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ЦитироватьOlaf пишет:
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ЦитироватьVS16 ST-B (Hispasat AG1) 27th of January 2017 at 22:03:34 local

ЦитироватьHispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)
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Hispasat 36W-1 [ESA / Pierre Carril]
 
In May 2008 ESA and Hispasat S.A. (Spain) signed a preliminary authorisation to proceed for the Small GEO Mission Hispasat AG1 (HAG1, Hispasat Advanced Generation 1). It was renamed Hispasat 36W-1 in March 2016. This will launch the initial activities of an industrial consortium led by Hispasat.
The signing took place in the presence of representatives from the German Space Agency (DLR), the Spanish Delegation to ESA (CDTI) and OHB-System AG.
The Small GEO Programme is aimed at the development of a small, general-purpose geostationary satellite platform, which will enable European industry to compete effectively in the commercial telecom market for small platforms.
To achieve this objective, ESA has established an element in its ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) Programme. This element, known as ARTES 11, is divided into two parts. The first part covers the development of a platform supporting a payload mass of up to 300 kg, a payload power demand of up to 3 kW, and an operational lifetime of up to 15 years. The second part, the subject of the preliminary authorization to proceed that has just been signed, involves the development and launch of a Small GEO satellite and associated mission to provide flight qualification and in-orbit demonstration for the platform.
The resulting satellite, Hispasat AG1, will serve as an important and distinctive asset in Hispasat's satellite fleet with:

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• a communication capacity of up to 24 transponders in Ku-band and three transponders in Ka-band
• a highly innovative payload, REDSAT, led by Spanish industry.
  

The REDSAT payload includes an active Direct Radiating Array (DRA) antenna providing four reconfigurable uplink beams in Ku-band and an advanced on-board processor providing four regenerative channels of 36 MHz.
Hispasat, a leading operator for the Spanish and Portuguese speaking markets, will be in position to push European innovative technologies to the telecommunications satellite commercial arena leading to the exploitation of enhanced services.
To develop the mission, Hispasat has built the necessary industrial team to implement all the programme elements. OHB-System AG will act as the Satellite Prime Contractor. TESAT GmbH (Germany) will be the Payload Prime and will be responsible for the integration of the Transparent Repeater (produced by TESAT) and the REDSAT payload. The development of the REDSAT payload will be led by Thales Alenia Space-España, who will coordinate a group of mainly Spanish companies. Thales Alenia Space-España is responsible for the on-board processor and EADS CASA (Spain) is responsible for the reflector and DRA antennas.
The satellite was booked for an Arianespace launch. Originally it was to fly as a co-passenger on an Ariane-5ECA (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/ariane-5eca.htm), but in late 2016 it was moved to a dedicated Soyuz-STB Fregat-MT (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/soyuz-stb_fregat-mt.htm) rocket. After severals delays from 2012, launch is planned for January 2017.
 
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Spain

Communication

Hispasat, EADS

OHB-System GmbH

24 Ku-band transponders, 3 Ka-band transponders, REDSAT

SmallGEO (LUXOR) bus (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sat/ohb_luxor.htm)

S400, 8 PPS-1350-G plasma thrusters

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

15 years

3200 kg

GEO

Цитироватьoby1 пишет:
Вот что правильная широта даёт! Ещё бы Союзом 2-3 поддержать.

ЦитироватьСтарый пишет: 
ПН на ГПО с наклонением равным широте космодрома мало зависит от широты космодрома.

Цитироватьoby1 пишет:
Курушная ГПО совсем другое дело чем Плесецкая,меньше поворачивать наклонение.

Цитироватьoby1 пишет:
Да ГПО этож не целевая а переходная орбита,и как переходная Курушная гораздо лучше чем Плесецкая,меньше доворачивать на ГСО.
 То есть выходит Союз 2б может запулить из Плесецка на еёную(плесецкую) ГПО 3,2 тонны? Сомневаюсь я однако.
 Про Куру я слышал Союз 2б - 2,9т на ГПО,но тут может недобор 1800 м/с.

ЦитироватьСтарый пишет:
Ты можешь объяснить?

Цитироватьoby1 пишет: 
Для выхода на ГПО < с недобором 1500 м/с до ГСО > из Плесецка

ЦитироватьСтарый пишет:
О какой такой "ГПО < с недобором 1500 м/с до ГСО > из Плесецка" ты всё время мелешь?

Цитировать (https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/740932957309947906/eyELdt9o_bigger.jpg) Stéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo  (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo)  21 ч21 час назад (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/806161461370376192)     Annandale, VA  (https://twitter.com/search?q=place%3A4dad272dba156a02)  
Delivered for our no. 1 launch in 2017: @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 is 1st telecom satellite w/ #SmallGEO (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmallGEO?src=hash) platform from @esa (https://twitter.com/esa) #ARTES (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARTES?src=hash) pgm.; built by #OHB (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OHB?src=hash)
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Цитировать40 минут назад (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/811689099623092225)  
Arianespace's Israel: Soyuz to launch Hispasat's smallGEO 36W-1, to geo aboard a Soyuz, to be 1st Arianespace launch in 2017.
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Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/740932957309947906/eyELdt9o_bigger.jpg) Stéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo  (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo) 10 янв. (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/818793792941785088)
 
In front of FCube : our Fregat for next SoyuzVS16 @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) is there and already filled !
 
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ЦитироватьSoyuz (http://www.arianespace.com/press-releases/?taxonomy%5Bpress-release-category%5D=soyuz) January 19, 2017

 Flight VS16 – First-ever mission to geostationary orbit with Soyuz from the Guiana Space Center to launch Hispasat satellite

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 For its year-opening launch of 2017, Arianespace will orbit the Hispasat 36W-1 geostationary satellite for the Spanish operator Hispasat using a Soyuz launch vehicle.

Designated Flight VS16 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system, this mission will be the first-ever mission to geostationary transfer orbit performed by Soyuz from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.

Hispasat 36W-1 is the first satellite to be built using Europe's new "SmallGEO" platform developed by OHB System AG (Germany) under ESA's ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) program.

The launch will be from the Soyuz Launch Complex (ELS) in Sinnamary, French Guiana.

The launcher will be carrying a total payload of 3,343 kg.

The Launch Readiness Review (LRR) will take place on Thursday, January 26, 2017 in Kourou, to authorize the start of operations for the final countdown.

Hispasat 36W-1 is a telecommunications satellite for Hispasat, and the first to be built using Europe's new "SmallGEO" platform.

Hispasat is the Spanish satellite communications operator, a leader in the distribution of content in Spanish and Portu-guese. With more than 25 years' experience, the Hispasat Group maintains an important presence on the Iberian Penin-sula and in Latin America, wh ere it is now the fourth-largest satellite operator.

From its orbital position at 36 deg. West, Hispasat 36W-1 will allow Hispasat to provide a wide range of telecommunica-tions services in Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands and South America.
Hispasat 36W-1 was built by OHB System AG in Bremen, Germany, using a SmallGEO platform.
Developed by OHB System AG under ESA's ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) program, the SmallGEO platform line offers satellite operators an entirely European solution in the smaller telecom satellite market.

For further information, download the Flight VS16 Launch Kit by clicking here: http://www.arianespace.com/news-launch-kits/launch-kit.asp
To watch a live, high-speed online transmission of the launch (including commentary from the launch site in French and English), go to arianespace.com on January 27, 2017, starting 20 minutes before liftoff.
You can also follow the launch live on your iPhone or iPad (the Arianespace HD app is free).

ЦитироватьTechnical specifications[TH]Description[/TH][TH]Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)[/TH]

Orbital position and coverages	36º West
Transponders	20 transponders in Ku band and aditional capacity of 3 transponders in Ka band
Bandwidth	144 MHz (Ka) and 33 and 36 MHz (Ku)
Communication antennas (4)	Antenna reception active reconfigurable (RedSAT), two antenas reflectibles deployables in Ku band and one fixed in Ka band.
Onboard processor	RedSAT
Dry mass	1,700 kg
Launch mass	3.2 Tonnes
Payload power	> 3.4 kW
Available power	> 6.0 kW
Lifespan	15 years
Manufacturer	OHB System AG
Launcher	Arianespace (Soyuz)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185476.png) ESA España ‏@esa_es  (https://twitter.com/esa_es) 12 янв. (https://twitter.com/esa_es/status/819483490311962624)
#FelizJueves (https://twitter.com/hashtag/FelizJueves?src=hash) ¿Conoces el #satélite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/sat%C3%A9lite?src=hash) @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) H36W-1 de la plataforma #SmallGEO (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmallGEO?src=hash)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125535.png)? Aquí te lo presentamos (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125592.png) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh4cDz9Dsl8 ... (https://t.co/7JyJMjOI72)
 

ЦитироватьSoyuz Flight VS16                                                                   
Launch date      January 27, 2017                                           
 Payload(s)         Hispasat 36W-1     

more about this mission (http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-vs16/)                                  

ЦитироватьРОСКОСМОС. РН «СОЮЗ-СТ-Б» УСТАНОВЛЕНА В СТАРТОВУЮ СИСТЕМУ НА КОСМОДРОМЕ ГКЦ


24 января 2017 года в Гвианском космическом центре (ГКЦ) завершены операции по вывозу и установке ракеты-носителя (РН) «Союз-СТ-Б» в стартовую систему. Начались работы по подготовке РН к пуску по графику первого стартового дня.
 
Сегодня будут проведены операции по стыковке пневмо- и заправочных коммуникаций РН «Союз-СТ-Б» и сборке схем системы управления, системы измерений и термостатирования РН. Также запланированы работы по транспортировке и установке на РН космической головной части в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и европейского телекоммуникационного космического аппарата (КА) Hispasat AG-1 («ХиспаСат АГ-1»). Особенностью подготовки пуска в Гвиане является раздельная транспортировка трех ступеней РН и космической головной части с последующей их сборкой на пусковой установке с использованием мобильной башни обслуживания.
 
