The second flight (VV02) of the Vega launch vehicle is currently planned for May 2013 and will put several small satellites into orbit.Of the payloads, only Proba-V has been published.Does anyone have info, which payloads will also on board of this flight?
Now that this launch has been moved up to mid-March, do we now know what else is on board the rocket other than Proba-V?
Launch of Proba-V on Vega Proba-V is a miniaturised satellite for a full-scale mission tracking global vegetation. Along with its main mission, Proba-V also hosts five promising technologies from across Europe that will be demonstrated in space. Proba-V will be launched on the new Vega vehicle, which will on this flight further demonstrate its capability by carrying several payloads for delivery into two very different orbits. Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana). Expected date: April
Will there be even more payloads other than the two confirmed ones?
Proba-V satellite.....
Anybody has any information about VNREDSAT-1 launch contract amount?
The 120-kilogram satellite is being constructed by Astrium, an aerospace subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, at a total cost of EUR55.2 million and funded with official development assistance from France.
Quote from: osiossim on 01/07/2013 07:28 amAnybody has any information about VNREDSAT-1 launch contract amount?http://talkvietnam.com/2013/01/vietnam-plans-to-launch-third-satellite-in-the-second-quarter/QuoteThe 120-kilogram satellite is being constructed by Astrium, an aerospace subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, at a total cost of EUR55.2 million and funded with official development assistance from France.
VNREDsat1 will be launched into orbit on April 19
With respect to previous Arianespace missions, there is nearly total silence about VEGA's second flight. Even, Proba-V blog is silent after 3-4 posts.I wonder what is going on there?http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/infobytes/236171/vn-to-launch-earth-observation-satellite.html?goback=%2Egde_118511_member_224637824
Has anyone seen an illustration of the dual payload adaptor used in this mission?
It looks like there may be a delay to NET April 29 for this launch....http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t7262p225-nouvelles-du-lanceur-vega
Vega Flight VV02 - delay to May 2, 2013http://www.arianespace.com/news/mission-status.asp
A0099/13 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHINGARIANE ZA/VV02-602 VEGALATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL:0905N05251W 0905N05240W 0833N05240W 0833N05251W. AMSL - UNL, DAILY 0106-0306,03 MAY 01:06 2013 UNTIL 13 MAY 03:06 2013. CREATED: 18 APR 12:41 2013
R0029/13 - WEST PACIFIC DANGEROUS ZONE IS DECLARED DUE TO SPACE RE-ENTRY ACTIVITY THE AREA IS BOUNDED BY GEO COORD:330800S/0931200W330600S/0913100W442900S/0881500W444000S/0895700WINFO PROVIDED BY EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY[..] SFC - UNL, 03 MAY 04:302013 UNTIL 03 MAY 06:30 2013. CREATED: 18 APR 14:25 2013
The second Vega launch marks the transition to commercial exploitation, showcasing a mature launcher with increased capabilities and flexibility to meet the different demands of the launchers market. On 3 May, Vega flight VV02 will demonstrate extended capabilities made possible in part by the addition of the Vespa payload adapter. The Vespa, or ‘Vega Secondary Payload Adapter’, can carry multiple payloads and, on this mission, it will release three satellites into two different orbits.
Compared to the first Vega flight, VV02 will change both the inclinations and the orbital altitudes for the satellites. This is a complex procedure and will result in a much longer mission – at 160 minutes it is more than double that of VV01. Proba-V will be the first payload released by Vespa into a Sun-synchronous orbit at 820 km altitude and an inclination of 98.73º. At this point, the Vespa adapter will separate and Vega then, through a series of five burns and coasts, will move into a second orbit at 668 km altitude and an inclination of 98.13º for the two remaining satellites. A final burn will deorbit the upper stage to ensure that it does not remain as a debris threat. In addition to the Vespa adapter, this second Vega launcher also has new flight software. To receive telemetry during the early phase of the flight, a new ground station has been built in the north of French Guiana. In view of the coming commercial operations, this will be the first Vega launch operated by Arianespace on behalf of ESA, although ESA still remains responsible for the mission.
