Echostar 17&MSG-3=Ariane 5ECA(VA207)-06.07.2012 01:36ЛМВ

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http://msg-3launchcampaign.blogspot.nl/

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/917.asp

MSG-3 is integrated for Arianespace's upcoming dual-passenger Ariane 5 flight[/size]

June 27, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207

The final payload integration phase has begun for Arianespace's heavy-lift mission on July 5, with Europe's MSG-3 meteorological satellite now installed on its workhorse Ariane 5 launcher at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

This spacecraft was positioned atop Ariane 5's core cryogenic stage yesterday during activity inside the Spaceport's launch vehicle Final Assembly Building – placing it as the lower passenger in the dual-payload "stack," to be released second in the flight sequence after its co-passenger, EchoStar XVII.

MSG-3 will be operated by EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites). After its deployment by Ariane 5, the satellite is to provide highly detailed imagery of Europe, the North Atlantic and Africa for use by meteorologists and national weather forecasters. MSG-3 has a liftoff mass of approximately 2,000 kg., and will operate in geostationary orbit.

Produced by a Thales Alenia Space-led European consortium, MSG-3 will be the no. 3 spacecraft in Europe's second-generation MSG series – following the two previously lofted by Arianespace: MSG-1 in August 2002 (which was re-designated Meteosat-8 when it became operational); and MSG-2 in December 2005 (renamed Meteosat-9 upon reaching operational service).

MSG-3's "sister" payload on next week's Ariane 5 flight – EchoStar XVII – is a high-throughput telecommunications platform to be operated by Hughes Network Systems. Employing a multi-spot beam, bent-pipe Ka-band architecture that provides significant additional capacity for Hughes, the satellite will deliver broadband services to consumers, businesses and government customers across North America.

The launch of MSG-3 and EchoStar XVII will be Arianespace's third heavy-lift flight with Ariane 5 in 2012.  It follows the May 15 launch of two telecommunications satellites for Asia: JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2; and the March 23 liftoff with Europe's third Automated Transfer Vehicle for servicing of the International Space Station.


The MSG-3 meteorological satellite is installed atop Ariane 5's core cryogenic stage inside the Spaceport's launch vehicle Final Assembly Building.[/size]

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http://msg-3launchcampaign.blogspot.nl/2012/07/launch-campaign-status-at-l-3.html

02 July 2012
Launch campaign status at L-3[/size]

No "visible" activities to report today as efforts concentrated on the launcher in the BAF and on the final preparation of the fairing (thermal and environmental controls, several inspections, red tag items, arming, closure...). These activities are exclusively under Arianespace responsibility without witnessing from the customer(s) side.
In the next days:

    L-2 (03/07/2012) will be mainly dedicated to the RAL (Revue d'Aptitude au Lancement/Launch Readiness Review). An important review mainly focussed on the Ariane 5 ECA launcher.
    L-1 (04/07/2012): Roll out of the launcher between the BAF and the ELA-3 (launch pad). This will terminate the quasi "secret phase" of the POC (Combined Operation Plan). This activity was already witnessed in May for the roll out of VA206 flight.
    L0 (05/07/2012). Launch day. The countdown will start at 9:36 am (Kourou time) for a launch window starting 9 hours later.

Below, a picture of the CSG sky when we got out of our last meeting today 02/07/2012, looking in the direction of the ELA-3 launch pad. It gives a rough idea about the light we may have for the launch as it was exatly taken at the time corresponding to our launch window on next Thursday i.e. from 18:36 to 19:05 Kourou time or 23:36 to 00:05 Paris/Asterdam/Darmstadt time zone...[/size]

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http://www.arianespace.com/images/launch-kits/launch-kit-pdf-eng/VA207-EchoStar-XVII-MSG-3-GB.pdf

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http://www.eumetsat.int/msg3/news.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eumetsat/sets/72157629845835726/

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/919.asp

Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission with EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 is given its "go" for liftoff[/size]

July 3, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207

Ariane 5's third flight of 2012 has received the green light for its liftoff on Thursday, July 5 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The go-ahead for this mission – which will orbit a mixed payload of telecommunications and meteorological spacecraft – was given following today's launch readiness review.


A decal representing EchoStar XVII is applied to Ariane 5's payload fairing as part of final preparations for this Thursday's flight.

This important pre-launch step, which is performed prior to each Arianespace mission, checks the "go" status of the launcher, the flight's dual-passenger payload, the Spaceport's infrastructure and the network of tracking stations which will follow the flight.

Over 9,600 kg. of payload lift performance will be delivered with this mission, which includes a combined total of more than 7,500 kg. for the EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 spacecraft, plus the launch vehicle's dual-passenger dispenser system and satellite integration hardware.

