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According to the latest Arianespace press-release: "As announced (...) by Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall, the company foresees launching six Ariane 5s in 2007,..."
The payloads for 2007:
*Ariane-5ECA - Skynet-5A; Insat-4B
Ariane-5? - Star One C-1
Ariane-5? - Team Encounter F-1; SPACETECH-06 ST-06
*Ariane-5ECA - Astra-1L; Galaxy-17
Ariane-5? - Microscope; Amsat Phase-3E Express
Ariane-5GS - BSAT-3a
*Ariane-5ESV - ATV-1 'Jules Verne'
Ariane-5GS - Afristar-2 (Worldstar-3)
Ariane-5GS - Skynet-5B
Ariane-5? - AirTV-1
*Ariane-5GS - KEO
Ariane-5GS - Star One C-2
Ariane-5? - Sicral
Ariane-5? - TerreStar-1
Well, obviously some of this payloads may be delayed to 2008. Anyone can help in knowing which payloads are going to be launch this year, in what combinations and in what kind of Ariane. I think that the ones with * are correct (but that doesn't mean that are going to be launched this year).
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Well, we can surley eliminate some payloads from this list:
- Microscope -> 2010 (http://www.cnes.fr/web/2847-microscope.php)
- ST-6 was a integrated payload in TacSat 2
- Team Encounter Solar sail seems to be pretty dead - nothin heared from it for some years, website also gone for a long time
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There's no money for Afristar 2 and AirTV never went beyond the drawing board.
I don't expect KEO to fly either, and I'm pessimistic for the AmSat in the near future.
The first four flights of 2007 are already pretty well identified:
Late Feb. - Ariane 5ECA - Skynet 5A + Insat 4B
April - Ariane 5ESA - Astra 1L + Galaxy 17
May/June - Ariane 5GS - Star One C1 + BSAT-3a
July - Ariane 5ES - ATV-1 "Jules Verne"
I'll let you guess for the remaining two.
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Does anyone know, how many Ariane-5GS are left to be launched?
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I guess at least three (526, 530, 532).
I know that there are two GS in 2007. The next one should be 526. 526 must be flown before 528 to perform the engine reignition test to prepare ATV launch. 528 is the ES-ATV.
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I thought three, but Monday Jean-Yves said four...
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526 is from the previous batch, if there are four, that means one in the previous batch and three in the PA batch.
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Space Lizard - 12/1/2007 2:45 AM
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The first four flights of 2007 are already pretty well identified:
Late Feb. - Ariane 5ECA - Skynet 5A + Insat 4B
April - Ariane 5ESA - Astra 1L + Galaxy 17
May/June - Ariane 5GS - Star One C1 + BSAT-3a
July - Ariane 5ES - ATV-1 "Jules Verne"
I'll let you guess for the remaining two.
Hummm, what about?
???? - Ariane-5ECA - Skynet-5B + Sicral-2
???? - Ariane-5ECA - Star One C-2 + TerreStar-1
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Apparently, TerreStar 1 will go alone on an Ariane 5GS by early 2008.
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Space Lizard - 15/1/2007 8:23 AM
Apparently, TerreStar 1 will go alone on an Ariane 5GS by early 2008.
Are you sure? I thought, Terrestar with a reported launch weight of 6700 kg is above the performance of the Ariane-5GS (6600 kg for a single payload)
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With TerreStar going on a GS in 2008, does that mean that Ariane would only launch 5 times in 07?
They may have offloaded fuel to fit on the GS.
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The new planing for Arianespace includes 6 Ariane 5 launch for 2006
V175 on march AR535 ECA with Skynet 5A (4700 kg) & Insat 4B (2500 kg)
V176 on may AR536 ECA with Astra 1L (4200 kg) & Galaxy 17 (4100 kg)
V177 on june AR527 GS Star One C1 (4108 kg) & BSat 3a (1970 kg), maybe the engine reignition test to prepare ATV launch
V178 on july, AR528 EVS ATV
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Thanks for this information. What do you think are the probabilities of a ATV delay to 2008?
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I belive yes ! but they are two other windows in september and november
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Satori - 14/2/2007 8:34 AM
Thanks for this information. What do you think are the probabilities of a ATV delay to 2008?
July is still a go for Jules Verne as far as I have heard. Delays are more likely to occur from problems/delays of shuttle launches than from problems with Ariane/ATV.
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Some new information about the future (predicted) launch rate of Arianespace:
Arianespace and Astrium sign agreement on Ariane 5 production increase
February 15, 2007
Arianespace and Astrium Space Transportation have decided to increase the Ariane 5 production rate, with the company's two top executives confirming the output ramp-up by signing a declaration today in Bremen, Germany.
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The agreement puts in place the investments needed to supply seven Ariane 5 ECA launchers per year, beginning in February 2008. It also provides the possibility to perform an additional mission annually in a specific Ariane 5 version – for instance to orbit the large Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), which is to service the International Space Station.
http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/feature_2007_02_15_index.html
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eeergo - 18/2/2007 9:57 AM
Some new information about the future (predicted) launch rate of Arianespace:
Arianespace and Astrium sign agreement on Ariane 5 production increase
February 15, 2007
Arianespace and Astrium Space Transportation have decided to increase the Ariane 5 production rate, with the company's two top executives confirming the output ramp-up by signing a declaration today in Bremen, Germany.
[...]
The agreement puts in place the investments needed to supply seven Ariane 5 ECA launchers per year, beginning in February 2008. It also provides the possibility to perform an additional mission annually in a specific Ariane 5 version – for instance to orbit the large Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), which is to service the International Space Station.
http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/feature_2007_02_15_index.html
That might bring the launch rate from Kourou to about 12+ annually together with Soyuz and Vega in the 2008+ timeframe. I hope they are keeping up with the great mission coverage even with this high flight rate.
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ATV launch delayed to November: http://space.com/news/070316_iss_europedelays.html
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Two satellites from the Zenit manifest are now scheduled for an Ariane 5 launch: Horizons 2 and Intelsat 11.
The following launch sequence seems to be reasonable:
Astra 1-F and Galaxy 17 on an Ariane 5ECA on May 03
B-sat 3-A and Spaceway 3 on an Ariane 5ECA on August 18
Horizons 2 and Intelsat 11 on an Ariane 5GS in September
ATV-1 Jules Verne on an Ariane 5ES in November
Terrestar 1 on either an Ariane 5GS or including a second pessenger on an Ariane 5ECA in December
There are no additional payloads at the moment, but may emerge in the second or third quarter of 2007.
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I thought that TerreStar-1 was to be launched in 2008. And what about the Star One C satellites?
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You're missing Optus D2 and Skynet 5B in November/December
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If Terrestar 1 will be launched in 2008, the final launch of 2007 may be Star One C1 or Optus D-2 in combination with Skynet 5-B. It was reported that there are some financial problems related with the launch of Star One C1 although this comsat is urgently needed to replace the aging Brasilsat B-1/B-2.
In respect to Optus D-2, this comsat was reported to be the first payload of the Soyuz 2 from Kourou. Since the maiden flight was postponed until 2009 it could be possible to launch Optus D-2 as early as September replacing either Intelsat 11 or Horizons 2 from the fourth Ariane launch of 2007. This seems to be reasonable in order to minimize the risk of loosing two comsats of Intelsat at once in case of a launch failure.
The second Intelsat comsat could then be the payload flying the December mission in combination with either Star One C1 or Skynet 5-B. Final decissions will certainly be made according to the availability of the comsats.
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The two Intelsats are flying together on an Ariane 5 GS in September and Optus D2 is definitely on an Ariane 5 ECA in November or December (per the operator and manufacturer). There were technical problems with the Star One C1, but the C2 was also supposed to launch this year. I don't know which payload it would be paired with and when.
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DLR schedule (http://www.dlr.de/rd/index/Raumfahrtkalender.html) has updated the launch date for Ariane 5 ECA rocket with SpaceWay 3 and BSat 3a satellites - August 14 now...
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Currently planned Ariane pairings for the rest of the year are:
Spaceway/BSAT on August 14
IS 11/Horizons 2 in September
RascomStar/Optus D2 in October (depending on ATV)
ATV in mid November
Skynet 5B/Star One C2 in December
If ATV actually goes in mid November, the October mission will push to 2008.
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SIM city - 17/5/2007 9:36 AM
RascomStar/(...)
If ATV actually goes in mid November, the October mission will push to 2008.
Humm, is this the satellite that was planned to by launched by a chinese rocket?
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Yes
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AFAIK, the contract was claimed by the Chinese but never actually signed.
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Am I missing something, but how could a Alcatel Alenia Space Satellite be launched on a Chinese launch vehicle in the first place. Isn't that platform barred from Chinese vehicles because of ITAR and export regulations?
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Alcatel Alenia offers ITAR-free spacecraft (e.g. APStar 6, Chinasat 9, Chinasat 6B and probably also RASCOM-QAF 1).
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With ATV pushed out it's now the following for 2007:
Spaceway/BSAT on August 14
IS 11/Horizons 2 on September 14
RascomStar/Optus D2 in October
Skynet 5B/Star One C2 in December
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Actually, the last schedule for 2007 looks like this:
Spaceway 3/BSAT 3A on August 14 (Ariane 5ECA)
Intelsat 11/Horizons 2 on September 21 (Ariane 5GS)
Skynet 5B/Star One C on November 9 (Ariane 5ECA)
Rascom 1/Optus D2 on December 18 (Ariane 5GS)
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according to www.sat-index.com the launch of Horizons 2 has been rescheduled...
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sammie - 19/7/2007 5:17 PM
according to www.sat-index.com the launch of Horizons 2 has been rescheduled...
According to Space News, Horizons 2 and Optus D2 will swap.
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SIM city - 19/7/2007 11:32 PM
sammie - 19/7/2007 5:17 PM
according to www.sat-index.com the launch of Horizons 2 has been rescheduled...
According to Space News, Horizons 2 and Optus D2 will swap.
Seems to have been confirmed by tonight's webcast.
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Ariane 5GS on Arianespace's V-178 with Intelsat 11 & Optus D2 is scheduled for September 28th
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The updated launch schedule.
Intelsat 11/Optus D2 on Oktober 2 (Ariane 5GS)
Skynet 5B/Star One C on November 9 (Ariane 5ECA)
Rascom 1/Horizons 2 on December 18 (Ariane 5GS)
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Will the delays to Intelsat 11/Optus D2 affect the other two launches?
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GW_Simulations - 4/10/2007 1:04 PM
Will the delays to Intelsat 11/Optus D2 affect the other two launches?
Next launch still schedule for November 9! :)
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The Star One spacecraft on the November launch seems to be C1, not C2 as was originally thought:
http://www.arianespace.com/site/launchstatus/status_sub_index.html
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Maybe this is a little to soon but, does anyone has any idea about the Arianespace launch schedule for 2008?
I think we have some esyablished launch dates for some payloads:
January 15 - Ariane-5ESV - ATV-1 'Jules Verne'
March 28 - Ariane-5ECA - VinaSat-1
July 31 - Ariane-5ECA - Herschell / Planck
From Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive (http://sworld.com.au/steven/space/ariane-man.txt), here is a list of the satellites schedule for a 2008 launch (in color is the information from other sites):
For Ariane:
BADR 6 'Arabsat 4C' (Ariane-5ECA?; third quarter of 2008)
Amsat Phase 3E Express
ProtoStar 1 (Ariane-5ECA; first half of 2008)
Superbird 7 (Ariane-5ECA; second quarter of 2008)
AMC-21 (Ariane-5ECA?; third quarter of 2008)
Star One C-2
Eutelsat W2M (Ariane-5ECA?; second quarter of 2008)
COMS 1
Astra 1M
TerreStar 1 (Ariane-5GS)
Turksat 3A (Ariane-5ECA; first quarter of 2008?)
Sicral 1B
Skynet 5C
Hot Bird 9 (ARiane-5ECA; second or third quarter of 2008)
Insat 4G 'GSat-8' (Ariane-5ECA; third quarter of 2008)
For Vega
Cubesats
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Satori - 14/10/2007 8:09 PM
January 15 - Ariane-5ESV - ATV-1 'Jules Verne'
The official launch date is NET January 31...
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Türksat 3A is planning to be in service by April 2008. I wait launch in first quarter. Does anyone know sth. more?
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According to http://www.lyngsat.com/launches/2008.html :
Superbird 7/Türksat 3A - January-March
Vinasat 1 - 28 March
ProtoStar 1/Badr 6/Astra 1M/AMC 21 - April-June
TerreStar-1 - August
Eutelsat W2M - September-December
Based on this and the information above, I would say:
Superbird 7/Türksat 3A - Late January/Early February
Vinasat 1 - 28 March
ProtoStar 1/Badr 6- Late April/Early May
Astra 1M/AMC 21 - Late June
Herschell / Planck - 31 July
TerreStar-1 - Late August/Early September (GS)
Hot Bird 9/Eutelsat W2M - Late September/Early October
ATV - Late November/Early December
This is really just a guess, based on the fact that they were planning 8 launches, which satellites are scheduled to launch at around the same time, and approximate turn-around windows. There may be one more launch, in Early December, given that the ATV was scheduled for 2007 when they discussed 8 launches in 2008. Again, this is a guess, please don't take it too seriously
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GW_Simulations - 4/11/2007 12:04 PM
Vinasat 1 - 28 March
ATV - Late November/Early December
Vinasat will need a launch partner, as it is much too small to go alone on an Ariane-5
ATV is stills scheduled for February 2008 (at least to our ISS schedule)
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Nothing scheduled to launch before the ATV next year. That is currently scheduled for NET 22 February. First Vega is scheduled for December.
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According to Lyngsat page Sat One C2 satellite is scheduled for launch in February 2008. http://www.lyngsat.com/launches/2008.html
But the schedule is full now due to ATV-1 Jules Verne. How will they launch Star One C2 in February? Are there two Ariane 5 missions in February?
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SNS - 30/12/2007 12:29 PM
According to Lyngsat page Sat One C2 satellite is scheduled for launch in February 2008. http://www.lyngsat.com/launches/2008.html
But the schedule is full now due to ATV-1 Jules Verne. How will they launch Star One C2 in February? Are there two Ariane 5 missions in February?
Unlikely. ATV is late Feb (currently 22nd) anyway, and they aren't launching anything before it. Lyngsat is probably out of date.
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GW_Simulations - 4/11/2007 5:04 AM
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Based on this and the information above, I would say:
Superbird 7/Türksat 3A - Late January/Early February
Vinasat 1 - 28 March
ProtoStar 1/Badr 6- Late April/Early May
Astra 1M/AMC 21 - Late June
Herschell / Planck - 31 July
TerreStar-1 - Late August/Early September (GS)
Hot Bird 9/Eutelsat W2M - Late September/Early October
ATV - Late November/Early December
This is really just a guess, based on the fact that they were planning 8 launches, which satellites are scheduled to launch at around the same time, and approximate turn-around windows. There may be one more launch, in Early December, given that the ATV was scheduled for 2007 when they discussed 8 launches in 2008. Again, this is a guess, please don't take it too seriously
It's a guess but it can be a good guess. Do you want to work this schedule a little bit more? ATV is schedule for February.
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BWB german military communication satellites (2) and Skynet 5-3 are planed for year 2009?
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Satori - 1/1/2008 3:53 PM
It's a guess but it can be a good guess. Do you want to work this schedule a little bit more? ATV is schedule for February.
How about (speculation in italics):
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
22 February - ATV - ES
March? - Superbird 7/Türksat 3A - ECA
28 March - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA - or early April
April/May - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
[/i]June - Astra 1M/AMC 21 - ECA[/i]
31 July - Herschell/Planck - ECA
September - TerreStar-1/INSAT-4G - GS
November - Hot Bird 9/Eutelsat W2M - ECA
December - PW-Sat/Others - Vega
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GW_Simulations - 1/1/2008 5:28 PM
How about (speculation in italics):
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
September - TerreStar-1/INSAT-4G - GS
Terrestar is booked to fly as the only passenger on a launch vehicle, not on a shared launch.
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I think Vinasat 1 is also out of date. They announced this date(28 March) in September 2007 and then they did not change it in fact the changes in Ariane launch schedule. In addition to a news in SES-Astra website Vinasat 1 will be launched in second quarter of 2008.
Star One C2 is shown in February because operator of satellite Embratel made an announcement before 2 weeks. (These are the words of C. Lyngemark - Lyngsat webmaster)
Türksat 3A will be launched in March. There is no other option due to capacity problems in Türksat satellite fleet.
It is possible for Star One C2/Türksat 3A to go on space together.
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So based on that information:
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
22 February - ATV - ES
March - Türksat 3A/Star One C2 - ECA
April - Vinasat-1/Superbird 7 - ECA
May - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
June - Astra 1M/AMC 21 - ECA
31 July - Herschell/Planck - ECA
September - TerreStar-1/INSAT-4G - GS
November - Hot Bird 9/Eutelsat W2M - ECA
December - PW-Sat/Others - Vega
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Astra 1M is not launching on an Ariane and Eutelsat W2M is scheduled for mid-2009.
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Okay, I've replaced them with some other likely candidates from the Arianespace backlog.
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
22 February - ATV - ES
March - Türksat 3A/Star One C2 - ECA
April - Vinasat-1/Superbird 7 - ECA
May - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
June - Skynet-5C/AMC 21 - ECA
31 July - Herschell/Planck - ECA
September - TerreStar-1 - GS
November - Hot Bird 9/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - PW-Sat/Others - Vega
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SIM city - 4/1/2008 9:11 AM
Astra 1M is not launching on an Ariane and Eutelsat W2M is scheduled for mid-2009.
Is Astra 1M going with Proton?
Eutelsat W2M is scheduled for 3rd quarter of 2008. According to Eutelsat: http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/3_3-launch-schedule.html
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SNS - 5/1/2008 1:03 PM
Is Astra 1M going with Proton?
Yes, I'm pretty sure they re-used the ASTRA 1L-contract they made with ILS in 2004 when 1L was re-scheduled on Ariane and launched in May 07.
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The launch in March is StarOne C2 with Vinasat 1 on Ariane 5ECA
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Mighty-T - 14/1/2008 2:32 AM
The launch in March is StarOne C2 with Vinasat 1 on Ariane 5ECA
Is this your prediction? What is your source for this?
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SNS - 14/1/2008 12:17 PM
Mighty-T - 14/1/2008 2:32 AM
The launch in March is StarOne C2 with Vinasat 1 on Ariane 5ECA
Is this your prediction? What is your source for this?
That's what I've heard from the manufacturer side, as well.
Herschel-Planck is now in December, according to the ESA press conf yesterday.
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SIM city - 15/1/2008 3:06 PM
SNS - 14/1/2008 12:17 PM
Mighty-T - 14/1/2008 2:32 AM
The launch in March is StarOne C2 with Vinasat 1 on Ariane 5ECA
Is this your prediction? What is your source for this?
That's what I've heard from the manufacturer side, as well.
Thanks for your answer.
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I have got new info about ATV launch
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
8 March - ATV - ES
April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
May - Turksat 3-1/Superbird 7 - ECA
June - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
July- Skynet-5C/AMC 21 - ECA
September - TerreStar-1 - GS
November - Hot Bird 9/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - PW-Sat/Others - Vega
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Jirka Dlouhy - 1/2/2008 3:20 PM
I have got new info about ATV launch
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
8 March - ATV - ES
April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
May - Turksat 3-1/Superbird 7 - ECA
June - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
July- Skynet-5C/AMC 21 - ECA
September - TerreStar-1 - GS
November - Hot Bird 9/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - PW-Sat/Others - Vega
According to Gunter Krebs' web site and Wikipedia Ariane 5 page Skynet 5C and Türksat 3A are going together to space in May.
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SNS - 3/2/2008 3:15 PM
Jirka Dlouhy - 1/2/2008 3:20 PM
I have got new info about ATV launch
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
8 March - ATV - ES
April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
May - Turksat 3-1/Superbird 7 - ECA
June - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
July- Skynet-5C/AMC 21 - ECA
September - TerreStar-1 - GS
November - Hot Bird 9/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - PW-Sat/Others - Vega
According to Gunter Krebs' web site and Wikipedia Ariane 5 page Skynet 5C and Türksat 3A are going together to space in May.
Thanks for this information
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A look into the future for the Arianespace launch schedule... Any help or comments?
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
8 March - ATV-1 'Jules Verne' - ES
April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
May - Turksat 3-1/Skynet-5C - ECA
June - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
July- Superbird 7 (?) /AMC 21 - ECA
September - TerreStar-1 - GS
November - Hot Bird 9/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - PW-Sat/Others - Vega
2009
Jan - Beagle-2: EVolution
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - MSG-3 - Ariane
Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Thor-6 - Ariane
Optus-D3 - Ariane
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
3Q 2008 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Roemer - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Cosmo-Skymed-3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Cosmo-SKymed-4 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Sicral-2 - Ariane
ATV-3 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2011
ATV-4 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-5 - Ariane
Sentinel-2 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2013
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
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Satori - 7/2/2008 12:59 PM
Cosmo-Skymed-3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Cosmo-SKymed-4 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
COSMO 3 is contracted for a Delta II launch
COSMO 4 is not yet contracted
No Galileo launch contracts are awarded yet
Sentinel 2 and 3 are not yet defined nor contracted
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In 2009 are planed 2 BWB military satcoms for Germany.
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First of all, Turkish satellite-name must be changed. It is not "Turksat 3-1". It is officially named as "Turksat 3A" !!!
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Eutelsat W2M is planned for launch in last quarter of 2008.
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JCSAT 12 is scheduled in 2009.
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Is Beagle anything more than a proposal?
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GW_Simulations - 8/2/2008 12:44 AM
Is Beagle anything more than a proposal?
Not yet. Should also be removed from the schedule until it gets more substancial.
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Okay, using your comments for the first revision of the schedule...
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
8 March - ATV-1 'Jules Verne' - ES
April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
May - Turksat-3A/Skynet-5C - ECA
June - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
July- Superbird 7 (?) /AMC 21 - ECA
September - TerreStar-1 - GS
November - Hot Bird 9/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - PW-Sat/Others - Vega
2009
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - MSG-3 - Ariane
Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Thor-6 - Ariane
Optus-D3 - Ariane
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
3Q 2008 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Roemer - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
BWB (s sats)
2010
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Sicral-2 - Ariane
ATV-3 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2011
ATV-4 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-5 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
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AMC 21 is slated to launch with Hot Bird 9
TerreStar is now schedule from December 08-February 09 http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080207006475&newsLang=en
Optus D3 is targeted as the first commercial Soyuz (as was Optus D2), with Ariane backup
Thor 6 could fly on either Ariane or Soyuz
LISA is a co-passenger with Pleiades in 2010
Sicral 2 is not yet awarded and they are currently looking at the same bus as Sicral 1B, not well suited for Ariane
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Quote from http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/mission_up_464.html
"Arianespace is targeting seven Ariane 5 missions in 2008, beginning with the milestone ATV mission in March"
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In 2009 are planed 4 ELISA french military microsatellites (each about 130 Kg mass) together with Pleiades 1 satellite atop Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
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In 2008 are planed 2 piggysats by one Ariane 5 launch. They are named Spirale for french DGA with mass about 130 kg.
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For summer of the 2009 is planed launch JCSat-12 satcom atop the Ariane 5
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At first half of 2009 is planed launch of the COMS-1 satcom for Korea atop Ariane 5.
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At first half of 2009 is planed launch of the W2M satcom for Eutelsat atop Ariane 5
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I h´ve got a little notice: at 2009 are planed 2 BWB satcoms with Ariane 5. I think, that it´s a keying mistake only.
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Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
8 March - ATV-1 'Jules Verne' - ES
April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
May - Turksat-3A/Skynet-5C - ECA
June - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
July- Hot Bird 9/AMC 21 - ECA
November - Superbird 7 (?)/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - TerreStar-1 - GS (scheduled for December 08 / February 09)
PS - One of this missions will have 2 piggysats named Spirale for french DGA.
2009
June - PW-Sat/Cubesats (4) - Vega
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - MSG-3 - Ariane
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
First half - Eutelsat-W2M - Ariane
Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
3Q 2008 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Optus-D3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Roemer - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
BWB (2 sats)
2010
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
ATV-3 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 - ?????
2011
ATV-4 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-5 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
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I´ve got a little addition
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane 5
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Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
8 March - ATV-1 'Jules Verne' - ES
10 April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
May - Turksat-3A/Skynet-5C - ECA
June - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
July- Hot Bird 9/AMC 21 - ECA
November - Superbird 7 (?)/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - TerreStar-1 - GS (scheduled for December 08 / February 09)
PS - One of this missions will have 2 piggysats named Spirale for french DGA.
2009
June - PW-Sat/Cubesats (4) - Vega
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - MSG-3 - Ariane
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
First half - Eutelsat-W2M - Ariane
Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
3Q 2008 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Optus-D3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Roemer - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
ATV-3 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 - ?????
2011
ATV-4 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-5 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
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I change the date of launch ATV-1:
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
9 March - ATV-1 'Jules Verne' - ES
10 April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
May - Turksat-3A/Skynet-5C - ECA
June - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
July- Hot Bird 9/AMC 21 - ECA
November - Superbird 7 (?)/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - TerreStar-1 - GS (scheduled for December 08 / February 09)
PS - One of this missions will have 2 piggysats named Spirale for french DGA.
2009
June - PW-Sat/Cubesats (4) - Vega
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - MSG-3 - Ariane
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
First half - Eutelsat-W2M - Ariane
Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
3Q 2008 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Optus-D3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Roemer - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
ATV-3 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 - ?????
2011
ATV-4 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-5 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
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May - Turksat-3A/Skynet 5C- ECA
June - ProtoStar-1/Badr 6 - ECA
Badr 6 will be in May according to the official from Arabsat. I got this info few days ago.
May - Turksat-3A/Badr 6 - ECA
June - ProtoStar-1/ ? - ECA
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According to http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/ariane-man.txt
Superbird 7 is scheduled for July 2008.
Astra 1M is again shown with Ariane. It is now scheduled for launch in December 2008.
NSS 9 satellite is also shown for launch in November 2008 with Ariane 5.
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SNS - 8/3/2008 1:00 PM
According to http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/ariane-man.txt
Superbird 7 is scheduled for July 2008.
Astra 1M is again shown with Ariane. It is now scheduled for launch in December 2008.
NSS 9 satellite is also shown for launch in November 2008 with Ariane 5.
Some changes
Steven Pietrobon switched Astra 1M to Proton.
NSS 9 news is also an old one. It is scheduled for first quarter of 2009.
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Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
12 April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
May - Skynet-5C/Turksat-3A - ECA
June/July - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
July- Hot Bird 9/AMC 21 - ECA
November - Superbird 7 (??)/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - TerreStar-1 - GS (scheduled for December 08 / February 09)
PS - One of this missions will have 2 piggysats named Spirale for french DGA.
2009
June - LARES/Cubesats (4??) - Vega
First quarter - NSS-9 - Ariane
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - MSG-3 - Ariane
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
First half - Eutelsat-W2M - Ariane
Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
3Q 2008 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Optus-D3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Roemer - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
ATV-3 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 - ?????
2011
ATV-4 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-5 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Changes on March 13th
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By maiden flight of Vega will be launched passive laser sat LARES which manufactures Carlo Gavazzi Space for ASI. Mass about 400 kg
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The next three launches are currently scheduled as follows:
April - Star One C2 & Vinasat-1 - ECA
May - Skynet 5C & Turksat-3A - ECA
June/July - ProtoStar-1 & Badr-6 - ECA
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V185 with Hot Bird 9 and AMC 21 is currently scheduled for 14th august.
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According to the Ariane Launch List there is "Roemer - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat" launch in 2009, which is not correct. Roemer (RØMER) project cancelled several years ago by Danish Government, so the input should be deleted.
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Do you know, when RØMER was cancelled?
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Several years ago at the end of Phase B.
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The best guess for the next ATV-missions is 2010 and 2012. Anyway, we will not see ATV-2 launching in 2009.
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INSAT-4G is proposed as a Ku-band satellite carrying eighteen transponders similar to that of INSAT-4A and INSAT-4B. The satellite is expected to launch during 2009-10.
http://www.ciol.com/content/developer/newsmakers/2007/107050301.asp
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Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
12 April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
May - Skynet-5C/Turksat-3A - ECA
June/July - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
August - Hot Bird 9/AMC 21 - ECA
November - Superbird 7 (??)/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - TerreStar-1 - GS (scheduled for December 08 / February 09)
PS - One of this missions will have 2 piggysats named Spirale for french DGA.
2009
June - LARES/Cubesats (4??) - Vega
First quarter - NSS-9 - Ariane
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - MSG-3 - Ariane
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
First half - Eutelsat-W2M - Ariane
Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
3Q 2009 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Optus-D3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Roemer - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
INSAT-4G - ???
2010
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 - ???
2011
ATV-3 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-4 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-5 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2014
ATV-6 - Ariane
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
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V183 with Skynet-5C and Turksat-3A is scheduled for 23rd may.
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Arianespace to launch BSAT-3b for Japan in the second half of 2010 atop an Ariane 5
http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/releases/08_04_11_release_index.html
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Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
18 April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
23 May - Skynet-5C/Turksat-3A - ECA
June/July - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
August - Hot Bird 9/AMC 21 - ECA
November - Superbird 7 (??)/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - TerreStar-1 - GS (scheduled for December 08 / February 09)
PS - One of this missions will have 2 piggysats named Spirale for french DGA.
2009
June - LARES/Cubesats (4??) - Vega
First quarter - NSS-9 - Ariane
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - MSG-3 - Ariane
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
First half - Eutelsat-W2M - Ariane
Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
3Q 2009 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Optus-D3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
INSAT-4G - ???
2010
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 - ???
2011
ATV-3 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-4 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-5 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2014
ATV-6 - Ariane
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
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ProtoStar-1 and Badr-6 will be launched on 28th june.
There has been a little change in planning :
AMC-21 will be launched together with SuperBird-7 on 6th august. These two satellites will arrive in Guyane at the beginning of july.
I have no news about Insat-4G and HB9.
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Dear friends,
I noted that you wrote that LARES will be launched in June 2009. Why? What is your source? Official announcements from ASI and ESA are for December 2008. Thank you.
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Dear friends,
I noted that you wrote that LARES will be launched in June 2009. Why? What is your source? Official announcements from ASI and ESA are for December 2008. Thank you.
I think even June 2009 is highly ambitious. This is a new launcher, of which not a single component is yet fully qualified. Moreover, the launch pad is far from being operational. And December is just 8 months from now!
It's like Airbus' and Boeing's development projects - you quote an ambitious target date and only once it has become too obvious to everyone that you're not going to meet your schedule, you give another target date...
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Lorenzo_Iorio - 17/4/2008 12:58 PM
Dear friends,
I noted that you wrote that LARES will be launched in June 2009. Why? What is your source? Official announcements from ASI and ESA are for December 2008. Thank you.
At web pages of Arianespace is first launch of Vega carrier rocket scheduled to 2009.
http://www.arianespace.com/site/launcher/vega_sub_index.html
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Question...V181 used Ariane 5 537 ES
V182 used 539 ECA.
What happened to Ariane 5 #538?
Thank you.
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TJL - 19/4/2008 9:48 AM
Question...V181 used Ariane 5 537 ES
V182 used 539 ECA.
What happened to Ariane 5 #538?
Thank you.
If 538 is GS it can be used for TerreStar1 mission.
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AR 538 was used for V179 in 2007
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Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
18 April - Vinasat-1/Star One C2 - ECA
23 May - Skynet-5C/Turksat-3A - ECA
28 June - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
6 August - Superbird 7/AMC 21 - ECA
November - Hot Bird 9 (??)/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - TerreStar-1 - GS (scheduled for December 08 / February 09)
PS - One of this missions will have 2 piggysats named Spirale for french DGA.
2009
June - LARES/Cubesats (4??) - Vega
First quarter - NSS-9 - Ariane
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - MSG-3 - Ariane
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
First half - Eutelsat-W2M - Ariane
Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
3Q 2009 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Optus-D3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 - ???
2011
ATV-3 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-4 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-5 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2014
ATV-6 - Ariane
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
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capcomespace - 20/4/2008 8:17 AM
AR 538 was used for V179 in 2007
My records indicate V179 used # 535 ECA on 11/14/07.
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TJL - 20/4/2008 6:33 PM
My records indicate V179 used # 535 ECA on 11/14/07
Ariane 5 ECA with onboard number L538 was used for the flight V179 on November 14, 2007.
Ariane 5 ECA with onboard number L535 was used for the flight V175 on March 11, 2007.
See Jonathan McDowell's launchlog (http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt) for details.
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Thanks, guys....my mistake.
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Info about Eumetsat satellites:
MSG-3 and MSG-4 are scheduled for launch in January 2011 and January 2013, respectively.
http://www.esa.int/esaMI/MSG/SEM5I2NHE8F_0.html
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SNS - 19/4/2008 10:06 PM
If 538 is GS it can be used for TerreStar1 mission.
Just to clarify: There is only one GS left - it's L532 - and it will launch Helios IIB in 2009. The current plan is to launch TerreStar on a ECA single launch.
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Mighty-T - 2/5/2008 12:03 PM
SNS - 19/4/2008 10:06 PM
If 538 is GS it can be used for TerreStar1 mission.
Just to clarify: There is only one GS left - it's L532 - and it will launch Helios IIB in 2009. The current plan is to launch TerreStar on a ECA single launch.
Does this mean, there may not be any LEO mission again with Ariane5? Helios-2A/2B size satellites are far too big and heavy for VEGA. Does Arianespace plans to launch them with Soyuz or French Government & manufacturers will reduce the size of these type of satellites?
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Does this mean, there may not be any LEO mission again with Ariane5? Helios-2A/2B size satellites are far too big and heavy for VEGA. Does Arianespace plans to launch them with Soyuz or French Government & manufacturers will reduce the size of these type of satellites?
Why? Ariane 5 ECA and ES can also perform LEO missions, if such a large launcher is needed.
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Little correction about Badr-6 and ProtoStar-1 launch.
Launch date is given as 27 June 2008 on Arabsat homepage.
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Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
30 May - Skynet-5C/Turksat-3A - ECA 21:52 UTC
27 June - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
6 August - Superbird 7/AMC 21 - ECA
November - Hot Bird 9 (??)/INSAT-4G - ECA
December - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December - TerreStar-1 - GS (scheduled for December 08 / February 09)
PS - One of this missions will have 2 piggysats named Spirale for french DGA.
2009
June - LARES/Cubesats (4??) - Vega
First quarter - NSS-9 - Ariane
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
First half - Eutelsat-W2M - Ariane
Summer - Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Summer - Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
3Q 2009 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Optus-D3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 - ???
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
ATV-3 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-4 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-5 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2014
ATV-6 - Ariane
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
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SNS - 14/5/2008 8:26 PM
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
According to http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120376_index_0_m.html LISA will be launched on an Atlas V.
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GW_Simulations - 18/5/2008 12:58 PM
SNS - 14/5/2008 8:26 PM
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
According to http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120376_index_0_m.html LISA will be launched on an Atlas V.