Launch preview. A debut article from member Mattias Richter! http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/05/vega-second-launch-with-proba-v/
ESA @esa 6mT-4 hours for #Vega #VV02 launch, gantry retraction starting shortly.
Range weather (winds - same as Antares scrub 2).
Launch is postponed according to satellite feed.
Unfavorable high-altitude winds postpone Vega’s mission from the Spaceport with a trio of satellites May 3, 2013 – Vega Flight VV02High-altitude winds over the Spaceport in French Guiana have resulted in the decision by Arianespace and the European Space Agency to postpone tonight’s Vega mission with three satellite payloads. This postponement was based on strict safety conditions applied for Arianespace launch operations. The Vega vehicle and its three spacecraft passengers – Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 – remain in a safe, standby mode at the Spaceport’s SLV launch site. A new launch date will be decided based on the evolution of the weather conditions. The Proba-V passenger for this mission is a 160-kg. European Space Agency spacecraft, designed to map land cover and vegetation growth across the Earth every two days. Produced by prime contractor QinetiQ Space Belgium, it carries an advanced version of the Vegetation instrument. VNREDSat-1 is a 120-kg. optical satellite for Vietnam, designed to support the country’s creation of an infrastructure to enable better studies of climate change effects, improving predictions for natural disasters and optimizing natural resource management. It was built by Astrium on behalf of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST). Joining these two payloads is Estonia’s ESTCube-1 student nanosatellite, which will test electric solar wind sail technologies and help establish the basis infrastructure for future Estonian space projects. The 1.3-kg. cubesat was produced in a collaboration of students from the Estonian Aviation Academy, Tallinn University of Technology, Tartu University and the University of Life Sciences – and developed in conjunction with the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the German Space Center (DLR).http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1040.asp
Thanks for finding that GP. Nothing much being said on the official lines.
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 05/05/2013 01:19 pmThanks for finding that GP. Nothing much being said on the official lines.ESA LINK: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Strong_easterly_winds_postpone_Vega_countdownESA says the countdown is to resume from where countdown clock stopped, but has been reset to start at exactly T-30:00 minutes. Vega is in currently in a so-called ready to launch from hold mode ready to pick back up quickly at a moments notice.
AVUM is bi-propellant.
Vega VV02 launch kit LINK: http://www.arianespace.com/news-launch-kits/2013-present-archive.asp
russianhalo117: I think your count is an hour early.
Off we go.
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 05/07/2013 02:24 amDo we have an official launch time yet??
SYLDA separation
First object now cataloged: 39159/2013-021A in 787 x 828 km x 98.7 deg orbit.(relative to 6378 km spherical surface)This is presumably Proba-V; perhaps not quite as circular as planned, if theseearly elements are accurate.
And the failure to catalog the AVUM stage presumably means it was successfully deorbited, which was the last part of mission success I was waiting to hear about(they made a big deal about how space debris reduction was important to them,so shouldn't they cover the deorbit burn on an even level with the deployments? Nerdy grumble...)Congratulations ESA and Arianespace!
And the failure to catalog the AVUM stage presumably means it was successfully deorbited, which was the last part of mission success I was waiting to hear about<snip>
Since Vega’s flawless second launch on 7 May from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, checks of the flight’s telemetry show the vehicle performed impeccably.
The upper stage’s fifth and last burn placed it on a path that ensured safe reentry within an hour, in compliance with new debris mitigation regulations. Initial analysis shows that Vega’s mission was a complete success. A detailed analysis before the summer will verify the behaviour of all the vehicle’s subsystems. Vega’s unrivalled success in its first two flights is an encouraging start in this light-lift launcher’s transition towards commercial operations.
ELUS! ALIVE! We got the first signal from ESTCube! Saime esimese signaali tagasi. The satellite is at good health, batteries fully loaded.
Jonathan McDowell@planet45897 new debris objects cataloged from the Vega VV02 launch in a 23:50 LTDN sun-sync orbit, consistent with a breakup of the VESPA adapter upper section, object 39162. Possibly the result of an impact by a small object?