Intelsat 33E (EpicNG), Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA232) - Куру ELA-3 - 24.08.2016

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http://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/

Aug. 24 • Ariane 5 • Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36
Launch window: TBD
 Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA232, to launch the Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 communications satellites. Intelsat 33e is the second Intelsat Epic high throughput satellite, hosting a next-generation all-digital payload that can be reconfigured in orbit and is resilient to interference and jamming. Intelsat 33e offers coverage in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Intelsat 36 will provide television broadcast and other communications services over Africa and South Asia. [June 9]

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Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  
Arianespace CEO: Next launch is Aug 24 w/ 2 Intelsat sats 33e and 36.
  15:41 - 18 июн. 2016 г.  

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24 августа в 23:30 ДМВ.

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http://www.csgpreparationlancement.com/ariane/vol-ariane-232-debut-de-la-campagne/

12 juillet 2016
 Vol Ariane 232 – Début de la campagne
L'arrivée à Kourou, le 8 juillet dernier, des premiers éléments du lanceur, à bord du navire MN Toucan, marque le début de la campagne du 232ème vol Ariane, prévu en août prochain.

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http://www.csgpreparationlancement.com/ariane/vol-ariane-232-hissage-de-letage-principal/

12 juillet 2016
Vol Ariane 232 – Hissage de l'étage principal

L'étage principal cryotechnique (EPC), corps central d'Ariane, a été hissé au bâtiment d'intégration lanceur (BIL). Le vol Ariane 232 décollera fin août avec les satellites INTELSAT 33E & 36.

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http://www.csgpreparationlancement.com/ariane/vol-ariane-232-transfert-des-eap-au-bil/

12 juillet 2016
 Vol Ariane 232 – Transfert des EAP au BIL

Les deux étages d'accélération à poudre (EAP) d'Ariane 5, communément appelés les boosters, ont été transférés au BIL, le bâtiment d'intégration lanceur. Ils fourniront la majorité de la poussée au décollage du lanceur, prévu au mois d'août.

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/intelsat-33e-arrives-at-the-spaceport-for-arianespaces-august-launch-with-ariane-5/

Jul 22, 2016
Intelsat 33e arrives at the Spaceport for Arianespace's August launch with Ariane 5

The protective shipping container with Intelsat 33e is unloaded fr om a chartered An-124 jetliner at Félix Eboué Airport, which was followed by the satellite's transfer by road to the Spaceport.

One of two Intelsat satellites that will be orbited on Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission has been delivered to the Spaceport, advancing pre-launch activities for this August 24 heavy-lift flight to the payload preparation phase.
                            
Intelsat 33e "touched down" in French Guiana yesterday, arriving at Félix Eboué Airport near Cayenne aboard a chartered Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner. After unloading, the spacecraft was transferred by road to the Spaceport, wh ere it was moved into the S5 payload processing facility for the start of pre-flight checkout.
The satellite was produced by Boeing Space Systems. Once in orbit, it will extend Intelsat's high-throughput capacity in both C- and Ku-band from the Americas to include Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean regions. In addition, Intelsat 33e will deliver enterprise-grade, broadband services to aeronautical and maritime mobility service providers and users.
As the second spacecraft of the next-generation Intelsat EpicNG series, Intelsat 33e integrates one of the most advanced commercially-available digital payloads in the world. It has a liftoff mass estimated at 6,575 kg. and will operate from an orbital position of 60 deg. East following its launch by Ariane 5.
The first Intelsat EpicNG satellite, Intelsat 29e, was successfully delivered to geostationary transfer orbit on an Ariane 5 mission performed last January.
Joining Intelsat 33e on the dual-passenger August 24 flight is another satellite for Intelsat, Intelsat 36 – which was built by SSL (Space Systems Loral) and will enhance the international operator's premier direct-to-home neighborhood in Africa. This spacecraft's liftoff mass is estimated at 3,250 kg., and it is set to operate from a 68.5 deg. East orbital slot.
The upcoming Ariane 5 mission to geostationary transfer orbit with Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 is designated Flight VA232 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system, and will be performed from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone in French Guiana.
                                          
Intelsat website: www.intelsat.com
Intelsat blog: www.intelsat.com/blog/
Boeing website: www.boeing.com/space
SSL website: www.sslmda.com

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/both-satellite-passengers-for-ariane-5s-august-24-launch-are-now-in-french-guiana/

Jul 25, 2016
Both satellite passengers for Ariane 5's August 24 launch are now in French Guiana

Protected by its shipping container, Intelsat 36 is unloaded from the An-124 cargo jetliner following this SSL-built satellite's arrival at Félix Eboué International Airport in French Guiana.