I think, the piggy back payload on Pleiades was meant to be the LISA-Pathfinder, but i have found no sources mentioning a piggy back launch. LISA-Pathfinder is apparrently baselined for a Vega launch:
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120397_index_0_m.html
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Skyrocket - 18/5/2008 11:13 AM
GW_Simulations - 18/5/2008 12:58 PM
SNS - 14/5/2008 8:26 PM
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
According to http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120376_index_0_m.html LISA will be launched on an Atlas V.
I think, the piggy back payload on Pleiades was meant to be the LISA-Pathfinder, but i have found no sources mentioning a piggy back launch. LISA-Pathfinder is apparrently baselined for a Vega launch:
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120397_index_0_m.html
Okay, thanks.
Yahsat is going on a Proton according to
http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Russia_Proton_M_To_Orbit_Another_UAE_Telecoms_Satellite_999.html
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GW_Simulations - 18/5/2008 7:23 AM
Skyrocket - 18/5/2008 11:13 AM
GW_Simulations - 18/5/2008 12:58 PM
SNS - 14/5/2008 8:26 PM
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
According to http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120376_index_0_m.html LISA will be launched on an Atlas V.
I think, the piggy back payload on Pleiades was meant to be the LISA-Pathfinder, but i have found no sources mentioning a piggy back launch. LISA-Pathfinder is apparrently baselined for a Vega launch:
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120397_index_0_m.html
Okay, thanks.
Yahsat is going on a Proton according to
http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Russia_Proton_M_To_Orbit_Another_UAE_Telecoms_Satellite_999.html
There are two Yahsat satellites.
Yahsat 1A will fly with Ariane 5.
Yahsat 1B will fly with Proton.
Both of the satellites are scheduled for launch in second half of 2010
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Badr-6 and ProtoStar-1 launch date is moved to 26 June according to http://www.arabsat.com/Arabsat/English/default.htm
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SNS - 20/5/2008 6:14 AM
Badr-6 and ProtoStar-1 launch date is moved to 26 June according to http://www.arabsat.com/Arabsat/English/default.htm
Probably time zones.
According to the countdown clock on that website, the scheduled launch time is 15:47:00 GMT. That is unusually early for an Ariane launch, so can somebody please check it.
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In a recent print version of SpaceNews (May 5) there is a report that the delays of Terrestar 1 and Herschel/Planck to 2009 free up another launch slot for a commercial dual launch end of 2008. Reportedly SES Astra has bought a launch option for Astra 1M on that slot. It might be engaged in case Proton's return to flight is causing substantial delays. For the moment, however, 1M is still scheduled on Proton.
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Are the delays of Terrestar 1 and Herschel/Planck to 2009 official?
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Nilesat 201 will be launched with Ariane 5 in early 2010. Source: http://www.space.com/spacenews/spacenews_briefs.html
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The launch of 6th august has been delayed by two days (now : 8th august). Reason is unknown.
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Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A launch date and time updated.
Badr 6 and ProtoStar 1 launch is postponed to 3 July.
Source: http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/europe-f10/lancement-ariane-5-eca-v183-skynet-5c-turksat-3a-12-06-2008-t5628-45.htm (http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/europe-f10/lancement-ariane-5-eca-v183-skynet-5c-turksat-3a-12-06-2008-t5628-45.htm)
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
12 June - Skynet-5C/Turksat-3A - ECA 21:54 UTC
3 July - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA
8 August - Superbird 7/AMC 21 - ECA
November - Hot Bird 9 (??)/INSAT-4G - ECA
December ? - Herschell/Planck - ECA
December ?- TerreStar-1 - GS (scheduled for December 08 / February 09)
PS - One of this missions will have 2 piggysats named Spirale for french DGA.
2009
June - LARES/Cubesats (4??) - Vega
First quarter - NSS-9 - Ariane
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
First half - Eutelsat-W2M - Ariane
Summer - Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Summer - Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
3Q 2009 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Optus-D3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
First quarter - Nilesat 201 - Ariane
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 - ???
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
ATV-3 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-4 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-5 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2014
ATV-6 - Ariane
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
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Something that's strange: The launch schedule states ATV2 for 2010....while the NASA MPIM chart has an ATV listed for 2009 but none for 2010...
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Arianespace is more realistic.
Given the delay with STS-125, start of 6-crew operations on ISS will be delayed too. This could shift the need for another ATV.
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Thanks, that confirms my thoughts.
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TerreStar-1 launch delayed to second quarter of 2009 due to the damage on the satellite's reflector.
http://www.terrestarcorp.com/newsroom/2008/press_080630.html
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NSS-12 will be launched with Ariane 5. Predicted launch date is second quarter of 2009. Source: http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/nss-12.htm
Date - Satellite(s) - Configuration
2008
7 July - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA 21:47-22:21 UTC
8 August - Superbird 7/AMC 21 - ECA
November - Hot Bird 9 (??)/INSAT-4G - ECA
December ? - Herschell/Planck - ECA
PS - One of this missions will have 2 piggysats named Spirale for french DGA.
2009
First quarter - NSS-9 - Ariane
First half - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
First half - Eutelsat-W2M - Ariane
Second quarter - TerreStar-1 - GS
Second quarter - NSS-12 - Ariane
June - LARES/Cubesats (4??) - Vega
Summer - Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Summer - Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
Third quarter - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Optus-D3 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
First quarter - Nilesat 201 - Ariane
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 - ???
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
ATV-3 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-4 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-5 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2014
ATV-6 - Ariane
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
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2008
7 July - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA 21:47-22:21 UTC
8 August - Superbird 7/AMC 21 - ECA
November - Hot Bird 9 (??)/INSAT-4G - ECA
December ? - Herschell/Planck - ECA
PS - One of this missions will have 2 piggysats named Spirale for french DGA.
Here is the corrected planning for 2008 :
V185 - Superbird-7 & AMC-21 - 8th august (but probably on 12th august)
V186 - Hot-Bird 9 & NSS-9 & SPIRALE - 29th october
V187 - Astra-1M & W2M - 11th december
Hershel & Planck are (not officially) moved to 2009, and it will probably not be the first launch of that year.
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New satellite which will be launched on Ariane 5 is Hispasat 1E. Launch is planned for 2010 according to Rapidtvnews.
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2008
7 July - ProtoStar-1/Badr-6 - ECA 21:47-22:21 UTC
8 August - Superbird-7 & AMC-21 - ECA (V185)
29 October - Hot-Bird 9 & NSS-9 & SPIRALE - ECA (V186)
11 December - Astra-1M & Eutelsat W2M - ECA (V187)
2009
20 February - Hot Bird 10 & Optus D3 - ECA (V188)
2 April - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - Herschell/Planck - ECA
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
Second quarter - TerreStar-1 - GS
Second quarter - NSS-12 - Ariane
June - LARES/Cubesats (4??) - Vega
Summer - Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Summer - Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
INSAT-4G - Ariane
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
Third quarter - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
First quarter - Nilesat 201 - Ariane
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
ATV-2 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 -
Hispasat 1E - Ariane
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
ATV-3 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
ATV-4 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-5 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2014
ATV-6 - Ariane
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
green: successfully launched
red: changes on 07/13/2008
blue: changes on 07/16/2008
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V188 - 20th february 2009 - Hot Bird 10 & Optus D3
Hélios will be launched on 2nd april 2009.
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V185 has been officially moved to 12th august. Japaneses are not very happy with that...
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According to http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Launchers_Home/SEM3MKXIPIF_0.html, the first VEGA (qualification) flight is now November 2009. It carries LARES and 9 Cubesats.
Following the qualification flight, VEGA's first operational flight is mid 2010 with a t.b.d. payload, called for in the above ESA Announcement of opportunity.
I guess, the other ESA VEGA missions will follow from late 2010 onwards...
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I got an unofficial info about two new launches. Türksat 4A is planned for launch in 2011 and Türksat 5A (a.k.a TUSAT 1) is planned for launch in 2014 with Ariane 5.
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Thanks for the updates!
2008
14 August - Superbird-7 & AMC-21 - ECA (V185)
29 October - Hot-Bird 9 & NSS-9 & SPIRALE - ECA (V186)
11 December - Astra-1M & Eutelsat W2M - ECA (V187)
2009
20 February - Hot Bird 10 & Optus D3 - ECA (V188)
September - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - Herschell/Planck - ECA
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
Second quarter - TerreStar-1 - GS
Second quarter - NSS-12 - Ariane
Summer - Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Summer - Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
November - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
INSAT-4G - Ariane
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
First quarter - Nilesat 201 - Ariane
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
Summer - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
ATV-2 - Ariane
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 -
Hispasat 1E - Ariane
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
ATV-3 - Ariane
EarthCare - Vega
Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
2012
ATV-4 - Ariane
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-5 - Ariane
JWST - Ariane-5ECA
ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
2014
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A (aka TUSAT 1) - Ariane 5
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
green: successfully launched
red: updates from 07/26/2008
blau: updates from 09/14/2008
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ESA's official web site states that ExoMars will be launched by Ariane 5 or Proton.
http://www.esa.int/esaMI/ExoMars/SEM1XIAMS7F_0.html (http://www.esa.int/esaMI/ExoMars/SEM1XIAMS7F_0.html)
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Helios launch is moved to september 2009.
Hershell/Planck could be the first launch of the year... To be confirmed.
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Info taken from Russian Space Launches topic: AMC-1R is scheduled for launch in second half of 2010 with Ariane 5.
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any news of hotbird 9 arrive to ariane space ?
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Summary of new information from http://www.esa.int/esapub/bulletin/bulletin135/bul135_pip.pdf
Herschel/Planck - January 2009, ATV-2 - middle of 2010, ADM-Aeolus - October 2010, LISA Pathfinder - end of 2010, MetOp-B - 2011, Sentinel-1 - November 2011, Gaia - December 2011, Sentinel-2 - October 2012, Sentinel-3 - November 2012, JWST - June 2013, ExoMars - middle of 2013, EarthCARE - middle of 2013, BepiColombo - August 2014, Solar Orbiter - May 2017.
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There are two slots : one in february 2009 and one in april.
For these slots, there are two payloads : Hershel/Planck and HB10/Optus.
Arianespace wants HB10/Optus to be launched first, but ESA wants Hershel/Planck to be launched first...
I don't know who will win ! :-)
Officially, HB10/Optus is still the first launch...
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If Astra 1M stays on Proton (still the baseline as far as I know), what will be paired with Eutelsat W2M? Eutelsat is not likely to allow two of their payloads to be launched at once, which leaves out HB9 and 10.
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will be v 188
Hot Bird 10+Optus D3
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Arianespace to launch Koreasat 6
Evry, August 25, 2008
http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/releases/presrel08_08_25.html
According to http://www.ses.com/ses/siteSections/group/services/satellitefleet/NextLaunches/index.php the launch of AMC-1R satellite is now scheduled in the second quarter of 2010.
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There are two slots : one in february 2009 and one in april.
For these slots, there are two payloads : Hershel/Planck and HB10/Optus.
Arianespace wants HB10/Optus to be launched first, but ESA wants Hershel/Planck to be launched first...
I don't know who will win ! :-)
Officially, HB10/Optus is still the first launch...
How many launches plans Arianespace for 2009?
If Astra 1M isn't launched with Ariane, Eutelsat W2M will be moved possibly for beginnig of 2009. Is there any other spacecraft which is ready for launch (except HB10 and Optus D3) in December? Insat 4G???
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Arianespace to launch Koreasat 6
Evry, August 25, 2008
http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/releases/presrel08_08_25.html
According to http://www.ses.com/ses/siteSections/group/services/satellitefleet/NextLaunches/index.php the launch of AMC-1R satellite is now scheduled in the second quarter of 2010.
Specific info about Koreasat 6
Under the deal, Korea’s largest communications service provider will use the European firm’s Ariane 5 ECA rocket to launch the satellite in August 2010, from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana on the northern coast of South America.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200808/200808250012.html
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Arianespace to launch Koreasat 6
Evry, August 25, 2008
http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/releases/presrel08_08_25.html
According to http://www.ses.com/ses/siteSections/group/services/satellitefleet/NextLaunches/index.php the launch of AMC-1R satellite is now scheduled in the second quarter of 2010.
Specific info about Koreasat 6
Under the deal, Korea’s largest communications service provider will use the European firm’s Ariane 5 ECA rocket to launch the satellite in August 2010, from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana on the northern coast of South America.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200808/200808250012.html
Soyuz to Launch Koreasat 6 from Guiana Space Center
By PETER B. de SELDING
Space News Staff Writer
posted: 25 August 2008
A European version of Russia's Soyuz rocket will launch the Koreasat 6 telecommunications satellite in late 2010 from Europe's Guiana Space Center spaceport under a contract with Korea Telecom (KT), the Arianespace launch consortium announced Aug. 25.
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Evry, France-based Arianespace is marketing Soyuz launches under terms that permit satellites booked on Soyuz to be transferred to the heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket for launch together with heavier telecommunications spacecraft in the event of a further schedule slip in Soyuz launch pad completion.
http://www.space.com/spacenews/launchindustry/Koreasat6_082608.html
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If Astra 1M isn't launched with Ariane, Eutelsat W2M will be moved possibly for beginnig of 2009. Is there any other spacecraft which is ready for launch (except HB10 and Optus D3) in December? Insat 4G???
No other SC can be prepared so quickly. So, if Astra-1M is launched on Proton, there will be only six Ariane launches in 2008, since they don't want W2M to be launched alone...
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When will be the decision, which launcher will be used by Astra 1M?
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When will be the decision, which launcher will be used by Astra 1M?
Ses-Astra manager said on Dr.DishTV that Astra 1M will be launched in late October or in beginning of November with Proton if Nimiq 4 mission accomplishes.
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Thanks for the updates!
2008
14 November - Hot-Bird 9 & Eutelsat W2M & SPIRALE - ECA (V186)
11 December - Astra-1M (??) & Eutelsat W2M - ECA (V187) (note: Astra-1M to be launched on Proton; no other sat available)
2009
? - NSS-9 - Ariane
20 February - Hot Bird 10 & Optus D3 - ECA
April - Herschell/Planck - ECA (note: may be switched with HB10 & Op D3)
September - Helios-IIB - Ariane
First half - COMS-1 - Ariane
Second quarter - TerreStar-1 - GS
Second quarter - NSS-12 - Ariane
Summer - Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Summer - Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
November - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
INSAT-4G - Ariane
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
First quarter - Nilesat 201 - Ariane
Second quarter - AMC-1R - Ariane
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
Second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane / Soyuz
October- ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Summer - ATV-2 - Ariane
end of 2010 - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 -
Hispasat 1E - Ariane
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-3 - Ariane
November - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
December - Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
2012
ATV-4 - Ariane
October - Sentinel-2
November - Sentinel-3
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
ATV-5 - Ariane
June - JWST - Ariane-5ECA
Summer - ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
Summer - EarthCare - Vega
2014
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A (aka TUSAT 1) - Ariane 5
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
red - 08/27/2008
blue - 09/16/2008
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V186 postponed to 14th november (NSS-9 is not ready...)
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According to MSDB, ExoMars is scheduled to launch on 24/11/2013
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Which satellite will changed Astra 1M during V187 launch?
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According to today's update on Arianespace site, they still plans two launches in 2008. Could they launch Herschel/Planck as V187 in December? Because we know from the latest ILS press-info (http://www.ilslaunch.com/proton-return-to-flight-communication), Astra 1M is going to be launched on Proton.
"Arianespace maintains its target of conducting seven Ariane 5 flights this year, of which five already have been completed – orbiting eight telecommunications satellites and the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle for the International Space Station. The two remaining missions of 2008 are planned for October/November and in December."
http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story-2008/2008_09_09_Space-Business-Week.asp
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Herschle/Planck will be definetly launched in 2009.
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It is completely impossible to launch Hershel/Planck so early !
Definitively, if Astra-1M goes on Proton (which is still not sure), V187 will be in 2008.
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Definitively, if Astra-1M goes on Proton (which is still not sure), V187 will be in 2008.
Do you mean 2009?
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I don't understand what you mean. It is the Arianespace's politics to do double launches...
I think he means that it is a risk from Eutelsat's point of view.
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I don't understand what you mean. It is the Arianespace's politics to do double launches...
I think he means that it is a risk from Eutelsat's point of view.
Yes, you are right!
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Will the replacement of NNS 9 by W2M delay V186 ? Will the SPIRALE satellites still be compatible with W2M ?
I don't know...
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Is there anybody with an educated guess on when the first Ariane launch in 2009 will be?
On a related note, I will probably be in the area of Kourou, does Arianespace or CNES offer guided tours of the base?
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Is there anybody with an educated guess on when the first Ariane launch in 2009 will be?
Probably in february. No accurate launch date has been set at this point.
On a related note, I will probably be in the area of Kourou, does Arianespace or CNES offer guided tours of the base?
Yes. It is free, but you have to book before. I've heard that the tour is quiet interesting. If there is no hazardous operation when you will get there, the bus will take you on the A5 launch pad.
When you arrive in the Rochambeau airport, you will see an Arianespace stand in the main hall. There, you will find a red telephone which will allow you to book your tour of the CSG.
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According to DLR, the next Ariane is currently scheduled NET November 28th with HB9 & W2M (without Spirale).
(http://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/)
There is no 7th flight in 2008
-Mighty
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hotbird9+nss9 lunch on web site ariable space
end of october launch
w2m also launch on ariane space ?
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hotbird9+nss9 lunch on web site ariable space
end of october launch
w2m also launch on ariane space ?
Just read the previous posts of this thread !
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It's official
http://www.eutelsat.com/news/press-releases-2008.html
ARIANESPACE FLIGHT 186 SET FOR END NOVEMBER WITH EUTELSAT’S HOT BIRD™ 9 AND W2M SATELLITES
Paris, 06 October 2008
Arianespace and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) confirm that the upcoming launch of the Ariane 5 ECA will orbit Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD™ 9 and W2M satellites. The launch of Flight 186 is planned to take place in the last week of November and will be the sixth Ariane 5 launch in 2008.
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the bigest launch hevy hotbird 9+w2m from eutelsat
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the bigest launch hevy hotbird 9+w2m from eutelsat
Hot Bird 9 is less than 5MT and W2M is only around 3MT.
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From the latest Arianespace mission update (http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story/2008/2008_10_06_Mission-flexibility-in-action.asp):
"Berterottiere said Arianespace is targeting as many as eight Ariane 5 missions in 2009..."
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Arianespace’s flexibility in responding to mission changes because of satellite availability is being demonstrated once again
I like this sentence :-)))
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Due to Hot Bird 10 is similar to Hot Bird 9, I hope Hot Bird 10 & NSS 9 & SPIRALE launch in early 2009. Let's wait and see :)
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The planned launch of Vega / IXV in 2012 should be inserted into the schedule.
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SES confirms three new Arianespace launches
Evry, October 17, 2008
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2008/08-10-17-SES-confirms-Arianespace-launches.asp
"Arianespace announced today that global satellite services provider, SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has committed to three new primary launch services using Ariane, under the Multi Launch Agreement (MLA) signed in June 2007.
The commitment covers three new satellites for the SES group, including Astra 3B for SES ASTRA, plus two other satellites which have yet to be identified.
Ranging from 4,400 to 5,800 kg, the three satellites are slated for launch between 2009 and 2012 using Ariane 5 rockets from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
Commenting on these latest commitments, Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said: “With these three new launches, Arianespace continues to deliver launch services that guarantee the capacity and flexibility required by one of the world’s leading satcom operators. I would like to thank the SES group for their continued confidence in us, as reflected by this triple-launch commitment.”"
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The following schedule is the current baseline for activities in Guyana:
- Ariane 5ECA V186 with HB9 & W2M to launch NET December 5
- Ariane 5ECA V187 with HB10 & NSS9 & Spirale to launch February 13.
After that, Herschel & Planck are scheduled to launch early April.
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Arianespace to launch new pan-African satellite Rascom-QAF 1R
Evry, October 22, 2008
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2008/08-10-22-Rascom-QAF1R-satellite-to-launch.asp
"Arianespace and Thales Alenia Space today announced the signature of the launch Service & Solutions contract for the pan-African communications satellite, Rascom-QAF 1R.
Rascom-QAF 1R is scheduled for launch into geostationary transfer orbit in 2010. It will be launched by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Rascom-QAF 1R, built by Thales Alenia Space as part of a turnkey contract with the Regional African Satellite Communication Organization (RascomStar-QAF), will provide telecommunication services in rural areas of Africa over a period of 15 years, along with domestic and international connections, direct TV broadcast services and Internet access.
Based on a Spacebus 4000B3 platform, Rascom-QAF 1R will be equipped with 12 Ku-band transponders and eight C-band transponders. Replacing Rascom-QAF 1, it will be positioned at 2.85 degrees East. The satellite will weigh about 3,200 kg at launch, and offer 6.4 kW of end-of-life power"
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Thanks for the updates!
2008
20 December - Hot-Bird 9 & Eutelsat W2M & SPIRALE - Ariane 5 ECA (V186)
2009
13 February HB10 & NSS9 & Spirale - Ariane 5 ECA (V187)
12 April - Herschel/Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188)
June - COMS-1 - Ariane
Second quarter - TerreStar-1 - GS
September - Helios-IIB - Ariane
? - Optus D3 - Ariane
Second quarter - NSS-12 - Ariane
Summer - Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Summer - Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
November - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
INSAT-4G - Ariane
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
JCSat-12 - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
First quarter - Nilesat 201 - Ariane
Second quarter - AMC-1R - Ariane
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
Second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane / Soyuz
October- ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Summer - ATV-2 - Ariane
end of 2010 - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 -
Hispasat 1E - Ariane
Rascom-QAF 1R
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
First half - ViaSat-1
ATV-3 - Ariane
November - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
December - Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
2012
ATV-4 - Ariane
October - Sentinel-2
November - Sentinel-3
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
ATV-5 - Ariane
June - JWST - Ariane-5ECA
Summer - ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
Summer - EarthCare - Vega
2014
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A (aka TUSAT 1) - Ariane 5
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
red - original updates
blue - updates from 11/22/08
green - updates from 12/02/08
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V 186 is postponed to 10 December
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http://biz.yahoo.com/e/081117/vsat8-k.html
"On November 12, 2008, ViaSat, Inc. entered into a Launch Services Agreement ("Launch Services Agreement") with Arianespace, a European launch services provider, for the launch of ViaSat's high capacity ViaSat-1 satellite. Pursuant to the Launch Services Agreement, an Ariane 5 rocket will launch the ViaSat-1 satellite to geostationary transfer orbit from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. The total price for the launch is expected to be approximately $108 million, subject to certain adjustments. Under the terms of the Beam Sharing Agreement dated January 11, 2008 between ViaSat and Loral Space & Communications, Inc. ("Loral"), Loral will reimburse ViaSat for 15% of the payments due under the Launch Services Agreement (and ViaSat will remain responsible for the remaining 85% of the payments). The amounts due under the Launch Services Agreement are payable in periodic installments from the date of execution of the Launch Services Agreement through the launch of the ViaSat-1 satellite, with a substantial majority payable during the final 12 months prior to launch. Although the launch date is projected to occur in early 2011, ViaSat may postpone and reschedule the launch for any reason at its sole discretion. ViaSat also has the right to terminate the launch with notice to Arianespace and the payment of a termination fee in an amount that would be based upon the date ViaSat exercises its termination right. The foregoing description of the Launch Services Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Launch Services Agreement dated November 12, 2008 between ViaSat, Inc. and Arianespace."
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Herschel/Planck are being targeted for April 12. (I'm working on Herschel, and this is the latest info to hand). However, SOVT-2 for Herschel has slipped slightly, so we'll see how this affects the launch schedule.
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A South Korean weather satellite will be launched in June 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/5exob5
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A South Korean weather satellite will be launched in June 2009.
This satellite is COMS-1 (just for the record)
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Ariane 5 ECA (V186) won't be flying before Dec 14th, possibly as late as 17th, due to the strike in French Guiana.
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Now is launchdate December 20th
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According to article there (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=15297.0), JCSat-12 is scheduled for launch in late 2009.
Also Astra 3B should be added to the manifest according to anik's message (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg324121#msg324121). It is scheduled for launch in fourth quarter of 2009. http://www.ses-astra.com/business/en/satellite-fleet/manufacture-launch/index.php
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According to MSDB, ATV-2 is targeting 1 July 2010.
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SSOT will be launched by Soyuz in the first half of 2010.
http://spacefellowship.com/News/?p=7770
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2008
20 December - Hot-Bird 9 & Eutelsat W2M - Ariane 5 ECA (V186)
2009
12 February - HB10 & NSS9 & Spirale - Ariane 5 ECA (V187)
12 April - Herschel/Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188)
June - COMS-1 - Ariane
Second quarter - TerreStar-1 - GS
September - Helios-IIB - Ariane
? - Optus D3 - Ariane
Second quarter - NSS-12 - Ariane
Summer - Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Summer - Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
November - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
INSAT-4G - Ariane
Arabsat-5 - Ariane
Fourth quarter - JCSat-12 - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Astra 3B - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
First quarter - Nilesat 201 - Ariane / Soyuz
Second quarter - AMC-1R - Ariane
First half - Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra (SSOT) - Soyuz
Second half - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
Second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane / Soyuz
October- ADM-Aeolus - Vega
1 July - ATV-2 - Ariane
end of 2010 - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
Swarm - Vega
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Sicral-2 -
Hispasat 1E - Ariane
Rascom-QAF 1R
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
First half - ViaSat-1
ATV-3 - Ariane
November - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
December - Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
2012
ATV-4 - Ariane
October - Sentinel-2
November - Sentinel-3
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
ATV-5 - Ariane
June - JWST - Ariane-5ECA
Summer - ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
Summer - EarthCare - Vega
2014
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A (aka TUSAT 1) - Ariane 5
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
red - updates from 12/23/2008
blue - update from 04/01/2009
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Dear Felix, you have forgotten to add BSAT 3C/JCSAT 110R satellite. :) Thread has been opened there (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=15297.0). Launch is expected during the second quarter of 2011.
Hot Bird 10 & NSS 9 & SPIRALE 1 & SPIRALE 2 launch date has been announced as February 12, 2009. Source:Arianespace (http://www.arianespace.com/news/mission-status.asp).
Nilesat 201 will be launched with either Soyuz or Ariane 5. Press release (http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2008/23-12-08-Nilesat201-to-be-launched-by-Arianespace.asp)
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Dear Felix, you have forgotten to add BSAT 3C/JCSAT 110R satellite. :)
My bad. :)
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Arianespace wins contract from Intelsat
Evry, France, December 30, 2008
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2008/30-12-08-Intelsat-contract.asp
Arianespace announced today that it has signed a contract with the international satellite operator Intelsat, for the launch of one satellite, with the option to launch four more satellites.
With this latest contract, covering the launch of one satellite, with the option to launch four more satellites between 2011 and 2015, Arianespace’s launch Service & Solutions give the international satellite operator Intelsat unrivalled launch capacity and flexibility.
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 and Soyuz launchers offer proven reliability, performance and availability. The launch operator will call on this family to deploy innovative launch solutions to meet the launch requirements of Intelsat’s upcoming satellites, ranging in size from 3,000 to 6,100 kg.
Commenting on this latest contract, Arianespace Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jean-Yves Le Gall said: “We are very proud to have launched 48 satellites for Intelsat in the last three decades, and we are extremely honored to continue this partnership with the contract signed today. Through this new contract, Arianespace clearly shows its ability to offer Intelsat custom-tailored launch services and solutions that meet its need for flexibility.”
2008 - focus on Ariane; 2009 - focus on the expanded family
Evry, France, January 6, 2009
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2009/06-01-09-2008-2009-focus.asp
Results were just as impressive in terms of orders. Winning 13 contracts out of a total of 18 open to competition, Arianespace clearly confirmed its world leadership. Furthermore, Arianespace was chosen to launch the entire Galileo constellation. As of January 1, 2009, Arianespace had a record backlog of orders, including 27 geostationary satellites, plus launches into other orbits: eight by Ariane 5 and seven by Soyuz. These figures do not include Galileo launches.
The global financial crisis limited the number of new contracts available in 2008. Only 18 new launch contracts were signed last year, versus 25 in 2007, as launch capacity exceeded market demand.
Furthermore, the average weight of satellites decreased. Out of the 13 contracts signed by Arianespace in 2008, seven were for “3 ton” class satellites, and there was a limited number of satellites in the “6 ton” class.
The tight credit situation had varying effects. Several new operators froze their projects, but the largest operators were unaffected. They are pursuing their development, which underpins a solid replacement market.
Arianespace will cope with these new conditions by calling on an expanded family of launch vehicles.
Six to eight Ariane 5 launches are slated this year, including the Herschel-Planck and Terrestar-1 missions. In addition, Soyuz will be launched for the first time from the Guiana Space Center, enabling Arianespace to carry out eight Soyuz missions by the end of 2010, from either French Guiana or Baikonur. The development of the Vega light launcher will be completed in 2009, leading to a commercial service entry in 2010.
Arianespace will apply its Service & Solutions capabilities to meet market needs in 2009 and beyond
Evry, France, January 6, 2009
http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story/2009/01-06-2009-year-in-review-press-conference.asp
Speaking to international reporters, Le Gall said 2009 will be the “year of the launcher family” for Arianespace, with six to eight missions planned for the heavy-lift Ariane 5 during the coming 12 months, the maiden launch from French Guiana for its medium-lift Soyuz vehicle, and a wrap-up of development for the lightweight Vega – which will allow this new launcher to enter commercial service in 2010.
“Out of the 13 launch contracts signed in 2008 by Arianespace, seven were for satellites in the weight category of three tons or less; the ‘heavy’ spacecraft were primarily in the range of 4 to 5.5 metric tons; with only a few in the 6-ton range,” Le Gall explained. “This represents a marked change in the strategy of both telecommunications operators and spacecraft manufacturers as they move toward less heavy satellites.”
Arianespace won a large majority of all contracts competed during 2008 – a year which saw the continued downturn of annual order volumes booked with launch service providers worldwide. Of the total 18 signings made during the past 12 months, Arianespace captured its 13-order share; while 2007 saw 25 new launch services contracts signed globally, with Arianespace winning 13 of those.
Construction and outfitting of the Soyuz launch facility in French Guiana is being completed as preparations move ahead for the medium-lift vehicle’s first flight this year.
Le Gall described Arianespace’s 2008 order intake as “impressive,” with the company’s record backlog now including 27 satellites for launch to geostationary transfer orbit; plus eight Ariane 5-specific missions (of which six will be with the Automated Transfer Vehicle to service the International Space Station); along with seven specific launches for the Soyuz vehicle.
This business volume does not reflect Arianespace’s selection to orbit the entire satellite constellation for Europe’s Galileo navigation system – which will comprise four in-orbit validation (IOV) spacecraft and 26 full-operational capability (FOC) satellites. Arianespace’s designation as the Galileo launch services provider already is made, but since the final contact remains to be signed, this mission activity has yet to be included in the company’s order book.
Le Gall said Arianespace’s busy Ariane 5 mission manifest for 2009 includes the launch of TerreStar-1 (which is one of the world’s largest commercial communications satellites) as a solo passenger on a dedicated launcher. Another single-customer mission next year will carry the European Space Agency’s Herschel astronomy space telescope and the organization’s Planck cosmic background mapping satellite, with both teamed in dual-payload configuration on another dedicated Ariane 5.
The inaugural Soyuz mission from the Spaceport in late 2009 will kick off a fast-paced schedule for this medium-lift launcher that has eight Arianespace-managed flights planned through the end of 2010. These operations will deploy spacecraft into polar orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, and orbits at the service of constellation satellites. With Arianespace’s flexibility, the missions can be handled either from the Spaceport in French Guiana or Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan – where commercial Soyuz missions have been performed since 1999 under the management of Arianespace’s Starsem affiliate.
Le Gall said he is highly impressed with the professionalism of Russian teams that currently are completing the construction and outfitting of Soyuz’ new launch complex in French Guiana. Approximately 100 Russian personnel are now at the Spaceport, and a new major shipment of launch pad hardware and equipment is arriving in French Guiana this week aboard a sea-going vessel.
Arianespace’s launcher family will be completed with the lightweight Vega, which is expected to begin its commercial service in 2010. Once this lightweight vehicle enters operation, Le Gall foresees a regular need for its payload lift capability, meeting the requirements of smaller scientific, commercial and governmental satellites. “There clearly will be a demand for Vega’s services, especially when the track record of competing launchers in this category is taken into account,” he said. “I foresee a Vega launch rate of about two missions per year once this new-generation vehicle enters operation."
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Launch Prices Still Rising Despite Poor Global Economy
http://www.space.com/spacenews/
PARIS — Commercial satellite launch prices have continued to rise in recent months despite the excess of launcher capacity worldwide and early signs that the global credit crunch is delaying some satellite programs, Arianespace Chief Executive Jean-Yves Le Gall said Jan. 6. He said a fully loaded Ariane 5 rocket, with two telecommunications satellites weighing a combined 8,500 kilograms, currently is priced at around 160 million euros ($220.1 million)
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20 December - Hot-Bird 9 & Eutelsat W2M & SPIRALE - Ariane 5 ECA (V186)
You forgot to delete the SPIRALE...
12 April - Herschell/Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188)
The correct spelling is Herschel...
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20 December - Hot-Bird 9 & Eutelsat W2M & SPIRALE - Ariane 5 ECA (V186)
You forgot to delete the SPIRALE...
12 April - Herschell/Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188)
The correct spelling is Herschel...
Fixed. Thanks
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TerreStar 1 launch is in June 2009.
"TerreStar is planning to launch the world's most powerful commercial communications satellite in June 2009"
Source:TerreStar (http://www.terrestar.com/news/press/20090107.html)
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Sicral 2 will be launched in 2012.
"SICRAL 1B's design life stretches from 2009 to 2021, and it will be joined by SICRAL 2, expected to be in service as of 2012."
Source:Thales Alenia Space (http://www.thalesonline.com/space/Press-Room/Press-Release-search-all/Press-Release-search-result/Press-Release-Article.html?link=3a343a48-2722-0b06-0200-795246285f5c:central&locale=EN-gb&Title=Thales+Alenia+Space+shipped+SICRAL+1B+to+launch+site&dis=1)
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V188 is more likely scheduled for 16 april (Herschel/Planck flight).
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Arianespace orders 35 Ariane 5 ECA launchers from Astrium
Paris, February 2, 2009
On Friday, January 30 at European Space Agency headquarters in Paris, Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, and Alain Charmeau, Chief Executive Officer of Astrium Space Transportation, signed a contract for the production of 35 Ariane 5 ECA launchers (designated the “PB” batch).
Worth more than 4 billion euros, this contract follows the letter of intent signed at the last Paris Air Show in 2007, at a ceremony attended by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The launchers in the PB batch will be used starting in the second half of 2010, after the 30 Ariane 5 launchers ordered in 2004 (“PA” batch).
Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of the European Space Agency, and Antonio Fabrizi, Director of Launchers at ESA, were also present at the contract signature.
