Quote from: Bean Kenobi on 06/25/2022 12:26 pmQuote from: GWR64 on 06/25/2022 10:39 amhttps://twitter.com/SAB_LS_Official/status/1540360468925190144QuoteSAB Launch Services@SAB_LS_OfficialWhile moving closer to the Vega C Maiden Flight, let us introduce you our next VEGA C flight #VV23!VV23 will be the first #VEGAC #Rideshare Mission of January 2023 in a SSO at 10.30 LTDNWe have the 3 last seats available to embark last minute passengers at a Special Rate!main payload unknownIf there was a main payload on this flight it wouldn't be the first Vega C rideshare mission, as VV21 already features LARES 2 and a SSMS deployer.I think the text says it will be the first Vega C rideshare flight without main payload, like it was the case on VV16.VV21 is an ESA missionI think the available Vega-C launches are too valuable to waste them on umpteen Cubesats.So I belive there are one or two main payloads.Definitely, this means a delay of the VV23 mission from Q4/2022 to 2023.There are different statements about the orbit of Kompsat-7, but I haven't read LTDN 10:30 yet.The launch is probably later.
Quote from: GWR64 on 06/25/2022 10:39 amhttps://twitter.com/SAB_LS_Official/status/1540360468925190144QuoteSAB Launch Services@SAB_LS_OfficialWhile moving closer to the Vega C Maiden Flight, let us introduce you our next VEGA C flight #VV23!VV23 will be the first #VEGAC #Rideshare Mission of January 2023 in a SSO at 10.30 LTDNWe have the 3 last seats available to embark last minute passengers at a Special Rate!main payload unknownIf there was a main payload on this flight it wouldn't be the first Vega C rideshare mission, as VV21 already features LARES 2 and a SSMS deployer.I think the text says it will be the first Vega C rideshare flight without main payload, like it was the case on VV16.
https://twitter.com/SAB_LS_Official/status/1540360468925190144QuoteSAB Launch Services@SAB_LS_OfficialWhile moving closer to the Vega C Maiden Flight, let us introduce you our next VEGA C flight #VV23!VV23 will be the first #VEGAC #Rideshare Mission of January 2023 in a SSO at 10.30 LTDNWe have the 3 last seats available to embark last minute passengers at a Special Rate!main payload unknown
SAB Launch Services@SAB_LS_OfficialWhile moving closer to the Vega C Maiden Flight, let us introduce you our next VEGA C flight #VV23!VV23 will be the first #VEGAC #Rideshare Mission of January 2023 in a SSO at 10.30 LTDNWe have the 3 last seats available to embark last minute passengers at a Special Rate!
Taiwan-made satellites go to space> Wind Hunter satellite assembly completed and expected to launch in Q1 next yearJuheng.com reporter Liu Weiting Taipei Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 8:48 pmThe Ministry of Science and Technology held a press conference on the TRITON mission statement today (20), announcing that my country's second self-made satellite has completed all assembly work a few days ago, and will continue to complete a series of subsequent environmental and functional tests in the second half of the year. Ready status, the fastest first quarter of next year at the Guyana Space Center in French Guiana, aboard the French Arianespace company (Arianespace) Vega C (VEGAC) launch into space.
TRITON (Wind-Hunter Satellite) is a satellite of about 250kg, designed and manufactured by NSPO. TRITON carries the Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R), independently developed by NSPO, to collect the GNSS signal reflected by the earth surface. Its mission is to conduct researches on air-sea interaction, and typhoon intensity prediction. Taiwan is greatly affected by typhoons every year, the information of sea wave height and sea surface wind speed, retrieved from the reflected signal, are useful for the research on typhoon intensity and path prediction.To support TRITON mission, the GNSS-R data processing module is a combined efforts of NSPO, Central Weather Bureau (CWB), and domestic academic teams, which will be performed by the Taiwan RO Processing System (TROPS) to provide users the sea surface wind data. In addition, NSPO cooperates with the academic and research community to study the application of sea surface reflection signal data in meteorological numerical models, which is helpful for forecasting severe weather and reducing uncertainty in disaster warning.The TRITON satellite will be launched on an Arianespace Vega C rideshare mission. The orbit is a circular low earth orbit within the altitude around 550~650km and the inclination angle of about 98 degree.
