Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), FM04 (Anastasia)- Союз-СТ-Б/Фрегат-МТ (VS11)- Куру ELS- 27.03.2015 21:46ДМВ

[Salo]

Пуск ожидается 26 марта 2015 года.

[che wi]

Запуск двух аппаратов Galileo состоится 26 марта
http://vestnik-glonass.ru/news/tech/zapusk-dvukh-apparatov-galileo-sostoitsya-26-marta/

Первый в этом году запуск космических аппаратов европейской системы Galileo состоится 26 марта. Пуск будет произведен с помощью российской ракеты-носителя «Союз-СТ» с космодрома Куру.

Еще два пуска состоятся в сентябре и конце декабря. Запусков тяжелых ракет «Ариан-5» с Galileo в этом году не состоится.

[anik]

Запуск ракеты-носителя "Союз" с космодрома Куру может быть перенесен
http://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=365001

Москва. 2 февраля. ИНТЕРФАКС-АВН - Планировавшийся на 27 марта первый в этом году запуск ракеты-носителя "Союз-СТ" с космодрома Куру во французской Гвиане может быть перенесен по организационным причинам, не связанным с техникой, сообщили в понедельник "Интерфаксу-АВН" в российской ракетно-космической отрасли.
"Возможный перенос связан с накладками в планах Роскосмоса и Европейского космического агентства (ЕКА), из-за которых физически невозможно перебросить с Байконура на Куру ряд специалистов пускового расчета от самарского Ракетно-космического центра (РКЦ) "Прогресс", - пояснил собеседник агентства.
"Первоначальными планами Роскосмоса и ЕКА предполагалось, что 27 марта с космодрома Байконур должна стартовать ракета-носитель "Союз-ФГ" по пилотируемой программе, а с космодрома Куру - ракета-носитель "Союз-СТ" по планам ЕКА", - напомнил он.
По словам собеседника агентства, "соответствующее обращение с просьбой о переносе запуска "Союза" с Куру "вправо" уже направлено европейским партнерам".

[ВВК]

Может февральский с Плесецка пошел вправо? Вроде раньше на 2 пуска хватало специалистов?

[Григорий Ткачев]

Что-то Мистрали вспомнились...

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1257.asp

French Guiana welcomes the next two Galileo satellites for launch by an Arianespace Soyuz vehicle  

Inside its protective shipping container, one of the two Galileo satellites is unloaded from a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft at French Guiana.
 
  February 6, 2015 – Soyuz Flight VS11
The two Galileo satellite passengers for launch on Arianespace's next Soyuz flight have now been delivered to French Guiana, enabling the start-up of payload preparations for this medium-lift mission.
Transported by a Boeing 747 cargo jetliner, the pair arrived overnight at Félix Eboué International Airport near the capital city of Cayenne – after which these satellites, protected inside their shipping containers, were unloaded and subsequently moved by road to the Spaceport early this morning.
OHB System built the two Galileo spacecraft in Bremen, Germany as prime contractor. Their navigation payloads, which will generate the precision positioning measurements and services to users worldwide, were supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in Guildford, UK.
The Galileo program is Europe's initiative for satellite navigation, providing a highly accurate global positioning system under civilian control – to consist of 30 satellites in total, along with European control centers and a worldwide network of sensor and uplink stations.
To deliver highly accurate positioning for most places on Earth, the complete Galileo constellation will be distributed along three circular medium Earth orbit planes at an operational altitude of 23,222 km., inclined 56 deg. to the equator.
The network's complete operational and ground infrastructure will be deployed during Galileo's Full Operational Capability phase, which is managed and funded by the European Commission, with the European Space Agency delegated as the design and procurement agent on the Commission's behalf.
 The upcoming mission, designated Flight VS11 in Arianespace's numbering system, will mark the company's fourth launch to date with Galileo spacecraft.