Во второй стартовый день запланированы автономные проверки и испытания систем разгонного блока и ракеты-носителя. День завершится генеральными испытаниями. 26 января 2017 года запланировано ключевое совещание, на котором будет рассмотрены вопросы готовности к запуску космического аппарата. Также будут проведены операции по подготовке к заправке ракеты-носителя компонентами топлива. В графике четвертого стартового дня предусмотрена предстартовая подготовка разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ», заседание комиссии на заправку РН и сама заправка ракеты-носителя.
 
Подготовка РН «Союз-СТ-Б» и работа поставленного российской стороной наземного технологического оборудования обеспечивается специалистами предприятий РОСКОСМОСА. Запуск космических аппаратов с космодрома ГКЦ будут проводить совместные российские-европейские пусковые расчеты.
 
Пуск РН «Союз-СТ-Б» с космической головной частью в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 запланирован 28 января 2017 года в 04:03:34 мск с космодрома ГКЦ.
 
Заказчиком пуска космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 выступает испанская компания HISPASAT. КА Hispasat AG-1 производства компании OHB system GmbH предназначен для предоставления широкого спектра телекоммуникационных услуг (цифровое телевидение, высокоскоростной интернет, мобильная и фиксированная связь) для Европы, Канарских островов и Южной Америки.
 

ЦитироватьSoyuz (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=soyuz)   January 24, 2017                                                    
 
Soyuz rolls out for Arianespace's medium-lift launch with Hispasat 36W-1                         
 
The Soyuz launcher for Arianespace's year-opening mission rolled out to the launch pad in French Guiana today, readying the vehicle to receive its Hispasat 36W-1 payload for a nighttime liftoff fr om the Spaceport on January 27.                        
                         
                            
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The Soyuz launcher is transferred by rail from the Spaceport's MIK assembly facility to the ELS launch zone.

Soyuz was moved from the Spaceport's MIK launcher assembly facility to the ELS launch zone, using a transport/erector rail car in a horizontal transfer process. When positioned over the launch pad, the vehicle was erected into a vertical orientation, wh ere it is suspended in place by four large support arms.
With this step's completion, the mobile gantry was moved into position around the basic three-stage launcher – providing protection for the upcoming installation of Soyuz' "upper composite," which consists of the Hispasat 36W-1 spacecraft, plus the Fregat upper stage and payload fairing.
 

Flight VS16: a mission with several "firsts"

Friday's mission, designated Flight VS16 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system, will be the first for Soyuz to geostationary transfer orbit in the medium-lift vehicle's operations from the Spaceport. Soyuz was introduced at French Guiana in 2011, and has performed 15 missions to date from the South America facility.
Another first for Flight VS16 is the Hispasat 36W-1 passenger – the initial telecommunications satellite to use the SmallGEO series platform, developed under the European Space Agency's (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) program. Its design and manufacture was performed by Germany's OHB System AG.
Once in orbit at a position of 36 deg. West, the three-metric-ton-category telecommunications platform will provide relay coverage and multimedia services across Europe, the Canary Islands and South America at the service of Hispasat – a world leader in Spanish and Portuguese broadcasting.
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This photo series highlights today's erection sequence for Soyuz at the Spaceport. After being positioned on the launch pad by its transporter/erector rail car (left), Soyuz is raised by the erector's support arm (center photo). At right, the 53-meter-tall mobile gantry moves into position around Soyuz, providing a protected environment for installation of the mission's Hispasat 36W-1 payload, as well as for final checkout of the fully-integrated launch vehicle.
 

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• Larger versions of the images above are available for downloading from the gallery (http://www.arianespace.com/gallery/).
  

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow  (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow)  12 мин.12 минут назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/824197439590723586)
Russian ground crew rolls Soyuz rocket to launch pad in South America to loft Spanish-owned satellite Friday night. http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/24/soyuz-rolled-to-launch-pad-for-first-geostationary-launch-from-french-guiana/ ... (https://t.co/LlgyggJdWD)
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ЦитироватьРОСКОСМОС. РН «СОЮЗ-СТ-Б» УСТАНОВЛЕНА В СТАРТОВУЮ СИСТЕМУ НА КОСМОДРОМЕ ГКЦ
24.01.2017 15:52
 

   24 января 2017 года в Гвианском космическом центре (ГКЦ) завершены операции по вывозу и установке ракеты-носителя (РН) «Союз-СТ-Б» в стартовую систему. Начались работы по подготовке РН к пуску по графику первого стартового дня.

    

   Сегодня будут проведены операции по стыковке пневмо- и заправочных коммуникаций РН «Союз-СТ-Б» и сборке схем системы управления, системы измерений и термостатирования РН. Также запланированы работы по транспортировке и установке на РН космической головной части в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и европейского телекоммуникационного космического аппарата (КА) Hispasat AG-1 («ХиспаСат АГ-1»). Особенностью подготовки пуска в Гвиане является раздельная транспортировка трех ступеней РН и космической головной части с последующей их сборкой на пусковой установке с использованием мобильной башни обслуживания.

    

   Во второй стартовый день запланированы автономные проверки и испытания систем разгонного блока и ракеты-носителя. День завершится генеральными испытаниями. 26 января 2017 года запланировано ключевое совещание, на котором будет рассмотрены вопросы готовности к запуску космического аппарата. Также будут проведены операции по подготовке к заправке ракеты-носителя компонентами топлива. В графике четвертого стартового дня предусмотрена предстартовая подготовка разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ», заседание комиссии на заправку РН и сама заправка ракеты-носителя.

    

   Подготовка РН «Союз-СТ-Б» и работа поставленного российской стороной наземного технологического оборудования обеспечивается специалистами предприятий РОСКОСМОСА. Запуск космических аппаратов с космодрома ГКЦ будут проводить совместные российские-европейские пусковые расчеты.

    

   Пуск РН «Союз-СТ-Б» с космической головной частью в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 запланирован 28 января 2017 года в 04:03:34 мск с космодрома ГКЦ.

    

   Заказчиком пуска космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 выступает испанская компания HISPASAT. КА Hispasat AG-1 производства компании OHB system GmbH предназначен для предоставления широкого спектра телекоммуникационных услуг (цифровое телевидение, высокоскоростной интернет, мобильная и фиксированная связь) для Европы, Канарских островов и Южной Америки.

    

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   Гвианский космический центр - европейский космодром, расположенный вблизи города Куру во Французской Гвиане (департамент Франции в Южной Америки). Его расположение около экватора обеспечивает 15% преимущество по полезной нагрузке по сравнению с запусками в восточном направлении с американского космодрома на мысе Канаверал и 40% - при запусках с космодрома БАЙКОНУР. С начала 70-х годов прошлого века ГКЦ используется для запусков КА ракетами-носителями семейства «Ариан». Космодром используется в интересах совместных европейских космических программ.

    

   Российско-европейский проект «Союз» в Гвианском космическом центре» начался в 2003 году, когда на правительственном уровне было принято решение о запусках РН «Союз» с европейского космодрома во Французской Гвиане. В рамках принятых решений был подписан целый ряд межправительственных соглашений, которые заложили правовую основу для подписания контрактов на создание наземной инфраструктуры стартового комплекса «Союз», изготовление и отгрузку РН «Союз-СТ» и разгонных блоков «Фрегат» в Гвианский космический центр. В 2005 году началось строительство стартового комплекса для РН «Союз-СТ», в мае 2011 года состоялась официальная церемония передачи стартового комплекса Европейскому космическому агентству и эксплуатанту космодрома – компании «Арианэспас». Первый пуск РН «Союз-СТ» состоялся в октябре 2011 года. Ежегодно осуществляется 2-3 пуска как в интересах ЕКА, так и в интересах коммерческих компаний. Действующая программа сотрудничества с французскими компаниями по запускам из Гвианского космического центра и Байконура рассчитана до 2020 года включительно.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185390.png) Arianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 13 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/824290368615280641)

Mark your calendars! Our first flight of 2017 is set for January 27 at 10:03 PM French Guiana time, with #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash) launching @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185390.png) Arianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/824305656941445122)

#Arianespace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Arianespace?src=hash)'s latest #VS16 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VS16?src=hash) video is online, highlighting the Jan. 27 #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash) mission's @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 payload: 

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•  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185390.png) Arianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 57 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/824343186785128450)
   
   The @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 satellite has been installed on #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash), completing the launcher integration for Flight #VS16 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VS16?src=hash) http://bit.ly/2jy4c8V  (https://t.co/PAaFHZ4C5j)
   
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ЦитироватьSoyuz (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=soyuz)   January 25, 2017                                                    
  Hispasat 36W-1 is integrated on Soyuz for Friday's medium-lift Arianespace mission from the Spaceport                            
 
The Soyuz for Arianespace's first mission of 2017 from the Spaceport in French Guiana is now complete, following its "topping off" with the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite.                        
                            
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The Hispasat 36W-1 satellite, encapsulated in Soyuz' ST-type payload fairing along with the Fregat upper stage, arrives on the launch pad (photo, left) and is hoisted inside the mobile gantry for installation atop the launch vehicle (photo at right).

Integration of Hispasat 36W-1 occurred in the mobile gantry on the Spaceport's ELS launch pad, with this three-metric-ton-category relay platform encapsulated in Soyuz' ST-type payload fairing along with the Fregat upper stage.
All is now ready for the final checkout and tomorrow's Launch Readiness Review, which will clear the way for a January 27 nighttime departure of the medium-lift mission, designated Flight VS16 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system.

 

Soyuz' first Spaceport mission to GTO

Hispasat 36W-1 is the initial telecommunications satellite to use a SmallGEO series platform, developed under the European Space Agency's (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) program. It was designed and manufactured by Germany's OHB System AG.
After reaching the 36 deg. West orbital position, Hispasat 36W-1 is to be operated by Hispasat – a world leader in Spanish and Portuguese broadcasting, providing relay coverage and multimedia services for continental Europe, the Canary Islands and South America.
Flight VS16 will be the 16th liftoff of a Soyuz since its 2011 introduction at the Spaceport, and marks launcher's first mission to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) from French Guiana.
The mission's nominal duration is 32 minutes, 10 seconds, with the liftoff set at exactly:
– 22:03:34, local time in French Guiana on January 27,
 – 01:03:34, Universal Time (UTC) on January 28,
 – 02:03:34, in Paris on January 28.
 

