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Re: LIVE Ariane 5 ECA - Syracuse 3B & JCSAT-10 - August 11
« Reply #40 on: 08/11/2006 10:59 pm »
Maximum speed of 9.44 km/s = 34000 km/h (21250 m/h)

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RE: LIVE Ariane 5 ECA - Syracuse 3B & JCSAT-10 - August 11
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RE: LIVE Ariane 5 ECA - Syracuse 3B & JCSAT-10 - August 11
« Reply #42 on: 08/11/2006 11:05 pm »
Both satellites sucessfully deployed!  :)

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RE: LIVE Ariane 5 ECA - Syracuse 3B & JCSAT-10 - August 11
« Reply #43 on: 08/11/2006 11:08 pm »

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Thanks for covering this while we were busy with the site guys.

LOCKHEED MARTIN MARKS 30TH CONSECUTIVE A2100 SUCCESS

WITH THE LAUNCH OF JCSAT-10 SATELLITE

 

NEWTOWN, Pa., Aug. 11, 2006 – The JCSAT-10 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE:  LMT] for JSAT Corporation of Japan, was successfully launched today from Kourou, French Guiana.  Lift-off occurred at 6:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle provided by Arianespace of Evry, France.  Initial contact with the satellite, called acquisition of signal, was confirmed at 7:07 p.m. EDT from Lockheed Martin's satellite tracking station in Uralla, Australia.

 

The successful launch of JCSAT-10 represents the 30th launch of an A2100 spacecraft for customers worldwide and all 30 currently are operational. The first A2100 was launched in 1996. Built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS), Newtown, Pa., JCSAT-10 is the fourth in a series of six A2100 satellites planned this year and the second of three satellites the company will deliver to JSAT.  JCSAT-9 was launched earlier this year and JCSAT-11 is scheduled for launch in 2007.

 

“We are proud to deliver another outstanding spacecraft to one of our premier customers, JSAT,” said LMCSS President Ted Gavrilis.  “The 30th straight successful A2100 launch is a testament to Lockheed Martin’s commitment to excellence and mission success for our customers.  Congratulations are in order to the entire team and we look forward to continuing our record of mission success for the remainder of 2006 and beyond.”

 

Based on Lockheed Martin's A2100AX satellite bus, JCSAT-10 is a high-power hybrid satellite consisting of 30 active Ku-band transponders and 12 active C-band transponders that will provide coverage to Japan, the Asia-Pacific region and Hawaii.  JCSAT-10 will operate from 128 degrees east and is designed for a minimum service life of 15 years.

 

Lockheed Martin's A2100 geosynchronous spacecraft series is designed to meet a wide variety of telecommunications needs including Ka-band broadband and broadcast services, fixed satellite services in C-band and Ku-band, high-power direct broadcast services using the Ku-band frequency spectrum and mobile satellite services using UHF, L-band and S-band payloads.  

 

The A2100's modular design features a reduction in parts, simplified construction, increased on-orbit reliability and reduced weight and cost.

 

The A2100 spacecraft’s design accommodates a large range of communication payloads as demonstrated by the 30 spacecraft successfully flown to date.  This design modularity also enables the A2100 spacecraft to be configured for missions other than communications.  The A2100 design is currently being adapted for medium Earth orbit (MEO) missions and geostationary Earth orbit (GEO)-based Earth observing missions and is currently the baselined platform for Lockheed Martin’s proposal for the GOES-R spacecraft.

 

About JSAT Corporation

JSAT Corporation is a leading satellite operator in the Asia-Pacific region.  The company owns and operates nine satellites in eight orbital slots, covering North America, Hawaii, Asia and Oceania. JSAT provides a range of services, including digital communication satellite broadcasting service SKY PerfecTV! satellite TV broadcasting, video and data broadcasting services for corporate and inter-company networks, international telecommunications services.

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RE: LIVE Ariane 5 ECA - Syracuse 3B & JCSAT-10 - August 11
« Reply #46 on: 08/11/2006 11:54 pm »
Already 6 satelites launched with the Ariane5 ECA in 2006.

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Re: LIVE Ariane 5 ECA - Syracuse 3B & JCSAT-10 - August 11
« Reply #47 on: 08/12/2006 08:33 am »
Kourou, August 11, 2006

Ariane 5 ECA orbits JCSAT-10 and Syracuse 3B

On Friday evening, August 11, Arianespace placed two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit: the JCSAT-10 communications satellite for Japanese operator JSAT Corporation, and the Syracuse 3B military communications satellite for the French Ministry of Defense.

28th Ariane 5 launch, 14th success in a row

Today's launch was the 28th mission for Ariane 5 and the 14th successful launch in a row, further proof that Arianespace sets the global standard for launch services, meeting the needs of operators around the world.

Today, Ariane 5 is the only commercial launcher in service capable of simultaneously launching two payloads and giving customers the performance, flexibility and competitiveness they expect.

Satellites for civil and military communications

Arianespace enjoys a long-standing relationship of mutual trust with JSAT Corporation, the leading private telecom operator in Japan, reaching back to March 1989. JCSAT-10 is the sixth JSAT Corp. satellite to be contracted to Arianespace following JCSAT-1 in March 1989, JCSAT-5 in December 1997, N-SAT-110 in October 2000, JCSAT-8 in March 2002 and JCSAT-9 last April.

Arianespace has won 23 of the 32 commercial satellite launch contracts awarded in Japan.

Syracuse 3B is the 27th military payload entrusted to the European launcher. After launching Helios IIA in December 2004, Syracuse 3A in October 2005 and Spainsat in March 2006, Ariane 5 once again demonstrates its ability to handle a broad variety of missions, in particular government launches in support of European defense.

