SSMS POC flight (53 μnКА) - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 03.09.2020, 01:51:10 UTC

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 Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo 1 мин. назад

Impressive tempo for cubesats separation !!!

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Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo 37 с

Flight #VV16 is an important success for Arianespace, #Vega and European space! With the game-changing Small Spacecraft Mission Service (#SSMS) dispenser system, which deployed small satellites tonight, we're well-equipped to meet the needs of the growing small satellite market.

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Arianespace Flight VV16 – SSMS PoC

 arianespace

Трансляция началась 2 часа назад

youtu.be/FySeJ0pBJ_g

(2:09:47)


То же на фр. яз. - youtu.be/7svwTno3TQo (2:09:34)

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Arianespace TV VV16 Official Speeches

 arianespace

2 сент. 2020 г.

youtu.be/Z90bJCLrrQ8

(3:43)

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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/with-vega-arianespace-successfully-performs-the-first-european-mission-to-launch-multiple-small-satellites/

Vega | September 3, 2020
With Vega, Arianespace successfully performs the first European mission to launch multiple small satellites

Arianespace has realised the first European "rideshare" mission for small satellites, with 53 satellites onboard the Vega launcher for 21 customers.

With this new SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service) shared launch concept, Arianespace demonstrates its ability to respond – in an innovative and competitive manner – to institutional and commercial requirements of the growing market for small satellites.

This 16th Vega mission (Flight VV16) also was the return-to-flight for the light-lift launcher, which logged its 15th success.

On Tuesday, September 2 at 10:51 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (UTC-3), Arianespace's light-lift Vega launcher performed its 15th successful mission, marking its return to flight.

"With Vega's successful return to flight, we are delighted to have served 21 customers from 13 different countries," said Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace. "These satellites will serve a variety of different applications, including Earth observation, the battle against climate change, telecommunications, the Internet of Things, science, as well as education. With this shared launch, space becomes accessible to everyone, including research labs, universities and startups. 'Bravo' to the European space team, which has worked from start to finish in adding this new service to Arianespace's offering, enabling this magnificent success."

The satellites onboard VV16 are in two categories: seven primary micro-satellites with a mass of 25 to 145 kg.; and 46 nano-satellites with a mass of 250 g. to 7 kg. The first seven satellites were released between the mission's 40th and 52nd minute, while the remaining 46 were deployed during a sequence of less than three minutes, occurring 1 hour, 42 minutes after liftoff.

Among these 53 satellites, certain spacecraft will be dedicated to Earth observation, with innovative projects such as GHGSAT-C1, a Canadian satellite at the service of air quality; or ION Satellite Carrier Lucas for the Planet company. OSM-1 CICERO is the first satellite from Orbital Solutions Monaco, a Monegasque start-up; while ESAIL is the first commercial microsatellite developed under the European Space Agency's SAT-AIS program for tracking ships. Several experimental satellites also were on board Vega, such as TARS from the Kepler company, which is dedicated to the Internet of Things; as well as the 14 satellites from Swarm Technology, an American start-up whose mission is the use of artificial intelligence in robots and computers.

With the demonstration of its new SSMS service, Arianespace is strengthening its position in the growing market for small satellites. This service will soon be supplemented by the MLS (Multi Launch Service) – a similar offer available on Ariane 6, allowing Arianespace to increase the number of affordable launch opportunities for small satellites and constellations.

Proposed for the first time by Arianespace, the SSMS is a European project supported by Europe's space team. Benefiting from European Space Agency (ESA) funding, the SSMS structure was developed by Avio, located in Colleferro, Italy – which is the Vega launcher's industrial prime contractor – and manufactured by the Czech company SAB Aerospace. The European Union also contributed to the funding of this demonstration flight in the Horizon 2020 program's framework.

As a new-generation light-lift launcher, Vega is perfectly suited to the requirements of the institutional and commercial market. Its performance and versatility enable Arianespace to offer the best possible solutions for putting small to medium-sized payloads into orbit for a wide range of missions: Sun-synchronous low orbit missions (such as Sentinel-2A), ballistic missions (the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle/IXV, as an example), missions in transfer orbit to the Lagrange Point L1 (LISA Pathfinder), and for numerous applications (Earth observation, science, education, defense). With Vega C, Arianespace will offer increased performance and volume under the payload fairing for its future passengers at the same cost.

