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

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VS19-launchkit-EN.pdf - 2.7 MB, 11 стр, 2018-10-30 13:41:40 UTC

VS19-launchkit-FR.pdf - 2.7 MB, 11 стр, 2018-10-30 13:41:36 UTC

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Getting ready for MetOp-C

European Space Agency, ESA

Опубликовано: 29 окт. 2018 г.

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The third in the series of MetOp satellites is scheduled for launch on 7 November from Europe's spaceport in Kourou. In this special edition of Earth from Space, ESA's MetOp-C project manager, Stéfane Carlier, talks about this latest polar-orbiting weather satellite and how its range of instruments provide data on a host of atmospheric variables such as temperature and humidity. These data are used largely for numerical weather prediction – the basis for weather forecasting. They also contribute to climate research.

The MetOp programme is a joint undertaking between ESA and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, Eumetsat.

The programme is also Europe's contribution to a cooperative venture with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA. The satellites work in conjunction with the NOAA satellite system.

Not only do the MetOp and NOAA satellites fly in complementary orbits to offer maximum coverage, some of the instruments are common to both missions.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/11/06/photos-europes-metop-c-weather-satellite-readied-for-liftoff/

Photos: Europe's MetOp-C weather satellite readied for liftoff
November 6, 2018 | Stephen Clark

A new European weather satellite is ready for launch Tuesday night aboard a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana, and these photos illustrate the final weeks of the spacecraft's launch campaign.

The 9,003-pound (4,084-kilogram) MetOp-C weather satellite will launch into a polar orbit roughly 500 miles (800 kilometers) above Earth to measure key atmospheric variables, data necessary to feed global numerical weather prediction models.

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MetOp-C was built by Airbus Defense and Space, and it's the third in a series of polar-orbiting meteorological satellites owned by Eumetsat, Europe's weather satellite agency. Eumetsat and NOAA have a data-sharing arrangement, sharing responsibilities for polar orbit weather coverage between European and U.S. spacecraft.

Designed for a seven-year mission, MetOp-C will help improve medium-range forecasts ranging from 12 hours to 10 days out. Its instruments will measure temperature, humidity, ozone, trace gases, and wind speeds over the oceans.

Read our full story for a preview of the mission.

The photos below show fueling of the MetOp-C satellite at the Guiana Space Center, followed by its attachment to the Soyuz rocket's Fregat upper stage, which will direct the spacecraft into its targeted orbit. The photo gallery also shows encapsulation of the satellite and the Fregat upper stage inside the Soyuz rocket's payload fairing.


The MetOp-C satellite during fueling at the Guiana Space Center. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Piron


Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon


Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin


Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin


Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin


Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin


Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon


Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon


Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon


Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon


Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/11/06/soyuz-vs19-mission-status-center/

Live coverage: Soyuz rocket set for launch from French Guiana
November 6, 2018 | Stephen Clark

11/07/2018 02:20 Stephen Clark

The launch team is loading more than 500,000 pounds of liquid oxygen and kerosene propellant into the rocket this evening, plus hydrogen peroxide to drive the engines' gas turbines and liquid nitrogen to keep the propellant tanks pressurized.

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The Soyuz countdown sequence begins 5 minutes, 10 seconds prior to liftoff, then the Fregat upper stage will transition to internal power five minutes before launch.

The umbilical arm servicing the upper stage and payloads will pull away at T-minus 2 minutes, 25 seconds. The Soyuz rocket is operating on internal power at T-minus 40 seconds, and the final servicing mast retracts from the rocket 20 seconds later.

The ignition sequence of the Soyuz rocket's kerosene-fueled core stage and four strap-on boosters begins 17 seconds before liftoff, and all engines should be at full thrust three seconds before launch.

Flying for the 19th time from the Guiana Space Center in South America, the Soyuz will head north over the Atlantic with Europe's MetOp-C weather satellite, which will be released at T+plus 60 minutes, 18 seconds, into a near-circular polar orbit at an average altitude of 504 miles (811 kilometers)

It will be the eighth flight of the year for Arianespace, the French launch services provider responsible for Soyuz launches from French Guiana.

Russian officials, Arianespace top management and representatives from the French-run spaceport met around five hours before liftoff to authorize fueling of the three-stage Soyuz rocket with kerosene and liquid oxygen.

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Трансляция пуска на ТыТрубе

youtube.com/watch?v=IfbRjjcxzr8

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11/07/2018 03:29 Stephen Clark

T-minus 18 minutes. Some statistics on today's flight:

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• 1,894th Soyuz rocket launch
• 12th Soyuz launch of 2018
• 19th Soyuz launch from French Guiana
• 8th launch from Guiana Space Center in 2018
• 2nd Soyuz launch from French Guiana in 2018
• 302nd Arianespace launch since 1980
• 20th meteorological satellite launched by Arianespace
• 122nd Airbus Defense and Space launched by Arianespace
• 89th global orbital launch attempt in 2018
  

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