O3b (FM17, FM18, FM19, FM20 - Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS - 04.04.2019, 17:03 UTC

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РОСКОСМОС‏Подлинная учетная запись @roscosmos 29 мин. назад

Прошло успешное отделение четырех европейских космических аппаратов #O3b от российского разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ». Спутники взяты на управление заказчиком. Пусковая кампания @Arianespace #VS22 успешно завершена!

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Дмитрий Рогозин‏Подлинная учетная запись @Rogozin 20 мин. назад

Поздравляю наши боевые расчёты в Гвиане и на Байконуре с успешным "ракетным дублетом" в течение одного дня! Спасибо специалистам РКЦ "Прогресс", РКК "Энергия", НПО имени Лавочкина, ЦЭНКИ и всем службам @roscosmos за хорошую работу!

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04/04/2019 22:35 Stephen Clark

Arianespace officials have confirmed a successful mission after the four O3b satellites contacted ground controllers as planned following today's launch.

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/mission-accomplished-arianespaces-latest-soyuz-success-marks-completion-of-the-initial-o3b-satellite-constellation/

Soyuz | April 4, 2019
Mission accomplished: Arianespace's latest Soyuz success marks completion of the initial O3b satellite constellation



With a successful Soyuz launch that completed the first phase of SES' O3b constellation, Arianespace today reaffirmed is ability to support the growing global market for such in-orbit satellite systems.

Lifting off mid-day from the Spaceport in French Guiana, the workhorse launch vehicle delivered the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th O3b satellites into a circular orbit during a flight lasting 2 hours and 22 minutes until final separation. Total payload lift performance was estimated at 3,198 kg.

After an initial powered phase of Soyuz' three lower stages, the flight – designated VS22 in Arianespace's numbering system – included three burns of the Fregat upper stage to place its passengers at their targeted deployment point.

A success for global connectivity

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"Today's launch follows the O3b constellation deployments in 2013, 2014 and 2018, enabling commercial service since September 2014," said Luce Fabreguettes, Arianespace's Executive Vice President – Missions, Operations & Purchasing. "We are even prouder that this 5th launch marks the completion of the constellation. Mission accomplished!"

The O3b fleet of medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellites – part of SES's bold vision of connecting people and empowering them with opportunities – is a proven non-geostationary constellation that provides commercial broadband services today, delivering carrier-grade services. Operating at an altitude of approximately 8,000 km., it serves customers in nearly 50 countries.

Including the four O3b satellites orbited on Flight VS22, Arianespace has launched a total of 61 spacecraft at the service of SES.

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Expanding satellite constellations

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By increasing the O3b constellation's size from 16 to 20 satellites, the SES Networks business unit of SES will offer enhanced coverage while providing greater service availability and reliability – responding to increasing demand for bandwidth from governments, as well as the telecom, cloud, maritime and energy markets.

Since 1999, Arianespace has deployed a total of 113 constellation satellites (87 commercial and 26 institutional) for telecommunications and connectivity, Earth observation and navigation applications.

The company's current launcher family – comprising the heavy-lift Ariane 5, medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega – is perfectly suited to launching innovative space systems. Ariane 6 and Vega C, Europe's next-generation launch vehicles, also will offer the flexibility needed to meet evolving customer requirements.

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Continuing the launch pace

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Today's success is the fourth of Arianespace's missions targeted for 2019 using its full launcher family, and the second this year with Soyuz.

Flight VS22 continues the busy mission pace for the company, which has now performed a total of nine launches in a six-month span (beginning with Ariane 5's October 19 launch that sent BepiColombo on its way to explore Mercury).

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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-completes-deployment-of-o3b-constellation-on-fifth-mission-for-operator-ses/

Soyuz | April 4, 2019
Arianespace completes deployment of O3b constellation on fifth mission for operator SES



Arianespace has orbited the final four latest satellites in the first phase of SES's O3b constellation.



The launch took place on Thursday, April 4, at 2:03 pm (local time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).

This was the fifth O3b mission by Arianespace, which has now orbited all 20 satellites in the first phase of this medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellation. Arianespace has launched a total of 61 satellites overall for SES since 1988, both geostationary and non-geostationary.

With this fourth successful launch of the year, and the second Soyuz mission for constellations in 2019, Arianespace continues to prove that its family of launchers is perfectly suited to all types of missions into all orbits.

Following the launch, Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, said: "With this fifth successful launch for the O3b constellation, Arianespace is proud of deploying the entire first phase of this innovative system. Our exceptional partnership with SES has enabled us to orbit 61 satellites, both geostationary and non-geostationary, for this leading international operator. I want to express my gratitude to SES for its trust. We are ready to take on new challenges together."

