TerreStar-1 - Ariane 5ECA - 01.07.09 21:52 ЛМВ - Kourou ELA

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July 1    Ariane 5  •   TerreStar 1
Launch time: 1614 GMT (12:14 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana

Flight 189 will use an Ariane 5 rocket with an ECA upper stage to launch TerreStar 1, the world's largest and most powerful commercial telecommunications satellite. TerreStar 1 will provide mobile voice, messaging and data communications services throughout North America. Pushed back from May 28 due to delays of previous Ariane 5 mission. Delayed from June 24 and June 26. [June 20]

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/597.asp

TerreStar-1 enters the pre-flight checkout phase for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 launch

May 19, 2009

The Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility has become the center of attention for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission as the TerreStar-1 satellite passenger begins its pre-launch checkout process.

After being delivered to French Guiana from the United States last week, TerreStar-1 was moved into the S5 facility – where it has since undergone an initial fit-check validation with the adapter that will serve as the satellite's interface with Ariane 5 (see photo, at right).

TerreStar-1 will be the largest commercial telecommunications satellite ever launched, and is easily accommodated in the Spaceport's S5 processing complex – which has been sized for such massive passengers, and has the capacity to handle multiple payloads in parallel.

Based on Space Systems/Loral's 1300 satellite bus, TerreStar-1 is designed to provide critical services for government, emergency responder, rural communities and commercial users.  It will use the 2 GHz spectrum to deliver voice, data and video communications to satellite/terrestrial mobile devices the size of a typical smart phone.

The spacecraft will be operated by Reston, Virginia-based TerreStar Networks, which plans to offer next-generation mobile communications through a network of partners and service providers for users who need "anywhere" coverage throughout the United States and Canada.

TerreStar-1 will ride as a single payload on a dedicated Ariane 5.  Liftoff is planned for the second half of June on Ariane 5's third mission of 2009.

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/601.asp

TerreStar-1 is mated with Ariane 5 hardware in preparation for its July 1 Arianespace launch

June 22, 2009

The world's largest civilian telecommunications satellite has made initial contact with the world's leading heavy-lift vehicle as TerreStar-1 marks another milestone in preparations for its July 1 liftoff aboard an Ariane 5 from the Spaceport in French Guiana.

TerreStar-1 was mated to the cone-shaped adapter unit that will serve as its interface with Arianespace's Ariane 5 ECA (see photo at right).  This activity occurred in the S5A hall of the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility, where TerreStar-1 was loaded with its onboard propellant last week.

The next step will be TerreStar-1's transfer to the Ariane 5 Final Assembly Building, where it will be installed atop the heavy-lift launcher as a solo payload.

TerreStar-1 is a Space Systems/Loral-built spacecraft, and will be utilized by TerreStar Networks to deliver voice, data and video communications to satellite/terrestrial mobile devices the size of a typical smart phone. Operating in the 2 GHz spectrum, TerreStar-1 is designed for coverage of the United States and Canada – offering services for government, emergency responders, rural communities and commercial users.  

The July 1 launch with TerreStar-1 will be Arianespace's third of seven missions planned with Ariane 5 in 2009.  It follows the year-opening flight on February 12 that orbited Eutelsat's HOT BIRD™ 10 and NSS-9 for SES NEW SKIES, along with two Spirale auxiliary passengers for the French military; and the May 14 launch with the European Space Agency's Herschel and Planck deep space telescopes.

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/603.asp

Ariane 5 receives its TerreStar-1 payload

June 23, 2009

The TerreStar-1 telecommunications satellite was mated to its Ariane 5 launcher today, taking Arianespace's upcoming heavy-lift mission one major step closer to the July 1 liftoff.

TerreStar-1 will be the world's largest civilian telecommunications satellite ever launched, and it is riding as a solo payload on a dedicated Ariane 5 ECA.

(The photo at right shows TerreStar-1 being positioned on Ariane 5's core stage during the integration process, which occurred in the upper level of the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building).

Based on Space Systems/Loral's 1300 platform, TerreStar-1 is to provide coverage over the U.S. and Canada – offering voice, data and video communications to satellite/terrestrial mobile devices the size of a typical smart phone.  The spacecraft will be operated by TerreStar Networks, Inc. and can generate over five hundred spot beams covering the Continental U.S., Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

TerreStar-1's launch will be the third of seven missions planned by Arianespace in 2009 with the workhorse Ariane 5 launch vehicle.

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А где можно будет посмотреть репортаж? Чтоб заранее изготовиться, а не прыгать, как вчера с Протоном?

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/606.asp

June 30, 2009

The industry's workhorse heavy-lift launcher is ready for liftoff with the largest commercial telecommunications satellite ever built, following Ariane 5's rollout today with its TerreStar-1 payload at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

Emerging from the Final Assembly Building at 11:00 a.m., the Ariane 5 was transferred to the ELA-3 launch zone, where it now is poised for an afternoon liftoff tomorrow, July 1.

Weighing in at nearly 6,910 kg. for launch, TerreStar-1 is riding as a single passenger on this dedicated Ariane 5 ECA, and will be deployed into geostationary transfer orbit at 26 minutes into the mission.

TerreStar-1 is to operate in the 2 GHz spectrum, and is equipped with an 18-meter deployable reflector and powerful S-Band feed array.  Its operator – the American-based TerreStar Networks, Inc. – will utilize the spacecraft to provide voice, data and video communications to satellite/terrestrial mobile devices the size of a typical smart phone.  

This large satellite was built by Space Systems/Loral in California with the company's 1300 spacecraft bus, and will be capable of managing some 500 spot beams.  TerreStar-1's relay services are tailored to provide critical services for government, emergency responders, rural communities and commercial users throughout the United States and Canada.  

After its launch by Ariane 5, the satellite will be positioned at the 111 deg. West orbital slot, where it is expected to have a design lifetime of more than 15 years.

The Ariane 5's total payload lift performance for tomorrow's mission is set at 7,055 kg., which includes the mass of its TerreStar-1 payload, plus the associated integration/deployment systems and hardware.  Liftoff is planned at the start of a two-hour launch window, which opens at 1:13 p.m. local time in French Guiana.

Arianespace's mission with TerreStar-1 will be the company's third Ariane 5 flight of 2009, with a total of seven launches planned during the year.  The heavy-lift vehicle for Arianespace's subsequent mission has completed its build-up in the Spaceport's Launcher Assembly Building, and will be transferred to the Final Assembly Building – which is now open following this morning's rollout of the Ariane 5 with TerreStar-1.

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[Salo]

А где можно будет посмотреть репортаж? Чтоб заранее изготовиться, а не прыгать, как вчера с Протоном?

http://www.videocorner.tv/
http://www.videocorner.tv/videocorner2/live_flv/index.php?langue=en

[Брабонт]

Достижение, однако. На ГПО уходит коммерческий связник почти с массой "Союза" :roll:.

[KBOB]

Стоят на T-7 мин, похоже идет небольшой дождь.

[Aleksandras]

Погода помешала :?:

[ntil]

опять остановка, на -23с. сброс на -7:00...

[ntil]

возобновлен отсчет. 6:30

[Salo]

Готовность семь минут до старта.

[Salo]

Остановили на пятой минуте.

[ntil]

-4:05 остановка и скорее всего будет сброс на -7:00

[ntil]

6 минут!

[ntil]

3 мин!

[ntil]

1 минута!

[ntil]

Поехали!