduled for 9:50 am" (LT) (0420UTC)
(source (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article3847201.ece))
http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k12/sep/sep54.php
ЦитироватьIndiantelevision.com's News Headlines
DD to telecast launch of PSLV-C21 from Sriharikota
Indiantelevision.com Team
(6 September 2012 6:55 pm)
NEW DELHI: Doordarshan will telecast live the launch of PSLV-C21/SPOT-6/PRIOTERES from Sriharikota on 9 September.
The telecast on the national channel DD One and DD News will be from 9.20 am to 11 am.
India's Mission Polor Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying C21, French Satellite SPOT-6 and Japanese Micro Satellite PRIOTERES will be launched in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who will be the chief guest.[/size]
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Astrium_installs_new_terminal_in_Mexico_to_receive_SPOT_6_and_SPOT_7_imagery_999.html
ЦитироватьAstrium installs new terminal in Mexico to receive SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 imagery[/size]
by Staff Writers
Toulouse, France (SPX) Sep 06, 2012
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/66761.jpg) (http://www.astrium-geo.com/files/pmedia/public/r470_9_spot_constellation.jpg)
The SPOT constellation.
Astrium Services and the Mexican federal government's Ministry of agriculture, livestock farming, rural development, food and fisheries (SAGARPA), signed an agreement this spring to upgrade the ERMEX receiving station south of Mexico City. This station will enter service in September. Equipped with a high-tech antenna and new-generation SPOT terminal, it will initially receive SPOT 5 imagery and then SPOT 6 imagery when commercial operations get underway.
It will also receive data from SPOT 7 in 2014.The Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP) operates the ERMEX receiving station, handling more than 70,000 images every year for the Ministry of Agriculture and sharing data through a multi-licence agreement with public research bodies, government agencies and international organizations.SIAP has already covered Mexico's territory eight times over with satellite imagery received by the ERMEX station.
It thus has a mosaic of geo-information to support comparative analysis of phenomena impacting production of food, textiles and energy.
This highly specialised task is conducted by a network of experts at 33 strategic locations around the country, working under SAGARPA's brand new geospatial command centre that opened in May.Data from the new satellites will boost ERMEX's Earth-observing capabilities, increasing the timeliness and spatial resolution of its products, as well as providing new features enabled by the satellites' latest-generation sensors.Mexico has the technologies and expertise to receive, process and analyse satellite imagery for agricultural statistics, climate risk management and other strategic aspects of agriculture and fisheries.
The station has been receiving satellite imagery from SPOT 2, SPOT 4 and SPOT 5 since 2003. To ensure SPOT data continuity, SIAP has signed an agreement with Astrium and invested in upgrading its cutting-edge facilities.
Through its GEO-Information services, Astrium is recognized as one of the leaders in the geo-spatial information market, not least thanks to the now fully integrated skills and resources of the former Spot Image and Infoterra. The company provides decision-makers with complete solutions enabling them to increase security, boost agricultural performance, maximize oil and gas or mining operations, improve their management of natural resources, and protect the environment.
It has exclusive access to data from the SPOT, TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellites and Pleiades, coupled with a complete range of space-based data sources and airborne acquisition capability allowing it to offer an unrivalled scope of Earth observation products and services.
This extensive portfolio covers the entire geo-information supply chain, from the generation of images to the provision of high added-value information to end-users.By leveraging the synergies and expertise available across the whole of Astrium Services, its GEO-Information teams develop innovative, yet competitive, bespoke solutions based on the combination and integration of Earth observation, navigation and high-end telecommunications.[/size]
Будет ли трансляция?
ЦитироватьБудет ли трансляция?
Будет конечно.
http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=816307#816307
ЦитироватьСсылки на прямые трансляции пусков РКН
Индия
http://webcast.gov.in/live/
Спасибо. :)
http://www.isro.org/pslv-c21/pdf/pslv-c21-brochure.pdf
http://www.isro.org/pslv-c21/status.aspx
ЦитироватьCountdown Status
51 hours countdown of PSLV-C21 Mission started at 06:51 hours IST today (September 7, 2012) at Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC), Shriharikota, India
Propellant filling operations of Fourth Stage (PS4) and Reaction Control Thrusters (RCT) started at 09:00 hours IST and are under progress.[/size]
http://www.isro.org/pslv-c21/Imagegallery/launchvehicle.aspx#8
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September 07, 2012
Countdown Commences for the Launch of PSLV-C21 Carrying French Satellite SPOT 6 and Japanese Satellite PROITERES
ЦитироватьThe Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21)/SPOT-6/PROITERES mission, which met on September 05, 2012 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota has cleared the launch of (PSLV-C21)/SPOT-6/PROITERES mission at 09:51 hrs (IST) on Sunday, September 9, 2012.
