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ЦитироватьMar 18, 2016
Ariane 5 arrives at the Spaceport for a June launch with Echostar 18 and BRIsat
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The shipping container with Ariane 5's "upper composite" – composed of the ESC-A cryogenic upper stage and vehicle equipment bay – is unloaded from the MN Colibri transport ship docked at Pariacabo Port in French Guiana. This component is for an Arianespace Ariane 5 mission in early June with the Echostar 18 and BRIsat satellites.

Components for another of Arianespace's up-to-eight planned Ariane 5 launches in 2016 are now at the Spaceport in French Guiana, following their delivery from Europe this week.   
                                   
Arriving aboard the MN Colibri – which is one of two sea-going roll-on/roll-off transport ships that support Arianespace's launcher supply chain – the elements included Ariane 5's EPC cryogenic main stage and the "upper composite" composed of the ESC-A cryogenic upper stage and vehicle equipment bay.
Once unloaded from the MN Colibri at Pariacabo Port adjacent to the city of Kourou, the components were transferred by road to the nearby Spaceport.

A dual-payload mission for Arianespace in June

This Ariane 5 is planned for liftoff from the Spaceport in early June with two telecommunications relay passengers: Echostar 18 and BRIsat.
Echostar 18 will join the spacecraft fleet of U.S.-based EchoStar Satellite Services, which provides video distribution, data communications and backhaul services to meet the needs of media and broadcast organizations, direct-to-home providers, enterprise customers and government service providers.
BRIsat will serve Indonesia's PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. – also known as BRI – to provide a dedicated platform for banking connection services across the Indonesian archipelago.  Its launch will make BRI one of the world's first banks to orbit a communications satellite.

The 230th mission for Europe's Ariane launcher family

Both BRIsat and Echostar 18 are relay platforms built by SSL, a leading provider of geostationary commercial satellites. To date, more than 50 SSL-built spacecraft have been launched by Arianespace.
Ariane 5's early June mission with BRIsat and Echostar 18 is designated Flight VA230, signifying the 230th liftoff of an Ariane vehicle since the family of European launchers entered service in 1979.
So far in 2016, Arianespace has used the heavy-lift Ariane 5 for two on-target missions: Flight VA229, performed March 9 to orbit the EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite for Eutelsat Communications; and Flight VA228 – conducted on January 27 – which lofted Intelsat 29e as the first high-throughput EpicNG-series spacecraft for international operator Intelsat.
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Protected by its shipping container, Ariane 5's cryogenic main stage enters the Spaceport in a convoy that began at Pariacabo Port. The cryogenic stage will be utilized on a June heavy-lift flight to orbit the Echostar 18 and BRIsat satellites from French Guiana.
                                           
EchoStar Satellite Services website: URL=http://www.echostarsatelliteservices.com]www.echostarsatelliteservices.com[/URL]
PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.: www.bri.co.id (http://www.bri.co.id/)
SSL website: www.sslmda.com (http://www.sslmda.com/)

ЦитироватьEchoStar 18

Space Systems/Loral announced in October 2012 that it was selected to provide a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS), EchoStar XVIII, to a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation.
EchoStar 18 is a Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) satellite built for EchoStar Corporation. It will replace EchoStar 10 (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/echostar-10.htm) at the 110° West location.
It will utilize SS/L's flight-proven SSL-1300 (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sat/ssloral-1300.htm) spacecraft bus.

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USA

Communication (Direct Broadcasting)

Dish Network Corporation (EchoStar)

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)

SSL-1300 (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sat/ssloral-1300.htm)

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

15 years

GEO

ЦитироватьBRIsat  
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BRIsat 1 [SSL]
 
The Indonesian BRIsat is a communications satellite for banking purposes to be built by Space Systems/Loral for Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI).
The bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Space System/Loral, LLC (SSL) from US and ArianeSpace from France in April 2014. BRIsat will be built on SSL's SSL-1300 (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sat/ssloral-1300.htm) bus carrying 45 transponders, which will cover areas in Indonesia, ASEAN, North east of Asia, some Pacific area and West Australia. From its orbital position at 150.5° East, it will deliver highly reliable communications services to BRI's 11,000 bank branches across the Indonesian archipelago.
The satellite is to be launched in 2016 by a Ariane-5ECA (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/ariane-5eca.htm) rocket from Kourou.

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Indonesia

Communication

Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI)

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)

9 Ku-band transponders, 36 C-band transponders

SSL-1300 (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sat/ssloral-1300.htm)

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2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

+15 years

3500 kg

GEO

ЦитироватьCNES ‏@CNES  (https://twitter.com/CNES) 13m ago (https://twitter.com/CNES/status/713345660733538304)

L'étage principal de la prochaine #Ariane5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ariane5?src=hash), haut comme 10 étages, a été dressé au Centre Spatial Guyanais. #VA230 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VA230?src=hash)

ЦитироватьMar 25, 2016
Arianespace's third Ariane 5 for launch in 2016 is assembled at the Spaceport
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Ariane 5's cryogenic main stage for Flight VA230 is moved into position over the mobile launch table inside the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building (photo at left), which was followed by rollout of the two solid propellant boosters (photos, right).

