Gokturk-1 - Vega (VV08) - Куру ZLV - 05.12.2016 13:51 UTC

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

Dec. 5 • Vega • Gokturk 1
Launch time: 1352:09 GMT (8:52:09 a.m. EST)
 Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
A European Vega rocket, designated VV08, will launch with the Gokturk 1 reconnaissance satellite for the Turkish military. [Sept. 18]

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http://www.csgpreparationlancement.com/vega/vol-vega-05-transfert-du-p80/

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Буклет:
http://www.telespazio.com/documents/9986169/44150144/GOKTURK_ENG_072016.pdf

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CNES ‏@CNES  · 47 minutes ago

Un nouveau satellite a atterri au Centre Spatial Guyanais ! Göktürk-1A sera lancé prochainement par #Vega #VV08

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vv08-vega-and-gokturk-1a-preparations/

Oct 25, 2016
Vega and GÖKTÜRK-1A are present for Arianespace's next lightweight mission fr om the Spaceport

Vega's P80 first stage is transferred fr om the zone where solid propellant stages are prepared at the Spaceport (photo at left) to the SLV launch zone (photos center, and at right). Scheduled for liftoff in December, Vega will orbit Turkey's GÖKTÜRK-1A satellite.

Preparations are now underway for Arianespace's next flight with its lightweight Vega, set for December 5, with the launcher taking shape at the Spaceport and the mission's GÖKTÜRK-1A payload for Turkey delivered to French Guiana.   
                            
The launch vehicle build-up process began with Vega's P80 first stage rollout from the zone wh ere solid propellant stages are prepared at the Spaceport. Riding atop a heavy-duty transporter, the P80 was transferred to the SLV launch site, marking the first step in Vega's assembly process.
Vega's P80 is one of the largest, most powerful one-piece solid-fuel stages ever built. Sized at just under 11 meters tall, this propulsion system has a 3-meter diameter and weighs in at approximately 95 tons.

 

Vega's first and second stages on the launch pad

Vega's Zefiro 23 second stage is moved into the Spaceport's SLV launch zone, wh ere it will be readied for mating with the vehicle's P80 first stage.
 
With the P80 installed and checked out, it has been joined on the launch pad by Vega's Zefiro 23 second stage. Transferred on a flatbed truck, the 26-ton solid propellant Zefiro 23 stage is 7.5 meters tall and has a diameter of approximately 1.9 meters
The four-stage Vega serves as the lightweight vehicle in Arianespace's launcher family operated from French Guiana. Vega is a European Space Agency (ESA) program, jointly funded by Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden. Avio is the launcher design authority and industrial prime contractor, operating through its Italian subsidiary ELV (in which the Italian space agency ASI has a 30 percent stake).
Since beginning operation at the Spaceport in 2012, all of Vega's previous seven flights have been successful, demonstrating the launcher's capabilities in a variety of mission scenarios.

 

Göktürk -1A touches down in French Guiana

Vega's payload on the December mission – designated VV08 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system – is the Göktürk-1A observation satellite, managed within the scope of a turnkey contract with Telespazio as prime contractor for the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries of Turkey.

The protective container with GÖKTÜRK-1A is unloaded from an Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner after its arrival at Félix Eboué Airport in French Guiana.
 
The spacecraft was delivered yesterday to French Guiana, arriving aboard a chartered Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner at Félix Eboué Airport near the French Guiana capital city of Cayenne. The protective container with Göktürk-1A was unloaded from the four-engine aircraft and readied for its transfer by road to the Spaceport.
Equipped with a high resolution optical instrument, Göktürk-1A has an unfueled mass of approximately 1,070 kg. and will operate from Sun-synchronous orbit.
Thales Alenia Space is responsible for the satellite, joined by Turkish partners that include Tai A.S., Aselsan A.S., Tubitak, Uekae, Roketsan A.S. and TR Tecnoloji.   
                              
ELV website: www.elv.it/en
Telespazio website: www.telespazio.com
Thales Group website: www.thalesgroup.com
Undersecretariat for Defence Industries: www.ssm.gov.tr

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CNES ‏@CNES  2 hours ago

À Kourou, le 3e étage #Zefiro9 de la prochaine Vega #VV08 est placé au sommet du lanceur. Vega emportera avec elle le satellite GökTürk-1A

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CNES ‏@CNES  · 55 minutes ago

Au Centre Spatial Guyanais, Göktürk-1A est transporté au bâtiment d'intégration satellite S5 ; lancement prochainement par #Vega #VV08

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vv08-payload-transfer-for-vega-integration/

Nov 23, 2016
GÖKTÜRK-1 moves to the Vega launch zone for Arianespace Flight VV08

Encapsulated in its protective payload fairing, GÖKTÜRK-1 is hoisted to the upper level of the Vega launch site's mobile gantry, readying it for installation atop the launcher.

