Gaia – Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) – Куру/Синнамари – 20.12.2013 09:12 UTC

[PIN]

Тренировки пока идут
http://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2013/10/22/risk-zone-training-the-gaia-team/

[Morin]

SOE пишет:
Тренировки пока идут
 http://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2013/10/22/risk-zone-training-the-gaia-team/

Чтоб не потренироваться, когда время есть. Комментариев по поводу моих "глупостей" о стоимости производства не последовало... И - правильно...

[PIN]

Мне не интересно комментировать по 3 раза одно и то же, вы правильно поняли. Вы пытаетесь обобщить свой узкий опыт на весь остальной мир. А он зачастую устроен совсем не так, как вы видели где-то и когда-то.

[PIN]

А тренировки мы решили приостановить, по ссылке выше - последняя перед паузой в них. 

[Morin]

SOE пишет:
Мне не интересно комментировать по 3 раза одно и то же, вы правильно поняли. Вы пытаетесь обобщить свой узкий опыт на весь остальной мир. А он зачастую устроен совсем не так, как вы видели где-то и когда-то.

Хорошо. Сохраните лицо. О том, что не было не 3 ни 1 комментария сделаем вид, что не заметили.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1105.asp

The new launch date is announced for Arianespace's Soyuz mission with Gaia
October 29, 2013 – Soyuz Flight VS06


 Following the deployment by Soyuz, Gaia – which has been readied for launch at the Spaceport in French Guiana – will operate from the second Lagrange point (L2) in its orbit around the Sun.

Arianespace's next Soyuz flight from French Guiana is now scheduled for liftoff on December 20, with the adjusted launch date enabling the switch-out of two transponders on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia star-mapper payload.
This new planning was announced today in full agreement with ESA, which developed Gaia for its mission to chart a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way.  In the process, it will reveal the galaxy's composition, formation and evolution.
Built by Astrium, the scientific satellite will collect a massive amount of data over its planned five-year mission – providing enough information to answer questions related to the origin, structure and evolutionary history of the galaxy.
 Two transponders that generate timing signals for downlinking Gaia's science telemetry have required modification, resulting in a delay that puts Flight VS06's liftoff after the launch of Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission – Flight VA216 – which is now scheduled for December 6, carrying SES' ASTRA 5B and the Amazonas 4A satellite for HISPASAT as its passengers.

[azeast]

Запуск европейского космического телескопа "Гайя" с помощью российской ракеты "Союз", ранее отложенный из-за необходимости дополнительных проверок аппарата, назначен на 20 декабря, сообщает компания Arianespace — оператор европейского космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане.
Первоначально запуск "Гайи" планировался на 20 ноября. Однако специалистам Европейского космического агентства потребовалось дополнительное время для проверки некоторых электронных схем космического телескопа — как оказалось, на других аппаратах эти элементы слишком быстро деградировали. Запуск был отложен на период с 17 декабря текущего года по 5 января 2014 года.
Теперь, как сообщает Arianespace, запуск назначен на 20 декабря, при этом "Гайя" "пропускает вперед" другой запуск — ракеты Ariane-5 с двумя спутниками: Astra 5B (оператор — компания SES) и Amazonas-4A (компания Hispasat). Ранее запуск этих телекоммуникационных аппаратов планировался на середину декабря, теперь он перенесен на 6 декабря.
Космический телескоп "Гайя" (Gaia, Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) предназначен для высокоточных измерений координат и движения миллиарда звезд нашей Галактики с последующим созданием нового фундаментального звездного каталога и трехмерной карты нашей звездной системы.
 http://ria.ru/science/20131029/973496506.html#ixzz2j8a8HIPV

[Salo]

20 декабря в 13:08:14 ЛМВ.

[PIN]

Чего от скуки не сделаешь...
http://blogs.esa.int/gaia/2013/10/31/some-gaia-numbers/

[azeast]

Теперь, когда "Запуск Ariane с двумя спутниками связи отложен на неопределенный срок"
http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/news/14331/    
пуск Союза может и влево немного подвинуться?

[PIN]

Это вряд ли. Несмотря на то, что транспондеры уже приехали обратно в Куру и вкорячиваются в аппарат, работы еще предостаточно...

[Salo]

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/11-22-2013-VS06-launch-date.asp

Arianespace Flight VS06 Soyuz ST-B - Gaia: Launch set for Thursday, December 19, 2013

Evry, November 22, 2013

The checks on the Gaia satellite are proceeding nominally, enabling Arianespace in agreement with ESA to announce the launch date.
 
 Liftoff of the Soyuz ST-B launcher is set for Thursday, December 19, at precisely:
 09:12:18 am (UTC)

[Salo]

[azeast]

azeast пишет:
пуск Союза может и влево немного подвинуться?

Во, угадал!
http://ria.ru/space/20131122/979099741.html

[Вован]

Бригада ЦЭНКИ прибыла для подготовки и пуска РКН

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1112.asp

Basic build-up is being completed for Arianespace's Soyuz to launch Gaia

Soyuz' Block I third stage is mated to the Russian launcher in the Spaceport's MIK integration building for Arianespace's Gaia mission.