Arianespace: A key partner for SES, supporting its ambitious vision of global connectivity

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SES is the world's first operator to provide a differentiated and scalable GEO-MEO offering worldwide, with more than 50 satellites in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) and – including this launch – 20 in medium Earth orbit (MEO).

The four new Ka-band satellites built by Thales Alenia Space and orbited today by Arianespace will join SES's existing constellation of O3b MEO satellites, operating at an altitude of approximately 8,000 km. and serving customers in nearly 50 countries. They will improve connectivity, increase performance and also seamlessly scale the existing O3b constellation.

Combining performance comparable to fiber-optics and global coverage, the O3b constellation will deliver high-performance solutions worldwide and help SES meet its ambitious goal of connecting the world by reducing the digital divide and offering new commercial models.

The first phase of this innovative space system started commercial service in September 2014. All satellites were deployed by Arianespace, using its Soyuz launcher. Each of the five launches lofted four satellites, performed in June 2013, July and December 2014, March 2018 and April 2019.

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Arianespace: A major player in the constellation market

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With today's launch, which is the second of the year for satellite constellations, Arianespace once again shows its ability to deploy these systems in either low or medium Earth orbit.

Since 1999, Arianespace has deployed a total of 113 constellation satellites (87 commercial and 26 institutional) for telecommunications and connectivity, Earth observation and navigation applications.

Constellations demand launch vehicles capable of deploying a large number of satellites during short periods of time, as well as replacing portions of the constellations over time as required. Arianespace's current launcher family addresses all these needs, making it perfectly suited to these innovative space systems. Europe's next-generation launchers – Ariane 6 and Vega C – also will offer the flexibility needed to meet these requirements.

In fact, several institutional and commercial customers have already signed launch contracts to deploy their constellations using Ariane 6 and Vega C.

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A sustained high launch rate for Arianespace and its launchers

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With nine launches in just six months (from October 19, 2018 to April 4, 2019), Arianespace continues to show its high availability and the capability of its family of launchers to perform all missions into all orbits.

Today's launch also signals the fourth Soyuz mission in less than five months from the Guiana Space Center (from VS19 on November 6, 2018 to VS22 on April 4, 2019). This impressive rate for Arianespace's launcher was made possible by the use of FCube (Fregat Fueling Facility), a building at the Guiana Space Center dedicated to fueling the Fregat upper stage. Inaugurated in 2015, it reduces the number of steps needed in Soyuz launch campaigns and optimizes this process.

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Thales Alenia Space‏ @Thales_Alenia_S 17 мин. назад

That makes 5! Our teams are really happy regarding the successful #launch of #O3b fifth batch. We are proud to share this key moment with @SES_Satellites @Arianespace as well as all the partners involved in this fantastic #communications program

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Arianespace Flight VS22 - Launch Sequence

arianespace

Опубликовано: 4 апр. 2019 г.

Arianespace has orbited the final four latest satellites in the first phase of SES's O3b constellation.

The launch took place on Thursday, April 4, at 2:03 pm (local time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).

This was the fifth O3b mission by Arianespace, which has now orbited all 20 satellites in the first phase of this medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellation. Arianespace has launched a total of 61 satellites overall for SES since 1988, both geostationary and non-geostationary.

With this fourth successful launch of the year, and the second Soyuz mission for constellations in 2019, Arianespace continues to prove that its family of launchers is perfectly suited to all types of missions into all orbits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17nQbM0AE_0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17nQbM0AE_0 (1:42)

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Запись трансляции Arianespace

Arianespace TV - VS22 Launch English

arianespace

Трансляция началась 4 часа назад

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uTxZbbRsgYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uTxZbbRsgY (4:00:04)

То же на фр.яз. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLyZYpF7icc (4:00:00)

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Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo 59 мин. 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 #VS22. #Teamwork

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 1 ч. назад

Happy customers mean happy satellites! So that's four more O3b's that have reported back as healthy.
Article:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/04/soyuz-st-b-lofts-another-set-of-o3b-satellites/ ...

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/6297648

4 АПР, 19:53 Обновлено 19:58
Источник: перенос запуска "Союза" с Куру связан с выходом из строя станции слежения

Из строя вышла наземная станция слежения "Бретань-1"

МОСКВА, 4 апреля. /ТАСС/. Запуск российской ракеты-носителя "Союз-СТ-Б", которая должна вывести на орбиту четыре спутника O3b, с космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане перенесен из-за поломки станции слежения "Бретань-1". Об этом ТАСС сообщил источник в ракетно-космической отрасли.

"Вышла из строя наземная станция слежения "Бретань-1", - сказал собеседник агентства, уточнив, что с ракетой все в порядке.

Старт "Союза-СТ-Б" был запланирован на 19:30 мск. Ранее Роскосмос на своей странице в Twitter сообщил о переносе запуска ракеты на полчаса.

