SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) – Ariane 5 ECA – Куру ELA-3 – 04.05.2017 21:50 UTC

Автор Salo, 01.02.2017 09:08:48

« назад - далее »

0 Пользователи и 1 гость просматривают эту тему.

tnt22


Salo

Цитировать DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace
Update from #kourou agreement signed, way foward being planned, #VA236 launch possible early May #CSG
 
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

tnt22


tnt22

Цитировать Peter B. de Selding‏ @pbdes 6 ч. назад

Euro spaceport: Fr govt & protest movement sign accord; month-long paralysis ends, roadblocks removed; launch prep of ~ 10 days can start.

Зловредный

Что с них взять -- цивилизованные люди...
Гробос-Фунт

tnt22

#105
Цитировать Caleb Henry‏ @CHenry_SN 7 ч. назад

Breaking: Arianespace says it can launch in 8 days after resuming operations, and they'll still do all 2017 missions
 

tnt22

http://spacenews.com/french-guiana-accord-sets-stage-for-arianespace-resume-launches/
ЦитироватьFrench Guiana accord sets stage for Arianespace to resume launches
by Caleb Henry — April 21, 2017
Спойлер

France's "Accord de Guyane" agreement signed April 21 will clear the path for Arianespace to get back to launching. Credit: Arianespace
[свернуть]
WASHINGTON — An agreement between France and its restive South American territory French Guiana, home to Europe's spaceport, has resolved a month-long dispute that had prevented any launch activity since mid-March.

Thanks to the "Accord de Guyane" agreement signed April 21 by French and French Guianese officials, launch service provider Arianespace says it will be able to soon resume launch activity and can make up for delays by using previously scheduled downtime over the next two months.

"Now that an agreement has been reached, we are fully ready to resume our operations in [the Guiana Space Centre, or CSG]," an Arianespace official told SpaceNews via email April 21. "We aim to make up for the accumulated delays on the three campaigns that were under way, without impacting the rest of our manifest, by taking advantage of the CSG's availability in May and most of June, since there were no launches scheduled those months."
 
Those three launches are:
 
    [/li]
  • An Ariane 5 dual launch for South Korea's KT Sat and Brazil's Visiona Tecnologia Espacial
  • A Europeanized Soyuz launch for SES of its SES-15 satellite
  • An Ariane 5 dual launch for ViaSat's ViaSat-2 and Eutelsat's Eutelsat-172b satellites
"We believe it will take about eight working days (after resumption of operations) to carry out the VA236 launch that was originally scheduled for March 21," the Arianespace official added.

The company declined to say when exactly operations would resume.

Arianespace says it still intends to perform the same number of launches planned from the beginning of the year despite the more than four-week delay caused by widespread protests aimed at France over living and working conditions in the French overseas department.

For protesters, the contrast between local living conditions and the high-tech space facility that sends billions of dollars worth of hardware into orbit every year became emblematic of their cause. Jean-Yves Le Gall, president of the French space agency CNES, which runs the spaceport, said April 4 that he was confident launches would resume "in the coming days."

CNES is one of the agencies France uses to distribute aid to French Guiana.

In an April 20 press release celebrating the company's business success in Japan, Arianespace reaffirmed the goal of 12 launches this year, and said that the launch of BSAT-4a, an SSL-built satellite for Japan-based Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT), is scheduled for this summer on an Ariane 5 rocket.

So far Arianespace has performed three out of 12 launches, one Vega, one Soyuz and one Ariane 5. The company has six more Ariane 5 launches, two of Vega and one more Soyuz before the year is out.

zandr

http://tass.ru/kosmos/4204390
ЦитироватьКосмодром Куру во Французской Гвиане в понедельник возобновит работу
МОСКВА, 23 апреля. /ТАСС/. Космодром Куру во Французской Гвиане, доступ к которому был заблокирован протестующими месяц назад, в понедельник возобновит работу. Об этом в субботу сообщило агентство AFP со ссылкой на администрацию космодрома.
"Работа будет возобновлена утром в понедельник", - приводит агентство слова из ее заявления. Сообщается, что три запуска ракет, ранее отложенных из-за массовых выступлений в департаменте Франции, будут назначены на другие даты. По информации агентства, они будут проведены, предположительно, в мае и июне.
Ранее сообщалось, что правительство Франции приняло решение о выделении Французской Гвиане дополнительных средств в размере €2,1 млрд, которые пойдут на преодоление экономических и социальных проблем территории, а также на обеспечение должного уровня безопасности.
Спойлер
Всеобщая забастовка во Французской Гвиане была объявлена в середине марта по призыву Союза гвианских трудящихся на почве недовольства местного населения условиями труда и жизни на фоне общего кризиса региональной экономики. В заморском департаменте Франции полностью прекратили работу школы, вузы, госучреждения, портовые предприятия, а также многие коммерческие заведения. Помимо этого, на автодорогах забастовщики начали выставлять многочисленные блокпосты, что затруднило движение автотранспорта. Протестующие требовали улучшения местной инфраструктуры, совершенствования системы здравоохранения и образования, а также жаловались на проблемы с безопасностью.
[свернуть]