Payload preparations for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 dual-passenger mission are moving into full pace with today's delivery of the second satellite, Intelsat 36, to French Guiana – joining Intelsat 33e, which arrived earlier this month.         
                            
The newly-delivered spacecraft was flown to South America aboard an Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner, which landed this morning at Félix Eboué Airport near the French Guiana capital city of Cayenne. After the unloading process, the protective container with Intelsat 36 was readied for transportation by road to the Spaceport, located some 65 kilometers away.
Built by SSL (Space Systems Loral), Intelsat 36 will enhance international satellite operator Intelsat's premier direct-to-home neighborhood in Africa – providing coverage from an orbital position of 68.5 deg. East. Its liftoff mass is estimated at 3,250 kg.
Accompanying Intelsat 36 on the August 24 launch to geostationary transfer orbit is another satellite for Intelsat's fleet, Intelsat 33e. Produced by Boeing Space Systems, it is the second Intelsat EpicNG-series spacecraft and integrates one of the most advanced commercially-available digital payloads in the world.
Intelsat 33e has a liftoff mass estimated at 6,575 kg. and will operate from an orbital position of 60 deg. East following its launch.
Ariane 5's mission with Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 is designated VA232 in Arianespace's numbering system for its family of launchers, which also includes the medium-lift Soyuz and light-lift Vega.
         
Intelsat website: www.intelsat.com
Intelsat blog: www.intelsat.com/blog/
Boeing website: www.boeing.com/space
SSL website: www.sslmda.com

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/two-intelsat-satellites-are-prepared-for-their-upcoming-arianespace-ariane-5-launch/

Jul 28, 2016
Two Intelsat satellites are prepared for their upcoming Arianespace Ariane 5 launch

Flight VA232's two satellite passengers made first contact with launcher hardware during separate activity in the Spaceport's S5 building. The photo at left shows Intelsat 33e – which will have a liftoff mass estimated at 6,575 kg. – during its "fit-check;" while the 3,250-kg.-class Intelsat 36 co-passenger undergoes the same process (at right).

Payload preparations for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission are now in full swing, with this August 24 flight's two satellite passengers – both for U.S.-based operator Intelsat – undergoing their checkout procedures at the Spaceport.
                            
These pre-launch activities are underway in the Spaceport's S5 building, following separate arrivals of the Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 spacecraft – both of which were delivered via cargo jetliner to French Guiana's Félix Eboué Airport near Cayenne.
Designated Flight VA232, this upcoming mission to geostationary transfer orbit will mark the sixth liftoff in 2016 by a member of Arianespace's launch vehicle family – which consists of the heavy-lift Ariane 5, medium-size Soyuz and lightweight Vega – as well as the fourth liftoff this year using a workhorse Ariane 5.
Intelsat 33e, produced by Boeing Space Systems, will occupy the upper passenger position in Ariane 5's dual-payload configuration – to be released first during the launch sequence on August 24.
With a liftoff mass estimated at 6,575 kg., Intelsat 33e is the second spacecraft of the next-generation Intelsat EpicNG series and integrates one of the most advanced digital payloads available commercially today. The first EpicNG-series satellite – Intelsat 29e – was successfully orbited on an Ariane 5 mission performed in January.
Intelsat 36, which has an estimated liftoff mass of 3,250 kg., is to be installed in the lower payload position on its Ariane 5 launcher. Built by SSL (Space Systems Loral), the satellite will enhance Intelsat's premier direct-to-home neighborhood in Africa.
                                    
