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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67784.jpg)Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1082310657838669826)

It's a new year at the Spaceport in French Guiana, which welcomed on Jan 4 the first of two satellite passengers for #Arianespace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Arianespace?src=hash)'s initial #Ariane5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ariane5?src=hash) flight in 2019! HS-4/SGS-1 will be launched Feb 5 at the service of @Arabsat (https://twitter.com/Arabsat) & @KACST (https://twitter.com/KACST). #MissiontoSuccess (https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissiontoSuccess?src=hash) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png) @LockheedMartin (https://twitter.com/LockheedMartin) #VA247 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VA247?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29242.jpg)DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace (https://twitter.com/DutchSpace) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/1082717814098706433)

The other passenger for the next Ariane 5 launch has also arrived in Cayenne, @isro (https://twitter.com/isro) GSAT-31 #VA247 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VA247?src=hash) #CSG (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSG?src=hash) #ESA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ESA?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67784.jpg)Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo) 19 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1083087869051396096)

With delivery of GSAT-31, both passengers for #Arianespace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Arianespace?src=hash)'s year-opening #Ariane5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ariane5?src=hash) flight are now at the Spaceport in French Guiana! This communications satellite will be orbited Feb. 5 for our long-time partners at #India (https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash)'s @ISRO (https://twitter.com/isro) space agency. #MissiontoSuccess (https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissiontoSuccess?src=hash) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png) #VA247 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VA247?src=hash)

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ЦитироватьAriane 5 (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=ariane-5) | January 10, 2019
Both satellites for Arianespace's year-opening Ariane 5 launch are now in French Guiana

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The GSAT-31 passenger for Arianespace Flight VA247 is unloaded from an Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner after arriving in French Guiana (photo at left). A similar process occurred several days earlier with the touchdown of its co-passenger for the upcoming Ariane 5 mission, Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 (photo, right).

Building on Arianespace's operational success in 2018, payload preparations for the company's first flight in the new year are moving ahead with this week's delivery of the mission's second satellite, GSAT-31, to French Guiana – joining the Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 (HS-4/SGS-1), which arrived earlier in January.

This newly-delivered passenger for Ariane 5 was flown to South America aboard an Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner, which landed at Félix Eboué Airport near the French Guiana capital city of Cayenne. After the unloading process, the protective container with GSAT-31 was readied for transportation by road to the Spaceport to begin payload processing. Its HS-4/SGS-1 co-passenger for the upcoming Ariane 5 mission underwent these same procedures following its own delivery on January 4.

Designated Flight VA247 in Arianespace's numbering system, the year-opening Ariane 5 flight will lift off on February 5 – kicking off a fast-paced operational schedule that will include up to 12 missions using the company's launcher family, with the heavy-lift Ariane 5 joined by the medium Soyuz and lightweight Vega.

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Arianespace's 2019 mission activity initiated by Flight VA247 will build on the company's 11 launches last year, which placed nearly 57 metric tons into orbit for 13 different customers. In parallel, Arianespace will continue preparation activity during 2019 for the introduction of its next-generation launch vehicles: Vega C and Ariane 6.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29242.jpg)DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace (https://twitter.com/DutchSpace) 9 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/1088737156904960001)

The next Ariane 5 launch is getting closer, nice shot of HS4/SGS-1 being fueled
#Ariane5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ariane5?src=hash) #VA247 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VA247?src=hash) #CSG (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSG?src=hash) #ESA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ESA?src=hash)

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A0021/19 - RESTRICTED AREA SOR4 ACTIVATED. ENTRY FORBIDDEN. 04 FEB 09:00 2019 UNTIL 15 FEB 23:03 2019. CREATED: 22 JAN 14:54 2019
 
A0022/19 - DANGEROUS AREA SOD3 ACTIVATED. SFC - 999, DAILY 2001-2303, 05 FEB 20:01 2019 UNTIL 15 FEB 23:03 2019. CREATED: 22 JAN 14:59 2019
 
