CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS, +... - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS - 17.12.2019, 08:54:20 UTC

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Гюнтер Хазингер извинился за своё вчерашнее сообщение в Twitter насчет ошибки в программном обеспечении "Фрегата".

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До встречи в январе на пуске Ariane 5 для Eutelsat и ISRO

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Трансляция Arianespace завершена

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https://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vs23-soyuz-success/

Soyuz | December 18, 2019
Soyuz orbits a multi-passenger payload on Arianespace's ninth and final launch of 2019



Arianespace successfully launched five satellites on its year-ending Soyuz mission, underscoring the company's continuing ability to deliver "any payload to any orbit at any time" from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

Departing at the exact planned liftoff moment of 5:54:20 a.m. local time, Soyuz flew a four-hour-plus profile to release its multi-satellite payload into Sun-synchronous orbit – beginning with primary passenger COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, then CHEOPS (Characterising Exoplanet Satellite) and three auxiliary payloads: EyeSat, OPS-SAT and ANGELS.

Today's morning launch marked the Russian-built vehicle's 23rd liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana, and the 49th Soyuz mission overall for Arianespace (including 26 originating from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, performed by the company's Starsem affiliate). It provided an estimated total lift performance of 3,250 kg., including the satellites and ASAP-S multi-passenger dispenser system.

"For our ninth and last launch of the year, success is here for our customers and our partners," said Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël, who provided his post-flight comments from the Spaceport's mission control center. "This success shows Arianespace's ability to deliver for European institutions and to orbit innovative small satellites."

Earth monitoring for Italy

To be utilized for Earth observation, COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation is the fourth satellite launched by Arianespace for the Italian Space Agency (ISA) and Ministry of Defence. It was produced by Thales Alenia Space based on the manufacturer's PRISMA platform and will deliver global coverage with a 16-day repeat cycle.

The full system COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation satellites – developed to address the requirements of both commercial and government customers, as well as the scientific community – are designed to set new performance standards for space-based radar observation systems in terms of precision, image quality and the flexibility of user services.

COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation satellites, including the primary passenger orbited on today's mission success with Soyuz, are equipped with synthetic aperture radars (SAR), allowing them to make observations under any weather or light conditions, both day and night.

Hunting exoplanets with CHEOPS

Produced by Airbus, CHEOPS will be used by the European Space Agency (ESA) on a mission to study bright, nearby stars that already are known to host exoplanets, in order to make high-precision observations of the planet's size. It is the 74th satellite launched by Arianespace at the service of ESA.

CHEOPS will focus on planets in the super-Earth to Neptune size range, with its data enabling the bulk density of the planets to be derived – a first characterization step towards understanding these alien worlds.

Supporting European institutions

The three auxiliary passengers on today's Soyuz mission, designated Flight VS23 in Arianespace's numbering system, were orbited for the benefit of European institutions. OPS-SAT is the world's first free-for-use, in-orbit testbed for new software, applications and techniques in satellite control. Its launch was performed for Tyvak on behalf of ESA.

EyeSat, a cubesat designed to study zodiacal light and image the Milky Way, is being financed and developed by the French CNES space agency within the scope of the Janus project, which is designed to encourage students in universities and engineering schools to develop their own very small satellites.

Jointly financed and developed by CNES and Hemeria, ANGELS (for: Argos Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite) is the first nanosatellite produced by French industry. It will collect and determine the position of low-power signals and messages sent by the 20,000 ARGOS beacons now in service worldwide.

Flight VS23 was Arianespace's third launch in 2019 using a medium-lift Soyuz, and the ninth this year across its full family of launchers – which also includes the heavy-lift Ariane 5 and lightweight Vega.

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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespaces-last-mission-of-the-year-a-complete-success-cosmo-skymed-second-generation-cheops-ops-sat-eyesat-and-angels-now-in-orbit/

Soyuz | December 18, 2019
Arianespace's last mission of the year a complete success: COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, CHEOPS, OPS-SAT, EyeSat and ANGELS now in orbit

On its ninth and last mission of the year, Arianespace orbited innovative satellites that address the need for autonomy and reliable access to space by Italy, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales). It also served the ambitions of two young innovative companies: Tyvak and Hemeria.

COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, the main payload on the mission, CHEOPS (Characterizing Exoplanet Satellite), and three auxiliary payloads, ANGELS, EyeSat and OPS-SAT, were successfully placed in orbit.

The launch took place on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 5:54 am (local time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana (South America).



With this successful 23rd launch of the Soyuz medium-lift launcher from CSG, Arianespace has now launched a total of 159 satellites for European institutions, once again demonstrating the flexibility of its launcher family, comprising Ariane, Soyuz and Vega.