With this contract, Arianespace now has 49 Ariane 5 launchers under production. Along with the upcoming service entry of the Vega and Soyuz launchers at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, this will guarantee the long-term availability of Arianespace Service & Solutions for all customers. Arianespace is the world’s leading supplier of commercial launch services, with an order book exceeding three years of operations.
Astrium is the sole prime contractor for Ariane 5, delivering a complete, tested and integrated launcher to Arianespace at the Guiana Space Center. Astrium manages all industry contracts for the 12 countries who are partners in the Ariane program.
The Ariane 5 ECA launcher contract signed on Friday confirms the full-fledged commitment of Arianespace and the European space industry to the long-term availability, reliability and competitiveness of Ariane 5. These capabilities ensure both independent access to space for Europe, and the best launch Service & Solutions on the market for all of Arianespace’s customers.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2009/02-02-09-launcher-order-from-astrium.asp
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Arianespace to launch Hispasat 1E
Evry, February 3, 2009
Spanish operator Hispasat has chosen Arianespace to launch its new communications satellite, Hispasat 1E.
Petra Mateos-Aparicio, Chairman of Hispasat, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, announced today the signature of the launch service & solutions contract for the Hispasat 1E satellite. It is the first contract of 2009 signed by Arianespace.
Hispasat 1E will be launched by an Ariane 5 at the end of 2010 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite will be built by Space Systems/Loral using an LS 1300 platform. Weighing about 5,270 kg at launch, it will be fitted with 53 active Ku-band transponders. This powerful satellite will give Hispasat additional capacity, enabling it to offer a broader range of video and data transmission services with a European and pan-American coverage. Positioned in geostationary orbit at 30 degrees West, Hispasat 1E has a design life of 15 years.
Hispasat 1E will be the sixth Spanish satellite launched by Arianespace. The European launcher had already orbited Hispasat 1A and 1B In 1992 and 1993. More recently, in 2005 and 2006, the Hispasat group called on Arianespace to launch their XTAR-Eur and Spainsat satellites from HISDESAT. This year Arianespace will launch another of the company’s satellites, Amazonas-2.
Commenting on this latest contract, Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said: “We are very proud and honored to be working once again with a customer as prestigious as Hispasat. Being chosen by a major European operator is an outstanding mark of confidence in Arianespace, and clearly reflects the quality and excellence of our launch service & solutions.”
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2009/02-03-09-contract-hispasat-1e.asp
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Arianespace to launch two satellites for Arabsat
Evry, February 4, 2009
Saudi-Arabia based operator Arabsat selects Arianespace to launch the Arabsat 5C and Arabsat 6B satellites.
The Arabsat 5C satellite is scheduled for a launch into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) from the third quarter of 2011. It will be launched by an Ariane 5 ECA from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch of Arabsat 6B is scheduled from the second half of 2012.
These two contracts are the 14th and 15th launch Service & Solutions contracts that Arianespace has signed in the Middle East.
The Arabsat 5C and 6B satellites will be built by EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, as part of a turnkey contract with the satellite communications operator Arabsat, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Astrium will supply the Eurostar E3000 platforms and handle satellite integration, while Thales Alenia Space will supply the payloads.
Offering a design life exceeding 15 years, these two communications satellites will provide telecommunications and television broadcast services in the Middle East and Africa. Arabsat 5C will be fitted with 26 active C band and 12 Ka-band transponders, and will be positioned at 20 degrees East. Arabsat 6B will be equipped with 36 active Ku-band transponders and will be positioned at 26 degrees East. Both satellites will weigh less than 5 tons.
“Our company is especially proud to be working once again with Arabsat,” said Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace. “We have maintained a very close relationship with Arabsat since the launch of Arabsat 1A in 1985. Including this latest contract, Arianespace has now been selected for 9 Arabsat satellites. We are extremely honored by this latest sign of confidence in our services.”
About Arianespace
Arianespace is the world’s leading launch Service & Solutions company, delivering innovative offer to its customers since 1980. Backed by its 23 shareholders and the European Space Agency, Arianespace proposes an unrivalled launcher family, comprising Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, and an international workforce renowned for their culture of commitment and excellence. As of 01 January 2009, Arianespace had launched a total of 265 payloads, including more than half of all the commercial satellites now in service worldwide. It has a backlog of more than 20 Ariane 5 and 10 Soyuz launches, equal to 3 years of business.
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HB10 & NSS9 & Spirale A & Spirale B (Ariane 5 ECA V187) launched successfully at 22:09 UTC from Kourou.
According to SES (http://www.ses.com/ses/siteSections/group/services/satellitefleet/NextLaunches/index.php), NSS 12 is now scheduled for launch during the third quarter of 2009.
2009
29/30 April - Herschel/Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188)
27 May - TerreStar-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V189)
June - COMS-1 - Ariane
Summer - Amazonas-2 - Ariane
Summer - Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Third quarter - NSS 12 - Ariane
Third quarter - Optus D3 - Ariane
October - Helios-IIB - Ariane 5 GS
November - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
Fourth quarter - Arabsat-5A - Ariane (or Proton from Baikonur)
Fourth quarter - INSAT-4G - Ariane
Fourth quarter - JCSat-12 - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Astra 3B - Ariane
BWB (2 sats) - Ariane
Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2010
First quarter - Nilesat 201 - Ariane / Soyuz
Second quarter - AMC-1R - Ariane
First half - Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra (SSOT) - Soyuz
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
Second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane / Soyuz
October - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Fourth quarter - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of 2010 - Hispasat 1E - Ariane
end of 2010 - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Badr 5 - Ariane (or Proton from Baikonur)
Swarm - Vega
Pléiades-2 / LISA - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2011
Beginning of 2011 - ATV-2 - Ariane
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
First half - ViaSat-1 - Ariane (switched to Proton)
ATV-3 - Ariane
Third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Yamal 401 - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Yamal 402 - Ariane 5 ECA
November - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
December - Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
2012
Second half - Badr 7 (aka Arabsat 6B) - Ariane 5 ECA
ATV-4 - Ariane
October - Sentinel-2
November - Sentinel-3
Sicral-2 -
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
ATV-5 - Ariane
June - JWST - Ariane-5ECA
Summer - ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
Summer - EarthCare - Vega
2014
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A (aka TUSAT 1) - Ariane 5
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
* Changes on
February 19th
February 25th
February 27th
March 8th
March 9th
March 13th
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IXV appears twice in your schedule.
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IXV appears twice in your schedule.
Thanks!
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Intelsat New Dawn to be launched by Ariane 5 or Soyuz. Launch is planned for the beginning of 2011.
Source: http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/Communications/NewDawn/
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June - TerreStar-1 - GS
Currently, Terrestar is scheduled for May 27th on an Ariane 5ECA in a single launch. The GS is reserved for the Helios 2B mission to SSO, currently foreseen for October (no public reference available).
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Intelsat New Dawn to be launched by Ariane 5 or Soyuz. Launch is planned for the beginning of 2011.
Source: http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/Communications/NewDawn/
Fourth quarter 2010. Source: Intelsat (http://www.intelsat.com/network/satellite/scheduled-launch.asp)
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has anyone got any news on the optus d3 launch. an official date and why such lengthy delay
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has anyone got any news on the optus d3 launch. an official date and why such lengthy delay
Orbital says third quarter 2009. http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/OptusD3_Fact.pdf
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http://www.space.com/spacenews/launchindustry/ILScheaperweb031209.html
ViaSat Inc. is canceling its contract with Arianespace for an Ariane 5 launch of the ViaSat-1 satellite in favor of an International Launch Services (ILS) Russian Proton rocket, ViaSat announced March 11. The decision will save ViaSat some $20 million even if it pays contract-cancellation penalties to Arianespace, the Carlsbad, Calif.-based company said March 11.
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I have added TerreStar-2 satellite which is in Ariane backlog. Launch is expected in 2010.
Badr 5 launch is expected in 1st quarter of 2010.
Astra 1N and AMC 5R are added to Arianespace launch list. Source: http://www.aerospacemedia.com/site/getFile.php?Id=1199
Updates with Soyuz and Vega launches are also made.
Updates and corrections are welcome!!
2009
? May - Herschel/Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188)
24 June - TerreStar-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V189)
August - Amazonas-2 / SatcomBW-2A - Ariane 5 ECA (V190)
Summer - Thor-6 - Ariane (or Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat)
Third quarter - NSS 12 - Ariane
Third quarter - Optus D3 - Ariane
Third quarter - JCSAT-12 - Ariane
October - Helios-IIB - Ariane 5 GS
November - COMS-1 - Ariane
November - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
Fourth quarter - Arabsat 5A - Ariane (or Proton from Baikonur)
Fourth quarter - INSAT-4G - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Astra 3B - Ariane
End of year - SatcomBW-2B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or early 2010)
2010
Beginning of 2010 - Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or from Baikonur)
Beginning of 2010 - Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
First quarter - Nilesat 201 - Ariane / Soyuz
First quarter - Badr 5 - Ariane 5 (or Proton from Baikonur)
First half - Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra (SSOT) - Soyuz
Third quarter - AMC 5R - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
Second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane / Soyuz
October - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
1 November - ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of 2010 - Hispasat 1E - Ariane
end of 2010 - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TerreStar-2 - Ariane 5
Swarm - Vega
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or from Baikonur)
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
Second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
Third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Yamal 401 - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Yamal 402 - Ariane 5 ECA
November - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
December - Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
ATV-3 - Ariane
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
Second half - Badr 7 (aka Arabsat 6B) - Ariane 5 ECA
ATV-4 - Ariane
October - Sentinel-2
November - Sentinel-3
Sicral-2 - Ariane
Proba 3 - Vega
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
ATV-5 - Ariane
June - JWST - Ariane-5ECA
Summer - ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
Summer - EarthCare - Vega
JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
2014
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A (aka TUSAT 1) - Ariane 5
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Changes on 20th March
Changes on 8th April
Changes on 10th April
Changes on 13th April
Changes on 14th April
Changes on 17th April
Changes on 18th April
Changes on 20th April
Changes on 21st April
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TSsKB Progress have announced that the first Soyuz launch from Kourou is scheduled for 28 December.
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TSsKB Progress have announced that the first Soyuz launch from Kourou is scheduled for 28 December.
And this is unreallistic... :)
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http://www.space.com/spacenews/spacenews_summary.html#BM_2
GLOBALSTAR SLOWS PAYMENTS FOR NEW SYSTEM
"Mobile satellite services operator Globalstar Inc., its revenue stream slowing to a trickle because its current satellites no longer provide regular two-way communications, has slowed payments to contractors building its second-generation satellites and is unlikely to launch the first of those craft before early 2010, according to industry officials."
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JCSAT 12 launch is planned in 3Q 2009 according to the LM press release (http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2009/041609_ss_skyperfectjcsat.html).
"...is currently manufacturing JCSAT-12, which is scheduled to launch in the third quarter of 2009..."
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Per Nicolas' article http://www.aeroplans.fr/Europespace/incident-vol-188.html the TerreStar launch is June 24
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COMS-1 launch is planned for November 2009.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200904/200904010003.html
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Nilesat 201 launch is expected for June 2010 (http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/200904223682/nilesat-offers-iptv-to-mid-east.html).
2009
14 May - Herschel/Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188) - 13:12-14:07 UTC
24 June - TerreStar-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V189)
August - Amazonas-2 / SatcomBW-2A - Ariane 5 ECA (V190)
Third quarter - NSS 12 - Ariane 5
Third quarter - Optus D3 - Ariane 5
Third quarter - JCSAT-12 - Ariane 5
November - COMS-1 - Ariane 5
December - Helios-IIB - Ariane 5 GS
Fourth quarter - Thor-6 - Ariane 5
Fourth quarter - Arabsat 5A - Ariane 5(or Proton from Baikonur)
Fourth quarter - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
Fourth quarter - Astra 3B - Ariane 5
End of year - SatcomBW-2B - Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat (or early 2010)
2010
Beginning of 2010 - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
Beginning of 2010 - Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or from Baikonur)
March - Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
First quarter - Badr 5 - Ariane 5 (or Proton from Baikonur)
First half - Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra (SSOT) - Soyuz
June - Nilesat 201 - Ariane / Soyuz
Third quarter - SES Satellite (AMC-?R) - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
Second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane / Soyuz
October - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
1 November - ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of 2010 - Hispasat 1E - Ariane
end of 2010 - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TerreStar-2 - Ariane 5
Swarm - Vega
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or from Baikonur)
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
Second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
First half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
Third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Yamal 401 - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Yamal 402 - Ariane 5 ECA
November - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
December - Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
ATV-3 - Ariane
MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
Second half - Badr 7 (aka Arabsat 6B) - Ariane 5 ECA
ATV-4 - Ariane
October - Sentinel-2 - Vega
November - Sentinel-3 - Vega
Sicral-2 - Ariane
Proba 3 - Vega
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
ATV-5 - Ariane
June - JWST - Ariane-5ECA
Summer - ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
Autumn - EarthCare - Vega
JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
2014
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A (aka TUSAT 1) - Ariane 5
2015
MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Changes on April 25th
Changes on April 27th
Changes on April 29th
Changes on April 30th
Changes on May 1st
Changes on May 5th
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End of year - SatcomBW-2B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or early 2010)
If I understood correctly, the first Soyuz flights from CSG will be with using of Soyuz-STA (modified for Kourou Soyuz-2-1A) rockets, and then, after upgrading of launch complex, they will begin launches of Soyuz-STB (modified for Kourou Soyuz-2-1B) rockets.
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If I understood correctly, the first Soyuz flights from CSG will be with using of Soyuz-STA.
Correct. So the SatcomBW will be launched on a 2.1A-Version of the Soyuz.
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According to:
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola/2009/04/new-european-vega-rockets-soli.html
the maiden launch of VEGA will slip in 2010.
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Pleiades 1 launch date is given as March 2010 in this file (http://www.ffg.at/getdownload.php?id=3608).
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Helios-IIB launch is moved to December 2009.
http://www.cnes.fr/web/CNES-en/1553-launch-dates.php
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Telenor informs that Thor-6 launch is expected during the fourth quarter of this year.
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Does anyone know recent launch prices for an Ariane 5? I've read numbers varying from $100M to $250M.
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Performed launches
12 February - Hot Bird 10 / NSS 9 / Spirale A / Spirale B - Ariane 5 ECA (V187) - 22:09 UTC
14 May - Herschel / Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188) - 13:12 UTC
2009
26 June - TerreStar-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V189)
18 August - JCSAT-12 / Optus D3 - Ariane 5 ECA (V190)
Third quarter - NSS 12 - Ariane 5
Third quarter - Amazonas-2 - Ariane 5
November - COMS-1 - Ariane 5
December - Helios-IIB - Ariane 5 GS
Fourth quarter - Thor-6 - Ariane 5
Fourth quarter - Arabsat 5A - Ariane 5(or Proton from Baikonur)
Fourth quarter - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
Fourth quarter - Astra 3B - Ariane 5
End of year - SatcomBW-2? - Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat (or early 2010)
SatcomBW-2? - Ariane
2010
Beginning of 2010 - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
Beginning of 2010 - Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or from Baikonur)
March - Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
First quarter - Badr 5 - Ariane 5 (or Proton from Baikonur)
First half - Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra (SSOT) - Soyuz
June - Nilesat 201 - Ariane / Soyuz
June - Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
Middle of the year - Swarm - Vega
Third quarter - SES Satellite (AMC-?R) - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
Second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane / Soyuz
18 November - ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of 2010 - Hispasat 1E - Ariane
TerreStar-2 - Ariane 5
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or from Baikonur)
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
April - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
First half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
Third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Yamal 401 - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Yamal 402 - Ariane 5 ECA
Middle of the year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
November - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
December - Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
ATV-3 - Ariane
Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
2 April - MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
Second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
ATV-4 - Ariane
October - Sentinel-2 - Vega
November - Sentinel-3 - Vega
Sicral-2 - Ariane
Proba 3 - Vega
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
ATV-5 - Ariane
June - JWST - Ariane-5ECA
Autumn - EarthCare - Vega
JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
2014
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A - Ariane 5
2016
April - MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Changes on May 14th
Changes on May 20th
Changes on May 22nd
Changes on May 26th
Changes on May 27th
Changes on May 30th
Changes on May 31st
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ATV-2 launch is scheduled for November 10, 2010 (http://fdfhome.gsfc.nasa.gov/fdinfo_Launch_2010.html).
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Rascom-QAF 1R launch is scheduled for June 2010.
"He therefore calls on Nigeria to invest in the commercial arm of RASCOM as it was set to launch a replacement of its satellite in June next year with plans to launch more satellites as back-ups."
http://allafrica.com/stories/200905190502.html
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SNS I spoke to someone at foxtel tonight and he said they had been given go ahead to launch D3 Satellite late June, last week he said he was told by one of the company high ups. is there any truth to this. Going by the fact that they were supposed to launch before alot of other satellite it wouldnt surprise me, but i would have though July not June. Anyways can you tell me what your thoughts are on this comment, the guy seemed genuine and in the know...
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SNS I spoke to someone at foxtel tonight and he said they had been given go ahead to launch D3 Satellite late June, last week he said he was told by one of the company high ups. is there any truth to this. Going by the fact that they were supposed to launch before alot of other satellite it wouldnt surprise me, but i would have though July not June. Anyways can you tell me what your thoughts are on this comment, the guy seemed genuine and in the know...
Late June mission will carry TerreStar-1 as solo passenger. The earliest launch opportunity for Optus D3 is V190 which is scheduled for August (unofficially). Note that Amazonas 2 and one of SatcomBW satellites are seen as passengers at V190 (unofficialy). We should wait the official announcement of spacecraft allocations.
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when do u think D3 is most likely launched
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when do u think D3 is most likely launched
I do not know. It is hard to say anything!
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Is it possible to launch another 12 satelites by the end of the year?
Do they only confirm launches after a successful launch
Also is it possible after
Amazonas-2 / SatcomBW-2A launch in august for September to be another dual launch with NSS-12 and D3.
Do you know if Amazonas-2 / SatcomBW-2A are complete and if they are why isnt the date official. Also why was D3 delayed so far I heard rumors it wasnt completed are they true. Thankyou for your info i really appreciate it this site is so informative.. Cheers
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SNS I spoke to someone at foxtel tonight and he said they had been given go ahead to launch D3 Satellite late June, last week he said he was told by one of the company high ups. is there any truth to this. Going by the fact that they were supposed to launch before alot of other satellite it wouldnt surprise me, but i would have though July not June. Anyways can you tell me what your thoughts are on this comment, the guy seemed genuine and in the know...
Did he specify that it was on Ariane? Optus D3 was initially planned on the first Guianese Soyuz and I was told some time ago that a Soyuz launch to GTO from Baykonour might be in the plans for 2009 with an unspecified payload.
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He did not specify, i rang optus and they no nothing about it. Im starting to think he was full of crap. He did say that he was speakin to an executive and he said imimthey learnt about it 1 week ago. Im going to keep on trying to get someone new. Dont know his name or else I would ring and speak to him and ask.
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The short term planning is now:
V-189 (L547), Terrestar 1, June 24
V-190 (L548), JCSat 12 & Optus D3, NET August 6
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Launch dates from ESA Bulletin 138 (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/publications/ESA-Bulletin-138/pageflip.html):
LISA Pathfinder - middle 2011, ExoMars - 2016, MetOp-B - April 2, 2012, MetOp-C - April 2016, ADM-Aeolus - April 2011, Swarm - middle 2010, Alphasat I-XL - June 2012.
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The short term planning is now:
V-189 (L547), Terrestar 1, June 24
V-190 (L548), JCSat 12 & Optus D3, NET August 6
update on planning:
V-189 (L547), Terrestar 1, June 26
V-190 (L548), JCSat 12 & Optus D3, August 18
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The short term planning is now:
V-189 (L547), Terrestar 1, June 24
V-190 (L548), JCSat 12 & Optus D3, NET August 6
update on planning:
V-189 (L547), Terrestar 1, June 26
V-190 (L548), JCSat 12 & Optus D3, August 18
Countdown on the www.videocorner.tv informs June 25, around 15:47 UTC for TerreStar 1.
Note:Countdown clock is updated
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Countdown on the www.videocorner.tv informs June 25, around 15:47 UTC for TerreStar 1.
Exactly it's June 26, at 16:00 UTC.
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update on planning:
V-189 (L547), Terrestar 1, June 26
V-190 (L548), JCSat 12 & Optus D3, August 18
Update from Arianespace guys, we have :
V190 with JCSat 12 and Optus D3, august 18
V191 with Amazonas 2 and GMS 2A, september 23
V192 with THOR 6 and NSS12, october 20
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V191 with Amazonas 2 and GMS 2A, september 23
GMS 2A... what is this ? ???
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V191 with Amazonas 2 and GMS 2A, september 23
GMS 2A... what is this ? ???
Probably SatcomBw 2a
GMS means probably "German Military Satellite"
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Oh yes, that's clear ! Thanks Gunter.
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Any idea about the launch date of COMS-1 and Helios-IIB?
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Performed launches
12 February - Hot Bird 10 / NSS 9 / Spirale A / Spirale B - Ariane 5 ECA (V187) - 22:09 UTC
14 May - Herschel / Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188) - 13:12 UTC
1 July - TerreStar-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V189) - 17:52 UTC
2009
21 August - JCSAT-12 / Optus D3 - Ariane 5 ECA (V190) - 22:09-23:09 UTC
23 September - Amazonas-2 / SatcomBW-2A - Ariane 5 ECA (V191)
23 October - NSS 12 / Thor-6 - Ariane 5 ECA (V192)
23 November - COMS-1 / ? - Ariane 5 ECA (V193)
December - Helios-IIB - Ariane 5 GS
Fourth quarter - Arabsat 5A - Ariane 5(or Proton from Baikonur)
2010
Beginning of 2010 - SatcomBW-2B - Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
Beginning of 2010 - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
Beginning of 2010 - Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat > Launch from Baikonur
March - Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
First quarter - Astra 3B - Ariane 5
First quarter - Badr 5 - Ariane 5 (or Proton from Baikonur)
First half - Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra (SSOT) - Soyuz
Second quarter - Hylas - Ariane 5
June - Nilesat 201 - Ariane / Soyuz
June - Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
Third quarter - SES Satellite (AMC-?R) - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
Second half - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
Second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane / Soyuz
18 November - ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of 2010 - Hispasat 1E - Ariane
TerreStar-2 - Ariane 5
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat > Launch from Baikonur
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat > Launch from Baikonur
Globalstar-2 (6 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat > Launch from Baikonur
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
April - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
Second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
First half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
Third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Yamal 401 - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Yamal 402 - Ariane 5 ECA
Middle of the year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
November - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
December - Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
ATV-3 - Ariane
Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Swarm - Vega
2012
2 April - MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
First half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5ECA
Second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
ATV-4 - Ariane
October - Sentinel-2 - Vega
November - Sentinel-3 - Vega
Sicral-2 - Ariane
Proba 3 - Vega
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
ATV-5 - Ariane
June - JWST - Ariane-5ECA
Autumn - EarthCare - Vega
JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
2014
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A - Ariane 5
2016
April - MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Changes on June 29
Changes on July 1
Changes on July 2
Changes on July 7
Changes on July 10
Changes on July 16
Changes on July 18
Changes on July 26
Changes on August 11
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Unofficially, VEGA's VERTA-1 launch is shifted to 2011. So there should be no SWARM launch with VEGA at 2010.
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JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) launch date is now no earlier than June 2014. See:
www.jwst.nasa.gov
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Launch of Astra 3B is rescheduled as Q1 2010.
Source: SES (http://www.ses.com/ses/siteSections/services/satellitefleet/NextLaunches/index.php)
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JCSAT-12 / Optus D3 - Ariane 5 ECA (V190) delay to 20 August
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According Arianespace guys :
V190 : 20 august
V191 : 23 september
V192 : 23 october (uncertainty on the payloads)
V193 : 23 november
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I was told that flight V191 is now scheduled for September 29, V192 - October 29 and V193 with Helios-2B - December 10.
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Performed launches
12 February - Hot Bird 10 / NSS 9 / Spirale A / Spirale B - Ariane 5 ECA (V187) - 22:09 UTC
14 May - Herschel / Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188) - 13:12 UTC
1 July - TerreStar-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V189) - 17:52 UTC
21 August - JCSAT-12 / Optus D3 - Ariane 5 ECA (V190) - 22:09 UTC
2009
30 September - Amazonas-2 / COMSATBw-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V191) - 22:00-23:10 UTC
29 October - NSS 12 / Thor-6 - Ariane 5 ECA (V192)
10 December - Helios IIB - Ariane 5 GS (V193)
2010
beginning of year - COMS-1 - Ariane 5
beginning of year - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
March - Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
First quarter - Arabsat 5A - Ariane 5(or Proton from Baikonur)
First quarter - Astra 3B - Ariane 5
First quarter - Badr 5 - Ariane 5 (or Proton from Baikonur)
April - COMSATBw-2 - Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
First half - Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra (SSOT) - Soyuz
Second quarter - Hylas - Ariane 5
June - Nilesat 201 - Ariane / Soyuz
June - Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
Third quarter - SES Satellite (AMC-?R) - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
Second half - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
Second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane / Soyuz
18 November - ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Yahsat-1A - Ariane
Fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of 2010 - Hispasat 1E - Ariane
TerreStar-2 - Ariane 5
2011
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
Second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
Second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
First half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
end of June - Swarm - Vega
Middle of the year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat (or Vega?)
Third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Second half - Yamal 401 - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Yamal 402 - Ariane 5 ECA
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
ATV-3 - Ariane
Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
O3b Networks (4 satellites) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
O3b Networks (4 satellites) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2012
March - Gaia - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
2 April - MetOp-B - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
May - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
First half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5ECA
Second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
ATV-4 - Ariane
Sicral-2 - Ariane
Proba 3 - Vega
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
ATV-5 - Ariane
Autumn - EarthCare - Vega
JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
2014
June - JWST - Ariane-5ECA
August - BepiColombo - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A - Ariane 5
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat
Changes on August 22
Changes on August 27
Changes on September 9
Changes on September 11
Changes on September 18
Changes on September 20
Changes on September 22
Changes on September 25
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The first Soyuz is postponed until April 2010.
http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=7222 (in Russian)
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Launch dates from ESA Bulletin 139: (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/publications/ESA-Bulletin-139/pageflip.html)
Swarm - end of June 2011, ADM-Aeolus - November 2011, Gaia - March 2012, Sentinel-1 - May 2012, Sentinel-2 - April 2013, Sentinel-3 - May 2013, JWST - June 2014, MetOp-C - October 2016.
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Arabsat 5A launch rescheduled to Q1 2010.
Source: Arabsat (http://www.arabsat.com/ArabSat/English/Press/2008/ARABSAT+Selects+OmniGlobe+Networks+EMEA+to+Deliver+12+New+Backhauling+Earth+Stations.htm)
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Quote at http://www.ioccg.org/news/Sept2009/news.html
"Currently there are no geostationary ocean-colour sensors in orbit, although South Korea plans to launch the GOCI ocean-colour sensor onboard the geostationary COMS-1 satellite early next year."
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Intesat FCC filing -Sept 18,2009 - ground control for Thor-6 launch
Oct 23,2009
http://licensing.fcc.gov/ibfsweb/ib.page.FetchAttachment?attachment_key=-179052
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PanAmSat FCC filing Sept 22 - Ground Control NSS-2 launch Oct 23
http://licensing.fcc.gov/ibfsweb/ib.page.FetchAttachment?attachment_key=-179958
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V192 mission is still planned on October 29th, but I was told there are some problems with NSS-12, so Arianespace considers its replacing by Astra 3B, which can postpone launch.
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Performed launches
12 February - Hot Bird 10 / NSS 9 / Spirale A / Spirale B - Ariane 5 ECA (V187) - 22:09 UTC
14 May - Herschel / Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188) - 13:12 UTC
1 July - TerreStar-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V189) - 17:52 UTC
21 August - JCSAT-12 / Optus D3 - Ariane 5 ECA (V190) - 22:09 UTC
1 October - Amazonas-2 / COMSATBw-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V191) - 21:59 UTC
2009
29 October - NSS 12 / Thor-6 - Ariane 5 ECA (V192) - 20:00-21:40 UTC
10 December - Helios IIB - Ariane 5 GS (V193)
2010
beginning of year - COMS-1 - Ariane 5
beginning of year - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
First quarter - Arabsat 5A - Ariane 5(or Proton from Baikonur)
First quarter - Astra 3B - Ariane 5
First quarter - Badr 5 - Ariane 5 (or Proton from Baikonur)
June - COMSATBw-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
June - Nilesat 201 - Ariane / Soyuz
June - Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
Second quarter - Hylas - Ariane 5
First half - Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) / SSOT - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Third quarter - SES Satellite (AMC-?R) - Ariane
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane
Second half - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
Second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane / Soyuz
18 November - ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" - Ariane
November - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of 2010 - Hispasat 1E - Ariane
TerreStar-2 - Ariane 5
2011
beginning of year - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
Second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
Second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
First half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
end of June - Swarm - Vega
Middle of the year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
Third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Yahsat 1A - Ariane
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
ATV-3 - Ariane
Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
O3b Networks (4 satellites) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
O3b Networks (4 satellites) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
March - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2 April - MetOp-B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
First half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
Yamal 401 - Ariane 5 ECA
Yamal 402 - Ariane 5 ECA
ATV-4 - Ariane
Sicral-2 - Ariane
Proba 3 - Vega
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
ATV-5 - Ariane
Autumn - EarthCare - Vega
JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A - Ariane 5
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on September 29
Changes on October 1
Changes on October 4
Changes on October 7
Changes on October 9
Changes on October 10
Changes on October 11
Changes on October 12
Changes on October 20
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BepiColombo will be launched on Ariane V
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BepiColombo will be launched on Ariane V
What is your source? ESA shows Soyuz on its page: http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=30
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already baselined for a couple of months
see e.g.
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Operations/SEMYRMQJNVE_0.html (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Operations/SEMYRMQJNVE_0.html)
http://www.spacenews.com/archive/archive08/bepifat_0707.html (http://www.spacenews.com/archive/archive08/bepifat_0707.html)
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2010
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First half - Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra (SSOT) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
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?? - Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
SSOT is a piggy-back-Payload on the Pléiades-1 launch
(see http://www.arianespace.com/about-us-corporate-information/Annual_Report_2008.pdf)
SSOT is just a 135kg microsat based on the Myriade-platform (see http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ssot.htm)
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Yahsat 1A launch delayed to 2011.
"Based in the United Arab Emirates, the Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. is building two large telecommunications satellites [Yahsat 1A and Yahsat 1B] scheduled for launch in 2011."
http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/yahsat-picks-viasat-technology-for-consumer-broadband-offering.html
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Yamal 401 and Yamal 402 launches postponed to 2012. Source: http://www.comnews.ru/index.cfm?id=48658&tempo=323
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"Deployment of Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system has slipped again, with the European version of Russia’s Soyuz rocket now scheduled to carry four Galileo in-orbit validation satellites into orbit in two launches scheduled for late 2010 and early 2011, European Space Agency (ESA) Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain said Oct. 9."
http://www.spacenews.com/civil/launch-dates-slip-for-galileo-validation-satellites.html
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ATV-2 new launch date: 30 November 2010
http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/2009/10212009.html
Performed launches
12 February - Hot Bird 10 / NSS 9 / Spirale A / Spirale B - Ariane 5 ECA (V187) - 22:09 UTC
14 May - Herschel / Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188) - 13:12 UTC
1 July - TerreStar-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V189) - 17:52 UTC
21 August - JCSAT-12 / Optus D3 - Ariane 5 ECA (V190) - 22:09 UTC
1 October - Amazonas-2 / COMSATBw-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V191) - 21:59 UTC
29 October - NSS 12 / Thor-6 - Ariane 5 ECA (V192) - 20:00 UTC
2009
9 December - Helios IIB - Ariane 5 GS (V193) - 16:26 UTC
2010
beginning of year - COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5
First quarter - Arabsat 5A - Ariane 5 (or Proton from Baikonur)
First quarter - Astra 3B - Ariane 5
March - COMS-1 - Ariane 5
First quarter - Badr 5 - Ariane 5 (with Proton from Baikonur)
June - Hylas - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
June - Nilesat 201 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
First half - Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) / SSOT - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Second half - BSat-3b - Ariane 5
Second half - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
Second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
30 November - ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" - Ariane 5
November - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
November - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
Fourth quarter - AMC-5R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
Fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5
TerreStar-2 - Ariane 5
2011
beginning of year - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
beginning of year - Yahsat 1A - Ariane
January - MSG-3 - Ariane
Second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
Second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
First half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
end of June - Swarm - Vega
middle of the year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
Third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
ATV-3 - Ariane
Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
O3b Networks (4 satellites) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
O3b Networks (4 satellites) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
March - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2 April - MetOp-B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
First half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
Second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
Yamal 401 - Ariane 5 ECA
Yamal 402 - Ariane 5 ECA
ATV-4 - Ariane
Sicral-2 - Ariane
Proba 3 - Vega
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
ATV-5 - Ariane
Autumn - EarthCare - Vega
JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
ATV-6 - Ariane 5
Türksat 5A - Ariane 5
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on October 22
Changes on October 24
Changes on October 27
Changes on October 29
Changes on October 30
Changes on November 4
Changes on November 6
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Yahsat 1A launch planned in early 2011.
“That has pushed back the launch of the satellite by a few months, it is now looking more likely to happen in early 2011 than late 2010,” claimed Yousif."
http://www.digitalproductionme.com/article-1894-yahsat_1a_launch_pushed_back_to_2011/
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According to this file (http://www.arabsat.com/Public/pdf/arabsat-5a.PDF) Arabsat 5A will be launched with Ariane 5.
Other Arabsat satellite Badr 5 will be launched with Proton.
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According to this file (http://www.arabsat.com/Public/pdf/arabsat-5a.PDF) Arabsat 5A will be launched with Ariane 5
SNS, this file was created in March. And possibly they have changed rocket since that time. RussianSpaceWeb has updated today schedule (http://www.russianspaceweb.com/2010.html) with information about Arabsat-5A launching by Proton-M in the beginning of May 2010.
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According to this file (http://www.arabsat.com/Public/pdf/arabsat-5a.PDF) Arabsat 5A will be launched with Ariane 5
SNS, this file was created in March. And possibly they have changed rocket since that time. RussianSpaceWeb has updated today schedule (http://www.russianspaceweb.com/2010.html) with information about Arabsat-5A launching by Proton-M in the beginning of May 2010.
In my opinion May 2010 is too late. On 13 September press release (http://www.arabsat.com/Pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=87) they have said Q1 2010 for Arabsat 5A. Also Ariane-5 schedule looks suitable for Arabsat's requirements. I will ask them about this case.
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AMC 5R (SES Satellite AMC-?R) launch is postponed to the fourth quarter of 2010.
Source: SES (http://www.ses.com/ses/PDFs/Investor_Relations/Results/Results_2009/Q3_2009/091022_SES_Q3_2009_presentation.pdf)
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COMS-1 launch expected during the spring of 2010.