A0023/19 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING
ARIANE ZA/V247.
LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS  QUADRILATERAL:0537N04828W 0538N04729W
0506N04728W 0505N04827W. AMSL - UNL, DAILY 2001-2303, 05 FEB 20:01 2019 UNTIL
15 FEB 23:03 2019. CREATED: 22 JAN 16:28 2019
 
A0024/19 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING
ARIANE ZB/VA247.
LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS  QUADRILATERAL:0522N04716W 0521N04532W
0505N04533W 0507N04716W. AMSL - UNL, DAILY 2001-2303, 05 FEB 20:01 2019 UNTIL
15 FEB 23:03 2019. CREATED: 22 JAN 17:30 2019

 
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A0098/19 - ARIANE5 LAUNCH VA247 WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE AREA ''ZC/VA247''
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 2019. CREATED: 23 JAN 11:20 2019

ЦитироватьAriane 5 (http://www.arianespace.com/press-releases/?taxonomy%5Bpress-release-category%5D=ariane-5) | January 29, 2019
For its first mission of 2019, Arianespace to launch two telecommunications satellites with Ariane 5

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For its first launch of 2019, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center: Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4, a condosat for KACST and Hellas Sat; along with GSAT-31 for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Through this 103rd Ariane 5 mission – the 70th with an Ariane 5 ECA version – Arianespace confirms its leadership in the geostationary launch services market segment. Flight VA247 will be performed from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) in Kourou, French Guiana.

The Launch Readiness Review (LRR) will take place on Monday, February 4, 2019 in Kourou to authorize the start of operations for the final countdown.

Composed of two payloads, Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 also called HS-4/SGS-1, is a geostationary condosat for KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology- Saudi Arabia) and Hellas Sat (Greece – Cyprus) which aims at providing telecommunications services in the Middle East, South Africa and Europe.

The Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1 communications payload will provide advanced Ka-band spot beam communications services for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's KACST, including secure communications for the Gulf Cooperative Council region.

The Hellas Sat 4 communications payload, on the other hand, will offer advanced Ku-band regional beam communications services for Arabsat's subsidiary Hellas Sat, a Greek-Cypriot satellite operator which provides services to leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators by delivering contents to more than three million households.

The HS-4/SGS-1 satellite was designed, assembled and integrated by the U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin Space.

GSAT-31 is a telecommunications satellite designed and manufactured by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which will provide communications services in Ku-band for at least 15 years.

GSAT-31 will essentially help bridge the digital divide in the Indian subcontinent as part of an ambitious Indian space program, whose objectives are to develop India while pursuing science research and planetary exploration.

For further information, download the Flight VA247 Launch Kit by clicking here: http://www.arianespace.com/press-kits/

To watch a live, high-speed online transmission of the launch (including commentary in French and English from the launch site), go to arianespace.com (http://www.arianespace.com/) or to youtube.com/arianespace (http://www.youtube.com/arianespace) on February 5, 2018, beginning 20 minutes before liftoff.

ЦитироватьAriane 5 (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=ariane-5) | January 31, 2019
Payload integration is complete for Arianespace's year-opening Ariane 5 flight

The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's upcoming mission from the Spaceport in French Guiana is now fully-assembled following integration of its two passengers: Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 (HS-4/SGS-1) and GSAT-31 – both of which will be delivered to geostationary orbit on a flight scheduled for February 5.

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The Ariane 5 payload fairing containing Flight VA247's HS-4/SGS-1 satellite passenger is readied to be lowered over the GSAT-31 spacecraft – which previously was installed atop Ariane 5's central core.

Encapsulated in an ogive-shaped protective fairing, HS-4/SGS-1 has been positioned atop its GSAT-31 co-passenger – which was installed on the launcher's cryogenic core stage during previous activity inside the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building for Ariane 5.

These successive integration steps enable a new series of preparation milestones to begin. They include the tomorrow's launch readiness review, which will be followed by Ariane 5's February 4 rollout to the ELA-3 launch zone.

Liftoff is scheduled during a 61-min. launch window that opens February 5 at 6:01 p.m. local time in French Guiana, with the two spacecraft to be deployed on a flight lasting 42 minutes. Ariane 5 will deliver a total payload lift performance of more than 10,050 kg. during the mission.