Preparations for Arianespace's latest mission at the service of Earth observation are entering their final phase, with the GÖKTÜRK-1 optical satellite now transferred to the launch zone for integration on its lightweight Vega launcher.
                            
During activity in French Guiana yesterday, GÖKTÜRK-1 was moved by a special transporter vehicle to the Spaceport's SLV launch site.  The spacecraft – which previously had been encapsulated in a protective payload fairing – was then hoisted to the upper level of the launch site's mobile gantry, positioning it for installation atop the four-stage Vega launcher.
Liftoff of the Vega with GÖKTÜRK-1 is set for the morning of December 5, local time in French Guiana.  This mission is designated Flight VV08 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system, signifying the eighth liftoff of Vega since the vehicle began operation from the Spaceport in 2012.

 

Vega: developed by Europe

Vega is the smallest vehicle in Arianespace's launcher family operated from French Guiana, complementing the company's medium-lift Soyuz and heavyweight Ariane 5 in an offer covering a full range of launch services capabilities.
It has been developed in a European Space Agency (ESA) program jointly funded by Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden. The launch vehicle design authority and industrial prime contractor is Italy's Avio, operating through its Italian subsidiary ELV (in which the Italian space agency ASI has a 30 percent stake).
For the upcoming mission, Vega will deploy the GÖKTÜRK-1 satellite passenger during a flight lasting just under one hour.

 

Turkey's first governmental Earth observation satellite

GÖKTÜRK-1 is the first Turkish governmental satellite for Earth observation, and its very high-resolution images are intended for both civilian and military applications. When launched by Vega, the spacecraft will be injected into a Sun-synchronous orbit.
Telespazio is prime contractor of the GÖKTÜRK-1 program under terms of an agreement signed with the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries of Turkey.
Thales Alenia Space, along with Turkish partners, built GÖKTÜRK-1 based on the PROTEUS spacecraft platform.
Larger versions of the images above are available for downloading from the gallery.
                           
ELV website: www.elv.it/en
Telespazio website: www.telespazio.com
Thales Group website: www.thalesgroup.com
Undersecretariat for Defence Industries: www.ssm.gov.tr

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VV08 launch sticker/poster

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Сложной судьбы аппарат. То, что заказчику удалось его довести до пуска, само по себе "внушает".

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http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/11/28/turkish-military-satellite-joined-with-vega-launcher/

Turkish military satellite joined with Vega launcher             
 November 28, 2016 Stephen Clark
 
Ground crew members lower the Gokturk 1 satellite inside its payload fairing on top of the Vega rocket's fourth stage. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – G. Barbaste

A European-built reconnaissance satellite for the Turkish armed forces has been fastened to the top of its Vega launcher for liftoff from French Guiana next week.
The Gokturk 1 imaging satellite, already enclosed within the Vega rocket's payload fairing, rolled out of a processing facility and rode on the back of a specially-designed transporter several miles to the Vega launch pad Nov. 22.
The payload was lifted inside the launch pad's mobile service gantry, and technicians working inside the movable tower connected the satellite and the Vega's nose shroud to the top of the booster Nov. 23, topping off the 98-foot-tall (30-meter) rocket.
Launch is set for Dec. 5 at 1352 GMT (8:52 a.m. EST; 10:52 a.m. French Guiana time). There is only an instantaneous launch window available each day.
With a weight of around 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms), Gokturk 1 is heading for a sun-synchronous polar orbit about 423 miles (681 kilometers) above Earth for a seven-year mission collecting high-resolution optical imagery for use by Turkish military and security officials.
 
