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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1400 on: 07/05/2018 05:15 pm »
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...With Metop-C now planned for launch on the 6 November from CSG, Kourou, which is experiencing an unprecedented schedule of launches up until the end of the year, the satellite integration teams for Metop-C are planning a short interruption of activities from mid-August to mid-September, after which  they will restart final activities leading up to the launch. ...

Source EUMETSAT: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_3975428.html

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1401 on: 07/05/2018 10:03 pm »
Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018:
01 - January 25  - Al Yah 3, SES-14 (NASA GOLD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA241) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:20:07.3 - partial success
02 - March 9 - O3b FM13, O3b FM14, O3b FM15, O3b FM16 (Block 3a) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS18) - Kourou ELS - 17:10:06
03 - April 5 - DSN-1 (Superbird-8), Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA242) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:34:07.3
04 - July 25 - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES (VA244) - Kourou ELA-3 - 11:25:08.3

Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)

2018
August 21 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV - 21:20
September 5 - Horizons 3e, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:20
October 19 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA (VA245) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:45 (or NLT November 29)
NET November 7 - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS19) - Kourou ELS ~00:47
Late  November - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET November - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET November - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET November - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV13) - Kourou ZLV
Late  December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS20) - Kourou ELS (or Early-Midyear 2019)

Piggybacked:
NET Midyear - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV  (Falcon 9)

2019
Early - SSMS POC (Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof Of Concept) flight: D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier, Athena, UniSat 7, Arduiqube, FEES, Unicorn 1 and other - Vega - Kourou ZLV
May - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November 2018  Q1 - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
H1 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Early  NET Q2 - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
March  Late - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Early 2020)
TBD - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat BB4A (African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV

Piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ELO - TBD - Kourou

2020
Early - SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service) flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
June - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July 16 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24  TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or Late)
Midyear - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
Midyear - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET December - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD -  Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS

Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV

2021
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early  H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Late 2020)
April - LEO mission - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Mid-June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
July - constellation or dual launch - Ariane 64 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
September - MetOp-SG 1A (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or 2022)
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2022)
TBD -  SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV

Piggybacked:
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz  (TBD) - Kourou (or Q4)

2022
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10)
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MetOp-SG 1B (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or 2023)
December - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS

2023
Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q3 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
October - Hera - TBD - TBD
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV

2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-E - Kourou ZLV

2025
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou

2026
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou

Piggybacked:
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)

2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou

2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
September - MetOp-SG 2A (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4

2029
December - MetOp-SG 2B - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4

2030
Q4 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou

2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)

2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4

2035
September - MetOp-SG 3A (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4

2036
December - MetOp-SG 3B - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4

Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)

NET 2019 - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2019 - GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3

NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2021 - OneWeb smallsat (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2021 - OneWeb smallsat (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2021 - OneWeb smallsat (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2021-2022 - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2022 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2022 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Late 2025 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
2026 - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A  - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - Theseus (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2029-2030 - Spica (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2029-2030 - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2018  TBD - Gokturk 1B - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou

Piggybacked:
2018 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV

Statistics:
Orbital launches from CSG - 281 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 99, Soyuz ST - 18, Vega - 11)

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1402 on: 07/10/2018 11:15 pm »

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1403 on: 07/13/2018 07:54 pm »
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Physics of Aerosol Measurements from Space and
GEO-KOMPSAT-2 Satellite Applications: AMI & GEMS AOD
Retrievals
Kyoung-Wook Jin, Koon-Ho Yang, Jae-Dong Choi
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
[email protected]
Key Words: Aerosol, AMI, AOD, GEMS, Retrieval
Accurate temporal and spatial measurements of aerosol (fine dust) become
more critical due to the increasing air quality issues over East Asia region.
Ground measurements have limitations on tracing the source/sink of aerosols
and transportation of them. Instead, space-borne measurement techniques to
estimate air quality, which is closely related with aerosol and trace gases,
provide reliable quantitative information over wide regions. AMI (Advanced
Meteorological Imager) of GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (expected launch: end of 2018)
and GEMS (Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer) (expected
launch: end of 2019) of GEO-KOMPSAT-2B will enable us to retrieve aerosol
AOD (Aerosol Optical Depth) over East Asia from a geostationary orbit. In this
talk, physical background of aerosol observations from LEO and GEO satellites
will be introduced. The aerosol measurement difference between ground and
space will be explained. The science and engineering of AMI and GEMS AOD
retrieval will be discussed as well.