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http://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Vega_return_to_flight_proves_new_rideshare_service

N° 16–2020: Vega return to flight proves new rideshare service

3 September 2020

The first flight of Vega's rideshare service using the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser for light satellites, launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 02:51 BST / 03:51 CEST on 3 September (22:51 local time on 2 September).

Vega's return to flight today proves new launch service capabilities on an ESA-developed launch vehicle while ensuring continuity of Europe's guaranteed and independent access to space.

This flight marks the fast and efficient completion of corrective measures and actions carried out by industry with ESA in the lead as the Vega Launch System Qualification Authority, following recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry Commission which analysed the failure of Vega flight VV15 on 10 July 2019.

"It is back to business at Europe's Spaceport and we are proud that Vega returns to flight to prove a new dedicated launch service. Europe's first Small Spacecraft Mission Service opens the door for routine affordable access to space for small satellites – a new approach which shows we are addressing new market needs," commented Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director of Space Transportation.

This is a proof-of-concept flight operated by Arianespace as part of ESA's Light satellites, Low cost, Launch opportunities (LLL) initiative, decided by the ESA Council at Ministerial level in 2016, to prepare the way for routine services for light satellites using the European launch vehicles Vega/Vega-C and Ariane 6.

The SSMS dispenser is a modular lightweight carbon-fibre structure designed to transport multiple light payloads to space and can be configured very close to launch to carry a range of different quantities and sizes of satellites. This means Vega can offer affordable and convenient launch opportunities for small satellites, without the constraints of travelling as secondary payloads with much larger satellites. Following deployment of the satellites, the dispenser will deorbit to avoid creating space debris.

"This launch demonstrates ESA's ability to use innovation to lower the costs, become more flexible, more agile and make steps towards commercialisation," said ESA Director General Jan Wörner, adding "This enhanced ability to access space for innovative small satellites will deliver a range of positive results from new environmental research to demonstrating new technologies."

Small satellites have opened up opportunities for companies and institutional users to access space for research and commercial applications, and are central to the NewSpace economy.

Vega carried seven microsatellites weighing from 15 kg to 150 kg, as well as 46 smaller CubeSats all for release into Sun-synchronous orbits at about 515 km and 530 km altitude. The final satellite was released about 104 minutes after liftoff.

About half of the total mass of the 53 satellites aggregated by Arianespace on today's launch comes from European States (eight of them are represented) and ESA has contributed to the development of four of them – the 113 kg ESAIL microsatellite and three CubeSats: Simba, Picasso and FSSCat/Φ-sat-1.

The ESAIL satellite, built in Luxembourg by LuxSpace, will help to deliver the next generation of space-based services for maritime traffic. It will track ships by detecting their automatic identification system messages worldwide, improving safety at sea. It will also help with monitoring of fisheries and environmental protection.

Simba, led by the Royal Meteorological Institute Belgium (with the University of Leuven and ISISpace in the Netherlands), is a CubeSat that will use a miniature radiometer to measure two important climate variables: incoming solar radiation and outgoing Earth radiation over all wavelengths, as well as demonstrating a precise attitude control system. The similarly sized Picasso (led by Belgian Institute of Space Aeronomy with VTT Finland and Clyde Space, UK) will measure stratospheric ozone distribution, the temperature in the mesosphere  - using a newly developed miniature multi-spectral imager, and the density of electrons in the ionosphere using a set of four new electrostatic probes.

A Federated Satellite Systems (FSSCat) mission proposed by Spain's Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya at the 2017 Copernicus Masters, has been developed by a consortium of European companies and institutes. It enables the first ESA initiative using artificial intelligence on board an Earth observation mission. This pioneering technology named Φ-sat-1 (pronounced 'Phisat-1'), will allow only usable data to return to Earth. This ensures efficient handling of data so that users will have access to timely information – ultimately benefiting society at large.