Next week's launch is designated Flight VA247, marking the 247th using an Ariane family vehicle since this European series of launchers entered service in 1979. It kicks off another busy year of activity for Arianespace, which has the objective of performing as many as 12 missions during 2019 with its full launcher family – consisting of the heavy-lift Ariane 5, medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.

Enhanced communications

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Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 – to be deployed from Ariane 5's upper payload slot – is a geostationary "condosat" for Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Greek-Cypriot satellite operator Hellas Sat. It was designed, assembled and integrated by Lockheed Martin Space, with a coverage area that includes Europe, South Africa and the Middle East.

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India's GSAT-31 satellite is shown after its integration on the Ariane 5 launcher for Flight VA247 during preparation activity in the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building.

The Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1 communications payload will provide advanced Ka-band spot beam communications services for KACST, a government organization responsible for promoting science and technology in Saudi Arabia. The Hellas Sat 4 communications payload will deliver advanced Ku-band regional beam communications services for the Arabsat subsidiary.

Riding in Ariane 5's lower payload position, GSAT-31 – which was designed and manufactured by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – will provide Ku-band communications services from geostationary orbit, helping "bridge the digital divide" with coverage across the Indian subcontinent.

Larger versions of the photos above are available in the Gallery (http://www.arianespace.com/gallery/).

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Launch window for Flight VA247:

[TH]French Guiana[/TH][TH]UTC[/TH][TH]Athens[/TH][TH]Riyadh[/TH][TH]Bangalore[/TH]

From 6:01 PM to 7:02 PM on Feb. 5	From 21:01 to 22:02 on Feb. 5	From 11:01 PM to 12:02 AM on Feb. 5-6	From 12:01 AM to 1:02 AM on Feb. 6	From 2:31 AM to 3:32 AM on Feb. 6

ЦитироватьCOMING SOON | Arianespace Flight VA247 – Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 & GSAT-31

arianespace (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRn9F2D9j-t4A-HgudM7aLQ)

Опубликовано: 30 янв. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьArianespace Flight VA247 – Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4

arianespace (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRn9F2D9j-t4A-HgudM7aLQ)

Опубликовано: 1 февр. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьAriane 5 (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=ariane-5) | February 1, 2019
Launch readiness confirmed for Flight VA247's Ariane 5: Approval is given for the first Arianespace mission of 2019

Arianespace's year-opening Ariane 5 flight has been authorized for liftoff on February 5 following today's launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

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This milestone confirmed that the heavy-lift launcher and its dual-satellite payload – comprised of Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 (HS-4/SGS-1) and GSAT-31 – are flight-ready, along with the Spaceport's infrastructure and the network of downrange tracking stations.

With approval granted, Ariane 5 is cleared for Monday's rollout from the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building to its ELA-3 launch zone. Liftoff will occur the following day during a 61-minute launch window that opens at 6:01 p.m. local time in French Guiana.

Ariane 5 will deliver a total payload lift performance of 10,018 kg. on the mission to geostationary orbit, which is designated Flight VA247. This total includes the two satellite passengers, plus the workhorse vehicle's dual-payload deployment system and integration hardware.

Launch window for Flight VA247:

[TH]French Guiana[/TH][TH]UTC[/TH][TH]Athens[/TH][TH]Riyadh[/TH][TH]Bangalore[/TH]

From 6:01 PM to 7:02 PM on Feb. 5	From 21:01 to 22:02 on Feb. 5	From 11:01 PM to 12:02 AM on Feb. 5-6	From 12:01 AM to 1:02 AM on Feb. 6	From 2:31 AM to 3:32 AM on Feb. 6

ЦитироватьArianespace TV - VA247 Ariane 5 Presentation

arianespace (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRn9F2D9j-t4A-HgudM7aLQ)

Опубликовано: 3 февр. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьNAVAREA IV 70/2019 (24)

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FRENCH GUIANA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   2049Z TO 2303Z DAILY 05 THRU 28 FEB
   IN AREA BOUND BY
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   05-11.16N 052-24.63W, 05-09.00N 052-36.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 010003Z MAR 19.

