Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 15.01.2020, TBD

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https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press-release/eutelsats-konnect-satellite-ready-ship-launch-site

EUTELSAT'S KONNECT SATELLITE READY TO SHIP TO LAUNCH SITE
11/19/2019

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• A major contribution to reducing the digital divide in Africa and Europe
  
• A significant role in Eutelsat's return to growth strategy
  
• The first communications satellite based on Thales Alenia Space's all-electric Spacebus NEO platform
  
• An ambassador for the Neosat development programme supported by the European and French space agencies
  

Paris, Cannes, November 19, 2019 – The all-electric KONNECT communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), for the international operator Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) is now undergoing final preparation prior to being shipped to the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, for a launch planned mid-January 2020.

KONNECT will provide high-speed Internet services for markets in Africa and Western Europe. Offering total capacity of 75 Gbps, by next autumn this satellite will allow the operator to provide Internet access services for both companies and individuals at up to 100 Mbps. In Africa, it will also allow several users to share an Internet connection via public Wi-Fi hotspots; a service sold via coupons that can be paid on their mobile phones.

A pivotal part of Eutelsat's strategy to restore its growth, centered around connectivity, the KONNECT satellite will also play a lead role in bridging the digital divide in Africa and Europe. The next major step forward will come in 2022 with the introduction of the KONNECT VHTS (very high throughput satellite), also under construction by Thales Alenia Space.

The new KONNECT satellite features all-electric propulsion and operates in Ka-band. It is the first to use Thales Alenia Space's all-electric Spacebus NEO platform, developed under the Neosat Partnership Project conducted by the European and French space agencies (ESA and CNES).

Yohann Leroy, Deputy CEO and Chief Technical Officer of Eutelsat, said: "KONNECT is a key to our strategy of developing large-scale satellite Internet services. It will soon be shipped to Europe's Spaceport for a launch early next year. I would like to thank our industrial partner, Thales Alenia Space, for their all-out commitment to this programme. They are involved in several of our programmes, supporting our goal of reducing the digital divide. These satellites will work with terrestrial networks by providing additional connectivity resources, at a time when access to high-speed Internet plays a major role in both national and regional economic and social development."

Jean-Loïc Galle, President and Chief Executive Officer of Thales Alenia Space, added: "We are very proud to present our first all-electric Spacebus NEO satellite today, alongside our legacy customer Eutelsat. KONNECT combines innovation and in-orbit heritage to offer a fully modular platform along with an innovative and intelligent payload to provide high throughput, highly agile services in Ka-band. This technological success has been possible thanks to the support from the French and European space agencies, which helped us develop Spacebus NEO, and from the French Investment in the Future Plan, for high-throughput capabilities."

Copyrights : artistic view ©Thales Alenia Space - Photo © Thales Alenia Space/Imag[IN]

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Association des amis de l'activité spatiale dans le monde
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ARIANE 5 ECA VOL 251 - KONNECT et GSAT-30.

АН-124 доставил КА KONNECT в аэропорт Кайенны "Феликс Эбуэ"

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Association des amis de l'activité spatiale dans le monde
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ARIANE 5 ECA VOL 251 - KONNECT et GSAT-30.

Извлечение спутника KONNECT из транспортного контейнера в сборочном зале.

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Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo 1 ч. назад

Ariane 5 will soon help @Eutelsat "connect" with Europe & Africa! Its new-generation #KONNECT high-throughput satellite, which was built by @Thales_Alenia_S, has arrived at the #Spaceport in French Guiana for a mid-January 2020 #Ariane5 liftoff on Flight #VA251

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Association des amis de l'activité spatiale dans le monde
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ARIANE 5 ECA VOL 251 - KONNECT et GSAT-30.

Вертикализация КА KONNECT.

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Association des amis de l'activité spatiale dans le monde
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ARIANE 5 ECA VOL 251 - KONNECT et GSAT-30.

Руслан АНТК Антонов доставил в аэропорт Кайенны "Феликс Эбуэ" КА GSAT-30

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 Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo 13 ч. назад

The next satellite to be orbited for #Arianespace's long-time partner @ISRO is ready for processing after delivery to French Guiana. #GSAT30 will lift off from mid-January onwards on #Ariane5. Proud of strong bond uniting and in space cooperation for a better life on Earth!

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 DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 3 ч. назад

Nice shot of GSAT-30 being processed for launch on Ariane 5 VA251 #VA251 #CSG #ESA

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https://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/va251-ariane-5-payload-checkout/

Ariane 5 / December 6, 2019
KONNECT and GSAT-30 are readied for Arianespace's first Ariane 5 mission of 2020

The two satellite passengers for Arianespace's year-opening Ariane 5 mission of 2020 are undergoing checkout at the Spaceport in preparation for their flight to geostationary transfer orbit.


During activity in the Spaceport's S5 payload processing facility, GSAT-30 undergoes its fit-check with the Ariane 5 adapter (at left), while KONNECT is installed on a dolly for its pre-launch preparations (photo, right).

Riding in the upper position of Ariane 5's dual-payload dispenser system will be KONNECT, a new-generation high-throughput satellite that will deliver services across Europe and Africa – which was produced by Thales Alenia Space based on its Spacebus NEO platform.

India's GSAT-30 – which was designed, assembled and integrated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) – will be the second passenger deployed during the mission. Built using an I-3K satellite platform, it is to provide high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services.

Both spacecraft currently are undergoing their preparation activity in the Spaceport's S5 payload processing facility.