The launcher for Arianespace's third Ariane 5 mission of 2016 has begun its build-up at the Spaceport in French Guiana, initiating preparations for an early June liftoff with the Echostar 18 and BRIsat telecommunications satellites.      
                            
During activity in the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building, the vehicle's cryogenic main stage was positioned over one of two operational launch tables for Ariane 5, followed by the integration of its two solid propellant boosters.
The next step will be installation of Ariane 5's "upper composite," composed of the ESC-A cryogenic upper stage and vehicle equipment bay.
When this integration – performed under responsibility of industrial prime contractor Airbus Safran Launchers – is completed, the Ariane 5 will be ready for its transfer to the Final Assembly Building, where Arianespace oversees the payload integration, final checkout and the launch operations.
 

The upcoming flight will be Ariane's 230th mission

Arianespace's June mission is designated Flight VA230 in the company's launcher family numbering system, representing the 230th liftoff of an Ariane vehicle since the family of European launchers entered service in 1979.  It will deliver the two passengers into geostationary transfer orbit.
Both the Echostar 18 and BRIsat satellites to be lofted by Flight VA230 are relay platforms built by SSL, which is one of the world's leading manufacturers of geostationary commercial satellites. More than 50 SSL-built spacecraft have been launched by Arianespace to date.
Echostar 18 will be operated U.S.-based EchoStar Satellite Services, a provider of video distribution, data communications and backhaul services for media and broadcast organizations, direct-to-home providers, enterprise customers and government service providers.
BRIsat is to serve Indonesia's PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. – also known as BRI – and the launch will make it one of the world's first banks with a communications satellite.  BRIsat has been designed to operate as a dedicated platform for banking connection services across the Indonesian archipelago.
         
EchoStar Satellite Services website: www.echostarsatelliteservices.com (http://www.echostarsatelliteservices.com)
PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.: www.bri.co.id (http://www.bri.co.id)
SSL website: www.sslmda.com (http://www.sslmda.com)
Airbus Safran Launchers website: www.airbusafran-launchers.com (http://www.airbusafran-launchers.com)

ЦитироватьStéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo  (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo) 11m ago (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/723100247962980353)

@EchoStar (https://twitter.com/EchoStar) 18 arrives in French Guiana for #Arianespace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Arianespace?src=hash) Flight #VA230 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VA230?src=hash) on #Ariane5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ariane5?src=hash)

ЦитироватьThe first of two Space Systems Loral-built satellites to be orbited on Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission has arrived at the Spaceport, initiating the payload preparation phase for this heavy-lift flight in June.

EchoStar 18 was delivered to French Guiana yesterday, arriving at Félix Eboué Airport near Cayenne aboard a chartered Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner. After unloading, the spacecraft was transferred by road to the Spaceport, where it was moved into the S5 payload processing facility for the start of pre-flight checkout.

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U.S.-based EchoStar Satellite Services will add EchoStar 18 to its spacecraft fleet, which delivers video distribution, data communications and backhaul services to meet the needs of media and broadcast organizations, direct-to-home providers, enterprise customers and government service providers. EchoStar 18 is based on the 1300 satellite bus produced by Space Systems Loral (SSL).

SSL is a leading provider of geostationary commercial satellites, and this Palo Alto, California-based company also built BRIsat – the second passenger for Arianespace's Ariane 5 mission in June. BRIsat will serve Indonesia's PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. – also known as BRI – with the spacecraft to operate as a dedicated relay platform for banking connection services across the Indonesian archipelago.

The Ariane 5 mission with BRIsat and EchoStar 18 is designated Flight VA230 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system, and is one of up to 12 missions planned during 2016 with the company's launcher family composed of Ariane 5, along with the medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.

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ЦитироватьMay 3, 2016
EchoStar 18 begins its preparation for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission

The EchoStar 18 satellite for Arianespace's next dual-passenger Ariane 5 mission is undergoing its pre-launch checkout at the Spaceport for a June liftoff from French Guiana.

As part of this activity, the spacecraft underwent its fit-check – an initial milestone validating the satellite's compatibility with the adapter that is to serve as the payload interface with Ariane 5.
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EchoStar 18 undergoes a fit-check with the interface adapter used for integration on Arianespace's Ariane 5 launcher.
 