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HYDROLANT 314/2019 (51,57)

NORTH ATLANTIC.
DNC 01.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   1959Z TO 2303Z DAILY 05 THRU 28 FEB
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 05-37N 048-28W, 05-38N 047-29W,
   05-06N 047-28W, 05-05N 048-27W.
   B. 05-22N 047-16W, 05-21N 045-32W,
   05-05N 045-33W, 05-07N 047-16W.
2. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   2058Z TO 2348Z DAILY 05 THRU 28 FEB
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   03-06N 016-27W, 01-21N 001-38W,
   00-26S 001-51W, 01-19N 016-40W.
3. CANCEL HYDROLANT 313/19.
4. CANCEL THIS MSG 010048Z MAR 19.

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ЦитироватьAriane 5 (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=ariane-5)  |  February 4, 2019
Ariane 5 reaches the launch zone for Arianespace's year-opening mission

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The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's Flight VA247 has reached the launch zone in French Guiana, positioning this vehicle for tomorrow's dual-payload mission with Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 (HS-4/SGS-1) and GSAT-31.

Riding atop a mobile launch table, Ariane 5 today completed its transfer fr om the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building – wh ere its two passengers were integrated – to the dedicated ELA-3 launch complex. This paves the way for tomorrow's liftoff, which is planned during a 61-min. launch window that opens February 5 at 6:01 p.m. local time in French Guiana.

Today's rollout from the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building marked one of the final milestones in preparations for Flight VA247, which will kick off Arianespace's 2019 launch activity. The company is planning up to 12 missions this year using the heavy-lift Ariane 5, medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.

A dual-payload deployment

Flight VA247 will be carrying a payload estimated at 10,018 kg. This total factors in the two satellite passengers' combined liftoff mass, as well as hardware for Ariane 5's dual-payload deployment system.

Riding in Ariane 5's upper position, HS-4/SGS-1 is to be released first in the flight sequence, with its separation occurring 27 minutes after liftoff. Built by Lockheed Martin Space, it is a geostationary "condosat" for Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Greek-Cypriot satellite operator Hellas Sat, an Arabsat subsidiary.

Completing the mission will be the deployment of Ariane 5's lower passenger, GSAT-31, which will occur 42 minutes after the flight begins. This spacecraft was designed and manufactured by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to reduce the digital divide in India.

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ЦитироватьArianespace TV - VA247 HS- 4/SGS-1 Promo

arianespace (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRn9F2D9j-t4A-HgudM7aLQ/videos?pbjreload=10)

Опубликовано: 5 февр. 2019 г.

