Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), FM04 (Anastasia)- Союз-СТ-Б/Фрегат-МТ (VS11)- Куру ELS- 27.03.2015 21:46ДМВ

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1269.asp

Final payload integration process begins for this week's Arianespace Soyuz launch fr om the Spaceport with two Galileo spacecraft

  March 23, 2015 – Soyuz Flight VS11
The payload build-up has been completed in French Guiana for Arianespace's medium-lift Soyuz mission on March 27, which is to orbit the third and fourth Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.
These latest preparations – which occurred in the Spaceport's S3B clean room facility – involved installation of the two Galileo spacecraft with their dispenser system atop Soyuz' Fregat upper stage, followed by encapsulation in the two-piece protective payload fairing.
 
 The completed unit, called the "upper composite," will be mated atop Soyuz after the workhorse vehicle's rollout from the MIK integration building – wh ere launcher assembly is handled – to the launch zone.
Scheduled for liftoff on March 27 at precisely 6:46:18 p.m. local time in French Guiana, Soyuz will carry out a nearly 3-hr., 48-min. mission from launch to separation of the two Galileo satellite passengers. Fregat – which is responsible for the final orbital maneuvers – will perform two burns separated by a three-hour-plus ballistic phase to reach the targeted deployment point.
Galileo is Europe's initiative for satellite navigation. Its complete operational and ground structure will be deployed during the FOC phase, which is managed and funded by the European Commission, with the European Space Agency delegated as the design and procurement agent on the Commission's behalf.
OHB System built the Galileo FOC satellites for launch by Soyuz, while Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. supplied their navigation payloads.
The upcoming mission is designated Flight VS11 in Arianespace's numbering system, and will mark the company's fourth launch to date carrying Galileo spacecraft.
 

Installed on their dispenser system, the Galileo FOC satellites are secured in place atop Soyuz' Fregat upper stage at the Spaceport's S3B facility,



after which they were encapsulated by the two-piece protective payload fairing.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1270.asp

Soyuz is in the launch zone for Arianespace's March 27 mission to loft the next two Galileo FOC satellites
 
  March 24, 2015 – Soyuz Flight VS11
The Soyuz for Arianespace's next medium-lift mission is in the launch zone at French Guiana, where it stands ready to receive the two spacecraft passengers that will join Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system.
Applying procedures that have been followed since the workhorse Soyuz launcher inaugurated the Space Age, the basic three-stage vehicle for Arianespace's March 27 flight emerged today from its MIK integration building in the Spaceport's northwestern sector.
Riding horizontally on a transporter/erector rail car, Soyuz was transferred to the ELS launch zone – which was followed by its erection to the vertical orientation and positioning over the launch pad, suspended in place by four large support arms.
With this step completed, all was ready for the purpose-built 53-meter-tall mobile gantry to be moved into position around the launcher – a phase of the processing in French Guiana that differs from Soyuz operations at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.  The gantry provides a protected environment for installation of the "upper composite," which consists of the two Galileo spacecraft, the Soyuz' Fregat upper stage and a two-piece protective payload fairing. 
The March 27 launch – designed VS11 in Arianespace's numbering system – is scheduled to lift off at precisely 6:46:18 p.m. local time in French Guiana, with its Galileo satellite passengers to be deployed during a flight lasting approximately 3 hrs., 47 min. Total payload lift performance is estimated at 1,597 kg., which includes a combined mass of some 1,428 kg. for the two spacecraft.
Flight VS11's passengers – built by OHB System, with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. supplying their navigation payloads – are the third and fourth Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites in the Galileo program, which is creating a European-operated space-based navigation system.
 The European Commission is managing and funding Galileo's FOC phase – during which the network's complete operational and ground infrastructure will be deployed. The European Space Agency has been delegated as the design and procurement agent on the Commission's behalf.


The 11th Arianespace Soyuz to be launched from French Guiana is shown during its rollout today. The basic three-stage vehicle is transferred horizontally by rail from the Spaceport's MIK assembly facility to the ELS launch zone, passing under the mobile gantry.



Soyuz was then raised to a vertical position over the launch pad, to be secured in place by four support arms.


 The mobile gantry is moved into position over Flight VS11's Soyuz after this medium-lift vehicle's daytime transfer to the ELS launch zone.