EchoStar 18 will join U.S.-based EchoStar Satellite Services' spacecraft fleet, which provides video distribution, data communications and backhaul services for media and broadcast organizations, direct-to-home providers, enterprise customers and government service providers.
Based on the 1300 satellite bus produced by SSL, EchoStar 18 is one of two passengers built by the company that will be deployed into geostationary transfer orbit by the upcoming heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission – designated Flight VA230 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system. It will be joined by BRIsat, a dedicated relay platform for Indonesia's PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. to deliver banking connection services across the Indonesian archipelago.
Arianespace's Flight VA230 is one of up to 12 missions planned during 2016 with the company's launcher family of the heavy-lift Ariane 5, the medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega. So far this year, Arianespace has performed three launches: Ariane 5 missions on January 27 (with Intelsat 29e) and March 9 (orbiting EUTELSAT 65 West A), as well as a Soyuz flight on April 25 that lofted a five-satellite payload consisting of Sentinel-1B, Microscope and three Fly Your Satellite! CubeSats.
Flight VA230 in June will be preceded by Arianespace's May 24 launch of a Soyuz, which will carry two more satellites for Europe's Galileo satellite-based navigation and positioning system.
         
EchoStar Satellite Services website: www.echostarsatelliteservices.com/ (http://www.echostarsatelliteservices.com/)
PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.: www.bri.co.id/ (http://www.bri.co.id/)
SSL website: www.sslmda.com/ (http://www.sslmda.com/)

ЦитироватьMay 9, 2016
Welcome to French Guiana! BRIsat is delivered for its Arianespace Ariane 5 launch
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Protected by its environmentally-controlled shipping container, BRIsat is unloaded fr om the chartered An-124 jetliner at Félix Eboué Airport after its arrival this morning.

Satellite preparations for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission are now in full swing with today's arrival in French Guiana of its second passenger: BRIsat for Indonesia's PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.
                            
BRIsat was delivered by a chartered Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner, which touched down at Félix Eboué Airport near the French Guiana capital city of Cayenne just before sunrise.
The satellite's environmentally-controlled shipping container was then unloaded and prepared for transfer by road to the Spaceport – located approximately 60 km. to the northwest – wh ere it will undergo processing in the S5 payload preparation facility.
Once it begins operations in orbit, BRIsat will serve as a dedicated relay platform for banking connection services across the Indonesian archipelago.

 

An Arianespace Mission With Two SSL-Built Satellites

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EchoStar 18 is fueled at the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility.
 
BRIsat is one of two SSL-built (Space Systems Loral) satellites to be lofted on the next Ariane 5 mission, designated Flight VA230 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system and scheduled for liftoff in June. It will be accompanied on the heavy-lift launcher by EchoStar 18, which arrived at the Spaceport last month and has now completed its fueling in the S5 payload preparation facility.
EchoStar 18 will join the fleet of U.S.-based EchoStar Satellite Services, which delivers video distribution, data communications and backhaul services for media and broadcast organizations, direct-to-home providers, enterprise customers and government service providers.
The Ariane 5 mission with BRIsat and EchoStar 18 will deliver its passengers to geostationary transfer orbit, and is one of up to 12 missions planned during 2016 with the company's launcher family composed of the heavy-lift Ariane 5, along with the medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.
         
PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.: www.bri.co.id/ (http://www.bri.co.id/)
SSL website: www.sslmda.com/ (http://www.sslmda.com/)
EchoStar Satellite Services website: www.echostarsatelliteservices.com/ (http://www.echostarsatelliteservices.com/)

ЦитироватьMay 16, 2016
Pre-launch processing is underway with Indonesia's BRIsat for the next Arianespace heavy-lift flight

The second of two Space Systems Loral-built (SSL) payloads on Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission is well into its pre-launch processing at the Spaceport as Indonesia's BRIsat is readied for a June liftoff from French Guiana.         
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Indonesia's BRIsat is lowered for its fit-check validation with the interface adapter used for integration on Arianespace's Ariane 5 launcher.
 
Preparations have included the fit-check, which is a regular milestone for Arianespace spacecraft passengers. This step validated BRIsat's electrical and mechanical compatibility with the adapter that will serve as the interface when integrated with Ariane 5.
BRIsat will be riding as the lower passenger during Arianespace's dual-payload mission, which will be the third Ariane 5 flight in 2016.
Once in orbit, BRIsat will become one of the world's first communications satellites dedicated to a financial institution, and is configured to provide both C-band and Ku-band coverage of Indonesia and South East Asia.

 BRIsat to support banking communications services

The spacecraft will serve PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI), the country's oldest and most profitable bank, providing enhanced secure banking communications for more than 10,600 operational branches, some 237,000 electronic channel outlets and nearly 53 million customers across the Indonesian archipelago.
BRIsat is based on the SSL 1300 satellite platform, designed to deliver service for 15 years or longer. In addition to producing the satellite, SSL is providing BRI with a complete ground system solution, which includes two satellite control facilities, as well as training and launch support services.
Riding in the upper payload position on Arianespace's June Ariane 5 mission to geostationary transfer orbit is EchoStar 18, which is to join the fleet of EchoStar Satellite Services. This U.S.-based operator provides video distribution, data communications and backhaul services for media and broadcast organizations, direct-to-home providers, enterprise customers and government service providers.
EchoStar 18 also utilizes the SSL 1300 satellite bus as its platform.
The Ariane 5 mission with BRIsat and Echostar 18 will be the fifth of up to 12 Arianespace flights planned during 2016 with the company's launch vehicle family composed of the heavy-lift Ariane 5, the medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.