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For its first launch of 2019, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center: Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4, a condosat for KACST (and Hellas Sat; along with GSAT-31 for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Through this 103rd Ariane 5 mission – the 70th with an Ariane 5 ECA version – Arianespace confirms its leadership in the geostationary launch services market segment. Composed of two payloads, Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4, also called HS- 4/SGS-1, is a geostationary condosat for KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology – Saudi Arabia) and Hellas Sat (Greece – Cyprus). To be installed as Flight VA247's upper passenger, HS-4/SGS-1 will provide telecommunications capabilities, including television, Internet, telephone and secure communications in the Middle East, South Africa and Europe. The Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1 communications payload will provide advanced Ka-band spot beam communications services for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's KACST, including secure communications for the Gulf Cooperative Council region. KACST is an independent scientific organization of the government of Saudi Arabia that is responsible for the promotion of science and technology in the Kingdom. The Hellas Sat 4 communications payload, on the other hand, will offer advanced Ku-band regional beam communications services for Arabsat's subsidiary Hellas Sat, a Greek-Cypriot satellite operator which provides services to leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators by delivering contents to more than 3 million households. With a design life of more than 15 years with orbital maneuver up to 23 years, HS-4/SGS-1 will be positioned at 39° East and will join Hellas Sat 3, launched by Arianespace on June 28, 2017 from the Guiana Space Center (on Flight VA23  8)  . Since the launch of Arabsat-1A in 1985, Arianespace has expanded its services to the Middle East, and since then, has developed a trust-based relationship with historical telecommunications operations such as Arabsat. As such, HS-4/SGS-1 will be the 22nd satellites orbited for the Middle East region, accompanying the development of middle-eastern space programs. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, Lockheed Martin Space designed, assembled and integrated the HS-4/SGS-1 satellite in its Denver, Colorado and Sunnyvale, California facilities. HS-4/SGS-1 will be the 46th Lockheed Martin satellite to be launched by Arianespace, whose backlog comprises one additional satellite built by the American manufacturer. Following the launch of GSAT-11 for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) using the yearending Ariane 5 of 2018, Arianespace will orbit GSAT-31 utilizing the initial Ariane 5 in 2019. To be installed as Flight VA247's lower passenger, GSAT-31 is a telecommunications satellite designed and manufactured by the Indian space agency. To be positioned at a longitude of 48° East, GSAT-31 is configured on ISRO's enhanced I-2K bus structure to provide communications services from geostationary orbit in Ku-band for a lifetime greater than 15 years. By operating GSAT-31, ISRO will – once again – foster the use of space to help bridge the digital divide in the Indian subcontinent as part of its ambitious space program, whose objectives are to develop India while pursuing science research and planetary exploration. Since the launch of India's APPLE experimental satellite on Ariane Flight L03 in 1981, Arianespace has orbited 22 satellites and signed 24 launch contracts with the Indian space agency. It has also won 89% of the geostationary orbit launch contracts opened to non-Indian launch vehicles. The orbiting of GSAT-31 – along with GSAT-30, which is an additional geostationary satellite to be lofted soon by the European launch services provider, Arianespace – marks another vivid demonstration of the strong bond uniting Europe and India in space cooperation.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30754.jpg)Arianespace‏ @Arianespace (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) 58 мин.58 минут назад (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1092830271513264129)


#VA247 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VA247?src=hash) lower passenger: GSAT-31 is a telecommunications satellite designed and manufactured by #India (https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash)'s (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125273.png) space agency, @ISRO (https://twitter.com/isro). The spacecraft will be positioned at a longitude of 48 degrees East following its deployment by #Ariane5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ariane5?src=hash).
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184952.jpg)Karthik Naren‏ @karthikeyann0 (https://twitter.com/karthikeyann0) 22 ч.22 часа назад (https://twitter.com/karthikeyann0/status/1092517320008712192)


First Ariane 5 Mission of 2019 Feb 6, 2:30 am IST (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png): Ariane 5 VA-247 Payload customer's 1.Saudi Gsat-1(Hellas sat-4) by Lockheed Martin and KACST (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125535.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125421.png) 2.ISRO 's GSAT-31 (40th communication sat)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125535.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125421.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125535.png)
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ЦитироватьМОСКВА, 6 февраля. /ТАСС/. Первый в 2019 году запуск компании Arianespace ("Арианспейс" ) состоялся с космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане, согласно кадрам прямой трансляции на видеохостинге YouTube ("Ю-тьюб" ) . Ракета Ariane-5 ("Ариан-5" ) выводит на орбиту саудовский спутник связи HS-4/SGS-1 и индийский GSAT-31.
Общий вес аппаратов составляет более 10 тонн. Продолжительность миссии VA247 - 247-й по счету с использованием ракет семейства Ariane - составит около 42 минут.

ЦитироватьГеостационарный спутник SGS-1/HS-4 (полное название Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4) предназначен для совместного использования саудовским Центром науки и технологий им. короля Абдель Азиза и греческой компанией Hellas Sat, с 2013 года принадлежит саудовской Arabsat. Он будет обеспечивать интернет-связь и ТВ-сигнал, а также телефонную связь на Ближнем Востоке, в Южной Африке и Европе. Расчетный срок эксплуатации аппарата, сконструированного в сотрудничестве с Lockheed Martin, составляет от 15 до 23 лет.
Спутник GSAT-31 был разработан Индийской организацией космических исследований. Он призван заменить старый Insat 4CR, срок эксплуатации которого подходит к концу, и перенять его телекоммуникационные функции. Расчетный срок эксплуатации составляет 15 лет.

