Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES (VA244) - Kourou ELA-3 - 11:24:48 25.07.2018

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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/flight-va244-arianespaces-ariane-5-launch-for-the-galileo-constellation-and-europe/

Ariane 5 | July 17, 2018

Flight VA244: Arianespace's Ariane 5 launch for the Galileo constellation and Europe



For its fourth launch of the year, Arianespace will orbit four more satellites (satellites 23 to 26) for the Galileo constellation. This mission is being performed on behalf of the European Commission under a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA).

For the third time, an Ariane 5 ES version will be used to orbit satellites in Europe's own satellite navigation system; with all Galileo spacecraft having been launched to date by Arianespace. Ariane 6 will take over from 2020.

Arianespace is proud to mobilize its entire family of launch vehicles for the benefit of Europe's ambitions and its independent access to space.

The Flight VA244 will be from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) in Kourou, French Guiana.

The Launch Readiness Review (LRR) will take place on Friday, July 20, 2018 in Kourou, to authorize the start of operations for the final countdown.

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Galileo is Europe's own global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. Currently providing Initial Services, Galileo is interoperable with GPS and Glonass, the U.S. and Russian global satellite navigation systems. By offering dual frequencies as standard, Galileo is set to deliver real-time positioning accuracy down to the meter range.

The constellation will count 24 operational satellites plus in-orbit spares, of which 22 already have been put into orbit by Arianespace.

In July 2017, ESA officially transferred the supervision of Galileo in-orbit operations to the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA), on behalf of the European Union. After the VA244 launch, the GSA will be responsible for operating the satellites as soon as they are separated from the launcher. These operations of setting up and operating the system will be done in collaboration with ESA.

The Galileo satellites are built by prime contractor OHB System in Bremen, Germany, with the payloads supplied by UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), which is an Airbus Defense and Space affiliate.

For further information, download the Flight VA244 Launch Kit by clicking here: http://www.arianespace.com/press-kits/

To watch a live, high-speed online transmission of the launch (including commentary in French and English from the launch site), go to arianespace.com  or to youtube.com/arianespace on July 25, 2018, beginning 20 minutes before liftoff.

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Опубликован новый релиз брошюры миссии (на англ. и фр. яз.)

DDP-VA244-GB-final.pdf - 1.0 MB, 9 стр, 2018-07-17 18:03:47 UTC

DDP-VA244-FR-final.pdf - 1.1 MB, 9 стр, 2018-07-17 18:03:45 UTC

Страницы 2 и 3 старого релиза (#38) заменены страницей 2 нового, прочих существенных изменений не обнаружено

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Arianespace открыла страницу миссии VA244

http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va244/

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 19 мин. назад

Getting closer to our launch... #dressrehearsal #VA244 #Galileo #ESA

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NOTMARs

EAP, головной обтекатель, EPC

NAVAREA IV 578/2018 (24)  
 
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FRENCH GUIANA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING:
   A. 1000Z TO 1156Z DAILY 25 THRU 31 JUL
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   09-07.00N 050-31.00W, 10-05.00N 049-52.00W,
   09-46.00N 049-24.00W, 08-48.00N 050-04.00W.
   B. 1000Z TO 1156Z DAILY 25 THRU 31 JUL
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   10-49.00N 049-27.00W, 12-12.00N 048-29.00W,
   11-48.00N 047-55.00W, 10-26.00N 048-53.00W.
   C. 1050Z TO 1156Z DAILY 25 THRU 31 JUL
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   05-19.50N 052-49.20W, 05-33.20N 052-42.00W,
   05-26.85N 052-28.33W, 05-10.00N 052-38.45W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311256Z JUL 18.

( 200859Z JUL 2018 )

:?:  EPS  :?:  

NAVAREA XII 288/2018 (22)

PACIFIC OCEAN.
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   1243Z TO 1425Z DAILY 25 THRU 31 JUL
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   14-06S 096-26W, 00-53N 086-51W,
   00-09S 085-11W, 15-10S 094-45W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311525Z JUL 18.

