Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1), Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 14.02.2017

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Stéphane Israël ‏@arianespaceceo 2 ч. назад

 
Arianespace launch readiness review has just authorized the transfer of our to the launch pad. Go Ariane 5, Go !!!

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/va235-launch-readiness-review/

Ariane 5   February 10, 2017

Ariane 5: Assembled and cleared for Arianespace's initial heavy-lift launch of 2017                                                                                                                                 
During final integration at the Spaceport for Flight VA235, Telkom 3S is positioned atop the Ariane 5's core cryogenic stage (photos at left and center), followed by placement of the payload fairing containing SKY Brasil-1 and the SYLDA dispenser system (photo at right).

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Arianespace's first Ariane 5 mission of 2017 – and the company's second launch so far this year – was given clearance for liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana next week with digital TV broadcast satellite passengers for Brazil and Indonesia.

The authorization was provided following today's Launch Readiness Review, which verified the heavy-lift Ariane 5's "go" status, along with its SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom 3S spacecraft, the Spaceport's infrastructure, and the network of flight-following ground stations.

Liftoff of the mission – designated Flight VA235 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system – is set for February 14 during a launch window that opens at 6:39 p.m. in French Guiana (21h39 UTC). Its two relay platforms are to be deployed into geostationary transfer orbit during a mission lasting just under 40 minutes.

 

Completing Ariane 5's build-up at the Spaceport

Activity at the Spaceport leading up to today's Launch Readiness Review included completion of the launch vehicle's integration in the Final Assembly Building for Ariane 5. During this process, Telkom 3S was mated to Ariane 5's core cryogenic stage, followed by installation of the ogive-shaped payload fairing containing SKY Brasil-1 and the SYLDA dispenser system (enabling dual payloads to be carried by Arianespace's heavy-lift launcher).


Released first during Flight VA235 will be SKY Brasil-1, developed for utilization by AT&T/DIRECTV via its DIRECTV Latin America subsidiary to expand direct-to-home high definition programming. The 6,000-kg.-class satellite was produced by Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France, using the spacecraft manufacturer's Eurostar E3000 platform.

Approximately 12 minutes after SKY Brasil-1's separation will be the deployment of Telkom 3S, designed for the delivery of high-definition television services as well as mobile communications and internet applications for Telkom Indonesia. The 3,550-kg. relay platform was built by Thales Alenia Space – Toulouse and Cannes, France, based on the Spacebus 4000B2 platform.

 

A busy year for Arianespace's launcher family

Flight VA235 is one of up to 12 Spaceport missions to be operated during the year by Arianespace's launcher family, which also is composed of the medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega. Of the total, as many as seven liftoffs in 2017 will utilize Ariane 5s – developed and built by Airbus Safran Launchers as production prime contractor.

The next mission after Flight VA235 is scheduled for early March with Vega, deploying the Sentinel-2B Earth observation satellite into a Sun-synchronous orbit.

Arianespace opened its 2017 launch activity on January 27, when a Soyuz vehicle orbited Hispasat 36W-1 on a trajectory that injected the telecommunications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.
 
 

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• Larger versions of the images above are available for downloading from the gallery.
• More details on Ariane 5 Flight VA235 are available in the launch kit: En, Fr
  

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Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 6 мин. назад

The new #VA235 video includes commentary from Pierre-Yves Bertin, Telkom 3S Program Director for @Arianespace:
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VA235 Launch Readiness Review (RAL) (February 10, 2017) - En or Fr

LAUNCH TIME
Liftoff is planned on Tuesday, February 14, 2017
as early as possible within the following launch window:
>Between 4:39 p.m. and 6:05 p.m., Washington D.C. time
>Between 6:39 p.m. and 8:05 p.m., Kourou time in French Guiana
>Between 7:39 p.m. and 9:05 p.m., Brasilia time
>Between 21:39 and 23:05,Universal Time (UTC)
>Between 10:39 p.m. and 00:05 p.m., Paris time during the night of February 14 to 15
>Between 4.39 a.m. and 6:05 a.m., Jakarta time, Indonesia, on February 15

LIVE TV AND EUROVISION COVERAGE
Arianespace gives free of charge, for TV news purposes only, the live video transmission (or part of it) of the launch starting H-15 mn.
The signal is at your disposal at EBU Geneva center ...The video transmission
is available with French and English technical commentaries. The signal is also available in the USA...