[Lanista]

Живописно.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1271.asp

Galileo spacecraft are integrated for their Arianespace Soyuz launch on March 27
 
March 25, 2015 – Soyuz Flight VS11
The next medium-lift Soyuz to be launched fr om French Guiana is now complete following the integration of its "upper composite" – which consists of two Galileo satellite passengers, their protective payload fairing and the Fregat upper stage.
This activity was performed at the Spaceport's ELS launch complex. It began with the upper composite's transfer yesterday from the S3B payload preparation facility to the launch pad on a special transporter, and was followed by its hoisting to the upper level of a purpose-built mobile gantry – which provides a protected environment for the vertical installation atop Soyuz.
Final checkout of the completed launch vehicle is now underway, leading up to the Arianespace liftoff that is planned on Friday, March 27 at precisely 6:46:18 p.m. local time in French Guiana.
The mission's payload – a pair of Full Operational Capability (FOC) spacecraft that will further expand Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system – are to be deployed during a flight lasting approximately 3 hrs., 47 min.
OHB System built the two spacecraft in Bremen, Germany as prime contractor. Their navigation payloads, which will generate the precision positioning measurements and services to users worldwide, were supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in Guildford, UK.
 Galileo's FOC phase – during which the network's complete operational and ground infrastructure will be deployed – is being managed and funded by the European Commission, with the European Space Agency delegated as the design and procurement agent on the Commission's behalf.

     
The Galileo satellites' integration with Soyuz is shown in this series of photos, beginning with the upper composite's transfer to the ELS launch complex in French Guiana.


The upper composite is hoisted inside the mobile gantry,


wh ere it is integrated with Soyuz to complete the launcher's build-up.

[Floppy Disk]

Follow the key events of the Soyuz rocket's ascent into orbit from the Guiana Space Center with two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. A listing of exact times for the flight's major events is posted below.
Date source: Arianespace
T-0:00:03: Engines at Full Thrust

The five main engines of the Soyuz rocket's core stage and four strap-on boosters are at full thrust.


T+0:00:00: Liftoff

Producing more than 900,000 pounds of thrust, the Soyuz ST-B (Soyuz 2-1b) rocket soars into the sky from the Guiana Space Center.


T+0:01:58: Jettison Boosters

The Soyuz rocket's four strap-on boosters, each powered by an RD-107A engine, are jettisoned after consuming their propellant.


T+0:03:29: Jettison Fairing

The ST-type payload fairing is released from the Soyuz rocket when it reaches the edge of the upper atmosphere. The 13.5-foot-diameter fairing protects the payload during the launch countdown and the flight through the dense lower atmosphere.


T+0:04:48: Core Stage Separation

Having burned its propellant, the core stage of the Soyuz rocket, also known as the second stage, separates and the third stage's RD-0124 engine ignites to continue the flight.


T+0:09:24: Soyuz/Fregat Separation

The Soyuz rocket's third stage releases the Fregat-MT upper stage just shy of orbital velocity.


T+0:10:24: First Fregat Ignition

The hydrazine-fueled Fregat upper stage ignites to place the Galileo satellites in an elliptical transfer orbit.


T+0:23:32: First Fregat Shutdown

After a 13-minute, 8-second burn, the Fregat upper stage shuts down to begin a 3-hour, 15-minute coast phase.


T+3:38:35: Second Fregat Ignition

The Fregat main engine ignites to circularize its orbit before deployment of the two Galileo satellites.


T+3:42:57: Second Fregat Shutdown

The Fregat main engine shuts down after a 4-minute, 22-second burn to inject the Galileo satellites into a circular orbit at an altitude 23,522 kilometers (14,615 miles) and an inclination of 55.04 degrees.


T+3:47:57: Galileo Separation

The two Galileo navigation satellites deploy from a dispenser on the Fregat upper stage.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1272.asp

Arianespace's Soyuz is approved for its March 27 flight to deploy two Galileo navigation satellites
 
  March 26, 2015 – Soyuz Flight VS11
Authorization has been given for tomorrow's Arianespace Soyuz launch from French Guiana, providing the "green light" for this medium-lift mission that will further expand Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system.
The approval was granted today after the regular pre-launch review for Arianespace flights – which confirmed the readiness of Soyuz and its payload of two Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) spacecraft, the launch site and associated infrastructure at the Spaceport, as well as the network of downrange tracking stations.
This March 27 mission – designated VS11 in Arianespace's numbering system – will be performed from the purpose-built ELS launch facility for Soyuz. Its liftoff is scheduled at precisely 6:46:18 p.m. local time in French Guiana, with the Galileo satellites to be deployed during a flight lasting approximately 3 hrs., 47 min.
Produced by OHB System, these relay platforms – which are the constellation's third and fourth FOC satellites for launch, and the seventh and eighth Galileo spacecraft to be lofted overall – weigh some 715 kg. each and will operate in medium-Earth orbit. Their navigation payloads were supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
The Galileo navigation system provides highly accurate global positioning services under civilian control.  The European Commission is funding and managing its FOC phase, during which the network's complete operational and ground infrastructure will be deployed; with the European Space Agency designated as the system's design and procurement agent.
 Flight VS11 will be Arianespace's second mission performed in 2015 (following a lightweight Vega launch in February), as well as the 11th Soyuz liftoff performed from French Guiana since this workhorse vehicle's 2011 introduction at the Spaceport.

[Lanista]

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Улетели.