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• (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185390.png) Arianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/824671370659426306)
   
   #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash) Flight #VS16 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VS16?src=hash) has been approved for liftoff following today's launch readiness review: http://bit.ly/2jjst1z  (https://t.co/pNl1y64TpG)
  

ЦитироватьSoyuz (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=soyuz)  January 26, 2017                                                    
 
Soyuz is "GO" for Arianespace's first launch of 2017                         
 Arianespace's year-opening mission has been approved for liftoff tomorrow night from the Spaceport in French Guiana, using a Soyuz to place the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications relay platform into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).                        
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The authorization for this mission, designated Flight VS16 in Arianespace's numbering system, was given today following the Launch Readiness Review, which validated the "go" status of Soyuz and its three-metric-ton-category satellite passenger, along with the Spaceport's infrastructure and network of ground-based tracking stations.
This will be the first of up to 12 missions planned in 2017 by Arianespace, utilizing its medium-lift Soyuz, heavy-lift Ariane 5 and lightweight Vega launchers.
Underscoring Arianespace's reactivity, the launch services provider is planning six of its 2017 missions during a three-month timeframe from tomorrow's liftoff of Flight VS16 through the second half of April.

 

A new Soyuz launch profile from the launch pad at Sinnamary

Flight VS16's 32-minute mission profile with Hispasat 36W-1 will mark the first use of Soyuz from French Guiana in a GTO payload deployment from French Guiana.
The fully-assembled Soyuz for tomorrow's mission is on the ELS launch pad, located in the Spaceport's northwestern sector within the commune of Sinnamary. It is protected by a 53-meter-tall mobile gantry, which will be rolled back at 1 hour, 10 minutes prior to liftoff.
Hispasat 36W-1 is the initial telecommunications satellite built with a SmallGEO series spacecraft platform, developed under the European Space Agency's (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) program. The satellite was designed and manufactured by Germany's OHB System AG.

Цитировать23.01.2017
 SmallGEO: Europe's new geostationary satellite platform made in Germany
 

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• First SmallGEO satellite made by OHB being readied for launching
  

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Marco Fuchs, CEO OHB System AG, welcoming the guests. Speakers on the panel fr om left to right: Senator Martin Günthner, Dr. Gerd Gruppe, Andreas Lindenthal, Günther Adam and Dietmar Ratzsch.
 
Bremen, January 23, 2017. At a joint information event held with the German Aerospace Center DLR, OHB System AG commenced the unofficial countdown for the launch of the first satellite from the SmallGEO range, H36W-1. Roughly 60 guests from the space sector as well as the political arena accepted an invitation to find out more about Europe's new Germany-made geostationary satellite platform.
"The SmallGEO platform has restored system capabilities for German telecommunications satellites after a hiatus of a good 20 years," said Marco Fuchs, CEO of OHB System AG, going on to say that the launch of the satellite was of particular importance for OHB for a number of different reasons: "Our vision of developing a geostationary satellite in the 3-ton class for the commercial market has become reality: this marks the first time that an OHB-developed telecommunications satellite is being launched. We have designed and built H36W-1 for our first commercial customer, the Spanish satellite operator HISPASAT."
In his greeting words, the Senator for the Economy, Labor and Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Martin Günthner, said that the SmallGEO was a "genuine son of Bremen": "The idea of entering a new market below the one for conventional large geostationary satellites with smaller flexible satellites was forged by space visionary Manfred Fuchs and was designed and developed in the 'City of Space'," he said.
 
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SmallGEO/H36W-1 satellite during test campaign (thermal/vakuum chamber) © OHB System AG
 
Bearing the name "H36W-1", the first SmallGEO satellite is currently being readied at the ESA spaceport in Kourou for its launch in the night from January 27, 2017 to January 28, 2017. The telecommunications satellite is based on the new SmallGEO satellite platform developed by OHB System AG under the European Space Agency's ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) program. H36W-1 was developed in a public-private partnership comprising the ESA, Spanish satellite operator HISPASAT and space systems specialist OHB System AG. After being integrated in HISPASAT's fleet of satellites, H36W-1 will orbit at an altitude of 36,000 km, wh ere it will help to supply Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands and South America with multimedia services. Hispasat 36W-1 features the innovative RedSAT regenerative payload, made up of a processor and an antenna that actively receives reconfigurable beams to provide HISPASAT with greater flexibility in its communication services.
Gerd Gruppe is the DLR Executive Board Member responsible for the Space Administration in Bonn. He manages and oversees Germany's contributions to the European Space Agency as well as the national space program on behalf of the German Federal Government. At the event, Gruppe emphasised the importance of the SmallGEO program for Germany: "With SmallGEO, Germany is gaining a new system capability. This makes our industry stronger - even in the competitive international market. Furthermore, this is a key objective of Germany's space strategy."
Thanks to the contribution of OHB as the general contractor, Tesat-Spacecom GmbH from Backnang as the principal contractor for the telecommunications payload and Jena Optronik GmbH as the supplier of the star sensors alongside other small and mid-sized companies, German manufacturing content for H36W-1 is extraordinarily large. Representatives of Tesat-Spacecom GmbH and Jena Optronik GmbH were also present at today's event to answer any questions. Managing director of Tesat-Spacecom Günther Adam described the unique features of the payload: "At long last, our telecommunications payloads from Backnang have found in SmallGeo an optimum German-sourced satellite bus. That is why we are all the more delighted to be involved in the next European SmallGEO satellite project, EDRS-C, after the completion of H36W-1."
 SmallGEO configurations: Conventional, fully electric or hybrid
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Artist's impression of SmallGEO/H36W-1 satellite atop Soyuz ©ESA-Pierre Carril
 
The SmallGeo platform has a modular structure and is highly versatile due to the different possible configurations. The conventional configuration with a chemical propulsion system ensures earliest possible deployment thanks to minimum transfer times to the geostationary orbit after the satellite has been separated from the launcher. The FLEX configuration features a fully electric propulsion system, allowing the payload capacity to be almost doubled despite the same satellite mass. A further configuration combining a chemical apogee motor with electric propulsion systems is optimized for Earth observation applications. Accordingly, COO Andreas Lindenthal is confident about the future of the SmallGEO family. "With SmallGEO we are entering into a market with a great future. We not only have strong demand on the part of commercial customers but are also able to address the institutional market to optimum effect in both the telecommunications segment and with Earth observation. In addition, the SmallGEO family is an innovation platform that will generate decisive impetus for all programs in the OHB Group."
 
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High-level guests at OHB: Dr. Gerd Gruppe, Senator Martin Günthner, Member of Federal Parliament Sarah Ryglewski, Marco Fuchs, Andreas Lindenthal
 
 
Suggested links:
Further information on the SmallGEO platform and the H36W-1 telecommunications satellite can be found on the websites of ESA (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/SmallGEO/Overview) and HISPASAT (http://www.hispasat.com/en/satellite-fleet/future-satellites/hispasat-36w-1).
OHB's brochure "SmallGEO – A multi-purpose geostationary satellite platform (https://www.ohb-system.de/tl_files/system/images/mediathek/downloads/pdf/170119_OHB-Broschuere_SmallGEO_med.pdf)" provides further information on the versatile satellite platform and the SmallGEO projects currently being pursued by OHB System AG.
 
 Contact
 
Julia Riedl
OHB System AG
Corporate Communications
Tel: +49 (0)172 - 1080716
Email: julia.riedl@ohb.de (mailto:julia.riedl@ohb.de)
 
Elisabeth Mittelbach
DLR Corporate Communications
Space Administration
Tel: +49 (0)172 - 2003338
Email: elisabeth.mittelbach@dlr.de (mailto:elisabeth.mittelbach@dlr.de)
 
 
 Contact for media representatives:
Martin Stade
Head of Corporate Communications
Phone: +49 421 - 2020-620
 Fax: +49 421 - 2020-9898
 e-mail: pr@ohb.de (mailto:pr@ohb.de)

ЦитироватьHispasat 36W-1 satellite carries ground-breaking Airbus technology  
  January 25, 2017 - Press release  
 Ku band active antenna is a first for European commercial telecommunications
 Satellite can be reconfigured in-orbit, giving operator greater flexibility
 
Madrid, 25/01/2017 - Hispasat 36W-1 (AG-1) will be the first satellite to use active Ku band antennas. Following its launch planned for 27th January, it will supply multimedia services with 20 transponders in Ku band and 3 in Ka band to Europe as well as the Canary Islands and South America.
As the provider of the satellite's antenna system, Airbus Defence and Space in Spain supplied a total of three classic antenna reflectors and the first multibeam active antenna for commercial satellite communications in Europe.
Carbon fibre reflector technology without paint was used for the first time in the manufacture of the deployable antennas, allowing for mass and cost savings plus a slight increase in the amount of data transmitted. This is thanks to an innovative use of carbon fibre materials with high thermal control efficiency that permit the development of new solutions through the intelligent use of advanced materials.
These antennas incorporate the high performance motorised Antenna Deployment and Pointing Mechanism (ADPM) developed by Airbus Defence and Space. This mechanism allows, for the first time, the delivery of a complete antenna system that includes deployable reflector, hold-down and release mechanisms, as well as the deployment mechanisms.
Hispasat 36W-1 satellite will also include the first multibeam active antenna reconfigurable in orbit (DRA/ELSA - Direct Radiating Array ELectronically Steerable Antenna) for telecom satellites, opening the door for future missions. This reception active antenna with printed radiators in Ku band offers 4 independent 36 MHz reconfigurable beams.
The antenna's flexibility allows the generation of variable width spots including commutable beams (beam hopping). These capabilities can be implemented on each beam either independently or simultaneously. The operator can reconfigure the radio frequency beams over the coverage zone, permitting an unprecedented flexibility in multimedia and broadcasting services over South America, Europe and the Canary Islands.
The capacity to mitigate possible interferences intended or not, is generating new specific products such as GEO localisation of those interferences. These innovations will be incorporated into the next generation of active antennas.
The project was developed over 4 years with an industrial structure in which Airbus Defence and Space in Spain led a group of almost a dozen European subcontractor companies to build this advanced subsystem as part of the Payload from TESAT-Spacecom. The group included a large number of Spanish companies such as TECNOBIT (Grupo Oesía), Indra, IberEspacio, Arquimea, Elatesa, Rymsa, ALTER, TTI Norte and CTI.
Antenna conception and manufacture is one of the Airbus Defence and Space's strengths in Spain. DRA/ELSA builds on previous developments like the In-orbit Reconfigurable Multibeam Antenna (IRMA) antenna on board SpainSAT for military secured communications, and the active antenna for Gaia that transmits large amounts of data as the spacecraft maps a billion stars. Both these systems are operating nominally in orbit today.
This technology is constantly evolving, and Airbus Defence and Space is already preparing the future generation antennas within the Quantum satellite programme.