EchoStar Satellite Services website: www.echostarsatelliteservices.com/ (http://www.echostarsatelliteservices.com/)
PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.: www.bri.co.id/ (http://www.bri.co.id/)
SSL website: www.sslmda.com/ (http://www.sslmda.com/)

ЦитироватьMay 26, 2016
The BRIsat banking communications satellite is fueled for Arianespace's June 8 launch with Ariane 5
                         
A milestone payload on Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission has been fueled at the Spaceport in French Guiana, readying the Indonesian BRIsat spacecraft for integration with its heavy-lift launcher.               
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BRIsat is "topped off" in the Spaceport's S5B preparation hall, readying the SSL-built satellite for its upcoming integration on Ariane 5.
 
BRIsat will be operated by PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI), which is one of the world's first banks to purchase its own satellite. Once in orbit, BRIsat will provide enhanced secure banking communications for more than 10,600 operational branches, as well as to some 237,000 electronic channel outlets and nearly 53 million customers across the Indonesian archipelago.
The spacecraft was produced by Space Systems Loral (SSL) based on the company's SSL 1300 satellite platform.
BRIsat will be orbited along with Arianespace's co-passenger on the June 8 mission: EchoStar 18, which also was built by SSL and will be utilized by DISH Network L.L.C. This direct broadcast spacecraft is designed to provide exceptional sparing flexibility for the DISH fleet, and will augment its existing satellite resources while assuring the highest level of ongoing service to DISH customers.
Arianespace's Ariane 5 launch to deploy BRIsat and EchoStar 18 into geostationary transfer orbit is designated Flight VA230 in the company's numbering system, signifying the 230th mission with an Ariane-series vehicle. It will be Arianespace's fifth liftoff in 2016, with the overall goal of performing up to 12 flights this year using the heavy-lift Ariane 5, medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega launchers.
         
PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. website: www.bri.co.id/ (http://www.bri.co.id/)
SSL website: www.sslmda.com/ (http://www.sslmda.com/)
DISH website: www.dish.com/ (http://www.dish.com/)

ЦитироватьMay 31, 2016
EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat are installed on Arianespace's Ariane 5

The payload integration process was completed today in French Guiana for Arianespace's upcoming dual-passenger Ariane 5 Flight VA230 on June 8.
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The lower passenger for Flight VA230 – BRIsat – is integrated with Ariane 5's central core inside the Spaceport's Ariane 5 Final Assembly Building (BAF).
 
During activity this week inside the Spaceport's Ariane 5 Final Assembly Building (BAF), both satellite passengers – EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat – have been installed on the heavy-lift vehicle, completing launcher build-up for Flight VA230.
These preparations kicked off with installation of the mission's lower passenger – BRIsat – atop the launcher's central core. Subsequently, the upper component – consisting of EchoStar XVIII, the SYLDA dispenser system and Ariane 5's protective payload fairing – was placed over BRIsat. This clears the way for final checkout before Ariane 5's liftoff next week, including the launch readiness review and the vehicle's rollout to the ELA-3 launch zone.

 

Ariane 5 complete for Flight VA230

EchoStar XVIII is the mission's upper passenger, and it is to be orbited for operator DISH Network L.L.C. The spacecraft features a high-power multi-spot beam in the Ku-band to assure the highest levels of ongoing service to DISH customers in the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Cuba.
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Flight VA230's upper component – composed of EchoStar XVIII, the SYLDA dispenser system and Ariane 5's protective payload fairing – is lowered over BRIsat to complete launcher build-up for Arianespace's third heavy-lift mission of 2016.
 
Joining EchoStar XVIII on Arianespace's next mission is BRIsat – a milestone payload for P.T. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI).
As the world's first dedicated banking communications satellite, BRIsat will provide enhanced secure banking communications for more than 10,600 operational branches, as well as to some 237,000 electronic channel outlets and nearly 53 million customers across the Indonesian archipelago.
Both the BRIsat and EchoStar XVIII relay platforms were built by U.S.-based SSL (Space Systems Loral).
Next week's Ariane 5 Flight VA230 will be Arianespace's third heavy-lift launch of 2016, following previous successes in January (VA228 ) and March (VA229). Arianespace is maintaining its busy operational pace this year – with its launch manifest including a record of up to eight Ariane 5 flights, along with its two successful medium-lift Soyuz missions to date (VS14 in April and VS15 in May) and two launches planned with the lightweight Vega.
                                 