ЦитироватьFeb 06, 2019

India's communication satellite GSAT-31 launched successfully from French Guiana

India's latest communication satellite, GSAT-31 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during the early hours today.

The launch vehicle Ariane 5 VA-247 lifted off from Kourou Launch Base, French Guiana at 2:31 am (IST) carrying India's GSAT-31 and Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 satellites, as scheduled.

After a 42-min flight, GSAT-31 separated from the Ariane 5 upper stage in an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit with a perigee (nearest point to Earth) of 250 km and an apogee (farthest point to Earth) of 35,850 km, inclined at an angle of 3.0 degree to the equator.

With a lift-off mass of 2536 kg, GSAT-31 will augment the Ku-band transponder capacity in Geostationary Orbit. The satellite will provide continuity to operational services on some of the in-orbit satellites. GSAT-31 derives its heritage from ISRO's earlier INSAT/GSAT satellite series.

"GSAT-31 has a unique configuration of providing flexible frequency segments and flexible coverage. The satellite will provide communication services to Indian mainland and islands" ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan said.

Dr. Sivan also remarked that "GSAT-31 will provide DTH Television Services, connectivity to VSATs for ATM, Stock-exchange, Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) and e-governance applications. The satellite will also be used for bulk data transfer for a host of emerging telecommunication applications."

After separation from Ariane-5 upper stage, the two solar arrays of GSAT-31 were automatically deployed in quick succession and ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka took over the command and control of GSAT-31 and found its health parameters normal.

In the days ahead, scientists will undertake phase-wise orbit-raising manoeuvres to place the satellite in Geostationary Orbit (36,000 km above the equator) using its on-board propulsion system.

During the final stages of its orbit raising operations, the antenna reflector of GSAT-31 will be deployed. Following this, the satellite will be put in its final orbital configuration. The satellite will be operational after the successful completion of all in-orbit tests.

India's communication satellite GSAT-31 launched successfully from French Guiana

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ЦитироватьArianespace Flight VA247 – Successful Ariane 5 Launch

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Опубликовано: 5 февр. 2019 г.

ARIANESPACE ORBITS TWO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES ON FIRST ARIANE 5 LAUNCH OF 2019

Arianespace has successfully orbited two telecommunications satellites: the Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 condosat for operators KACST and Hellas Sat; and GSAT-31 for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Arianespace's first launch of the year took place on Tuesday, February 5 at 6:01 pm (local time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).

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Today's launch was the 103rd Ariane 5 mission, bringing the number of geostationary satellites launched by Arianespace to 374.

Following the announcement of this first successful launch of the year, Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, said: "This year we kick off the 40th anniversary celebration of the first launch of Europe's Ariane rocket with a successful launch of Ariane 5. Through this emblematic flight, Arianespace underscores the reliability of our heavy launcher, the benchmark in the launch segment for geostationary telecommunications satellites.

By carrying out a mission for long-lasting customers from three continents – Arabsat, KACST, Hellas Sat and ISRO – we continue to prove the attractiveness of Arianespace's launch services for customers from around the world, both institutional and commercial."

Supporting telecommunications on three continents

The Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 (also called HS- 4/SGS-1) satellite comprises two payloads, with coverage zones encompassing Europe, the Middle East and South Africa:

- Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1 will provide advanced communications services for Saudi Arabia's KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology), as well as secure communications for countries belonging to the Gulf Cooperative Council region.

- Hellas Sat 4 will provide advanced regional communications services for Arabsat's subsidiary, Hellas Sat, the Greek-Cypriot satellite operator.

After launching GSAT-11 for ISRO on the final Ariane 5 mission of 2018, Arianespace has now orbited GSAT-31 on its first mission in 2019. With GSAT-31, ISRO continues to develop its space infrastructure to reduce the digital divide in India. The next ISRO geostationary satellite to be launched by Arianespace will be GSAT-30.