tnt22

Цитировать Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo 13 ч. назад

All open. Fulloperations restart Monday. We express to our dear customers our apologizes & we thank them for their support and patience.

Salo

Цитировать  Peter B. de Selding‏ @pbdes
Launch of Brazil's SGDC-1 & Koreasat-7 on Ariane 5 rocket, delayed since Mar 21 by now-ended spaceport strike, tentatively set for May 4.
 
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

tnt22


tnt22


tnt22

http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-resumes-launch-campaign-preparations-announces-new-launch-date-for-va236/
ЦитироватьAriane 5                                                          April 25, 2017
 
Arianespace resumes launch campaign preparations; announces new launch date for VA236

Arianespace has resumed operations for its upcoming three launches: VA236 and VA237 with Ariane 5, and VS17 with Soyuz.

The new launch date for VA236 is set on May 4, 2017, as early as possible within the following launch window:
 
    [/li]
  • 4:31 to 7:19 pm, in Washington DC
  • 5:31 to 8:19 pm, local time in Kourou, French Guiana
  • 5:31 to 8:19 pm, in Brasilia, Brazil,
  • 20:31 to 23:19, UTC
  • 10:31 pm to 1:19 am, in Paris, France, during the night of May 4 to 5
  • 5:31 to 8:19 am, in Seoul, South Korea, on May 5.
VA236 will use an Ariane 5 ECA to orbit two satellites: SGDC for the company VISIONA Tecnologia Espacial S.A. on behalf of the Brazilian operator Telebras S.A., and KOREASAT-7 for the South Korean operator ktsat.

 
About Arianespace
Arianespace uses space to make life better on Earth by providing launch services for all types of satellites into all orbits. It has orbited more than 550 satellites since 1980, using its family of three launchers, Ariane, Soyuz and Vega, from launch sites in French Guiana (South America) and Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arianespace is headquartered in Evry, near Paris, and has a technical facility at the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, plus local offices in Washington, D.C., Tokyo and Singapore. Arianespace is a subsidiary of Airbus Safran Launchers, which holds 74% of its share capital, with the balance held by 17 other shareholders from the European launcher industry.

tnt22

http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/va236-preparations/
ЦитироватьAriane 5                                                          April 25, 2017
 
Flight VA236 preparations mark the restart of Spaceport launch operations


The Spaceport in French Guiana has resumed its pace for Arianespace's busy 2017 mission manifest, with operations recommencing for the three subsequent launches – using two Ariane 5s and one Soyuz.



Next up is Flight VA236, set for May 4, to loft two spacecraft: SGDC for VISIONA Tecnologia Espacial S.A. on behalf of the Brazilian operator Telebras S.A., and KOREASAT-7 for South Korean operator ktsat.
Спойлер
SGDC has a liftoff mass estimated at 5,735 kg. and is the mission's upper passenger. Riding in the lower passenger position is KOREASAT-7, with a mass at liftoff of approximately 3,680 kg.

A pair of Thales Alenia Space-built satellites on Flight VA236

For this fourth Arianespace mission of 2017, both payloads are based on Thales Alenia Space's Spacebus series of satellite platforms.

Once operation at an orbital position of 75 deg. West with Ka- and X-band transponders, the dual-use SGDC will provide sovereign and secure means for Brazilian government and defense strategic communications, as well as high-quality Internet services to all of the Brazilian territory as part of the National Broadband Plan.

KOREASAT-7 is to be positioned at 116 deg. East, providing a full range of video and data applications – including Internet access, direct-to-home broadcasting (DTH), government communications and connectivity for VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) networks. Its coverage area encompasses Korea, the Philippines, the Indochinese Peninsula, India and Indonesia.
[свернуть]

tnt22

https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/04/25/operations-resume-at-european-run-launch-base-in-french-guiana/
ЦитироватьOperations resume at European-run launch base in French Guiana
 April 25, 2017 Stephen Clark
Спойлер

An Ariane 5 rocket set to launch Brazilian and South Korean communications satellites was grounded March 20 when workers began a strike in French Guiana. The rocket is seen here March 2 during a transfer between the spaceport's launcher integration building and final assembly building. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon
[свернуть]
Ground crews returned to work Monday at the Guiana Space Center, a European-run spaceport on the northeastern shore of South America, after protests and a general strike across French Guiana interrupted launch operations for five weeks.
Спойлер
Representatives of the French government and local activists signed an agreement Friday to end the month-long demonstrations and commit 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in immediate aid to French Guiana to improve public safety, education, transportation and address other grievances voiced by protesters.