 December 4, 2013 - Soyuz Flight VS06
The Soyuz launcher for an ambitious mission of developing the Milky Way's most precise three-dimensional map is completing its basic build-up following mating of the vehicle's Block I third stage in French Guiana.
This step occurred in the Spaceport's MIK Launcher Integration Building, enabling checkout of the integrated Soyuz prior to its upcoming transfer to the launch pad – where the European Space Agency's Gaia star-mapper satellite and Fregat upper stage will be installed.
Scheduled for liftoff on December 19, the mission – designated Soyuz Flight VS06 – will be Arianespace's sixth with the workhorse Russian-built launcher from French Guiana since its service entry at the Spaceport in October 2011.
 Gaia will make the largest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way by surveying an unprecedented one percent of its 100 billion stars. The Astrium-built spacecraft also is expected to discover hundreds of thousands of unknown celestial objects, including extra-solar planets and failed stars known as brown dwarfs.

[Liss]

NOTAM'чики:

A0390/13 - RESTRICTED AREA SOR1 ACTIVATED. 16 DEC 09:00 2013 UNTIL 18 DEC 02:30 2013. CREATED: 09 DEC 12:28 2013

A0385/13 - RESTRICTED AREA SOR4 ACTIVATED. 18 DEC 09:00 2013 UNTIL 29 DEC 09:45 2013. CREATED: 06 DEC 14:12 2013

A0386/13 - DANGEROUS AREA SOD3 ACTIVATED. DAILY 0800-1015, 19 DEC 08:00 2013 UNTIL 29 DEC 10:15 2013. CREATED: 06 DEC 14:16 2013

A0387/13 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING SOYUZ V706-GAIA ZA/V706 LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL: 0527N04933W 0513N04933W 0513N05008W 0527N05008W. AMSL - UNL, DAILY 0800-1015, 19 DEC 08:00 2013 UNTIL 29 DEC 10:15 2013. CREATED: 06 DEC 14:20 2013

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1114.asp

Gaia is positioned for its star-mapping launch on an Arianespace Soyuz
December 11, 2013 - Soyuz Flight VS06

The payload "stack" is now taking shape for this month's Arianespace launch of Gaia – Europe's billion-star mapper satellite, which is to be lofted by a Soyuz vehicle on December 19 fr om French Guiana.

As the latest milestone in a now well-established processing flow for Arianespace's medium-lift Soyuz, Gaia was positioned atop the launcher's Fregat upper stage during activity in the Spaceport's S3B preparation building. Fregat is an autonomous, highly flexible upper stage that will perform two separate burns in sending Gaia on its way to an orbit around the Sun at the L2 Lagrangian point.

The next processing step is to encapsulate the Gaia/Fregat combination in a two-piece payload fairing, readying the unit for mating to Soyuz after the vehicle's rollout fr om its separate MIK integration building – wh ere the Russian-built launcher was assembled.

Gaia is designed to observe one billion stars in the Milky Way approximately 70 times each during a mission design life of 5.5 years, and has a liftoff mass of 2,030 kg.

Built by Astrium at its Toulouse, France facility, Gaia will be operated by the European Space Agency to provide a representative sample from which properties of the entire galaxy can be measured, ultimately allowing astronomers to determine its origin and evolution.

Gaia will be launched on Arianespace's sixth Soyuz flight performed from the Spaceport since 2011, wh ere this workhorse launcher is operational alongside the company's heavy-lift Ariane 5 and lightweight Vega vehicles.

Launch window for Soyuz VS06

UTC	Kourou,  French Guiana	Paris,   France	Washington,   D.C.	Moscow,   Russia
At 09:12:19 a.m. on December 19	At 06:12:19 a.m.  on December 19	At 10:12:19 a.m.  on December 19	At 04:12:19 a.m.  on December 19	At 01:12:19 p.m.  on December 19

In this photo sequence in the Spaceport's S3B facility, the Gaia star-mapper is lowered into position atop the Fregat upper stage for Soyuz.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1115.asp

Gaia "sees" its first stars during preparations for Arianespace's December 19 Soyuz launch

December 13, 2013 - Soyuz Flight VS06

Europe's Gaia spacecraft – to be lofted by Arianespace next week on a mission to map the Milky Way – has "seen" its initial stars with the spacecraft's encapsulation in the payload fairing during final preparations at the Spaceport.

The 11.4-meter tall payload fairing will protect Gaia during its initial ascent aboard Arianespace's medium-lift Soyuz launcher, which is to lift off from French Guiana in the early morning hours of December 19.

This fairing has been adorned with the European Space Agency's logo for the deep-space flight – a 5.5-year adventure to observe one billion stars in the Milky Way approximately 70 times each.

Featured on the graphic is a representation of Gaia – the Greek mythological Mother Goddess, creator and giver of birth to Earth and the Universe.  She is depicted looking at the Milky Way as the Gaia spacecraft makes its way through space, symbolizing humankind's curiosity towards the Universe.

Gaia's encapsulation in the two-piece payload fairing occurred inside the Spaceport's S3B clean room facility, enabling this completed unit's subsequent transfer to the launch pad once its Soyuz vehicle has been rolled out and erected.

The Astrium space unit of EADS produced Gaia under contract to the European Space Agency.  With a liftoff mass estimated at 2,034 kg., it will be the 25th scientific satellite launched by Arianespace.


Final payload preparations for Gaia are shown in the Spaceport's S3B clean room at French Guiana.  The first of two payload fairing segments has been positioned around the spacecraft and its Fregat upper stage.  


The 3.5-meter-tall decal with Gaia's mission logo is positioned on the floor,



pictures show its installation and the final result.