BepiColombo (MPO+MMO) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA245) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20.10.2018 - 04:45:35 ДМВ

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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Practising_for_BepiColombo_s_epic_escape_to_Mercury

BepiColombo at Mercury

PRACTISING FOR BEPICOLOMBO'S EPIC ESCAPE TO MERCURY

12 October 2018
The international BepiColombo spacecraft will soon take flight, on a complex journey to the innermost planet of the Solar System, Mercury. Encompassing nine planetary flybys and travelling a total distance of nine billion km over a period of seven years, this will be one of the most intricate journeys ever flown by mission teams at ESA's ESOC mission control centre.


BepiColombo teams in training for voyage to Mercury

With launch set for 20 October, flight controllers led by Operations Manager Elsa Montagnon are now busily preparing for the start of what will be Europe's first mission to Mercury — the smallest and least explored terrestrial planet of the Solar System.

"Mission teams have spent months simulating BepiColombo's unique and complex journey," explains Elsa.

"Taking turns, in 12-hour shifts, we have been practising the spacecraft's various launch and early mission processes and manoeuvres in real-time so we are prepared for every possible eventuality."

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BepiColombo is a joint mission between ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The mission comprises two science orbiters: ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO).


BepiColombo exploded view

The ESA-built Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) will carry the orbiters to Mercury using a combination of solar electric propulsion and gravity assist flybys.

After its arrival at the planet of extremes in 2025, it will spend at least a year in orbit gathering data on Mercury's composition, density, magnetic field and exosphere, as well as probing the planet's interaction with solar wind.

Before the science begins, however, the multi-module spacecraft has to safely escape Earth, switch on, and receive instructions fr om mission control on wh ere to go next.

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A rocky road

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Europe's space scientists have identified BepiColombo as one of the most challenging long-term planetary projects ever flown, as Mercury's proximity to the Sun makes it difficult for spacecraft to reach without being pulled into the star's enormous gravity.


Animation visualising BepiColombo's journey to Mercury
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"To get to Mercury without being subsumed by our giant star, the spacecraft will make a series of nine planetary flybys; circling Earth once, Venus twice, and Mercury itself six times," explains Andrea Accomazzo, Flight Director for BepiColombo.

"Unlike missions that take spacecraft to the outer regions of the Solar System, the Mercury Transfer Module will use the gravity of these inner planets, in combination with the thrust provided by electric propulsion, to slow the spacecraft down."

The Sun's huge gravity field acts as an enormous gravity 'well'. Getting a spacecraft to Mercury, and therefore close to the Sun, means dropping it into this steep well – the difficulty comes in ensuring the spacecraft ends up at Mercury and not at our gigantic star.

"The closer we get to the Sun the more we are constricted in our path," explains Frank Budnik from the Flight Dynamics team.


BepiColombo cruise configuration

"For example, BepiColombo's large solar arrays need to be tilted at just the right angle to get enough sunlight to power the high-energy demand of the propulsion system and keeping the spacecraft running. At the same time, they mustn't get too much sunlight, or they could be beyond their limits."

"There is only a small corridor in which the solar arrays can be operated to fulfil both of these constraints."

BepiColombo will launch at 01:45 GMT (03:45 CEST) on 20 October, on board an Ariane 5 rocket. After the spacecraft separates from the rocket's 'upper stage', teams at ESOC will take control, sending commands to the spacecraft to get it into normal operational mode — a process that is expected to take about four days.

This period, dubbed the 'Launch and Early Orbit Phase' (LEOP), sees the control systems and instruments switched on, and their health and proper functioning assessed.

This is a risky time when the satellite is unusually vulnerable — not yet fully functional but still exposed to the hazards of space.

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Simulating the scene

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BepiColombo Simulation, ESA-ESOC

In preparation for this vital period, mission control teams have spent months simulating every expected scenario — the perfect LEOP, launch and separation of the satellite from the launcher, as well as a whole host of scenarios in which something goes wrong.

Establishing contact between the spacecraft and mission controllers has also been rehearsed.

Deep space ground stations across three continents will support this mission, with ESA's global antenna network maintaining links to and from BepiColombo throughout the journey.

"BepiColombo is one of the world's most ambitious interplanetary missions, and it could not be in safer hands," says Rolf Densing, Director of Operations at ESOC.