The successful testing has enabled COMS to be deemed as ‘space qualified’ and will allow for preparations to begin for the launch of the satellite from the French Guiana Space Centre in Kourou next spring.
http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/news/2009/multi-mission-coms-satellite-is-2018space-qualified2019
COMSATBw-2 launch is expected in early 2010 with Ariane 5.
A second, identical COMSATBw-2 satellite is scheduled for launch in early 2010, a launch likely to be aboard Ariane 5 but with the new European version of Russia’s Soyuz rocket also a possibility, depending on when Soyuz begins operations from the European spaceport.
http://www.spacenews.com/launch/ariane-lofts-comsatbw-1-amazonas-2.html
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Hylas will be launched in mid-2010.
Following launch in mid-2010 by Arianespace, there will be a one-year demonstration phase, during which the flexibility of the payload and a series of advanced broadband applications will be demonstrated.
http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEMFDQYRA0G_index_0.html
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In the Arianespace launch list (which is very good!) you have ATV-6 included. To my knowledge there are only five ATV ordered.
There is an option for two more but they are far from approval.
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In the Arianespace launch list (which is very good!) you have ATV-6 included. To my knowledge there are only five ATV ordered.
There is an option for two more but they are far from approval.
The situation is more complex.
- The last ATV will be used to deorbit the ISS.
But: The end of the ISS is still beeing discussed.
- There could be a redesign becoming necessary for some of the later ATVs. If ESA invests in a redesign, they might order one or two additional ATVs.
- If an ARV (or other ATV evolution) will be built, the schedule will change anyway.
You see that there is a large uncertainity regarding ATV-6. :)
Better you plan for a launch wich may not take place than ending up with an ATV and no launcher.
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There have been rumours that HYLAS will be passenger for 1st flight of Soyuz in Kourou. However, that depends on how much further the Soyuz first launch slips into the future...
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talking about slipping into the future. The first Vega flight is now scheduled for November 2010 (Info from ESA Bulletin; see http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=11052.30)
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About COMS-1:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/06/content_12400946.htm
"SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Korea plans to launch its first weather-communications satellite into space in March, 2010, the country's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said on Friday"
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The Soyuz 2-1a launchers aboard MN Colibri will be utilized for Arianespace’s two maiden flights from the Spaceport, whose candidate payloads include the HYLAS telecommunications satellite for Avanti Communications Group plc., and the French CNES space agency’s Pléiades Earth observation satellite.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-soyuz-vega/2009/2009_11_07.asp
Performed launches in 2009
12 February - Hot Bird 10 / NSS 9 / Spirale A / Spirale B - Ariane 5 ECA (V187) - 22:09 UTC
14 May - Herschel / Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188) - 13:12 UTC
1 July - TerreStar-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V189) - 17:52 UTC
21 August - JCSAT-12 / Optus D3 - Ariane 5 ECA (V190) - 22:09 UTC
1 October - Amazonas-2 / COMSATBw-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V191) - 21:59 UTC
29 October - NSS 12 / Thor-6 - Ariane 5 ECA (V192) - 20:00 UTC
2010
18 December - Helios IIB - Ariane 5 GS (V193) - 16:26 UTC
2010
beginning of year - COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5
first quarter - Arabsat 5A - Ariane 5
first quarter - Astra 3B - Ariane 5
March - COMS-1 - Ariane 5
June - Nilesat 201 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
July - Hylas - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
second half - BSat-3b - Ariane 5
second half - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Pléiades-1 / ELISA (4 sats) / SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
30 November - ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" - Ariane 5
November - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
November - LARES / 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
fourth quarter - AMC-5R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5
TBD - TerreStar-2 - Ariane 5
2011
beginning of year - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
beginning of year - Yahsat 1A - Ariane
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
end of June - Swarm - Vega
middle of the year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
TBD - ATV-3 - Ariane
TBD - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
March - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2 April - MetOp-B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat - Launch from Baikonur
May - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
first half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane
TBD - MSG-3 - Ariane
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane
TBD - Yamal 401 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Yamal 402 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - O3b Networks (4 satellites) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 satellites) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Türksat 5A - Ariane 5
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on November 7
Changes on November 16
Changes on November 17
Changes on December 3
Changes on December 9
Changes on December 17
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http://www.spacenews.com/contracts/091116-ses-takes-stake-o3b.html
"PARIS — Satellite fleet operator SES has made a $75 million cash investment in satellite broadband startup O3b Networks, providing a large dose of credibility to O3b, which hopes to launch its first eight low-orbiting satellites in 2012, the companies announced Nov. 16"
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From new ESA Bulletin (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ESA_Publications/SEMJCZ3VU1G_0.html): "MSG-3 is in long-term storage at Thales Alenia Space Cannes, waiting for AIT campaign to begin in 2011. Launch is now planned not earlier than 2012"
And MetOp-B will be launched from Baikonur.
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Some updates about Soyuz launches.
"Next year will see three Soyuz launches, two of 2-1a and one of 2-1b. The July launch is for UK-based Avanti Communications' Hylas satellite. October will see France's Pleiades orbited and the third launch, in November, will be for the first two Galileo satellite navigation satellites. For their orbit, they need the Soyuz 2-1b with its better upper stage.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/11/30/335601/soyuz-to-go-west-in-2010.html"
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Galileo satellite navigation satellites. For their orbit, they need the Soyuz 2-1b with its better upper stage
Err, is the difference between the 2-1a and 2-1b not the third stage, while they have a similar Fregat upper stage. Or is there going to be a new Fregat upperstage for Galileo launches?
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Err, is the difference between the 2-1a and 2-1b not the third stage, while they have a similar Fregat upper stage
I think that "upper stage" means "third stage" in that report.
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Err, is the difference between the 2-1a and 2-1b not the third stage, while they have a similar Fregat upper stage
I think that "upper stage" means "third stage" in that report.
However, the FREGAT will also be modified for better performance (FREGAT-MT); see also http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=15064.0
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However, the FREGAT will also be modified for better performance (FREGAT-MT)
I think that all given modifications are already made and tested on usual Fregat upper stage in previous launches. For example, Biser-6 computer is using on Fregat since 2007. So Fregat-MT is simply usual Fregat for CSG.
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Performed launches in 2009
12 February - Hot Bird 10 & NSS 9 & Spirale A & Spirale B - Ariane 5 ECA (V187) - 22:09 UTC
14 May - Herschel & Planck - Ariane 5 ECA (V188) - 13:12 UTC
1 July - TerreStar-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V189) - 17:52 UTC
21 August - JCSAT-12 & Optus D3 - Ariane 5 ECA (V190) - 22:09 UTC
1 October - Amazonas-2 & COMSATBw-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V191) - 21:59 UTC
29 October - NSS 12 & Thor-6 - Ariane 5 ECA (V192) - 20:00 UTC
18 December - Helios IIB - Ariane 5 GS (V193) - 16:26 UTC
Planned launches
2010
23 March - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194)
end of April - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195)
June - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196)
July - HYLAS - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
second half - BSat-3b - Ariane 5
second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second half - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
October - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
30 November - ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" - Ariane 5
November - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
fourth quarter - AMC-5R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5
TBD - TerreStar-2 - Ariane 5 (ground spare)
2011
beginning of year - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
beginning of year - Yahsat 1A - Ariane
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
end of June - Swarm - Vega
middle of the year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
TBD - ATV-3 - Ariane
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
March - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
May - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
first half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane
TBD - MSG-3 - Ariane
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane
TBD - Yamal 401 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Yamal 402 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Türksat 5A - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on December 18
Changes on December 20
Changes on December 21
Changes on January 3
Changes on January 6
Changes on January 8
Changes on January 16
Changes on January 17
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According to Wikipedia (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5) next launch is planned for 27 January 2010 with Astra 3B and ComSatBw-2 payloads.
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HYLAS 2 satellite to be launched by Arianespace
Evry, December 21, 2009
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2009/12-21-09-hylas2-contract.asp
Avanti Communications Group plc has chosen Arianespace to launch its HYLAS 2 communications satellite.
The HYLAS 2 satellite will be boosted into geostationary transfer orbit in the first half of 2012 by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz launcher operating at the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
It is the second Avanti satellite to be launched by Arianespace.
HYLAS 2 will be built by Orbital Sciences Corporation in Dulles, Virginia, using a Star-2 platform. The satellite will weigh approximately up to 4,000 kg at launch. HYLAS 2 will offer a design life of 15 years and will provide direct-to-home TV broadcast and data transmission services for Europe. HYLAS 2 will be the 17th satellite built by Orbital Sciences Corporation to be launched by Arianespace.
“I am grateful to Arianespace for their help in completing this transaction and delighted to be able to work with them again to deepen our partnership on this second launch," said David Williams, Chief Executive of Avanti Communications Group plc.
“This new contract – which is the second we’ve signed with Avanti Communications, and our 11th in 2009 – closes out an exceptional year for Arianespace, which was capped three days ago by our seventh launch of the year,” said Arianespace Chairman & CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall. “I wish to thank Avanti Communications for the confidence it has once again placed in Arianespace with this contract for the launch of HYLAS 2. For Arianespace, this is a recognition of the quality and competitiveness of our Service & Solutions launch offer.”
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According to Wikipedia (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5) next launch is planned for 27 January 2010 with Astra 3B and ComSatBw-2 payloads.
Despite the info on Wikipedia, our friends at FCS (http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/europe-f10/ariane-5-eca-v194-astra-3b-comsatbw-2-27-01-2010-t9674.htm) are saying "no launch before March". Any suggestions?
Edit: Cnes-CSG (http://www.cnes-csg.fr/web/CNES-CSG-fr/5422-prochain-vol-.php) says: mid-March 2010.
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Vega maiden flight is expected in December 2010.
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMXTMIJX3G_index_0.html
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Next Ariane flights: FCS (http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/europe-f10/ariane-5-eca-v194-astra-3b-comsatbw-2-23-03-2010-t9674.htm)
Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - V194 - 23 March
Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - V195 - end of April
Rascom-QAF 1R & Nilesat 201 - V196 - June (both spacecrafts are 3-ton-class satellites, possible to be changed by bigger one)
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Vega qualification flight is now expected in late December 2010 or in early 2011.
V194 is planned on 24 March, V195 on 22 April, V196 on 27 May according to FCS (http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/europe-f10/ariane-5-eca-v194-astra-3b-comsatbw-2-23-03-2010-t9674.htm).
Planned launches
2010
24 March - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194)
22 April - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195)
27 May - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196)
September - HYLAS - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
second half - BSat-3b - Ariane 5
second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5
second half - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
October - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
30 November - ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" - Ariane 5
November - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
late December - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight) (or early 2011)
fourth quarter - AMC-5R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5
2011
beginning of year - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
beginning of year - Yahsat 1A - Ariane
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
end of June - Swarm - Vega
middle of the year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
TBD - ATV-3 - Ariane
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
March - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
May - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
first half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane
TBD - MSG-3 - Ariane
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane
TBD - Yamal 401 - Ariane 5 ECA (moved to Proton)
TBD - Yamal 402 - Ariane 5 ECA (moved to Proton)
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on January 25
Changes on January 26
Changes on January 27
Changes on February 5
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According to Air&Cosmos :
V194 is with Arabsat-5A and COMSATBw-2
V195 is with Astra-3B and Coms-1
Hylas launch is scheduled for september (and according to my sources, it would be a great achievement if it takes place in 2010 !)
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According to Air&Cosmos :
V194 is with Arabsat-5A and COMSATBw-2
V195 is with Astra-3B and Coms-1
Hylas launch is scheduled for september (and according to my sources, it would be a great achievement if it takes place in 2010 !)
Is Hylas still on Soyuz programme?
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According to Air&Cosmos :
V194 is with Arabsat-5A and COMSATBw-2
V195 is with Astra-3B and Coms-1
Hylas launch is scheduled for september (and according to my sources, it would be a great achievement if it takes place in 2010 !)
Is Hylas still on Soyuz programme?
Yes, it is for that reason its launch date is difficult to forecast...
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According to Gascom (http://www.gazcom.ru/index.php?lang=ru&screen=news&news_id=461&news_category=News&news_view=full), Yamal 401 and Yamal 402 spacecrafts are moved from Ariane to Proton. Yamal 402 launch is planned in 2012, Yamal 401 in 2013.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news/mission-status.asp
V194 with Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 on 24 March, now officially.
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Launch dates from ESA Bulletin 141: LISA Pathfinder - beginning of 2012, Gaia - August 2012, MSG-3 - June 2012, ADM-Aeolus - February 2012, Sentinel-1 - December 2012.
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Planned launches
2010
24 March - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194)
22 April - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195)
27 May - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196)
August/September - Eutelsat W3B - Ariane 5 ECA
September (TBD) - HYLAS - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
second half - BSat-3b - Ariane 5
second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5
second half - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
October (TBD) - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
30 November - ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" - Ariane 5
November (TBD) - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
late December - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight) (or early 2011)
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5
fourth quarter - AMC-5R - Ariane 5 / Soyuz - (renamed SES 3 and moved to Proton)
fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2011
beginning of the year - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
first quarter - SES-2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
end of June - Swarm - Vega
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
30 October - ATV-3 - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
beginning of the year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
February - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
first half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup)
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on February 8
Changes on February 10
Changes on February 12
Changes on February 13
Changes on February 18
Changes on February 21
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Athena-Fidus is a Spacebus B2 model expected to weigh slightly more than 3,000 kilograms at launch. It will be placed into geostationary-transfer orbit by Europe’s Arianespace launch consortium in late 2013 or early 2014.
http://www.spacenews.com/civil/100209-thales-alenia-gets-contract-athenafidus.html
Launch will be with Ariane 5 or Soyuz launcher.
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Eutelsat W3B will be launched with Ariane 5 in August-September 2010.
Source: Eutelsat (http://www.eutelsat.com/news/compress/en/2010/html/PR0910-Half-Year-Results/PR0910-Half-Year-Results.html)
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I thought AMC-5R been renamed to SES-2 and is still scheduled on Arianespace manifest. Orbital gives first half of 2011 as launch date for SES-2 (http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/Communications/AMC5R/)
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I thought AMC-5R been renamed to SES-2 and is still scheduled on Arianespace manifest. Orbital gives first half of 2011 as launch date for SES-2 (http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/Communications/AMC5R/)
Situation is a bit confusing. According to full year (http://www.ses.com/ses/PDFs/Investor_Relations/Results/Results_2009/FY_2009/100211_SES_FY2009_FINAL.pdf) results, SES-2 is planned for Q1-2011 and SES-3 for Q3-2011. There is no reliable info about their orbital locations.
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edit:Probably SES 2 is in Ariane backlog.
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Planned launches
2010
TBA - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194)
22 April - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195)
27 May - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196)
August/September - Eutelsat W3B - Ariane 5 ECA
September (TBD) - HYLAS - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
second half - BSat-3b - Ariane 5
second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5
second half - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
October (TBD) - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
NET 30 November - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5
late December - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight) (or early 2011)
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5
fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2011
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
first quarter - SES-2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
first quarter - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
second quarter - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
end of June - Swarm - Vega
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
30 October - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
beginning of the year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
February - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
first half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of the year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - ExoMars - Ariane 5 (Proton as backup) (moved to Atlas V)
2017
May - Solar Orbiter - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (moved to Atlas V / Delta IV)
Changes on February 25
Changes on March 1
Changes on March 11
Changes on March 16
Changes on March 17
Changes on March 18
Changes on March 21
Changes on March 26
Changes on March 28
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According to article at http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Isro-asks-for-more-money-as-spectrum-crunch-flares-up/588383/
New Delhi: With acute shortage of broadcasting spectrum for both existing and new television channels, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is asking for Rs 50,000 per mega hertz (Mhz) or around Rs 18 lakh per transponder per month from broadcasters for its upcoming satellite, Insat-4G, set to be launched in the second quarter of this year. This is a first by Isro for the broadcast sector, technical experts say.
Interesting! Can it be a typo?
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Delay for Galileo-IOV satellites.
The first two European Galileo satellites intended to form part of the future 30-satellite navigation constellation will not be ready for shipment to their launch site until early 2011, with the second pair to be ready three months later, European government and industry officials said March 10.
http://www.spacenews.com/civil/100310-initial-galileo-validation-satellites-delayed.html
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According to ESA website Solar Oribiter is planned to be launched by a Atlas V or a Delta IV.
And all newer sources gives Atlas V as launcher for ExoMars. ESA site still says Ariane 5 but that hasn't been updated since 2008.
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Star One C3 to be launched by Ariane 5 during 2012.
Source: http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/StarOne_Fact.pdf
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Note that 30 November for ATV-2 is a No Earlier Than (NET) date. Not likely to be the actual date.
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Insat-4G launch is planned in late 2010 or early 2011. source (http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article347010.ece)
Planned launches
2010
27 April - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194)
6 May - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195)
mid-June - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196)
August/September - Eutelsat W3B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - HYLAS 1 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (or Ariane 5) (third quarter)
second half - BSat-3b - Ariane 5
second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5
October (TBD) - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
NET 9 December - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5
late December - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight) (or early 2011)
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5
end of year - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5 (or early 2011)
fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2011
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
first quarter - SES-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
first quarter - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
second quarter - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
end of June - Swarm - Vega (switched to Rokot)
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
30 October - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
beginning of the year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
February - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (switched to Rokot)
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
first half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of the year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on April 1
Changes on April 3
Changes on April 6
Changes on April 8
Changes on April 9
Changes on April 11
Changes on April 12
Changes on April 16
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What do You think about this?
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article347010.eceISRO plans to put up Hylas satellite of its commercial arm Antrix before March 2011.
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What do You think about this?
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article347010.eceISRO plans to put up Hylas satellite of its commercial arm Antrix before March 2011.
Probably it is not the launch date.
With the launch of HYLAS 1 scheduled for the third quarter of this year with Arianespace on Soyuz (or the alternative Ariane 5) we look forward to upgrading our valued customers in Northern Ireland to higher service levels.
http://www.avantiplc.com/broadband/press-releases/2010-03-29-short-avanti-press.php
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Thanks! :)
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http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1133.1125
ADM-Aeolus and Swarm satellites will be launched by Rokot rockets, possibly Sentinel-1 satellite is too.
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http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1133.1125
ADM-Aeolus and Swarm satellites will be launched by Rokot rockets, possibly Sentinel-1 satellite is too.
Not a good sign for Vega.
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Next Ariane launches are updated according to info taken from FCS.
V195 on 6 May.
V196 around mid-June.
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http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1133.1125
ADM-Aeolus and Swarm satellites will be launched by Rokot rockets, possibly Sentinel-1 satellite is too.
Not a good sign for Vega.
Sentinel -1 was never meant to be launched on Vega. Vega can put roughly 1500 kg into a polar orbit. Sentinel-1 will go into polar orbit but weighs 2500 kg. So, Sentinel-1 is a full metric ton outside the performance envelope of Vega.
ADM-Aeolus and Swarm are headed for a different launcher simply because Vega is not ready on time. Remember, Vega is already 2 years late.
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http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1133.1125
ADM-Aeolus and Swarm satellites will be launched by Rokot rockets, possibly Sentinel-1 satellite is too.
Not a good sign for Vega.
Sentinel -1 was never meant to be launched on Vega. Vega can put roughly 1500 kg into a polar orbit. Sentinel-1 will go into polar orbit but weighs 2500 kg. So, Sentinel-1 is a full metric ton outside the performance envelope of Vega.
Sentinel-1 is also to heavy for Rokot and is certainly not a candidate for the second, currently unasigned ESA mission.
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http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1133.1125
ADM-Aeolus and Swarm satellites will be launched by Rokot rockets, possibly Sentinel-1 satellite is too.
ESA's Rockot contract is for two launches: A firm contract for Swarm (which turned out not to be compatible with launching on Vega) and another launch for an unassigned payload.
Nominally, ADM-Aeolus is still earmarked for Vega. ESA rules stipulate however, that in principle a backup launcher shall be available for ESA launches. So that second rockot is currently just a generic backup for Vega class missions.
Sentinel-1 is planned on a Soyuz class launcher.
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V194 launch is expected on 21 or 22 May (also there are rumours about launching in early June) according to FCS.
** I won't be able to update schedules for sometime. I hope someone to take over my job.
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V194 launch is expected on 21 or 22 May (also there are rumours about launching in early June) according to FCS.
** I won't be able to update schedules for sometime. I hope someone to take over my job.
Is that before or after V195?
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V194 launch is expected on 21 or 22 May (also there are rumours about launching in early June) according to FCS.
** I won't be able to update schedules for sometime. I hope someone to take over my job.
Is that before or after V195?
Before V195. Respectively V195 slips to June and V196 to July.
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Only 1 launch with Soyuz is expected in 2010. Pleiades launch slips to 2011.
Vega qualification flight is also postponed to early 2011.
http://www.spacenews.com/launch/100430-delays-vega-european-soyuz.html
"The European version of Russia’s Soyuz rocket will be unable to conduct more than its inaugural flight this year, rather than the two launches planned earlier, and Europe’s new light-lift rocket, Vega, is unlikely to make its debut until early in 2011, the head of the Arianespace launch consortium said."
Planned launches
2010
21 May - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194) - 22:01-22:44 UTC
end of June - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195)
end of July - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196)
August/September - Eutelsat W3B - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - BSat-3b - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 ECA
NET 6 December - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES
17 December - HYLAS 1 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (or Ariane 5)
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5
end of year - Intelsat 17 - Ariane 5
end of year - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5 (or early 2011)
fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2011
beginning of year - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
beginning of year - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
first quarter - SES-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
first quarter - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
second quarter - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
30 October - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
beginning of year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
first half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - Eshail - Ariane 5
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on 1 May
Changes on 12 May
Changes on 13 May
Changes on 14 May
Changes on 15 May
Changes on 18 May
Changes on 19 May
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Perminov: Soyuz STA will be launched 17 December.
http://www.rian.ru/science/20100514/234275042.html
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HYLAS 1 could be switched to Ariane 5.
"Avanti reports that the potential of a launch delay using a Soyuz lifter means that a switch to an Ariane 5 alternative is being considered."
Full article (http://www.stockmarketsreview.com/recommendations/avanti_communications_report_hylas_1_launch_schedule_by_soyuz_lifter_slippage_ariane_5_20100513_6676/)
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Next launches:
V195 in late June.
V196 in late July.
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A communications satellite for the Middle East and a South Korean multi-purpose spacecraft are due for launch in late June. Another Ariane 5 will blast off in late July, followed by more missions at a pace of nearly one per month through December, Le Gall said.
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v194/100513review/
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Eshail satellite to be launched by Ariane 5 at the end of 2012.
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The satellite, to be launched by an Ariane rocket, will secure Ku-band continuity for Eutelsat and additional Ku-band resources for ictQatar and will provide Ka-band capability, opening business opportunities for both parties, the two companies said.
http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidGN_11052010_120548/Qatar%20set%20to%20launch%20satellite%20in%202012
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Skynet 5D for launch on Ariane 5 in first half of 2013
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Completed launches
21 May - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194) - 22:01 UTC
Planned launches
2010
? June - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195) - postponed
end of July - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196)
August/September - Eutelsat W3B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - HYLAS 1 - Ariane 5
second half - BSat-3b - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 ECA
NET 6 December - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES
17 December - TBD - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5
end of year - Intelsat 17 - Ariane 5
end of year - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5 (or early 2011)
fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2011
beginning of year - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
beginning of year - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
first quarter - SES-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
July - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
January - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
first half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - Eshail - Ariane 5
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - MSG-4 - Ariane
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on 21 May
Changes on 22 May
Changes on 23 May
Changes on 31 May
Changes on 1 June
Changes on 4 June
Changes on 15 June
Changes on 23 June
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http://www.spacenews.com/contracts/100511-lockmart-build-vietnamese-satellite.html
A VNPT official said May 12 that Europe’s Arianespace launch consortium had been selected to launch Vinasat 2 in May 2012 aboard either an Ariane 5 heavy-lift rocket or the European version of Russia’s Soyuz vehicle.
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http://www.spacenews.com/launch/100505-ariane-launch-hughes-sat.html
PARIS — Satellite broadband and ground-terminal provider Hughes Communications has won the approval of France’s export-credit agency, Coface, to provide loan guarantees for 85 percent of the cost of launching Hughes’ Jupiter all-Ka-band broadband satellite aboard a European Ariane 5 rocket in early 2012, Hughes and Arianespace announced May 5.
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According to latest ESA Bulletin, some changes are listed.
Galileo IOV satellites: May & July 2011.
LISA Pathfinder: mid 2012
MSG 4: 2014
ESA Bulletin 142 (May 2010)
31 May 2010
A stunning image from the Hubble Space Telescope is on the cover of this issue of the Bulletin, as this famous observatory celebrates 20 years in space. Read the Bulletin and other publications online, with our visualiser tool.
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM7EHKPO8G_index_0.html
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During the speech after V195, Mr. Le Gall said that they have signed a contract for launching Arsat-1 for Argentina. Probably it will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 or Soyuz.
Also V196 is planned for 3 August.
Completed launches
21 May - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194) - 22:01 UTC
26 June - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195) - 21:41 UTC
Planned launches
2010
4 August - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196) - 20:45 UTC
early September - Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b - Ariane 5 ECA (V197)
end of October - HYLAS 1 & TBD - Ariane 5 ECA (V198)
second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 ECA
NET 6 December - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES
end of year - Intelsat 17 - Ariane 5
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5 (or early 2011)
end of year - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5 (or early 2011)
fourth quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2011
beginning of year - TBD - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (inaugural flight)
beginning of year - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
beginning of year - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
first quarter - SES-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
July - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
January - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
first half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - Eshail - Ariane 5
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - MSG-4 - Ariane
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on June 26
Changes on June 27
Changes on June 28
Changes on June 30
Changes on July 8
Changes on July 15
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According to http://spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html V197 will be with Eutelsat-W3B and BSAT-3b satellites in early September.
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Per this interview with Jean Yves Le Gall, the Soyuz mission has already slipped into 2011
http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/features/Arianespace-CEO-Le-Gall-Assesses-Opportunities-in-Asia_34477.html
"We expect to start using the Soyuz early next year. We will have the capability to have four Soyuz launches a year."
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Interesting that Arianne space is facilitating Soyuz launches from their French Guiana Spaceport in the not too distant future.
Are we talking manned launches, I wonder?
Anyone gone to the Arianne facility to watch a launch there? Wonder if they're set up to receive visitors! Might have to arrange a trip to South America once the shuttles are done flying.
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Are we talking manned launches, I wonder?
Not initially. There has been speculation about later upgrades IIRC.
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http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/07/14/hylas-1-launch-is-delayed/
Hylas 1 launch delayed to end of October. Probably will be launched during V198.
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Hispasat 1E launch may slip to early 2011
http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/hispasats-profits-percent.html
Hispasat 1E, with 53 Ku-band transponders, also under construction by Space Systems/Loral, is scheduled for launch into the 30-degree slot aboard a European Ariane 5 ECA rocket late this year or early in 2011.
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1007/07galileo/
The OHB-built satellites will follow the four validation spacecraft, which are due to launch in pairs on two Soyuz rockets in June and October 2011 from Kourou, French Guiana.
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Eshail satellite is renamed to Eurobird 2A. source (http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/upcoming-launches.html)
Completed launches
21 May - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194) - 22:01 UTC
26 June - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195) - 21:41 UTC
Planned launches
2010
4 August - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196) - 20:45-23:34 UTC
early September - Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b - Ariane 5 ECA (V197)
end of October - HYLAS 1 & TBD - Ariane 5 ECA (V198)
NET 9 December - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V199)
second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Intelsat 17 - Ariane 5
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5 (or early 2011)
2011
beginning of year - TBD - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (inaugural flight)
beginning of year - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
beginning of year - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
beginning of year - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
first quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
first quarter - SES-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
January - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
first half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2014
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - MSG-4 - Ariane
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on July 16
Changes on July 23
Changes on July 30
Changes on August 2
Changes on August 3
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Eshail/Eurobird 2A launch is planned for H1 2013 (http://www.eutelsat.com/news/compress/en/2010/pdf/PR3510-Annual-Results-2009-2010.pdf).
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Is Arianespace still trying for 7 flights in 2010, so squeezing one in late in December (V200)?
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Intelsat New Dawn launch delayed to Q1 2011. source (http://www.convergencepartners.co.za/2010/06/new-dawn-satellite-on-track-for-lift-off-in-q1-2011-andile-ngcaba-visit-washington/)
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Kazakh ERS satellite to be launched by Ariane.
http://www.interfax.kz/?lang=eng&int_id=13&category=exclusive&news_id=42
Besides, our French partners have offered Kazakhstan their Kourou cosmodrome in France’s Guiana to launch Kazakh spacecrafts. European launcher Ariane will put our Earth Remote Sensing satellite (ERS) satellite into orbit. Astrium as manufacturer of this spacecraft sets very tough requirements for safety and we have agreed with the proposal of the French side. The satellite is going to be launched in 2014.
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Kazakh ERS satellite to be launched by Ariane.
Sounds a bit strange to me. In the paragraph before it is stated that they want to also use Dnepr. I consider it unlikely that an ERS satellite compatible with Dnepr would be launched on an Ariane. Maybe Soyuz or Vega. I can hardly imagine a dedicated Ariane launch for a kazakh LEO mission...
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Next launch on 15 September.
Completed launches
21 May - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194) - 22:01 UTC
26 June - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195) - 21:41 UTC
4 August - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196) - 20:59 UTC
Planned launches
2010
October - Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b - Ariane 5 ECA (V197)
November - HYLAS 1 & TBD - Ariane 5 ECA (V198)
18 December - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V199)
second half - Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Intelsat 17 - Ariane 5
end of year - Hispasat 1E - Ariane 5 (or early 2011)
2011
beginning of year - TBD - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (inaugural flight)
beginning of year - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
beginning of year - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
beginning of year - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
first quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - SES-2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
end of February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
first quarter - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on August 4
Changes on August 5
Changes on August 7
Changes on August 10
Changes on August 14
Changes on August 19
Changes on August 20
Changes on August 25
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ABS 2 launch will be in early 2013.
http://www.absatellite.net/news/news_100729.html
The ABS-2 satellite will be one of the most powerful commercial satellite to be launched in the Asia Pacific region with nearly 12 kilowatts of payload power and up to a total of 74 active C-band, Ku-band and Ka-band transponders across 8 different beams and will be launched in early 2013.
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Is Arianespace still trying for 7 flights in 2010, so squeezing one in late in December (V200)?
From latest Arianespace mission update (http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2010/716.asp)
Arianespace is planning a total of six Ariane 5 flights during 2010, with three of these already performed and a fourth mission in advanced preparation for liftoff in September.
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June - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Planned for August.
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Some facts from latest ESA bulletin number 143.
HYLAS 1: November 2010
ATV-2: 18 December 2010 (launch window closes on 7 January 2011)
LISA Pathfinder: end of 2012
MSG-4: January 2014
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V197 (http://www.arianespace.com/news/mission-status.asp) is planned for second half of October.
Completed launches
21 May - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194) - 22:01 UTC
26 June - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195) - 21:41 UTC
4 August - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196) - 20:59 UTC
Planned launches
2010
28 October - Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b - Ariane 5 ECA (V197)
late November - HYLAS 1 & Intelsat 17 - Ariane 5 ECA (V198)
16 December - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V199)
2011
January - Hispasat 1E & Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 ECA (V200)
beginning of year - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
beginning of year - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
first quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
NET spring - TBD - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (inaugural flight)
NET spring - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or spring)
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - SES-2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2012
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
end of February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
first quarter - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
2013
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on 28 August
Changes on 3 September
Changes on 7 September
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In the Sept. 3rd print edition of "Air & Cosmos", Christian Lardier outlines on p.24 the following schedule of Ariane until early next year:
V197 - W3B & Bsat 3B - October
V198 - Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1 - November
V199 - ATV 2 - December
V200 - Hispasat 1E & Koreasat 6 - December or January
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http://www.physorg.com/news203082414.html
September 7, 2010
Spain said it signed a deal with Norway Tuesday to build a telecommunications satellite, to be launched in 2014 and used for both civilian and military purposes.
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EUMETSAT chooses Arianespace to launch Metop-C
Evry, September 10, 2010
The European meteorological satellite organization EUMETSAT has chosen Arianespace to launch its new satellite, Metop-C.
Metop-C will be launched into polar orbit during the last quarter of 2016 by a Soyuz launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2010/09-10-2010-metop-c-contract.asp
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http://www.asmmag.com/features/spot-image-from-3d-to-services-
In practice SPOT 5 is expected to operate to mid 2015 with SPOT 6 planned for launch in 2012 and SPOT 7 some 15 months later extending the operations until at least 2023. This has immense value for the international imaging marketplace as it ensures a continuation of 2 m imagery through to 2023. The four satellites planned for launch in the coming 4 years.
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http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Launchers_Home/SEMOU1KOXDG_0.html
IXV is scheduled for launch in 2013 on Vega
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1009/17atv/
Arianespace is holding open the possibility of launching two commercial communications satellites in its December slot, in case the ATV is not ready for flight.
"We have to decide exactly what to do," said Jean-Yves Le Gall, Arianespace's chairman and CEO. "We have the further question of the launch window for the ATV because there are some docking windows to the space station. We will decide by the end of September what will be the sixth flight of the year."
A third ATV is slated for launch in February 2012. Its service module and cargo carrier are being assembled in Bremen and Torino, Italy, respectively, Dettmann said.
At least two more ATVs are on the books for launch in February 2013 and February 2014.
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There is a new German-French Earth Observation mission called Merlin coming in 2014. Merlin will observe the methane concentration in Earth´s atmosphere. The budget is 120 million Euro.
http://www.dlr.de/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-1/117_read-22638/
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Arianespace Board of Directors meets: Three more Ariane 5 launches in 2010
Evry, September 20, 2010
The Board of Directors of Arianespace met on Monday, September 20, 2010 in Evry, near Paris. The Board approved the launch manifest for 2010 and 2011, congratulated the company on its record order book, and started operations to strengthen its financial structure.
Launch manifest
With 38 successful launches in a row, and more than seven years without a failure, Ariane 5 continues to confirm its operational maturity, launch after launch. Three Ariane 5 launches have already been successfully completed in 2010, and the next launch has been confirmed for Wednesday, October 28, carrying the Eutelsat W3B and B-SAT Corp. BSAT-3b satellites. Preparations of the satellites will start this week at the Guiana Space Center. The next two launches are scheduled by the end of the year, and will orbit four more geostationary satellites.
The first Ariane 5 launch in 2011 – which will be the 200th Ariane mission – will boost into orbit the Johannes Kepler ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) cargo vessel on a date compatible with the docking slots for the International Space Station (ISS), to be decided by ISS partners. This date will be guaranteed no matter what the schedule is for other Ariane 5 launches, thus confirming the versatility of the European launch system.
Arianespace and subsidiary Starsem will use the Soyuz launcher to orbit six Globalstar-2 satellites on October 19, 2010 from the Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The first launch of a Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana is set for the spring of 2011.
The first launch of the new Vega light launcher is expected next year as well.
Record order book
Since its founding, Arianespace has signed more than 300 launch Service & Solutions contracts with 77 customers, and has launched 283 satellites, representing more than half of all the commercial satellites now in service worldwide.