[ВВК]

Космические аппараты «Галилео FOC» М2 выведены на расчетную орбиту

http://www.federalspace.ru/21396/

[ВВК]

Мои поздравления Всем причастным!

[Floppy Disk]

[azeast]

Молодцы!

[Роман]

УРА !!!

[che wi]

Поздравляю причастных!

Jonathan McDowell ‏@planet4589  1h ago

Independent confirmation from US tracking! 3 objects cataloged in expected 23560 x 23600 km orbits. Congrats @Arianespace

[Lanista]

УРА

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Код Выделить Развернуть

1 40544U 15017A   15087.85888610  .00000019  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 40544 055.0670 094.8997 0007583 242.4347 117.5135 01.67381505    17
1 40545U 15017B   15087.85825358  .00000019  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 40545 055.0630 094.9034 0000948 087.9618 272.0346 01.67515452    19
1 40546U 15017C   15087.10083800  .00000015  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 40546 055.0681 094.8613 0006237 218.8255 044.3710 01.67432441    07

[anik]

Поздравления НПОЛ, НПЦ АП и КБХМ!

Юбилейный запуск разгонного блока «Фрегат»
http://www.laspace.ru/rus/news.php#403

28 марта 2015 года в 00:46 по Москве со стартового комплекса космодрома Куру был выполнен успешный запуск космической ракеты «Союз-СТ-Б» (ГРКЦ «Прогресс») с межорбитальным космическим буксиром производства НПО им. С.А. Лавочкина и двумя европейскими навигационными спутниками «Галилео». Этот старт стал 50-м для разгонного блока «Фрегат»!
Свой первый, квалификационный полёт РБ «Фрегат» совершил еще 9 февраля 2000 года, а уже в июле того же года, по заказу Европейского космического агентства, он вывел на высокоэллиптические орбиты сразу четыре научных спутника «Кластер-2».
Далее, год за годом, «Фрегат» осуществлял запуски спутников различных направлений, назначениями которых являются навигация, дистанционное зондирование Земли, гидрометеорология, телекоммуникация, межпланетные исследования, прикладные и научные задачи. Разгонный блок производства НПО им. С.А. Лавочкина участвовал в уникальных проектах нашего предприятия, таких как «Спектр-Р» («Радиоастрон»), «Электро-Л» № 1, малые космические аппараты для фундаментальных космических исследований и в прочих.
Особенность успеха «Фрегата» – высокая точность выведения, что очень важно как для космической телекоммуникации или гидрометеорологии, так и при полётах космических аппаратов к планетам и малым телам Солнечной системы. Например, при выведении европейского научного аппарата «Марс-Экспресс» на траекторию перелета была обеспечена точность, вдвое превысившая расчётную, что позволило сократить затраты топлива для проведения коррекции космического аппарата, тем самым расширив его возможности манёврирования у Марса.
Способность «Фрегата» выводить космические аппараты с трех космодромов – Байконур, Плесецк, Куру и скоро с четвертого – Восточного, дает возможность работать с ракетами-носителями различных классов – «Союз», «Зенит», «Ангара-А5» – это присваевает ему статус мирового рекордсмена по универсальности. Стоит отметить, что «Фрегат» отрабатывает все погрешности по точности после выведения ракетой-носителем космического аппарата.
На сегодняшний день «Фрегатом» успешно выведено на различные высокоэнергетические орбиты и отлетные траектории около 110 космических аппаратов. Эффективная и надежная работа разгонного блока обеспечивает России лидирующее положение в таком высокотехнологичном, инновационном и коммерчески прибыльном деле, как выведение космических аппаратов на рабочие и отлетные орбиты.
ФГУП «НПО им. С.А. Лавочкина» создало уникальный аппарат, его смело можно назвать автономным роботом с искусственным интеллектом, который обеспечивает весь процесс выведения космических аппаратов в соответствии с полетным заданием без вмешательства с Земли. Межорбитальные космические буксиры «Фрегат» пользуются огромной популярностью, и в ближайшие годы планируется только наращивать количество запусков с использованием этого разгонного блока.
Поздравляем инженеров, конструкторов, разработчиков и всех тех, кто принимал участие в создании и реализации проекта РБ «Фрегат» с юбилейным стартом и желаем не останавливаться на достигнутом!

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anik пишет:
....дает возможность работать с ракетами-носителями различных классов – «Союз», «Зенит», «Ангара-А5» – это присваевает ему статус мирового рекордсмена по универсальности....

А "Центавр" в различных вариациях не на большем числе носителей успел полетать?

[Floppy Disk]

№1 В сети появились новые видеозаписи пуска ракеты Союз 
№2 Пассажиры наблюдали пуск ракеты, находясь на борту самолета!

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Floppy Disk пишет:
Пассажиры наблюдали пуск ракеты, находясь на борту самолета!

Не только наблюдали, но и "запротоколировали" на видео. Первый раз такое вижу.