Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Союз-СТБ/Фрегат-МТ (VS16) - Куру ELS - 28.01.2017 - 04:03:34

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Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow  2 мин.2 минуты назад
Photos of the Hispasat 36W-1 communications satellite mounted on top of Russian Soyuz rocket for launch tonight: http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/26/photos-commercial-telecom-satellite-mounted-for-launch-on-soyuz-rocket/ ...
 

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Press release Hispasat

http://www.hispasat.com/en/press-room/press-releases-2016/archivo-2017/252/esta-noche-se-lanza-el-satelite-hispasat-36w-1

Hispasat 36W-1 satellite to be launched tonight
 January 27, 2017

It will be put into orbit by Arianespace's Soyuz launcher fr om French Guiana. The launch is scheduled for 2:03 AM Spanish time.
 
 The satellite launch will be broadcast live on the HISPASAT website.


Madrid, 27 January 2017.- Tonight HISPASAT is launching its new communications satellite, HISPASAT 36W-1 (H36W-1), fr om the European Spaceport located in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch is scheduled for 2:03 AM Spanish time (22:03 PM in Kourou).
The launch vehicle responsible for putting H36W-1 into its transfer orbit will be Arianespace's Soyuz vehicle. Fr om there, the satellite will move towards the geostationary orbit chosen to carry out the tests to make sure it is working properly after the launch, and wh ere it will stay for several weeks. Once the tests have been completed, the satellite will be placed in its final geostationary orbit.
H36W-1 was manufactured by the German company OHB System AG and involved the significant participation of the Spanish aerospace industry.
During its 15 years of useful life and with its 20 transponders on the Ku band and additional capacity on the Ka band, the new HISPASAT satellite will offer a greater range of multimedia services in the Americas and in Europe.
 
 
About HISPASAT Group
 
HISPASAT Group is comprised of companies that have a presence in Spain as well as in Latin America, wh ere its Brazilian affiliate HISPAMAR is based. The Group is a world leader in the distribution and broadcasting of Spanish and Portuguese content, and its satellite fleet is used by important direct-to-home television (DTH) and high-definition television (HDTV) digital platforms. HISPASAT also provides satellite broadband services and other added value solutions to governments, corporations and telecommunication operators in America, Europe and North Africa. HISPASAT is one of the world's largest companies in its sector in terms of revenue, and the main communications bridge between Europe and the Americas.
 
 
www.hispasat.com
 
 
About Arianespace
 
To use space for a better life on earth, Arianespace guarantees access to space transportation services and solutions for any type of satellite, commercial as well as institutional, into any orbit. Since 1980, Arianespace has placed more than 500 satellites into orbit with its three launchers, Ariane, Soyuz and Vega, from French Guiana in South America, and from Baikonur, Kazakhstan (central Asia). Arianespace is headquartered in Evry, France near Paris, and has a facility at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, plus local offices in Washington, D.C., Tokyo and Singapore.
www.arianespace.com
 
 
About OHB System AG
OHB System AG is one of the three leading space companies in Europe. It belongs to listed high-tech group OHB SE, wh ere around 2,200 specialists and executives work on key European space programs. With two strong sites in Bremen and Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich and 35 years of experience, OHB System specializes in high-tech solutions for space. These include low-orbiting and geostationary satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science and space exploration as well as systems for human space flight, aerial reconnaissance and process control systems.
www.ohb-system.de
 
TELEVISION NETWORKS : To receive the live launch signal in Europe and in the Americas:

Hispasat 1D xp73 (Europe): DL: 12683 H SR: 9.60 Msps FEC: ¾ Modulation: DVB-S2/8PSK Encoding: HD MPEG2 4:2:0

Hispasat 1E xp135 (The Americas): DL: 11960 H SR: 9.60 Msps FEC: ¾ Modulation: DVB-S2/8PSK Encoding: HD MPEG2 4:2:0

Download press release

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Photos: Soyuz receives Payload for first 2017 Mission from South America

http://spaceflight101.com/soyuz-vs16/photos-soyuz-receives-payload-for-first-2017-mission-from-south-america/

Photos: Soyuz receives Payload for first 2017 Mission from South America
               
  January 27, 2017
           

The Hispasat 36W-1 satellite, enshrouded in its protective payload fairing, rolled to the ELS Launch Complex on January 24, 2017 to be hoisted atop its Soyuz ST-B rocket for a final testing sequence prior to a nighttime blastoff on the first GTO-delivery by the Russian workhorse from its equatorial launch site.