The long time "undisclosed" payload, TRITON aka FORMOSAT-7R from Taiwan could be part of this launch. Source in Chinese [July 19]Google translateQuoteTaiwan-made satellites go to space> Wind Hunter satellite assembly completed and expected to launch in Q1 next yearJuheng.com reporter Liu Weiting Taipei Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 8:48 pmThe Ministry of Science and Technology held a press conference on the TRITON mission statement today (20), announcing that my country's second self-made satellite has completed all assembly work a few days ago, and will continue to complete a series of subsequent environmental and functional tests in the second half of the year. Ready status, the fastest first quarter of next year at the Guyana Space Center in French Guiana, aboard the French Arianespace company (Arianespace) Vega C (VEGAC) launch into space.I don't understand Chinese, so no guarantee. TRITON page at NSPOQuoteTRITON (Wind-Hunter Satellite) is a satellite of about 250kg, designed and manufactured by NSPO. TRITON carries the Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R), independently developed by NSPO, to collect the GNSS signal reflected by the earth surface. Its mission is to conduct researches on air-sea interaction, and typhoon intensity prediction. Taiwan is greatly affected by typhoons every year, the information of sea wave height and sea surface wind speed, retrieved from the reflected signal, are useful for the research on typhoon intensity and path prediction.To support TRITON mission, the GNSS-R data processing module is a combined efforts of NSPO, Central Weather Bureau (CWB), and domestic academic teams, which will be performed by the Taiwan RO Processing System (TROPS) to provide users the sea surface wind data. In addition, NSPO cooperates with the academic and research community to study the application of sea surface reflection signal data in meteorological numerical models, which is helpful for forecasting severe weather and reducing uncertainty in disaster warning.The TRITON satellite will be launched on an Arianespace Vega C rideshare mission. The orbit is a circular low earth orbit within the altitude around 550~650km and the inclination angle of about 98 degree.
Le lancement du satellite est prévu pour le premier trimestre 2023. Ce lancement sera suivi par une phase de tests qui dure environ six mois. Ainsi le satellite devrait être opérationnel au troisième trimestre 2023.
...The article states a Q1 2023 launch date.
Another candidate for this launch is LUXEOSys, formerly known as NAOS....
The AlphaSat spacecraft is scheduled for launch December 1st, 2022 – February 28th, 2023 aboard a Arianespace Vega-C rocket. The spacecraft is expected to be inserted into SSO orbit with a target perigee and apogee of 564 km, with a +6/-14 km orbital variance (i.e. between 550-570 km).The mission will demonstrate custom satellite avionics components developed to survive the launch environment of the SpinLaunch system. The mission will also demonstrate an experimental water-based propulsion system developed by Miles Space. The AlphaSat satellite employs 2-axis stabilization1 for operational attitude control....Clear overall spacecraft dimensions:The physical dimensions of the AlphaSat spacecraft bus are: ~34 cm x 24 cm x 23 cm.Once the solar arrays have been deployed, the AlphaSat spacecraft dimensions increase to ~100 cm x 34 cm x 24 cm.Total spacecraft mass at launch, including all propellants and fluids:~16.7 kg for the AlphaSat spacecraft, this includes 0.25kg of water propellant for the experimental propulsion system.Dry mass of spacecraft at launch, minus consumables and propellants:~16.45 kg for the AlphaSat spacecraft.Identification, including type, mass, and pressure, of all fluids (liquids and gases) planned to be on board, excluding fluids in sealed heat pipes. Description of all fluidsystems, including size, type, and qualifications of fluid containers such as propellant and pressurization tanks, including pressurized batteries:Propellant consists of 0.25kg of degassed water. No fluid in pressurized batteries. The AlphaSat spacecraft uses unpressurized COTS Panasonic NCR18650B, lithium cobalt battery cells.
...ESTCube-2 launch preparationsWe are three months away from delivering ESTCube-2 to the SAB Aerospace Facility in Brno, Czechia for final preparations and tests. During this period, all flight models of ESTCube-2 subsystems and payloads will come together into the whole ESTCube-2 flight model, or FM. Our Space Technology Laboratory at UT Tartu Observatory is well equipped for environmental testing – shock and vibrations caused by the rocket, thermal vacuum of space, and electromagnetic radiation of the satellite itself. The ESTCube-2 cameras are being characterised and calibrated at the optics lab. The observatory’s vibration bench isn’t big enough for three-unit cubesats, so the team is looking for a facility with a large enough vibration bench.After delivering the satellite, ESTCube-2 will be tested to see whether it is fit for the launch. These tests will ensure that the satellite won’t cause any problems to the launch vehicle and other satellites on board the Vega-C VV23 rocket. After the test campaign in Brno, ESTCube-2 will be delivered to the Guiana Space Centre, where it will be integrated on board the rocket. And off it will go.
