Vega, Vega-C,...

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 DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace  3 ч.3 часа назад  
Nice views of the P120C full-scale model solid rocket motor for #Ariane6 and #VegaC being tested at #CSG
 
 
 

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Nice views of the P120C full-scale model solid rocket motor for # Ariane6 and # VegaC being tested at # CSG

Модель оказывается, а я то думал откуда такая любовь к белому цвету, да и цех выглядит странновато.

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 36m ago

So here is something interesting, @Avio_Group mentioned #VegaC is planned to have capability to send its telemetry via @NASA_TDRS however, to test this setup it seems it is planned to fly as a test on #Vega #VV13 the @CNES telemetry kit is/was being tested @NASAGoddard

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http://www.avio.com/en/press-release/zefiro-40-z40-engine-bench-test/

08 MAR 2018

ZEFIRO 40 (Z40) ENGINE BENCH TEST

IT WILL BE THE SECOND STAGE OF THE NEW EUROPEAN LAUNCHER VEGA C

Colleferro, 8 March 2018 – Four weeks of preparation, 20 skilled technicians and operators involved, over 500 measurements recorded by the sensors during the 92-second ignition, enough to burn 36 tonnes of solid propellant and generating a thrust 4 times higher than the maximum power developed by the engine of a modern passenger aircraft.

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The Zefiro 40 engine test took successfully place in recent day in Sardinia and it's the first functional test required to qualify this new propulsion system. During the test, which was performed at sea level, all of the parameters were gathered to calculate the engine's behaviour at conditions very close to what the Z40 will encounter in actual operation: ignition at about 50 km above the earth's surface after separation of the first stage P120.

In fact, the Zefiro 40 engine is the second stage propulsion system of the Vega C satellite launcher, an evolution of the current Vega and scheduled to lift off for its maiden flight in 2019. With Vega C performance will be increased by 60%. This extends the market accessible to this launch vehicle from 50% to 90% of LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites, a significant part of which as multiple payload launches.

"Our success in the Z40 engine bench test shows that the development of Vega C has entered a mature stage, in view of the qualifying flight at the end of 2019 – said Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo. – The extraordinary collaboration of our technicians with those of ESA, allow today to realize new technologies and cutting-edge products in an effective way, achieving ever greater performance and cost competitiveness.  We are very satisfied and look forward to the latest development phase of the new Vega C launcher ".

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ZEFIRO 40:

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• Engine length: 7.6 m
• Diameter: 2.3 m
• Propellant mass: 36 t
• Engine mass: 40 t
• Average thrust: 1304 kN
• Specific impulse: 293.5 s
• Burning time: 92.9 s
  

AVIO FOR VEGA C
Avio will be responsible for the launcher in its entirety while, in collaboration with ArianeGroup , it will be responsible for the P120C solid propellant engine, which was derived from the first stage of the Vega P80 Launcher and will be made with prepreg carbon fibre material using Filament Winding technology.

The launcher burns approximately 187 tonnes of solid propellant and 0.7 tonnes of liquid propellant. In order to achieve the greatest level of synergies among European launchers, the P120C engine has also been designed for use as a booster for the new Ariane 6.

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Zefiro 40 Engine Bench Test

  AvioGroup

Опубликовано: 8 мар. 2018 г.

Avio successfully tested the Zefiro 40 (Z40) engine, the second stage propulsion system of the Vega C satellite launcher, an evolution of the current Vega launcher scheduled to lift off for its maiden flight in 2019. This is the first functional test required to qualify this new propulsion system. During the test all of the parameters were gathered to calculate the engine's behaviour at conditions very close to what the Z40 will encounter in actual operation: ignition at about 50 km above the earth's surface after separation of the first stage P120.

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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/satellite-2018/

Corporate | March 12, 2018
Arianespace at Satellite 2018: Ariane 6 and Vega C are on track for liftoff



Arianespace's participation in the Satellite 2018 conference March 12-15 at Washington, D.C.'s Walter E. Washington Convention Center looks to the future with Ariane 6 and Vega C launchers at the service of its customers.