LIVE ON INTERNET
Live, high-speed, full-screen: See the next Ariane launch on arianespace.com
No matter where you are, go online for the launch, scheduled during the night of February 14, 2017.
The webcast will start 15 mn before lift off

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Arianespace включила часы обратного отсчёта

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(1:33)

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Ariane 5 is ready for Arianespace's first heavy-lift mission of 2017

http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/ariane-5-rollout-va235/

  Ariane 5     February 13, 2017                                                    
 
Ariane 5 is ready for Arianespace's first heavy-lift mission of 2017

Arianespace has rolled out the Ariane 5 for its initial heavy-lift mission in 2017, scheduled for tomorrow evening from the Spaceport in French Guiana to orbit the SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom 3S satellites.
   
The Ariane 5 was transferred today from the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch pad, readying it for departure during a launch window that opens at 6:39 p.m. in French Guiana (21h39 UTC). The two passengers are to be deployed into geostationary transfer orbit.
 

The Ariane 5 for Arianespace Flight VA235 moves into position at the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone.

 

SKY Brasil-1 is located in the launcher's upper payload position, and will be released first during the flight. Developed for utilization by AT&T/DIRECTV via its DIRECTV Latin America subsidiary, the 6,000-kg.-class satellite is to expand direct-to-home high-definition programming for Brazil. It was produced by Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France, using the spacecraft manufacturer's Eurostar E3000 platform.

A sustained cadence with Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega

Riding in the lower payload slot, Telkom 3S will be deployed at just under 40 minutes after Ariane 5's liftoff. This 3,550-kg. relay platform was designed for the delivery of high-definition television services, as well as mobile communications and internet applications for Telkom Indonesia – providing coverage over Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It will be orbited in the framework of a turnkey contract with Thales Alenia Space, which produced it at Toulouse and Cannes, France, based on the Spacebus 4000B2 platform.

Tomorrow's launch, designated Flight VA235 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system, is one of up to 12 Spaceport missions planned this year with Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5, medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.

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Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 20 мин. назад

#Ariane5 is in the launch zone with SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom 3S, ready for tomorrow's dual-passenger mission: http://bit.ly/2lJ6OCp  #VA235
 
 

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Небольшой пресс-релиз от ThalesAleniaSpace (174 265 b):

pr_170214_tas_satellites_in_kourou_february_2017_eng.pdf

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Ждём-с...

Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 10 мин. назад
 
Today #Ariane5 will embark on a mission for two major regional operators: @ATT and @TelkomIndonesia. Launch window opens at 21h39 UTC.

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Thales Alenia Space ‏@Thales_Alenia_S 56 сек. назад
 
Very nice photos of @Arianespace 's launcher in #French #Guiana. #Telkom3S built by @Thales_Alenia_S is scheduled for launch tonight.
 
 
 
 

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И о погоде...
На 15:00 UTC в районе ELA-3 максимальный ветер (7 баллов, крепкий, 57 км/ч, ЮЮВ) наблюдается на высотах между 10-ю и 11-ю км. У поверхности - 3 б, слабый, 15 км/ч, СВВ.
В ближайшие 3 часа без особых изменений.

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Thales Alenia Space шуткует, типа средь берёз и сосен:

Thales Alenia Space ‏@Thales_Alenia_S 11 мин. назад
 
Guess what is hidden between the trees? #Ariane5. And guess what is hidden inside the laucher? 2 satellites including #Telkom3S @Arianespace
 

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IS-32e-Fact-Sheet - 859342 b, mod. 2017-02-13 20:57:38

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Ariane 5 set for launch with SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom-3S passengers

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/02/ariane-5-sky-brasil-1-telkom-3s-passengers/

Ariane 5 set for launch with SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom-3S passengers
February 14, 2017 by Chris Bergin
 
Arianespace is set to conduct its first Ariane 5 launch of the year on Tuesday. The workhorse is scheduled to launch the SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom-3S satellites from European Spaceport in Kourou, ahead of a ride to a geostationary transfer orbit. The launch is scheduled to occur at 21:39 UTC.

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Ariane 5 Launch:
This is the first Ariane 5 launch of the year, following on for seven successful launches of the rocket during 2016.
Arianespace has already seen in the new year, with the launch of its Soyuz ST-B rocket, which successfully lofted the Hispasat 36W-1 at the end of January.
Tuesday's launch is designated Flight VA235 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system. It is one of up to 12 missions in total that are planned this year with Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5, medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.