Today's Vega flight was funded in part by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 programme within the frame of the Contribution Agreement between ESA and the EU on space technology activities signed on 16 April 2019. It supports the in-flight demonstration and validation of this new rideshare service, as well as the launch service for the UPMSat-2 microsatellite.

Vega and its payloads were kept in safe conditions and batteries were recharged after several launch attempts in June were interrupted by unfavourable weather at high altitude above Europe's Spaceport.

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/9358139

3 СЕН, 08:09
Ракета Vega с 53 малыми спутниками стартовала с космодрома во Французской Гвиане

ПАРИЖ, 3 сентября. /ТАСС/. Ракета-носитель Vega с 53 микро- и наноспутниками стартовала в ночь на четверг с космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане. Прямую трансляцию запуска вела на своем сайте компания-оператор Arianespace.

Это первый полет Vega в этом году и шестой запуск для Arianespace. Ракета в первые часы осуществления программы успешно вывела на орбиту часть из находящихся на ее борту 53 спутников, принадлежащих 21 заказчику из 13 стран. Аппараты массой до 150 кг будут выполнять различные задачи, включая наблюдение за Землей, обеспечение телекоммуникаций, научные измерения, испытание технологий и реализацию образовательных проектов.

Изначально старт Vega был запланирован на 18 июня, однако из-за неблагоприятных погодных условий он многократно переносился.

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https://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vv16-launch-success/

Vega | September 3, 2020
Arianespace gives a lift to the small-sat market with Vega's SSMS debut


Vega begins its ascent from the Spaceport in French Guiana, carrying CubeSats and microsatellites on a flight to validate Europe's innovative Small Spacecraft Mission Service.

With tonight's successful Vega launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana, Arianespace has extended Europe's access to space with a new capability to address the rapidly growing segment of small satellites.

Lifting off from the Spaceport's Vega Launch Complex at 10:51 p.m. local time in French Guiana on September 2 – the planned precise moment of launch – Vega deployed 40-plus small CubeSats and seven microsatellites using a new-design rideshare dispenser system for the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS).

The satellite passengers on the SSMS Proof of Concept rideshare mission were released into Sun-synchronous orbits during a flight sequence lasting 1 hr. and 44 min. from liftoff to final separation, involving multiple deployments with the SSMS dispenser. These spacecraft will serve various applications – including Earth observation, telecommunications, science, technology and education.

SSMS: quality and reliability for customers

The SSMS dispenser is shown with its small-sat passengers prior to encapsulation in Vega's protective payload fairing during activity at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

By choosing Arianespace and the SSMS rideshare, small satellite operators receive the same level of quality and reliability as the largest customers – while new operators such as laboratories, universities and start-ups are guaranteed optimum conditions for the launch of their space projects.

As a true European effort, the Small Spacecraft Mission Service dispenser system is a European Space Agency (ESA) product developed by Italy's Avio under ESA leadership, and is produced by the Czech company SAB Aerospace s.r.o. (CZ). The European Union helped finance tonight's Proof of Concept flight.

SSMS is based on simplified contractual clauses as well as a lean integration chain, with CubeSat integration and flight readiness performed for the first time in Europe, at the Czech Republic.

The Small Spacecraft Mission Service has been designed to be as market responsive as possible, able to accommodate any combination of customers. Regular follow-on SSMS flights are planned once the next-generation Vega C launcher begins operations.

Arianespace launches in 2020

Tonight's success – designated Flight VV16 – was Arianespace's sixth mission in 2020 (following three utilizing heavy-lift Ariane 5s and two with medium Soyuz vehicles), as well as the company's first this year using a lightweight Vega.

Next up in Arianespace's mission planning is a Soyuz launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana, with its liftoff scheduled for October 16.

• Read the press release on Arianespace's Flight VV16.

• High-resolution photos and posters, along with the Flight VV16 liftoff video, are available in the Gallery.

• Flight VV16 marked another achievement for Arianespace, having surpassed 700 spacecraft deployed by its launch vehicle family overall. The Corporate News story has full details.