Meetings and highlights

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Satellite 2018 is an excellent opportunity for Arianespace to meet with all its partners and customers, spotlight its past successes and future milestones, showcase its service offering and share its vision of the launch market.

In this context, Arianespace Chief Executive Officer Stéphane Israël will participate in the launch services roundtable discussion entitled: "Breaking Through the Bottleneck" on Monday, March 12 beginning at 4:15 p.m. local time in meeting room 202.

Moreover, Arianespace's staff will be greeting visitors at booth 1109 (Hall 2) alongside ArianeGroup. Interactive video demos will allow visitors to discover Arianespace's current and future family of launch vehicles, along with the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).

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Three launch vehicles to better serve our customers

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Arianespace conducted 11 successful launches in 2017 from the Guiana Space Center (six by Ariane 5, two by Soyuz and three by Vega), orbiting a total of 20 satellites for commercial and institutional customers from around the world. With 12 satellites sent into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), representing a total mass of 54 metric tons, Arianespace once again confirmed its leadership in the GTO launch market. Ariane 5 also set a new performance record, injecting 9.969 metric tons into GTO on a mission performed in June 2017.

A total of 14 launch opportunities from the Guiana Space Center have been identified for 2018. Two of these launches already have taken place, on January 25 with a heavy-lift Ariane 5, and on March 9 with a medium-lift Soyuz rocket. The next mission is planned by the end of March, using an Ariane 5.

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Arianespace's order book stands at 4.8 billion euros, including 56 launches for 28 customers (70 percent commercial and 30 percent institutional, in terms of the number of launches), with 17 by Ariane 5, 28 by Soyuz, nine by Vega/Vega C and two by Ariane 6.

Arianespace steps up the pace with Ariane 6 and Vega C

The development of Arianespace's future launchers is proceeding on schedule, with first launches planned as soon as 2019 for Vega C and as soon as 2020 for Ariane 6.

Ariane 6 and Vega C are perfectly suited to the new market opportunities offered by a number of planned satellite constellations designed to offer global connectivity or Earth observation services. Both launchers won their first launch services contracts in 2017:

• Two contracts for the Ariane 62 version awarded to Arianespace by the European Space Agency, on behalf of the European Commission, to launch four additional satellites, built by OHB, in the Galileo navigation system.
• Three Vega C contracts, including two to orbit satellites in the Airbus Earth observation constellation, and one to launch the COSMO-SkyMed second-generation satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for the Italian space agency (ASI) and Italian Ministry of Defense.
  

This trend should accelerate in 2018, in particular with the expected first commercial launch contracts for Ariane 6 in the pipeline.

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Shared launch opportunities for light satellites

Согласно сообщению европейского космического агентства, ее перспективные ракеты Vega, Vega-C и Ariane 6 будут обладать возможностью предоставления недорогих стандартных услуг запуска небольших КА массой до 500 кг. Датой начала предоставления услуг назван 2019 год, когда РН Vega осуществит выведение малых КА с использованием стандартизированного универсального диспенсера. К рыночным преимуществам нового предложения в ЕКА отнесли возможность более полного использования энергетических возможностей РН, что должно будет позволить несколько снизить стоимость выведения аппаратов.

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https://www.laspace.ru/upload/novator/%E2%84%962_18.pdf

СЕРИЙНОЕ ИЗГОТОВЛЕНИЕ БАКОВ VERTA
Изготовлены и сданы Заказчику три комплекта баков для европейского носителя

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Peter B. de Selding‏ @pbdes 4 ч. назад

Nozzle for 1st test booster of future Vega-C, Ariane 6 rockets leaves France for @CNES Fr Guiana spaceport; test firing this summer, 1st Vega-C launch 2019.@Avio_Group @ASI_spazio @ArianeGroup @Arianespace @esa

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Peter B. de Selding ‏ @pbdes 4 ч. назад

Nozzle for 1st test booster of future Vega-C, Ariane 6 rockets leaves France for @CNES Fr Guiana spaceport; test firing this summer, 1st Vega-C launch 2019. @Avio_Group @ASI_spazio @ArianeGroup @Arianespace @esa
 

Типичное центральное поворотное управляющее сопло с эластичным опорным шарниром с задним центром поворота ( смещен к срезу сопла) , частично утопленное в КС , с максимальным углом поворота 6,5 град. - как на МБР. Привод пока не установлен, только технологические чехлы и тяги.