Since the beginning of the year Arianespace has signed nine more launch contracts for geostationary satellites, as well as six new contracts for dedicated Soyuz launches.
Arianespace’s order book now stands at €4.4 billion, an all-time record, including 32 geostationary satellites, six Ariane 5 launches for the ATV, and 18 Soyuz launches.
Strengthened financial structure
In line with decisions made at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in April, the Board of Directors has started operations to increase the company’s share capital, in order to offset the losses recorded in 2009 and strengthen its financial structure.
About Arianespace
Arianespace is the world’s leading launch service & solutions company, providing innovation to its customers since 1980. Backed by 24 shareholders and the European Space Agency, Arianespace offers an unrivalled family of launchers, comprising Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, and an international workforce renowned for a culture of commitment and excellence. As of September 15 2010, Arianespace had launched a total of 283 payloads, including more than half of all the commercial satellites now in service worldwide. It has a backlog of 22 Ariane 5 and 18 Soyuz launches, equal to more than three years of business.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2010/09-20-2010-board-meeting.asp
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http://en.rian.ru/science/20100922/160687317.html
The first flight of Russia's Soyuz-ST carrier rocket from the European space center in French Guiana may take place in March 2011, a senior Russian space official said on Wednesday.
"The next spacecraft - these could be the Pleiades satellites of the French space agency - are scheduled to be launched in March 2011," Remishevsky said.
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Completed launches
21 May - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194) - 22:01 UTC
26 June - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195) - 21:41 UTC
4 August - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196) - 20:59 UTC
28 October - Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b - Ariane 5 ECA (V197) - 21:51 UTC
Planned launches
2010
25 November - HYLAS 1 & Intelsat 17 - Ariane 5 ECA (V198)
late December - Hispasat 1E & Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 ECA (V199)
2011
15 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200)
April - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (inaugural flight)
beginning of year - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
first quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
middle of year - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
August - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (or spring)
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - SES-2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2012
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
end of February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
first quarter - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
end of year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega
TBD - SPOT 6 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2013
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
June - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
Changes on September 30
Changes on October 1
Changes on October 4
Changes on October 12
Changes on October 20
Changes on October 28
Changes on November 5
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January - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200)
Should be mi-February according :
http://www.spacenews.com/civil/100930-esa-reassurances-clear-cargo-launch.html
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January - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200)
Should be mi-February according :
http://www.spacenews.com/civil/100930-esa-reassurances-clear-cargo-launch.html
Thanks!
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January - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200)
Should be mi-February according :
http://www.spacenews.com/civil/100930-esa-reassurances-clear-cargo-launch.html
Feb 15 Launch with Feb 26 docking.
Thanks!
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2010/10-11-2010-launch-system-manufacturers-meeting.asp
The first launch of Soyuz from the Guiana Space Center is scheduled for April 2011. Arianespace’s customers have expressed their confidence in this new system by signing 18 launch contracts to date. Arianespace has therefore ordered 24 launchers from Russian industry, with the first two already delivered to CSG. The Soyuz launch complex (ELS) will be handed over to Arianespace by the end of 2010 and, following the inaugural launch in April 2011, two more Soyuz launches are scheduled by the end of that year.
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http://www.spacenews.com/civil/101022-europeans-struggle-launcher-development-strategy.html
The Ariane 6, according to preliminary French studies, would be designed to carry one large telecommunications satellite at a time into geostationary orbit. The vehicle could be developed in different variants to carry lighter telecommunications satellites as well, possibly replacing the European version of Russia’s Soyuz, whose first launch from Europe’s Guiana Space Center spaceport is scheduled for the first half of 2011.
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Azerspace/Africasat-1a satellite to be launched with Ariane-5. http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2010/11-05-2010-azerbaijan-contract.asp
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http://www.spacenews.com/civil/101110-webb-costs-rise.html
“The Webb telescope will now cost $6.5 billion, $1.5 billion more than the estimate included in NASA’s February 2010 budget request, Mikulski wrote in a Nov. 10 letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden after reading the Oct. 29 report. “Its launch will be delayed by over a year, from June 2014 to September 2015.”
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Completed launches
21 May - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194) - 22:01 UTC
26 June - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195) - 21:41 UTC
4 August - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196) - 20:59 UTC
28 October - Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b - Ariane 5 ECA (V197) - 21:51 UTC
26 November - HYLAS 1 & Intelsat 17 - Ariane 5 ECA (V198) - 18:39 UTC
Planned launches
2010
21 December - Hispasat 1E & Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 ECA (V199)
2011
15 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200)
April - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (inaugural flight)
beginning of year - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
first quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
July - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
28 August-28 September - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - SES-2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2012)
2012
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
end of February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
first quarter - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
end of year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - SPOT 6 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2013
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
2015
September - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2017
end of year - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
beginning of year - MTG-S1 - Ariane
Changes on November 11
Changes on November 12
Changes on November 17
Changes on November 18
Changes on November 19
Changes on November 22
Changes on November 24
Changes on November 26
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http://www.spacenews.com/civil/101118-esa-contract-weather-satellites.html
The first MTG imaging satellite is scheduled for launch in 2017 or 2018, with the first sounder satellite to be launched in 2019.
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Launch window for IOV-1 (with 2 sats) on Soyuz 28-08-2011 - 28-09-2011
IOV-2 for 2011/2012 more on that later
Oh, and it looks like "somebody up high" likes taking risks and it seems we will go first on Soyuz from CSG...
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Oh, and it looks like "somebody up high" likes taking risks and it seems we will go first on Soyuz from CSG...
The problem is that Galileo launch requires Soyuz-STB rocket, which is not in Kourou, and that there was agreement that the first launch will be with Soyuz-STA use. The problem is that French Ministry of Defense does not want to launch Pléiades satellite in the first flight. The Soyuz-STA dry rollout to the launch pad will be in February 2011 and, after that, the first launch will depend on payload: if Pléiades - then launch in May, if Galileo - then August/September 2011.
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http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Proba/SEMG2R4PVFG_0.html
Proba-3
Launch date: 2015-2016
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Proba/SEM9FS4PVFG_0.html
Proba V
Launch date: mid-2012
Launcher: To be decided – designed to be compatible with Vega, Soyuz or Falcon 1E launchers.
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According to ESA Bulletin 144 (November 2010)
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/publications/ESA-Bulletin-144/pageflip.html
Pages 64-65
Vega: First launch July 2011
Soyuz at GSG: First launch April 2011
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http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/101129-financing-o3b-constellation-closer.html
With the financing delay having slowed work at the manufacturer, it will be a challenge for O3b to deliver on its promised milestone of getting two groups of four satellites delivered in time for launches, in the first half of 2013, aboard Russian-built Soyuz rockets operating from the vehicle’s new commercial base at Europe’s French Guiana spaceport, industry officials said.
Rigolle said Thales Alenia Space has indicated there is plenty of time to meet the current schedule. “We think our plan for two launches, four satellites each, in the first half of 2013 is solid,” he said.
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Oh, and it looks like "somebody up high" likes taking risks and it seems we will go first on Soyuz from CSG...
The problem is that Galileo launch requires Soyuz-STB rocket, which is not in Kourou, and that there was agreement that the first launch will be with Soyuz-STA use. The problem is that French Ministry of Defense does not want to launch Pléiades satellite in the first flight. The Soyuz-STA dry rollout to the launch pad will be in February 2011 and, after that, the first launch will depend on payload: if Pléiades - then launch in May, if Galileo - then August/September 2011.
This what i'm hearing too, however I'm also hearing that there is some "political push" to have us launch first, i'll check again "upstairs"
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http://www.spacenews.com/civil/101201-european-weather-program-hits-snag.html
Final preparations for the launch of the Metop-B polar-orbiting weather satellite in mid-2012 aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket operated by the French-Russian Starsem joint venture, and a late-2012 launch of the third Meteosat Second Generation geostationary-orbiting satellite as a co-passenger on a European Ariane 5 rocket.
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http://www.spacenews.com/civil/101202-france-orders-two-recon-satellites.html
The French Defense Ministry on Dec. 2 announced it has ordered two high-resolution optical and infrared reconnaissance spacecraft from Astrium Satellites and Thales Alenia Space in a $1.1 billion contract that calls for the first satellite to be launched in December 2016.
The two post-Helios satellites are called CSO, a French acronym for Optical Space Component.
The contract with Astrium and Thales Alenia Space includes an option for a third satellite that could be built if and when other nations elect to join the French CSO program.
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Completed launches
21 May - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194) - 22:01 UTC
26 June - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195) - 21:41 UTC
4 August - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196) - 20:59 UTC
28 October - Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b - Ariane 5 ECA (V197) - 21:51 UTC
26 November - HYLAS 1 & Intelsat 17 - Ariane 5 ECA (V198) - 18:39 UTC
Planned launches
2010
28 December - Hispasat 1E & Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 ECA (V199) - 21:26-22:15 UTC
2011
15 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200)
April - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (inaugural flight)
beginning of year - INSAT-4G - Ariane 5
first quarter - Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5
first quarter - Yahsat 1A - Ariane 5
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane
first half - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
July - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
28 August-28 September - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - SES-2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2012)
2012
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
end of February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
first quarter - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
end of year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - SPOT 6 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2013
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
2015
September - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
end of year - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2019
beginning of year - MTG-S1 - Ariane
Changes on November 29
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Changes on December 2
Changes on December 7
Changes on December 8
Changes on December 14
Changes on December 15
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http://www.spacenews.com/civil/101202-france-orders-two-recon-satellites.htmlThe French Defense Ministry on Dec. 2 announced it has ordered two high-resolution optical and infrared reconnaissance spacecraft from Astrium Satellites and Thales Alenia Space in a $1.1 billion contract that calls for the first satellite to be launched in December 2016.
The two post-Helios satellites are called CSO, a French acronym for Optical Space Component.
The contract with Astrium and Thales Alenia Space includes an option for a third satellite that could be built if and when other nations elect to join the French CSO program.
Any information regarding the resolution?
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http://www.spacenews.com/contracts/101206-arianespace-launch-milcom-sat.html
PARIS — The French-Italian Sicral 2 military telecommunications satellite will be placed into geostationary orbit as a co-passenger on Europe’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA rocket in late 2013 under a contract the Arianespace commercial launch consortium announced Dec. 6.
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http://www.spacenews.com/military/news-briefs.html
The scheduled Dec. 21 launch of an Ariane 5 ECA rocket carrying two telecommunications satellites has slipped to at least Dec. 27 following a problem with one of the satellites’ components, which will be replaced, industry officials said Dec. 3.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2010/741.asp
Arianespace’s year-ending Ariane 5 flight for 2010 has been rescheduled to December 28, allowing one of the mission’s customers to perform complementary checks on its payload.
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http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/101215-thales-wins-arsat-contract.html
Satellite operator Arsat of Argentina has selected Thales Alenia Space to provide the electronics payload for an Arsat 2 telecommunications satellite to be launched into Argentina’s 81 degrees west orbital slot in 2013, Thales Alenia Space announced Dec. 15.
http://www.invap.com.ar/en/projects/arsat-satellites.htmlThe first satellite of the series ARSAT-1, will start to operate in the 72° W geostationary position as from 2012, and the other two will be operative in 2013 (ARSAT-2) and 2014 (ARSAT-3), with a life of 15 years.
Arianespace launchers, chosen to put ARSAT satellites in orbit. ARSAT-1will be launched from French Guiana (by the Ariane-V or Soyuz launchers).
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Completed launches in 2010
21 May - Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (V194) - 22:01 UTC
26 June - Arabsat 5A & COMS 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (V195) - 21:41 UTC
4 August - Nilesat 201 & Rascom-QAF 1R - Ariane 5 ECA (V196) - 20:59 UTC
28 October - Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b - Ariane 5 ECA (V197) - 21:51 UTC
26 November - HYLAS 1 & Intelsat 17 - Ariane 5 ECA (V198) - 18:39 UTC
29 December - Hispasat 1E & Koreasat 6 - Ariane 5 ECA (V199) - 21:27 UTC
Planned launches
2011
15 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200) - 22:07/10 UTC
March - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 ECA (V201)
April - GSAT-8 (INSAT-4G) - Ariane 5
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane 5
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane 5
second quarter - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
July - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
28 August-28 September ? - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
September - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (inaugural flight)
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
fourth quarter - SES-2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
fourth quarter - Atlantic Bird 7 - Ariane 5
2012
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
end of February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
first quarter - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
end of year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - SPOT 6 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
2013
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
2015
September - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
end of year - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2019
beginning of year - MTG-S1 - Ariane
Changes on 25 December
Changes on 26 December
Changes on 28 December
Changes on 29 December
Changes on 3 January
Changes on 5 January
Changes on 10 January
Changes on 11 January
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ATV-2 launch time: 22:07 UTC http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/launches.php
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NASA says (http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html) ATV-2 launch is planned at 22:10 UTC.
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According to http://www.russianspaceweb.com/kourou_els.html#2010 the first launch of a Soyuz from Kourou will be NET September 2011.
Quote:
By the end of the year, an unofficial but reliable source in the Russian space industry said that the first "dry" rollout of the Soyuz rocket to the launch pad was scheduled for April 20, 2011. As a result, final qualification of the facility for operation could take place by the middle of the summer, thus pushing the first Soyuz launch from Guiana to September 2011, as the earliest.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/1-4-2011-press-conference.asp
Arianespace will meet new challenges in 2011, as the complete European family of launch vehicles enters service. No less than six Ariane 5 launches are scheduled, including for the ATV 2, “Johannes Kepler”, on February 15.
Arianespace will begin operating the Soyuz launch complex in April, and plans to carry out at least two Soyuz launches during the year from the Guiana Space Center. At the same time, Arianespace has planned three Soyuz launches from the Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
Arianespace and ESA have also signed the production contract for the first operational launch of the Vega light launcher, while Arianespace and ELV have signed the VERTA framework contract concerning the supply of five Vega launchers following the qualification flight. Arianespace will take over responsibility for Vega launch facilities at the end of June, then carry out the first Vega launch during the second half of the year.
Arianespace plans a total of 12 launches in 2011.
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The Eutelsat AB7 mission in 2011 planned for Sea Launch has been moved to Ariane.
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According to Space News, Mr. Le Gall confirmed 9 launches 2011:
"In 2011, Arianespace expects to conduct six Ariane 5 launches. Le Gall said a seventh is unlikely because a few large satellites slated for launch in late 2011 are expected to be behind schedule. In addition to these launches, Arianespace expects to inaugurate operations of the Europeanized Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Guiana Space Center space port with two launches in 2011. Europe’s Vega small-satellite launcher is expected to make its inaugural launch in the second half of 2011, Le Gall said."
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A report today filed by the Press Trust of India, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/isro-to-launch-two-large-communication-satellites-this-year/articleshow/7222537.cms
The report talks about two launches from for ISRO, India in March (GSAT-8) and December (GSAT-10) on the Ariane-5 in the wake of the review of the GSLV program.
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http://www.sify.com/news/isro-to-launch-satellites-to-boost-transponder-capacity-news-national-lbfpajjhacg.html
On the sidelines of the Space Summit session at the 98th Indian Science Congress Wednesday, T.K. Alex, director of the ISRO Satellite Centre, said: 'In March/April, we will launch communication satellites GSAT-8 from French Guyana using Ariane rocket. Later this year or early 2012, GSAT-10 will be launched again by Ariane.'
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Maintaining the pace: a second Ariane 5 arrives in French Guiana for launch in 2011 (http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2011/753.asp)
Key elements of the Ariane 5 launcher for Arianespace’s second flight of 2011 arrived at the Spaceport this week, where they will be readied for a dual payload mission with the Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn telecommunications satellites.
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http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/Communications/SES/
SES-2 planned for launch 4th quarter of 2011
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html
September Vega • LARES
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Re: Ariane 5 ECA (V201) - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - March 29, 2011
Launch Date 29th March
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Eutelsat and Arianespace pursue longstanding partnership with new contract for satellite launch in 2012
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/1-17-2011-Eutelsat.asp
Evry, Paris, January 17, 2011
Continuing a 28-year relationship marked by 25 launch campaigns, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Arianespace today announced they have concluded a new contract for a satellite launch in the 2012 period.
The contract, signed in December 2010, for an Ariane 5 launch from the Guiana Space Centre, provides Eutelsat with launch diversity and schedule assurance for its significant in-orbit expansion programme of six satellites to be launched by mid-2013.
Commenting on this latest contract, Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said: “I particularly wish to thank Eutelsat for their continued confidence in our services. Arianespace is very proud of the preferred partnership we have built with Eutelsat over more than a quarter of a century. This contract is our 26th with Eutelsat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, and further evidence of the outstanding service and solutions offered by Arianespace.”
Eutelsat CEO, Michel de Rosen, added: “With two thirds of our satellites launched by Arianespace, Eutelsat has been able to consistently count on their capacity for delivering reliability, flexibility and on-time performance. This mission for 2012 is a new marker in a solid and longstanding relationship between our two companies, enabling Eutelsat to pursue our objective to renew and expand the resources and quality of service we provide to our customers.”
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According to today's Air&Cosmos, first launch of Soyuz will be between 15 august and 15 september with two GALILEO-IOV, and the launcher will be a STB.
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Completed launches 2011
16 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200) - 21:50 UTC
Planned launches
2011
29 March - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 ECA (V201)
April - GSAT-8 (INSAT-4G) - Ariane 5
second quarter - Astra 1N - Ariane 5
second quarter - ST 2 - Ariane 5
second quarter - BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA
31 August - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (inaugural flight)
September - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
third quarter - Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA
fourth quarter - SES-2 - Ariane 5
fourth quarter - Atlantic Bird 7 - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
2012
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
end of February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
first quarter - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Türksat 4A - Ariane 5
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
end of year - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?) (or 2014)
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - SPOT 6 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Eutelsat satellite - Ariane 5
2013
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
April - Sentinel-2 - Vega
May - Sentinel-3 - Vega
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
2015
September - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
end of year - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2019
beginning of year - MTG-S1 - Ariane
Changes on January 12
Changes on January 13
Changes on January 17
Changes on January 21
Changes on February 3
Changes on February 4
Changes on February 5
Changes on February 16
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According to http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html, ATV-2 launch is planned at 22:13 UTC.
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ESA’s Lisa Pathfinder Mission Faces 2 Year Delay (http://www.spacenews.com/civil/110203-lisa-pathfinder-2-year-delay.html)
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http://www.spacenews.com/civil/110204-german-missions-dlr-plan.html
The two missions — the civil-military Heinrich Hertz telecommunications satellite and the Deutsche Orbital Servicing Mission (DEOS) — are showcase projects that German space officials view as ways to promote German technology and German industry outside a pan-European context.
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According to MSDB, the Vega launch is scheduled for 1 September.
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http://www.spacenews.com/civil/110225-array-deterioration-jwst.html
Rick Howard, JWST program director, said Feb. 14 that the additional money is not likely to materialize, and that JWST’s launch date could slip well into 2016 as a result.
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Three OU space missions selected for study by ESA for a 2022 launch (http://www.open.ac.uk/science/physics/about-the-department/news.php?article_id=20619)
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected 14 space mission concepts (out of 47 submitted from the International Community) to go forward for further study for a Medium-size mission launch in 2022. Three of these missions with OU involvement are: the Exoplanet Missions, NEAT (Nearby Earth Astrometric Telescope) and EChO (Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory); and the European Venus Explorer (EVE).
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http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/Press_Releases/804158
Four MTG-I imaging satellites, with the first launched in the 2018 timeframe
Two MTG-S sounding satellites, with the first launched around 18 months after MTG-I
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html
May 11 Ariane 5 • ST 2 & GSAT 8
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According to last updates in ESA´s web page.
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMX3SHSBKG_index_0.html
A single-satellite precursor, LISA Pathfinder, will be launched in 2013 to flight-validate key technologies for the full LISA mission.
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=40
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There is an update on the Arianespace website - http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2011/767.asp
It talks about the mid-May launch of the Ariane-V VA202 flight with ST-2 and GSAT-8. This is in agreement with Salo's post earlier.
Also note the change in flight designations.
VA - vol Ariane vol is French for flight.
VS - vol Soyuz
VV - vol Vega
Pradeep
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/3-14-2011-ARSAT2.asp
Washington, March 14, 2011
Arianespace today announced that it has signed a launch Service & Solutions contract with Argentine operator ARSAT (Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anonima) to orbit its Arsat-2 satellite by the second half of 2013.
Weighing about 2,900 kg at launch, Arsat-2 will be placed into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz launcher from the Guiana Space Center.
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The first Souz launch has been postponed to the end of this September. No reasons. Source (http://www.interfax.ru/news.asp?id=181844)
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Completed launches 2011
16 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200) - 21:50 UTC
22 April - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 ECA (VA201) - 21:37 UTC
Planned launches
2011
19 May - ST 2 & GSAT-8(INSAT-4G) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA202)
29 June - Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA (VA203)
11 August - Arabsat 5C & SES-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA204)
1 September - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
end of September - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (inaugural flight)
9 November - Atlantic Bird 7 & TBD - Ariane 5 ECA (VA205)
TBD - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
2012
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
end of February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
first quarter - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - SPOT 6 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Eutelsat satellite - Ariane 5
2013
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
May - Sentinel-3A - Vega
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Sentinel-2A - Vega (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
end of year - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
2015
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane / Soyuz
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - JWST - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
Changes on March 28
Changes on March 30
Changes on April 3
Changes on April 9
Changes on April 10
Changes on April 10
Changes on April 13
Changes on April 15
Changes on April 22
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Last nights launch of flight VA201 was aborted during the seven second "startup" of the main engine prior to the lighting of the SRB's and launch.
A new launch date will announced once investigations are complete.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2011/780.asp
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http://www.spacenews.com/earth_observation/110411-delay-gmes-sats-presses-envisat.html
Liebig said the Sentinel 1A and Sentinel 2A satellites, now under development, will not be launched before 2013 and either late 2013 or early 2014, respectively.
While extending Envisat’s life another year is costly, delaying the launch of Sentinel 1A and 2A by six months will mean the launch of their identical follow-ons, Sentinel 1B and Sentinel 2B, also will be delayed by six months.
The launch of the B-model satellites was always intended to occur 18 months after the A-model spacecraft were successfully in orbit. That 18-month interval will remain, meaning that the European Commission, which is sharing GMES costs with ESA, need not finance the B-units’ launch services until around 2014.
Those dates are important. The executive commission of the 27-nation European Union runs on seven-year budget cycles, with the next to start in 2014. Details of that budget will not be known until 2013, and no disbursements may be made until mid-2014 at the earliest.
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Last nights launch of flight VA201 was aborted during the seven second "startup" of the main engine prior to the lighting of the SRB's and launch.
They are called EAP, not SRB ! :D
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Per my informations :
VA203 : 29th june
VA204 : 11th august
VA205 : 9th november (last launch in 2011)
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Per my informations :
VA203 : 29th june
VA204 : 11th august
VA205 : 9th november (last launch in 2011)
Thank you for that information. Do you know which missions those flight numbers refer to? The Ariane site does not say.
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http://www.spacenews.com/launch/110407-production-issue-threatens-intelsat-launch.html
"Long Beach, Calif.-based Sea Launch is planning two launches this year, which will punctuate the company’s new ownership following the bankruptcy proceedings, Karlsen said. The first is the launch of Paris-based Eutelsat’s Atlantic Bird 7 satellite, scheduled for September. A second launch, of the Intelsat 19 satellite, is scheduled for December"
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/4-11-2011-va201-new-launch-date.asp
- Arianespace Flight VA201; Ariane 5 ECA with Yahsat Y1A and Intelsat New Dawn: Liftoff is scheduled for Friday, April 22, 2011
- Ariane Flight VA202, utilizing an Ariane 5 ECA to launch the ST-2 and GSAT-8 satellite payloads: May 19, 2011,
- Ariane Flight VA203, with an Ariane 5 ECA carrying the ASTRA 1N and BSAT-3c passengers: June 29, 2011.
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http://www.spacenews.com/launch/110413-arianespace-launch-astra-for-ses-2013.html
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Satellite fleet operator SES will launch its mixed Ku- and Ka-band Astra 2E satellite aboard a European Ariane 5 rocket in mid-2013, Luxembourg-based SES and the Evry, France-based Arianespace launch consortium announced April 13.
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Arianespace to launch the ASTRA 2E satellite
Evry, April 13, 2011
Satellite operator SES has selected Arianespace for the launch of ASTRA 2E.
In the frame of the "Multi Launch Agreement" with Arianespace, the Luxemburg operator of satellites SES has confirmed today to Arianespace the launch of the ASTRA 2E satellite slated for the second semester of 2013.
Weighing more than 6,000 kg. at launch, ASTRA 2E will be placed into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 launcher from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
ASTRA 2E will be built by Astrium using a Eurostar E3000 platform. Fitted with active Ku-band and Ka-band transponders, ASTRA 2E will be positioned at 28.2 degrees East. It will deliver high-power broadcast services across all of Europe and Africa, and will offer a design life of about 15 years.
In 2011, Arianespace is to orbit the ASTRA 1N and SES 2 satellites for SES.
Over the last two decades, Arianespace and SES have developed an exceptional relationship. SES, with its ASTRA satellite platform, operates the leading direct-to-home (DTH) TV broadcast system in Europe, serving more than 135 million households via DTH and cable networks.
Arianespace Chairman & CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said: “Arianespace is especially proud to have been selected by one of the world’s major satellite operators. We are very proud to serve SES once again and we would like to thank SES for selecting us. This is clear recognition of the quality and competitiveness of our launch Service & Solutions.”
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/4-13-2011-Astra2E.asp
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http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/04/14/355598/nasa-further-delays-webb-telescope-launch.html
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden has declared the James Webb Space Telescope [JWST] will not launch until at least 2018.
Bolden made those remarks on 11 April before a Congressional panel in Washington, DC.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/5-7-2011.asp
Slated for this coming October, the first Soyuz at CSG will launch, on behalf of ESA, the first two satellites in the Galileo satellite positioning system.
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Completed launches 2011
16 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200) - 21:50 UTC
22 April - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 ECA (VA201) - 21:37 UTC
20 May - ST 2 & GSAT-8(INSAT-4G) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA202) - 20:38 UTC
Planned launches
2011
early July - Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA (VA203)
11 August - Arabsat 5C & TBD - Ariane 5 ECA (VA204)
October - LARES & 9 Cubesats - Vega (qualification flight)
October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (inaugural flight)
9 November - SES 2 & TBD - Ariane 5 ECA (VA205)
2012
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
February - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
end of February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
first quarter - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
TBD - ATV-4 - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - SPOT 6 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Eutelsat satellite - Ariane 5
2013
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
May - Sentinel-3A - Vega
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Sentinel-2A - Vega (or early 2014)
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
end of year - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
2015
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane / Soyuz
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - JWST - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
Changes on May 8
Changes on May 10
Changes on May 13
Changes on May 17
Changes on May 19
Changes on May 20
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SES 2 launch delayed to Q4 2011. source (http://www.ses.com/ses/PDFs/Investor_Relations/Results/Results_2011/Q1_2011/110511_Q1_2011_FINAL.pdf)
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Per Air & Cosmos on 6 May, the Pleiades-1 launch on Soyuz is now February 2012.
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http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/launches.php
OCT 2011 Vega ELV First Flight Vega
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html
Oct. 20 Soyuz • Galileo IOV
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Completed launches 2011
16 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200) - 21:50 UTC
22 April - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 ECA (VA201) - 21:37 UTC
20 May - ST 2 & GSAT-8(INSAT-4G) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA202) - 20:38 UTC
Planned launches
2011
1 July - Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA (VA203) - 21:43-23:06 UTC
11 August - Arabsat 5C & SES 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA204)
20 October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (VS1) - ~10:00 UTC
October - LARES & ALMASat 1 & AtmoCube & E-Star & Goliat & OUFTI 1 & PW Sat 1 & UNICubeSat & UWE & XaTcobeo - Vega (VV1)
9 November - JCSAT-13 & INSAT 3D (or 2012) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA205)
2012
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
February - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
end of February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
first quarter - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Eutelsat satellite - Ariane 5
2013
beginning of year - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
May - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May - Sentinel-3A - Vega
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Astra 5B - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Sentinel-2A - Vega (or early 2014)
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
end of year - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - LISA Pathfinder - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or Vega?)
2015
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane / Soyuz
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - JWST - Ariane
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
Changes on May 22
Changes on May 23
Changes on May 25
Changes on May 26
Changes on June 4
Changes on June 14
Changes on June 21
Changes on June 22
Changes on June 23
Changes on June 24
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http://www.spacenews.com/civil/110525-europe-additional-galileo-sats.html
The first two of these 18 satellites are scheduled for launch in late October on the inaugural flight of the Europeanized Russian Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. In the press briefing, Tajani went so far as to announce the exact timing of the launch — 7 a.m. on Oct. 20, French Guiana time.
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The GSAT-7 and Insat-3D spacecraft, which were scheduled to be launched by the GSLV, will now go up on international launchers.
Source (http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/asd/2011/06/03/09.xml&headline=No%20Design%20Fault%20Found%20In%20Indian%20GSLV)
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http://www.ses.com/ses/siteSections/newsroom/Latest_News/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/pressReleaseList/11-06-01/index.php
SES-2 and Air Force Payload Complete Dynamics Test – on Track for August 2011 Launch
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html
July 1 Ariane 5 • ASTRA 1N & BSAT 3c
Launch window: 2143-2306 GMT (5:43-7:06 p.m. EDT)
Late August Ariane 5 • Arabsat 5C & SES 2
Launch window: TBD
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JCSAT 13 has been moved forward from 2013 to the 4th quarter of 2011
http://www.sptvjsat.com/images/en/news_release/1605/110617_jcsat13.pdf
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Astra 5B will be boosted into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 launcher mid-year 2013.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/6-21-2011-Astra.asp
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Continued problems with two technologies aboard LISA Pathinder have pushed the mission’s launch into 2014 instead of 2013.
http://www.spacenews.com/civil/110623-lisa-proceed-despite-cost.html
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James Webb Space Telescope mission would need an additional $250 million in 2011 to maintain a newly projected 2015 launch date
http://www.spacenews.com/civil/110623-nasa-suspends-payments-orbital.html
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story/2011/6-23-2011.asp
Lisa Pathfinder is a European Space Agency/U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission that will detect gravitational waves to help determine how space and time are interconnected. After its launch from the Spaceport by Vega, this 1,900-kg. spacecraft is to be placed in an initial slightly elliptical parking orbit.
Completed launches 2011
16 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200) - 21:50 UTC
22 April - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 ECA (VA201) - 21:37 UTC
20 May - ST 2 & GSAT-8(INSAT-4G) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA202) - 20:38 UTC
Planned launches
2011
26 July - Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA (VA203)
late August/early September - Arabsat 5C & SES 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA204)
20 October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (VS1) - ~10:00 UTC
October - LARES & ALMASat 1 & AtmoCube & E-Star & Goliat & OUFTI 1 & PW Sat 1 & UNICubeSat & UWE & XaTcobeo - Vega (VV1)
9 November - JCSAT-13 & INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA205)
2012
beginning of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
February - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
end of February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5
April - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Eutelsat satellite - Ariane 5
2013
beginning of year - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
May - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May - Sentinel-3A - Vega
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Astra 5B - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Sentinel-2A - Vega (or early 2014)
fourth quarter - THOR 7 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
end of year - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
2015
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane / Soyuz
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - JWST - Ariane
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
Changes on June 28
Changes on July 1
Changes on July 2
Changes on July 4
Changes on July 5
Changes on July 16
Changes on July 19
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/7-5-2011-thor7.asp
Communications satellite operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has chosen Arianespace to launch its new satellite, THOR 7.
The THOR 7 satellite will be placed into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 launcher. The launch is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2013 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
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GSat-10 is lined up for March-April 2012. (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/government-and-policy/article2215955.ece?homepage=true)
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The GSAT-10 would be launched by an Ariane vehicle from Kourou island in French Guiana in April 2012.
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article2230383.ece
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Kourou is not an island... ;)
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Not for "The Hindu". ;)
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http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t12353p60-ariane-5-eca-va203-astra-1n-bsat-3c-26-juillet-2011
Mar 19 Juil 2011 - 10:48
"Ariane nous a annoncé une nouvelle date de tir le Mercredi 03/08"
August 3.
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Completed launches 2011
16 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200) - 21:50 UTC
22 April - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 ECA (VA201) - 21:37 UTC
20 May - ST 2 & GSAT-8(INSAT-4G) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA202) - 20:38 UTC
6 August- Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA (VA203) - 22:52 UTC
Planned launches
2011
9 September - Arabsat 5C & SES 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA204)
20 October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (VS1) - ~10:00 UTC
NET December - LARES & ALMASat 1 & AtmoCube & E-Star & Goliat & OUFTI 1 & PW Sat 1 & UNICubeSat & UWE & XaTcobeo - Vega (VV1)
9 November - JCSAT-13 & INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA205)
2012
February - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
7 March - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES - VA205
spring - Jupiter - Ariane 5
April - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
second quarter - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
first half - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Eutelsat satellite - Ariane 5
TBD - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5
2013
beginning of year - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
May - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May - Sentinel-3A - Vega
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Astra 5B - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Sentinel-2A - Vega (or early 2014)
fourth quarter - THOR 7 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
end of year - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - ATV-5 - Ariane
TBD - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
2015
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane / Soyuz
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - JWST - Ariane
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
Changes on 21 July
Changes on 28 July
Changes on 3 August
Changes on 5 August
Changes on 6 August
Changes on 7 August
Changes on 10 August
Changes on 16 August
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JCSAT-13 delayed to second quarter of 2012. I assume that VA205 will not take place in 2011.
http://www.sptvjsat.com/images/en/news_release/1645/110803_hd_J13%20rescheduleEN.pdf
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & Chief Executive Officer: Shinji Takada) announces that launch schedule of the JCSAT-13 satellite, which was planned in the fourth quarter (October to December) of 2011, has been postponed to the second quarter (April to June) of 2012 due to the launch service provider’s reasons.
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Vega launch postponed to NET December 2011.
ATV-3 launch on 29 February 2012
http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/launches.php
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http://www.arianespace.com/news/mission-status.asp
Ariane Flight VA204
Launch date: September 9, 2011
Launcher version: Ariane 5 ECA
Payload(s): Arabsat 5C & SES 2
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Jupiter could be launched in the first three months of 2012. But availability issues with the Ariane 5 may push the launch into the spring.
http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/110809-hughes-business-bright-spot-for-echostar.html
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“Edoardo Amaldi” scheduled to fly to the ISS in the spring of 2012:
http://www.astrium.eads.net/node.php?articleid=7404
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“Edoardo Amaldi” slated to launch to the ISS on March 7, 2012.
http://www.ria.ru/science/20110816/418230135.html
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there are so many lunches for ariane 5 at 2012! how many is the max lunches can be done?