EIRSAT-1• 2U CubeSat designed by students and staff at UniversityCollege Dublin• Part of the 2 nd round of ESA’s ‘Fly Your Satellite!’ programme• 3 experiment payloads, each incorporating novel Irishtechnology• GMOD – a scintillator and SiPM based 𝛾-ray detector• EMOD – to make LEO measurements of SolarBlack andSolarWhite thermal management coatings developed forSolar Orbiter• WBC – a control scheme for flexible mechanical systems,developed at UCD• First Irish Satellite!!!...GMOD / EIRSAT-1 Next StepsEIRSAT-1 Flight Model Assembly• DoneEIRSAT-1 Full Functional Testing• Ongoing – finishing this weekGMOD FM Characterisation• Beginning 11 July 2022EIRSAT-1 Vibration Testing• Beginning 18 July 2022EIRSAT-1 TVAC Testing• Beginning 25 July 2022Flight Acceptance Review• September 2022Flight Model Delivery• October / November 2022Launch• Vega-C VV23 – estimated January 2023
Launch of VV22 delayed to December–January:Startup OQ Technology raises $13 million to expand satellite IoT network [dated Sept. 1]Quote from: SpaceNewsArianespace is set to launch OQ’s first fully commercial satellite as part of its next Vega C mission, which was slated for November but is now targeting December through January.
Arianespace is set to launch OQ’s first fully commercial satellite as part of its next Vega C mission, which was slated for November but is now targeting December through January.
SAB Launch Services S.r.l., a company part of the SAB group specialized in Small Satellite launch service provision on Arianespace missions, and ICEYE, the global leader in persistent monitoring with radar satellite imaging, have signed an agreement to fly two Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites on the first VEGA-C SSMS mission in Q1 2023....The two ICEYE spacecraft will be flown on VEGA-C mission VV23, the first flight of the SSMS on the new rocket, which had a successful maiden flight in July.The two spacecraft will be accommodated in VV23 on the upper part of the SSMS dispenser together with the two main passengers of this mission. The final aggregate counts a total of 5 microsatellites and a large number of deployers including institutional as well commercial cubesats customers from all over the world. Thanks to the AVUM performance, the aggregate will be released in 3 different orbits, whereas one of them has been specifically selected by ICEYE. ...
https://twitter.com/SAB_LS_Official/status/1575424897634926592
I think this image confirms there will be no main payload on board, only microsats and cubesats.
Taiwan to launch first homegrown weather satellite in 2023TRITON to boost country’s grasp of ocean surface winds and thus better typhoon forecastsTAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan is set to launch its first indigenously-developed meteorological satellite next March from French Guiana.TRITON, the name of the satellite, was designed and made by the National Space Organization (NSPO). After eight years in the making, the satellite has completed testing and is undergoing review.The satellite will be transported to the Guiana Space Center, a European spaceport in French Guiana, a region of France in South America, in January. TRITON will be carried by a Vega C rocket, manufactured by France’s Arianespace, and is scheduled to launch in March.Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) will inspect the final preparations of the satellite, Taiwan’s second homegrown satellite after Formosat-5, a remote-sensing satellite, on Monday (Nov. 7).TRITON’s launch marks a milestone for Taiwan in its bid to enhance its weather research and forecast capabilities.Fitted with the Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R), a technique that uses reflected GNSS signals to derive information about the Earth’s surface, the satellite allows for a better understanding of environmental conditions. This will contribute to more precise weather analysis of ocean surface winds for a country prone to typhoons, according to NSPO.
TRITON launch in March 2023QuoteTaiwan to launch first homegrown weather satellite in 2023TRITON to boost country’s grasp of ocean surface winds and thus better typhoon forecastsTAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan is set to launch its first indigenously-developed meteorological satellite next March from French Guiana.TRITON, the name of the satellite, was designed and made by the National Space Organization (NSPO). After eight years in the making, the satellite has completed testing and is undergoing review.The satellite will be transported to the Guiana Space Center, a European spaceport in French Guiana, a region of France in South America, in January. TRITON will be carried by a Vega C rocket, manufactured by France’s Arianespace, and is scheduled to launch in March.Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) will inspect the final preparations of the satellite, Taiwan’s second homegrown satellite after Formosat-5, a remote-sensing satellite, on Monday (Nov. 7).TRITON’s launch marks a milestone for Taiwan in its bid to enhance its weather research and forecast capabilities.Fitted with the Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R), a technique that uses reflected GNSS signals to derive information about the Earth’s surface, the satellite allows for a better understanding of environmental conditions. This will contribute to more precise weather analysis of ocean surface winds for a country prone to typhoons, according to NSPO.source https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4709114
Triton, Taiwan’s first locally built weather satellite, is provisionally scheduled to launch on March 10 next year, National Space Organization (NSPO) Director Wu Jong-shinn (吳宗信) said on Monday.
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We are very proud today to announce the launch of our new #5G satellite mission in Q1 2023 aboard a #Vega-C rocket. The satellite will enable #5G NB-IoT in remote and rural areas for a wide range of applications in energy, agriculture. Read more: https://www.oqtec.com/news/oq-technology-announces-launch-date-for-the-5g-iot-macsat-mission
