MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS19) - Kourou ELS - 07.11.2018 00:47 UTC

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На этом Arianespace завершила трансляцию

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Российская ракета "Союз-СТ" успешно вывела спутник MetOp-С на орбиту
05:12 07.11.2018

ПАРИЖ, 7 ноя – РИА Новости. Российская ракета-носитель "Союз-СТ", которая стартовала с космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане, вывела на орбиту метеорологический спутник MetOp-С.

Спутник отделился от ракеты и вышел на орбиту примерно в 22.47 по местному времени во вторник (4.47 мск среды). Трансляция велась на сайте компании-оператора космодрома Arianespace.

"Космический аппарат MetOp-C взят на управление. Ракета и (разгонный блок – ред.) "Фрегат" отработали по плану", — написал глава Роскосмоса Дмитрий Рогозин в Twitter.

​MetOp-C является третьим и последним спутником Европейской организации спутниковой метеорологии (EUMETSAT). Спутники MetOp необходимы для прогнозирования погоды на период от 12 часов до 10 дней.

Первый и второй спутники этой серии — MetOp-А и MetOp-B — были запущены в 2006 и 2012 году соответственно. Обе "метеорологические станции" успешно работают на орбите с момента запуска и вносят большой вклад в сокращение ошибок в прогнозах погоды. Ожидается, что MetOp-C повысит качество прогнозов погоды.
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Как сообщалось ранее, на 14 декабря планируется еще один запуск с космодрома Куру ракеты "Союз-СТ" с блоком "Фрегат-МТ" и космическим аппаратом CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1).


РИА Новости https://ria.ru/science/20181107/1532245435.html

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vs19-success-metop-c/

Soyuz | November 6, 2018
Another Soyuz success: Arianespace launches Metop-C for Europe's meteorological operational system of polar-orbiting satellites



Weather forecasts around the globe will be more accurate thanks to Arianespace's latest Soyuz success from the Spaceport in French Guiana – which launched the third and final spacecraft in EUMETSAT's current-generation polar-orbiting weather satellite program.

Lifting off at 9:47:27 p.m. local time – which was the planned precise moment of launch – the Russian-built medium-lift vehicle deployed its Metop-C passenger into a sun-synchronous "mid-morning" polar orbit during a one-hour flight sequence. Total payload lift performance was estimated at 4,212 kg.

Good visibility at the Spaceport enabled the facility's tracking cameras – and the worldwide audience watching via Arianespace's live video broadcast – to follow the Soyuz' flight trajectory downrange for more than five minutes, which included the first-stage boosters' separation.

Tonight's success – designated Flight VS19 – was the 45th Soyuz mission operated by Arianespace and its Starsem European-Russian joint venture. Of this total, 19 originated from the Spaceport in French Guiana – which introduced its Soyuz operations in 2011 – while 26 were performed from Kazakhstan-based Baikonur Cosmodrome between 1999 and 2013.

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Supporting a better life on Earth

Built by Airbus Defence and Space, Metop-C continues the European meteorological operational program of polar-orbiting spacecraft operated by the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). The first two satellites – Metop-A and Metop-B – were launched on Soyuz vehicles from Baikonour Cosmodrome in 2006 and 2012, respectively, by Starsem.

Looking forward to continued cooperation

Metop spacecraft are essential for numerical weather prediction from 12 hours to 10 days in advance, and carry state-of-the-art instruments to measure a wide range of variables – such as temperature and humidity, wind speed and direction over oceans, ozone and other atmospheric gases.

The still-operational Metop-A and Metop-B satellites make the largest single contribution to reducing errors in weather forecasts one day in advance, with Metop-C expected to enhance this performance upon its own service entry. Following the deployment by Soyuz, Metop-C is to undergo approximately six weeks of commissioning, during which the proper operation of the spacecraft and its instrumentation will be verified.