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Soyuz VS01 launch time: 10:34 UTC source (http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html)
Completed launches 2011
16 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (V200) - 21:50 UTC
22 April - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 ECA (VA201) - 21:37 UTC
20 May - ST 2 & GSAT-8(INSAT-4G) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA202) - 20:38 UTC
6 August - Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R - Ariane 5 ECA (VA203) - 22:52 UTC
21 September - Arabsat 5C & SES 2/CHIRP - Ariane 5 ECA (VA204) - 21:38 UTC
Planned launches
2011
20 October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (VS01) - 10:34 UTC
2012
NET 19 January - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
NET January - LARES & ALMASat 1 & AtmoCube & E-Star & Goliat & OUFTI 1 & PW Sat 1 & UNICubeSat & UWE & XaTcobeo - Vega (VV01)
7 March - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES - VA205
spring - Jupiter - Ariane 5
April - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
second quarter - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
second quarter - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
July - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
December - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
end of year - Amazonas-3 - Ariane 5 (or in early 2013)
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Eutelsat satellite - Ariane 5
TBD - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5
2013
beginning of year - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
February - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
May - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Astra 5B - Ariane 5
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Sentinel-3A - Vega
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Sentinel-2A - Vega (or early 2014) (moved to Rokot)
fourth quarter - THOR 7 - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
February - ATV-5 - Ariane 5 ES
April - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
end of year - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - DIRECTV-14 - Ariane 5
TBD - DIRECTV-15 - Ariane 5
2015
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane / Soyuz
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
Changes on August 28
Changes on September 1
Changes on September 7
Changes on September 13
Changes on September 15
Changes on September 19
Changes on September 21
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http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/publications/ESA-Bulletin-147/pageflip.html
The selection of launch services for the two satellites was finalised on 29 June of one Rockot (Sentinel-2A) and one Vega (Sentinel-2B) launch.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/9-7-2011-AMAZONAS-3.asp
Arianespace to launch Amazonas-3 for Hispasat
Amazonas-3 will be launched by an Ariane 5 rocket at the end of 2012 or in early 2013 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/9-13-2011-directv.asp
Arianespace to launch up to four satellites for DIRECTV
Arianespace announced today that it will launch two satellites for DIRECTV and has the option of launching another two satellites for one of the world’s leading providers of television entertainment services.
The satellites will be launched on Ariane 5 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana in 2014.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news/mission-status.asp
Launch window for Ariane Flight VA204
Universal time (GMT)
From 9:38 p.m. to 11:02 p.m. on September 20
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/9-15-2011-BepiColombo.asp
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace today announced the signature of a contract for the launch of the BepiColombo spacecraft, designed to explore the planet Mercury.
The launch is scheduled for July 2014, using an Ariane 5 ECA launcher from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
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http://www.spacenews.com/civil/110921-vega-debut-pushed-january.html
The maiden flight of Europe’s Vega small-satellite launch vehicle will not occur before January but the European version of Russia’s Soyuz rocket will fly twice in 2011, using both of its European-version configurations, European government and industry officials said Sept. 21.
Denis Schmitt, a program manager at the Arianespace launch consortium of Evry, France, told the conference that the other European Soyuz configuration, the Soyuz 2-1a, which carries a third-stage engine similar to the one that failed in August, is still scheduled for a mid-December liftoff from the European spaceport.
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http://www.spacenews.com/launch/110923-struggle-stacking-payloads-ariane5.html
PARIS — Europe’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket will be unable to launch any commercial missions for the next six months because of worsening payload compatibility issues that Ariane 5 designers hope to solve with the vehicle’s planned upgrade.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/9-29-2011-Mexsat3.asp
Arianespace to launch Mexican satellite Mexsat 3
Mexsat 3 will be placed into geostationary transfer orbit in late 2012 by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz launcher from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
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http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/110930-esa-extends-ohb-contract.html
OHB and ESA have negotiated with satellite fleet operator Hispasat of Spain to purchase the first Small-Geo model. The satellite, called Hispasat AG1, is scheduled for launch in 2013.
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http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMOZ59U7TG_index_0.html
Euclid's launch, on a Soyuz launch vehicle, is planned for 2019 from Europe's Spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2011/851.asp
In parallel, the VS02 launch campaign is now underway for Soyuz’ second mission from the Spaceport, targeted in mid-December with the French CNES space agency’s Pleiades optical Earth observation satellite and accompanied by five supplemental payloads.
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hi all. anybody knows how many Vega flights have been booked until now? I have seen somewhere a figure like 6 or 7
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hi all. anybody knows how many Vega flights have been booked until now? I have seen somewhere a figure like 6 or 7
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg677722#msg677722
Arianespace and ESA have also signed the production contract for the first operational launch of the Vega light launcher, while Arianespace and ELV have signed the VERTA framework contract concerning the supply of five Vega launchers following the qualification flight.
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http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/change_log.php
2011-10-13 ISS-ATV-03 Launch date set at 2/29/2012
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Completed launches in 2011
1 - 16 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (VA200) - 21:51:02
2 - 22 April - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 ECA (VA201) - 21:37
3 - 20 May - ST 2 & INSAT-4G (GSAT-8 ) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA202) - 20:38
4 - 6 August - Astra 1N & BSAT-3c - Ariane 5 ECA (VA203) - 22:52
5 - 21 September - SES-2 & Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA204) - 21:38
6 - 21 October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (VS01) - 10:30:26
Planned launches
2011
16 December - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (VS02) - TBD
2012
NET 26 January - LARES & ALMASat 1 & AtmoCube & E-Star & Goliat & OUFTI 1 & PW Sat 1 & UNICubeSat & UWE & XaTcobeo - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - TBD
29 February - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) (or 7 March)
April - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
second quarter - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
second quarter - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
August-September - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
TBD - Eutelsat satellite - Ariane 5
TBD - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5
2013
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
beginning of year - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
28 February - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5
May - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Astra 5B- Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Astra 2E - Ariane 5
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
autumn - EarthCare - Vega
October - Sentinel-3A - Vega
October - September 2014 - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
fourth quarter - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
fourth quarter - THOR 7 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Amazonas-3 - Ariane 5 (or early 2014)
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
February - ATV-5 - Ariane
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
end of year - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-3 - Vega
TBD - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5
2015
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
2022
TBD - NEAT- Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - EVE - Soyuz (TBD)
Changes on October 21
Changes on October 22
Changes on October 27
Changes on October 28
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http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/change_log.php2011-10-13 ISS-ATV-03 Launch date set at 2/29/2012
DLR has it for 7 March
http://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
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I was told today by ESA guys that VS02 launch is planned on December 14-20, the launch of another two Galileo IOV satellites is planned in August/September 2012 and first Galileo FOC satellites will be launched in 2013.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2011/859.asp
This ATV, named after Italian physicist Edoardo Amaldi, will be loaded with dry cargo, water and propellants for a rendezvous with the space station in low-Earth orbit. It will be launched on a mission designated VA205 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering, signifying the 205th flight of a vehicle in the Ariane series.
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http://www.spacenews.com/contracts/111031-optus-launch-atop-ariane.html
SingTel Optus will launch its Optus 10 telecommunications satellite aboard a European Ariane 5 rocket in mid-2013 following a contract announced Oct. 31 by the Arianespace commercial launch consortium.
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Completed launches in 2011
1 - 16 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (VA200) - 21:51:02
2 - 22 April - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 ECA (VA201) - 21:37
3 - 20 May - ST 2 & INSAT-4G (GSAT-8 ) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA202) - 20:38
4 - 6 August - Astra 1N & BSAT-3c - Ariane 5 ECA (VA203) - 22:52
5 - 21 September - SES-2 & Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA204) - 21:38
6 - 21 October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (VS01) - 10:30:26
Planned launches
2011
17 December - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (VS02) - 02:03:48
2012
26 January - LARES & ALMASat 1 & AtmoCube & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & OUFTI 1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & UNICubeSat & UWE-3 & XaTcobeo - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 13:00-15:00
March (TBD) - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 14:00
April - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
April - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
second quarter - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
second quarter - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - Jupiter - Ariane 5
middle of year - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
middle of year - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
July - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
November - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
TBD - Eutelsat satellite - Ariane 5
TBD - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5
2013
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
February - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
28 February - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
June - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
middle of year - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Astra 2E - Ariane 5
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Sentinel-3A - Vega
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
fourth quarter - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega
fourth quarter - THOR 7 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Amazonas-3 - Ariane 5 (or early 2014)
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
February - ATV-5 - Ariane
April - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EDRS-A - Ariane 5
December - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5
TBD - DLA 1 - Ariane 5
2015
mid year - MICROSCOPE - TBD
August - EarthCare - Vega
December - EDRS-C - Ariane 5
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
year end - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
2022
TBD - Cosmic Vision L1 - TBD
TBD - Cosmic Vision M3 - TBD - (or 2023)
TBD - NEAT- Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - EVE - Soyuz (TBD)
Changes on November 3
Changes on November 9
Changes on November 11
Changes on November 14
Changes on November 19
Changes on November 25
Changes on November 30
Changes on December 7
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html
Dec. 16/17 Soyuz • Pleiades 1
Launch time: 0203:48 GMT on 17th (9:03:48 p.m. EST on 16th)
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Gaia launch is now targeted for June 2013: http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=GAIA&page=index
Based on what I've heard from people working in the project, some small further delay is possible.
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Thanks! :)
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http://www.thalesgroup.com/Press_Releases/Markets/Space/2011/Four_more_satellites_for_O3b_constellation/?pid=17258
"The first group of eight satellites successfully passed their Critical Design Review in May of this year and the system is on track for an initial launch in the first quarter of 2013, with service expected to start in the second quarter of that year"
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http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMC2OTWLUG_index_0.html
By the end of the year the LARES laser relativity satellite from Italy’s ASI space agency together with at least six small CubeSats and ALMASat-1 from European universities will be ready and enclosed in the fairing.
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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2011/baikonur_launch_for_uwe3.htm
Baikonur launch for UWE-3
This CubeSat project was planned as backup payload for the Vega maiden flight but is now expected to be launched from Baikonur in Q4 2012.
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OUFTI 1 launch expected by summer 2012:
http://www.leodium.ulg.ac.be/cmsms/index.php?page=schedule
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http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/launches.php
NET 2/29/2012 ISS-ATV-03
http://blogs.esa.int/atv/2011/11/10/dry-cargo-for-atv/ATV3 Launch minus 4 months. Day 72 of the campaign – Tuesday, 8 November
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/11-14-2011-DirecTV.asp
Arianespace and DIRECTV announced today a new launch contract for a satellite providing services for DIRECTV Latin America. The launch will take place in 2014 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on an Ariane 5.
DIRECTV has exercised an option in their multi-launch contract with Arianespace for the launch of an additional satellite that will provide services for DIRECTV Latin America. Arianespace has already been contracted to launch DIRECTV-14 and 15 within the same time frame. This new contract is the 9th signed in 2011 by Arianespace for the launch of a commercial satellite.
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Thanks! :)
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http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Education/SEM3L0WWVUG_0.html
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http://www.spacenews.com/earth_observation/111118-value-polar-orbiting-weather-sats.html
Metop C, to be launched in 2018
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http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/change_log.php
2011-11-29 ISS-ATV-03 Launch date is TBD.
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.htmlJan. 26 Vega • LARES
Launch window: 1300-1500 GMT (8:00-10:00 a.m. EST)
Launch site: ELA-1, Kourou, French Guiana
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DLR is now showing ATV-03 on 9 March
http://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
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Thanks! :)
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Completed launches in 2011
1 - 16 February - ATV-2 Johannes Kepler - Ariane 5 ES (VA200) - 21:51:02
2 - 22 April - Yahsat 1A & Intelsat New Dawn - Ariane 5 ECA (VA201) - 21:37
3 - 20 May - ST 2 & INSAT-4G (GSAT-8 ) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA202) - 20:38
4 - 6 August - Astra 1N & BSAT-3c - Ariane 5 ECA (VA203) - 22:52
5 - 21 September - SES-2 & Arabsat 5C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA204) - 21:38
6 - 21 October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (VS01) - 10:30:26
7 - 17 December - Pléiades-1 & ELISA (4 sats) & SSOT - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (VS02) - 02:03:48
Planned launches
2012
7 February - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 13:00-15:00
9 March - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 14:00
April - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
May - Vinasat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - MSG-3 - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5
second quarter - JCSAT-13 - Ariane 5
second quarter - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
first half - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
midyear - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
midyear - Jupiter - Ariane 5
midyear - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
midyear - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
November - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5
TBD - Eutelsat satellite - Ariane 5
TBD - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5
2013
beginning of year - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
February - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5
March - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5
Net March - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
June - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5
middle of year - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Astra 2E - Ariane 5
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Sentinel-3A - Vega
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
fourth quarter - IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) - Vega (suborbital)
fourth quarter - THOR 7 - Ariane 5
end of year - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or early 2014)
end of year - Amazonas-3 - Ariane 5 (or early 2014)
TBD - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
2014
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
March - ATV-5 - Ariane
April - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EDRS-A - Ariane 5
Late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Spanish sat - Ariane
TBD - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5
TBD - DLA 1 - Ariane 5
2015
mid year - MICROSCOPE - TBD
August - EarthCare - Vega
December - EDRS-C - Ariane 5
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
year end - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
2022
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD - (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
Changes on December 9
Changes on December 15
Changes on December 17
Changes on December 19
Changes on December 25
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http://www.spacenews.com/contracts/111208-astrium-sentinel-precursor.html
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http://www.spacenews.com/launch/111209-startup-picks-arianespace-launch-comsat.html
http://www.spacenews.com/contracts/111209-o3b-option-soyuz-launch.html
http://www.spacenews.com/launch/111209-measat-negotiations-ariane5-launch.html
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/12-13-2011-measat-3b.asp
MEASAT-3b will be boosted into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, during the fourth quarter of 2013.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/12-14-2011-Vega-Premiers-contract.asp
Arianespace will use Vega to launch two satellites in the Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 families, dedicated to Europe's GMES program – Global Monitoring for Environment and Security.
The launches are scheduled for 2014-2016, from the Guiana Space Center.
and
http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEM5JL8XZVG_index_0.html
ESA and Arianespace have signed contracts for the launches of two of ESA’s Sentinel satellites. Arianespace will launch Sentinel-2B and Sentinel-3B on Europe’s new Vega rocket from French Guiana.
The contracts signed with Arianespace are for the second Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 satellites, which are now scheduled for launch in 2014–16 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
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http://www.spacenews.com/launch/111214-sentinel-sats-launch-vega.html
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http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=23409.msg839714#msg839714
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http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Education/SEMG1C8XZVG_1.html#subhead4
Xatcobeo (a collaboration of the University of Vigo and INTA, Spain)
Robusta (University of Montpellier 2, France)
E-St@r (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Goliat (University of Bucharest, Romania)
PW-Sat (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
MaSat-1 (Budapest University of Technology & Economics, Hungary)
UniCubeSat GG (Universitá di Roma ‘La Sapienza’, Italy)
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http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/change_log.php
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http://www.spacenews.com/launch/111219-pleiades-launch-tense.html
Le Gall said the next launch of the Europeanized Soyuz is likely to be of the two remaining Galileo in-orbit-validation satellites. It is scheduled for the first half of 2012, he said.
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Jean-Jacques Dordain has told on Baikonur cosmodrome that ATV-4 launch is planned in March 2013 and ATV-5 launch - in March 2014. New spacecrafts will be launched after ATV-5 and it is not ATV-R.
http://www.spacenews.com/earth_observation/111219-astrium-sights-digitalglobe-geoeye.html
"The identical Pleiades 1B satellite, which is already built, will not be launched before March 2013, to give the satellites’ owner, the French government, time to check out Pleiades 1A and confirm its performance"
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I was told that flight VS03 is tentatively scheduled for august 2012. Payload is still unclear.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/1-5-2012-conference.asp
Challenges for 2012
Arianespace has set a target of seven Ariane 5 launches in 2012, including the Edoardo Amaldi ATV3, scheduled for March 9. It also plans five Soyuz launches, three from the Guiana Space Center and two from Baikonur, via Starsem.
Arianespace teams are working with their counterparts from the European Space Agency (ESA), the Guiana Space Center and industry to prepare the first launch of the new Vega light rocket, which will orbit the Lares and AlmaSat-1 satellites, along with several microsatellites.
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JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 launch is planned for the third week of April according to Viatnamese Government.
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Thanks! :)
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Planned launches
2012
13 February - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00-12:00
9 March - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 09:41
16-22 April - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206)
May-June - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
15 June - 15 July - MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
midyear - Proba-V - Vega / Soyuz
midyear - Jupiter - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
midyear - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August-September - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
fourth quarter - Eutelsat W6A - Ariane 5
December - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA
2013
beginning of year - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
March - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
Net March - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May (TBD) - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
June - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October (TBD) - Sentinel-3A - Vega
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
fourth quarter - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2A - TBD
2014
beginning of year - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - MSG-4 - Ariane
March - ATV-5 - Ariane
April - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
second half - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EDRS-A - Ariane 5
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
2015
mid year - MICROSCOPE - TBD
August - EarthCare - Vega
December - EDRS-C - Ariane 5
end of year - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
year end - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
2022
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD - (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
Changes on January 9
Changes on January 11
Changes on January 12
Changes on January 13
Changes on January 28
Changes on February 1
Changes on February 3
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Jean-Jacques Dordain is talking about the Vega Launch taking place on the 9th February in his meeting with the press. Looks like a 2 day delay.
http://multimedia.esa.int/Web-TV/ESA-Web-TV-ESA-Director-General-to-meet-the-press-in-Paris-English
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http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMK3RGXTWG_index_0.html
First launch of Vega
Europe's family of launchers will welcome its smallest member, Vega.
Location: CSG, Europe's Spaceport (French Guiana)
Date: 9 February
Launch: Meteosat Second Generation-3
The Meteosat Second Generation satellites have been developed and built by ESA and are exploited by Eumetsat. They are designed to fulfil user requirements for improved weather prediction. MSG-3 will continue the successful series of operational meteorological satellites that started with Meteosat-1 in 1977. The first second-generation (MSG-1) satellite with its improved capabilities was launched in 2004, followed by MSG-2 in December 2005.
Location: CSG, Europe's Spaceport (French Guiana). A joint ESA-Eumetsat launch event will be held at Eumetsat's premises in Darmstadt, Germany with supporting events at ESA premises.
Date: 15 June – 15 July
Launch: second satellites pair of the Galileo constellation
Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system will see the launch of the second two In-Orbit Validation satellites. With the first four satellites of the constellation and their ground network, ESA will be able to validate the overall Galileo concept.
Location: CSG, Europe's Spaceport (French Guiana), with launch events at ESA premises
Date: August/ September
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Thanks! :)
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http://www.spacenews.com/earth_observation/120112-dordain-cancel-sentinel.html
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html
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Eutelsat W6A is scheduled for launch with Ariane 5 in Q4 2012.
Source: http://www.satlaunch.net/2012/01/ariane-5-to-launch-eutelsat-w6a.html
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Thanks! :)
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http://www.satlaunch.net/
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http://www.spacenews.com/contracts/020212-esa-signs-construction-launch-contracts-for-galileo-satellites.html
At a Feb. 2 ceremony in London, ESA contracted with the Arianespace consortium of Evry, France, for one firm Ariane 5 launch and two options, all to occur in 2014 and 2015. The commission said it is paying Arianespace a booking fee of 30 million euros ($39.3 million) to secure the launches.
Each Ariane 5 can carry four Galileo satellites into their operating position in medium Earth orbit at 23,000 kilometers in altitude. Modifications to the vehicle necessary to carry out these launches will be done by Ariane 5 prime contractor Astrium Space Transportation under a 30 million euro contract also signed Feb. 2.
ESA and the commission have already contracted for the launch of 14 Galileo satellites aboard seven European variants of Russia’s Soyuz medium-lift rocket.
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http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Vega/SEMZM4TXXXG_0.html
PR 2 2012 - On 13 February, the European Space Agency will perform the first qualification flight of its brand new Vega launch vehicle.
The very first Vega will lift off from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, to release nine satellites into orbit and add a new capability to Europe’s fleet of launch systems.
The first mission, designated VV01, is scheduled for liftoff during a two-hour launch window during 10:00–12:00 GMT (11:00–13:00 CET; 07:00–09:00 local time)
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http://www.satlaunch.net/
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/sat/satellitestatus.php
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00-12:00
March 9 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 09:41
April 16-22 - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206)
May-June - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
second quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5 ECA
June 15 - July 15 - MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (or June - August)
June 30 - July 30 - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Proba-V - Soyuz
midyear - Jupiter - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
midyear - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August-September - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
fourth quarter - Eutelsat W6A - Ariane 5
December - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA
2013
beginning of year - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
March - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
Net March - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May (TBD) - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
June - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October (TBD) - Sentinel-3A - Vega
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
fourth quarter - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2A - TBD
2014
beginning of year - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - MSG-4 - Ariane (or January 2015)
March - ATV-5 - Ariane
April - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
second half - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EDRS-A - Ariane 5
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
2015
mid year - MICROSCOPE - TBD
November - EarthCare - Vega
December - EDRS-C - Ariane 5
end of year - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
TBD - HYLAS 3 - TBD
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
year end - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
2022
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD - (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
2027
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
2030
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Changes on February 7th
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http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM7MMVX7YG_index_0.html
ESA and Eurockot today signed contracts for launching two ESA satellites: Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-3A will fly in 2013 on Rockot vehicles from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia for Europe’s GMES programme.
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http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM7MMVX7YG_index_0.html
ESA and Eurockot today signed contracts for launching two ESA satellites: Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-3A will fly in 2013 on Rockot vehicles from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia for Europe’s GMES programme.
Should be in Russian launch schedule since Arianespace have nothing to do with Rockot (EADS holds 51% of Eurockot Launch Services but EADS is not Arianespace).
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http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM7MMVX7YG_index_0.html
ESA and Eurockot today signed contracts for launching two ESA satellites: Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-3A will fly in 2013 on Rockot vehicles from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia for Europe’s GMES programme.
Should be in Russian launch schedule since Arianespace have nothing to do with Rockot (EADS holds 51% of Eurockot Launch Services but EADS is not Arianespace).
The post was to delete both launches of the Arianespace launch schedule.
2013
beginning of year - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
March - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
Net March - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May (TBD) - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
June - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eshail/Eurobird 2A - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October (TBD) - Sentinel-3A - Vega
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
fourth quarter - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2A - TBD
The launches are already included in the Russian launch schedule.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=26990.45
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Thanks! :)
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:31
mid-May - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206)
May-June (TBD)- GSAT-10 - Ariane 5
June 15 - July 15 - MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (or June - August)
June 30 - July 30 - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Jupiter - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
midyear - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August-September - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
third quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
fourth quarter - Eutelsat 21B/W6A - Ariane 5 ECA
December - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA
2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega
early - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
March - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
Net March - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May (TBD) - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
June - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October (TBD) - Sentinel-3A - Vega
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
fourth quarter - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2A - TBD
2014
beginning of year - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - MSG-4 - Ariane ECA (or January 2015)
March - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
April - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
second half - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
November - EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
2015
mid year - MICROSCOPE - TBD
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EarthCare - Vega
December - EDRS-C - Ariane 5
end of year - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
TBD - HYLAS 3 - TBD
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
year end - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD - (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
TBD - NGO/LISA - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA/IXO - TBD - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
2027
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
2030
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Changes on February 12th
Changes on February 13th
Changes on February 16th
Changes on February 18th
Changes on February 21th
Changes on February 25th
Changes on February 29th
Changes on March 2nd
Changes on March 3rd
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http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMSDLYXHYG_index_0.html
Under VERTA, Vega will launch various science and technology missions.
The next flight is scheduled for early 2013 carrying ESA’s Proba-V remote sensing satellite and multiple auxiliary payloads.
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http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMSDLYXHYG_index_0.html
Under VERTA, Vega will launch various science and technology missions.
The next flight is scheduled for early 2013 carrying ESA’s Proba-V remote sensing satellite and multiple auxiliary payloads.
Does anyone know, what these "multiple auxiliary payloads" are?
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Intelsat 20 launch date moved to Q3 2012 (http://www.satlaunch.net/2012/02/inelsat-20-intelsat-23-launches-slip-in.html).
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The JUICE (JUpiter ICy moon Explorer) concept results from the reformulation of the EJSM-Laplace mission into a European-led mission:
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=49837
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http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=50105
BepiColombo, an ESA mission to the planet Mercury in collaboration with the Japanese space agency, JAXA, is now planned for launch in a window opening in August 2015.
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Yellow books for the other two Cosmic Vision L1 missions are also available.
ATHENA (ex-IXO):
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=49835
NGO (ex-LISA):
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=49839
They are also planning to use ESA launchers. Of course, only one of the three missions will be chosen. In a couple of months we'll know which one...
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http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/publications/ESA-Bulletin-149/pageflip.html
Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
mid-May 17 - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206)
June 19 - Jupiter 1 & MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207)
June 30 - July 30 - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
July-August - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
midyear - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August-September - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
third quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
fourth quarter - Eutelsat 21B/W6A - Ariane 5 ECA
December - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA
2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega
early - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
March 12 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
Net March - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May (TBD) - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
fourth quarter - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
TBD - VENµS - TBD
TBD - Prisma - Vega
2014
early - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
beginning of year - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA (or January 2015)
March - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
2015
March - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
August - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
end of year - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
TBD - Galileo (4 sats) - Ariane 5
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - MICROSCOPE - TBD
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
year end - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
TBD - NGO/LISA - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA/IXO - TBD - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2030
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Changes on March 10th
Changes on March 11th
Changes on March 14th
Changes on March 15th
Changes on March 19th
Changes on March 21st
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/3-12-2012-launch-contract.asp
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, have selected Arianespace to launch their EUTELSAT 25B1 / Es’hail 1 satellite in the second quarter of 2013 on board an Ariane 5 launcher.
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Arianespace to launch Jabiru-1 satellite
Australian operator NewSat chooses Arianespace to launch its first satellite
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/3-13-2012.asp
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According to Air&Cosmos, Flight VA207 is scheduled on 19th june 2012, with satellites Jupiter 1 and MSG-3.
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Merci beaucoup, Nicolas! :)
Merci bien, jacqmans and bolun! :)
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
May 15 - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206)
June 19 - Jupiter 1/Echostar 17 & MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207)
July - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
July-August - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
August-September-October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
third quarter - Intelsat 20 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
fourth quarter - Eutelsat 21B/W6A - Ariane 5 ECA
December - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA
2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega
early - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
March 12 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May (TBD) - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second quarter - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
fourth quarter - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
TBD - VENµS - TBD
TBD - Prisma - Vega
2014
early - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
beginning of year - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA (or January 2015)
March - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2015
March - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
August - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
end of year - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - MICROSCOPE - TBD
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
year end - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
TBD - NGO/LISA - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA/IXO - TBD - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2030
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Changes on March 23rd
Changes on March 27th
Changes on April 3rd
Changes on April 4th
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1203/22legall/index2.html
Question: Do you have payloads for the French Guiana flights?
Le Gall: One is Galileo, the other one will be the second Pleiades satellite for CNES, and the third one, we still have to see what we will put on it.
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I'm told Arsat-2 will go before Arsat-1, probably towards year's end, early next year.
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html
September Soyuz • Galileo IOV
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
May 15 - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13-00:13
June 19 - Jupiter 1/Echostar 17 & MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:33-22:01
July-August - Intelsat 20 & GSAT-10 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208)
September 28 -October - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03)
second half (TBD) - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half (TBD) - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
fourth quarter - Eutelsat 21B/W6A - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or first quarter 2013)
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA
2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega
early - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
March 12 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
May (TBD) - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second quarter - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
fourth quarter - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
TBD - VENµS - TBD
TBD - Prisma - Vega
2014
early - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
beginning of year - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA (or January 2015)
March - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2015
March - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
August - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
end of year - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2017
TBD - MICROSCOPE - TBD
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - lunar lander mission - TBD
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
year end - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
TBD - NGO/LISA - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA/IXO - TBD - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2030
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Changes on April 21
Changes on April 24
Changes on April 27
Changes on April 29
Changes on May 3rd
Changes on May 4th
Changes on May 5th
Changes on May 8th
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Arianespace, Galileo and GMES
Evry, May 2, 2012
The European Commission and the European Space Agency have chosen Arianespace to deploy the entire Galileo constellation. Deployment started in 2005 and 2007 with the launch of the first two experimental satellites, Giove-A and Giove-B, then continued on October 21, 2011 with the first Soyuz launch from the Guiana Space Center, carrying the first two satellites in the constellation. From now until 2015 deployment of the 24 satellites in the constellation will continue, using six Soyuz and three Ariane 5 rockets. The satellites are now under construction by the European space industry.
The European Commission and ESA have also signed an agreement with Arianespace for the launch of three dedicated missions in the space component of Europe's GMES program – Global Monitoring for Environment and Security. The first of these satellites, Sentinel-1, will be launched by Soyuz, while the next two satellites, Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3, will be launched by Vega.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/5-2-2012-Galileo-GMES.asp
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2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
TBD - NGO/LISA - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA/IXO - TBD - TBD
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM9I4QWJ1H_index_0.html
The Jupiter Icy moons Explorer – JUICE – was selected over two other candidates: NGO, the New Gravitational wave Observatory, to hunt for gravitational waves, and ATHENA, the Advanced Telescope for High-Energy Astrophysics.
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Merci! :)
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July-August - Intelsat 20 / GSAT-10 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208)
second half (TBD) - HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
I was told that the co-passenger of Intelsat 20 is Hylas 2, and the launch is scheduled in late July.
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Merci beaucoup! :)
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
June 19 - Jupiter 1/Echostar 17 & MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:33-22:01
late July - Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208)
August - GSAT-10 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (probably cancelled)
September 28 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03)
second half - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or May 2013)
fourth quarter - Eutelsat 21B/W6A - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or first quarter 2013)
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA
2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega
early - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
March 12 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
May (TBD) - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first half - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
fourth quarter - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
TBD - VENµS - TBD
TBD - Prisma - Vega
2014
early - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
beginning of year - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA (or January 2015)
March - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2015
March - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
August - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
2016
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2017
TBD - MICROSCOPE - TBD
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - lunar lander mission - TBD
2019
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
year end - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2030
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Changes on May 9th
Changes on May 10th
Changes on May 16th
Changes on May 17th
Changes on May 21st
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http://www.spacenews.com/contracts/120510-germany-heinrich-hertz.html
German space hardware manufacturer OHB AG on May 10 said it had signed a contract with the German Aerospace Center, DLR, for the definition phase of Germany’s Heinrich Hertz telecommunications technology-demonstration satellite, which is now scheduled for launch in 2016.
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http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/120516-ohb-soaring-profits.html
Notwithstanding these concerns, integration of the OHB-built Galileo satellites, including the Ampac-supplied propulsion modules, is on schedule to deliver the first satellite by late this year, with a launch of the first two spacecraft scheduled for March 2013, according to OHB’s Robert Simonovic.
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El satélite argentino Arsat 1 será lanzado en la segunda mitad del año (http://es.rapidtvnews.com/temas/noticias-generales/19627-el-satelite-argentino-arsat-1-sera-lanzado-en-la-segunda-mitad-del-ano)
(Arsat-1 to be launched in 2012-H2)
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Thanks! :)
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I have a source stating Arsat-1 launch date as May 2013.
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I would wait for Arianespace's manifest before stating anything. Arsat-2 might go before or not, they could launch both this year, one this year or both early next year. It would all depend on Arianspace's other client's. But today they told me that it was probably Arsat-1 the one that would go before, even though the Arsat-2 was ready first.
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If I am not mistaken, the original agreement between Arianespace and TsSKB was only for 14 Soyuz launches from CSG.
However, there are more than 20 Soyuz launch campaigns listed on this page. Could someone enlight us?
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Probably all comsats will be launched by Ariane.
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If I am not mistaken, the original agreement between Arianespace and TsSKB was only for 14 Soyuz launches from CSG.
However, there are more than 20 Soyuz launch campaigns listed on this page. Could someone enlight us?
10 more Soyuz signed in 2010.
The contract implies additional order of 10 Soyuz-ST’sand relevant support for the period up to 2016. Some launches of the Russian rocket will serve for deployment of European navigation system Galileo. Totally, 24 Soyuzes are to fly from French Guiana, including those ordered today.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=13239.msg609015#msg609015
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And I guess nothing stops them from ordering more if there is a need.
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1. Cost of unit price,
2. TsSKB production schedule for Baikonur launches,
3. Financial situation of TsSKB
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could stop Arianespace to launch more Soyuz from CSG.
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Arabsat told me that Badr-7 launch is planned in 2014 (http://www.satlaunch.net/p/launch-schedule-2014.html).
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
late June-early July 5 - Echostar 17 / Jupiter 1 & MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36 - 22:05
July 27 - Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208)
September 14 - ASTRA 2F & GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209)
October 12 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03)
midyear - OHO-1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (probably cancelled)
fourth quarter - Eutelsat 21B/W6A - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or first quarter 2013)
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA
2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega
early - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
March 12 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
first quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
first half - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
September - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
fourth quarter - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
late - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
TBD - VENµS - TBD
TBD - Prisma - Vega
2014
early - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
beginning of year - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
February 28 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2015
early - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA
March - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2017
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane (or December 2018)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - lunar lander mission - TBD
2019
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
year end - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
2031
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
TBD - Carbonsat - TBD
TBD - Fluorescence Explorer satellite - TBD
Changes on May 27th
Changes on May 30th
Changes on June 1st
Changes on June 7th
Changes on June 11th
Changes on June 14th
Changes on June 16th
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Orbital have recently removed OHO-1 from GEOSTAR-2 brochure. It should be deleted.
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http://www.spacenews.com/contracts/120524-ohb-carbonsat-contract.html
http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/120525-echostar17-launch-delay.html
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According to its manufacturer Arsat-1 will be launched in September 2013.
Arsat-2 and Arsat-3 will be launched later on.
(source (http://www.rionegro.com.ar/diario/el-invap-avanza-en-otro-satelite-y-estrena-edificio-898919-9544-nota.aspx))
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Thanks! :)
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http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/120618-newsat-exim-financing-jabiru1.html
Southbank, Victoria-based NewSat has struck an agreement with satellite fleet operator Measat of Malaysia under which NewSat’s second satellite, Jabiru-2, will be a payload aboard the Measat 3b satellite, which like Jaburi-1 is scheduled for launch in 2014.
Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1 & MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
August 2 - Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54-21:51
September 14 - ASTRA 2F & GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209)
October 8 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03)
fourth quarter - Eutelsat 21B/W6A - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or first quarter 2013)
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA
2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega
early - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
early - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
March 12 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
first half - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or Falcon 9 v1.1)
second quarter - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
September - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5
fourth quarter - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
late - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
TBD - VENµS - TBD
TBD - Prisma - Vega
2014
early - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
beginning of year - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
February 28 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2015
early - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA
March - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2017
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane (or December 2018)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - lunar lander mission - TBD
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
TBD - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
2031
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
TBD - Carbonsat - TBD
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - TBD
Changes on June 17th
Changes on June 20th
Changes on June 21st
Changes on June 22nd
Changes on June 23th
Changes on June 24th
Changes on July 5th
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/6-20-2012-Arianespace-to-launch-DZZ-HR.asp
The DZZ-HR high-resolution observation satellite is being built by Astrium for the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Weighing 900 kg at launch, the DZZ-HR satellite will be launched by Arianespace's Vega light launcher into a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 750 km. It will be launched from the Guiana Space Center, French Guiana, in the second quarter of 2014.