( 200924Z JUL 2018 )
 
или (дубль)

HYDROPAC 2639/2018 (22) 

PACIFIC OCEAN.
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
DNC 07.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   1243Z TO 1425Z DAILY 25 THRU 31 JUL
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   14-06S 096-26W, 00-53N 086-51W,
   00-09S 085-11W, 15-10S 094-45W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311525Z JUL 18.

( 200915Z JUL 2018 )

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NOTAMs

SOOO
 
A0192/18 - RESTRICTED AREA SOR4 ACTIVATED. 24 JUL 09:00 2018 UNTIL 31 JUL 11:56 2018. CREATED:
20 JUL 12:52 2018
 
A0193/18 - DANGEROUS AREA SOD2 ACTIVATED. SFC - UNL, DAILY 1000-1156, 25 JUL 10:00 2018
UNTIL 31 JUL 11:56 2018. CREATED: 20 JUL 12:56 2018
 
A0194/18 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING
ARIANE ZA/V244
LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS  QUADRILATERAL:
0907N05031W 1005N04952W 0946N04924W 0848N05004W. AMSL - UNL, DAILY 1000-1156,
25 JUL 10:00 2018 UNTIL 31 JUL 11:56 2018. CREATED: 20 JUL 13:03 2018

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 29 мин. назад

Today the fairing tooling hatch has been removed (indicated below) and the flight fairing hatch has been installed, said a last bye bye to our babies...
#VA244 #Galileo #ESA

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Arianespace опубликовала

VA244 Launch Readiness Review (RAL):

VA244_RAL_EN.pdf - 175.7 KB, 2 стр, 2018-07-20 17:54:17 UTC

VA244_RAL_FR.pdf - 184.4 KB, 2 стр, 2018-07-20 17:55:00 UTC

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/va244-lrr/

Ariane 5 | July 20, 2018

Arianespace's third Ariane 5 mission with Galileo satellites is "go" for launch

Next week's Arianespace flight with four European Galileo navigation spacecraft has been approved for a morning liftoff on July 25 following the launch readiness review held today at the Spaceport in French Guiana.



Designated Flight VA244 in Arianespace's numbering system, the launch will deploy its quartet of Galileo spacecraft during a nearly four-hour flight, with liftoff set at exactly 8:25:01 a.m. local time in French Guiana on Wednesday.

Today's launch readiness review validated the "go" status of the Ariane 5 ES launcher version, its Galileo passengers, as well as the Spaceport's launch site infrastructure and the network of tracking stations.

The Galileo satellites have a liftoff mass of approximately 740 kg. each, and will be injected into a medium Earth orbit (MEO) at an altitude of 22,922 kilometers. To achieve this, the Ariane 5's storable propellant upper stage will perform two separate burns.

Спойлер

Europe's global navigation satellite system

As Europe's own global navigation satellite system, Galileo is operated under civilian control, offering guaranteed high-precision positioning around the world. Its initial services began in December 2016, allowing users equipped with Galileo-enabled devices to combine Galileo and GPS data for better positioning accuracy.

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is responsible for operating the Galileo satellite navigation systems on behalf of the European Union. Galileo spacecraft are built by OHB System in Bremen, Germany, and the navigation payloads provided by Airbus-owned Surrey Satellite Technology in the United Kingdom.

Flight VA244 is Arianespace's third Ariane 5 mission carrying European Galileo satellites, following previous launches in November 2016 and December 2017. Prior to that, the company orbited 14 of them on seven Soyuz missions performed between October 2011 and May 2016.

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Liftoff time for Flight VA244:

[TH]French Guiana[/TH][TH]Universal Time (UTC)[/TH][TH]Washington D.C., USA[/TH][TH]Paris, France[/TH]

8:25:01 a.m. on July 25	11:25:01 on July 25	7:25:01 a.m. on July 25	1:25:01 p.m. on July 25

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OHB‏ @OHB_SE 24 ч.24 часа назад


Ready to fly II --> All systems go: Four more OHB satellites for Galileo cleared for launch on July 25

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https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation/Galileo/Watch_the_launch_of_Galileos_23_26

WATCH THE LAUNCH OF GALILEOS 23–26

19 July 2018
Watch live as Europe's next four Galileo satellites are launched on an Ariane 5 launcher on Wednesday 25 July at 11:25 GMT (13:25 CEST, 08:25 local time) from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Livestream.com/ESA/GalileoLaunch

Galileo is Europe's own global satellite navigation system, consisting of both the satellites in space and their associated ground infrastructure. These latest four Galileo satellites will bring the constellation in orbit up to 26 satellites.