After tonight's success, Arianespace has four more EUMETSAT spacecraft in its backlog for future launches: MTG-I1 and MTG-S1, the European organization's next generation of geostationary satellites; along with the polar-orbiting MetopSG-A1 and MetopSG-B1, which are to succeed Metop-A, -B and -C in delivering meteorological data.

Metop-C is the 122nd satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space to be orbited on an Arianespace mission, with 21 more Airbus-produced spacecraft in the company's order book for future launches.

Flight VS19 was Arianespace's second Soyuz mission in 2018, and the eighth this year using a member of the company's three-member launcher family – which also includes the heavy-lift Ariane 5 and lightweight Vega.

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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/soyuz-vs19-success/

Soyuz | November 6, 2018
Arianespace orbits Metop-C in its third successful launch for EUMETSAT's Metop meteorological satellite program



Arianespace has successfully launched the Metop-C satellite for EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites.

Arianespace's eighth launch of the year, and the second using a Soyuz rocket, took place on Tuesday, November 6 at 9:47 p.m. (local time) from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).

With the launch of this third and final satellite of the current-generation EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS), Arianespace once again supports both EUMETSAT and Europe in improving weather forecasts and monitoring the global climate for a better life on Earth.

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Metop-C joins Europe's Metop polar satellite system, a flagship program for meteorology and climate monitoring

EUMETSAT is tasked with supplying meteorological and climate data to European member-states, as well as to international partners and users, while also contributing to the long-term study of climate change.

Placed in polar orbit, the three Metop satellites play a crucial role in numerical weather prediction from 12 hours to 10 days in advance. The still-operational Metop-A and Metop–B satellites, launched by Starsem from Baikonur Cosmodrome in 2006 and 2012, make the biggest single contribution to the accuracy of weather forecasts. Metop-C will enhance and expand these capabilities.

The EUMETSAT Polar System is Europe's contribution to the Joint Polar System, shared with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States. As with the two previous satellites – Metop-A and -B – Metop-C will be positioned in a "mid-morning" sun-synchronous polar orbit to enable the global observation of weather, oceans, land surfaces and the atmosphere's composition. These observations complement those collected by NOAA's JPSS satellites, which fly in "afternoon" orbits.

Metop-C also is essential to ensuring a smooth transition to the upcoming EUMETSAT Polar System – Second Generation (EPS-SG). The first EPS-SG satellite is scheduled for launch in 2022.

Metop-C joins Europe's Metop polar satellite system, a flagship program for meteorology and climate monitoring

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Metop-C is the 13th European meteorological satellite launched by Arianespace. All EUMETSAT satellites to date have been launched by Arianespace, which still has the next generation of EUMETSAT satellites in its order book: Metop-SG A1 and B1 into polar orbit, and MTG-I1 and MTG-S1 into geostationary orbit.

2018, a busy year for institutional launches

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Metop-C is the 163rd institutional satellite orbited by Arianespace for its European partners.

Today's launch was the eighth since the beginning of 2018. Half of these missions were performed for the commercial market, while the other half were for European institutions: the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Commission, and EUMETSAT. Arianespace thereby reaffirms its dual mission: guaranteeing independent and reliable access to space for Europe, while also winning export contracts.

CSG gearing up for three more Soyuz launches

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Today's launch marked the 19th mission by the Soyuz medium launcher since it started operating at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in 2011, and its second mission in 2018. It also is the first of a series of four flights by Soyuz from now through March 2019 to be launched from CSG. Shortened and optimized, the launch campaigns use the Fregat Fueling Facility (FCube), a building inaugurated in 2015 that is dedicated to the Fregat upper stage on the Soyuz launch vehicle.

Shortly after the announcement of the satellite's orbital injection, Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, said: "On our eighth launch of the year from the CSG, Soyuz accomplished its mission by orbiting Metop-C. We are delighted that EUMETSAT has renewed its trust in us to round out Europe's meteorological capabilities from the poles, and thus improve its forecasting models. We are now gearing up to deploy the next generation of EUMETSAT satellites, reflecting our close partnership and our primary mission of ensuring reliable and guaranteed access to space for Europe to help make life better on Earth.