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http://www.spacenews.com/military/120706-italy-spy-sat-israel-exchange.html
Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1 & MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
August 2 - Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54-21:51
September 14 - ASTRA 2F & GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209)
October 8 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03)
November 28 - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
fourth quarter - Eutelsat 21B/W6A - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or first quarter 2013)
end of year - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA
2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega
early - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
March 12 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
first half - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or Falcon 9 v1.1)
second quarter - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
September - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
late - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
TBD - VENµS - TBD
TBD - Prisma - Vega
2014
early - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
beginning of year - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
February 28 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2015
early - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA
March - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Optsat - Vega
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane (or December 2018)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz/Fregat
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
TBD - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA (or Proton)
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
2031
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
TBD - Carbonsat - TBD
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - TBD
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
Changes on July 7th
Changes on July 9th
Changes on July 10th
Changes on July 11th
Changes on July 13th
Changes on July 19th
Changes on July 20th
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Arianespace press release also mentions third satellite launch option for Merlin
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Press Release
Arianespace to launch Taranis satellite for CNES
Evry, July 9, 2012
Arianespace signed a launch contract today with French space agency CNES for the scientific satellite Taranis.
Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Marc Pircher, Director of the Toulouse Space Center, announced today that they have signed the launch contract for the Taranis scientific satellite. The contract includes options for the launch of two other CNES satellites, Microscope and Merlin.
Taranis is being developed by CNES using the Myriade platform and will weigh about 200 kg at launch. It will be launched from the Guiana Space Center in a multiple launch by a Soyuz or Vega rocket, into a quasi-sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 km between the end of 2015 and the end of 2016.
Taranis (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) will study magnetosphere-ionosphere-atmosphere coupling via transient processes. The Taranis mission will focus in particular on two aspects: determining the characteristics and frequency of transient luminous events (TLE) involved in the coupling between the ionosphere and atmosphere, and characterizing the electron beams accelerated from the atmosphere to the magnetosphere.
After signing this latest contract, Jean-Yves Le Gall said: "Today, thanks to our complete family of launch vehicles, we can offer our customers a range of launch services that capitalizes on the complementary capabilities of the Soyuz and Vega rockets to meet the specific needs of scientific missions. Following the contract for the launch of the DZZ-HR observation satellite, this is the second contract we have won in less than three weeks for a launch into low orbit. We are of course delighted to be working with CNES once again, since we enjoy a long-standing relationship of mutual trust that will undoubtedly be even further strengthened in the coming months."
Marc Pircher confirmed the advantages of signing a contract with Arianespace for the launch of Myriade-based microsatellites, saying: "Our launch opportunities have been multiplied thanks to the availability of the two launchers Soyuz and Vega, and also because of Arianespace's solid position as a leading launch service provider for satellites manufactured worldwide."
About Arianespace
Arianespace is the world’s leading satellites launch company, providing innovation to its customers since 1980. Backed by 21 shareholders and the European Space Agency, the company offers an international workforce renowned for a culture of commitment and excellence. As of 06 July 2012, 207 Ariane launches (303 payloads), 26 Soyuz launches (2 at the Guiana Space Center and 24 at Baikonur with Starsem) and the first launch of Vega had been performed. The company has a backlog of 22 Ariane 5, 15 Soyuz and 3 Vega launches, equal to more than three years of business.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/7-10-2012-Eutelsat-contract.asp
Consolidating a relationship now entering into its 30th year, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Arianespace today announced the conclusion of a new launch services contract for a future Eutelsat satellite. The assignment of the launch to a satellite will be made at a later stage. The contract for an Ariane 5 launch from the Guiana Space Centre provides Eutelsat with launch flexibility and schedule assurance for its in-orbit expansion programme of six satellites to be launched by end-2014.
The contract for this 28th launch was marked by a ceremony at Eutelsat’s headquarters in the presence of Geneviève Fioraso, France’s Minister for Research and Higher Education, Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace and Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat.
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http://www.spacenews.com/earth_observation/120713-asi-cgs-optical-imaging-sat.html
OpSis is estimated to cost around 150 million euros. If ASI proceeds with full development, the 800-kilogram satellite could be launched in 2016 aboard a European Vega rocket.
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http://biznesinfo.az/news/society/params/ln/ru/article/68416
http://eleconomista.com.mx/industrias/2012/07/23/ex-im-bank-respalda-prestamo-venta-satelites-mexico
Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1 & MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
05 - August 2 - Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
September 21 - ASTRA 2F & GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209)
October 8 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03)
November 28 - Pléiades-1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat
fourth quarter - Eutelsat 21B/W6A & Mexsat-3 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or first second quarter 2013)
TBD - Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA (or 2013)
2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega
early - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
January 23 - February 23 - Azerspace/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
March 12 April 11 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
first half - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or Falcon 9 v1.1)
second quarter - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
September - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
late - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
TBD - VENµS - TBD
TBD - Prisma - Vega
2014
early - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
beginning of year - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
February 28 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2015
early - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA
March - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
TBD - Optsat - Vega
2016
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane (or December 2018)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz/Fregat
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
TBD - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA (or Proton)
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
2031
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
TBD - Carbonsat - TBD
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - TBD
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
Changes on July 30th
Changes on July 31st
Changes on August 2nd
Changes on August 3rd
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2012/935.asp
Following this success – the fourth for Ariane 5 in 2012 – Arianespace’s mission pace will continue with its next two flights announced for September: the September 21 launch of another Ariane 5 from the Spaceport with the Astra 2F and GSAT-10 telecommunications relay platforms; and the September 17 mission of a Soyuz from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, performed by Arianespace's Starsem affiliate and carrying Eumetsat's MetOp-B meteorological satellite.
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1 & MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
05 - August 2 - Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
September 21 - ASTRA 2F & GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209)
October 10 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03) - 18:31
early November - Eutelsat 21B/W6A & Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA210)
November 30 - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (VS04)
end of year - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or second quarter 2013)
end of year - Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (or 2013)
2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02)
early - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
January 23 - February 23 - Alphasat I-XL & Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
April 11 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213)
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
first half - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
first half - Skynet 5D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or Falcon 9 v1.1)
second quarter - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
October - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
TBD - VENµS - TBD
TBD - Prisma - Vega
2014
early - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
February 28 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2015
early - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
late - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
TBD - Optsat - Vega
2016
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz/Fregat
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - TBD
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA (or Proton)
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
2031
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
TBD - Carbonsat - TBD
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - TBD
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
Changes on August 18th
Changes on August 25th
Changes on August 31st
Changes on September 3rd
Changes on September 7th
Changes on September 8th
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http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/publications/ESA-Bulletin-151/
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CONFIRMED: According to the news agency The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3497882.ece (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3497882.ece)), GSAT-7 will be put into orbit by Ariane-5 ECA rocket from French Guiana at the end of 2012 (some other sites list Nov/Dec 2012).
UNCONFIRMED: I am hearing some discussions that given their masses, GSAT-7 and Star One C3 may be paired together since both need another passenger to fly in a normal A5-ECA GTO launch profile. I am awaiting confirmation from Arianespace as to whether the dual launch scenario is correct or not.
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maybe this launch gsat 7 will be va 211 final this year 2012
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2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega
Change: early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega
To: early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02)
This is what friends at ESA are referring to the flight as.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story/2012/9-7-2012.asp
Flight VA210, scheduled for early November from French Guiana with an Ariane 5 to loft the Star One C3 and W6A telecommunications satellites.
The subsequent Arianespace mission will use a Soyuz on this launcher’s fourth flight from the Spaceport, carrying France’s Pléiades 2 very high resolution optical observation satellite. Planned for a late November liftoff and designated Flight VS04
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I received an email response from Arianespace related to GSAT 7. GSAT 7 will fly in either December 2012 or early 2013 on an Ariane 5 ECA launcher as a dual payload mission, its original passenger Star One C3 was moved to VA210 because Mexsat-3 was unable meet its arrival deadline at the spaceport due to SC related problems. Mexsat-3 may launch with GSAT 7 if problems can be resolved soon to meet the new deadline. This flight would become VA211 if the new deadline is met.
If Mexsat-3 meets the deadline, Ariane flights VA211 and VA212 would most probably be as follows:
2012
end of year - GSAT 7/Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA211)
2013
January 23 - February 23 - Alphasat I-XL & Azerspace/Africasat-1a (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212)
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CONFIRMED: According to the news agency The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3497882.ece (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3497882.ece)), GSAT-7 will be put into orbit by Ariane-5 ECA rocket from French Guiana at the end of 2012 (some other sites list Nov/Dec 2012).
UNCONFIRMED: I am hearing some discussions that given their masses, GSAT-7 and Star One C3 may be paired together since both need another passenger to fly in a normal A5-ECA GTO launch profile. I am awaiting confirmation from Arianespace as to whether the dual launch scenario is correct or not.
Now, it seems that the new co-passenger for Eutelsat 21B(W6A) on flight VA-210 in early November will be Star One C3. Since no co-passengers for MexSat 3 and GSat 7 will be available in 2012, the launch of both small sats shall be postponed into 2013.
However, until the final report about the last Proton M (third stage) and Briz M malfunctions is out, there seems to be a possibility to switch one or two payloads from the Proton manifest to the Ariane manifest, allowing to launch MexSat 3 and GSat 7 in December 2012/early 2013 (two separate launches), respectively. Possible candidates are Echostar 16, Satmex 8 or Anik G1. But this is pure speculation.
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CONFIRMED: According to the news agency The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3497882.ece (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3497882.ece)), GSAT-7 will be put into orbit by Ariane-5 ECA rocket from French Guiana at the end of 2012 (some other sites list Nov/Dec 2012).
UNCONFIRMED: I am hearing some discussions that given their masses, GSAT-7 and Star One C3 may be paired together since both need another passenger to fly in a normal A5-ECA GTO launch profile. I am awaiting confirmation from Arianespace as to whether the dual launch scenario is correct or not.
Now, it seems that the new co-passenger for Eutelsat 21B(W6A) on flight VA-210 in early November will be Star One C3. Since no co-passengers for MexSat 3 and GSat 7 will be available in 2012, the launch of both small sats shall be postponed into 2013.
However, until the final report about the last Proton M (third stage) and Briz M malfunctions is out, there seems to be a possibility to switch one or two payloads from the Proton manifest to the Ariane manifest, allowing to launch MexSat 3 and GSat 7 in December 2012/early 2013 (two separate launches), respectively. Possible candidates are Echostar 16, Satmex 8 or Anik G1. But this is pure speculation.
The payloads for flights VA-211 and VA-212 officially remain unannounced. However since Mexsat-3 team is having to resolve some problems with its SC it is still slightly possible that they might fly together since both SC teams give similar launch dates. In an email response from Arianespace, which I detailed in my last post, they say that "it is a possibility" and to never say never.
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Note: Anik G1 has mass only 3000 kgs.
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Note: Anik G1 has mass only 3000 kgs.
Thank you for this information. Typical LS-1300 satellites have been in the range of 4 to 4.5 metric tons. I also could not find a reliable number for the mass of the first AlphaSat XL satellite. The mass is supposed to exceed 6 metric tons. Does anybody know the exact launch mass?
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Note: Anik G1 has mass only 3000 kgs.
Thank you for this information. Typical LS-1300 satellites have been in the range of 4 to 4.5 metric tons. I also could not find a reliable number for the mass of the first AlphaSat XL satellite. The mass is supposed to exceed 6 metric tons. Does anybody know the exact launch mass?
It's a new light version of LS-1300
http://www.digitalhome.ca/2011/06/anik-g1-satellite-to-launch-in-november-2012/
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It's a new light version of LS-1300
http://www.digitalhome.ca/2011/06/anik-g1-satellite-to-launch-in-november-2012/
Thank you very much for the link, I didn´t know that before.
Since Arianespace usually tries to combine one "heavy" (~6 t) with one "light" (~3 t) satellite on a single Ariane 5ECA mission, I would be surprised if they decide to launch two "light" satellites, like MexSat 3 and GSat 7 at once. In 2013 there are several "heavy" satellite candidates waiting for a slot (e.g. Inmarsat I-XL, ABS 2, Amazonas 3, Eutelsat 25B, Skynet 5D, Astra 2E, Astra 5B), but the number of manifested "light" satellites is rather low (e.g. Insat 3D, Optus 10, ArSat 1).
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/9-10-2012-Amazonas-4A-Hispasat-AG1.asp
Spanish operator Hispasat has once again chosen launch services company Arianespace, this time for its two satellites Amazonas-4A and Hispasat AG1
Amazonas 4A will be launched by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz rocket in early 2014 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
The Hispasat AG1 satellite will be launched by an Ariane 5 in late 2014
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According to Air&Cosmos n°2325 :
VA210 : 9th november with W6A and StarOne C3
VA211 : december, with Skynet-5D and Mexsat-3
VA212 : january, with ABS-2 and GSat-7
VA213 : end of february with ATV-4
VA214 : only one payload : Alphasat-I-XL
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Merci Beaucoup! :)
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES & ALMASat 1 & E-ST@R & Goliat & MaSat-1 & PW Sat 1 & Robusta & XaTcobeo & UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13 & Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1 & MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
05 - August 2 - Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
September 21 - ASTRA 2F & GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209) - 21:20-22:09
October 10 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03) - 18:31
November 9 - Eutelsat 21B/W6A & Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA210)
November 30 - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (VS04)
end of December - Skynet-5D & Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA211)
2013
early - Proba-V & multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02)
early - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
January-February (TBD) - ABS 2 & GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212)
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
April 11 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213)
May (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214)
second quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
second quarter - Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or Falcon 9 v1.1)
second quarter - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
middle of year - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
October - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Prisma - Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
TBD - VENµS - TBD
2014
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
February 28 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
2015
early - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
late - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz/Fregat
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - TBD
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - ARIANE 5 ECA (or Proton)
TBD - MarcoPolo-R - TBD (or 2023)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz (TBD)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - TBD
TBD - LOFT - TBD
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
2031
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
early 2014 - SPOT 7 - Soyuz / VegaTBD
TBD - Carbonsat - TBD
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - TBD
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
Changes on September 10th
Changes on September 11th
Changes on September 12th
Changes on September 13th
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Amazonas 4A will be launched by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz rocket in early 2014 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
The Hispasat AG1 satellite, that will be launched by an Ariane 5 in late 2014.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/9-10-2012-Amazonas-4A-Hispasat-AG1.asp
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Amazonas 4A will be launched by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz rocket in early 2014 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
The Hispasat AG1 satellite, that will be launched by an Ariane 5 in late 2014.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/9-10-2012-Amazonas-4A-Hispasat-AG1.asp
They weight 3000kg and 3200kg respectively so will need a larger satellite to ride uphill with (if te both launch on ariane).
As a side question, do they only launch smaller sattelites on Soyuz if no suitable larger sattelite can be found for the same time frame of launch?
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SPOT 7 is slated for launch early 2014:
http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/press_centre/spot-6-joins-pleiades-1a-in-orbit.html
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SPOT 7 is slated for launch early 2014:
http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/press_centre/spot-6-joins-pleiades-1a-in-orbit.html (http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/press_centre/spot-6-joins-pleiades-1a-in-orbit.html)
Do you have positive confirmation of the launcher selected for SPOT-7?
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SPOT 7 is slated for launch early 2014:
http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/press_centre/spot-6-joins-pleiades-1a-in-orbit.html (http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/press_centre/spot-6-joins-pleiades-1a-in-orbit.html)
Do you have positive confirmation of the launcher selected for SPOT-7?
The launcher has not yet been selected.
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Thanks! :)
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I've no idea why Arianespace don't post it on their main website, but according to the live webcast page (http://www.arianespace.tv/ (http://www.arianespace.tv/)) the launch window is 21:20 - 22:09 UTC.
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Press Release
Arianespace signs multi-launch services agreement with SKY Perfect JSAT of Japan
Paris, September 11, 2012
Shinji Takada, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, today announced the signature of a Multi-Launch Services Agreement (MLSA), which guarantees the availability and flexibility of Arianespace's launch services in the near future. SKY Perfect JSAT is Japan's leading satellite operator.
Through this framework agreement, SKY Perfect JSAT will enhance its competitiveness and further improve the satisfaction of its customers.
Over the last quarter-century, since the launch of JCSAT-1 in 1989, Arianespace and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation have developed a strong relationship of mutual trust.
Arianespace opened its Tokyo office in 1986, and since then it has won a total of 27 contracts in Japan out of the 36 open to competition, giving it a market share of 75%. Arianespace has become the benchmark launch service company for Japanese operators, and also launched the LDREX 1 and 2 payloads for Japanese space agency JAXA.
Following this latest agreement, Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said, "With this accord for several upcoming launches, Arianespace guarantees launch capacity and flexibility for one of the world's leading operators of communications satellites. I would like to thank SKY Perfect JSAT for once again expressing their trust in us."
SKY Perfect JSAT Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Shinji Takada said, "We SKY Perfect JSAT agreed with Arianespace on the multiple launch framework of satellites to be launched in the near future. By an option to secure reliable launch slots of multiple satellites with Arianespace in the early stage, we can prepare the launch plan of our satellites efficiently and flexibly. We hereby extend our gratitude to Arianespace as a good business partner. "
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/9-11-2012-SkyPerfect-JSAT.asp (http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/9-11-2012-SkyPerfect-JSAT.asp)
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VA211 will be on 19th december 2012.
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES, ALMASat 1, E-ST@R, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW Sat 1, Robusta, XaTcobeo, UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13, Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1, MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
05 - August 2 - Intelsat 20, HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
September 28 - ASTRA 2F, GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209) - 21:20-22:09 21:18-22:05
October 12 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03) - 18:15
November 9 - Eutelsat 21B/W6A, Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA210)
November 30 December 1 - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS04) - 02:03
end of December 19 - Skynet-5D, Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA211)
2013
early - Proba-V, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02)
early - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
January-February (TBD) - ABS 2, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212)
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
April 17 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213)
May (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214)
second quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
midyear - Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (or January 23 - February 23)
midyear - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA (Proton launch)
midyear - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
October - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
end of year - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Prisma - Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
TBD - VENµS - TBD
2014
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
February 28 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
2015
early - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
late - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - TBD
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat M
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
TBD - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2023-2024)
TBD - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-M (or 2023-2024)
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD (or 2023-2024)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
TBD - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
TBD - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
2031
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
early 2014 - SPOT 7 - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
TBD - CarbonSat - TBD
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - TBD
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
Changes on September 14th
Changes on September 15th
Changes on September 16th
Changes on September 18th
Changes on September 21st
Changes on September 22nd
Changes on September 23rd
Changes on September 24th
Changes on September 25th
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Azerspace-1 launch scheduled for end January-early February 2013
(source (http://news.day.az/hitech/353838.html))
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midyear - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
The Russian launch manifest lists Astra 2E in 2013 on a Proton launcher:
second quarter – Astra 2E – Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur
Possibly, this mission switched the launch provider in exchange for Astra 2F, which was originally planned to ride a Proton, and is now one of the two payloads of the next Ariane 5 mission.
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Azerspace-1 launch scheduled for end January-early February 2013
(source (http://news.day.az/hitech/353838.html))
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg935000#msg935000
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midyear - Astra 2E - Ariane 5 ECA
The Russian launch manifest lists Astra 2E in 2013 on a Proton launcher:
second quarter – Astra 2E – Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur
Possibly, this mission switched the launch provider in exchange for Astra 2F, which was originally planned to ride a Proton, and is now one of the two payloads of the next Ariane 5 mission.
Thanks! :)
http://www.ses.com/4628866/astra-2eExpected Launch Date 2013, Q2
Launch Vehicle Proton
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http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=50836
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES, ALMASat 1, E-ST@R, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW Sat 1, Robusta, XaTcobeo, UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13, Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1, MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
05 - August 2 - Intelsat 20, HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54
06 - September 28 - ASTRA 2F, GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209) - 21:18
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
October 12 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03) - 18:15:01
November 9 - Eutelsat 21B/W6A, Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA210) -21:05-22:51
December 1 - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS04) - 02:03
December 19 - Skynet-5D, Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA211)
2013
early - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
January-February (TBD) - ABS 2, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212)
March - Proba-V, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02)
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
April 18 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213)
May (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214)
second quarter - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
midyear - Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (or January 23 - February 23)
midyear - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
October - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Prisma - Vega
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
2014
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
March - VENµS - TBD
February 28 April - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Sentinel-3B - Vega
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - O3b Networks (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
2015
early - MSG-4 - Ariane 5 ECA
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
midyear - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
late - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Sentinel-2B - Vega
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
TBD - Sentinel-1B - TBD
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 2018)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - TBD
TBD - MTG-S1 - Ariane
TBD - EPS-SG - TBD
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat M
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (2020-2022 time frame)
TBD - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-M(2020-2022 time frame)
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
TBD - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
TBD - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
TBD - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
2026
TBD - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - Sentinel-5B/MetOp-SG - TBD
2028
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - MTG-S2 - Ariane
2031
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
early 2014 - SPOT 7 - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
TBD - CarbonSat - TBD
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - TBD
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA
Changes on September 28th
Changes on October 2nd
Changes on October 3rd
Changes on October 4th
Changes on October 6th
Changes on October 7th
Changes on October 8th
Changes on October 9th
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Is defined the term "multiple auxiliary payloads" for Vega VV-02 flight?
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http://www.spacenews.com/launch/121002-vega-suffered-telemetry-outage-first-flight.html
Fabrizi said Vega is scheduled to make its next flight in March, when it will carry ESA’s Proba-V Earth observation satellite into polar low Earth orbit.
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Merci beaucoup! :)
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http://www.spacenews.com/launch/121002-vega-suffered-telemetry-outage-first-flight.html
Fabrizi said Vega is scheduled to make its next flight in March, when it will carry ESA’s Proba-V Earth observation satellite into polar low Earth orbit.
Not only Proba-V, but several other, yet unnamed payloads.
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http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEMZMNERI7H_0.html
ATV Georges Lemaître is being assembled and is scheduled to be launched in April 2014.
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According to insider source from Azercosmos company, Azerspace-1 launch is set for February 2013. More info: http://www.satlaunch.net/2012/10/azerspace-1-launch-set-for-february-2013.html
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VV02 is scheduled for may 2013, according to Air&Cosmos.
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES, ALMASat 1, E-ST@R, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW Sat 1, Robusta, XaTcobeo, UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13, Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1, MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
05 - August 2 - Intelsat 20, HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54
06 - September 28 - ASTRA 2F, GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209) - 21:18
07 - October 12 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03) - 18:15:01
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
November 9 - Eutelsat 21B/W6A, Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA210) -21:05-22:51
December 1 - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS04) - 02:03
December 19 - Skynet-5D, Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA211)
2013
January 23 - February 23 - ABS 2, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212)
March- April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
April 18 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213)
March May - Proba-V, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02)
May (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214)
early March late Spring - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
June - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA
second quarter midyear - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
midyear - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
October - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5 ECA
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
March - VENµS - TBD
April - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
April - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (or July)
June - Prisma - Vega
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
end of year October - Sentinel-3B - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
2015
early January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega
late July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
midyear - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
October April - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 2018)
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - CHEOPS - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M (or 2019)
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5 - TBD
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat M
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (2020-2022 time frame)
TBD - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-M(2020-2022 time frame)
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
202?
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
TBD - STE-QUEST - TBD
TBD - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
TBD - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - MetOp-SG/Sentinel-5B - TBD
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
early 2014 - SPOT 7 - TBD (PSLV launch)
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
TBD - CarbonSat - TBD
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - TBD
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA
Changes on October 12th
Changes on October 14th
Changes on October 15th
Changes on October 16th
Changes on October 17th
Changes on October 18th
Changes on October 20th
Changes on October 23rd
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GSAT 7 and INSAT-3D are scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2013. Both satellites will be launched by Ariane 5 launchers from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/10-17-2012-new-launch-contract.asp
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http://www.comnews.ru/node/68561
Azerspace-1 launch is planned on February 6, 2013.
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Ariane-5 VA212: ABS-2 & Azerspace-1 set for 6 February 2013
Ariane-5 ECA flight with designation VA212 is scheduled for 6 February 2013. Ariane-5 is poised to launch ABS 2 and AZERSPACE 1 satellites for Asian and Azerbaijani operators.
http://www.satlaunch.net/2012/10/ariane-5-va212-abs-2-azerspace-1-set.html
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES, ALMASat 1, E-ST@R, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW Sat 1, Robusta, XaTcobeo, UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13, Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1, MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
05 - August 2 - Intelsat 20, HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54
06 - September 28 - ASTRA 2F, GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209) - 21:18
07 - October 12 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03) - 18:15:01
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
November 9 10 - Eutelsat 21B/W6A, Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA210) - 21:05-22:51
December 1 - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS04) - 02:03
December 19 - Skynet-5D, Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA211)
2013
February 6 - ABS 2 TBD Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212)
April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or late Summer)
April 18 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213)
May - Proba-V, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02)
May (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) (or second quarter)
late Spring - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
June - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
midyear June - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
midyear - ABS 2- Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Amazonas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or Fall)
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
October - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5 ECA
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
March - VENµS - TBD (PSLV launch)
April - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
April - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (or July)
June - Prisma - Vega
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
midyear - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
April - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 2018)
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - CHEOPS - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
TBD - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M (or 2019)
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD)
TBD - EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5 - TBD
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat M
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (2020-2022 time frame)
TBD - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-M(2020-2022 time frame)
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - MetOp-SG/Sentinel-5B - TBD
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD)
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-ST/Fregat-M
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA
Changes on October 25th
Changes on October 26th
Changes on November 2nd
Changes on November 3rd
Changes on November 5th
Changes on November 8th
Changes on November 9th
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GSat-7 and INSAT-3D are scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2013. Both satellites will be launched by Ariane 5 launchers.
http://www.asianscientist.com/topnews/arianespace-to-launch-gsat-7-and-insat-3d-isro-in-2013/
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Ariane-5 VA212: ABS-2 & Azerspace-1 set for 6 February 2013
Ariane-5 ECA flight with designation VA212 is scheduled for 6 February 2013. Ariane-5 is poised to launch ABS 2 and AZERSPACE 1 satellites for Asian and Azerbaijani operators.
http://www.satlaunch.net/2012/10/ariane-5-va212-abs-2-azerspace-1-set.html
I was informed that ABS-2 slips to mid-2013. Another satellite will be assigned for VA212.
IMHO Amazonas-3 is suitable for early 2013 launch.
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES, ALMASat 1, E-ST@R, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW Sat 1, Robusta, XaTcobeo, UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13, Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1, MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
05 - August 2 - Intelsat 20, HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54
06 - September 28 - ASTRA 2F, GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209) - 21:18
07 - October 12 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03) - 18:15:01
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
November 9 - Eutelsat 21B/W6A, Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA210) -21:05-22:51
December 1 - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS04) - 02:03
December 19 - Skynet-5D, Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA211)
By order of CNES to Arianespace:
CNES informed Arianespace that the weather conditions are unfavorable over the Guiana Space Center in Kourou. Arianespace has decided to postpone Flight 210 by 24 hours. Flight 210 will place into geostationary transfer orbit the EUTELSAT 21B and STAR ONE C3 telecommunication satellites. Unofficial reason is high winds.
NET November 10 - Eutelsat 21B/W6A, Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA210) -21:05-22:51 (TBD) (Preliminary: 24Hr Delay)
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES, ALMASat 1, E-ST@R, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW Sat 1, Robusta, XaTcobeo, UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13, Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1, MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
05 - August 2 - Intelsat 20, HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54
06 - September 28 - ASTRA 2F, GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209) - 21:18
07 - October 12 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03) - 18:15:01
08 - November 10 - Eutelsat 21B/W6A, Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA210) - 21:05
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2012
December 1 - Pléiades 1B/-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M Fregat (VS04) - 2:02:50
December 19 - Skynet-5D, Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA211) - 21:30 (or 14:00)
2013
February 6 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212)
April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or late Summer)
April 18 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213)
May - Proba-V, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02)
May (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) (or second quarter)
late Spring - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
June - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
une - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
midyear - ABS 2- Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
August - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or Fall)
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
October - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
November - Sicral-2 - Ariane 5 ECA
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
April 12 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
April - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (or July)
June - Prisma - Vega
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
midyear - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
April - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2018)
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - CHEOPS - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD)
TBD - EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5 - TBD
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - MetOp-SG/Sentinel-5B - TBD
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD)
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA
Probably canceled
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2019)
Changes on November 10th
Changes on November 11th
Changes on November 12th
Changes on November 13th
Changes on November 17th
Changes on November 18th
Changes on November 20th
Changes on November 26th
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December 1 - Pléiades-2 - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M Fregat (VS04) - 02:03
The information I have is that this is Fregat-MT (1020).
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The information I have is that this is Fregat-MT (1020)
It is mistake, Rui. Actually it is Fregat No. 1020. Both Soyuz-ST-A rockets had Fregat upper stages, not Fregat-MT upper stages.
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The information I have is that this is Fregat-MT (1020)
It is mistake, Rui. Actually it is Fregat No. 1020. Both Soyuz-ST-A rockets had Fregat upper stages, not Fregat-MT upper stages.
Okay, thank you for the correction!
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Echostar and Arianespace sign new satellite launch services contract
Companies continue successful launch collaboration
Evry, France and Englewood, Colorado – November 26, 2012
EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ: SATS) and Arianespace, SA, have reached an agreement to launch multiple new satellites over a multi-year period from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The new contract will provide EchoStar with launch capacity and flexibility for its industry-leading satellite program.
"In July, EchoStar’s wholly owned subsidiary, Hughes completed the successful launch of EchoStar XVII with Arianespace, giving us confidence in Arianespace’s ability to execute on future launches," said Anders Johnson, president of EchoStar Satellite Services. “The Ariane 5 vehicle has been a reliable, flight-proven launch system. We look forward to relying on Ariane 5 to deliver on-time success in the execution of our near term expansion programs."
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/11-26-2012-EchoStar-launch-contract.asp
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The information I have is that this is Fregat-MT (1020)
It is mistake, Rui. Actually it is Fregat No. 1020. Both Soyuz-ST-A rockets had Fregat upper stages, not Fregat-MT upper stages.
CNES site for mission and a CNES briefing clearly state Fregat-M, is this an error on their site or is this correct? I have also seen it mentioned on other sites.
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Launched:
2012:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 13 - LARES, ALMASat 1, E-ST@R, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW Sat 1, Robusta, XaTcobeo, UniCubeSat GG - Vega (qualification flight)(VV01) - 10:00
02 - March 23 - ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi - Ariane 5 ES (VA205) - 04:34
03 - May 15 - JCSAT 13, Vinasat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA206) - 22:13
04 - July 5 - Echostar XVII / Jupiter 1, MSG-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA207) - 21:36
05 - August 2 - Intelsat 20, HYLAS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) - 20:54
06 - September 28 - ASTRA 2F, GSAT 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA209) - 21:18
07 - October 12 - Galileo-IOV (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS03) - 18:15:01
08 - November 10 - Eutelsat 21B/W6A, Star One C3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA210) - 21:05
09 - December 2 - Pléiades 1B - Soyuz-STA/Fregat (VS04) - 02:02:50
10 - December 19 - Skynet-5D, Mexsat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA211) - 21:49
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
February 6 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212)
April 18 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213)
May April - Proba-V, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02)
May (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) (or second quarter)
late Spring May 29 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05)
June - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
June - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
April June- July - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) (or late Summer)
midyear - ABS 2- Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear Late July-Early August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07)
Late August-September - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) (or Fall)
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
October November - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M MT
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
April 12 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
June - Prisma - Vega
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
April July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV03)
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
November 2013 TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
August - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
midyear - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
April - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M MT (or 2018)
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - CHEOPS - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD)
TBD - EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5 - TBD
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - MetOp-SG/Sentinel-5B - TBD
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD)
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA
Probably canceled
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2019)
Changes on December 1st
Changes on December 2nd
Changes on December 3rd
Changes on December 4th
Changes on December 9th
Changes on December 11th
Changes on December 12th
Changes on December 17th
Changes on December 20th
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As per the satellite operator, Azerspace-1 ground tests were completed on December 5th at O.S.C. facility. In January, spacecraft will be delivered to launch site.
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Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212)
March 13 - Proba-V, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02) (or April)
April 18 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - 16:45
May (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) (or second quarter)
May 29 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05)
June - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
June - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
July - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) (or late Summer)
midyear - ABS 2- Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
Late July-Early August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07)
Late August-September - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08)
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
September - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
November - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
April 12 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
June - Prisma - Vega
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV03)
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
December 2013 TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Kazakh ERS sat - Vega / Soyuz
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
midyear - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
April - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 2018)
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - CHEOPS - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD)
TBD - EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5 - TBD
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - MetOp-SG/Sentinel-5B - TBD
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD)
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA
Probably canceled
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2019)
Changes on December 22nd
Changes on December 25th
Changes on January 1st
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Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212)
March 13 April - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02) (or second quarter)
April 18 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - 16:45
May 29 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05)
May (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) (or second quarter)
May-June - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
midyear - ABS 2- Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
June second half - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter midyear)
second half - GSAT 11 / GSAT 15 / GSAT 16 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (or 2014)
Late July-Early August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06)
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07) (or December)
July December - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) (or October)
September fourth quarter - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
April 12 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
June - Prisma - Vega
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV03)
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
November 2013 TBD - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M
Late August-September 2013 TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
midyear - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2014 second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
April - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 2018)
April midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD)
TBD - EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5 - TBD
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-5A/MetOp-SG - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2027
TBD - MetOp-SG/Sentinel-5B - TBD
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD)
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA
Probably canceled
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2019)
Changes on January 4th
Changes on January 6th
Changes on January 9th
Changes on January 11th
Changes on January 14th
Changes on January 18th
Changes on January 19th
Changes on January 22nd
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story/2013/1-8-2013-press-conference.asp
The company’s 2013 scheduling calls for 11 missions from the Spaceport – six heavy-lift Ariane 5 launches, four medium-lift Soyuz flights and one with the light-lift Vega – along with a Soyuz liftoff at Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome, operated under the responsibility of Arianespace’s Euro-Russian Starsem subsidiary.
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/imd-launches-app-for-weather-forecasts/article4309692.ece?ref=wl_opinion
The Insat-3D satellite with six-channel imagers and 19-channel sounder for weather forecasting will be launched by the middle of the year
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-lines-up-saral-for-february-restored-gslv-for-april/article4317062.ece
GSAT-7, a dedicated satellite for the Navy, is also set to be launched around May on a European Ariane rocket. Two other larger satellites, INSAT-3D and GSAT-10, will also use ‘procured’ or foreign launches on separate Ariane vehicles in the second half of this year.