The 51-hour countdown commenced at 06:51 hours today (September 7, 2012). During the Countdown, propellant-filling operations of the liquid propellant second stage (PS2) and fourth stage (PS4) of the launch vehicle will be carried out. Besides, mandatory checks on the launch vehicle and spacecraft will be carried out. Also, charging of batteries and pressurisation of propellant tanks onboard the satellite will be performed. Readiness of various ground systems such as tracking radar systems and communication networks will also be ascertained.
PSLV-C21 will inject SPOT-6 and PROITERES satellites into an orbit of 655 km altitude at an inclination of 98.23 o.
http://isro.org/pressrelease/scripts/pressreleasein.aspx?Sep07_2012
Countdown Status
* 51 hours countdown of PSLV-C21 Mission started at 06:51 hours IST today (September 7, 2012) at Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC), Shriharikota, India.
* Propellant filling operations of Fourth Stage (PS4) and Reaction Control Thrusters (RCT) started at 09:00 hours IST and are under progress.
* Propellant filling operations of Fourth Stage (PS4) and Reaction Control Thrusters (RCT) completed.
* Preparation for Propellant filling operation of Second Stage (PS2) is under progress.
http://isro.org/pslv-c21/status.aspx
Countdown Status
* Preparation for Mobile Service Tower (MST) withdrawal is under progress.
* Mobile Service Tower (MST) withdrawal upto 50 meter is completed.
* Propellant filling operation of Second Stage (PS2) under progress.
http://isro.org/pslv-c21/status.aspx
Трансляция началась :) .
Countdown Status
* Propellant filling operation of Second Stage (PS2) completed.
* System normal, as per timeline.
http://isro.org/pslv-c21/status.aspx
Полетела....
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Оба спутника отделились!
Видео пуска
http://youtu.be/2Z9zLNAA4xY
Всё прошло успешно 8) !
Статья от Уильяма Грэма на NSF:
ЦитироватьThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have launched a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Sunday, carrying the French SPOT-6 Earth observation satellite, along with a 15-kilogram Japanese microsatellite.
Liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre was on schedule at 04:23 UTC (09:53 local time).
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/09/indian-pslv-spot-6-launch-france/
ISRO's 100th mission: PSLV rocket lifts off successfullyЦитироватьThe country's space programme witnessed a historic milestone on Sunday with the launch of two foreign satellites by ISRO's workhorse PSLV rocket in the agency's 100th mission from the spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 110km from Chennai.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh witnessed the launch of PSLV C-21, that carried French advanced remote sensing satellite, the 720 kg SPOT-6 and its 15kg Japanese micro satellite PROITERES. The mission is without any Indian satellite.
From the time of its humble beginnings when it launched the indigenous 'Aryabhatta' in Russia on April 19, 1975, it has been a long and successful odyssey for ISRO.
SPOT-6 is the biggest commercial lift so far since India forayed into the money-spinning commercial satellite launch services after 350kg Agile of Italy was put in orbit in 2007 by PSLV. Twelve other foreign commercial satellites were less than 300 kg.
France's five earlier SPOT satellites were launched by European Araine rocket.
SPOT-6, built by ASTRIUM SAS,a subsidiary of EADS, France, is an earth observation satellite, while PROITERES, developed by students and faculty of Osaka Institute of Technology, will study Kansai region of Japanese island of Honshu.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_isro-s-100th-mission-pslv-rocket-lifts-off-successfully_1738671
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1209/09pslv/
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У них с качеством трансляций еще хуже чем у Роскосмоса =)
http://isro.org/pslv-c21/Imagegallery/launchvehicle.aspx
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ЦитироватьУ них с качеством трансляций еще хуже чем у Роскосмоса =)
А вы точно смотрели? Цифры скорости, высоты, дальности, секунды показывают, специалистов в белых халатах показывают, заказчиков показывают, премьер-министра показывают, все показывают! Как с этим у Роскосмоса?
ЦитироватьЦитироватьУ них с качеством трансляций еще хуже чем у Роскосмоса =)
А вы точно смотрели? Цифры скорости, высоты, дальности, секунды показывают, специалистов в белых халатах показывают, заказчиков показывают, премьер-министра показывают, все показывают! Как с этим у Роскосмоса?
Он, наверно, про качество картинки, а не сюжета.
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Они двумя постами выше. :wink:
ЦитироватьОни двумя постами выше. :wink:
Упс :oops: ... Извините, интернет тормозит и картинки не открывает и похоже я не заметил... Убрал :) .
