Hispasat 1E, Koreasat 6 = Ariane 5ECA – FRGUI – 29.12.10 21:27 UTC

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2010/735.asp

The 199th Ariane is delivered to the Spaceport for Arianespace's launch with Hispasat 1E and KOREASAT 6[/size]

November 11, 2010 – Ariane Flight 199

Components for another heavy-lift Ariane 5 have arrived at the Spaceport as Arianespace maintains its sustained launch rate for 2010 and beyond, meeting the requirements of its growing international customer base.

The vehicle delivered this week was transported by the MN Toucan, which is one of two roll-on/roll-off ships used to carry Arianespace launchers and related equipment from Europe to French Guiana.  It will be utilized for the 199th launch of an Ariane family vehicle, and is to loft a dual-passenger payload of the Hispasat 1E and KOREASAT 6 satellites before the end of this year.

Hispasat 1E was built by Space Systems/Loral using an LS 1300 platform and will have an estimated liftoff mass of 5,270 kg.  Fitted with 53 active Ku-band transponders, the powerful satellite will provide Hispasat with additional capacity, enabling it to offer a broader range of video and data transmission services with European and pan-American coverage from an orbital position of 30 degrees West.

KOREASAT 6 will weigh about 2,750 kg. at launch, and is to carry 30 Ku-band transponders.  Produced by Thales Alenia Space using a Star-2 platform from Orbital Sciences Corporation, the KOREASAT 6 satellite will provide telecommunications and broadcasting services throughout Korea from an orbital position at 116° East.

The mission with KOREASAT 6 and Hispasat 1E will be the sixth, and concluding, Ariane 5 launch for 2010, and is to follow Arianespace's upcoming flight on November 25 – which will orbit the Intelsat 17 and HYLAS 1 spacecraft.




The MN Toucan approaches the port of Pariacabo in French Guiana (photo at left) to complete its transatlantic sea voyage with the launcher elements for Arianespace's year-ending Ariane 5 mission. At right, the protective container with Ariane 5's cryogenic core stage enters the main base area of the Spaceport.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2010/740.asp

HISPASAT 1E arrives at the Spaceport for Arianespace's Ariane 5 mission in December[/size]



The shipping container with HISPASAT 1E is unloaded from an Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft at Rochambeau International Airport near the French Guiana capital city of Cayenne.


November 26, 2010 – Ariane Flight 199

Preparations for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission – its sixth dual-passenger flight of 2010 – have entered a new phase with the arrival of its HISPASAT 1E telecommunications relay platform at the Spaceport.

Built by Space Systems/Loral, HISPASAT 1E was delivered to French Guiana by a chartered Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner, and the satellite is now undergoing its initial pre-launch checkout process in the Spaceport's payload preparation facilities.

This spacecraft will be orbited with KOREASAT 6 on Arianespace's year-ending Ariane 5 mission, which is scheduled for December 21.

HISPASAT 1E is a powerful, state-of-the-art Ku-band spacecraft for Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS).   It is designed to provide high-quality capacity for HISPASAT's new initiatives, which include direct to home television; digital terrestrial television; value-added broadband services in mobile, land and maritime environments; and high-definition television.

After its deployment by Ariane 5, HISPASAT 1E is to be positioned at 30 deg. West longitude, where it will expand coverage over Europe, the Americas, and North Africa.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2010/742.asp

Ariane 5's sixth launch of 2010 is set for December 28[/size]

December 14, 2010 – Ariane Flight 199

Arianespace's year-ending Ariane 5 flight for 2010 has been rescheduled to December 28, allowing one of the mission's customers to perform complementary checks on its payload.

This launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana will mark Ariane 5's sixth dual-passenger flight of 2010, and is to carry the HISPASAT 1E and KOREASAT 6 telecommunications satellite payloads.

During activity at the Spaceport this month, HISPASAT 1E underwent the fit-check – during which its integration was validated with the cone-shaped adapter that serves as the interface between payload and launcher.

HISPASAT 1E was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is a powerful, state-of-the-art Ku-band spacecraft for Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS).   It is designed to provide high-quality capacity for the new initiatives of Spanish-based HISPASAT, which includes direct-to-home television; digital terrestrial television; high-definition television; along with value-added broadband services in mobile, land and maritime environments.

The KOREASAT 6 spacecraft was produced by an industry team of Orbital Sciences Corp. and Thales Alenia Space for the KT Corporation of the Republic of Korea.  This spacecraft carries 24 Ku-Band channels to provide Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and 6 channels for Direct Broadcast Services (DBS).



HISPASAT 1E undergoes its fit-check at the Spaceport's clean room facilities in French Guiana.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2010/744.asp

KOREASAT 6 is prepared for its integration on Ariane 5[/size]

December 20, 2010 – Ariane Flight 199

The payload processing for Arianespace's year-ending dual-payload Ariane 5 flight is continuing apace as the KOREASAT 6 telecommunications satellite is readied for its December 28 liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana.

