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

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Пуск!!!

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Отделение боковых ускорителей EAP

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Сброс ГО

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https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=525551&lang=RU

Ракета Arian V стартовала на орбиту с европейским и индийским спутниками связи
       Париж. 17 января. ИНТЕРФАКС - Тяжелая ракета-носитель Arian V в пятницу стартовала на геостационарную орбиту с европейским спутником Eutelsat Konnect и индийским GSAT-30, сообщила французская компания-оператор Arianespace.
       Это первый коммерческий запуск ракеты компании Arianespace в новом году. Старт был осуществлен с космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане в 00:07 мск.
       Konnect является спутником связи французской компании Eutelsat. Он позволит обеспечить услугами широкополосного доступа в Интернет регионы Африки.
       GSAT-30 - телекоммуникационный космический аппарат Индийской организации космических исследований (ISRO), который предназначен для расширения покрытия устойчивым интернетом отдаленных районов страны.

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Выкл ДУ 1-й ст РН (EPC)

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Отделение 1-й ст РН (EPC)

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Вкл ДУ 2-й ст РН (ESC-A)

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Ariane 5 ECA launches EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30 satellites

SciNews

16 янв. 2020 г.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/s1147ZFjZk0 (4:53)

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Выкл ДУ 2-й ст РН (ESC-A)

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Есть отделение КА EUTELSAT KONNECT!

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Есть отделение SYLDA

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Есть отделение GSAT-30!

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 Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo 23 мин. назад

Instant replay: Watch #Ariane5 lift off on #Arianespace's year-opening mission, which is being performed from the Spaceport in French Guiana. #VA251

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 Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 12 мин. назад

Both spacecraft deployed by Ariane 5 during her first launch of the year.

Article:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/01/arianespace-busy-2020-dual-passenger-ariane-5-mission/ ...

- by Tyler Gray (@TylerG1998)

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

Ariane 5 | January 16, 2020
Ariane 5 orbits satellites to "bridge the digital divide" on Arianespace's first flight of the year

Arianespace opened its 2020 launch activity with a dual-satellite Ariane 5 mission from French Guiana that successfully placed EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30 into geostationary transfer orbit.


The Ariane 5 for Flight VA251 departs the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone with its EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30 satellite passengers.

Conducted from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch pad, today's mission delivered an estimated payload lift performance of 7,888 kg. EUTELSAT KONNECT was released first in the flight sequence, separating from Ariane 5 at 27 minutes after liftoff, followed 11 minutes later by GSAT-30.

Today's success – designated Flight VA251 – continued long relationships of trust between Arianespace and the mission's customers: Eutelsat and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

"For the first Ariane 5 launch of the year, our heavyweight vehicle has once more performed flawlessly," said Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël, who provided his post-flight comments from the Spaceport's mission control center. "Congratulations to all!"

Bridging the digital divide with EUTELSAT KONNECT

Arianespace's successful Flight VA251 marked the 251st flight of an Ariane-series launch vehicle.

EUTELSAT KONNECT – which was produced by Thales Alenia Space – is a new-generation high-throughput satellite that will help bridge the digital divide by bringing broadband Internet across 40 countries in Africa and 15 countries across Europe. In Africa, EUTELSAT KONNECT also will – through the establishment of public Wi-Fi terminals – share internet access between several users, marketed in the form of coupons that can be paid via mobile phone.

Featuring all-electric propulsion and configured for operation in Ka-band, EUTELSAT KONNECT is the first satellite 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). It weighed an estimated 3,619 kg. at liftoff.

EUTELSAT KONNECT is the 34th Eutelsat satellite launched by Arianespace since its first mission for this operator. It also is the 163rd Thales Alenia Space-produced satellite orbited by the company to date.

Lofting GSAT-30 for India telecommunications

GSAT-30 was produced by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) using an I-3K platform, and is to provide high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services. It had an estimated mass of 3,357 kg. at liftoff and will ensure continuity of service for India's INSAT 4A, positioned at 83 deg. East longitude.

By operating GSAT-30, ISRO will – once again – use space to help bridge the digital divide in the Indian subcontinent as part of its ambitious space program. These objectives are to develop India by focusing on all types of space applications, including navigation, Earth observation, telecommunications and broadcasts of educational programs, while pursuing science research and planetary exploration.

GSAT-30 was the 24th ISRO satellite orbited by Arianespace and Ariane-series launchers, tracing the relationship back to India's APPLE small experimental communications spacecraft, lofted in 1981 by an Ariane 1 version.

Targeting a record mission pace

Today's success kicks off Arianespace's busy launch schedule in 2020, which targets a record mission count – with up to 12 opportunities identified from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana using Ariane 5, Soyuz or Vega; along with the maiden flights of Ariane 6 and Vega C; plus eight more from the cosmodromes at Baikonur and Vostochny.