The EchoStar XVII telecommunications spacecraft is based on Space Systems/Loral's 1300 series satellite platform and will be operated by Hughes Network Systems. It is to deliver broadband services to consumers, businesses and government customers across North America.

MSG-3 is a meteorological spacecraft for EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites), and was produced by a Thales Alenia Space-led consortium. After its deployment by Ariane 5, MSG-3 will operate in geostationary orbit and provide detailed images of Europe, Africa and the North Atlantic for use by meteorologists and national weather forecasters.

The launch of EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 follows the May 15 orbiting of two telecommunications satellites for Asia: JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2; and the March 23 liftoff with Europe's third Automated Transfer Vehicle for servicing of the International Space Station.[/size]

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Watch online: MSG-3 launch
 

Join us for the launch of MSG-3 on Thursday. Dedicated to monitoring the weather from geostationary orbit, MSG-3 will be launched on an Ariane 5 from French Guiana. The 29-minute window opens at 23:36 CEST. Live transmission from Eumetsat in Germany starts at 21:30 CEST.
 
The launch of the third Meteosat Second Generation, MSG-3, satellite ensures the continuity of meteorological observations to improve weather forecasts from geostationary orbit 36 000 km above Earth. MSG-3 joins Meteosat-8, which has greatly exceeded its expected life, and Meteosat-9.

The MSG series builds on the legacy of the operational meteorological satellites that started with Meteosat-1 in 1977.

ESA has developed the series of weather satellites in close cooperation with Eumetsat, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites.

About ten days after launch, Eumetsat will take over routine operations.

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/MSG/SEMI592VW3H_0.html

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/921.asp

Arianespace's Ariane 5 flight with EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 enters its final countdown for liftoff tonight[/size]


July 5, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207

The final countdown is now underway for this evening's Arianespace Ariane 5 flight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, which is to orbit a dual payload consisting of the EchoStar XVII broadband telecommunications relay platform and EUMETSAT's MSG-3 meteorological satellite.

Liftoff is scheduled during a launch window that opens at 6:36 p.m. and continues to 7:05 p.m. local time, with EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 being deployed during a 34-minute flight.

This will be the 63rd launch of an Ariane 5, and Arianespace's third flight of its heavy-lift workhorse in 2012.

EchoStar XVII is a Space Systems/Loral-built 1300-series satellite platform, and is to be operated by Hughes Network Systems – delivering broadband services from geostationary orbit to consumers, businesses and government customers across North America.

MSG-3 is a weather observation spacecraft for EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites).  Produced by a Thales Alenia Space-led consortium, MSG-3 will operate in geostationary orbit – providing detailed images of Europe, Africa and the North Atlantic for use by meteorologists and national weather forecasters.[/size]

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Трансляция будет тут через 40 минут:
http://www.arianespace.tv/

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Пошла трансляция.

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Улетела!

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Есть отделение Echostar XVII.

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Есть отделение переходника Sylda.

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Есть отделение MSG3.

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/922.asp

Ariane 5 lofts telecommunications and weather observation satellites on Arianespace's latest mission success[/size]

July 5, 2012 – Ariane Flight VA207

Arianespace continued Ariane 5's track record of success tonight by using the heavy-lift workhorse to orbit a mixed payload of telecommunications and meteorological spacecraft on the launcher's 63rd flight.


For this third Ariane 5 mission of 2012, the EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 passengers were deployed into geostationary transfer orbit during a 34-minute flight.  Total payload lift performance was approximately 9,640 kg., which included the combined mass of the EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 spacecraft, plus the launch vehicle's dual-passenger dispenser system and satellite integration hardware.

"By orbiting these two satellites, we have once again demonstrated the flexibility of Ariane 5 – which was capable of simultaneously launching one of the largest telecommunications satellites ever built for an American private operator, along with one of the most capable meteorological satellites developed by Europe for a European government organization," said Arianespace Chairman & CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall.

With an estimated liftoff mass of 6,100 kg., EchoStar XVII will be operated by Hughes Network Systems from an orbital position of 107.1° West – delivering broadband services to consumers, businesses and government customers across North America.  The telecommunications spacecraft is based on Space Systems/Loral's 1300-series platform and is to operate in the Ka-band.

MSG-3 was the ninth Meteosat-series weather satellite launched by Ariane vehicles since 1981.  Weighing approximately 2,000 kg. at liftoff, it will provide highly detailed imagery of Europe, the North Atlantic and Africa for use by meteorologists and national weather forecasters. Resulting from a close collaboration involving EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) and the European Space Agency, MSG-3 was produced in an industry consortium led by Thales Alenia Space.[/size]

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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/va207/prelaunch/

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http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t13692p45-lancement-ariane-5-eca-va207-msg-3-echostar-xvii-05-juillet-2012

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MSG-3 successfully launched
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/Press_Releases/820605?l=en

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