Intelsat website: www.intelsat.com
Intelsat blog: www.intelsat.com/blog/
SSL website: www.sslmda.com
Boeing website: www.boeing.com/space

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http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/07/31/intelsat-confident-in-ariane-5-to-launch-two-critical-satellites/

Intelsat confident in Ariane 5 to launch two critical satellites             
 July 31, 2016 Stephen Clark
 
The Intelsat 33e (left) and Intelsat 36 (right) satellites undergo launch preparations at the Guiana Space Center. Credit: Arianespace

Two Intelsat communications craft are in French Guiana getting configured for a dual-launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket Aug. 24, the first time the global satellite operator has put two of its payloads on the same booster.
The Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 satellites are set for launch Aug. 24 at 2155 GMT (5:55 p.m. EDT) at the opening of a 45-minute window.
Two Russian Antonov An-124 cargo planes delivered the spacecraft to French Guiana earlier this month, with Intelsat 33e arriving July 21 from its Boeing factory in El Segundo, California, and Intelsat 36 landing July 25 after a trip from Space Systems/Loral's Palo Alto, California, manufacturing plant.
After ground crews unloaded the satellites from their transport planes, technicians drove the spacecraft from the airport in Cayenne to the Guiana Space Center about 40 miles (65 kilometers) to the northwest.
Once inside their clean rooms at the spaceport, the satellites were removed from their shipping containers to begin a sequence launch preps including final tests, fit checks, fueling and mounting atop the Ariane 5 rocket.
The Intelsat 33e spacecraft, based on the Boeing 702MP satellite design, is the bigger of the mission's two payloads. It will ride in the upper position inside the Ariane 5's nose cone.
Once fueled, Intelsat 33e will weigh nearly 14,500 pounds, or about 6,575 kilograms. The smaller Intelsat 36 satellite, built on Space Systems/Loral's 1300 series platform, has a launch weight of approximately 7,165 pounds, or about 3,250 kilograms, according to Arianespace, the Ariane 5's commercial operator.
Workers will build up the Ariane 5's payload section by hoisting Intelsat 33e atop the rocket's Sylda dual-payload adapter, then enclosing the composite inside the launcher's Swiss-made payload fairing.
Intelsat 36 will be lifted directly onto an attach point on top of the Ariane 5's second stage. Then the structure with Intelsat 33e, the Sylda adapter and the fairing will be lowered over the Intelsat 36 satellite to complete assembly of the rocket in mid-August.
The 180-foot-tall (55-meter) Ariane 5 rocket will roll out to the Guiana Space Center's ELA-3 launch pad Aug. 23, the day before liftoff.
The Aug. 24 launch will mark Arianespace's sixth flight of the year, and the fourth by an Ariane 5 in 2016. It will be the 87th Ariane 5 launch overall.
Meanwhile, crews from Airbus Safran Launchers, the Ariane 5's prime contractor, delivered components for next month's mission from Europe to French Guiana on July 18, and almost immediately erected the rocket's first stage inside Kourou's launcher integration building July 9.
 
A technician inside the Ariane 5's launcher integration building gives a sense of scale to the rocket's first stage Vulcain 2 engine as the launch campaign began July 9 for next month's mission for Intelsat. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – JM Guillon
 
The Ariane 5's two solid rocket boosters, each standing about 100 feet (30 meters) tall, were added later July 9 and July 11, followed by stacking of the hydrogen-fueled upper stage July 15.
Intelsat chief executive Stephen Spengler told investment analysts last week he has little concern about putting two of the company's large satellites aboard the same flight.
"Both of those satellites, of course, are fully insured," Spengler said July 27. "The launches are fully insured, and we're operating that launch with the most reliable rocket available, which is the Ariane 5."
Intelsat has never launched two satellites on the same rocket before, but it follows in the footsteps of Eutelsat and DirecTV, who have flown two spacecraft at a time aboard single Ariane 5 launches in recent years.
Intelsat 33e will be the second spacecraft launched under the more than $2 billion multi-satellite Intelsat Epic initiative to extend the capacity and reach of the company's communications network.
The satellite can route up to 25 gigabits of data every second through its sophisticated communications instrumentation, and Intelsat 33e hosts the equivalent of more than 200 transponders in C-band and Ku-band frequencies. That is up to five times the capacity of conventional commercial communications satellites, according to Intelsat.
Intelsat 33e will replace and expand coverage currently provided by the Intelsat 904 satellite launched by an Ariane 4 rocket in February 2002, offering Internet connectivity, television and radio broadcasting, cellular backhaul, and communications support for airplanes and ships.
The Intelsat Epic satellites carry reprogrammable digital communications payloads, and some of the Epic-class technology has its roots in the U.S. Air Force's Wideband Global SATCOM series of communications satellites, also made by Boeing.
"We have a digital payload on Intelsat Epic," Spengler said in last week's quarterly earnings call. "That digital payload covers 100 percent of the frequencies on the satellite, which means that there's exceptional connectivity, flexibility across the satellite, and it has attributes that are very well appreciated by government customers, such as anti-jam and interference mitigation capabilities.
"That digital payload that we operate on Intelsat Epic is a newer generation of the digital payload that's on the WGS satellites," Spengler said. "So, when we talk to government customers about Intelsat Epic, they understand those capabilities very well and are responding accordingly."
 