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Tonight's #VS16 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VS16?src=hash) will be a record breaker, first time a #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash)+Fregat combination will lift 3343kg (3220kg for #SmallGeo (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmallGeo?src=hash) #Hispasat36W1 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hispasat36W1?src=hash))

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Photos of the Hispasat 36W-1 communications satellite mounted on top of Russian Soyuz rocket for launch tonight: http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/26/photos-commercial-telecom-satellite-mounted-for-launch-on-soyuz-rocket/ ... (https://t.co/Cdnt71tFsI)
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ЦитироватьHispasat 36W-1 satellite to be launched tonight
 January 27, 2017

It will be put into orbit by Arianespace's Soyuz launcher fr om French Guiana. The launch is scheduled for 2:03 AM Spanish time.
 
 The satellite launch will be broadcast live on the HISPASAT website.
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Madrid, 27 January 2017.- Tonight HISPASAT is launching its new communications satellite, HISPASAT 36W-1 (H36W-1), fr om the European Spaceport located in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch is scheduled for 2:03 AM Spanish time (22:03 PM in Kourou).
The launch vehicle responsible for putting H36W-1 into its transfer orbit will be Arianespace's Soyuz vehicle. Fr om there, the satellite will move towards the geostationary orbit chosen to carry out the tests to make sure it is working properly after the launch, and wh ere it will stay for several weeks. Once the tests have been completed, the satellite will be placed in its final geostationary orbit.
H36W-1 was manufactured by the German company OHB System AG and involved the significant participation of the Spanish aerospace industry.
During its 15 years of useful life and with its 20 transponders on the Ku band and additional capacity on the Ka band, the new HISPASAT satellite will offer a greater range of multimedia services in the Americas and in Europe.
 
 
About HISPASAT Group
 
HISPASAT Group is comprised of companies that have a presence in Spain as well as in Latin America, wh ere its Brazilian affiliate HISPAMAR is based. The Group is a world leader in the distribution and broadcasting of Spanish and Portuguese content, and its satellite fleet is used by important direct-to-home television (DTH) and high-definition television (HDTV) digital platforms. HISPASAT also provides satellite broadband services and other added value solutions to governments, corporations and telecommunication operators in America, Europe and North Africa. HISPASAT is one of the world's largest companies in its sector in terms of revenue, and the main communications bridge between Europe and the Americas.
 
 
www.hispasat.com (http://www.hispasat.com/)
 
 
About Arianespace
 
To use space for a better life on earth, Arianespace guarantees access to space transportation services and solutions for any type of satellite, commercial as well as institutional, into any orbit. Since 1980, Arianespace has placed more than 500 satellites into orbit with its three launchers, Ariane, Soyuz and Vega, from French Guiana in South America, and from Baikonur, Kazakhstan (central Asia). Arianespace is headquartered in Evry, France near Paris, and has a facility at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, plus local offices in Washington, D.C., Tokyo and Singapore.
www.arianespace.com (http://www.arianespace.com/)
 
 
About OHB System AG
OHB System AG is one of the three leading space companies in Europe. It belongs to listed high-tech group OHB SE, wh ere around 2,200 specialists and executives work on key European space programs. With two strong sites in Bremen and Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich and 35 years of experience, OHB System specializes in high-tech solutions for space. These include low-orbiting and geostationary satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science and space exploration as well as systems for human space flight, aerial reconnaissance and process control systems.
www.ohb-system.de (http://www.ohb-system.de/)
 
TELEVISION NETWORKS : To receive the live launch signal in Europe and in the Americas:

Hispasat 1D xp73 (Europe): DL: 12683 H SR: 9.60 Msps FEC: ¾ Modulation: DVB-S2/8PSK Encoding: HD MPEG2 4:2:0

Hispasat 1E xp135 (The Americas): DL: 11960 H SR: 9.60 Msps FEC: ¾ Modulation: DVB-S2/8PSK Encoding: HD MPEG2 4:2:0

Download press release (http://www.hispasat.com/contenidos/notas-de-prensa/0/252-599-lanz-h36w-1-previo_en.pdf)

ЦитироватьPhotos: Soyuz receives Payload for first 2017 Mission from South America
               
  January 27, 2017 (http://spaceflight101.com/soyuz-vs16/photos-soyuz-receives-payload-for-first-2017-mission-from-south-america/)
           

The Hispasat 36W-1 satellite, enshrouded in its protective payload fairing, rolled to the ELS Launch Complex on January 24, 2017 to be hoisted atop its Soyuz ST-B rocket for a final testing sequence prior to a nighttime blastoff on the first GTO-delivery by the Russian workhorse from its equatorial launch site.

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ЦитироватьArianespace to open 2017 launch manifest with Hispasat 36W-1

by Curt Godwin
January 26th, 2017

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An Arianespace Soyuz ST-B (flight VS16) being transferred from the preparation building MIK to the Soyuz launch zone of Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on Jan. 24, 2017. Photo Credit: Stephane Corvaja / ESA
 
Multinational launch provider Arianespace (http://www.arianespace.com/) is gearing up to launch the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite – alternatively known as Hispasat AG1 – from their spaceport facility (http://www.arianespace.com/spaceport-facility/) in Kourou, French Guiana, and will be their first in 2017. Launch of the new-model communications satellite is set for January 27, 2017, with a liftoff time of 8:03 p.m. EST (01:03 GMT on January 28 ) .
 THE ROCKET

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Photo Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace

Hispasat will launch atop a Europeanized Soyuz ST-B launch vehicle, which is an upgraded version of the venerable Russian launcher that has seen decades of successful use.
The Soyuz family has been a workhorse of the Soviet and Russian space programs since 1957, racking up more than 1,800 launches in the past 60 years, and is capable of lofting more than 7,100 pounds (3,250 kilograms) to a geosynchronous transfer orbit in the more powerful ST-B configuration often flown by Arianespace.
The Soyuz's first stage is composed of a core, surrounded by four strap-on liquid-fueled boosters – an iconic design, which is immediately recognizable by the distinctive look of the four boosters as they taper to meet the core stage.
The core stage and side boosters make use of slightly different versions of the same family of the Russian-manufactured engine – the RD-107A on the boosters and the RD-108A on the core. Both engine types are powered by a single turbopump assembly feeding liquid oxygen (LOX) and highly refined kerosene (RP-1) into four independent combustion chambers.
The primary difference between the two is the amount of control authority the engines provide via their integrated vernier thrusters. The side boosters don't need to provide a large amount of control authority over the vehicle and are only outfitted with a pair of verniers per engine. The core stage's RD-108A, however, needs a full range of attitude control and is, therefore, designed with four verniers.
Though both the RD-107A and RD-108A are based off the same design, their output is somewhat different. The boosters each provide 188,500 pounds (838.5 kilonewtons) of sea-level thrust – for a total of 754,000 pounds (3,354 kilonewtons) of supplemental power during their two minutes of operation – while the core stage provides a bit less at 178,100 pounds (792.5 kilonewtons).
The Soyuz's second stage is powered by the Russian-made RD-0124. Like its larger RD-107A/180A cousins, the RD-0124 has four combustion chambers, into which is fed LOX and RP-1 from a single turbopump system. The smaller RD-0124 provides nearly 67,000 pounds (297.9 kilonewtons) of vacuum thrust.
The upper stage for the Hispasat launch will be the Russian Fregat-MT and is responsible for placing the communications satellite into the proper geostationary transfer orbit. The Fregat-MT had an issue placing two Galileo navigation satellites into their proper orbit in 2014 – a failure (http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/arianespace/arianespace-announces-cause-galileo-launch-anomaly/) attributed to the hydrazine propellant freezing in the lines feeding the thrusters – but has seen several successful missions since, following a redesign to mitigate the issue contributing to the frozen fuel.
 THE PAYLOAD

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/234665.jpg) (http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/53-hispasat-36w-12.jpg)
Artist's rendering of the Hispasat 36W-1 satellite. Image Credit: Hispasat

Flying atop the Soyuz is the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite. The spacecraft is a new design – the first built on the modular SmallGEO satellite platform, which was developed by an industrial consortium led by OHB System (https://www.ohb-system.de/main-company.html), along with partners OHB Sweden (http://www.ohb-sweden.se/) and LuxSpace (http://www.luxspace.lu/).
The Hispasat 36W-1 satellite is a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA (http://www.esa.int/ESA)) and satellite operator Hispasat (http://www.hispasat.com/en) and will serve as an on-orbit demonstration model, in addition to providing commercial communications services.
The satellite bus has both chemical and electric thrusters – for orbital maneuvers and stationkeeping, respectively – along with power generating capability near 10 kilowatts provided via a pair of solar arrays to service both the spacecraft's core functions and commercial operations.
Outfitted with 3 Ka-band and 20 Ku-band transponders, Hispasat 36W-1 will provide communications coverage to Europe, the Canary Islands, and South America, and is outfitted with the Redsat (http://www.hispasat.com/en/innovation/satellite-innovation) hardware, which will process four Ku-band channels simultaneously and provide high-quality data services to four adjustable zones in its service area.
The 7,055-pound (3,200-kilogram) satellite is at the top end of the Soyuz ST-B's GTO lift capacity and is designed to have an on-orbit lifetime of 15 years.
 LOOKING AHEAD
Arianespace will have only a brief respite before their next scheduled mission – two communications satellites – which will launch on the Ariane 5. The launch is scheduled for February 14, 2017, during a launch window which extends from 4:39 p.m. to 6:05 p.m. EST (21:39–23:05 GMT).
 