KOREASAT 6 was built by an industry team composed of Orbital Sciences Corp. and Thales Alenia Space for the Republic of Korea's KT Corporation. It is the second satellite Arianespace will have launched for this South Korean operator, following a successful mission with KOREASAT 3 in 1999.

With a liftoff weight of approximately 2,850 kg., KOREASAT 6 is equipped with 30 active Ku-band transponders and will provide broadcasting and communications services across all of South Korea from an orbital position of 116 deg. East.

KOREASAT 6 will ride as the lower passenger during Arianespace's upcoming mission, to be deployed after its companion payload, HISPASAT 1E.

The Space Systems/Loral-built HISPASAT 1E is a powerful, state-of-the-art Ku-band spacecraft for Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS).  

To be positioned at 30 deg. West, HISPASAT 1E is designed to provide high-quality capacity for Spanish operator HISPASAT's new initiatives – which include direct to home television; digital terrestrial television; value-added broadband services in mobile, land and maritime environments; and high-definition television.


The KOREASAT 6 satellite undergoes its fit-check inside one of the Spaceport's clean room facilities.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/images/launch-kits/launch-kit-pdf-eng/HISPASAT1E-KOREASAT6-GB.pdf
http://www.arianespace.com/images/launch-kits/poster-pics/V199-poster.pdf

[kit105k]

а вот и резервации:
BRAZIL-NORTH COAST.
EASTERN ATLANTIC.
ROCKETS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 1622Z TO 0013Z COMMENCING
   DAILY 28 DEC THRU 28 JAN IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 05-22N 052-52W, 05-35N 052-46W,
      05-27N 052-28W, 05-18N 052-19W,
      05-03N 052-30W.
   B. 05-16N 047-30W, 04-45N 047-32W,
      04-48N 048-30W, 05-19N 048-28W.
   C. 05-02N 045-59W, 04-46N 046-00W,
      04-52N 047-41W, 05-08N 047-40W.
   D. 00-37N 000-37W, 01-11S 000-50W,
      00-40N 015-43W, 02-31N 015-29W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 290113Z JAN 11.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2010/745.asp

The year-ending Ariane 5 flight with HISPASAT 1E and KOREASAT 6 is approved for liftoff[/size]

December 26, 2010 – Ariane Flight 199

Arianespace's sixth Ariane 5 mission of 2010 was given the go-ahead today for its December 28 launch with a dual payload of telecommunication satellites to serve operators in Spain and South Korea.

The green light for this heavy-lift mission was provided after today's Launch Readiness Review, which is conducted before every Ariane flight to confirm the "go" status of the Ariane 5, its integrated HISPASAT 1E and KOREASAT 6 payloads, the Spaceport launch facilities, and the network of ground tracking stations.

With this approval, Ariane 5 will roll out to the ELA-3 launch zone tomorrow, positioning it for the December 28 liftoff during a launch window that opens at 6:26 p.m. and continues to 7:15 p.m., local time in French Guiana.

The upcoming mission will mark the completion of another busy year for Arianespace, which includes the five dual-payload Ariane 5 flights performed in May, June, August, October and November that orbited 10 telecommunications satellites; along with a Soyuz mission in October – performed for Arianespace by its Starsem affiliate – which lofted six second-generation satellites for Globalstar.

In the year-ending Ariane 5 mission this week, the HISPASAT 1E satellite will be deployed from its upper position in launcher's payload "stack" at 27 minutes into the flight, followed by KOREASAT 6's separation approximately seven minutes later.

HISPASAT 1E was produced by Space Systems/Loral as a powerful, state-of-the-art Ku-band spacecraft for Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS). To be positioned at 30 deg. West, this relay platform is designed to provide high-quality capacity for Spanish operator HISPASAT's new initiatives – which include direct to home television; digital terrestrial television; value-added broadband services in mobile, land and maritime environments; and high-definition television.

KOREASAT 6 will provide broadcasting and communications services across all of South Korea from an orbital position of 116 deg. East, utilizing its 30 active Ku-band transponders. It was built by an industry team of Orbital Sciences Corp. and Thales Alenia Space for the Republic of Korea's KT Corporation, and will be the second satellite Arianespace launched for this South Korean operator by Arianespace, following a successful mission with KOREASAT 3 in 1999.


KOREASAT 6 is installed as the lower passenger in the Ariane 5's payload "stack" during integration activity earlier this month at the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building in French Guiana.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2010/746.asp

Ariane 5 is moved to the launch zone for its year-ending flight[/size]

December 27, 2010 – Ariane Flight 199

Arianespace has rolled out its sixth Ariane 5 for launch in 2010, preparing the final mission of this year for an evening liftoff tomorrow at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

The workhorse vehicle was transferred to the ELA-3 launch zone from the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building – where the Ariane 5 was fitted with its dual-satellite payload of HISPASAT 1E and KOREASAT 6.

Preparations now are underway for tomorrow's final countdown, which will lead to the liftoff during a launch window that opens at 6:26 p.m. and continues to 7:15 p.m., local time in French Guiana.