One of the Ariane 5's twin solid rocket boosters is transferred July 11 from its propellant-loading plant at the Guiana Space Center to the launcher integration building to meet the rest of the rocket. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon

Intelsat 33e joins the Intelsat 29e satellite launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket in January. Intelsat 29e's covers the Americas, while Intelsat 33e will be positioned in geostationary orbit at 60 degrees east longitude, putting Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, the Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean region within its range.
Early demonstrations of Intelsat 29e's capabilities have included a government test using the satellite to relay live video from a remotely-piloted drone aircraft, Spengler said.
"Our Intelsat 29e customers are experiencing better-than-expected performance, and our tests on new ground hardware with ecosystem partners is indicating the same," Spengler said.
The Intelsat 36 satellite slated for the Aug. 24 launch, dubbed VA232 in Arianespace's flight manifest, is a growth mission for Intelsat, adding capacity for direct-to-home television broadcasts in sub-Saharan Africa and video distribution in South Asia.
It will be positioned at 68.5 degrees east longitude along the equator, joining the same slot occupied by the Intelsat 20 satellite in geostationary orbit.
The Ariane 5's deployment of Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 will complete the company's 2016 launch campaign of four new satellites. The Intelsat 31 telecom platform successfully launched on a Proton booster in June, following the January launch of the first Intelsat Epic-series craft.
Spengler said the new additions to Intelsat's fleet, particularly the Intelsat Epic birds, should help slow or reverse the company's declining revenue and backlog brought on by market pressures. The financial results have also triggered a fall in Intelsat stock prices.
"The four launches that we're doing this year are critical for our ability to return to growth," Spengler said. "Two of the Intelsat Epic satellites are very important components of that."

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/va232-launcher-and-payload-preps/

Aug 3, 2016
Launcher and payload preparations advance for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission

Riding atop one of two operational launch tables at the Spaceport, Ariane 5 is shown at left during today's Spaceport transfer fr om the Launcher Integration Building (visible in the background) to the Final Assembly Building; while Intelsat 33e undergoes its fueling process inside the S5 payload preparation facility (photo at right).

Ariane 5 is "on the move" as launcher and payload preparations continue in parallel for Arianespace's August 24 mission at the service of international satellite operator Intelsat.
                            
In a milestone reached today at the Spaceport in French Guiana, Ariane 5 was rolled out from the Launcher Integration Building – wh ere its core cryogenic stage, two solid boosters and cryogenic upper stage were mated – to the Final Assembly Building. This process formally transferred authority for the heavy-lift vehicle to Arianespace from production prime contractor Airbus Safran Launchers.
With Ariane 5 now under Arianespace's responsibility, the launcher is in position to receive its Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 payloads – both of which have been advancing through their own pre-flight preparations at the Spaceport. During the latest activity, Intelsat 33e this week began receiving its propellant load inside the S5 payload preparation facility.
Both spacecraft on this upcoming mission to geostationary transfer orbit – which is designated Flight VA232 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system – will be operated by Intelsat following their deployment by Ariane 5.
Intelsat 33e will ride in the upper position of Ariane 5's payload configuration, to be released first during the flight sequence. Produced by Boeing Space Systems, it is the second spacecraft of the next-generation Intelsat EpicNG series and integrates one of the most advanced digital payloads available commercially today. The first EpicNG-series satellite – Intelsat 29e – was successfully orbited on an Ariane 5 mission performed in January.
Intelsat 36, which was built by SSL (Space Systems Loral), is to be installed in the Ariane 5's lower payload position. After reaching its target orbit, the satellite will enhance Intelsat's premier direct-to-home neighborhood in Africa.
         