"I would like to congratulate Airbus Defence and Space, prime contractor for the Metop-C satellite, as well as the Russian space agency Roscosmos, for their continued commitment to our partnership based on Soyuz and for the exceptional versatility offered by this launcher. My thanks also go to CNES/CSG, our ground segment companies and all staff at the space center, who work with us as we go from success to success. Congratulations to everybody at Arianespace, who contributed to this latest perfect launch – the 19th Soyuz mission from Europe's Spaceport."

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11/07/2018 04:50 Stephen Clark

The first signals from MetOp-C after launch have been received at the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany, confirming the satellite is alive after arriving in orbit.

11/07/2018 04:55 Stephen Clark

Controllers at ESOC in Germany report the satellite has switched on its gyros for attitude control and has started priming its propulsion system. Deployment of the solar array has also started.

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ESA Operations‏Подлинная учетная запись @esaoperations 2 ч. назад

#MetOpC's solar array release and primary deployment has begun, beginning the vital sequence that will ensure the satellite can receive power from the Sun to properly begin its mission....

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ESA Operations‏Подлинная учетная запись @esaoperations 2 ч. назад

Solar array deployment is now complete!! And like a butterfly opening its wings, #MetOpC can power itself from the Sun!

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Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo 2 ч. назад

I also would like to express my gratitude to #Arianespace's Russian partners – @roscosmos, #RKTs-Progress, #NPOLavochkin and #Tsenki – for their cooperation on Flight #VS19.
#teamwork

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Arianespace - VS19 Successful Launch

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Опубликовано: 6 нояб. 2018 г.

For its eighth launch of the year, and the second Soyuz liftoff from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana in 2018, Arianespace will orbit Metop-C for EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites.

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VS19 Arianespace Successful Mission

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Опубликовано: 6 нояб. 2018 г.

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Arianespace VS19 Official Speeches

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Опубликовано: 6 нояб. 2018 г.

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Arianespace Flight VS19 – Metop-C (EN)

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 3 ч. назад

S/C Sep for Metop-C!

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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/11/arianespace-soyuz-st-b-metop-c-launch/ ...

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https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4128803.html

EUMETSAT'S THIRD METOP SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED

At 01:47 CET (21:47 Kourou time), EUMETSAT's polar-orbiting meteorological satellite Metop-C was successfully launched on a Soyuz ST-B rocket from the European Space Port in Kourou, French Guiana.

WEDNESDAY, 07 NOVEMBER 2018



Metop-C is the last in a series of threepolar-orbiting satellites, developed in cooperation with ESA, which provides vital observations for weather forecasts up to 10 days ahead, as part of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS).

Metop-C carries nine instruments measuring mainly vertical profiles of temperature and humidity, cloud properties, atmospheric composition, sea surface temperature, wind at the ocean surface, sea ice parameters, vegetation parameters and soil moisture.

With the Metop-A and -B satellites still performing well in orbit beyond their design lifetime, the EUMETSAT EPS system is already providing the source of data that has the highest positive impact on global numerical weather prediction, in terms of reducing forecast errors one day ahead. In addition, EPS supports operational oceanography, marine meteorology, air quality forecasting and climate monitoring.

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Forming a three-satellite constellation with Metop-A and-B until Metop-A is re-orbited in 2022, Metop-C will further improve weather forecasts up to 10 days ahead for the benefit of European citizens and our economy.

Alain Ratier, Eumetsat's Director General, said, "EUMETSAT is grateful to Arianespace for another successful launch, after those of Metop-A and Metop-B. It is now up to us to commission the satellite and instruments in partnership with ESA, CNES and NOAA, until the end of January. After this, our scientists will work with expert users to validate the output products, and bring the service to users to operational status in early spring 2019.

"Our EPS system and its Metop satellites equipped with innovative European instruments has brought meteorological observation from the polar orbit to a new standard, and this is another success of our cooperation with ESA.