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Giulio Ranzo‏ @GiulioRanzo 6 мин. назад

#VegaC is coming. Increased performance, reduced cost, improved flexibility. Cool to see the first parts coming out of our factories. #Comingsoon #Vega #Avio #aerospaceengineering #rocket

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ArianeGroup‏Подлинная учетная запись @ArianeGroup 5 ч. назад

Rocket Monday: The 1st nozzle of the P120 booster common to Ariane 6 and Vega-C on its way to Kourou!

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https://www.ariane.group/en/news/ariane-6-on-track-with-two-major-milestones/

Ariane 6 on track with two major milestones

04-06-2018

Wednesday 4 April saw two separate important events in the Ariane 6 program.

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... the first nozzle of the P120d rocket motor which will power the Ariane 6 boosters left ArianeGroup's facility at Le Haillan, near Bordeaux in France where it has been designed and built en route for the launch site at the Kourou space center in French Guiana. Test firings will be carried out there on the assembled motor during this summer.


Designed, built and assembled by ArianeGroup's teams in Le Haillan, France, the first nozzle of the P120 solid rocket motor common to the future European launchers has just left for the Space Center in Kourou (French Guiana). © ArianeGroup

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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-d-orbit-sign-contract-to-launch-ion-cubesat-carrier-on-vega-ssms-poc-flight/

Vega | May 2, 2018

Arianespace and D-Orbit sign contract to launch ION Cubesat Carrier on Vega SSMS POC flight

Arianespace and D-Orbit announced today the signature of an agreement to offer InOrbit NOW launch and deployment service through the launch of D-Orbit's ION CubeSat Carrier on the Vega launch vehicle, as part of the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof Of Concept flight (POC flight).

D-Orbit's ION CubeSat Carrier, a free flying CubeSat deployer and technology demonstrator, will be launched on Vega in 2019 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The CubeSat carrier will host several CubeSats to be deployed once in orbit.

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D-Orbit's InOrbit NOW is a revolutionary launch and deployment service designed to transport CubeSats to space and release them into independent orbital slots.

Arianespace's launch contract with D-Orbit includes a significant number of CubeSats with an overall separated mass of about 100 kg. Positioned in a sun-synchronous orbit at 500 km., ION CubeSat Carrier will deploy the hosted CubeSats along the orbit over a period of approximately one month. After completing the CubeSat deployment phase, ION CubeSat Carrier will initiate the in­orbit validation phase of payloads directly integrated on the platform.

The Vega POC flight will be the first mission of the SSMS, a modular carbon fiber dispenser, a program initiated by ESA in 2016, with the contribution of the European Commission. For all the European partners involved, its purpose is to address the burgeoning institutional and commercial small spacecraft market with a new rideshare concept.

Vega is part of the Arianespace launcher family, alongside the Ariane 5 heavy launcher and the Soyuz medium launcher, operated from the Guiana Space Center. Based in Colleferro, Italy, Avio is the industrial prime contractor for Vega.

After the signature of the contract, D-Orbit's Chief Executive Officer Luca Rossettini said: "We are proud to partner with Arianespace for our first InOrbit NOW mission. The exponential growth of nanosatellite launch demand is just the beginning of a new space era and a beneficial space economy. ION CubeSat Carrier is the first transportation vehicle for nanosats that expand the launch service to a sort of door-to-door delivery, and it is also the perfect platform for in-orbit demonstration and validation experiments. Nanosatellites are creating a convergence between innovative technology, space heritage, and commercial opportunities: the collaboration between D-Orbit and Arianespace will further this convergence."

"We are honored D-Orbit selected us to launch the InOrbit NOW payload on the Vega's Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept flight. It is the first time our two companies have collaborated on a launch, and we fully plan to justify their confidence in us. Arianespace is proud to offer innovative launch solutions targeting the fast-growing smallsat market segment and enabling the success of CubeSat integrators and technology demonstrators. Our Vega is perfectly adapted to deliver for this promising market," said Stephane Israël, CEO of Arianespace.