Activists dropped their barricades across the territory after signing the agreement, allowing normal work to resume Monday at the spaceport near Kourou, French Guiana, for the first time in more than a month.

The strike began March 20 before an Ariane 5 rocket was due to roll out to its launch pad with Brazilian and South Korean satellites on-board. That flight was supposed to blast off March 21, but Arianespace suspended launch operations until the road barriers were lifted.

With the spaceport operational again, Arianespace announced Tuesday that the Ariane 5 flight is now set for May 4. The launch window opens at 2031 GMT (4:31 p.m. EDT; 5:31 p.m. French Guiana time).

The 180-foot-tall (55-meter) rocket, already stacked with the SGDC and Koreasat 7 communications satellites, remained inside the final assembly building at the Guiana Space Center during the demonstrations. A detachment of the French Foreign Legion provides security at the space base.

The Ariane 5 will make the 1.7-mile (2.7-kilometer) rail journey to the ELA-3 launch pad May 3 for final launch preparations. The SGDC and Koreasat 7 satellites, both built by Thales Alenia Space of France, are owned by the Brazilian government and South Korea's commercial operator KTsat, respectively.

Labor issues at the spaceport have pushed back launches twice before, in 1989 and most recently in 2011, when the operators of radar tracking systems in French Guiana went on strike, delaying an Ariane 5 flight by 24 hours.

The Guiana Space Center is operated by CNES, the French space agency, with funding support from the European Space Agency.

The launch of the SGDC and Koreasat 7 spacecraft was initially delayed by a strike of workers responsible for driving the Ariane 5 rocket from its assembly building to the launch pad.

That issue was resolved within a few days, but a wider net of demonstrations across French Guiana spread, with many citizens raising concerns about the privatization of a local hospital, high crime and poor educational opportunities in the region, which is a department with the same political and legal rights as the rest of France.

Protest leaders demanded more 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) in emergency funding to improve conditions in French Guiana. The final agreement signed Friday calls for 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) of immediate aid, and a "priority review" of another 2.1 billion euro ($2.3 billion) funding package.

Arianespace chief executive Stephane Israel welcomed the news on Twitter.
Цитировать Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo
 
All open. Fulloperations restart Monday. We express to our dear customers our apologizes & we thank them for their support and patience.
 
  7:44 PM - 22 Apr 2017
 
The May 4 launch will be the first rocket flight from French Guiana in nearly two months, but Arianespace officials say the company's plan to conduct 12 launches this year remains intact.

Before the delays, there were no launches planned during May and most of June. On the current schedule, Arianespace should be able to get back on pace by late June or early July.

A Russian-made Soyuz rocket is next in line at the tropical space base, slated to loft the Boeing-built SES 15 communications satellite into orbit to provide in-flight Internet connectivity for airline passengers, and support government, networking and maritime customers across North America.

SES 15 also hosts a payload for the FAA's Wide-Area Augmentation System to enhance airline navigation and safety across the United States.

The launch of SES 15 was set for April 4 before launch operations halted. Sources said the flight is now expected May 18.

That will be followed by an Ariane 5 launch in early June with the ViaSat 2 and Eutelsat 172B commercial communications satellites. That launch was originally targeted for April 25.

Several satellite operators announced their intention to put their payloads on Arianespace rockets during the time the company's fleet was grounded.

The Italian government announced earlier this month that two of its next-generation radar surveillance satellites will launch on Soyuz and Vega-C rockets from French Guiana in 2018 and 2019, and the European Space Agency said a small space telescope designed to study planets around other stars will blast off with one of the Italian reconnaissance platforms on a Soyuz mission next year.

The Horizons 3e communications satellite, part of a joint venture between Intelsat and Japan's SKY Perfect JSAT Corp., will launch on an Ariane 5 rocket in late 2018, officials announced last week.
[свернуть]

che wi


tnt22

Обновлены Press Kits

DDP_VA236-May-2017_FR.pdf - 1219348 B, 2017-04-27 20:15:11 UTC

DDP_VA236-May-2017_GB.pdf - 1462704 B, 2017-04-27 20:14:47 UTC



tnt22