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Первые 7 объектов запуска

Код Выделить Развернуть

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 46272U 20061A   20247.27640883  .00001805  00000-0  10000-3 0  9991
2 46272  97.4620 320.3649 0005888 211.0636 149.0289 15.15054261    21

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 46273U 20061B   20247.27638753  .00001810  00000-0  10000-3 0  9991
2 46273  97.4570 320.3529 0005701 205.2392 154.7974 15.15158334    21

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 46274U 20061C   20247.27640275  .00001813  00000-0  10000-3 0  9997
2 46274  97.4622 320.3627 0004924 210.4856 149.6649 15.15224224    22

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 46275U 20061D   20247.22662509 -.00000065  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 46275  97.4531 320.2967 0001711 125.5430 323.5132 15.15958544    11

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 46276U 20061E   20247.27631850  .00001857  00000-0  10000-3 0  9996
2 46276  97.4553 320.3545 0000786 126.4060 233.7250 15.16043035    24

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 46277U 20061F   20247.22649019 -.00000065  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 46277  97.4531 320.2946 0001982  39.8316  48.5114 15.16073689    13

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 46278U 20061G   20247.27629303  .00001872  00000-0  10000-3 0  9995
2 46278  97.4529 320.3481 0002120  58.4365 301.7074 15.16332224    2546272..46278 / 2020-061A..G : (515-517) x (518-525) km x 97.455°, ~95 min

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 Satellogic @Satellogic 6 ч. назад

We have contact and healthy beacons from #Hypatia!


 Emiliano Kargieman @earlkman 6 ч. назад

Sharing the first pass over Troll with the team. Hypatia is in good health; batteries a bit low after 6 months in the dark, will recharge over the next orbits. All looking good.
Congrats to the Satellogic team on another successful bird in orbit!

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Arianespace TV VV16 Succcessful Mission

 arianespace

3 сент. 2020 г.

youtu.be/-zPmt4MTR40

(3:06)

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Ракета в первые часы осуществления программы успешно вывела на орбиту часть из находящихся на ее борту 53 спутников, принадлежащих 21 заказчику из 13 стран.

А остальную часть - неуспешно? И в какой пропорции делятся эти части?

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А остальную часть - неуспешно? И в какой пропорции делятся эти части?

Там есть часть ПН-матрёшгек - носителей пикоспутников, так их будут выкидывать много позже, дату/время пока не сообщают. И, да, в заметке речь только о крупняке - первых 7 аппаратах...

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 T.S. Kelso @TSKelso 1 ч. назад

CelesTrak has TLEs for 7 of an expected 53+ objects on the launch (2020-061) of a Vega rocket from French Guiana on Sep 3 at 0151 UTC: https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/09/03/vega-rocket-deploys-53-satellites-on-successful-return-to-flight-mission/....

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 Jonathan McDowell @planet4589 14 мин. назад

The seven microsats laucnhed by Vega have been cataloged in a 515 x 520 km x 97.5 deg orbit. No TLEs for the cubesats yet, they are expected to be at 530 km.

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Вона чо. Михалыч! (почти Цы)

https://www.planet.com/pulse/arianespace-26-superdoves-vega/

26 SuperDoves Hitch A Ride On Arianespace's Vega Rocket

Mike Safyan | September 3, 2020

On September 2nd, 2020 (September 3rd, 2020 UTC), the Vega rocket successfully lofted 26 SuperDoves, Flock 4v, on Arianespace's VV16 SSMS-POC flight, along with several other small satellites. The first 14 SuperDoves were successfully deployed into an approximately 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit, and Planet's mission operations team is already shepherding those satellites through the commissioning process.

The remaining 12 SuperDove satellites will be deployed into a similar orbit over the next several weeks from D-Orbit's ION platform, at which point they will join the rest of Planet's on-orbit fleet. The Flock constellation of Dove and SuperDove satellites provides high-revisit medium-resolution imagery in a variety of spectral bands at a global scale. D-Orbit's ION will be undergoing its own commissioning process before the remaining SuperDove satellites are to be deployed, and all signs thus far are looking good for a successful completion of the mission.

Technicians performing payload integration of the D-Orbit ION CubeSat deployer carrying 12 Flock 4v SuperDoves, with Planet's logo clearly visible. The remaining 14 SuperDove satellites are housed inside the blue and black ISL QuadPack deployers visible on the lower deck. Image provided by Arianespace.