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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-the-first-striving-small-satellite-for-sitael-on-vegas-ssms-poc-flight/

Vega | May 3, 2018

Arianespace to launch the first STRIVING small satellite for SITAEL on Vega's SSMS POC flight

Arianespace announced today that it has been sel ected by SITAEL to launch the first small satellite for delivery of STRIVING services, to be conducted using a Vega as part of the launcher's Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept (POC) flight. It is the third contract signed by Arianespace for this POC flight.

The first STRIVING small satellite will be launched on Vega in 2019 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

STRIVING is a new one-stop-shop commercial service offering to both private and public entities affordable and effective access to space for testing, validating and/or operating their innovative technologies and solutions. SITAEL, the Space Mission Provider (SMP), acts as a single interface to customers, leading an industrial team composed also by IMT, Planetek and Tyvak International. The service infrastructure is currently under development within a public-private partnership between ESA/ASI and SITAEL in the frame of the ARTES PIONEER Initiative.

Built by SITAEL using its S-75 microsat platform, the first STRIVING satellite will weigh approximately 70 kg. at launch and is designed to have a nominal service life of at least two years once positioned in a sun-synchronous orbit at 500 km.

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The Vega's Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) POC flight will be the first with a modular carbon fiber dispenser, which was developed in a program initiated in 2016 by the European Space Agency (ESA) with European Commission support. For all the European partners involved, its purpose is to address the burgeoning institutional and commercial small spacecraft market by providing a new rideshare concept that enables deployment systems to be accommodated in a flexible way for multiple payloads in the microsat, nanosatellite and CubeSat categories.

Vega is part of the Arianespace family of launch vehicles, alongside the heavy-lift Ariane 5 and the medium-lift Soyuz, operated from the Guiana Space Center. Avio, based in Colleferro Italy, is the industrial prime contractor for Vega.

SITAEL Chief Executive Officer Nicola Zaccheo said: "STRIVING is the first innovative in-orbit demonstration service increasing the new space technologies availability, and it could be considered the Italian way to fill the gap between new space and new tech. The small satellites' utilization will offer to the space market a timely and cost-effective service in order to answer the fast-running market needs arising fr om the Space Economy. We are happy to be the first European customer of Vega POC, and we rely on Vega evolutions to cope with competitiveness and availability given by the small satellite market."

Following the signature of this contract, a first with SITAEL as part of the STRIVING project, Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, said: "Arianespace is honored to have been selected for the first time by SITAEL for the launch of the STRIVING in-orbit demonstration and validation payload on Vega's Small Spacecraft Mission Service's Proof of Concept flight. We are proud to participate in the realization of ESA's ARTES program, which aims to make Europe a champion of innovation in space telecommunication systems. As Vega and its multiple-payload deployment capability are successful examples of European innovation, it seems natural to choose this solution in orbiting the initial STRIVING satellite."

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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-isis-to-launch-small-satellites-on-the-vega-ssms-poc-flight/

Vega | May 31, 2018

Arianespace and ISIS to launch small satellites on the Vega SSMS POC flight

Arianespace announced today that ISIS – Innovative Solutions In Space – has joined the group of customers who have signed contracts to launch payloads on Vega's Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof Of Concept flight (POC flight) in early 2019.

ISIS' small satellites will be orbited on Vega from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

The contract was signed with ISL – Innovative Space Logistics B.V., the launch services subsidiary of ISIS. This agreement includes a QuadPack deployer for multiple CubeSats on the Vega SSMS POC flight, along with options for several microsatellites and more QuadPack deployers for the SSMS POC mission – as well as for subsequent Vega SSMS launches.

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ISIS is a leading company in the small satellite market. Founded in 2006, it specializes in realizing innovative turn-key small satellite missions – including launch and operations. ISIS designs and delivers small satellite platforms for single missions and constellations, either standardized or optimized in performance and size tailored to the needs. Through its ISL launch services subsidiary, ISIS has launched more than 270 small satellites of various sizes.