DISH website: www.dish.com/ (http://www.dish.com/)
PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. website: www.bri.co.id/ (http://www.bri.co.id/)
SSL website: www.sslmda.com/ (http://www.sslmda.com/)

ЦитироватьAriane Flight VA230 with EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat
             
overview                                            
                                              
Launch kit Ariane Flight VA230 PDF / 2MB (http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va230/#)
Press release Arianespace's third Ariane 5 mission in 2016 will orbit satellites for the Americas andAsia-Pacific (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespaces-third-ariane-5-mission-in-2016-will-orbit-satellites-for-the-americas-and-asia-pacific/)
Launch vehicle Ariane 5 ECA
Launch dateJune 8, 2016
StatusUpcoming Payload(s)BRIsat, Echostar XVIII
Customer(s)BRI, DISH, PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.         
Prime contractor(s) SSL
Launch site Spaceport, French Guiana (Guiana Space Center)
OrbitGeostationary transfer orbit (GTO)

mission description

On its fifth launch of the year, which will be the third mission in 2016 utilizing an Ariane 5 launcher from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana, Arianespace will orbit two satellites: EchoStar XVIII for the operator DISH Network L.L.C.; and BRIsat for PT.Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.
This mission – the 230th overall by an Ariane launcher – will mark a new all-time Arianespace record for a total payload weight orbited: 10,731 kg., including a net weight of 9,840 kg. for the two satellites. The launch, designated Flight VA230, is to be the very first time that Arianespace orbits two satellites built by SSL (Space Systems Loral) on the same launcher, as well as Arianespace's initial launch of a spacecraft entirely dedicated to use by a financial institution.
EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat will be the 533rd and 534th satellites launched by Arianespace.

Between 5:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.Kourou, French Guiana
Between 4:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.Washington, D.C., USA
Between 8:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.Universal Time (UTC)
Between 10:30 p.m. and 11:15 p.m.Paris, FranceParis, France

Payloads                                         

EchoStar XVIII

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• Orbit Geostationary transfer orbit
• On-board power 13 kW (end of life)
  

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EchoStar XVIII will be the fourth satellite orbited by Arianespace for the operator DISH Network L.L.C. (NASDAQ: DISH). Arianespace and DISH Network L.L.C. are continuing a very fruitful collaboration that dates back to the launch of EchoStar II in 1996.
DISH Network L.L.C. through its subsidiaries, provides approximately 13.874 million pay-TV subscribers, as of March 31, 2016, with the highest-quality programming and technology, and the most choices at the best value. DISH offers a high definition line-up with more than 200 national HD channels, the most international channels and award-winning HD and DVR technology. DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 250 company.
The EchoStar XVIII satellite, a Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) with a high-power multi-spot beam in the Ku-band, will augment DISH's existing fleet, assuring the highest level of ongoing service to DISH customers.
EchoStar XVIII was built by SSL based on the SSL 1300 platform.
                                         
                   BRIsat

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• Orbit Geostationary transfer orbit
• On-board power 9.5 Kw (end of life)
  

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BRIsat is the first satellite to be operated by Bank Rakyat Indonesia, which selected Arianespace as its launch services provider. This Indonesian bank is the first bank in the world to acquire a satellite.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI) is one of the largest state-owned banks in Indonesia. BRI went public through an Initial Public Offering in 2003 and became one of the blue chip stocks traded on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. The bank manages millions of customer transactions non-stop, 24 hours daily, through service facilities spread across the country.
BRIsat is the world's first communications satellite dedicated to a financial institution. It will provide both C-band and Ku-band coverage of Indonesia, South East Asia and North East Asia. Positioned at 150.5 degrees East longitude, the satellite will enable BRI to provide enhanced secure banking communications for more than 10,600 operational branches, 236,939 electronic channel outlets, and almost 53 million customers across the Indonesian archipelago.
Bank BRI is optimistic that it can, through the support of sophisticated satellite-based technology, meet public demand for access to easy, safe and fast banking products. At the same time, Bank BRI also provides innovative and comprehensive business solutions.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. is the 37th telecom satellite operator to choose Arianespace to launch its first satellite.
BRIsat was built by SSL based on the SSL 1300 platform.
                                         