The return to launch of the Vega was an especially exciting moment for the smallsat industry given that this was the Vega's first flight after an unsuccessful launch of FalconEye1 in July of 2019, which was followed by a thorough accident investigation and several corrective actions put into place by Arianespace and Avio, the prime contractor for Vega's construction. After a handful of subsequent delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and unfavorable weather conditions, the launcher finally lifted off and proved itself back in flight-shape.

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Вона чо. Михалыч! (почти Цы)

Так что, эта ДэОрбит входит в состав РН Вега?

Если НЕТ - то Вега свою работу полностью выполнила и пуск успешный - дальше дело за автобусом.
Если ДА - то конечно круто засчитывать в результаты запуска работу сторонней платформы  в течении нескольких недель.

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https://www.avio.com/press-release/vega-returns-flight-mission-accomplished

PRESS RELEASE

VEGA RETURNS TO FLIGHT: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
03.09.20

Flight VV16 marks the success of SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service) payload adapter maiden flight. 53 micro and nanosatellites have been deployed into Sun-Synchronous orbit.

Kourou (French Guiana), 3rd September 2020 – Today's mission from Kourou's spaceport in French Guiana marked a success for Vega's return to flight. The European launcher, designed, developed and built by Avio, has perfectly placed in orbit 7 microsatellites weighing from 15 kg to 150 kg, along with 46 smaller CubeSats in a single rideshare thanks to the innovative SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service) payload adapter. The spacecraft are to serve various applications, including Earth observation, telecommunications, science, technology and education.

The SSMS is a modular carbon fiber dispenser designed by Avio to meet the low Earth orbit (300 km and more from Earth) launch service demands for clusters of small satellites weighing anywhere between 1 kg (Cubesat or Cubesat clusters) and 400 kg (Minisat). Design authority for the multi-payload dispenser system is SAB Aerospace, an independent Italian SME (small/medium enterprise). The SSMS program, initiated by the European Space Agency (ESA) with the European Commission's contribution, will boost the ability to offer ride-share solutions tailored for the flourishing small satellite market.

"After the postponement of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and that of June caused by adverse weather conditions, the success of Vega's return to flight is the result of the hard work of all Avio staff who continue to demonstrate great professionalism, competence and resilience" commented Giulio Ranzo, CEO of Avio. "The excellent performance of the SSMS dispenser, which allowed – first time for Europe - to place 53 satellites into orbit in a single rideshare, increases Vega's ability to better meet the rising expectations of our customers in terms of cost savings and new technologies in a growing market".

"Thanks to the resumption of operational activities at the space base, we now look forward to the next Vega flight scheduled for November" - concluded Ranzo.

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7 обнаруженных объектов запуска внесены в каталог в статусе TBA

NORAD CAT ID	SATNAME	INTLDES	TYPE	COUNTRY	LAUNCH	SITE	DECAY	PERIOD	INCL	APOGEE	PERIGEE	RCS	TLE
46272	OBJECT A	2020-061A	TBA	TBD	2020-09-03	FRGUI		95.05	97.47	524	517		TLE | OMM
46273	OBJECT B	2020-061B	TBA	TBD	2020-09-03	FRGUI		95.04	97.47	523	518		TLE | OMM
46274	OBJECT C	2020-061C	TBA	TBD	2020-09-03	FRGUI		95.07	97.47	524	520		TLE | OMM
46275	OBJECT D	2020-061D	TBA	TBD	2020-09-03	FRGUI		94.99	97.46	519	517		TLE | OMM
46276	OBJECT E	2020-061E	TBA	TBD	2020-09-03	FRGUI		94.99	97.46	519	517		TLE | OMM
46277	OBJECT F	2020-061F	TBA	TBD	2020-09-03	FRGUI		94.98	97.46	522	514		TLE | OMM
46278	OBJECT G	2020-061G	TBA	TBD	2020-09-03	FRGUI		94.97	97.46	519	515		TLE | OMM

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18 SPCS зарезервировал 46 идентификаторов - с 46279/2020-061H до 46324/2020-061BE ,-  под остальные объекты запуска