Following the launch, Arianespace Chief Executive Officer Stéphane Israël said: "We are very proud to meet the needs of Italy, ESA and CNES on our ninth and last launch of the year. The success of this multiple satellite launch for our customers clearly shows that Arianespace's launch services are perfectly adapted to the requirements of Europe, its agencies and ESA member-states. We also are very pleased to count two young innovative companies – Hemeria and Tyvak – among our partners. Based on our ability to provide high-performance launch solutions for all kinds of satellites, with our family of Ariane, Soyuz and Vega launchers, Arianespace actively supports scientific research, space exploration and the development of tomorrow's space technologies."

Arianespace continues to support the Italian space program

Arianespace's launch of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation satellite, developed by Thales Alenia Space (Italy) for the Italian space agency ASI and the Italian Ministry of Defense strengthens Italy's role in the Earth observation market.
Featuring a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capable of observations under any weather or lighting conditions, COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation will set a new performance standard for space-based radar observation systems in terms of precision and image quality.

Today's launch is the ninth mission by Arianespace for Italy, and the fourth for the Italian space agency ASI.

COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation is the 162nd satellite built by Thales Alenia Space to be launched by Arianespace. Five others satellites are in Arianespace's order book.

Arianespace supports ESA's Cosmic Vision program

The CHEOPS (Characterizing Exoplanet Satellite), satellite was developed within the scope of ESA's scientific program, in partnership with Switzerland and several other member-states.

This is the first mission dedicated to studying exoplanets already identified (planets outside the Solar System). It will enable to better understand the formation process of these planets, ranging from "super-Earths" – planets with several times the mass of the Earth – to planets in the Neptune class. The data gathered by this satellite will give an idea of how the planets change orbit during their formation, and the evolution of their stellar system.

Airbus in Spain is prime contractor for the mission, with the University of Bern being responsible for the telescope Airbus coordinated a consortium of 24 companies (including seven from Spain) from 11 European countries to build CHEOPS. It is the 128th Airbus satellite to be launched by Arianespace, which has 21 more satellites from this partner in its launch backlog.

ESA has also chosen Arianespace for several upcoming landmark scientific missions, including the James Webb Space Telescope (on behalf of NASA) in mid-2021 and JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) in mid-2022.

CHEOPS represents the 74th ESA satellite and 52nd mission launched by Arianespace for the European agency.

OPS-SAT, EyeSat and ANGELS: Arianespace helps ESA and CNES develop innovative space solutions

The OPS-SAT cubesat, an auxiliary passenger, is the first satellite to be launched by Arianespace for the operator Tyvak, on behalf of ESA.

Tyvak offers access to space by providing end-to-end, cost-effective space systems using agile aerospace processes and accelerating on-orbit access for the small-, nano- and CubeSat categories of satellites. Tyvak International of Italy provided the deployer and launch service for OPS-SAT. Developed by the Graz University of Technology (Austria), OPS-SAT is the world's first free-for-use in-orbit testbed for new satellite control software, applications and techniques.

EyeSat is the 16th satellite launched by Arianespace for French space agency CNES. Fitted with a small telescope, EyeSat, a 3U CubeSat, will study the zodiacal light and take images of the Milky Way. It is part of the Janus project, designed to encourage university and engineering school students to develop their own smallsats.

ANGELS (for: Argos Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite) is a 12U CubeSat, and is the first nanosatellite wholly produced by French industry. It is jointly financed and developed by the French CNES space agency (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) and Hemeria – which is an affiliate of Nexeya, an innovative industrial group active in the aerospace, defense, energy, rail and automotive markets.

The satellite will be fitted with a miniaturized ARGOS Néo instrument, which is 10-times smaller than the equivalent previous-generation device. The instrument collects and determines the position of low-power signals and messages sent by the 20,000 ARGOS beacons now in service worldwide.

ANGELS is the 17th satellite launched by Arianespace for CNES and the first for Hemeria.

OPS-SAT, EyeSat and ANGELS are the 12th, 13th and 14th cubesats launched to date by Arianespace. With the new launchers Ariane 6 and Vega C set to enter service in 2020, plus new multiple launch systems – SSMS for Vega and MLS for Ariane 6 – Arianespace will expand its small satellite launch service offering.

Nine Arianespace launches in 2019

Today's launch, VS23, is the ninth and final launch of 2019 for Arianespace: four with Ariane 5, three with Soyuz and two with Vega. Arianespace's launcher family, comprising Ariane, Soyuz and Vega, orbited 24 satellites during the year, spanning a wide variety of space's applications.

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 Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo 51 мин. назад

#Arianespace wrapped up 2019 launch activity with our third #Soyuz success of the year. Flight #VS23's multi-passenger payload has been deployed as planned.

https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/EMEk8dDXkAA_FYw.mp4

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/27876/

18.12.2019 16:15
РБ «Фрегат» вывел на орбиту пять спутников

Из Гвианского космического центра 18 декабря 2019 года в 11:54:20 мск был осуществлён пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-СТ-А» с разгонным блоком «Фрегат-М» и пятью космическими аппаратами на борту. Пуск и полет прошли в штатном режиме.