Livestream coverage of the launch starts at 11:00 GMT (13:00 CEST) with liftoff at 11:25 GMT (13:25 CEST).

Live coverage resumes with confirmation of the satellites separating from their upper stage from 14:50 GMT (16:50 CEST).

Separation of the Ariane 5's upper stage occurs about nine minutes after liftoff, followed by the first 10-minute firing of the upper stage.

The upper stage – carrying four 715-kg Galileo satellites – flies in ballistic configuration for three hours and eight minutes, after which a second upper stage firing lasting just over six minutes will place it into circular separation orbit.

Once stabilised at 3h 36 min after liftoff, the Galileo dispenser will release the first two satellites, followed by the second pair 20 minutes later.

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 24 мин. назад

Waiting for our roll-out... #VA244 #Galileo #ESA

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Arianespace TV - VA 244 - Launch Details

arianespace

Опубликовано: 23 июл. 2018 г.

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 6 мин. назад

Arriving at the #ZL3 pad...
#VA244 #Galileo #ESA

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 1 мин. назад

Close-up on the way to the #ZL3 pad...
#VA244 #Galileo #ESA

P.S. this is the last #Ariane5 ES model to be launched and the last one with a medium fairing... #History Oh and the last time for the EPS upper stage also... *sniff*

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 46 мин. назад

The last ES...

#VA244 #Ariane5 #Galileo #ESA #CSG

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Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo 19 мин. назад

#Ariane5 is present in the ELA-3 launch zone with all four of its #Galileo satellite passengers. The #VA244 liftoff is scheduled for July 25 at 11:25 UTC!

#MissiontoSuccess #GoAriane5

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Ariane 5 | July 23, 2018

Ariane 5 reaches the launch zone for this week's Arianespace mission with four Galileo satellites


The Ariane 5 for Arianespace Flight VA244 moves into the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch complex in preparation for liftoff on Wednesday, July 25, with four Galileo satellites.

Arianespace's next Ariane 5 for liftoff this year has rolled out to the launch zone in French Guiana, clearing the way for the heavy-lift vehicle's third mission carrying satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.

The completed Ariane 5 ES version was transferred today atop its mobile launch table fr om the Final Assembly Building – wh ere payload integration occurred – to the Spaceport's dedicated ELA-3 launch complex.

Designated Flight VA244 in the company's numbering system, this upcoming Ariane 5 mission – set for Wednesday, July 25 – will lift off at exactly 8:25:01 a.m. local time in French Guiana and deploy its quartet of Galileo spacecraft into medium Earth orbit (MEO) on a nearly four-hour flight.

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During the flight sequence, Ariane 5's storable propellant upper stage will perform two burns, which are to be separated by a 3-hour, 8-minute ballistic phase. The four Galileo satellites have a liftoff mass of 717.7 kg. each, with Ariane 5's overall payload lift performance set at 3,287 kg.

Another launch for European institutional customers

Flight VA244 is Arianespace's third Ariane 5 mission carrying European Galileo satellites, following previous launches in December 2017 and November 2016. Prior to that, the company orbited 14 of them on seven Soyuz missions performed between October 2011 and May 2016.

As Europe's own global navigation satellite system, Galileo is operated under civilian control, offering guaranteed high-precision positioning around the world. Its initial services began in December 2016, allowing users equipped with Galileo-enabled devices to combine Galileo and GPS data for better positioning accuracy.

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is responsible for operating the Galileo satellite navigation systems on behalf of the European Union. Galileo spacecraft are built by OHB System in Bremen, Germany, and the navigation payloads provided by Airbus-owned Surrey Satellite Technology in the United Kingdom.

Liftoff time for Flight VA244:

[TH]French Guiana[/TH][TH]Universal Time (UTC)[/TH][TH]Washington D.C., USA[/TH][TH]Paris, France[/TH]

8:25:01 a.m. on July 25	11:25:01 on July 25	7:25:01 a.m. on July 25	1:25:01 p.m. on July 25

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