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The Soyuz ST-B (flight VS16) being transferred from the preparation building MIK to the Soyuz launch zone of Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on Jan. 24, 2017. Photo Credit: Stephane Corvaja / ESA

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•  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185876.jpg) CNES ‏@CNES  (https://twitter.com/CNES) 5 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/CNES/status/824922160951066624)
   
   Avant son lancement cette nuit à Kourou, Soyouz est déplacé en zone de lancement (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125521.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png) http://bit.ly/2k4HBDK  (https://t.co/BbGSl4ZoWH)
   
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28 января 2017

Трансляция пуска
    
    28 января 2017 года в 04:03:34 мск из Гвианского космического центра (Куру, Французская Гвиана) запланирован пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз СТ-Б» с космической головной частью в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и европейского телекоммуникационного космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 («ХиспаСат АГ-1»).
     
    Пуск будет транслироваться на сайте Европейского космического агентства и на сайте РОСКОСМОСА:

Цитировать28 января 2017 года - 03:20 - 05:40 мс

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/141822.png)  European Space Agency (https://livestream.com/ESA)        Launch of SmallGEO/H36W-1
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 Starts Tomorrow at 03:45 AM
 
Launch of SmallGEO/H36W-1
 
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 Watch the first launch of ESA's new SmallGEO platform from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana atop a Soyuz launcher. Streaming starts at 01:46 CET on...

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28 января 2017 года в 04:03:34 мск из Гвианского космического центра (Куру, Французская Гвиана) запланирован пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз СТ-Б» с космической головной частью в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и европейского телекоммуникационного космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 («ХиспаСат АГ-1»).
     
    Трансляция на сайте Европейского космического агентства и на сайте РОСКОСМОСА:
    28 января 2017 года - 03:20 - 05:40 мск

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• (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185390.png) Arianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/825080121556103168)
   
  Hispasat 36W-1 is the 7th spacecraft to be launched by @Arianespace (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) for Spanish communications satellite operator @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat)
  

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• (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185390.png) Arianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/825112472793268224)
   
   #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash) enters the final countdown for @Arianespace (https://twitter.com/Arianespace)'s year-opening flight: http://bit.ly/2kbyYYi  (https://t.co/tMhASajKOt)
  

ЦитироватьSoyuz (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=soyuz)        January 27, 2017                                                    
 
Soyuz enters the final countdown for Arianespace's year-opening flight
 
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 Arianespace has commenced the final countdown for tonight's medium-lift Soyuz mission from the Spaceport in French Guiana, which is to place the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications relay platform into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).                         
Fueling of Soyuz is now underway on the launch pad, with the vehicle protected by a 53-meter-tall mobile gantry. This gantry will be rolled back to its parked position one hour before liftoff, revealing the completed launcher for the first time.
Tonight's Arianespace mission – designated VS16 in the company's launcher family numbering system – is set for liftoff at 10:03 p.m. local time in French Guiana, with Hispasat 36W-1 to be deployed during a flight sequence lasting 32 minutes and 10 seconds.

 

Soyuz Flight VS16: A milestone mission

After reaching the 36 deg. West orbital position, Hispasat 36W-1 is to be operated by Hispasat – a world leader in Spanish and Portuguese broadcasting, providing relay coverage and multimedia services for continental Europe, the Canary Islands and South America.
Arianespace's Flight VS16 – which kicks off the company's 2017 launch activity – will be the 16th liftoff of a Soyuz since its 2011 introduction at the Spaceport, and marks this launcher's first mission to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) from French Guiana.

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•  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185390.png) Arianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/825130465472499712)
   
  Everyone in position! As the countdown continues, the #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash) Flight #VS16 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VS16?src=hash) live broadcast is less than one hour from its scheduled start time
  

Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/740932957309947906/eyELdt9o_bigger.jpg) Stéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo  (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo) 19 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/825137650956922886)

H - 40 mn. All is green for Hispasat 36W-1 @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat)
 
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185390.png) Arianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 18 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/825143173831880704)

• We're on the air! Watch the live broadcast for #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash) Flight #VS16 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VS16?src=hash) with @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 online at: http://Arianespace.com  (https://t.co/W7okeIwHLW)
   
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Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/740932957309947906/eyELdt9o_bigger.jpg) Stéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo  (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/825142862916571136)

H - 20. Green confirmed. No issue with weather. All is ready for (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png) @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 at H0!
 
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ЦитироватьTimeline for Soyuz launch with Hispasat 36W-1

 January 27, 2017 (http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/) Stephen Clark (http://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

Follow the key events of the Soyuz rocket's ascent into orbit from the Guiana Space Center with the Hispasat 36W-1 communications satellite. A listing of exact times for the flight's major events is posted below.
Data source: Arianespace

T-0:00:01: Engines at Full Thrust
 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/154458.png) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/154458.png)The five main engines of the Soyuz rocket's core stage and four strap-on boosters are at full thrust.
T+0:00:00: Liftoff
 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/154457.png) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/154457.png)Producing more than 900,000 pounds of thrust, the Soyuz ST-B (Soyuz 2-1b) rocket soars into the sky from the Guiana Space Center.
T+0:01:58: Jettison Boosters
 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/154459.png) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/154459.png)The Soyuz rocket's four strap-on boosters, each powered by an RD-107A engine, are jettisoned after consuming their propellant.
T+0:03:33: Jettison Fairing
 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/154460.png) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/154460.png)The ST-type payload fairing is released from the Soyuz rocket when it reaches the edge of the upper atmosphere. The 13.5-foot-diameter fairing protects the payload during the launch countdown and the flight through the dense lower atmosphere.
T+0:04:47: Core Stage Separation
 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/154654.png) (http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/soyuz_blocki.png)Having burned its propellant, the core stage of the Soyuz rocket, also known as the second stage, separates and the third stage's RD-0124 engine ignites to continue the flight.
T+0:09:23: Soyuz/Fregat Separation
 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/155227.png) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/155227.png)The Soyuz rocket's third stage releases the Fregat-MT upper stage just shy of orbital velocity.
T+0:10:24: Fregat Ignition
 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/155226.png) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/155226.png)The hydrazine-fueled Fregat upper stage ignites to place the Hispasat 36W-1 satellite in an elliptical geostationary transfer orbit.
T+0:23:32: Fregat Shutdown
 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/155228.png) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/155228.png)After a 17-minute, 37-second burn, the Fregat upper stage shuts down to prepare for separation of the Hispasat 36W-1 satellite. The mission targets an orbit with a high point, or apogee, of 22,205 miles (35,736 kilometerS), a low point, or apogee, of 155 miles (250 kilometers), and an inclination of 5.44 degrees.
T+0:32:10: Hispasat 36W-1 Separation
 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/155229.png) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/155229.png)The Hispasat 36W-1 communications satellite separates from the Fregat upper stage.

Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/740932957309947906/eyELdt9o_bigger.jpg) Stéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo  (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/825147439040647168)
 
#Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash) has lifted off from the Spaceport! @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 is en route to geostationary transfer orbit. Safe travels! #VS16 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VS16?src=hash) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125535.png)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185390.png) Arianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/825147783778701313)

Up, up and away! An impressive liftoff for @Arianespace (https://twitter.com/Arianespace)'s medium-lift #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash) with @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 #VS16 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VS16?src=hash)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/156666.jpg)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185390.png) Arianespace ‏@Arianespace  (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 2 мин.2  назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/825150276680171520)#Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash)'s #Fregat (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fregat?src=hash) upper stage is now giving the "push" for @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1's climb toward the targeted geostationary transfer orbit(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/156667.jpg)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell ‏@planet4589  (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/825150400269520897)
 
The Fregat has a fairly low thrust engine. This burn is unusually long for a launch vehicle stage.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell ‏@planet4589  (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/825154790019710977)
 
Fregat-MT now in geotransfer orbit; preparing for payload separation

Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/740932957309947906/eyELdt9o_bigger.jpg) Stéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo  (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/825155586111188992)
 
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125266.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125535.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125263.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125282.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125267.png)@esa (https://twitter.com/esa) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125479.png)@Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 separated !

Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/740932957309947906/eyELdt9o_bigger.jpg) Stéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo  (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/825155943558180864)

#Confirmed (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Confirmed?src=hash): #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash) has deployed the @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit
 
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ЦитироватьРОСКОСМОС. ПЕРВЫЙ ПУСК РН «СОЮЗ-СТ-Б» В 2017 ГОДУ ПРОШЕЛ УСПЕШНО
28.01.2017 04:38

 

   28 января 2017 года со стартовой площадки в Гвианском космическом центре (ГКЦ) в 04:03 мск успешно стартовала ракета-носитель (РН) «Союз-СТ-Б» с космической головной частью в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и европейского телекоммуникационного спутника Hispasat AG-1.

    

   Через 9 минут 22 секунды штатно прошло отделение разгонного блока и космического аппарата от третьей ступени ракеты-носителя. В соответствии с циклограммой полета двигательная установка российского разгонного блока была запущена для формирования целевой орбиты космического аппарата. Через 32 минуты после старта космический аппарат (КА) штатно отделился от разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» на геопереходной орбите.

    

   Впервые с космодрома ГКЦ в рамках пусковой кампании ракета-носитель серии «Союз-СТ» вывела спутник массой более 3 тонн на геопереходную орбиту. Также этот пуск стал первым пуском российской ракеты-носителя в программе 2017 года.

    

   Заказчиком пуска космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 выступает испанская компания HISPASAT. КА Hispasat AG-1 производства компании OHB system GmbH предназначен для предоставления широкого спектра телекоммуникационных услуг (цифровое телевидение, высокоскоростной интернет, мобильная и фиксированная связь) для Европы, Канарских островов и Южной Америки.

    

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   Гвианский космический центр - европейский космодром, расположенный вблизи города Куру во Французской Гвиане (департамент Франции в Южной Америки). Его расположение около экватора обеспечивает 15% преимущество по полезной нагрузке по сравнению с запусками в восточном направлении с американского космодрома на мысе Канаверал и 40% - при запусках с космодрома БАЙКОНУР. С начала 70-х годов прошлого века ГКЦ используется для запусков КА ракетами-носителями семейства «Ариан». Космодром используется в интересах совместных европейских космических программ.