[anik]

http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/02/06/galileo-satellite-deployment-campaign-to-resume/

"Launch of the next two Galileo satellites is scheduled for March 26. If the spacecraft target Plane B of the European navigation constellation — as currently planned — launch time is set for 2150:20 GMT (5:50 p.m. EDT; 6:50 p.m. local time)"

Насколько я понял, наши предложили европейцам перенести запуск Galileo на сутки вправо, чтобы он был через несколько часов после запуска "Союза ТМА-16М".

[Salo]

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg1327042#msg1327042

Jester пишет:

VS11 = 27th of March

Т.е. 28 марта ~ 00:50 ДМВ.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1261.asp

Fit and checked! Payload preparations advance for Arianespace's Soyuz mission with Galileo spacecraft
 
  February 13, 2015 – Soyuz Flight VS11
The third and fourth Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites are a confirmed "fit" for their Arianespace Soyuz launch in March, having made initial contact with the mission's dual-payload dispenser in French Guiana.
This week's activity – which is called the fit check – was completed over a two-day period inside the Spaceport's S1A payload preparation building. The two satellites were installed separately, with the Flight Model #3 (FM3) spacecraft integrated on – and subsequently removed from – the dispenser on Monday. Flight Model #4 (FM4) underwent the same process the following day.
The payload dispenser for Galileo was developed by RUAG Space Sweden for Arianespace, and carries one satellite on each side. It will deploy the spacecraft during their Soyuz launch by firing a pyrotechnic separation system to release them in opposite directions at the orbital insertion point.
Final integration on the dispenser is to be performed during upcoming processing at the Spaceport, and will be followed by the completed unit's installation on Soyuz.
This March 27 mission – designated Flight VS11 in Arianespace's numbering system – will be the company's fourth launch carrying spacecraft for the Galileo constellation, which is Europe's initiative for a satellite-based navigation system. FM3 and FM4 were built by OHB System, with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. supplying their navigation payloads.
 The Galileo network's complete operational and ground infrastructure will be deployed during the Full Operational Capability phase, which is managed and funded by the European Commission. The European Space Agency has been delegated as the design and procurement agent on the Commission's behalf.

   
Separate fit check processes for the third and fourth Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites are highlighted in the photos above. The Flight Model #3 (FM3) spacecraft is moved for positioning on the payload dispenser;


while Flight Model #4 (FM4) is shown after its own integration.

[Lesobaza]

Ещё раз обращаю внимание, что совершенно безграмотно писать "Союз из Куру". Смотрите, в нерусскоязычных источниках всегда называют French Guiana.

Или "Союз из Синнамари".

Стыдно за троечников в космической отрасли..

[che wi]

В русскоязычных источниках иногда "запускают" даже с "космодрома Куру во во Французской Гвинее" :)

[Salo]

28 марта в 00:46:18 ДМВ.

[azeast]

http://tass.ru/kosmos/1812042

Во Французской Гвиане началась подготовка к запуску ракеты-носителя "Союз". Как сообщили ТАСС в компании "Арианспейс", отвечающей за запуски с космодрома Куру, закончен монтаж четырех боковых ускорителей первой ступени ракеты. Они были прикреплены к центральному блоку "А", который представляет собой вторую ступень.
"После завершения монтажа всех трех ступеней ракета будет выведена на стартовую площадку для прохождения итоговой проверки систем", - отметили в "Арианспейс".
Запуск "Союза" с космодрома Куру намечен на 27 марта.   (по местному времени, 28.03 по мск - azeast)

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1263.asp

Arianespace's Soyuz for the next dual-satellite Galileo launch begins its integration in French Guiana