Arianespace confirms its leadership in the geostationary launch market

This first Ariane 5 mission of the year placed two satellites in geostationary transfer orbit. Arianespace confirmed its business momentum and leadership in the geostationary telecommunications satellite market during 2018 by signing launch contracts for eight more satellites, bringing the total number of geostationary telecommunications satellites in its backlog of launch orders to 26.

Up to five Ariane 5 dual launches are planned in 2019, to orbit a total of 10 geostationary satellites.

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ЦитироватьArianespace TV - VA247 Official Speeches

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Опубликовано: 5 февр. 2019 г.

ARIANESPACE ORBITS TWO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES ON FIRST ARIANE 5 LAUNCH OF 2019

ЦитироватьAriane 5 (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=ariane-5) | February 5, 2019
A dual-passenger success: Ariane 5 delivers on Arianespace's first launch of the year

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Arianespace opened its 2019 mission activity by successfully orbiting a pair of telecommunications spacecraft – Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 (HS-4/SGS-1) and GSAT-31 – using the company's workhorse Ariane 5 launch vehicle.

Today's flight to geostationary orbit, performed from the Spaceport in French Guiana, delivered a payload lift performance estimated at 10,018 kg. – which included the two spacecraft, along with the dispenser system and integration hardware in Ariane 5's dual-passenger configuration.

Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël confirmed the success in post-launch comments from the Spaceport's Jupiter control room. "For the first Ariane 5 launch of the year, our heavyweight vehicle has once more performed flawlessly," he said. "Congratulations to all!"

"Condosat" capabilities

Deployed first in the flight sequence 27 minutes after liftoff, HS-4/SGS-1 is a geostationary "condosat" for Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Greek-Cypriot satellite operator Hellas Sat, an Arabsat subsidiary. Designed, assembled and integrated by Lockheed Martin Space, HS-4/SGS-1 will operate from an orbital position of 39 deg. East, with a coverage area that includes Europe, South Africa and the Middle East.

The Arianespace CEO acknowledged the direct customer for HS-4/SGS-1, Arabsat, and called this 11th Arianespace mission at the service of the Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based telecommunications operator a "new bright success."

The Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1 communications payload will provide advanced Ka-band spot beam communications services for KACST, a government organization responsible for promoting science and technology in Saudi Arabia. The Hellas Sat 4 communications payload will deliver advanced Ku-band regional beam communications services for the Arabsat subsidiary.

23 launches and counting for ISRO

GSAT-31 was carried in Ariane 5's lower payload position and released second in the sequence for today's mission, which is designated Flight VA247 in Arianespace's numbering system – representing the 247th launch of an Ariane-series launch vehicle.

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Flight VA247 was performed by an Ariane 5 ECA version.

The spacecraft was designed and manufactured by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and will provide Ku-band communications services from an orbital slot at 48 deg. East, helping "bridge the digital divide" with coverage across the Indian subcontinent.

Israël noted that GSAT-31 was the 23rd ISRO satellite orbited by Arianespace and Ariane-series launchers, tracing the relationship back to India's APPLE small experimental communications spacecraft, lofted in 1981 by an Ariane 1 version. He added: "Arianespace is honored ISRO has entrusted Ariane 5 for two launches back-to-back, with the last Ariane 5 of 2018 launching GSAT-11, and today the first one of the year 2019, which orbited GSAT-31!"

With today's success, Arianespace kicks off a busy launch schedule in 2019 – which targets up to 12 missions from the Spaceport with the heavyweight Ariane 5, medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.

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• Read the press release (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-orbits-two-telecommunications-satellites-on-first-ariane-5-launch-of-2019/) on Arianespace's launch of HS-4/SGS-1 and GSAT-31.
• High-resolution photos from Flight VA247 are available in the Gallery (http://www.arianespace.com/gallery/).
  