Technicians clad in hazardous material suits oversee fueling of the Gokturk 1 satellite with toxic hydrazine maneuvering propellant. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – JM Guillon
 
The Turkish Ministry of National Defense signed a contract for the Gokturk 1 mission in 2009 with Telespazio, an Italian satellite services provider with a specialty in Earth observation. Thales Alenia Space, a segment of Telespazio minority owner Thales Group, manufactured the Gokturk 1 satellite at its plant in Cannes, France.
The mission is valued at approximately $300 million.
Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defense Industries said the Gokturk 1 satellite has civilian and military functions. Turkish authorities have not revealed the craft's exact imaging capabilities, other than disclosing it will collect "sub-meter" imagery, meaning its Thales-supplied optical camera will resolve objects on the ground smaller than about 3 feet across.
Gokturk 1 is the second military surveillance satellite launched for Turkey.
The medium-resolution Gokturk 2 satellite, built domestically in Turkey, launched aboard a Chinese Long March 2D rocket in December 2012. Turkey is designing an all-weather day-and-night radar satellite named Gokturk 3 planned for launch as soon as 2019.
 
The Vega's Swiss-made payload fairing enclosing the Gokturk 1 satellite is lifted by a crane into the launch pad's mobile gantry for attachment atop the vehicle. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – JM Guillon

Besides its role in building the Gokturk 1 satellite, Thales Alenia Space developed a spacecraft integration and test center in Ankara. Gokturk 1 shipped from Cannes to Ankara last year for environmental testing at the new facility, which is equipped with a mechanical shaker for vibration testing, acoustic and thermal vacuum chambers, and a compact antenna test range.
"Gokturk 1 program is a very important milestone for Turkish space and satellite road map," said Ismail Demir, Turkey's undersecretary for defense industries. "So far, RASAT and Gokturk 2 satellites were manufactured indigenously, launched into the space and operating perfectly. Building on these heritage coupled with the experience gained over Gokturk 1 program, Turkey now intends to manufacture new Earth observation and communication satellite systems in Turkey within the state-of-the-art Assembly Integration and Test Center (AITC) facility in Ankara."
Telespazio selected Arianespace in 2013 to launch Gokturk 1 aboard a Vega rocket, a four-stage booster with production centered in Italy and managed by Avio.
 
The Vega rocket's solid-fueled Zefiro 9 third stage was hoisted into the launch pad's mobile service tower in October. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Piron

The Dec. 5 launch will mark the eighth flight of a Vega rocket since its debut in February 2012, and the second Vega launch this year. It will be the 10th Arianespace mission of 2016.
Stacking of the Vega rocket on its launch pad began Oct. 17 with the emplacement of its P80 solid-fueled first stage, about a month after the last Vega rocket blasted off with Peruvian and U.S. Earth observation satellites.
The Gokturk 1 satellite arrived in French Guiana aboard an Antonov An-124 transport plane Oct. 24 to begin its launch campaign.
The Vega's solid-fueled Zefiro 23 second stage motor was also added to the top of the P80 first stage Oct. 24, followed by stacking of the Zefiro 9 third stage motor Oct. 27. The rocket's fourth stage, powered by Ukrainian liquid-fueled engine, was lifted atop the vehicle Oct. 31.

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vv08-vega-launcher-fully-assembled/

Nov 29, 2016   
The Vega launcher is complete for next week's Arianespace mission with GÖKTÜRK-1

The eighth Vega lightweight launcher to be operated from the Spaceport in French Guiana has been fully assembled and "topped off" with the GÖKTÜRK-1 optical satellite payload, readying it for Arianespace's mission to Sun-synchronous orbit on December 5.
                            
Designated Flight VV08 in Arianespace's numbering system, this Vega launch is to deploy GÖKTÜRK-1 during a mission lasting just under two hours.
With Vega now in full commercial operation, Flight VV08 will mark the vehicle's fifth launch at the service of Earth observation.

 

High-resolution imaging for Turkey

GÖKTÜRK-1 is installed atop its Vega launcher inside the protective gantry at the Spaceport's SLV launch site.
 
GÖKTÜRK-1 has been built as Turkey's first governmental satellite for Earth observation, providing very high-resolution images for both civilian and military applications.
Telespazio is prime contractor of the GÖKTÜRK-1 program under terms of an agreement signed with the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) of Turkey.  SSM is the 55th operator to sel ect Arianespace for the launch of its initial satellite.
Thales Alenia Space and its Turkish partners – including the companies TAI A.S., Aselsan A.S., Tubitak Bilgem, Roketsan A.S. and TR Tecnoloji – built GÖKTÜRK-1 based on the PROTEUS spacecraft platform.