ЦитироватьОн, наверно, про качество картинки, а не сюжета.
Да
ЦитироватьЦитироватьОн, наверно, про качество картинки, а не сюжета.
Да
Не все сводится к подсчету пикселей.
Индия осуществила сотый пуск космической ракетыЦитироватьНЬЮ-ДЕЛИ, 10 сентября. (АРМС-ТАСС). Индийская организация космических исследований (ИСРО) выполнила свое обещание и осуществила в минувшее воскресенье сотый запуск в космос. С космодрома Шрихарикота в штате Андхра-Прадеш стартовала индийская ракета-носитель PSLV-C21, которая через 18 мин и 37 с успешно вывела на орбиту предназначенный для наблюдения за Землей французский спутник SPOT-6 массой 712 кг и японский 15-килограммовый научный аппарат "Пройтерс" (Proiters). Национальная система космической навигации и управления сработала отлично, и иностранные спутники были точно доставлены на заданную орбиту высотой 655 км, передает ИТАР-ТАСС.
С большим успехом индийских ракетчиков и всю космическую отрасль поздравил премьер-министр страны Манмохан Сингх, который находился на космодроме и сам наблюдал за сотым ракетным стартом. "Индия по праву гордится своими учеными, которые, несмотря на все трудности, создали технологии для изучения и освоения космического пространства", - поздравил ученых глава правительства.
Выступая на пресс-конференции, Манмохан Сингх подчеркнул, что Индия сейчас готовится к пилотируемому космическому полету, который предварительно запланирован на 2016 г. А раньше, в в 2013 г., индийская научная станция должна отправиться к Марсу. Стоимость этой миссии, по данным СМИ, оценивается в 4-5 млрд рупий (70-90 млн дол).
Однако многие как в самой Индии, так и за ее рубежами задаются вопросом, не слишком ли дорогое это удовольствие тратить огромные средства на космос, когда они требуются для борьбы с бедностью и решения острых социальных проблем в стране. Ответом на него послужили слова премьер- министра, который сказал: "Сейчас у нас самих возникают вопросы о том, насколько благоразумно выделение финансовых средств на реализацию космической миссии в то время, как в стране очень низкий уровень жизни. Может ли такая бедная страна, как Индия, позволить себе дорогие полеты в космос. Может быть, этим деньгам можно было найти более достойное применение. Однако Индия гордится своими учеными и достойна того, чтобы показать свое могущество в космической отрасли".
К настоящему времени Индия запустила в космос 38 РН и еще 62 носителя со спутниками на борту. "Все эти пуски были осуществлены в период с 1975 г., когда был запущен первый индийский спутник "Ариабата", - напомнил директор ИСРО К.Радхакришнан.
Этот стартовый аппарат индийцы запустили с помощью СССР и с советского космодрома. Со спутника "Ариабата", названного так в честь великого индийского ученого, республика присоединилась к международным усилиям по изучению и освоению космоса, став седьмой по счету страной мира, которой оказались по силам космические миссии.
В 1984 г. в рамках программы "Интеркосмос" на орбитальную станцию "Салют-7" прилетел на работу в составе международного экипажа индиец Ракеш Шарма. В результате он стал 138-м космонавтом на планете и Героем Советского Союза.
Сотрудничество с РФ продолжается в настоящее время. Индия и Россия готовятся к совместному исследованию Луны, осуществлению пилотируемого космического полета, использованию российской навигационной системы ГЛОНАСС, запуску спутника "ЮтСат". С 2010 г. у Москвы и Нью Дели существует договоренность интенсифицировать сотрудничество по широкому кругу передовых проектов в области космических исследований, работа по которым уже обретает конкретные черты.
http://www.itar-tass.com/c19/516297.html
SPOT 6 joins Pl
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PROITERES Launch SuccessfulЦитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/27022.png)
PROITERES, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan
Launch : 9 Sep 2012 4:21UTC (9:51IST)
Vehicle: PSLV-CA with SPOT6 and mRESINS
Site : Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
30cm^3, 10kg, 10W, 437.485MHz FM/AFSK
http://www.oit.ac.jp/elc/~satellite/index-e.html
http://www.unisec.jp/history/ws2009/UNISEC09-21show_Osakako.pdf
http://erps.spacegrant.org/uploads/images/images/iepc_articledownload_1988-2007/2011index/IEPC-2011-035.pdf
Mission Plan
1.Experimental verification of two-way radio signal propagation
characteristics using amateur radio-frequency bands.
