Euclid – Falcon 9 (B1080.2) – Cape Canaveral SLC-40 – 01.07.2023 15:12 UTC

[zandr]

ESA's Euclid mission  @ESA_Euclid
Did you know more than 2000 scientists are involved in the Euclid Consortium? 80 of them visited the spacecraft in the cleanroom in Cannes, France. Some of the scientists have been working on Euclid for more than 15 years! We thank @Thales_Alenia_S for their hospitality!
   

[zandr]

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2008

Euclid Telescope
Launch Time
Sat Jul 1, 2023 18:11 GMT+3
Due to the current geopolitical situation, Roscosmos has decided to suspend all Soyuz-ST launch campaigns in France, "in response to EU sanctions against our companies", said Dmitry Rogozin. It is impossible at the moment to estimate when the campaigns will resume, nor whether they will resume, or be cancelled.

In October 2022, ESA announced this mission would now be launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket instead of a Soyuz rocket.

Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Unknown Vehicle
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Mission Details
Euclid
Euclid is an ESA mission to map the geometry of the dark Universe. The mission will investigate the distance-redshift relationship and the evolution of cosmic structures. It achieves this by measuring shapes and redshifts of galaxies and clusters of galaxies out to redshifts ~2, or equivalently to a look-back time of 10 billion years. It will therefore cover the entire period over which dark energy played a significant role in accelerating the expansion.
It will be about 4.5 meters tall and 3.1 meters in 'diameter' (with appendages stowed). The nominal mission lifetime is six years.
A large-amplitude (~ 1 × 106 km) halo orbit around the second Lagrange point of the Sun-Earth system (L2) has been selected because it offers optimum operating conditions for Euclid: a benign radiation environment, which is necessary for the sensitive detectors and very stable observing conditions, which are sufficiently far away from the disturbing Earth-Moon system. In addition, the amount of propellant necessary is very favourable compared to alternative orbits.
Thales Alenia was selected in June 2013 to build the spacecraft. EADS Astrium was selected to provide the science module including the telescope. The propulsion system will be built by OHB Sweden.
Payloads: 1    Total Mass: 2,100 kg    Sun–Earth L2

Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

[zandr]

https://twitter.com/ESA_Euclid/status/1672160734745116674

ESA's Euclid mission  @ESA_Euclid
On  1 July  join us for the live #ESAEuclid launch broadcast. Expected key moments (all CEST)

 16:30–18:10 #ESAWebTV programme
 17:11 Launch on SpaceX Falcon 9
 17:53 Separation
 17:57 Earliest time to acquire Euclid's signal

 https://esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/How_to_follow_the_Euclid_launch_live

[Pirat5]

M1933 Euclid launch groundtrack    http://bit.ly/LHA-26
Launch - 01-Jul-23 - Falcon 9 v1.2.b5 Flight 236 - CCSFS SLC-40
2100kg ESA telescope Euclid on Sun–Earth L2 halo orbit

M1933 Euclid ASDS position
Landing - 01-Jul-23 - Falcon 9 v1.2.b5 - Flight 236
Planned recovery position 692km downrange
FCC APPLICATION: bit.ly/x124117 (with radius of operation within 75km)

M1933 Euclid fairing recovery position
Estimated recovery position 817km downrange

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy1Es_-tWPY

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ESA Euclid will explore the dark Universe
  SciNews
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid mission is designed to explore the evolution of the dark Universe. It will make a 3D-map of the Universe (with time as the third dimension) by observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years, across more than a third of the sky. Carole G. Mundell (Director of Science, ESA) and Elena Maiorano (Spacecraft Engineering Manager for Euclid, ESA) explain the Euclid mission.
Credit: ATG Medialab for ESA/European Space Agency (ESA)

[zandr]

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=euclid

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, July 1 for Falcon 9's launch of the ESA Euclid mission to a Sun-Earth L2 transfer orbit, also known as the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 11:12 a.m. ET (15:12 UTC). If needed, a backup opportunity is available Sunday, July 2 at the same time.

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Ax-2. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff...

B1080.2

[zandr]

Там же

HR/MIN/SEC   EVENT
00:01:14   Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:37   1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:40   1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:48   2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:30   Fairing deployment
00:06:25   1st stage entry burn starts
00:06:47   1st stage entry burn ends
00:08:03   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:08:23   1st stage landing burn start
00:08:31   1st stage landing
00:17:10   2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:18:28   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:40:58   ESA Euclid deploys

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIwvwYVUuxg

ESA Euclid Mission
  SpaceX

[zandr]

Raul  @Raul74Cz
Launch Hazard Areas for #Euclid mission from CCSFS SLC-40, valid for NET 01 Jul 15:12 UTC, alternatively 02 to 07 Jul based on issued NOTAM/NOTMAR. B1080.2 landing 692km downrange. Estimated fairing recovery position approximately 817km downrange. http://bit.ly/LHA-26

[Евгений Б.]

Старт в 18:12 МСК (15:12 UTC)

🌤 Погода - 90% GO!

t.me/spacex_rus/58666

[Александр Репной]

Коллеги, можно его после запуска пронаблюдать в первые часы сегодня вечером или ночью? У меня вроде бы погода способствует наблюдениям.

[Tagir2000]

По-моему изображение со второй ступени стало получше

[ОАЯ]

Газета Флориды

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAbS8G9EBng

3:02
ESA Euclid launch
  SciNews
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid mission was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 1 July 2023, at 15:12 UTC (11:12 EDT). The Euclid space telescope is designed to explore the evolution of the "dark Universe" (dark energy and dark matter). Following stage separation, Falcon 9's first stage landed on the "A Shortfall of Gravitas" droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9's first stage (B1080) previously supported the Ax-2 mission.
Credit: ESA/SpaceX

[zandr]

Первая ступень на платформу села успешно.

[zandr]

SpaceX  @SpaceX
Deployment of @ESA's Euclid confirmed

Отделение подтверждено. Миссия успешна.

[Александр Репной]

Начало положено, поздравляю!

[zandr]

Коллеги, можно его после запуска пронаблюдать в первые часы сегодня вечером или ночью? У меня вроде бы погода способствует наблюдениям.

Вряд ли. У него назначение - точка Лагранжа-2. Скорее всего, уже лёг на курс.

[Александр Репной]

Коллеги, можно его после запуска пронаблюдать в первые часы сегодня вечером или ночью? У меня вроде бы погода способствует наблюдениям.

Вряд ли. У него назначение - точка Лагранжа-2. Скорее всего, уже лёг на курс.

Понял, спасибо! Жаль, конечно, а то можно было бы глянуть.

[zandr]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvB07BKS6GI

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ESA Euclid deployment
  SciNews
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid space telescope was successfully deployed into a Sun-Earth L2 transfer orbit approximately 41 minutes after being launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 1 July 2023, at 15:12 UTC (11:12 EDT). Euclid is expected to enter in orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2 about four weeks after launch.
Credit: ESA/SpaceX

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