countdown and flight events

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• - 11H 30MN Start of final countdown
• - 10H 30MN Check of electrical systems
• - 04H 20MN Start of filling of EPC with liquid oxygen and hydrogen
• - 03H 40MN Start of filling of ESC-A with liquid oxygen and hydrogen
• - 03H 30MN Chilldown of Vulcain main stage engine
• - 01H 10MN Check of connections between launcher and telemetry, tracking and command systems
• - 00H 7MN "All systems go" report, allowing start of synchronized sequence
• - 00H 4MN Tanks pressurized for flight
• - 00H 1MN Switch to onboard power mode
• - 00H 5S Cryogenic arm opening command
• - 00H 4S Onboard systems take over
• Liftoff 00:00
• + 00H 13S End of vertical climb, beginning of pitch motion
• + 00H 17S Beginning of roll maneuver
• + 00H 2MN 21S EAP separation
• + 00H 3MN 25S Fairing jettisoned
• + 00H 8MN 13S Acquisition by Natal tracking station
• + 00H 8MN 54S End of EPC thrust phase
• + 00H 9MN EPC separation
• + 00H 9MN 3S Ignition of ESC-A stage
• + 00H 14MN 42S Acquisition by Ascension tracking station
• + 00H 18MN 40S Acquisition by Libreville tracking station
• + 00H 23MN 10S Acquisition by Malindi tracking station
• + 00H 25MN 30S Injection
• + 00H 29MN 20S EchoStar XVIII satellite separation
• + 00H 34MN 52S Sylda 5 separation
• + 00H 42MN 5S BRIsat satellite separation
• + 00H 56MN 42S End of the Arianespace mission
  

ЦитироватьEchoStar 18 weighs approximately 6.3 metric tons (13,889 pounds) fully fueled, while BRIsat's launch weight is 3,540 kilograms (7,804 pounds), totaling more than 9,840 kilograms (21,693 pounds).
That will be the heaviest unclassified payload ever delivered to geostationary transfer orbit.
When accounting for the weight of the rocket's Sylda payload adapter structure, the total mass allocated to the payload on next week's launch is 10,731 kilograms (23,657 pounds), according to Arianespace.

ЦитироватьPirat5 пишет:
(Это будет самая тяжелая несекретная полезная нагрузка когда-либо доставленная на geostationary орбиту.)

ЦитироватьJun 6, 2016
The go-ahead is given for Arianespace's Ariane 5 mission with Echostar XVIII and BRIsat
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The placement of decals on Ariane 5's payload fairing for Flight VA230 is shown in this photo series. At left, the Echostar XVIII and DISH logos are positioned on the fairing's upper section, followed by the BRIsat logo under it (at right).

Arianespace's next Ariane 5 flight has been approved for liftoff on June 8 following today's successful launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
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One of the BRIsat satellite team members adds a personal touch to Ariane 5's protective payload fairing.
 
This key milestone – held prior to each Arianespace mission – confirmed that the heavy-lift launcher and its dual-satellite payload are flight-ready, along with the Spaceport's infrastructure and the network of downrange tracking stations.
With the readiness review completed, Ariane 5 has been authorized for its rollout tomorrow fr om the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone – wh ere this vehicle will be readied for liftoff on Wednesday, during a 45-min. launch window opening at 5:30 p.m. local time in French Guiana.
Ariane 5 will deliver a lift performance of approximately 10,730 kg. during the mission – designated Flight VA230 – with this total factoring in the Echostar XVIII and BRIsat satellite passengers, plus the workhorse vehicle's dual-payload deployment system and integration hardware.
 

Ariane 5: delivering a dual-satellite payload to orbit

To be released first during the 42-min. flight sequence, Echostar XVIII is the mission's upper passenger, and it is to be orbited for operator DISH Network L.L.C. The spacecraft features a high-power multi-spot beam in the Ku-band to assure the highest levels of ongoing service to DISH customers in the contiguous United States, Alaska and Hawaii.
Located below Echostar XVIII in the launcher's dual payload arrangement is the mission's lower passenger, BRIsat. Once in orbit, it will serve PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI), the country's oldest and most profitable bank, providing enhanced secure banking communications for more than 10,600 operational branches, some 237,000 electronic channel outlets and nearly 53 million customers across the Indonesian archipelago.
Both EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat were built by U.S.-based SSL (Space Systems Loral), and are to be deployed into geostationary transfer orbit on the June 8 launch with Arianespace's workhorse Ariane 5.
         
DISH website: www.dish.com/ (http://www.dish.com/)
PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. website: www.bri.co.id/ (http://www.bri.co.id/)
SSL website: www.sslmda.com/ (http://www.sslmda.com/)

ЦитироватьArianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 7 мин.7 минут назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/740101749730607104)
 
Arianespace Flight VA230: EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat: launch delayed. Read the press release:

ЦитироватьArianespace Flight VA230: EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat: launch delayed                         
                            During the preparations for the roll-out of the Ariane 5 ECA launcher for Flight VA230, an anomaly occurred on a fluid connector between the cryogenic upper stage and the launch table.                        
As a result, Arianespace has decided to postpone the Flight VA230 launch, initially scheduled for June 8, 2016, in order to replace this component and perform the subsequent verifications.
The launch vehicle and its EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat satellite payloads are being maintained in fully safe conditions and in stand-by mode.
The new targeted launch date will be announced very soon.