The small satellite launch services covered by the ISIS agreement with Arianespace opens the way for more intense future collaboration between the two companies in launching clusters of small satellites integrated by ISIS through Arianespace.

The Vega Proof Of Concept flight is the first mission of the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) program initiated in 2016 by the European Space Agency, with the contribution of the European Commission. For all the European partners involved, its purpose is to accurately address the promising "New Space" microsatellite market with a new rideshare concept on the Vega light-lift launcher.

Vega is part of the Arianespace launcher family, alongside the Ariane 5 heavyweight launcher and the Soyuz medium-lift vehicle, operated from the Guiana Space Center. The Vega industrial prime contractor is Avio, based in Colleferro Italy.

Following the ISIS contract signature, Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, said: "With this new launch contract, we are proud that Innovative Space Logistics also embarks on Vega's Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept flight scheduled in 2019. We are honored of the trust of ISL which, for the first time, is using Arianespace's services to launch a QuadPack deployer for multiple CubeSats. This is a clear demonstration that our Vega launcher and its innovative multiple launch solution are perfectly adapted to the growing needs of the small satellites market."

Jeroen Rotteveel, CEO of ISIS, added: "We are very pleased to partner with Arianespace on the start of this ambitious European small satellite cluster launch initiative that will increase our options to offer our customers access to space through a reliable launch vehicle."

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Le P120-C : le moteur d'Ariane 6 et Véga C

CNES CSG

Опубликовано: 4 июн. 2018 г.

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Le P120-C : le moteur d'Ariane 6 et Véga C

Стенд впечатляет, и с экологией будет получше.

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 26 мин. назад

Nice shot of the first P120-C Booster for both #Ariane6 and #VegaC being moved from the BIP to the BEAP for testing at the end of this month

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https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Transportation/European_industry_gears_up_for_Vega-C_debut_in_2019

Vega-C

EUROPEAN INDUSTRY GEARS UP FOR VEGA-C DEBUT IN 2019

21 June 2018
With just one year before Vega-C lifts off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, preparations for Europe's next launcher are gaining momentum.

Vega-C will increase performance from Vega's current 1.5 t to about 2.2 t hauled to its reference 700 km polar orbit, with no increase in launch costs.

Thrust in the first phase of flight comes from new solid-fuel first and second stage motors, P120C and Zefiro-40 respectively.

P120C's upcoming first hot static-firing test at Europe's Spaceport will prove the design, new materials, techniques, tools and components.

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P120C solid-propellant motor

Developed by Europropulsion under contract to Avio and ArianeGroup, P120C is 13.5 m long and 3.4 m in diameter – the largest solid-propellant motor ever built in one segment. Two or four will also be used for Ariane 6.

Zefiro-40, developed and manufactured by Avio in their Colleferro factory, was static fired on 8 March in Sardinia. The resulting test data will guide the qualification and flight models design.

The AVUM+ upper stage, derived from the current Vega AVUM, has been improved. The liquid propellant capacity has been increased by about 150 kg and the structure has been optimised by using carbon composite sandwich panels. Developed by AVIO, it will improve the flexibility of the launcher to deploy one or more payloads thanks to its 2.45 kN main engine and new avionic equipment.


'Out-of-autoclave' manufacture

Vega-C's 3.3 m diameter fairing can accommodate larger payloads. An 'out-of-autoclave' manufacturing technique developed by Ruag Space in Switzerland reduces cost, saves time and enables production of very large composite panels.

Electromechanical thrust vector control systems that guide and control the vehicle stages at each phase of flight are in development, harnessing leading-edge manufacturing processes to enhance performance.


Mobile gantry for Vega-C

The Vega launch pad and mobile gantry are being modified to accommodate Vega-C requiring a more powerful crane, new pallets, and modified fluid services.

The crane that will hoist Vega-C's 40-tonne second stage has been installed in the mobile gantry, and is currently undergoing mechanical and lift qualification tests.

The next milestone in this ambitious schedule is the upcoming Vega launch using equipment that is ready for Vega-C leading into a period when launch facilities accommodate both vehicles.

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