ЦитироватьAriane 5 (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-updates/?taxonomy%5Bmission-update-category%5D=ariane-5) | February 5, 2019
Arianespace orbits two telecommunications satellites on first Ariane 5 launch of 2019

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Arianespace has successfully orbited two telecommunications satellites: the Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 condosat for operators KACST and Hellas Sat; and GSAT-31 for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Arianespace's first launch of the year took place on Tuesday, February 5 at 6:01 p.m. (local time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).

Today's launch was the 103rd Ariane 5 mission, bringing the number of geostationary satellites launched by Arianespace to 374.

Following the announcement of this first successful launch of the year, Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, said: "This year we kick off the 40th anniversary celebration of the first launch of Europe's Ariane rocket with a successful launch of Ariane 5. Through this emblematic flight, Arianespace underscores the reliability of our heavy launcher, the benchmark in the launch segment for geostationary telecommunications satellites. By carrying out a mission for long-lasting customers from three continents – Arabsat, KACST, Hellas Sat and ISRO – we continue to prove the attractiveness of Arianespace's launch services for customers from around the world, both institutional and commercial."

Supporting telecommunications on three continents

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The Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 (also called HS-4/SGS-1) satellite comprises two payloads, with coverage zones encompassing Europe, the Middle East and South Africa:
– Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1 will provide advanced communications services for Saudi Arabia's KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology), as well as secure communications for countries belonging to the Gulf Cooperative Council region.
– Hellas Sat 4 will provide advanced regional communications services for Arabsat's subsidiary, Hellas Sat, the Greek-Cypriot satellite operator.

After launching GSAT-11 for ISRO on the final Ariane 5 mission of 2018, Arianespace has now orbited GSAT-31 on its first mission in 2019.

With GSAT-31, ISRO continues to develop its space infrastructure to reduce the digital divide in India. The next ISRO geostationary satellite to be launched by Arianespace will be GSAT-30.

Arianespace confirms its leadership in the geostationary launch market

This first Ariane 5 mission of the year placed two satellites in geostationary transfer orbit. Arianespace confirmed its business momentum and leadership in the geostationary telecommunications satellite market during 2018 by signing launch contracts for eight more satellites, bringing the total number of geostationary telecommunications satellites in its backlog of launch orders to 26.

Up to five Ariane 5 dual launches are planned in 2019, to orbit a total of 10 geostationary satellites.

ЦитироватьArianespace Flight VA247 – Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 & GSAT-31 (EN)

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Опубликовано: 5 февр. 2019 г.

ARIANESPACE ORBITS TWO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES ON FIRST ARIANE 5 LAUNCH OF 2019

ЦитироватьFeb 07, 2019

The first orbit raising manoeuver of GSAT-31 satellite has been successfully carried out today (February 7, 2019) at 0438 hrs (IST) by firing the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) engine of the satellite for a duration of 4684 seconds.

The Orbital parameters after this Apogee Motor firing are:

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• Apogee (Farthest point from Earth) x Perigee (Nearest point from earth): 35,792 km x 15,485 km
• Inclination: 0.8 deg
  

ЦитироватьFeb 09, 2019

After the injection of GSAT-31 communication satellite into an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on February 06, 2019, all the three orbit raising manoeuvers have been completed successfully as planned using the satellite's propulsion system.

The satellite antennas have been deployed and the satellite is placed in an orbit with a perigee (nearest point from Earth) of 35,548 km and an apogee (farthest point from Earth) of 35,778 km with an inclination of 0.13 deg which is very close to its operational orbit.

ЦитироватьVA247 - Décollage d'Ariane 5 le 05/02/2019

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Опубликовано: 7 февр. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьArianespace Flight VA247 / Behind the Scenes of the Dream

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Опубликовано: 12 февр. 2019 г.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186232.jpg) Rick Ambrose‏ @RAmbroseLMSpace (https://twitter.com/RAmbroseLMSpace) 6 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RAmbroseLMSpace/status/1155936097790119936)
We just handed over all operations of the Hellas Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 to our customer, enabling their advanced secure telecommunications. This is the second in-orbit delivery of the new @LockheedMartin (https://twitter.com/LockheedMartin) LM 2100 satellite series.

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