"Союз-СТ-Б" должен вывести на орбиту спутники O3b, которые войдут в одноименную систему, принадлежащую люксембургскому оператору SES. Она предназначена для обеспечения высокоскоростной мобильной и стационарной связи. Последний вывод этих спутников на орбиту при помощи ракеты "Союз" состоялся в марте 2018 года. Тогда число аппаратов в группе достигло 16.

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Arianespace TV - VS22 Successfull Mission

arianespace

Опубликовано: 4 апр. 2019 г.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrndSDCulSYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrndSDCulSY (2:31)

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Arianespace TV - VS22 Official Speeches

arianespace

Опубликовано: 4 апр. 2019 г.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJP3VEMMQrUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJP3VEMMQrU (13:49)

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Успешное отделение спутников O3b!

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/26258/

04.04.2019 22:35
РН «Союз-СТ-Б» успешно вывела спутники O3b на орбиту

Сегодня, 4 апреля 2019 года, ракета-носитель (РН) «Союз-СТ-Б» с разгонным блоком (РБ) «Фрегат-МТ», успешно стартовав в 20:03 мск с Гвианского космического центра, вывели на расчетные орбиты четыре европейских телекоммуникационных космических аппарата (КА) О3b производства компании Thales Alenia Space по заказу люксембургского оператора SES.

Запуск осуществлён в рамках контракта «Главкосмоса» с компанией Arianespace в тесной кооперации с российскими предприятиями РКЦ «Прогресс», НПО Лавочкина и ФГУП «ЦЭНКИ».

Отделение двух пар космических аппаратов от разгонного блока прошло штатно. Спутники O3b выведены на расчетные орбиты и взяты на управление заказчиком.

Cпутники O3b пополнят масштабную группировку одноимённых космических аппаратов. Сейчас их число на орбите составляет 16 спутников, и они обеспечивают высокоскоростной мобильной и стационарной связью жителей удаленных и развивающихся регионов.

Данный пуск стал 75-м для разгонного блока «Фрегат» и 22-м из Гвианского космического центра.

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НОРАД внёс в каталог пять объектов запуска

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0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44112U 19020A   19094.88713714 -.00000021  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 44112   0.0437 317.7404 0010382 192.0461 335.9510  5.12970428    05

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44113U 19020B   19094.88872395 -.00000021  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 44113   0.0401 319.6813 0006738 173.0841 355.8074  5.12637712    05

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44114U 19020C   19094.87743323 -.00000021  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 44114   0.0322 335.6432 0001171 354.9352 137.0643  5.12639362    01

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44115U 19020D   19094.87909436 -.00000021  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 44115   0.0443 321.8101 0003413  10.8200 138.0048  5.12269971    02

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44116U 19020E   19094.89148573 -.00000020  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 44116   0.0543 327.1757 0058215 216.9262 310.5736  5.16618623    0444112 / 2019-020A : 7809 x 7838 km x 0.044°
44113 / 2019-020B : 7820 x 7839 km x 0.040°
44114 / 2019-020C : 7828 x 7831 km x 0.032°
44115 / 2019-020D : 7832 x 7841 km x 0.044°
44116 / 2019-020E : 7674 x 7839 km x 0.054°

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 16 мин. назад

Five objects cataloged from the O3b Soyuz launch (4 O3b sats in 7830 x 7830 km x 0.0 deg orbits, Fregat stage in 7674 x 7839 km x 0.0 deg)

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https://www.laspace.ru/press/news/launches/20190404_Fregat_75th_launch/

Разгонный блок "Фрегат" вывел на орбиту четыре европейских спутника O3b
04.04.2019

4 апреля в 20:03 мск со стартовой площадки Гвианского космического центра (Куру, Французская Гвиана) состоялся успешный пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-СТ-Б» с разгонным блоком «Фрегат-МТ» производства АО «НПО Лавочкина» и четырьмя европейскими космическими аппаратами «O3b» производства компании Thales Alenia Space по заказу люксембургского оператора SES.

Отделение двух пар космических аппаратов от разгонного блока прошло штатно в строгом соответствии с циклограммой полета в 22:04 и 22:26 мск соответственно. Космические аппараты «O3b» выведены на расчетные орбиты.

Cпутники «O3b» пополнят масштабную группировку одноимённых космических аппаратов. Сейчас их число на орбите составляет 16 спутников, и они обеспечивают высокоскоростной мобильной и стационарной связью жителей удаленных и развивающихся регионов.

Данный пуск стал 75-м для разгонного блока «Фрегат» и 22-м из Гвианского космического центра.

Поздравляем заказчиков пуска, кооперацию и весь коллектив АО "НПО Лавочкина" с успешной работой РБ «Фрегат»!

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Объекты пуска частично идентифицированы