  March 5, 2015 – Soyuz Flight VS11
The Soyuz launcher for Arianespace's upcoming mission with two European Galileo navigation satellites is taking shape at the Spaceport for a March 27 liftoff fr om French Guiana.
During activity in the Spaceport's Soyuz Launcher Integration Building, the medium-lift workhorse began to assume its iconic form with integration of the four first-stage strap-on boosters to the Block A core second stage.
The next step will be the mating of Soyuz' Block I third stage to the launcher's core, completing the basic build-up, and readying the vehicle for its rollout to the launch pad – wh ere the payload will be mated.
Arianespace's March 27 flight will be the 11th Soyuz flight from French Guiana since the launcher's introduction at the Spaceport in October 2011.  It is designated Flight VS11 in Arianespace's numbering system for its launcher family – which also includes the heavy-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.
For the upcoming Soyuz mission, Arianespace will loft the third and fourth Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites to further expand the constellation for Europe's space-based navigation system.  Flight VS11's two satellites were built by OHB System, with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. supplying their navigation payloads. 
 Galileo's complete operational network and its ground infrastructure will be deployed during the program's Full Operational Capability phase, which is managed and funded by the European Commission. The European Space Agency has been delegated as the design and procurement agent on the Commission's behalf. 


The Block A core second stage for Arianespace's Flight VS11 Soyuz is lowered into position


for the integration of its four first-stage strap-on boosters during activity at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1266.asp

Parallel launcher and payload preparations put Soyuz on track for its March 27 Arianespace mission with two Galileo navigation spacecraft

  March 12, 2015 – Soyuz Flight VS11
Preparations for Arianespace's next Soyuz flight are in full swing at multiple locations across the Spaceport, including a key integration step for the medium-lift launcher, plus the start-up of fueling for its Galileo satellite passengers.
Soyuz' Block I third stage was mated to the vehicle's core during activity today in the MIK Launcher Integration Building, concluding its basic build-up. Once the checkout process is completed, Soyuz will be transferred to the launch pad – where it will receive the two Galileo spacecraft and the Fregat upper stage, all of which are well into preparation phases of their own.
Payload fueling commenced earlier this week, with Flight Model #4 (FM4) – the fourth Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellite – receiving its propellant load in the Spaceport's S5A fueling and integration hall. After its "sister" FM3 co-passenger undergoes this same process, the two will be integrated side-by-side on a dispenser for their shared ride aboard Soyuz on March 27.
The fueling process followed the finalization last week of FM3 and FM4's hardware and software, as well as the charging of their batteries – which will be relied upon during the short period from launch to unfurling of these spacecraft's solar arrays in orbit.
The Galileo program is Europe's initiative for satellite navigation, providing a highly accurate global positioning system under civilian control – to consist of 30 satellites in total, along with European control centers and a worldwide network of sensor and uplink stations.
Galileo's FOC phase – during which the network's complete operational and ground infrastructure will be deployed – is managed and funded by the European Commission, with the European Space Agency delegated as the design and procurement agent on the Commission's behalf.
The FM3 and FM4 spacecraft were built by OHB System in Bremen, Germany. Their navigation payloads, which will generate the precision positioning measurements and services to users worldwide, were supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in Guildford, UK.
 This upcoming mission is designated Flight VS11 in Arianespace's numbering system. It will be the company's fourth launch carrying spacecraft for the Galileo constellation, as well as the 11th flight of a workhorse Soyuz from French Guiana since the 2011 introduction.
 
   
Some of Arianespace Flight VS11's parallel preparations are highlighted in the photos above. Soyuz' Block I third stage is mated to the launcher at the Spaceport's MIK integration building;

 
while the fourth Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellite – FM4 – is loaded with on-board propellant inside the S5A fueling and integration hall.

[Salo]

https://youtu.be/Q_toeGWM2ec

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/images/launch-kits/launch-kit-pdf-eng/VS11-launchkit-GB.pdf

[che wi]

Galileo 7 & 8 Soyuz launch overview
http://youtu.be/wGj6ovUTPEA/

The Galileo satellite navigation system remains on track after successful in-orbit validation and more recently the salvage for navigational testing of two satellites launched into an incorrect orbit. The mini-constellation of satellites in orbit plus their associated ground segment has allowed in-depth testing of the overall Galileo system, and the performance was good, even beyond expectations. Now with the launch of the latest pair of satellites, ESA and the European Commission are progressing with the deployment phase of the programme.