Ariane 5's payload lift performance for this mission is a total of about 9,260 kg., which includes a mass of 8,170 kg. for its satellite passengers, along with the associated integration hardware and the launcher's SYLDA multi-payload dispenser system.

Riding as the upper passenger in Ariane 5's payload "stack" is HISPASAT 1E, which will be released at 27 minutes into the flight. This Space Systems/Loral-built satellite weighs approximately 5,320 kg., and is to provide high-quality capacity for Spanish operator HISPASAT's new initiatives – which include direct to home television; digital terrestrial television; value-added broadband services in mobile, land and maritime environments; and high-definition television.

KOREASAT 6, which has an estimated liftoff mass of 2,850 kg., will be deployed from Ariane 5's lower passenger position at approximately 34 minutes into the mission. Built by an industry team composed of Orbital Sciences Corp. and Thales Alenia Space for the Republic of Korea's KT Corporation, KOREASAT 6 is to provide broadcasting and communications services across all of South Korea.


Arianespace's sixth Ariane 5 of 2010 is shown on its way to the ELA-3 launch zone during today's transfer from the Final Assembly Building.

[Salo]

Трансляция:
http://www.videocorner.tv/videocorner2/live_flv/index.php?langue=en

[Alex D]

8 минут до старта, но есть no-go по причине сильного ветра. Таймер пока идёт.

7 минут. Таймер остановлен, ждут погоды.

[joint831]

Что-то не видно там было сильного ветра-то.
По листьям и дыму.

P.S. А темнеет у них там быстро Экватор, однако.

[Alex D]

Темнеет минут за 15 от "светло" до "полная темнота". Да, экватор в общем.

Пуск отложен на завтра. Время вроде то же.

[Salo]

Ну ветер как известно не только у Земли бывает. Да и ограничения у Ariane 5 пожёстче, чем у Протона с Союзом.

[Alex D]

Кстати, вот трудно вспомнить, когда последний раз откладывали пуск с Байконура или Плесецка по ветровым условиям. А американцы и французы - едва ли не через раз. Или эти самые high altitude winds - это фирменная особенность космодромов на берегу океана?

[joint831]

Откладывают, бывает. Не так давно Союз отложили.
Но в основном по скорости ветра в верхних слоях атмосферы.

[Salo]

http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=14511

size=18]Старт РН «Ариан-5» отложен из-за плохой погоды
:: 29.12.2010

Намеченный на 28 декабря старт РН «Ариан-5» с двумя космическими аппаратами с европейского космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане не состоялся.
Запуск планировалось произвести с 18.26 до 19.15  по местному времени (00.26 – 01.15 29 декабря по московскому времени), однако примерно за 20 минут до старта обратный отсчет был приостановлен.
Как сообщила пресс-служба «Арианеспас», осуществить запуск помешала погода, а именно сильный ветер. При этом в компании готовы возобновить предстартовые операции, как только условия улучшатся. Вторую попытку старта планируется предпринять сегодня, начиная с 18.27 по местному времени (00.27 30 декабря по московскому времени).
Во время «крайнего» старта «Ариана-5» в 2010 году европейская ракета-носитель тяжелого класса должна была вывести на орбиту спутники «HISPASAT 1E»  и «KOREASAT 6».

Пресс-служба Роскосмоса

http://www.rian.ru/science/20101229/314741059.html

Запуск ракеты-носителя Ariane-5 в Гвиане отложен еще на сутки[/size]
01:38 29/12/2010

МОСКВА, 29 дек - РИА Новости. Запуск ракеты-носителя Ariane-5, который должен был в ночь на среду вывести на орбиту два спутника связи для испанского оператора Hispasat и южнокорейского оператора Korea Telecom, отложен на сутки из-за плохих погодных условий, сообщили представители космодрома Куру во французской Гвиане.

Изначально запуск ракеты планировался на 21 декабря, однако его перенесли на одну неделю, поскольку один из клиентов решил провести дополнительную проверку спутника.

Запуск ракеты, который должен стать пятым и последним в 2010 году, был перенесен в ночь на среду из-за сильного ветра в районе космодрома.

Спутник HISPASAT 1E предназначен для трансляции телепрограмм и передачи сигнала оператора связи Hispasat. Спутник будет расположен на позиции 30 градусов западной долготы и покрывать территорию Европы и Америки.

Спутник KOREASAT 6 будет оказывать услуги связи на территории Южной Кореи для оператора Korea Telecom. Он будет расположен на позиции 116 градусов восточной долготы.

[Iva]

Ой!

30.12.10 00:27 ДМВ

Это же сегодня ночью!
Ребяты, где показывают?
Посмотрим-посмотрим куда он улетит!
 
(P.S Индию я, точно, не смотрел!
Так, что не надо на меня валить!)

[Salo]

Трансляция:
http://www.videocorner.tv/videocorner2/live_flv/index.php?langue=en

[Iva]

Трансляция:
http://www.videocorner.tv/videocorner2/live_flv/index.php?langue=en

Спасибо!
Будем посмотреть!

[Iva]

Какая-то странная у них ракета! - в разноцветную полосочку!