ЦитироватьFlight VA230 – EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat: New targeted date for launch: June 16, 2016
Replacement operations for the fluid connector between the cryogenic upper stage and launch table have begun, along with associated checks.

The new targeted launch date is Thursday, June 16, 2016, as soon as possible within the following window:

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• 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., local time in French Guiana,
• 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., in Washington, D.C,
• 20:30  to 21:15, UTC,
• 22:30 to 23:15, in Paris, France.
  

The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and its EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat satellite payloads are being maintained in fully safe conditions and in stand-by mode.

ЦитироватьJun 14, 2016
Ariane 5 is approved for this week's flight fr om the Spaceport with Echostar XVIII and BRIsat

Arianespace's next Ariane 5 flight has been authorized for liftoff on June 16 following today's launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana.                  
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/222911.jpg)
This milestone confirmed that the heavy-lift launcher and its dual-satellite payload are flight-ready, along with the Spaceport's infrastructure and the network of downrange tracking stations.
With the approval granted, Ariane 5 is cleared for tomorrow's rollout fr om the Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone – wh ere it will be readied for liftoff on June 16 during a 1-hour, 10-minute launch window that opens at 5:30 p.m. local time in French Guiana.
The mission is designated Flight VA230 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system, notating the 230th Ariane launch since this series of European-built vehicles began operation in 1979. It also will be the 86th flight of an Ariane 5 from French Guiana, wh ere the vehicle is operated alongside Arianespace's medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.

 

Another dual-passenger deployment for Ariane 5

EchoStar XVIII is the mission's upper passenger, and it is to be orbited for operator DISH Network L.L.C. The spacecraft features a high-power multi-spot beam in the Ku-band to assure the highest levels of ongoing service to DISH customers in the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Cuba.
Joining EchoStar XVIII on Arianespace's next mission is BRIsat – a milestone payload for P.T. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI). As the world's first dedicated banking communications satellite, it will provide enhanced secure banking communications for more than 10,600 operational branches, as well as to some 237,000 electronic channel outlets and nearly 53 million customers across the Indonesian archipelago.
Both the EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat relay platforms were built by U.S.-based SSL (Space Systems Loral), and are to be delivered by Ariane 5 into geostationary transfer orbit.
 

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• Learn more about Arianespace Flight VA230 by reviewing the launch kit:
  Ariane Flight VA230    PDF / 3 MB (http://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Dossier-de-presse-VS15-GB-3.pdf)
  

DISH website: www.dish.com/ (http://www.dish.com/)
PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. website: www.bri.co.id/ (http://www.bri.co.id/)
SSL website: www.sslmda.com/ (http://www.sslmda.com/)

ЦитироватьСтарт ракеты-носителя Ariane-5 с космодрома Куру отложен на сутки

МОСКВА, 16 июн — РИА Новости. Старт ракеты-носителя Ariane-5 с космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане, запланированный на 16 июня, отложен на сутки после возникновения "аномалии" в верхней секции устройства, говорится в сообщении компании-оператора космодрома Arianespace.
Ракета-носитель Ariane-5 должна была стартовать с космодрома Куру 8 июня, однако пуск ракеты был отложен на восемь дней из-за обнаружения неисправности, "касающейся коннектора между верхней криогенной ступенью и стартовым столом".
В среду, как отмечается в заявлении Arianespace, при транспортировки Ariane-5 "возникла аномалия в разъемном соединении верхней секции ракеты-носителя". Пуск был отложен "для замены оборудования и проведения необходимых проверок". Предполагается, что старт состоится 17 июня в период с 17.30 по 18.40 по местному времени (23.30 пятницы — 00.40 субботы мск).
На борту ракеты-носителя находятся два спутника — американский EchoStar XVIII и предназначающийся для Индонезии BRIsat. Отложенный запуск ракеты должен был стать 230-м в истории ракеты-носителя Ariane. Спутники, в свою очередь, должны были стать соответственно 533-м и 534-м запущенными компанией Arianespace.
Ariane-5 — европейская ракета-носитель, предназначенная для выведения грузов на низкую околоземную орбиту Земли. Запуски Ariane-5 производятся с космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане. На разработку Ariane-5 было потрачено около 10 лет и 7 миллиардов долларов.

ЦитироватьJun 16, 2016
Ariane 5 is in the launch zone for tomorrow's heavy-lift Arianespace mission
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Flight VA230's Ariane 5 nears the ELA-3 launch pad during today's rollout at the Spaceport.

Arianespace has delivered another Ariane 5 to the launch zone at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, positioning this workhorse vehicle for its June 17 liftoff with a dual-satellite payload of EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat.
                            