On 27 March 2015 a Soyuz launcher will send two new Galileo satellites on orbit. Launch from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is scheduled at 18:46 Kourou time, 21:46 GMT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGj6ovUTPEA

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1267.asp

Getting ready for launch: Payload integration is underway for Soyuz' Galileo passengers
 
March 17, 2015 – Soyuz Flight VS11
The two Galileo navigation satellites for Arianespace's upcoming medium-lift flight have "joined up" with their payload dispenser system – a key step in the preparations for this March 27 mission.
During activity at the Spaceport's S5A preparation hall in French Guiana, the Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) spacecraft were mounted on their two-sided dispenser system, readying them for integration on Soyuz' Fregat upper stage and encapsulation in the payload fairing. These steps will create the "upper composite," which is installed atop Soyuz once the workhorse vehicle is moved to its Spaceport launch zone.
Designated Soyuz Flight VS11 in Arianespace's numbering system, Soyuz' 11th launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana is planned for an evening liftoff on March 27 at precisely 6:46:18 p.m. local time.
On this mission, Arianespace's medium-lift launcher will carry out a nearly 3-hour, 48-minute mission to place its Galileo passengers into a targeted circular orbit at an altitude of 23,522 km., inclined 55.04 degrees to the equator.
Soyuz Flight VS11's passengers are the latest FOC satellites in the Galileo program, which will create a European-operated space-based navigation system. Providing a highly accurate global positioning system under civilian control, the complete Galileo constellation will consist of 30 satellites in total, along with European control centers and a worldwide network of sensor and uplink stations.
The European Commission is managing and funding Galileo's FOC phase – during which the network's complete operational and ground infrastructure will be deployed. The European Space Agency has been delegated as the design and procurement agent on the Commission's behalf.
The FOC spacecraft to be lofted on Soyuz Flight VS11 were built by OHB System in Bremen, Germany, with their navigation payloads supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in Guildford, UK.
 
Launch window for  Soyuz Flight VS11
Moscow, Russia  At 12:46:18 a.m. on March 28, 2015


 One of Soyuz' Galileo navigation satellite passengers is already installed on the payload dispenser system (seen in the background), as the second spacecraft is moved into position for its integration.

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1268.asp

Ready for integration: Soyuz' two Galileo passengers are transferred for their next preparation phase

  March 20, 2015 – Soyuz Flight VS11
The Galileo satellite passengers for Arianespace's March 27 Soyuz flight fr om French Guiana are now ready for integration into the medium-lift launcher's payload arrangement.
During activity earlier this week, these two Full Operational Capability (FOC) spacecraft were transferred fr om the Spaceport's S5A preparation hall – wh ere they were fueled and mounted on their two-sided dispenser system – to the S3B facility for the integration process.
The Spaceport's S3B facility has been configured for preparation of the payload arrangement on Soyuz launchers operated from French Guiana, with this component consisting of the mission's spacecraft payload, the Fregat upper stage and a fairing that provides protection during initial ascent through the atmosphere.
Designated VS11 in Arianespace's numbering system, the upcoming flight will be performed from the purpose-built launch site for Soyuz – which is located in the Spaceport's northern sector.
The Galileo program is Europe's initiative for satellite navigation, providing a highly accurate global positioning system under civilian control – to consist of 30 satellites in total, along with European control centers and a worldwide network of sensor and uplink stations.
Galileo's complete operational network and its ground infrastructure will be deployed during the program's FOC phase, which is being managed and funded by the European Commission. The European Space Agency has been delegated as the design and procurement agent on the Commission's behalf.
 The two Galileo FOC spacecraft were built by OHB System in Bremen, Germany; while their navigation payloads were supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in Guildford, UK.

Launch window for Soyuz Flight VS11
Moscow, Russia At 12:46:18 a.m. on March 28, 2015
 

This photo series highlights the two Galileo satellites' transfer from the Spaceport's S5A preparation hall


to the S3B processing building (at right) – wh ere they will be integrated in Soyuz' payload arrangement.


This repositioning process employed the CCU3 transportation container (center), which provided a protective environment for the spacecraft during their move.