Intelsat website: www.intelsat.com/
Intelsat blog: www.intelsat.com/blog/
Airbus Safran Launchers website: www.airbusafran-launchers.com/
SSL website: www.sslmda.com/
Boeing website: www.boeing.com/space/

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/intelsat-payloads-are-installed-on-ariane-5/

Aug 17, 2016
Two Intelsat payloads are installed on Ariane 5 for Arianespace's next heavy-lift launch

The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's upcoming mission at the service of Intelsat is now complete following integration of the Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 satellites – readying the launch vehicle for liftoff on August 24 fr om French Guiana.
                            
Designated Flight VA232, the mission will be Arianespace's sixth launch in 2016, and the fourth using a heavy-lift Ariane 5 this year. Its two payloads will be the 57th and 58th satellites lofted by Arianespace for Intelsat, continuing a relationship that began in 1983 as the U.S.-based operator developed a network to deliver high-quality, cost-effective video and broadband services worldwide.

 

Ariane 5 receives its payloads in the Final Assembly Building

Intelsat 36 is moved into position as the lower passenger on Ariane 5.
 
During preparation activity for Flight VA232 in the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building, Intelsat 36 was installed atop the Ariane 5's core stages on Friday, positioning the 3,250-kg.-class spacecraft as the mission's lower passenger.
It was followed this weekend by the lowering of the launcher's "composite" – consisting of Intelsat 33e, together with Ariane 5's SYLDA dual-payload deployment system and the protective payload fairing – into position over Intelsat 36.
Deployed first during the mission to geostationary transfer orbit, Intelsat 33e – which has an estimated liftoff mass of 6,600 kg. – is the second satellite in Intelsat's next-generation high-throughput Intelsat Epic NG series. It joins Intelsat 29e, launched by Arianespace aboard another Ariane 5 in January.

 

"Epic" coverage by Intelsat 33e

Ariane 5's integration is completed with the launcher's "composite."
 
Built by Boeing using a 702MP spacecraft platform and operating from an orbital slot of 60 deg. East, Intelsat 33e's Ku- and C-band coverage will meet broadband demand for carrier-grade telecom services, enterprise networks, aeronautical connectivity and certain media services.
The satellite's Ku-band spot beams are to provide broadband services for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, while a Ku-band wide beam provides broadcast coverage of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Its C-band spot beams will cover high traffic telecommunications centers in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia; while a C-band wide beam is to deliver coverage over sub-Saharan Africa for data and media services.

 

Intelsat 36 coverage for South Africa and the Indian Ocean region

Completing Arianespace's Flight VA232 at 41 minutes after liftoff will be the separation of Intelsat 36, which is designed to enhance Intelsat's media neighborhoods serving the South African and Indian Ocean region.
Manufactured by SSL (Space Systems/Loral) on a 1300 platform, its Ku-band payload was built to support the MultiChoice direct-to-home service in South Africa.
Intelsat 36's C-band relay capacity provides in-orbit resilience for the company's video content distribution neighborhood at the orbital slot of 68.5° East – wh ere the satellite will be co-located with Intelsat 20, which was launched by Arianespace in August 2012.
                           
Intelsat website: www.intelsat.com/
Intelsat blog: www.intelsat.com/news-type/blog/
SSL website: www.sslmda.com/
Boeing website: www.boeing.com/space

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/va232-launch-readiness-review/

Aug 22, 2016
Ariane 5 is approved for this week's Arianespace launch with two Intelsat payloads
Arianespace's fourth Ariane 5 flight of 2016 has been given the "green light" for liftoff on Wednesday following today's successful launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana.                     

This milestone – held prior to each Arianespace mission fr om the near-equatorial launch base – confirms the heavy-lift vehicle and its dual-satellite payload are flight-ready, along with the Spaceport's infrastructure and the network of downrange tracking stations.
The approval also clears Ariane 5 for tomorrow's rollout fr om the Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone, wh ere it is scheduled for liftoff on August 24 during a 45-minute launch window opening at 6:55 p.m. local time in French Guiana.