Riding atop a mobile launch table, Ariane 5 was transferred to the ELA-3 launch zone fr om the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building – wh ere its two passengers had been integrated as part of pre-flight preparations.
With the rollout completed, the final countdown will begin for a Friday liftoff at the start of a 1-hour, 10-minute launch window that opens at 5:30 p.m. local time in French Guiana.
For this 86th flight of an Ariane 5 to date, the payload lift performance to geostationary transfer orbit is approximately 10,730 kg. – which includes a combined total of some 9,840 kg. for EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat, plus the launch vehicle's dual-passenger dispenser system and satellite integration hardware.
EchoStar XVIII – which was produced by SSL (Space Systems Loral) for DISH Network L.L.C. – is riding in the upper position of Ariane 5's payload arrangement, to be released first in the flight sequence at 29 minutes following liftoff.
BRIsat also was built by SSL and will be deployed from Ariane 5's lower passenger position 42 minutes into the flight – completing the mission. Once in orbit, it is to be operated by PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI).
         
DISH website: www.dish.com (http://www.dish.com)
PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. website: www.bri.co.id (http://www.bri.co.id)
SSL website: www.sslmda.com (http://www.sslmda.com)

Цитировать22:49  Launch statistics
Minus-40 minutes. All parameters continue to look good for launch in 45 minutes. A communications check between ground stations and the rocket should have concluded by now.
Some statistics on today's flight:

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• 230th launch of an Ariane rocket since 1979
• 86th launch of an Ariane 5 rocket since 1996
• 56th launch of an Ariane 5 ECA rocket since 2002
• 61st flight of a Vulcan 2 engine
• 188th flight of an HM7B engine
• 74th Ariane 5 launch targeting GTO
• 4th EchoStar satellite launched by Arianespace
• 1st BRI satellite launched by Arianespace
• 54th and 55th Space Systems/Loral satellites launched by Arianespace
• 5th launch from the Guiana Space Center in 2016
• 3rd Ariane 5 launch in 2016
  

ЦитироватьSpaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow  (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 5 мин.5 минут назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/743898764105101312)
#Ariane5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ariane5?src=hash) launch now set for an hour later at 2130 GMT (4:30pm EDT) due to upper level winds.

ЦитироватьSpaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow  (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 4 мин.4 минуты назад
 (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/743913874768932864)SCRUB. Unacceptable winds aloft force one-day delay for commercial #Ariane5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ariane5?src=hash) launch.

Цитировать23:18  New launch time of 2045 GMT (4:45 p.m. EDT)
Arianespace chief executive Stephane Israel says the launch is now set for 2045 GMT (4:45 p.m. EDT).

Цитировать23:39
Minus-5 minutes. All status panel lights remain green, indicating no problems right now that could prevent blastoff at 2044 GMT.

Цитировать23:43  HOLD
HOLD. The Ariane 5 countdown has stopped at Minus-2 minutes, 24 seconds. It will be recycled to the Minus-7 minute point as engineers try to resolve the problem that caused this hold.

Цитировать00:05
Arianespace has resumed its live coverage of the launch, and an announcement on a new launch time is expected shortly. The countdown continues holding at Minus-7 minutes.

Цитировать00:12
Live coverage from Arianespace has paused again, with no information on the exact nature of the problem with ground infrastructure that caused the latest hold.

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Цитировать00:34
Minus-5 minutes. All status panel lights remain green, indicating no problems right now that could prevent blastoff at 2138 GMT.

Цитировать00:37  Minus-60 seconds

Minus-1 minute. 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. At Minus-3 seconds, onboard systems take over and the two inertial guidance systems go to flight mode. Vulcain main engine ignition occurs at Minus-0 seconds with checkout between Plus+4 and 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.

Цитировать01:08  EchoStar 18 separation

Separation of EchoStar 18 confirmed, beginning a 15-year mission for Colorado-based DISH Network. The satellite carries a Ku-band communications payload with more than 100 spot beams, broadcasting direct-to-home television programming to millions of DISH Network subscribers in the United States.

The Ariane 5's Sylda 5 dual payload adapter will be separated next, revealing the BRIsat spacecraft for its deployment in a few minutes.

Цитировать01:13  Sylda jettison

Plus+35 minutes. The Sylda dual-payload adapter has jettisoned, setting the stage for separation of BRIsat at Plus+42 minutes, 5 seconds.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185390.png) Arianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 14 сек14 секунд назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/744293963335630848)
Separation confirmed for #Ariane5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ariane5?src=hash)'s lower passenger: @Satelit_BRI (https://twitter.com/Satelit_BRI)! #VA230 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VA230?src=hash) @BANKBRI_ID (https://twitter.com/BANKBRI_ID)

Цитировать01:21  BRIsat separation

The BRIsat communications satellite has deployed from the Ariane 5 rocket. Built and owned by the Bank Rakyat Indonesia, the spacecraft is the first satellite dedicated to a financial institution. BRIsat is designed for a 15-year lifetime, helping Indonesian banking customers conduct secure transactions across the country's islands.

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