"With decades of collective experience and hundreds of hours of simulation practice, teams at ESA's mission control are ready to set out for the rocky planet."

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Go to esa.int/live to watch the launch live from 03:15 CEST.

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Великое приключение BepiColombo, эпизод #1


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Simulating the scene

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Bepi‏ @ESA_Bepi 9 ч. назад

Did you know @ESA_MTM has not one, not two, but THREE selfie cams onboard?! Here's an example photo, taken last month. Can you guess what it is?
#SpaceSelfie #BepiColombo


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Once in #space, and we've done the important stuff like deploying our solar arrays and antennas, we'll be allowed to test the #selfie cams Here's some ideas of what @ESA_MTM might be able to 'see'

MTM‏ @ESA_MTM 8 ч. назад






#SpaceSelfie #BepiColombo http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/10/BepiColombo_monitoring_cameras ...

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BepiColombo‏Подлинная учетная запись @BepiColombo 39 мин. назад

Some lovely photos of teams at the #Spaceport in Kourou signing the #BepiColombo #Ariane5 fairing stickers. #VA245 http://ow.ly/etdc30mfsPN 

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 1 ч. назад

Oh and for the serial number lovers (Hi @planet4589 ) Ariane 5 ECA #VA245 has launcher serial L5105

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Трансляция пуска (JAXA)

JAXAウェブ‏Подлинная учетная запись @JAXA_jp 6 ч. назад

国際水星探査計画BepiColombo／アリアン5型ロケット　打上げライブ中継（10月20日放送予定）

http://dlvr.it/QnSvmT 

адрес трансляции -
дата трансляции - 20.10.2018
время трансляции - 10:00～12:00 (JST) --> 01:00 - 03:00 (UTC)

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NOTAMs и NOTMAR

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NAVAREA IV 862/2018 (24)

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FRENCH GUIANA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   0130Z TO 0216Z DAILY 20 OCT THRU 19 NOV
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   05-18.00N 52-47.40W, 05-22.35N 52-33.83W,
   05-11.16N 52-24.63W, 05-09.00N 52-36.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 190316Z NOV 18.

( 150918Z OCT 2018 )


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A0286/18 - DANGEROUS AREA SOD3 ACTIVATED. SFC - 999, DAILY 0042-0216, 20 OCT 00:42 2018
UNTIL 30 OCT 02:16 2018. CREATED: 05 OCT 12:53 2018

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SOOO
 
A0287/18 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING
ARIANE ZA/V243.
LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL:0527N04802W 0527N04707W
0455N04708W 0456N04802W. AMSL - UNL, DAILY 0042-0216, 20 OCT 00:42 2018 UNTIL
30 OCT 02:16 2018. CREATED: 05 OCT 13:00 2018
 
SBAO
 
N0040/18 - TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (ARIANE 5ZA (VA 245) ROCKET STAGE FALL)
 0500N/04802W, 0500N/04800W, 0500N/04708W, 0455N/04708W, 0456N/04802W
, 0500N/04802W ON THE LIMITS OF NATIONAL TERRITORY RADIUS 027NM ACT. MSL - UNL,
20 OCT 00:42 2018 UNTIL 30 OCT 02:16 2018. CREATED: 15 OCT 17:42 2018

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SOOO
 
A0288/18 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING
ARIANE ZB/VA243.
LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL:0517N04657W 0514N04516W
0458N04516W 0500N04658W. AMSL - UNL, DAILY 0042-0216, 20 OCT 00:42 2018 UNTIL
30 OCT 02:16 2018. CREATED: 05 OCT 13:07 2018
 
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N0041/18 - TEMPORARY RESTRICTED 
AREA (ARIANE 5ZB (VB 245) ROCKET STAGE FALL) 0500N04658W, 0500N04516W
, 0458N04516W, 0500N04658W, ON THE LIMITS OF NATIONAL TERRITORY RADIU
S 051NM ACT. MSL - UNL, 20 OCT 00:42 2018 UNTIL 30 OCT 02:16 2018. CREATED:
15 OCT 18:00 2018

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A1598/18 -
EXISTENCE OF DANGEROUS ZONE DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING VA245 DELIMITED
AS FOLLOW:
ZC/VA245: 0404N02229W - 0230N00739W -0042N00750W  - 0216N02240W. SFC - UNL,
DLY:0140/0300, 20 OCT 01:40 2018 UNTIL 30 OCT 03:00 2018. CREATED: 09 OCT 08:08
2018

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Arianespace Flight VA245 – Ariane 5 BepiColombo launch presentation

arianespace

Опубликовано: 16 окт. 2018 г.