All Photos: Arianespace/ESA/CNES/Optique Video du CSG
                      
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
             

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Arianespace to open 2017 launch manifest with Hispasat 36W-1

http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/arianespace/arianespace-open-2017-launch-manifest-hispasat-36w-1/

Arianespace to open 2017 launch manifest with Hispasat 36W-1

by Curt Godwin
January 26th, 2017


An Arianespace Soyuz ST-B (flight VS16) being transferred from the preparation building MIK to the Soyuz launch zone of Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on Jan. 24, 2017. Photo Credit: Stephane Corvaja / ESA
 
Multinational launch provider Arianespace is gearing up to launch the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite – alternatively known as Hispasat AG1 – from their spaceport facility in Kourou, French Guiana, and will be their first in 2017. Launch of the new-model communications satellite is set for January 27, 2017, with a liftoff time of 8:03 p.m. EST (01:03 GMT on January 28 ) .
 THE ROCKET


Photo Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace

Hispasat will launch atop a Europeanized Soyuz ST-B launch vehicle, which is an upgraded version of the venerable Russian launcher that has seen decades of successful use.
The Soyuz family has been a workhorse of the Soviet and Russian space programs since 1957, racking up more than 1,800 launches in the past 60 years, and is capable of lofting more than 7,100 pounds (3,250 kilograms) to a geosynchronous transfer orbit in the more powerful ST-B configuration often flown by Arianespace.
The Soyuz's first stage is composed of a core, surrounded by four strap-on liquid-fueled boosters – an iconic design, which is immediately recognizable by the distinctive look of the four boosters as they taper to meet the core stage.
The core stage and side boosters make use of slightly different versions of the same family of the Russian-manufactured engine – the RD-107A on the boosters and the RD-108A on the core. Both engine types are powered by a single turbopump assembly feeding liquid oxygen (LOX) and highly refined kerosene (RP-1) into four independent combustion chambers.
The primary difference between the two is the amount of control authority the engines provide via their integrated vernier thrusters. The side boosters don't need to provide a large amount of control authority over the vehicle and are only outfitted with a pair of verniers per engine. The core stage's RD-108A, however, needs a full range of attitude control and is, therefore, designed with four verniers.
Though both the RD-107A and RD-108A are based off the same design, their output is somewhat different. The boosters each provide 188,500 pounds (838.5 kilonewtons) of sea-level thrust – for a total of 754,000 pounds (3,354 kilonewtons) of supplemental power during their two minutes of operation – while the core stage provides a bit less at 178,100 pounds (792.5 kilonewtons).
The Soyuz's second stage is powered by the Russian-made RD-0124. Like its larger RD-107A/180A cousins, the RD-0124 has four combustion chambers, into which is fed LOX and RP-1 from a single turbopump system. The smaller RD-0124 provides nearly 67,000 pounds (297.9 kilonewtons) of vacuum thrust.
The upper stage for the Hispasat launch will be the Russian Fregat-MT and is responsible for placing the communications satellite into the proper geostationary transfer orbit. The Fregat-MT had an issue placing two Galileo navigation satellites into their proper orbit in 2014 – a failure attributed to the hydrazine propellant freezing in the lines feeding the thrusters – but has seen several successful missions since, following a redesign to mitigate the issue contributing to the frozen fuel.
 THE PAYLOAD