Source: http://kscc.re.kr/2018kscc/papers/2018_KSCC_International_Conference-Program.pdf
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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1404 on: 07/17/2018 05:14 am »
https://scienceblog.eumetsat.int/2018/07/cs-the-day-metop-c-launch-campaign-begins/
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C’s the day! Metop-C launch campaign begins

Metop-C – soon to become the latest addition to EUMETSAT’s fleet of meteorological satellites – is currently in Kourou, French Guiana, being prepared for launch in November.

Ruth Evans on 13 July 2018

As we approach the big day, scheduled for 6 November, the EUMETSAT Science Blog will keep you informed about the process of launching a meteorological satellite – and why this one is so important.
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• (EUMETSAT is currently preparing for the next generation of Metop satellites – Metop-Second Generation. The first of these is expected to be launched in 2022.)

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1405 on: 07/21/2018 11:15 am »


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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1408 on: 07/21/2018 11:42 am »
https://www.cbronline.com/news/sample-fetch-rover-project
https://evertiq.com/news/44462
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5935739/The-rover-bring-samples-Mars-Earth.html
Just for your info, you really shouldn't link to the Daily Mail. It is an odious publication, best known for printing lies and hate speech. We really shouldn't be giving them any traffic and ad revenue.


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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1410 on: 07/25/2018 03:47 pm »
Launch time for VA-244 was 11:25:08.3 UTC.
Liftoff for St. Jude's! Go Dragon, Go Falcon, Godspeed Inspiration4!

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1411 on: 07/25/2018 07:30 pm »
https://newsroom24x7.com/2018/07/20/what-ails-isro/
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Arianespace is insisting on two further launches of GSAT 30 and 31 at a cost of 900 crore

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1412 on: 07/26/2018 06:05 am »
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/07/ariane-5-es-bow-out-launch-galileo-quadruplets/
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The Ariane 6’s A62 version will take over with two launches used to orbit another four satellites during a timeframe between December 2020 and June 2021.

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1413 on: 07/26/2018 12:46 pm »
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/BepiColombo/BepiColombo_to_target_mid-October_launch

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Europe’s first mission to Mercury will target the early morning of 19 October for launch, Arianespace and ESA announced today.

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Lift-off is anticipated for around 01:45 GMT (03:45 CEST), equivalent to 18 October 22:45 in local time (GFT).

The date chosen represents the first option to launch, taking into account some additional, unplanned testing performed in Kourou. The launch window remains open until 29 November.

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1414 on: 07/26/2018 12:51 pm »
http://sci.esa.int/cosmic-vision/60498-call-for-a-fast-f-mission-opportunity-in-esas-science-programme/

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The ESA Director of Science solicits proposals from the scientific community in ESA Member States for a Fast (F) mission to be launched in the 2026-2028 timeframe.

This Call for a Fast mission aims at defining a mission of modest size (wet mass less than 1000 kg) to be launched towards the Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange point as a co-passenger to the ARIEL M mission, or possibly the PLATO M mission. From L2 the mission should reach its target orbit or destination with its own propulsion system.

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1415 on: 07/27/2018 04:23 pm »
Hellas Sat 4 or GSAT-11, who starts first, it looks like Hellas Sat 4

https://advanced-television.com/2018/07/23/hellassat-4-wraps-build-november-launch/

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Christodoulos Protopapas, the CEO at Hellas Sat visited the Lockheed facility for the final testing. He said the company has informed Arianespace that the satellite should be ready for launch in November from French Guiana. Preparations will now start for moving the satellite to French Guiana for an Arianespace launch.


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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1416 on: 07/27/2018 06:03 pm »
SFN Launch Schedule, July 27 update, is showing the CSG-1/CHEOPS launch designated VS20.

Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)

2018
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Late  December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Early-Midyear 2019)

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1418 on: 08/02/2018 03:56 pm »
https://newsroom24x7.com/2018/07/20/what-ails-isro/
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Arianespace is insisting on two further launches of GSAT 30 and 31 at a cost of 900 crore

Further, in a cross-post:
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Source :ISRO faces costly proposition over recall of GSAT-11

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French satellite launch firm Arianespace has shot off a letter to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), forcing on it a condition to launch India's GSAT-11 communication satellite that it will be launched only if ISRO sends two of its other communication satellites, GSAT-30 and 31, for Arianespace to launch, The New Indian Express has learnt from reliable sources.

Arianespace has demanded that part of the payment for the two future launches be made before August 15, this paper has learnt.

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This could push the launch cost of the satellites, something which could have been avoided. The launch of the two satellites by Arianespace is expected to cost Rs 950 crore. Indian Space Commission had sanctioned 960 crore towards design and manufacturing of GSAT-30, 31 and 32. Sources said following the letter sent to ISRO in mid-July, ISRO petitioned the commission seeking an additional 950 crore to launch GSAT-30 and 31 from Arianespace.

ISRO has decided to increase the lift-off mass of the GSAT-30 and 31 satellites by an additional 500 kg to 3.1 tonnes. This situation, sources in the U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) (formerly ISRO Satellite Centre) said, has caused much bitterness among the senior Indian space scientists over extra costs incurred despite having the capability to launch these satellites indigenously from its launchpad at Sriharikota (80 km north of Chennai), using its GSLV-Mk III satellite launcher.

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COSTLY OPPOSITION
The opposition of former Space Applications Centre Director Tapan Mishra to this proposal by ISRO, succumbing to Arianespace, resulted in his subsequent transfer, say sources in ISRO. A highly placed ISRO official said, "Tapan Mishra, former Applications Director, was among those who had opposed the decision of increasing the weight of the satellites during the Contract Committee meeting soon after Arianespace had written the letter."

ISRO has claimed it was seeking the services of the French firm due to "uprating failure" of the indigenously developed GSLV-Mk III to launch GSAT-30 and 31, which were scheduled to be launched on board the GSLV Mk III at 60% of the cost charged by Arianespace.

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RECALLING SATELLITE WAS THE TRIGGER
Sources in URSC said the decision to ship the satellite back to India was made despite opposition from directors of various ISRO divisions. The decision resulted in ISRO missing the launch date of an important communication satellite. Soon after, Arianespace said it could only provide a launch window at the end of 2019 as ISRO had missed its schedule.

As ISRO was in a pickle with Arianespace, the French firm provided a new window of November 2018 for launch. Now, this delay and the missing of the May launch window due to the GSAT-11's recall to India has come as a gift for the French firm which appears to have decided to force ISRO into an agreement for launching two additional satellites. Sources said the directors had insisted that adequate care had already been taken to prevent a GSAT-6A-like failure on board GSAT-11 and that it was not necessary to ship the satellite back to India.

However, in another cross-post, Steve P. counter-analyzes thusly:
I would be very surprised if Arianespace "demanded" launch of GSAT 30 and 31. Most likely, the deal was to waive the 5% launch penalty for delaying the launch of GSAT 11 by giving the launches of GSAT 30 and 31 to Ariane, with the deal available until 15 August. Consequences of not agreeing to the deal could be having to pay a 5% penalty on GSAT 11 with launch at the end of 2019 instead of November 2018.

Is the Indian-sourced reporting, referred to above, on the proposed Arianespace/ISRO deal accurate?  I'm perceiving bias, but I could be wrong. :)

A further thought of my own--doesn't Arianespace need as many "heavy" GEO satellites as possible on its manifest to pair with the lighter GEO payloads that mass around 3000 to 4000 kg?  There are lighter GEO satellite payloads, apparently ready to launch later this year, or early next year, that need a heavier complementing GEO satellite to pursue a launch campaign.

Further informed thoughts/comments?

(I don't want to derail the launch schedule thread, so if needed, I suggest a splinter thread for discussion.)

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1419 on: 08/03/2018 08:22 am »
Eutelsat 7C launch slips to Q1 2019. Eutelsat FY-Report page 7

https://www.eutelsat.com/files/contributed/investors/pdf/Eutelsat_FY_2017-18_PR.pdf

Estimated launch date for Intelsat-39 is 2Q 2019. Intelsat Quarterly Commentary page 9

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9NDA5MzAzfENoaWxkSUQ9LTF8VHlwZT0z&t=1&cb=636685782361970327

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