For its seventh launch of the year, Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) to send the BepiColombo spacecraft on its way to the solar system's smallest and least-explored terrestrial planet: Mercury.

The BepiColombo mission will be carried out jointly by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

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Planet Mercury

European Space Agency, ESA

Опубликовано: 16 окт. 2018 г.

Mercury, the least explored planet of the inner Solar System, is the target of BepiColombo, the ESA/JAXA mission that is going to reveal the secrets of the smallest of the rocky planets.

Watch the launch of #BepiColombo live on 20 October 2018 at 3:45 CEST: http://www.esa.int/live

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BepiColombo stacked for launch

European Space Agency, ESA

Опубликовано: 17 окт. 2018 г.

This video footage from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou showing the three BepiColombo spacecraft modules being 'stacked' in launch configuration.

BepiColombo is a joint endeavour between ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. The mission comprises two science orbiters: ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter and JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter. The ESA-built Mercury Transfer Module will carry the orbiters to Mercury using a combination of solar electric propulsion and gravity assist flybys. It is the first European mission to Mercury, the smallest and least explored planet in the inner Solar System, and the first to send two spacecraft to make complementary measurements of the planet and its dynamic environment at the same time.

The mission is scheduled to launch on 20 October 2018 at 01:45 GMT.

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 1 ч. назад

Final view of @BepiColombo before encapsulation inside the BAF image via ESA - @Manuzetapress

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Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo 8 мин. назад

Flight #VA245 is a go! Today's readiness review has cleared #Ariane5 for liftoff – which is scheduled to occur October 19 at precisely 10:45 PM local time in French Guiana.
@BepiColombo @ESA @JAXA_en @airbusSpace

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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/ariane-5-has-the-green-light-for-arianespaces-launch-with-the-bepicolombo-space-probe-to-explore-mercury/

Ariane 5 | October 17, 2018
Ariane 5 has the "green light" for Arianespace's launch with the BepiColombo space probe to explore Mercury



This week's Ariane 5 flight that will send BepiColombo on its way to the planet Mercury has been approved for liftoff on October 19, following the launch readiness review held today at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

Performed prior to each Arianespace flight, the launch readiness review validated the "go" status of the Ariane 5 ECA launcher version, the multi-segment BepiColombo spacecraft, as well as the Spaceport's launch site infrastructure and the network of tracking stations.

With approval granted, Ariane 5 is cleared for rollout tomorrow from the Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone. Designated Flight VA245 in Arianespace's numbering system, the launch will deploy its BepiColombo passenger during a 26-minute sequence – with liftoff set for a precise moment on October 19: 10:45:28, local time in French Guiana.

Mission to Mercury

BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Its Mercury Composite Spacecraft (MCS) consists of two orbiters: the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) and the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO); as well as two additional elements: the Mercury Transfer Module (MTM), and the Magnetospheric Orbiter Sunshield and Interface Structure (MOSIF). BepiColombo was built under the industrial leadership of Airbus, which heads a consortium of 83 companies from 16 countries.

After launch by Ariane 5, BepiColombo will arrive at Mercury in late 2025. During its one-year nominal mission (with a possible 1-year extension), the MPO and MMO will examine the peculiarities of Mercury's internal structure and magnetic field generation, as well as how the planet interacts with the sun and solar wind. Goals of the mission also include investigating Mercury's surface features and chemistry.

Liftoff time for Flight VA245:

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Arianespace Flight VA245 – Payload - BepiColombo - ESA

arianespace

Опубликовано: 17 окт. 2018 г.

For its seventh launch of the year, Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) to send the BepiColombo spacecraft on its way to the solar system's smallest and least-explored terrestrial planet: Mercury.

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Arianespace Flight VA245 – BepiColombo -Launch Campaign

arianespace

Опубликовано: 18 окт. 2018 г.

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 4 ч. назад

One final view of the @BepiColombo stack...
#Ariane5 #VA245 #CSG #BepiColombo #ESA