    

   Российско-европейский проект «Союз» в Гвианском космическом центре» начался в 2003 году, когда на правительственном уровне было принято решение о запусках РН «Союз» с европейского космодрома во Французской Гвиане. В рамках принятых решений был подписан целый ряд межправительственных соглашений, которые заложили правовую основу для подписания контрактов на создание наземной инфраструктуры стартового комплекса «Союз», изготовление и отгрузку РН «Союз-СТ» и разгонных блоков «Фрегат» в Гвианский космический центр. В 2005 году началось строительство стартового комплекса для РН «Союз-СТ», в мае 2011 года состоялась официальная церемония передачи стартового комплекса Европейскому космическому агентству и эксплуатанту космодрома – компании «Арианэспас». Первый пуск РН «Союз-СТ» состоялся в октябре 2011 года. Ежегодно осуществляется 2-3 пуска как в интересах Европейского космического агентства, так и в интересах коммерческих компаний.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow  (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/825156196583821322)
Hispasat 36W-1 separation! Communications craft built in Germany for Spanish operator deployed from Russian rocket http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/27/vs16-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/j6VU65keW3)
 
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186014.jpg) РОСКОСМОС ‏@roscosmos  (https://twitter.com/roscosmos) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/roscosmos/status/825156864673447938)
Первый пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-СТ-Б» в 2017 году прошел успешно - http://www.roscosmos.ru/23175/  (https://t.co/SYdztl6KpN).
 
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell ‏@planet4589  (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/825156613849890816)
The S400 bipropellant thruster on Hispasat 36W-1 will now be used to raise orbit to GEO; xenon ion thrusters will be used for stationkeeping

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell ‏@planet4589  (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 40 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/825158575228084224)
The Fregat stage will make a depletion burn which is expected to lower its orbit slightly, but not cause immediate reentry.

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All parameters nominal (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125382.png)mission to success for @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 !
 

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A strong start to the year! Our first mission of 2017 is a success: Soyuz has deployed @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 to GTO (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125561.png)

ЦитироватьSoyuz (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=soyuz)     January 27, 2017
        
 Soyuz delivers! Arianespace's first 2017 mission opens a fast-paced year of launch activity

 Arianespace began its busy 2017 launch schedule with a Soyuz mission tonight that marked multiple "firsts" in orbiting the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite on a flight from the Spaceport.                        
                            
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Departing at the exact planned liftoff moment of 10:03:34 p.m. (local time in French Guiana), Soyuz flew a 32-minute profile to release its satellite passenger into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) – the first mission that Arianespace's medium-lift Soyuz has performed for a GTO deployment while operating from the Spaceport.

Today's success was Soyuz' 16th launch from French Guiana since it began service at the Spaceport in 2011, and was designated Flight VS16 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system. The workhorse Soyuz vehicle previously delivered payloads on Spaceport missions to circular Earth orbits, low-Earth orbits, Sun-Synchronous orbits, and an elliptical orbit for an Earth escape trajectory.

 

Europe's "SmallGEO" makes its debut

Another first on tonight's mission involved the Hispasat 36W-1 satellite itself, which is the initial spacecraft built using Europe's new "SmallGEO" platform.

Developed by Germany's OHB System AG under ESA's ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) program, the SmallGEO platform line offers an entirely European solution in the smaller telecommunications satellite market. It benefits from faster production and testing processes, reduced costs and a broader range of design options.

Once at its orbital position at 36 deg. West, Hispasat 36W-1 will enable Spanish satellite communications operator Hispasat – a leader in the distribution of content in Spanish and Portuguese – to provide a wide range of telecommunications services in Europe, the Canary Islands and South America. Equipped with 20 Ku-band transponders and the additional capacity of three transponders in Ka band, Hispasat 36W-1 features the innovative RedSAT regenerative payload, along with an antenna equipped with a processor that allows onboard beam reconfiguration.

Hispasat 36W-1 had a liftoff mass of 3,210 kg., with Soyuz delivering an overall payload lift performance of 3,319 kg. on tonight's Flight VS16 mission.

 

A milestone mission for Hispasat and OHB System

With Flight VS16, Hispasat 36W-1 was the seventh satellite launched by Arianespace for Hispasat since 1992.

Hispasat 36W-1 was the 15th OHB System-built satellite lofted by Arianespace, with 11 more in Arianespace's order book for future launches.

 

Keeping up the launch pace in 2017

As the first Arianespace mission for 2017, Flight VS16 opens a busy launch manifest that targets up to 12 flights during the year, utilizing the medium-lift Soyuz, heavy-lift Ariane 5 and lightweight Vega. Of this total, six are planned between today and late April, underscoring Arianespace's reactivity in meeting its customers' launch requirements.

The next mission is scheduled for February 14, using an Ariane 5 to orbit two telecommunications satellite passengers. Designated Flight VA235 in Arianespace's numbering system, this launch will carry SKY-Brasil-1 for AT&T (DIRECTV) through its affiliate DIRECTV Latin America, along with Telkom 3S for Indonesia's Telkom.                       

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Bravo @roscosmos (https://twitter.com/roscosmos): a partner always at our side in the name of #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash)

ЦитироватьSoyuz (http://www.arianespace.com/press-releases/?taxonomy%5Bpress-release-category%5D=soyuz)    January 27, 2017

 Flight VS16: For Soyuz' first GTO launch from the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace successfully orbits Hispasat 36W-1

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/223093.jpg)                                                                             
 Arianespace has orbited the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite for operator Hispasat. The launch took place on Friday, January 27, 2017 at 10:03 p.m. (local time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.                         

This was the first launch of the year for Arianespace, and also the first Soyuz launch into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) from CSG.

Hispasat 36W-1 is the first satellite built using Europe's new SmallGEO geostationary platform, developed by OHB System AG of Germany within the scope of the European Space Agency's ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) program.

With this latest mission, Arianespace continues to deploy its complete family of launchers to support Europe's innovative space solutions.

 

First Soyuz geostationary satellite launch from CSG is a success

Capable of launching small geostationary satellites, Soyuz complements the payload capacity of Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center. The ability to launch lighter satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), identified right from the start of the program, is now a reality with the launch of Hispasat 36W-1.

Arianespace has another Soyuz GTO launch scheduled in 2017, for the operator SES.

Through these missions, Arianespace clearly confirms the availability and versatility of its launcher family for the benefit of all customers.

 

A launch for the Spanish satellite communications operator Hispasat

Hispasat 36W-1 is the seventh satellite orbited by Arianespace since 1992 for Hispasat, the Spanish satellite communications operator and leading distributor of Spanish and Portuguese content.

Building on more than 25 years of experience, Hispasat has a strong presence in Iberia and Latin America, wh ere it is the fourth leading satellite operator. Hispasat deploys a fleet of satellites to distribute more than 1,250 television and radio channels, and also plays a key role in the Spanish space industry.

Once in its orbital position, Hispasat 36W-1 will provide a wide range of communications services for continental Europe, the Canary Islands and South America.

Hispasat satellites previously orbited by Arianespace: [/li] 1992: Hispasat 1A 1993: Hispasat 1B 2009: Amazonas 2 2010: Hispasat 1E 2013: Amazonas 3 2014: Amazonas 4A

Supporting ESA-driven European innovation in space

Hispasat 36W-1 is the first telecommunications satellite built using Europe's new SmallGEO geostationary platform. Developed by OHB System AG (Germany) under ESA's ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) program, the SmallGEO platform offers satellite operators an all-European solution in the small telecom satellite market.

By design, it speeds up the production and testing processes, reducing costs and broadening the range of design options.

The satellite features the innovative RedSAT regenerative payload, plus an antenna equipped with a processor, to offer a superior quality signal, as well as fast beam reconfiguration in orbit for optimized utilization.

Arianespace and OHB System AG Including Hispasat 36W-1, Arianespace has now launched 15 satellites built by OHB System AG, and has 11 more from this company in its order book:   [/li] 3 SmallGEO-based satellites: EDRS-C – MTG-I1 et MTG-S1, 8 Galileo FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites

Shortly after the announcement of the satellite's orbital injection, Stéphane Israël, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, said: "With this successful first launch of the year, Arianespace is proud of being able to give Hispasat the benefits of our family of launchers, characterized by excellence and versatility. We are very honored by this mark of confidence from Hispasat, for whom we have already orbited seven satellites since 1992. Congratulations to OHB System AG, which built the Hispasat 36W-1 satellite, as well as the European Space Agency, a key partner in the development of the innovative SmallGEO platform. I would also like to thank the Russian space agency Roscosmos for their commitment to our partnership on the Soyuz launcher, which today carried out a first launch into geostationary transfer orbit from CSG. In addition, I would like to thank CNES/CSG, our ground segment companies and all staff at the space center, who continue to work alongside us for new successes. Lastly, congratulations to everybody at Arianespace for this first launch of the year, a success."

Hispasat 36W-1 [/li] The Hispasat 36W-1 satellite was built by OHB System AG in Bremen, Germany, using Europe's new Small GEO platform. Its payload is composed of 20 Ku-band transponders and additional capacity provided by three Ka-band beams. Once positioned at 36° West, Hispasat 36W-1 will cover Europe, the Canary Islands, and South America. The satellite weighed 3,210 kg. at launch and offers a design life of 15 years.

About Arianespace
 
To use space for a better life on earth, Arianespace guarantees access to space transportation services and solutions for any type of satellite, commercial as well as institutional, into any orbit.

Since 1980, Arianespace has performed missions placing more than 540 satellites into orbit with its three launchers: Ariane, Soyuz and Vega.
 Arianespace is headquartered in Evry, France near Paris, and has a facility at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, plus local offices in Washington, D.C., Tokyo and Singapore.

Arianespace is a subsidiary of Airbus Safran Launchers, which holds 74% of its share capital; the balance is held by 17 other sharehold-ers from the European launcher industry.

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Есть КП!!!