Artist's rendering of the Hispasat 36W-1 satellite. Image Credit: Hispasat

Flying atop the Soyuz is the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite. The spacecraft is a new design – the first built on the modular SmallGEO satellite platform, which was developed by an industrial consortium led by OHB System, along with partners OHB Sweden and LuxSpace.
The Hispasat 36W-1 satellite is a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) and satellite operator Hispasat and will serve as an on-orbit demonstration model, in addition to providing commercial communications services.
The satellite bus has both chemical and electric thrusters – for orbital maneuvers and stationkeeping, respectively – along with power generating capability near 10 kilowatts provided via a pair of solar arrays to service both the spacecraft's core functions and commercial operations.
Outfitted with 3 Ka-band and 20 Ku-band transponders, Hispasat 36W-1 will provide communications coverage to Europe, the Canary Islands, and South America, and is outfitted with the Redsat hardware, which will process four Ku-band channels simultaneously and provide high-quality data services to four adjustable zones in its service area.
The 7,055-pound (3,200-kilogram) satellite is at the top end of the Soyuz ST-B's GTO lift capacity and is designed to have an on-orbit lifetime of 15 years.
 LOOKING AHEAD
Arianespace will have only a brief respite before their next scheduled mission – two communications satellites – which will launch on the Ariane 5. The launch is scheduled for February 14, 2017, during a launch window which extends from 4:39 p.m. to 6:05 p.m. EST (21:39–23:05 GMT).
 

The Soyuz ST-B (flight VS16) being transferred from the preparation building MIK to the Soyuz launch zone of Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on Jan. 24, 2017. Photo Credit: Stephane Corvaja / ESA

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Вывоз РН (видео)

• CNES ‏@CNES 5 ч. назад
   
   Avant son lancement cette nuit à Kourou, Soyouz est déplacé en zone de lancement http://bit.ly/2k4HBDK 
   
   
  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DucTGPxEeBA&feature=youtu.be&utm_content=bufferdfe6a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DucTGPxEeBA&feature=youtu.be&utm_content=bufferdfe6a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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ТРАНСЛЯЦИЯ. ПУСК РН «СОЮЗ-СТ-Б» С КА HISPASAT AG-1

http://www.roscosmos.ru/23165/

ТРАНСЛЯЦИЯ. ПУСК РН «СОЮЗ-СТ-Б» С КА HISPASAT AG-1
28 января 2017

Трансляция пуска
    
    28 января 2017 года в 04:03:34 мск из Гвианского космического центра (Куру, Французская Гвиана) запланирован пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз СТ-Б» с космической головной частью в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и европейского телекоммуникационного космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 («ХиспаСат АГ-1»).
     
    Пуск будет транслироваться на сайте Европейского космического агентства и на сайте РОСКОСМОСА:

28 января 2017 года - 03:20 - 05:40 мс

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https://livestream.com/ESA/SmallGEO-launch

European Space Agency        Launch of SmallGEO/H36W-1
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 Starts Tomorrow at 03:45 AM
 
Launch of SmallGEO/H36W-1
 
  European Space Agency     Kourou, French Guiana
 
 Watch the first launch of ESA's new SmallGEO platform from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana atop a Soyuz launcher. Streaming starts at 01:46 CET on...

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http://www.tvroscosmos.ru/5129/

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28 января 2017 года в 04:03:34 мск из Гвианского космического центра (Куру, Французская Гвиана) запланирован пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз СТ-Б» с космической головной частью в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и европейского телекоммуникационного космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 («ХиспаСат АГ-1»).
     
    Трансляция на сайте Европейского космического агентства и на сайте РОСКОСМОСА:
    28 января 2017 года - 03:20 - 05:40 мск

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Трансляция на HispaSat (ждём-с):

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• Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 2 мин. назад
   
  Hispasat 36W-1 is the 7th spacecraft to be launched by @Arianespace for Spanish communications satellite operator @Hispasat
  

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Трансляция Роскосмоса (дублирует LiveStream и ЦЭНКИ)

http://www.roscosmos.ru/317/

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Погода: температура +25°С, ветер (у поверхности) 15 км/ч NEE (60°)

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• Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 5 мин. назад
   
