Изстрелване на "Ariane 5 - VA207"

[d.ivanov]

Изстрелване на "Ariane 5 - VA207" носещ EchoStar 17


След около 3 часа, тук: http://www.arianespace.tv/  ще можем да наблюдаваме изтрелването на сателита EchoStar 17, около час преди това, както подобава ще има документални филмчета, новини и общи приказки за компанията, които са обикновено доста интересни.  Предаването може да се гледа също и на специалния за това сервизен канал на SES на 19.2e на 11023 H 22000

Ariane 5 with MSG-3 and Echo Star XVII rolled to Launch Pad


     July 4, 2012


             

Photo: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
 

       An Ariane 5 Launch Vehicle with the Meteosat Second Generation 3 and Echo Star XVII Payloads hidden under its Payload Fairing was rolled to the ELA-3 Launch Complex at the Guiana Space Center, French Guiana, on Wednesday to set the stage for final launch preparations and the countdown. The Rollout followed a successful Launch Readiness Review that was conducted on Tuesday. Mission Managers convened and discussed all Systems related to the Mission including the Launcher, its Payloads and all Ground Support Equipment such as the Ground Communications Network. The decision to press into final Launch Preparations was made giving a final approval for the VA207 Launch.
The Rollout took place in the morning hours on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 with a 1-hour delay due to some clouds in the area. The launcher was rolled out of the Final Assembly Building where the Upper Composite consisting of the two Payloads with their Sylda Adapter encapsulated in the protective Payload Fairing was integrated atop the Launcher with MSG-3 being installed under the Sylda and the Echo Star Satellite mounted on top of the Sylda Adapter. Also over the past several days, integrated tests were performed involving the stacked Ariane 5 Launcher and Payloads. Launcher Ordnances were installed prior to Rollout when the vehicle was still in the Final Assembly Building. Ariane 5 was rolled on rails atop its large mobile launch table and was in motion for less than 1 hour before arriving at the ELA-3 Launch Site.
Once at the pad, operations to safe the vehicle got underway and will set the stage for the Launch Countdown starting on Thursday at 10:06 GMT. Before clocks start ticking, electrical connections, fuel umbilicals and communication systems are being put in place between Ground and Pad Interfaces as well as the Ariane 5 rocket. Helium bottles aboard the Launcher will be filled and pressurized ahead of the countdown. Also underway today and tomorrow are several weather evaluations to give mission personnel an early look at the conditions expected during launch time. Engineers will conduct final vehicle inspections before giving a go to start the countdown.

     


  Final Launch Vehicle Checkouts will occur during the countdown. Launch Preparations are progressing on track for a liftoff during a 29-minute launch window opening at 21:36 GMT and closing at 22:05. The Vehicle can launch at any point in the window, however the opening of the Launch window is being targeted.
 A full Payload and Mission Overview is available here.

източник: http://www.spaceflight101.com/va207-launch-updates.html

Satellite Name: Echostar 17 (Jupiter 1, Spaceway 4)
Status: planned
Position: 107° W (107.1° W)
Norad:  
Cospar number:  
Operator: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
Launch date: 5-Jul-2012 (Estimated)
Launch site: Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch mass (kg): 6637
Dry mass (kg): 3497
Manufacturer: Space Systems Loral (SSL)
Model (bus): LS-1300
Orbit: GEO
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.

Общо взето не ни касае в България, но все пак ще е интересно да се наблюдава старта

пс. Не ми стана ясно на 100% дали е ТВ сателите, май да?

[Didko]

MISSIONS:
EchoStar XVII: Broadband satellite services
MSG-3: Weather monitoring service

EchoStar XVII is a high-throughput satellite being built for Hughes Network Systems, LLC. Based on the powerful SS/L 1300 satellite platform, EchoStar XVII will deliver HughesNet® broadband satellite services to consumers, businesses and government customers across North America. The new geostationary satellite employs a multi-spot beam, bent pipe Ka-band architecture, providing significant additional capacity for HughesNet service in North America and will augment the SPACEWAY® 3 satellite system, which Hughes put into commercial service in April, 2008. EchoStar XVII is scheduled for launch in 2012.

...демек спътникът е за интернет.

[d.ivanov]

MISSIONS:
EchoStar XVII: Broadband satellite services
MSG-3: Weather monitoring service



...демек спътникът е за интернет.

Мда, значи съвсем не ни е от полза, но поне ще е интересно изстрелването

[themaster301]

М/у другото , така или иначе става дума за изстрелване , на 7 т.м. е определен старта на SES -5.