The launch of KONNECT and GSAT-30 is designated Flight VA251 in Arianespace's mission numbering system – signifying the 251st liftoff of an Ariane-series vehicle from Europe's Spaceport in French Guianaю

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ARIANE 5 ECA VOL 251 - KONNECT et GSAT-30.

Проверка совместимости КА GSAT-30 с полётным переходником (ACU)

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ARIANE 5 ECA VOL 251 - KONNECT et GSAT-30.

Заправка компонентами топлива спутника GSAT-30

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Выпущены первые уведомления о пуске

NOTAMs

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A0400/19 - RESTRICTED AREA SOR4 ACTIVATED. ENTRY FORBIDDEN. 15 JAN 09:00 2020 UNTIL 27 JAN 00:03 2020.
CREATED: 18 DEC 14:06 2019

A0401/19 - DANGEROUS AREA SOD3 ACTIVATED. SFC - 999, DAILY 2005-0003, 16 JAN 20:05 2020 UNTIL 26 JAN 00:03 2020.
CREATED: 18 DEC 14:09 2019

A0402/19 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING VEGA
ZA/VA251.
LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL :
0615N04817W 0625N04718W 0553N04712W 0543N04812W.
SFC - UNL, DAILY : 2005-0003, 16 JAN 20:05 2020 UNTIL 26 JAN 00:03 2020.
CREATED: 18 DEC 14:25 2019

A0403/19 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING
ARIANE ZB/VA251.
LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS  QUADRILATERAL:
0621N04658W 0637N04512W 0610N04509W 0600N04654W.
SFC - UNL, DAILY : 2005-0003, 16 JAN 20:05 2020 UNTIL 26 JAN 00:03 2020.
CREATED: 18 DEC 14:29 2019

Пусковой период: с 16 по 26 января 2020 г.
Пусковое окно: ежедневно с 20:05 до 00:03 UTC

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Association des amis de l'activité spatiale dans le monde
Вчера в 07:24 · 

ARIANE 5 ECA VOL 251 - KONNECT et GSAT-30.

Установка КА KONNECT на переходник (ACU)

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19 декабря в 11:56 · 

ARIANE 5 ECA VOL 251 - KONNECT et GSAT-30.

Установка КА GSAT-30 на переходник.
Установка КА KONNECT на SYLDA

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19 декабря в 13:48 · 

ARIANE 5 ECA VOL 251 - KONNECT et GSAT-30.

Нанесение логотипов миссии на головной обтекатель РН.

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Association des amis de l'activité spatiale dans le monde
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ARIANE 5 ECA VOL 251 - KONNECT et GSAT-30.

Сборка головного обтекателя с адаптером SYLDA

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https://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/va251-payload-integration-begins/

Ariane 5 | December 20, 2019
Preparations for Arianespace's year-opening Ariane 5 mission enter the payload integration phase

Payload integration is underway for Arianespace's first mission of 2020 – designated Flight VA251 – which will orbit satellites at the service of two long-time partners using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.


GSAT-30 (photo at left) is positioned on the adapter that will serve as its interface with Ariane 5 prior to installation atop the launch vehicle. At right, KONNECT is lowered for its integration on the SYLDA dispenser.

Recent activity at the Spaceport in French Guiana included initial steps in creating the dual-payload configuration, with Eutelsat's KONNECT satellite riding in the upper position. This involved installing the spacecraft atop Ariane 5's SYLDA dispenser system during activity inside the launcher's Final Assembly Building.

KONNECT will now be encapsulated by Ariane 5's protective fairing, completing the payload configuration's upper portion and readying it for positioning over co-passenger GSAT-30 once this spacecraft from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is installed atop the heavy-lift launcher.

One launcher, two satellites

Following Ariane 5's liftoff from the Spaceport on January 16, KONNECT will be released into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) first, followed by the separation of SYLDA – enabling GSAT-30's subsequent deployment to GTO.

KONNECT – which was produced by Thales Alenia Space – is a new-generation high-throughput satellite that will deliver services across Europe and Africa. Featuring all-electric propulsion and configured for operation in Ka-band, it is the first to use Thales Alenia Space's Spacebus NEO platform developed under the Neosat Partnership Project conducted by the European and French space agencies (ESA and CNES).

ISRO's GSAT-30 was built using an I-3K satellite platform, and is to provide high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services. It will have a liftoff mass of some 3,450 kg. and is to ensure continuity of service for India's INSAT 4A, positioned at 83 deg. East longitude.

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Взамен удалённого из-за наличия ошибок уведомления A0402/19 (см #12) введено в действие новое уведомление

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A0407/19 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING
ZA/VA251.
LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL :
0615N04817W 0625N04718W 0553N04712W 0543N04812W.
SFC - UNL, DAILY : 2005-0003, 16 JAN 20:05 2020 UNTIL 26 JAN 00:03 2020.
CREATED: 24 DEC 13:14 2019

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Уведомления #12 и #18 отменены. Новые уведомления не выпущены.    :?: 

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Действие уведомлений A0400/19, A0401/19, A0403/19 (#12) и A0407/19 (#18) подтверждено.

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A0004/20 - CHECKLIST NOTAM CLASS A
YEAR=2019 0315 0327 0349 0352 0371 0399 0400 0401 0403 0404 0406
0407 0408 0409
YEAR=2020 0002. 03 JAN 11:50 2020 UNTIL 31 JAN 23:59 2020. CREATED: 03 JAN 11:48
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