Arianespace will soon have the Ariane 6 added to its rocket team, with more baseline information recently released via the publication of the user manual.
The document pays tribute to the Ariane family, which began with the Ariane 1 rocket which conducted its maiden launch in 1979.
"With the Ariane family, Arianespace experience is as of beginning 2016, of more than 380 launch contracts, 227 flights, 350 satellites launched (thanks to the shared launch capability), 53 auxiliary payloads launched, over a period of 36 years."
For this latest mission, Ariane 5's overall payload lift performance for the upcoming flight is more than 10.4 metric tons. Its two passengers will be deployed into geostationary transfer orbit during a profile lasting just under 40 minutes.
Released first during Flight VA235 will be SKY Brasil-1, with Telkom 3S following 12 minutes later.

Due to this deployment schedule, SKY Brasil-1 is located in the launcher's upper payload position.
Developed for utilization by AT&T/DIRECTV via its DIRECTV Latin America subsidiary, the 6,000-kg.-class satellite is to expand direct-to-home high-definition programming for Brazil. It was produced by Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France, using the spacecraft manufacturer's Eurostar E3000 platform.
SKY Brasil-1 (also known as SKYB-1) will be the 10th satellite launched by Arianespace for the operator AT&T/DIRECTV. The most recent launch was on May 27, 2015, lofting SKY México-1 and DIRECTV 15 on the same Ariane 5.
"This will be one of two satellites that will support our SKY Brasil business providing us with the capacity to deliver superior products and services to our growing customer base in Brazil," noted Bruce Churchill, president of DIRECTV Latin America. "We're looking forward to another successful Arianespace launch."
It is the 116th spacecraft from this manufacturer and its predecessors to be launched by Arianespace, with the order book including 17 more Airbus Defence and Space satellites to be launched.
Riding in the lower payload slot, Telkom 3S will be deployed at just under 40 minutes after Ariane 5's liftoff. This 3,550-kg. relay platform was designed for the delivery of high-definition television services, as well as mobile communications and Internet applications for Telkom Indonesia – providing coverage over Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
It will be orbited in the framework of a turnkey contract with Thales Alenia Space, which produced it at Toulouse and Cannes, France, based on the Spacebus 4000B2 platform.
"It's very fulfilling to be able to support our customer's business development. The deployment of Telkom-3S will enhance PT Telkom's broadcast capacity and provide valuable services for enterprises, IP backbones and mobile network backhauling," added said Jean-Loïc Galle, President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space. "Telkom-3S (was) the 80th Spacebus satellite built by Thales Alenia Space."

The spacecraft is outfitted with 24 C-band transponders, eight extended C-band transponders and 10 Ku-band transponders.
After Telkom 1 and Telkom 2 respectively launched in 1999 and 2005, Telkom 3S will be the third satellite entrusted to Arianespace by Telkom Indonesia, this time within the scope of a turnkey contract with Thales Alenia Space.
Telkom Indonesia is an Indonesian state-owned company that supplies telecommunications, information, media and entertainment services (TIMES) to millions of customers throughout the Indonesian archipelago.
Telkom 3S will provide high-definition television services (HDTV), as well as mobile communications and internet applications. Positioned at 118° East, Telkom 3S will provide C-band coverage of Indonesia and Southeast Asia, while extended C-band beams will cover Indonesia and part of Malaysia.
It also is fitted with Ku-band transponders dedicated to national coverage.
Telkom 3S is the 146th satellite built by Thales Alenia Space and its predecessors to be launched by Arianespace. The Arianespace order book includes nine more Thales Alenia Space satellites to be launched.
(Images via Arianespace).

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Warning!

Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 3 мин. назад
 
The launch window for Flight #VA235 opens in one hour! Stay tuned - the live broadcast will begin soon at: http://bit.ly/2lMIIqi

Трансляция начнётся в 21:24 UTC http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va235/

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На 21:00 UTC высотные ветры незначительно ослабли с тенденцией к переходу от крепких к сильным (7 -> 6 б)

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Трансляция началась.

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Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 2 мин. назад
 
The live broadcast for Flight #VA235 is on the air! SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom 3S are ready for liftoff #GOAriane5 http://bit.ly/2lMIIqi

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T-4m пока всё в зелени