JCSAT-10/Syracuse 3B mission at a glance

The mission was carried out by an Ariane 5 ECA launcher from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Liftoff was on Friday, August 11, at 7:15 p.m. local time in Kourou (6:15 p.m. in Washington, D.C., 22:15 GMT, and on Saturday, August 12 at 12:15 a.m. in Paris and 7:15 a.m. in Tokyo).

Provisional parameters at injection of the cryogenic upper stage (ESC-A) were:
Perigee: 249.7 km for a target of 249.6 km (±3)
Apogee: 35,939 km for a target of 35,941 km (±160)
Inclination: 5.50 degrees for a target of 5.50 degrees (±0.06º)

JCSAT-10 was built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and will be positioned at 128 degrees East. Weighing 4,048 kg. at liftoff, it is fitted with 30 Ku-band transponders and 12 C-band transponders. JCSAT-10 will supply SKY PerfecTV, direct-to-home services in Japan and communications services for Japan, the Asia-Pacific region and Hawaii. The satellite's design life is approximately 15 years.

Syracuse 3B is the second satellite in France's third generation Syracuse III system, dedicated to secure military communications. French defense procurement agency DGA (Délégation Générale pour l'Armement), part of the Ministry of Defense, is in charge of the program. Alcatel Alenia Space and Thales are co-prime contractors for Syracuse III. The Syracuse 3B satellite, weighing 3,750 kg at launch, was designed by Alcatel Alenia Space, which is in charge of the space segment, while Thales produced the ground segment and network stations.
Jacques :-)

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Re: LIVE Ariane 5 ECA - Syracuse 3B & JCSAT-10 - August 11
« Reply #48 on: 08/12/2006 08:35 am »
August 11, 2006

Ariane 5 orbits JCSAT-10 and Syracuse 3B on a dual-satellite launch success
 
http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/mission_up_329.html

Arianespace provided another demonstration of Ariane 5's mission capability and flexibility with tonight's launch of a mixed commercial/military satellite payload on the vehicle's third flight of 2006.

 
After an on-time lift-off at 7:15 p.m. from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, the heavy-lift Ariane 5 delivered Japan's JCSAT-10 telecommunications spacecraft and the European Syracuse 3B secure military relay platform into an accurate geostationary transfer orbit.

Tonight's flight was Ariane 5's 28th mission, and marked its 14th consecutive success – underscoring the launcher's maturity. JCSAT-10 was installed in the upper payload position on Ariane 5, and was released approximately 27 min. into the mission. This was followed some 5 minutes later by the separation of Syracuse 3B, which occupied the lower slot in the payload "stack."

"Tonight's success is particularly exemplary, and perfectly illustrates why we have launched a total of 237 satellites during the past 26 years – which, by far, is a world record," said Arianespace Chief Executive Officer Jean-Yves Le Gall in post-launch comments at the Spaceport's Jupiter control center.

Le Gall noted that JCSAT-10 is the sixth satellite contracted to Arianespace by Japan's JSAT Corporation.

JCSAT-10's liftoff mass was approximately 4,050 kg. and it will be operated from an orbital slot of 128 deg. East to provide fixed satellite services (FSS) for Japan, the Asia-Pacific region and Hawaii. It carries a mixed relay payload of 30 Ku-band transponders and 12 C-band transponders, and was built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems.

In addition, Le Gall said this latest Arianespace mission success reinforces Ariane's role in providing independent access to space for governmental and military spacecraft such as Syracuse 3B. He noted Syracuse 3B was the 27th military payload launched by Ariane, of which the three most recent were lofted by Ariane 5s during the past 10 months.

Built by Alcatel Alenia Space, Syracuse 3B will operate nine SHF (super high frequency) and six EHF (extremely high frequency) secure relay channels, providing communications with defense forces and upgrading the relay links between French political and military authorities and operating units deployed worldwide. It will be positioned at an orbital slot of 5 deg. West, becoming part of France's Syracuse III third-generation military communications system – joining the Syracuse 3A satellite launched by an Ariane 5 last October.

Le Gall announced that Arianespace will keep up its 2006 mission pace by performing the next Ariane 5 launch on September 19. This Ariane 5 ECA will carry the DIRECTV 9S television broadcast satellite for DIRECTV of the U.S., along with the Optus D1 telecommunications spacecraft for Australia's Optus. An auxiliary payload also will be carried on the flight: the LDREX deployable antenna demonstrator from JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency).  
Jacques :-)

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RE: LIVE Ariane 5 ECA - Syracuse 3B & JCSAT-10 - August 11
« Reply #49 on: 08/12/2006 08:38 am »
August 11, 2006 - launch day photo special

The successful dual-satellite mission in photos
 

The Ariane 5 ECA launcher used for today's on-target deployment of the JCSAT-10 and Syracuse satellites is detailed in the following photos, taken in the ELA-3 launch zone at Europe's Spaceport (click on the photos for a larger version):  

http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/missionup_photopage_aug11.html

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RE: LIVE Ariane 5 ECA - Syracuse 3B & JCSAT-10 - August 11
« Reply #50 on: 08/12/2006 08:47 am »
Ariane 5 launches two telecommunications satellites

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMDW969PQE_index_0.html
 
12 August 2006

On 11 August 2006, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbits. Lift-off of flight V172 took place at 22:15 GMT/UTC (19:15 local time, 00:15 / 12 August CEST/Paris). The satellites were accurately injected into the correct transfer orbits about 30 minutes later.
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RE: LIVE Ariane 5 ECA - Syracuse 3B & JCSAT-10 - August 11
« Reply #51 on: 09/27/2006 09:23 pm »
I'm writing an article about this launch for the next issue of ny space newsletter and I need the exact launch time for this mission like 2215:XX,XXXUTC. Can anyone help?

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