 

A morning liftoff for Vega

Liftoff of Vega from the Spaceport's SLV launch site is set at exactly 10:51:44 a.m., local time in French Guiana on December 5 (13:51:44, Universal Time), with the launcher carrying a total payload of approximately 1,140 kg.
This latest Vega mission underscores the capabilities of Arianespace's lightweight member in its launcher family operated fr om French Guiana – complementing the medium-lift Soyuz and heavyweight Ariane 5 in an offer that covers a full range of launch services capabilities.
Vega was developed in a European Space Agency (ESA) program jointly funded by Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden. Design authority and industrial prime contractor for the launch vehicle is Italy's Avio, operating through its Italian subsidiary ELV (in which the Italian space agency ASI has a 30 percent stake).
         
ELV website: www.elv.it/en
Telespazio website: www.telespazio.com
Thales Group website: www.thalesgroup.com
Undersecretariat for Defence Industries: www.ssm.gov.tr

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launch-kit 
payload of approximately 1,140 kg.
Mass GÖKTÜRK-1 at liftoff: 1,060 kg.

третье включение AVUM после отделения КА - сведение с орбиты?

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission/vega-flight-vv08/

Universal Time (UTC)
13:51:44

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Stéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo 13 ч.13 часов назад
All clear! The launch readiness review approves #Vega for its morning liftoff from French Guiana. Safe travels, #GÖKTÜRK-1!

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Президент Эрдоган будет наблюдать за запуском спутника Göktürk-1



Турецкий разведывательный спутник Göktürk-1 будет запущен пятого декабря с космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане.

Президент Турции Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган будет наблюдать за запуском спутника в режиме видеоконференции.


Göktürk-1 будет обеспечивать ВС Турции снимками поверхности Земли высокого разрешения. Период обращения спутника вокруг Земли составит 90 минут.


Спутник французского производства будет отправлять на Землю более 60 тысяч снимков в год.


Подрядчиками работ по созданию Göktürk-1 выступили итальянская компания Telespazio и французская Thales Alenia Space.

Ну, если его Вега на 290 км выведет - Эрдоган огорчится

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vega-flight-vv08-launch-readiness-review/

Dec 2, 2016
Vega is cleared for liftoff on Arianespace's Dec. 5 mission with GÖKTÜRK-1
Arianespace's upcoming Vega flight with the GÖKTÜRK-1 optical satellite has been approved for liftoff on December 5 from the Spaceport in French Guiana.   

This launch is to deploy GÖKTÜRK-1 during a mission lasting just over 57 minutes, with Vega placing its passenger into a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of approximately 700 km.

Designated VV08 in Arianespace's numbering system, the flight will mark the lightweight vehicle's fifth mission at the service of Earth observation.
Authorization for Monday's launch was given at the completion of a launch readiness review today that confirmed the "go" status of Vega, its satellite payload, the Spaceport's infrastructure and the flight-following tracking station network.

 

Turkey: a new export customer for Vega

GÖKTÜRK-1 is Turkey's first governmental satellite for Earth observation, designed to provide very high-resolution images for both civilian and military applications.
With Flight VV08, Turkey becomes a new export customer for this latest member of Arianespace's launcher family, and the country's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) is the 55th operator to sel ect Arianespace for the launch of its initial satellite.
Vega's morning departure fr om the Spaceport's SLV launch site is set at exactly 10:51:44 a.m., local time in French Guiana on Monday.

 

A Telespazio-led program for GÖKTÜRK-1

Telespazio is prime contractor for the GÖKTÜRK-1 program, working under terms of an agreement with SSM. Thales Alenia Space and its Turkish partners – including the companies TAI A.S., Aselsan A.S., Tubitak Bilgem, Roketsan A.S. and TR Tecnoloji – built GÖKTÜRK-1, which is based on the PROTEUS spacecraft platform.
For liftoff, the satellite will have a mass of 1,060 kg. and is configured for a design life of seven years and three months in low-Earth orbit.
During Flight VV08, Vega's liquid bipropellant upper stage – called the Attitude and Vernier Upper Module (AVUM) – will perform two burns before GÖKTÜRK-1 is released.
For additional information on Flight VV08, download the Arianespace launch kit:

Vega Flight VV08   PDF / 560 KB   
                                       
Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries website: www.ssm.gov.tr/home/Sayfalar/default.aspx
Telespazio website: www.telespazio.com
Thales Group website: www.thalesgroup.com

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Salo пишет:
Vega Flight VV08   PDF / 560 KB

Наклонение не то . Схалявили  

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Самое то - на первом витке выведения над Турцией.