   #Soyuz enters the final countdown for @Arianespace's year-opening flight: http://bit.ly/2kbyYYi
  

http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/soyuz-enters-the-final-countdown-for-arianespaces-year-opening-flight/

Soyuz        January 27, 2017                                                    
 
Soyuz enters the final countdown for Arianespace's year-opening flight
 
                                                                             
 Arianespace has commenced the final countdown for tonight's medium-lift Soyuz mission from the Spaceport in French Guiana, which is to place the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications relay platform into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).                         
Fueling of Soyuz is now underway on the launch pad, with the vehicle protected by a 53-meter-tall mobile gantry. This gantry will be rolled back to its parked position one hour before liftoff, revealing the completed launcher for the first time.
Tonight's Arianespace mission – designated VS16 in the company's launcher family numbering system – is set for liftoff at 10:03 p.m. local time in French Guiana, with Hispasat 36W-1 to be deployed during a flight sequence lasting 32 minutes and 10 seconds.

 

Soyuz Flight VS16: A milestone mission

After reaching the 36 deg. West orbital position, Hispasat 36W-1 is to be operated by Hispasat – a world leader in Spanish and Portuguese broadcasting, providing relay coverage and multimedia services for continental Europe, the Canary Islands and South America.
Arianespace's Flight VS16 – which kicks off the company's 2017 launch activity – will be the 16th liftoff of a Soyuz since its 2011 introduction at the Spaceport, and marks this launcher's first mission to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) from French Guiana.

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Ближеет...

• Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 5 мин. назад
   
  Everyone in position! As the countdown continues, the #Soyuz Flight #VS16 live broadcast is less than one hour from its scheduled start time
  

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Всех терпеливо досидевших в сей поздний час поздравляю с наступлением праздника Чуньцзе (китайский Новый год по лунно-солнечному календарю, начинается во 2-е новолуние после зимнего солнцестояния) и праздника Тет Нгуен Дан (вьетнамский Новый год по лунно-солнечному календарю, в большинстве случаев совпадает с китайским за редкими исключениями с разницей от 1-го часа до 1-го месяца). Новолуние, открывающее год Огненного Петуха, началось в 03:09 мск. ВСЕХ с рыжим Петухом! Пусть он принесёт удачу!..

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Stéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo 19 сек. назад

H - 40 mn. All is green for Hispasat 36W-1 @Hispasat
 
 

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Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 18 сек. назад

• We're on the air! Watch the live broadcast for #Soyuz Flight #VS16 with @Hispasat 36W-1 online at: http://Arianespace.com 
   
   
  

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Stéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo 3 мин. назад

H - 20. Green confirmed. No issue with weather. All is ready for @Hispasat 36W-1 at H0!
 
 

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Timeline for Soyuz launch with Hispasat 36W-1

http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/27/timeline-for-soyuz-launch-with-hispasat-36w-1/

Timeline for Soyuz launch with Hispasat 36W-1

 January 27, 2017 Stephen Clark

Follow the key events of the Soyuz rocket's ascent into orbit from the Guiana Space Center with the Hispasat 36W-1 communications satellite. A listing of exact times for the flight's major events is posted below.
Data source: Arianespace

T-0:00:01: 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+0:03:33: 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+0:04:47: 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+0:09:23: Soyuz/Fregat Separation
 The Soyuz rocket's third stage releases the Fregat-MT upper stage just shy of orbital velocity.
T+0:10:24: Fregat Ignition
 The hydrazine-fueled Fregat upper stage ignites to place the Hispasat 36W-1 satellite in an elliptical geostationary transfer orbit.
T+0:23:32: Fregat Shutdown
 After a 17-minute, 37-second burn, the Fregat upper stage shuts down to prepare for separation of the Hispasat 36W-1 satellite. The mission targets an orbit with a high point, or apogee, of 22,205 miles (35,736 kilometerS), a low point, or apogee, of 155 miles (250 kilometers), and an inclination of 5.44 degrees.
T+0:32:10: Hispasat 36W-1 Separation
 The Hispasat 36W-1 communications satellite separates from the Fregat upper stage.