2.Communication tests and their feedback aiming at improvement of satellite
communication technology by using off-the-shelf consumer goods.
3.Tracking and communicating with our satellite by amateur earth stations
all over the world.
4.Powered-flight by electric rocket engine.
5.Monitoring with a high-resolution camera the Kansai District;
especially Osaka, around Yodogawa basin.
Predicted TLE
PROITERES
1 00000U 12000000 12253.19548611 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00000
2 00000 098.2866 318.6661 0007529 339.8320 229.4493 14.73777833 00000
http://www.oit.ac.jp/elc/~satellite/radiowaveformat.html
PROITERES Live
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LIVE - Countdown status http://www.isro.org/pslv-c21/status.aspx
ISRO webcast (4:00UTC-) http://www.isro.org/
OIT webcast http://www.ustream.tv/channel/oit-proiteres2012
Indian government webcast http://webcast.gov.in/live/
PSLV-C21 Launch Successful
PROITERES TLE Update
LIFT_OFF EPOCH : 2012-09-09 04:23:00 (UTC)
EPOCH : 2012-09-09 04:41:30.500 (UTC)
PROITERES
1 00000U 12000000 12253.19548611 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00000
2 00000 098.2866 318.6661 0007529 339.8320 229.4493 14.73777833 00000
Orbital Elements
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM) : 7027.17054824
ECCENTRICITY : 0.00075298
INCLINATION (DEG) : 98.28667151
RIGHT ASC. OF ASC. NODE (DEG) : 318.66612544
ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG) : 339.83205746
TRUE ANOMALY (DEG) : 229.38377553
APOGEE ALTITUDE (KM) : 654.32489450
PERIGEE ALTITUDE (KM) : 643.74220198
Cartographic Elements
SeparationTime from LiftOff(s): 1110.60000000
ALTITUDE (KM) : 657.48165628
LOCAL EARTH RADIUS (KM) : 6373.13120429
VELOCITY (KM/SEC) : 7.52776232
FLIGHT PATH ANGLE (DEG) : 90.03276520
AZIMUTH (DEG) : 189.47395402
GEODETIC LATITUDE (DEG) : -29.02958913
EAST LONGITUDE (DEG) : 75.04090553
PROITERES first decode !
First report is reached from Germany (DK3WN)!
07:36 UTC very low 3 deg pass, 9 Sep 2012
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PROITERES first heard !
I, JE9PEL heard CW signal, you will understand CW such as 'PROITERES'.
10:24-10:31UTC, 9 Sep 2012, Ele 4 E-EN, 437.485MHz, Yokohama Japan
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/20909pro.wav
AMSAT-UK
http://www.uk.amsat.org/10201#more-10201
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/proiters.htm
Plasma Powered Amateur Radio Satellite PROITERES LaunchedЦитировать..................
PROITERES was built by a team of students and faculty members of Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT) and the spacecraft aims to demonstrate powered flight using a Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT) engine.
Mike Rupprecht DK3WN reported hearing PROITERES, callsign JL3YZK, on 437.485 MHz at 07:36 UT.
PROITERES stands for PRoject of OIT Electric-Rocket-Engine Onboard Small Space Ship and transmits on 437.485 MHz FM/AFSK. The spacecraft carries a high-resolution camera and the two CPU's run the Linux operating system.
http://www.uk.amsat.org/10201#more-10201
First images from SPOT 6 13 september 2012
Just three days after its launch
ЦитироватьAstrium Services has posted the first images from the SPOT 6 satellite, just three days after its launch on 9 September.
This 1.5-metre-resolution image of Bora-Bora was taken over a 60-km swath.
SPOT 6 will assure continuity of data from the series of satellites operating since 1986, along with many technological innovations. Its unique responsiveness and acquisition capacity are set to benefit a broad spectrum of operational applications.
These first images present very varied landscapes, highlighting SPOT 6's potential for applications like urban and natural resource mapping or agricultural and environmental monitoring. The wide imaging swath (60km), identical to that of the other SPOT satellites, makes SPOT 6 an ideal tool for covering vast territories, while its 1.5m resolution - against 2.5m on SPOT 5 - enables it to distinguish smaller features than ever before.
To post the images, all operational systems swung smoothly into action, from satellite tasking to image acquisition, reception and processing.
In January 2014, the arrival of SPOT 7 will bring more new services including daily revisits. Together, the SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 constellation will assure continued availability of high-resolution, wide-area products through to 2024.
The first SPOT 6 images can be viewed in the image gallery on Astrium GEO-Information Services' website
http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/news2/first-images-from-spot-6.html
http://www.astrium.eads.net/node.php?articleid=8980
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