ЦитироватьSuccessful launch of the Hispasat 36W-1 satellite
 January 28, 2017

Hispasat's new communications satellite, successfully launched by a Soyuz rocket fr om French Guiana, is now orbiting in space.
 
 The H36W-1 includes a pioneering RedSAT regenerative payload, enabling HISPASAT to use satellite power more smoothly and efficiently.
 
 This is the first mission of the new SmallGEO platform, which was developed by OHB System AG (Germany) together with the European Space Agency and HISPASAT.
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Madrid, 28 January 2017. At 2:03 AM Spanish time, Hispasat successfully launched its tenth satellite, the Hispasat 36W-1 (H36W-1), fr om the European Spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana, aboard Arianespace's Soyuz launch vehicle.
Approximately 32 minutes after the rocket took off, the H36W-1 satellite separated from the launch vehicle, at which point the solar panels were started up and deployed. From that moment on, manoeuvres began to position the new satellite at the geostationary orbit point wh ere the test phase will be carried out to make sure it is working properly, and which is scheduled to last several weeks.
Carlos Espinós, the satellite operator's CEO, stated that "this new satellite is an important step in Hispasat's innovation strategy. Hispasat 36W-1 is not only the first mission of the new SmallGEO platform, but also incorporates an advanced regenerative payload that will provide the satellite with greater flexibility and signal quality thanks to its reconfigurable antenna and on-board processor, thus improving the telecommunications services it will provide to its clients. We are very satisfied with our collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), which has allowed us to participate in a leading technological project to which they have added significant value with their knowledge and experience in the space sector."
The new satellite will provide coverage for South America and Europe, including the Canary Islands. It has a 15-year lifespan and will offer video contribution and cellular backhaul services, as well as company and broadband solutions. It is fitted with 20 transponders on the Ku band and additional capacity of up to 3 transponders on the Ka band, and has a launch mass of 3,200 kg.
Innovation
 
The H36W-1satellite was built by the German company OHB System AG and is the first mission of the SmallGEO platform, developed by the German manufacturer together with the European Space Agency and HISPASAT. This platform allows for a substantial reduction in satellite mass thanks to the use of electric propulsion throughout the lifespan of the satellite.
In addition, the H36W-1 incorporates RedSAT, an advanced regenerative payload consisting of a novel active antenna with reconfigurable beams that, together with the on-board processor, will improve the efficiency and services offered by the satellite. The antenna can be controlled electronically from the Earth and reoriented at any point during the lifespan of the satellite, granting it the flexibility to adapt its coverage to mission changes that may occur after launch, while still in orbit.
The on-board processor is a further step in the evolution of satellites, which can greatly simplify network architecture by performing in space a part of the processing usually carried out on Earth. It can simultaneously process up to four 36 MHz transponders, correcting possible signal degradations and transmitting them without errors, leading to a more robust and higher quality communications system that enables signal reception with small-diameter antennas.
Investment in the project has amounted to more than 240 million euros, and it has received funding from the CDTI as well as significant involvement from the Spanish industrial sector:
• Airbus Defense and Space Spain: Reconfigurable DRA-ELSA active receiving antenna (RedSAT payload), two reflective, deployable antennas on the Ku band and one fixed antenna on the Ka band. Two deployment systems for the two deployable DAPM (Deployable Antenna Positioning Mechanism) antennas on the Ku band.
• Arquimea: Analogue and digital ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits) on the DRA-ELSA antenna.
• Celis: Development of the satellite IOT test bench.
• Crisa (subsidiary of Airbus): PCU (Power Control Unit) or satellite power regulator.
• Expace: NOC (Network Operation Centre) development of the RedSAT regenerative payload Earth system.
• GMV: Satellite control centre and flight dynamics systems.
• Iberespacio: Control units of the electric propulsion subsystem. LHP (Loop Heat Pipe) active cooling system for the DRA-ELSA antenna.
• Indra: Terrestrial segment of satellite control. Gateway of the RedSAT terrestrial segment.
• Tecnobit (Oesía Group): DRA-ELSA antenna control unit: ICU (Integrated Control Unit) and its PSU (Power Supply Unit).
• Thales Alenia Space Spain: Regenerative RedSAT on-board processor and associated terrestrial segment.
• Tryo Aerospace: LNA (Low-Noise Amplifier) and Down Converters (Frequency Converters) on the Ku and Ka frequency bands. Telemetry and telecommand (omni-directional and horn) antennas.
 
About HISPASAT Group
HISPASAT Group is comprised of companies that have a presence in Spain as well as in Latin America, wh ere its Brazilian affiliate HISPAMAR is based. The Group is a world leader in the distribution and broadcasting of Spanish and Portuguese content, and its satellite fleet is used by important direct-to-home television (DTH) and high-definition television (HDTV) digital platforms. HISPASAT also provides satellite broadband services and other added value solutions to governments, corporations and telecommunication operators in America, Europe and North Africa. HISPASAT is one of the world's largest companies in its sector in terms of revenue, and the main communications bridge between Europe and the Americas.

Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:
Формально по времени миссия вывода Hispasat 36W-1 на GTO завершена.
Space-track пока молчит - поди, рыжего птица гоняют, празднуют!..

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell ‏@planet4589  (https://twitter.com/planet4589)  3 ч.3 часа назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/825221213073055744)
Hispasat and Fregat-MT cataloged in 239 x 35593 km x 5.4 deg and 239 x 35638 km x 5.5 deg GTO orbits confirming successful launch
 
  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell ‏@planet4589  (https://twitter.com/planet4589)  7 ч.7 часов назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/825158575228084224)  
The Fregat stage will make a depletion burn which is expected to lower its orbit slightly, but not cause immediate reentry.
 
  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell ‏@planet4589  (https://twitter.com/planet4589)  7 ч.7 часов назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/825156613849890816)  
The S400 bipropellant thruster on Hispasat 36W-1 will now be used to raise orbit to GEO; xenon ion thrusters will be used for stationkeeping

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
Точное время КП есть у кого-нибудь?

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ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
Точное время КП есть у кого-нибудь?

А то  :)

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Here is a shot you dont see very often #VS16 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VS16?src=hash) #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash) #SmallGeo (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmallGeo?src=hash) #Hispasat36W1 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hispasat36W1?src=hash) via Stephane Corvaja
 
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/225259.jpg) (http://www.esa.int/)
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Hispasat 36W-1 with SmallGEO platform
 
 SmallGEO's first flight reaches orbit
 
 28 January 2017
ESA's new small telecom platform was launched on its first mission in the early hours of this morning.
 The Hispasat 36W-1 satellite, based on the SmallGEO platform, lifted off on a Soyuz rocket at 01:03 GMT this morning fr om Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
 SmallGEO is Europe's response to the market demand for more flexible, modular telecommunications platforms. It marks the first time the German satellite manufacturing company OHB System AG have been the prime contractor for a telecommunications satellite mission. Its Hispasat payload marks the first ESA partnership with a Spanish operator.

 The three-tonne satellite was released by Soyuz into its transfer orbit 29 minutes after liftoff this morning. It will now use its own thrusters to make its way to its final destination over the course of the next few weeks.
 It is heading towards 'geostationary' orbit at an altitude of 36 000 km over the equator, wh ere it will take a day to circle Earth and therefore appear to hang over the same point, in this case at 36°W over the Atlantic Ocean.
 OHB will test the satellite's health and performance, making sure the sensitive technology made it unscathed through the violence of the launch.
 After all is deemed well, they will hand the control over to Hispasat and the satellite will begin providing broadband services to Europe, South America and the Canary Islands. 
 
 "The launch of this first SmallGEO platform marks another major success for ESA's programme of Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems, known as ARTES, which aims to boost the competitiveness of its Member State industry through innovation," noted Magali Vaissiere, ESA's Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications.
 "SmallGEO is part of our continuous efforts to strengthen the position of European and Canadian industry in the commercial telecommunications market, expanding the current range of available products.
 "The next satellite based on SmallGEO will be EDRS-C, as the second node to the European Data Relay System."
 Carlos Espinós Gómez, CEO of Hispasat, said: "For Hispasat, this new satellite represents an important step forward in its innovation strategy.
 "Hispasat 36W-1 is not only the first mission of the new SmallGEO platform, but also incorporates an advanced regenerative payload that will provide the satellite with greater flexibility and signal quality thanks to its reconfigurable antenna and onboard processor, thus improving the telecommunications services it will provide to our clients.
 "We are very satisfied with our collaboration with ESA, which has allowed us to participate in a leading technological project to which they have added significant value with their knowledge and experience in the space sector."
 Marco Fuchs, CEO of OHB System AG, commented: "The launch is a major milestone in the history of OHB. Hispasat 36W-1 proves that OHB's concept of a modular and flexible SmallGEO platform fits into the market.
 "SmallGEO is destined to build a cornerstone for Europe's future activities in the segment of geostationary satellites in the three-tonne class.
 "For OHB, Hispasat 36W-1 is the first project of a wide scope of future missions based on the SmallGEO platform, including a revolution in satellite technology: the full electric propulsion mission Electra." 
 
 Related links
 

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• http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/SmallGEO
• Hispasat
  http://www.hispasat.com/
• OHB System AG
  http://www.ohb-system.de/
• DLR German Aerospace Center
  http://www.dlr.de
  

Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:
2 zandr (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/user/44434/)
 Благодарствую на добром слове за оценку моего скромного труда.

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Полная запись пуска:
 https://youtu.be/qEyy3n65VLQ

ЦитироватьSoyuz (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=soyuz)               January 27, 2017                                                    
 Soyuz delivers! Arianespace's first 2017 mission opens a fast-paced year of launch activity                         
 
Arianespace began its busy 2017 launch schedule with a Soyuz mission tonight that marked multiple "firsts" in orbiting the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite on a flight from the Spaceport.                         
                                                     
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/222939.jpg)
Flight VS16 was performed from the Spaceport's ELS launch zone for Arianespace's medium-lift Soyuz.

Departing at the exact planned liftoff moment of 10:03:34 p.m. (local time in French Guiana), Soyuz flew a 32-minute profile to release its satellite passenger into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) – the first mission that Arianespace's medium-lift Soyuz has performed for a GTO deployment while operating from the Spaceport.