 

A dual-passenger launch for Intelsat

Designated Flight VA232 in Arianespace's numbering system, this week's mission has an estimated payload lift performance of 10,735 kg. – a total that factors in the two satellite passengers, Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36, plus the SYLDA dispenser system and integration hardware.
Intelsat 33e is to be deployed first during the 41-minute flight sequence and will operate from an orbital position of 60 deg. East. Built by Boeing using a 702MP spacecraft platform, it is the second satellite in Intelsat's next-generation high-throughput Intelsat EpicNG series – joining Intelsat 29e, which was launched by Arianespace aboard another Ariane 5 in January.
Installed in the lower payload position, Intelsat 36 will be the second passenger released by Ariane 5. It was manufactured by SSL (Space Systems Loral) based on the company's 1300 platform, and will operate from the 68.5 deg. East orbital position – wh ere Intelsat 36 will be co-located with the Intelsat 20 satellite launched by Arianespace in August 2012.

For additional information, see the VA232 launch kit:

Ariane Flight VA232 PDF / 2 MB   
                                                
Intelsat website: www.intelsat.com/
Intelsat blog: www.intelsat.com/news-type/blog/
SSL website: www.sslmda.com/
Boeing website: www.boeing.com/space/

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25 августа в 00:55-01:40 ДМВ.

[Lanista]

А были уже такие дубли что для одного заказчика, но разных производителей?

[che wi]

https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/768083508908679168

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/va232-rollout-to-launch-zone/

Aug 23, 2016
Ariane 5 is in the launch zone for Arianespace's August 24 mission with Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36

The heavy-lift Ariane 5 with its Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 payloads is shown during today's rollout fr om the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone.

Arianespace has delivered another Ariane 5 to the launch zone at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, positioning this heavy-lift vehicle for tomorrow's dual-passenger flight at the service of global satellite operator Intelsat.
                            
The Ariane 5 rolled out today fr om the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone, wh ere it is scheduled for liftoff during a 45-minute launch window that opens August 24 at 6:55 p.m. local time in French Guiana.
For this upcoming Ariane 5 mission – which is designated Flight VA232 in Arianespace's numbering system – the payload lift performance to geostationary transfer orbit is estimated to be 10,735 kg. This total includes the two Intelsat satellites, as well as the launcher's dual-payload dispenser system and integration hardware.

 

Intelsat 33e: an "Epic" satellite

Riding as the upper passenger in Ariane 5's payload arrangement is Intelsat 33e, which will be released approximately 28 minutes into the mission. The spacecraft was built by Boeing using a 702MP platform, and will operate from an orbital position of 60 deg. East.
Intelsat 33e is the second satellite in Intelsat's next-generation, high-throughput Intelsat EpicNG series, joining Intelsat 29e – which was successfully lofted on an Ariane 5 mission performed in January. Once in orbit, Intelsat 33e will meet broadband demand for carrier-grade telecom services, enterprise networks, aeronautical connectivity and media services.

 

Intelsat 36: enhancing media neighborhoods

To be deployed from Ariane 5's lower passenger position is Intelsat 36, which was produced by SSL (Space Systems Loral) based on its 1300 platform. The satellite's separation will occur approximately 41 minutes after liftoff – completing the Ariane 5 mission on August 24.
Intelsat 36 will enhance Intelsat's media neighborhoods serving the South African and Indian Ocean region when starting operations from its 68.5 deg. East orbital position – wh ere the satellite will be co-located with Intelsat 20, which was launched by Arianespace in August 2012.
As the fourth heavy-lift Ariane 5 flight so far in 2016, tomorrow's launch will continue a busy year of mission activity for Arianespace's full family of launchers – which also includes the medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.

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Stephen Clark ‏@StephenClark1
Just visited the launch pad, where the @Arianespace #Ariane5 is inside 26 hours from liftoff with 2 @INTELSAT birds.
 
  13:11 - 23 авг. 2016 г.  

[Pirat5]

Lanista пишет:
А были уже такие дубли что для одного заказчика, но разных производителей?

да вообще 2 спутника для одного заказчика на Ариане - впервые

[che wi]

Pirat5 пишет:
да вообще 2 спутника для одного заказчика на Ариане - впервые

Малые спутники вроде были.