"Through its positive impact on weather forecasts, EPS already produces socio-economic benefits of at least €5 billion per year in Europe, and we will do even better with a third satellite in operation.
 
"Metop-C also secures the transition with the EPS-SG system we are developing in cooperation with ESA, to launch a first Metop Second Generation satellite at the end of 2022."

Josef Aschbacher, ESA's Director of Earth Observation Programmes, said, "Metop is Europe's first series of polar-orbiting weather satellites designed and developed by ESA to fulfil EUMETSAT requirements. The launch of Metop-C is another achievement of the excellent cooperation between ESA and EUMETSAT, which now continues with the development of polar-orbiting Metop Second Generation satellites as well as geostationary Meteosat Third Generation satellites.

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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/MetOp/Europe_s_third_polar-orbiting_weather_satellite_lofted_into_orbit

EUROPE'S THIRD POLAR-ORBITING WEATHER SATELLITE LOFTED INTO ORBIT


MetOp liftoff

7 November 2018
The third MetOp satellite, MetOp-C, has been launched on a Soyuz rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana to continue the provision of data for weather forecasting from polar orbit.

Carrying the 4083 kg MetOp-C satellite, the Soyuz rocket lifted off on 7 November at 00:47 GMT (01:47 CET).

Some 60 minutes later Soyuz's upper stage delivered MetOp-C into orbit and contact was established through the Yatharagga ground station in Australia.

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MetOp-C is the last in the current series of MetOp satellites, following on from MetOp-A, which was launched in 2006, and MetOp-B, which was launched in 2012.

The MetOp satellites are developed by ESA under a cooperation agreement to form the space segment of the Eumetsat Polar System. This system is Europe's contribution to a multi-orbit polar system shared with the US NOAA agency.

Stéfane Carlier, ESA's MetOp Project Manager, noted, "The MetOp satellites carry an array of sensors that measure temperature, humidity, trace gases, ozone and wind speed over the ocean."


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Josef Aschbacher, ESA's Director of Earth Observation Programmes, said, "The MetOp programme demonstrates the value of cooperation – something that has been achieved by ESA and Eumetsat working together.

"ESA's role is to design, build and launch the satellites fulfilling Eumetsat requirements. The satellites carry instruments developed in Europe and in the US.

"MetOp-A was Europe's first weather satellite to orbit Earth from pole to pole, around 800 km high and complementing the long-standing series of Meteosat missions that orbit 36 000 km above the equator.

"It was envisaged that each successive satellite would take over from its predecessor, but thanks to their extraordinary quality, both MetOp-A and MetOp-B are still going strong. With MetOp-C, the mission will continue as a three-satellite constellation, further increasing the wealth of data for weather forecasting."

"MetOp-C is now in the hands of ESA's flight operations team in Germany for the three-day early orbit operations phase, until the handover of flight operations to Eumetsat."


MetOp for weather forecasting

Alain Ratier, Eumetsat Director General, said, "Eumetsat is grateful to Arianespace for another successful launch, after those of MetOp-A and MetOp-B.

"We are now ready to take over flight operations from ESA's European Spacecraft Operations Centre to perform in-orbit commissioning of the satellite and instruments until end of January, in partnership with ESA, CNES and NOAA. After this, Eumetsat scientists will validate output products with expert users, such that we can release real-time products to users in spring 2019.

"With three operational MetOp satellites in orbit, the Eumetsat Polar System will further improve weather forecasts up to 10 days ahead, for the benefit of European citizens and our economy."

"MetOp-C will also ensure the smooth transition with the Eumetsat Polar System - Second Generation, developed in cooperation with ESA, with the objective to launch the first MetOp Second Generation satellite in 2022."

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1 43689U 18087A   18311.12249079 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 43689  98.7380   8.4101 0002604 251.4356 208.9816 14.26059816    05 43689 / 2018-087A : 803 x 807 km x 98.738°

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 2 ч. назад

MetOp-C tracked in 803 x 807 km x 98.7 deg, 0930LT sun-sync orbit, confirming successful launch.

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