Today's success was Soyuz' 16th launch from French Guiana since it began service at the Spaceport in 2011, and was designated Flight VS16 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system. The workhorse Soyuz vehicle previously delivered payloads on Spaceport missions to circular Earth orbits, low-Earth orbits, Sun-synchronous orbits, and an elliptical orbit for an Earth escape trajectory.

"This flight once again demonstrates the availability and flexibility of Arianespace's launch vehicle family at the service of our customers," said Stéphane Israël, the company's Chairman and CEO in comments from the Spaceport.
 

Europe's "SmallGEO" makes its debut

Another first on tonight's mission involved the Hispasat 36W-1 satellite itself, which is the initial spacecraft built using Europe's new "SmallGEO" platform.
 
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/222941.jpg)
With the ELS launch zone's mobile gantry visible in the foreground, Flight VS16's Soyuz begins its ascent from French Guiana with the Hispasat 36W-1 "SmallGEO" satellite.

Developed by Germany's OHB System AG under ESA's ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) program, the SmallGEO product line offers an entirely European solution in the smaller telecommunications satellite market. It benefits from faster production and testing processes, reduced costs and a broader range of design options.

Once at its orbital position at 36 deg. West, Hispasat 36W-1 will enable Spanish satellite communications operator Hispasat – a leader in the distribution of content in Spanish and Portuguese – to provide a wide range of telecommunications services in Europe, the Canary Islands and South America.

Equipped with 20 Ku-band transponders and the additional capacity of three transponders in Ka band, Hispasat 36W-1 features the innovative RedSAT regenerative payload, along with an antenna equipped with a processor that allows onboard beam reconfiguration.
Hispasat 36W-1 had a liftoff mass of 3,210 kg., with Soyuz delivering an overall payload lift performance of 3,319 kg. on tonight's Flight VS16 mission.

 

A milestone mission for Hispasat and OHB System

With Flight VS16, Hispasat 36W-1 was the seventh satellite launched by Arianespace for Hispasat since 1992. "In doing so, more than 60 percent of Hispasat satellites currently in operation have been orbited by Arianespace," said Stéphane Israël. "I am sure that we will have future opportunities to deliver for Hispasat!"

Carlos Espinós, Hispasat's Chief Executive Officer, described the Flight VS16 launch as a "wonderful and exciting moment," adding: "I want to thank Arianespace's work, which – as always – has been done with excellence.''

Hispasat 36W-1 was the 15th OHB System-built satellite lofted by Arianespace, with 11 more in Arianespace's order book for future launches.

Soyuz confirmed its accuracy on Flight VS16, with the following estimated orbital parameters for Hispasat 36W-1's deployment:
 – Apogee altitude: 35,886.5 km. for a target of 35,862.6 km.
 – Perigee altitude: 249.4 km. for a target of 250.1 km..
 – Inclination: 5.44 deg. for a target of 5.44 deg.

 

Keeping up the launch cadence in 2017

As the first Arianespace mission for 2017, Flight VS16 opens a busy launch manifest that targets up to 12 flights during the year, utilizing the medium-lift Soyuz, heavy-lift Ariane 5 and lightweight Vega. Of this total, six are planned between today and late April, underscoring Arianespace's reactivity in meeting its customers' launch requirements.

The next mission is scheduled for February 14, using an Ariane 5 to orbit two telecommunications satellite passengers. Designated Flight VA235 in Arianespace's numbering system, this launch will carry SKY-Brasil-1 for AT&T (DIRECTV) through its affiliate DIRECTV Latin America, along with Telkom 3S for Indonesia's Telkom.

Цитировать– Apogee altitude: 35,886.5 km. for a target of 35,862.6 km.
 – Perigee altitude: 249.4 km. for a target of 250.1 km.
 – Inclination: 5.44 deg. for a target of 5.44 deg.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185476.png) ESA España ‏@esa_es  (https://twitter.com/esa_es) 13 февр. (https://twitter.com/esa_es/status/831249627303251968)
Revive el viaje completo del #SmallGEO (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmallGEO?src=hash)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125535.png) @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1 en este vídeo (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125592.png) http://bit.ly/2kZLtEK  (https://t.co/cES18KJRNz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMP2E0k9UrA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMP2E0k9UrA)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185988.jpg) Peter B. de Selding‏ @pbdes (https://twitter.com/pbdes) 7 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/849558709898551297)

Sat builder OHB: Our 1st SmallGEO, @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) 36W-1, passed in-orbit tests & will be handed to customer in early May.

Цитировать...
Lindenthal said in-orbit testing of Hispasat 36W-1 has progressed smoothly, with no major glitches, and that the satellite would be handed over to Hispasat in early May for commercial operations.

"Payload and IOT [in-orbit testing] has gone very well," Lindenthal said April 3. The European and German space agencies have financed the development of SmallGEO, with Germany's goal being a made-in-Germany commercial satellite platform.
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Peter B. de Selding

ЦитироватьThe H36W-1 satellite reaches its orbital position and becomes operational
May 26, 2017

The satellite is now located in its final orbital position at 36° West and will begin to offer its first services after testing in space.
 
The Hispasat 36W-1 satellite was launched in January fr om the European Space Port of Kourou in French Guiana aboard a Soyuz vehicle from Arianespace.

MADRID, 26 May 2017. The Hispasat 36W-1 satellite (H36W-1) is now located at its final orbital position at 36° West and over the next few days it will begin to offer the telecommunications services it was designed for, after having successfully passed extensive testing in space. This new satellite offers coverage over South America and Europe, including the Canary Islands, and has 20 transponders on the Ku-band as well as additional capacity on the Ka-band.

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It has a 15-year lifespan and will offer video contribution and cellular backhaul services, as well as business and broadband solutions, among others. The satellite was built by the German company OHB System AG and is the first mission of the new SmallGEO platform, developed by the German manufacturer together with the European Space Agency and HISPASAT. This platform allows a substantial reduction in satellite mass thanks to the use of electric propulsion throughout the lifespan of the satellite.

Hispasat 36W-1 lifted off from the European Space Port of Kourou in French Guiana on 27 January aboard a Soyuz rocket from Arianespace. Since then, the subsystems, transponders and antennas have been rigorously tested to ensure they operate correctly in orbit.
 
RedSAT Advanced Payload

The H36W-1 satellite incorporates RedSAT, an advanced regenerative payload consisting of a novel active antenna with reconfigurable beams that, together with the on-board processor, improves the efficiency and performance offered by the satellite. The antenna can be electronically controlled from the Earth and reoriented at any point during the lifespan of the satellite, granting it the flexibility to adapt its coverage to orbit changes that may occur in the mission after launch.

The on-board processor is a further step in the evolution of satellites, which can greatly simplify network architecture by performing in space a part of the processing usually carried out on Earth. It will be able to simultaneously process up to four 36 MHz transponders, correcting any degradations of the signal and transmitting it without errors, leading to a more robust and higher quality communications system that enables signal reception with small-diameter antennas.

About HISPASAT

HISPASAT is comprised of companies that have a presence in Spain as well as in Latin America, wh ere its Brazilian affiliate HISPAMAR is based. HISPASAT is a world leader in the distribution and broadcasting of Spanish and Portuguese content, and its satellite fleet is used by important direct-to-home television (DTH) and high-definition television (HDTV) digital platforms. HISPASAT also provides satellite broadband services and other added value solutions to governments, corporations and telecommunication operators in America, Europe and North Africa. HISPASAT is one of the world's largest companies in its sector in terms of revenue, and the main communications bridge between Europe and the Americas.

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6 June 2017
After four months of exhaustive testing in space, the flagship SmallGEO mission Hispasat 36W-1 has passed all trials with flying colours, which means control has been handed to the operator.

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H36W-1 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou on 27 January on a Soyuz rocket. The launch marked a number of impressive firsts for both ESA and industry, as not only the first ESA partnership with a Spanish operator and the first telecom satellite to be built in Germany for over 20 years, but also the first time a Soyuz carried a telecom satellite to geostationary transfer orbit from French Guiana.   
 
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Artist's impression of the SmallGEO/H36W-1 Fregat separation
 
Once the rocket's upper stage released the satellite into this orbit, the team back on Earth set to work, measuring its health and performance after launch to ensure everything was working as it should.

Based at the German Space Operations Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, the team of ESA, Hispasat, OHB System AG and DLR German Aerospace Center engineers meticulously took H36W-1 through a sequence of manoeuvres to move it to the optimum position for testing.

From that point on, every subsystem, transponder and antenna was put through its paces over the course of several months. Particular attention was paid to another first: the Redsat (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/SmallGEO/Redsat) payload. This was the Spanish processor's first flight, and its flexible four-beam Ku-band Direct Radiating Antenna was thoroughly verified to make sure the delicate equipment was unscathed.
 
All partners joined forces to bring the satellite to the point of service readiness under two overlapping public–private partnerships. The SmallGEO platform on which the ESA–Hispasat satellite is based is the result of a partnership between ESA and OHB System AG. This programme was ESA's response to the demands of the fast-paced telecom market, as a way of helping industry to develop the cutting-edge technology and advanced manufacturing techniques needed to produce more efficient, modular satellite platforms at a much faster rate.   
 
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Hispasat 36W-1 with SmallGEO platform
 
The culmination of this H36W-1 partnership is the satellite arriving at its operational position on the geostationary arc at 36ºW, and the final handover to its owner Hispasat.

Andrea Cotellessa, ESA's SmallGEO project manager, noted: "Now that it is at 36ºW, the satellite will start its 15 year operational life. We, at ESA, are very proud to have made possible the delivery to Hispasat of this new satellite. This is the result of several years of tremendous works carried out with OHB Group and their suppliers' base, and with our partner Hispasat.

"Europe's competitive offer for three tonne-class geostationary satellites is now a reality and Hispasat 36W-1 is the first of a long series of satellites using the newly developed SmallGEO platform."

H36W-1 will complement Hispasat's existing fleet of telecommunications satellites, providing a commercial broadband service over Europe, the Canary Islands and the Americas.

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