В соответствии с циклограммой полета спустя 22 минуты 43 секунды после старта от разгонного блока отделился первый космический аппарат — COSMO-SG, спустя еще 2 часа 2 минуты — орбитальный телескоп CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite. В 16:05 и 16:07 мск произошло отделение трех коммерческих спутников.

Генеральный директор Госкорпорации «Роскосмос» Дмитрий Рогозин: «Миссия во Французской Гвиане успешно завершена. Поздравляем всех причастных, а Ракетно-космический центр ,,Прогресс" особо поздравляем с успешным завершением пусковой кампании 2019 года!»

Средства выведения Роскосмоса — ракета-носитель «Союз-СТ-А» (производства РКЦ «Прогресс») и разгонный блок «Фрегат-М» (производства НПО Лавочкина) — отработали без замечаний. Данный запуск продемонстрировал эффективные возможности разгонного блока «Фрегат» по выведению нескольких космических аппаратов на различные орбиты.

Для разгонного блока «Фрегат» данный пуск стал 81-м и 23-м из Гвианского космического центра. Космический аппарат COSMO-SG обеспечит непрерывность функционирования уже работающей на орбите группировки малых спутников COSMO SkyMed, наблюдающих за бассейном Средиземного моря, а CHEOPS представляет собой малый аппарат, предназначенный для исследования экзопланет.

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Первый пошёл...

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0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44873U 19092A   19352.50951119 -.00000052  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 44873  97.8233 174.3340 0001430 353.7194   6.3915 14.82253685    2244873 / 2019-092A : 621 x 623 km x 97.823°, 97.13 min, 2019-12-18 12:13:41

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Это подтверждение, что следующий «Союз» летит уже в 2020 году?

По планам на декабрь - Электро-Л на Протоне и Гонцы на Рокоте и всё, как-то так...

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 ESA Operations‏ @esaoperations 4 мин. назад

Verified #OPPSAT beacon from OH2AGS Petri Petri Niemela - contact confirms antenna deployment, good temperature & software booted - plus multiple beacons reported via @SatNOGS network. Thank you #radio amateurs!

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Arianespace TV VS23 Official Speeches

arianespace

18 дек. 2019 г.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hecE5bKrSHYhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/hecE5bKrSHY (36:19)

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Arianespace Flight VS23 – COSMO-SkyMed and CHEOPS (EN)

arianespace

Трансляция началась 6 часов назад

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9gcOhXhwm4https://www.youtube.com/embed/-9gcOhXhwm4 (4:53:54)

или на фр. яз. (не с начала, уже в полёте) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTQObyG2ZJM (4:48:16)

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Arianespace TV VS23 Successful Mission

arianespace

18 дек. 2019 г.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AunM7EBCL7khttps://www.youtube.com/embed/AunM7EBCL7k (2:54)

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 Jonathan McDowell‏ @planet4589 5 мин. назад

CSG-1, the first COSMO-Skymed Second Generation radar satellite for the Italian Defense Ministry, is being tracked in a 621 x 623 km x 97.8 deg, 1750 LT sun-sync orbit. No TLEs yet for CHEOPS

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 Kineis IoT‏ @KineisIoT 1 ч. назад

Le contact est établi avec #ANGELS lancé ce matin ! Bonne nouvelle aussi pour nous car c'est la même équipe qui s'occupe de notre future constellation ! @CNES @Arianespace @HEMERIA1 @Thales_Alenia_S @CLS_Group

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0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44874U 19092B   19352.78705847 -.00000046  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 44874  98.2266 174.5139 0007782 304.3801  72.7387 14.56921398    52

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44875U 19092C   19352.72751230 -.00000088  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 44875  98.0042 174.6607 0129957  38.0989  76.9762 15.11239693    4544874 / 2019-092B : 698 x 709 km x 98.227°, 98.83 min, 2019-12-18 18:53:21
44875 / 2019-092C : 443 x 622 km x 98.004°, 95.28 min, 2019-12-18 17:27:37

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 Jonathan McDowell‏ @planet4589 1 ч. назад

Two new objects cataloged: 44874 in a 698 x 708 km orbit is probably CHEOPS.  44875 in a 443 x 622 km orbit may be ANGELS, but the orbit is more eccentric than expected (was to be 500 x 500 km)

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Jonathan McDowell‏  @planet4589    1 ч. назад

Two new objects cataloged: 44874 in a 698 x 708 km orbit is probably CHEOPS.  44875 in a 443 x 622 km orbit may be ANGELS, but the orbit is more eccentric than expected (was to be 500 x 500 km)

А может это колпак, а не спутник?