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http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-lines-up-saral-for-february-restored-gslv-for-april/article4317062.ece (http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-lines-up-saral-for-february-restored-gslv-for-april/article4317062.ece)
GSAT-7, a dedicated satellite for the Navy, is also set to be launched around May on a European Ariane rocket. Two other larger satellites, INSAT-3D and GSAT-10, will also use ‘procured’ or foreign launches on separate Ariane vehicles in the second half of this year.
As GSAT-10 was already launched last September, this is obviously a misprint. It would be interesting to know what is the third Indian satellite to be launched on Ariane (maybe GSAT-15?)
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Arianespace to launch Arabsat's first 6th generation satellite
Evry, January 19, 2013
Arianespace, Astrium and Thales Alenia Space today signed an agreement for the production and launch of Arabsat's first 6th generation satellite, Arabsat-6B.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/1-19-2013-Arabsat-6B-agreement.asp
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Arianespace to launch Arabsat's first 6th generation satellite
Evry, January 19, 2013
Arianespace, Astrium and Thales Alenia Space today signed an agreement for the production and launch of Arabsat's first 6th generation satellite, Arabsat-6B.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/1-19-2013-Arabsat-6B-agreement.asp
Is this a renegotiation of this contract?
Arianespace to launch two satellites for Arabsat
Evry, February 4, 2009
Saudi-Arabia based operator Arabsat selects Arianespace to launch the Arabsat 5C and Arabsat 6B satellites.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2009/02-04-09-contract-arabsat-5C-6B.asp
I understand the second satellite was put on hold a few years ago.
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Badr-7 launch schedules in H2 2015 (http://www.satlaunch.net/2013/01/arabsat-modifies-badr-7-arabsat-6b.html).
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Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - 21:36-22:20
April - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02) (or second quarter)
April 18 30 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - 16:45
May 29 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) (or 2014)
May (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) (or second quarter)
May-June - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
midyear - ABS 2- Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (or midyear)
August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) (or 2014)
September-October - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) (or December)
fourth quarter - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07) (or December)
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2014)
late - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 2014)
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
April 12 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
June - Prisma - Vega
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV03)
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
midyear - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
April - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
April October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 4th quarter 2017)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
2019 March - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
2020 3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
2027 1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD)
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA
Probably canceled
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - Lunar Lander mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2019)
Changes on January 24th
Changes on January 26th
Changes on January 27th
Changes on February 2nd
Changes on February 6th
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Galileo FOC 1/2 is still tracking September/October, FOC 3/4 is still tracking December....
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Thanks! :)
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Galileo FOC 1/2 is still tracking September/October, FOC 3/4 is still tracking December....
good news...
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - 21:36
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
April - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02) (or second quarter)
April 30 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213)
May 29 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2014)
May (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) (or second quarter)
May-June - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
midyear - ABS 2- Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (or midyear)
August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2014)
September-October - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) (or December)
fourth quarter - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or December)
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2014)
late - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 2014)
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
April 12 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
June - Prisma - Vega
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV03)
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
fourth quarter - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Measat 3b - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
midyear - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
April - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 4th quarter 2017)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
March - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD)
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA
Changes on February 7th
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I was told Le Gall will be assigned as new CNES administrator next week.
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I was told Le Gall will be assigned as new CNES administrator next week.
heard the same from this side...
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Eutelsat and Arianespace sign new multi-year multiple launch services agreement
Paris, February 8, 2013
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Arianespace today announced the signature of a long-term multiple launch services agreement which guarantees launch capacity and flexibility to Eutelsat for its industry-leading expansion programme. The agreement covers up to four launches in the 2016 and 2017 timeframe, with the assignment of each satellite to a launch vehicle to be made at a later stage.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/2-8-2013-Eutelsat.asp
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - 21:36
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
April 20 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02) - 02:00 (or second quarter)
May 29 31 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2014 June 7)
April 30 May 7 NET June 7 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) (or April-May)
May-June July (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) (or second quarter summer)
May-June July (TBD) - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (or second quarter)
midyear - ABS 2- Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (or midyear)
August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2014)
September-October - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) (or December)
fourth quarter - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or December)
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2014)
late - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 2014)
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
April 12 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
June - Prisma - Vega
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV03)
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
early end of year - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
fourth quarter 2014 midyear- Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
midyear end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
April - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 4th quarter 2017)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
March - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD)
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD)
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA
Changes on February 9th
Changes on February 10th
Changes on February 12th
Changes on February 14th
Changes on February 24th
Changes on February 28th
Changes on March 4th
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O3b is quoting a May launch ?
https://twitter.com/satellites_/status/299083346380730368
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As per my source, the first O3b launch is planned on May 31st or June 7th.
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Arianespace to launch first two satellites for NBN (National Broadband Network) of Australia
Sydney, March 4, 2013
The Australian operator NBN (National Broadband Network) has chosen Arianespace to launch its first two satellites, dedicated to broadband Internet services.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/3-3-2013.asp
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Given the fact that range re-config between Soyuz and Ariane takes at least 2 weeks, pretty sure if O3b launches on June 7th, ATV-4 will be pushed back at least 2 more weeks.
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Good note Jester. Thanks.
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - 21:36
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
April 20 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1, multiple auxiliary payloads - Vega (VV02) - 02:06:31
May 31 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or June 7)
NET June 7 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) (or June 21)
July (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) (or summer third quarter)
July (TBD) - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - ABS 2- Ariane 5 ECA
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA
midyear second half - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (or midyear)
August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2014)
October - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) (or December)
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or December)
fourth quarter - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (or 2014)
late- Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 2014)
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
April 12 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
June - Prisma - Vega
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV03) (or January 2015)
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5
midyear- Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA
November - EarthCare - Vega
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA
end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES
TBD - Optsat - Vega
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega (or 2016)
2016
April midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 4th quarter 2017)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
March - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD)
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD)
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA
Changes on March 5th
Changes on March 6th
Changes on March 10th
Changes on March 14th
Changes on March 17th
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Given the fact that range re-config between Soyuz and Ariane takes at least 2 weeks, pretty sure if O3b launches on June 7th, ATV-4 will be pushed back at least 2 more weeks.
Who has priority?
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Given the fact that range re-config between Soyuz and Ariane takes at least 2 weeks, pretty sure if O3b launches on June 7th, ATV-4 will be pushed back at least 2 more weeks.
Who has priority?
Government paid missions typically have significant priority worldwide over commercial missions.
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Given the fact that range re-config between Soyuz and Ariane takes at least 2 weeks, pretty sure if O3b launches on June 7th, ATV-4 will be pushed back at least 2 more weeks.
Who has priority?
Government paid missions typically have significant priority worldwide over commercial missions.
I remember that one of the ATV launches was shifted to the right to accommodate a commercial launch going first.
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http://www.singtelteleport.com/applications-solutions/satellite-broadcast-services/upcoming-launches/
ABS 2 (aka ST 3) launch date is given as May 2013.
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From EchoStar 4th quarter 2012 SEC 10K filing:
"In November 2012, we entered into an agreement with Arianespace, SA to launch multiple new satellites over a multi-year period, which will provide us with launch capacity and flexibility for our satellite program."
Looks like EchoStar is moving to a new launch provider.
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From EchoStar 4th quarter 2012 SEC 10K filing:
"In November 2012, we entered into an agreement with Arianespace, SA to launch multiple new satellites over a multi-year period, which will provide us with launch capacity and flexibility for our satellite program."
Looks like EchoStar is moving to a new launch provider.
Old news (November 2012) they already launched EchoStar XVII on Ariane 5, and after that success switched to A5 launches
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/11-26-2012-EchoStar-launch-contract.asp
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/3-18-2013-Intelsat.asp
Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
April 20 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
NET June 5 7 14 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 (or June 21)
May 31 late June - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or June 7)
July (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 (or third quarter)
July (TBD) - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - ABS 2- Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or midyear)
August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
October - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Sinnamary ELS (or December)
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or December)
fourth quarter - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
late- Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April 12 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR sat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2015
January - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV (or July 2014)
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear- Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCare - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or 4th quarter 2017)
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
March - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Sinnamary ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Changes on March 19th
Changes on March 21th
Changes on March 26th
Changes on March 27th
Changes on March 28th
Changes on March 30th
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Epic-1 (Intelsat 29e) in Q4 2015 (http://www.satlaunch.net/p/launch-schedule-2015.html)
Epic-2 (Intelsat 33e) in 2016
IS-?? in 2017
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Epic-1 (Intelsat 29e) in Q4 2015 (http://www.satlaunch.net/p/launch-schedule-2015.html)
Epic-2 (Intelsat 33e) in 2016
Epic-3 in 2017
What is the source, that all three are EPIC satellites?
The PR says: "The three missions will include the launches of Intelsat’s previously announced, high throughput EpicNG–class satellites." But that does not mean, that the three launches are exclusively EPIC satellites.
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Oops, my mistake probably.
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Epic-1 (Intelsat 29e) in Q4 2015 (http://www.satlaunch.net/p/launch-schedule-2015.html)
Epic-2 (Intelsat 33e) in 2016
Epic-3 in 2017
What is the source, that all three are EPIC satellites?
The PR says: "The three missions will include the launches of Intelsat’s previously announced, high throughput EpicNG–class satellites." But that does not mean, that the three launches are exclusively EPIC satellites.
Yes, it does per the FAQ section found on the Intelsat EpicNG website which lists the above satellite designations as presently written above. Intelsat knows best when their own website says exactly those satellites.
LINK: http://exnetapps.intelsat.com/network/satellite/ng/about/epic-faqs.asp (http://exnetapps.intelsat.com/network/satellite/ng/about/epic-faqs.asp)
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Oops, my mistake probably.
You are completely correct per Intelsat link: http://exnetapps.intelsat.com/network/satellite/ng/about/epic-faqs.asp (http://exnetapps.intelsat.com/network/satellite/ng/about/epic-faqs.asp)
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Epic-1 (Intelsat 29e) in Q4 2015 (http://www.satlaunch.net/p/launch-schedule-2015.html)
Epic-2 (Intelsat 33e) in 2016
Epic-3 in 2017
What is the source, that all three are EPIC satellites?
The PR says: "The three missions will include the launches of Intelsat’s previously announced, high throughput EpicNG–class satellites." But that does not mean, that the three launches are exclusively EPIC satellites.
Yes, it does per the FAQ section found on the Intelsat EpicNG website which lists the above satellite designations as presently written above. Intelsat knows best when their own website says exactly those satellites.
LINK: http://exnetapps.intelsat.com/network/satellite/ng/about/epic-faqs.asp (http://exnetapps.intelsat.com/network/satellite/ng/about/epic-faqs.asp)
Epic-1 (Intelsat 29e) is confirmed to use a Boeing 702MP platform for Intelsat EpicNG satellite Intelsat 29e per the following Intelsat website.
LINK: http://www.intelsat.com/news/boeing-702mp-selected-for-first-intelsat-epicng-satellite/ (http://www.intelsat.com/news/boeing-702mp-selected-for-first-intelsat-epicng-satellite/)
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Epic-1 (Intelsat 29e) in Q4 2015 (http://www.satlaunch.net/p/launch-schedule-2015.html)
Epic-2 (Intelsat 33e) in 2016
Epic-3 in 2017
What is the source, that all three are EPIC satellites?
The PR says: "The three missions will include the launches of Intelsat’s previously announced, high throughput EpicNG–class satellites." But that does not mean, that the three launches are exclusively EPIC satellites.
Yes, it does per the FAQ section found on the Intelsat EpicNG website which lists the above satellite designations as presently written above. Intelsat knows best when their own website says exactly those satellites.
LINK: http://exnetapps.intelsat.com/network/satellite/ng/about/epic-faqs.asp (http://exnetapps.intelsat.com/network/satellite/ng/about/epic-faqs.asp)
I am sorry, but the link says nothing about the Ariane launch contract, therefore it does not confirm, that all three launches are Epic satellites.
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Epic-1 (Intelsat 29e) in Q4 2015 (http://www.satlaunch.net/p/launch-schedule-2015.html)
Epic-2 (Intelsat 33e) in 2016
Epic-3 in 2017
What is the source, that all three are EPIC satellites?
The PR says: "The three missions will include the launches of Intelsat’s previously announced, high throughput EpicNG–class satellites." But that does not mean, that the three launches are exclusively EPIC satellites.
Yes, it does per the FAQ section found on the Intelsat EpicNG website which lists the above satellite designations as presently written above. Intelsat knows best when their own website says exactly those satellites.
LINK: http://exnetapps.intelsat.com/network/satellite/ng/about/epic-faqs.asp (http://exnetapps.intelsat.com/network/satellite/ng/about/epic-faqs.asp)
I am sorry, but the link says nothing about the Ariane launch contract, therefore it does not confirm, that all three launches are Epic satellites.
I know that it does not mention Ariane anywhere in the FAQ section but the site in the link I provided specifically states that the first two EpicNG series satellites as being Intelsat 29e and Intelsat 33e and will be launched in that order based on the confirmation of the first satellite http://www.intelsat.com/news/boeing-702mp-selected-for-first-intelsat-epicng-satellite/
The third satellite mentioned I do not have any info about.
Regarding a targeted 2015 launch for Intelsat 29e (702MP Platform), please see the below link for the latest Boeing Launch Schedule: http://www.boeing.com/boeing/defense-space/space/bss/launch/launch_sched.page?
Thus if the Arianespace contract with Intelsat mentions the above as payloads then this is correct. I have found no other launch contracts for EpicNG satellites yet.
Another link: http://www.intelsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/90339_eprint.pdf
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As per my source, the first O3b launch is planned on May 31st or June 7th.
27 May as per http://o3bnetworks.blogspot.nl/2013/03/why-page-sizes-have-double-in-3-years.html
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As per my source, the first O3b launch is planned on May 31st or June 7th.
27 May as per http://o3bnetworks.blogspot.nl/2013/03/why-page-sizes-have-double-in-3-years.html (http://o3bnetworks.blogspot.nl/2013/03/why-page-sizes-have-double-in-3-years.html)
that would be a new range re-config record if ATV-4 launches on the 7th of June....
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if ATV-4 launches on the 7th of June...
ATV-4 launch is planned on June 14th.
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http://www.spacenews.com/new-atv-launch-date-has-implications-for-o3b
"Brian Holz, O3b’s chief technical officer, said here March 27 that the first four 700-kilogram O3b satellites are now on track to be shipped by Antonov aircraft to the launch base April 9, arriving April 10. Testing at the site could have all four ready for placement in a Soyuz rocket May 26 or May 27, he said"
"Alberto Novelli, ATV mission manager at the 20-nation European Space Agency (ESA), said in a March 27 interview that the Arianespace launch consortium, which manages the French Guiana manifest, confirmed a June 5 launch date aboard an Ariane 5. Reconfiguring the down-range radars following an Ariane 5 launch on June 5 would likely push O3b’s launch to late June"
"Holz said he is holding out some hope that the ATV launch date could be pushed out a few days, leaving O3b time to launch in late May and then give the necessary 15 to 20 days to prepare for a mid-June ATV launch"
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http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=31431
The launch of LISA Pathfinder is planned for 2015.
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Eutelsat-25B/Eshail-1 launch is scheduled in August.
http://www.satlaunch.net/2013/03/eutelsat-25beshail-1-to-be-launched-in.html
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
April 20 May 3 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31 (or April 29)
June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:32 (or June 14)
late June 24 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Sinnamary ELS - 18:53:51 (or late May)
July (TBD) - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 (or third quarter)
midyear - INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
midyear August - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear third quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August September - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
October November - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Sinnamary ELS (or December 2014)
October November - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or December 2014)
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April 12 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega - Kourou ZLV
fourth quarter 2013 midyear - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
late 2013 TBD - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
December 2013 TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2015
January - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear- Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCare - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
4th quarter - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or October 2016)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
March 2nd quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Sinnamary ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Changes on March 31th
Changes on April 1st
Changes on April 2nd
Changes on April 4th
Changes on April 5th
Changes on April 7th
Changes on April 9th
Changes on April 11th
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http://www.arsat.com.ar/satelites-y-orbitas
El Arsat 1 será lanzado a mediados del 2014
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http://www.arsat.com.ar/satelites-y-orbitas
El Arsat 1 será lanzado a mediados del 2014
They were integrating the payload to the bus by February 2013, so I don't think they'll launch on 2013, either.
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The first O3b launch is planned at 18:53:51 UTC on June 24th.
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Pretty sure ATV-4 isn't launching on the 5th....
Even NASA now lists it as early in June
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html
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ATV-4 is launching 14th of June, not the 5th...
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ATV-4 is launching 14th of June, not the 5th...
:)
So is O3b launch again in late-May?
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ATV-4 is launching 14th of June, not the 5th...
The info i have is that ATV-4 is planned for 5th and docking the 15th.
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ATV-4 is launching 14th of June, not the 5th...
The info i have is that ATV-4 is planned for 5th and docking the 15th.
I'll ask again, there is some confusion on the date depending on who you ask.... (ESA or Arianespace )
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As of yesterday the launch date for ATV-4 is June 5 @ 21:32 UTC, according to a member at http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t14431p45-lancement-ariane-5-es-va213-atv-4-albert-einstein-5-juin-2013 (http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t14431p45-lancement-ariane-5-es-va213-atv-4-albert-einstein-5-juin-2013).
Maybe the O3b sats will go first if ATV-4 slips again? (still 2 months out from launch after all)
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Confirmed, ATV-4 June 5th launch, docking on the 15th (for now, can always change...)
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Galileo -FOC (2 sats) is still tracking September, not November.
I'm pretty sure we get the range over O3b so I'd swap them around....
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Galileo -FOC (2 sats) is still tracking September, not November.
I'm pretty sure we get the range over O3b so I'd swap them around....
Apparently a Russian working the Soyuz at Kourou (or somewhere near ;)) is the source: http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum14/topic9743/message1054725/#message1054725 (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum14/topic9743/message1054725/#message1054725)
So only 3 Soyuz launches from there in 2013? (the November flight is noted as either Galileo-FOC or Gaia)
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Galileo -FOC (2 sats) is still tracking September, not November.
I'm pretty sure we get the range over O3b so I'd swap them around....
Apparently a Russian working the Soyuz at Kourou (or somewhere near ;) ) is the source: http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum14/topic9743/message1054725/#message1054725 (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum14/topic9743/message1054725/#message1054725)
So only 3 Soyuz launches from there in 2013? (the November flight is noted as either Galileo-FOC or Gaia)
I'll check later this week, but I'm still packing for my next launches in September, and December....
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
May 3 4 6 7 (TBD) - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:32
June 24 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Sinnamary ELS - 18:53:51
second half of July - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3
August - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
third quarter September - Astra 5B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter second half - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Sinnamary ELS
November - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
November - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
April 12 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
April midyear - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega - Kourou ZLV
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2015
January - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of 2014 April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear- Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCare - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
September 4th quarter - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or October 2016)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
second quarter - Biomass - TBD
second half - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
2nd quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - PREMIER - TBD
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Sinnamary ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
September 3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Changes on April 17th
Changes on April 18th
Changes on April 23rd
Changes on April 25th
Changes on April 27th
Changes on May 4th
Changes on May 5th
Changes on May 6th
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Planned launch dates:
Arsat-1: April 2014
Arsat-2: April 2015
(source (http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201304/14391-satelita-argentino-arsat-1-lanzamiento.html) in Spanish)
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Thanks! :)
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/4-18-2013-Stephane-Israel.asp
The Board of Directors of Arianespace today named Stéphane Israël Chairman and CEO of the company, effective Monday, April 22, 2013.
Jean-Yves Le Gall, who had headed Arianespace since 2001 and on April 3 was named President of French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales)
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To be noted that Stéphane Israël is young, he has about the same age as Elon Musk.
He has no technical background whatsoever. He is a historian and a senior civil servant in France and owes his new position to his political connections (with the new socialist administration).
There is a technical word for that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantouflage
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To be noted that Stéphane Israël is young, he has about the same age as Elon Musk.
He has no technical background whatsoever. He is a historian and a senior civil servant in France and owes his new position to his political connections (with the new socialist administration).
There is a technical word for that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantouflage
Not unique to ESA but the same happends, with un-qualified politically elected leaders, in all international organization.
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:11
June 24 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Sinnamary ELS - 18:53:51
second half of July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3
August - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
September 19 November - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
September-October - Astra 5B, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Sinnamary ELS (or October)
November - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
2014
second half year-end TBD - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA / Soyuz - Kourou ELA-3
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
April - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April 12 June - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA / Soyuz - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Sinnamary ELS (or 2015)
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 ECA / Soyuz - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA / Soyuz - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2015)
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2015)
2015
January - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of 2014 April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear- Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCare - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2014 TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2014 TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2014 TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
NLT 2017 TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
September - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or October 2016)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
2nd quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Sinnamary ELS
second quarter 2019 TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Sinnamary ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 - EChO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2020-2022 - LOFT - Soyuz ST/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - STE-QUEST - TBD
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
second half 2019 NET 2020 - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET midyear 2020 - PREMIER - TBD
Changes on May 7th
Changes on May 10th
Changes on May 12th
Changes on May 18th
Changes on May 20th
Changes on May 24th
Changes on May 29th
Changes on June 1st
Changes on June 4th
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Unclear:
second half 2019 NET 2020 - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET midyear 2020 - PREMIER - TBD
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=28759.msg1048667#msg1048667
ESA’s Earth Observation Programme Board has selected ‘Biomass’ to become the seventh Earth Explorer mission.
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http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/publications/ESA-Bulletin-154
Gaia
Launch is now set for 19 September.
Lisa Pathfinder
Launch will be on the third Vega VERTA launch, with Rockot as the back-up launch vehicle.
Sentinel-1
The Final Mission Analysis Review of the Sentinel-1A Soyuz launch vehicle is progressing, for a launch from Kourou in October.
ATV-5
Launch - June 2014.
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Thanks! ;)
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Interesting to see that there still isn't a launch date target more specific than "second half of July" for Ariane 5 VA214.....
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Interesting to see that there still isn't a launch date target more specific than "second half of July" for Ariane 5 VA214.....
I believe it is 25 July
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
June 24 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Sinnamary ELS - 18:54:03 19:27:03
July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3
August - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3
September 6 October - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Sinnamary ELS
September - Astra 5B, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 (or October)
September 19 October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07) - Sinnamary ELS
November December - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Sinnamary ELS
2014
January - Seosat-Ingenio - TBD
early - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Sinnamary ELS (or 2015)
early - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
April - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - TBD
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2015)
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2015)
2015
January - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - TBD
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCare - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
midyear late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
September - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (or October 2016)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - TBD (or 2020)
2020
2nd quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3C - TBD
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Sinnamary ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2014 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
June 2014 - MIOSAT - TBD - TBD
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2020-2022 2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2020-2022 2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? 2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? 2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - NGO two 'Daughter' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
202? - NGO 'Mother' spacecraft - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2028 - eLISA/NGO (L2 mission candidate) - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2034 - L3 mission - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - PREMIER - TBD
Changes on June 6th
Changes on June 10th
Changes on June 18th
Changes on June 20th
Changes on June 22nd
Changes on June 24th
Changes on June 25th
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http://pcos.gsfc.nasa.gov/physpag/meetings/April2013/GWSAGAPS2013.pdf
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
04 - June 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Sinnamary ELS - 19:27:03.396
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3
August - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3
September 6 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Sinnamary ELS
September - Astra 5B, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 (or October)
October - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07) - Sinnamary ELS
December - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Sinnamary ELS
2014
early January/February - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (VS09) - Sinnamary ELS
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
April - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
early summer - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
late - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2015)
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCare - Vega Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ZLV Sinnamary ELS
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2014)
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
TBD - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
September - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Sinnamary ELS (or October 2016)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2020)
2020
2nd quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Sinnamary ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
January 2014 - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June 2014 - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
NET 2014 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2028 - eLISA/NGO (L2 mission candidate) - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2034 - L3 mission - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - CoReH2O - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - PREMIER - TBD
Changes on June 26th
Changes on June 27th
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http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/36006europe’s-star-mapping-gaia-satellite-finally-launch-pad-bound
"Giuseppe Sarri, Gaia project manager at the 20-nation European Space Agency (ESA), said Gaia will be shipped to the spaceport even if there are more tests to be done, in part to secure the launch date, tentatively set for Oct. 25"
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According to my schedule (http://www.satlaunch.net/p/launch-schedule-2014.html)
Athena Fidus - early 2014
Sicral 2 - September 2014
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Thanks! :)
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
04 - June 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Sinnamary ELS - 19:27:03.396
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:53-21:11 - 20:53
August 22 - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3
end of September 6 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Sinnamary ELS
October - Astra 5B, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 (or September)
October 25 second half of November 17 - December 5 - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07) - Sinnamary ELS
2014
December 2013 early - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Sinnamary ELS
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January/February - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (VS09) - Sinnamary ELS
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Sinnamary ELS
April - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June 5 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
summer - THOR 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
November - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
late - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Sinnamary ELS (or 2015)
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
summer 2016 - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
summer 2016 - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz (or 2017)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCare - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
September - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Sinnamary ELS (or October 2016)
December 2016 late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
2016 early - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2020)
2020
2nd quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Sinnamary ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
January 2014 - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June 2014 - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2028 - eLISA/NGO (L2 mission candidate) - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2034 - L3 mission - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
2013 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on June 28th
Changes on July 1st
Changes on July 9th
Changes on July 11th
Changes on July 23rd
Changes on July 24th
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Eurobird-2A name is no more used. It is an old designation of Eutelsat-25B.
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As per my source, VS06 launch is planned at the end of September, VS07 - at the second half of November, VS08 - at the beginning of 2014. Soyuz-ST-B rocket #004 for VS06 launch is in GSC. Two Soyuz-ST-B rockets for VS07 and VS08 launches will arrive to GSC at the end of July.
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As per my source, VS06 launch is planned at the end of September, VS07 - at the second half of November, VS08 - at the beginning of 2014. Soyuz-ST-B rocket #004 for VS06 launch is in GSC. Two Soyuz-ST-B rockets for VS07 and VS08 launches will arrive to GSC at the end of July.
Interesting, is this a Russian source ?
(or just PM me)
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Interesting, is this a Russian source?
Yes, the source is from TsSKB-Progress (Samara).
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https://www.ioag.org/Public%20Documents/IOAG%20Mission%20Model%20-%20Updated%202012-12-13b%20%28IOAG-16%29.pdf
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As per my source, VS06 launch is planned at the end of September, VS07 - at the second half of November, VS08 - at the beginning of 2014. Soyuz-ST-B rocket #004 for VS06 launch is in GSC. Two Soyuz-ST-B rockets for VS07 and VS08 launches will arrive to GSC at the end of July.
Interesting, is this a Russian source ?
(or just PM me)
This means there will be no Galileo launch in 2013. This is really not a pleasant news!
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As per my source, VS06 launch is planned at the end of September, VS07 - at the second half of November, VS08 - at the beginning of 2014. Soyuz-ST-B rocket #004 for VS06 launch is in GSC. Two Soyuz-ST-B rockets for VS07 and VS08 launches will arrive to GSC at the end of July.
Interesting, is this a Russian source ?
(or just PM me)
This means there will be no Galileo launch in 2013. This is really not a pleasant news!
No, this means that somebody in russia thinks that.
Current shipping schedule is makes it still possible to launch in 2013
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From @ESAGaia on Twitter:
"Today Gaia passed the Flight Acceptance Review successfully. Launch slot 17 November - 5 December 2013 agreed."
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http://www.frontline.in/science-and-technology/in-mission-mode/article4945199.ece?homepage=true
The next mission is the GSAT-7 communication satellite. That will be launched from French Guiana on August 22.
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As per my source, VS06 launch is planned at the end of September, VS07 - at the second half of November, VS08 - at the beginning of 2014. Soyuz-ST-B rocket #004 for VS06 launch is in GSC. Two Soyuz-ST-B rockets for VS07 and VS08 launches will arrive to GSC at the end of July.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story/2013/7-23-2013.asp
Two more Soyuz launchers have now arrived in French Guiana, joining a previously-delivered vehicle that is being readied for Arianespace’s next Spaceport mission with the medium-lift workhorse.
This latest delivery included all components for the two newly-delivered launchers: their first, second and third stages; the Fregat upper stage; payload fairing; and elements of the vehicles’ propellant load.
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
04 - June 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Sinnamary ELS - 19:27:03.396
05 - July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:54
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
August 22 29 - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30-21:20
end of September - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Sinnamary ELS
November 17 - December 5 - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07) - Sinnamary ELS
October December - Astra 5B, Optus 10 Amazonas 4A (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3
2014
early - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Sinnamary ELS
early - Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
February - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (VS09) - Sinnamary ELS
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Sinnamary ELS
April - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET June 5 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV
first half - SES-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - (or second half October 2013 on Falcon 9 v1.1)
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
late - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Sinnamary ELS (or 2015)
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November 2014 first quarter - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
summer - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCare - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
November - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - TBD
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
2016
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
September - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Sinnamary ELS (or October 2016)
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
early - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2020)
2020
2nd quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Sinnamary ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
January 2014 - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June 2014 - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2028 - eLISA/NGO (L2 mission candidate) - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2034 - L3 mission - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
2013 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on July 25th
Changes on July 26th
Changes on July 29th
Changes on July 30th
Changes on August 6th
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According to FCC filling DirecTV 14 launch window: January 15-March 1
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
04 - June 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Sinnamary ELS - 19:27:03.396
05 - July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:54
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
August 29 - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30-21:20
end of September 30 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Sinnamary ELS - 18:31:45
November 17 20 - December 5 - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07) - Sinnamary ELS - 08:57
December - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3
2014
early - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Sinnamary ELS
early - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early January 15-March 1 - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
February - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (VS09) - Sinnamary ELS
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Sinnamary ELS
April - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET June 5 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
late - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Sinnamary ELS (or 2015)
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August 15 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
summer - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCare - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
2016
November 2015 first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
midyear - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SGDC - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
September - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Sinnamary ELS (or October 2016)
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
early - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2020)
2020
2nd quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Sinnamary ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
January 2014 - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June 2014 - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2028 - eLISA/NGO (L2 mission candidate) - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2034 - L3 mission - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
2013 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on August 9th
Changes on August 12th
Changes on August 13th
Changes on August 14th
Changes on August 15th
Changes on August 22th
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VS06 launch is planned at 18:30 UTC on September 30th.
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According to different sources, Arianespace has been selected to launch in 2015 (or 2016) the brazilian satellite SGDC.
http://exame.abril.com.br/tecnologia/noticias/satelite-de-defesa-custou-r-1-1-bilhao
http://tecnologia.terra.com.br/telebras-aprova-indicacao-de-thales-alenia-space-e-arianespace,60a355031bd60410VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
04 - June 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Sinnamary ELS - 19:27:03.396
05 - July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:54
06 - August 29 - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
November 20 - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07) - Sinnamary ELS - 08:57
December 13 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3
2014
early - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Sinnamary ELS
early - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January 15 - March 1 - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET February - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (VS09) - Sinnamary ELS
September 30, 2013 early first quarter - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Sinnamary ELS - 18:31:45 (or NET late October)
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March-April - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Sinnamary ELS
April - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April second quarter - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV
NET June 5 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October November - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
late - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Sinnamary ELS (or 2015)
3rd quarter end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
January May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 Sky Mexico/DirecTV small DTH comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
summer - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June September - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Amazonas 4B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
midyear June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
August 15, 2015 July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November 2015 November - EarthCare - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 C5 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
September October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Sinnamary ELS (or October 2016)
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
2015 TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
early - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2020)
2020
March midyear - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Sinnamary ELS
2nd quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Sinnamary ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
January 2014 - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June 2014 - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2028 - eLISA/NGO (L2 mission candidate) - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2034 - L3 mission - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
2013 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on August 29th
Changes on September 2nd
Changes on September 4th
Changes on September 6th
Сhanges on September 9th
Сhanges on September 12th
Сhanges on September 13th
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/9-9-2013-Euroconsult.asp
Arianespace is announcing five new launch contracts at Euroconsult's World Satellite Business Week:
- 2 with DirectTV (SkyBrasil-1 and DTH)
- 1 with Star One (Star One D1)
- 1 with SkyPerfect JSAT
- 1 with Intelsat (Intelsat 34)
In addition to these five contracts, Arianespace was recently selected by Visiona Tecnología Espacial to launch Brazil's Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC).
Since the beginning of the year, Arianespace has signed a total of 13 launch contracts, equal to 62% of the market, worth over 1 billion euros.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story/2013/9-9-2013-WSBW.asp
As Ariane 5 will remain in service for years to come, Arianespace currently is preparing the acquisition of the heavy-lift vehicle’s next production batch, covering 18 additional launch vehicles available from 2017 – which are in addition to the 20 remaining in the current batch. Israël told reporters that discussions are well advanced with Ariane 5 prime contractor Astrium Space Transportation on this new order, valued at approximately 2 billion euros, with an agreement imminent on the provision of long-term items for these launchers.
For Soyuz, Arianespace is in contact with its Russia partners for 7-10 more launchers to be used from 2016, in addition to the 11 currently under contract for near- and medium-term missions. As Russia already has a sustained manufacturing volume for Soyuz vehicles in meeting the country’s national uses, there is time to work out details in the production flow for Arianespace’s own requirements, Israël added.
Looking forward to continued activity with Vega, four launchers remain under current production provisions within the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Vega Research and Technology Accompaniment (VERTA) program. According to Israël, Arianespace is anticipating the supply of five additional vehicles after consultations with ESA and prime contractor ELV on future Vega operations.
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Thanks! :)
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
04 - June 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Sinnamary ELS - 19:27:03.396
05 - July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:54
06 - August 29 - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
November 20 - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06 VS07) - Sinnamary ELS - 08:57:30
December 13 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3
2014
early - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January 15 - March 1 - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET February - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (VS09) - Sinnamary ELS
first quarter - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Sinnamary ELS
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV
NET June 5 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
early June - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Sinnamary ELS
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
April midyear - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
late - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Sinnamary ELS
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March-April TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Sinnamary ELS
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
summer - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
September - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCare - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Sinnamary ELS
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
end of 2015 TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2018
early - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Sinnamary ELS
2nd quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Sinnamary ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
January 2014 - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June 2014 - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2028 - eLISA/NGO (L2 mission candidate) - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Sinnamary ELS
2034 - L3 mission - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
2013 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on September 17th
Changes on September 21st
Changes on September 25th
Changes on September 26th
Changes on September 30th
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Where does this 2015 story come from for the Soyuz launches ??
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It is my mistake. :-[
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I can´t find the launch in 2014 of a Vega-launcher with the IXV as a passenger in the launch schedule. Only VV03 en VV04 appear. Is this because of the suborbital trajectory?
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http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/37397initial-operational-galileo-launch-pushed-well-into-2014
"BEIJING — Further delays in ground testing of two satellites that will become the first fully operational craft in Europe’s Galileo navigation constellation have pushed back their launch to around June 2014, industry officials said"
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I can´t find the launch in 2014 of a Vega-launcher with the IXV as a passenger in the launch schedule. Only VV03 en VV04 appear. Is this because of the suborbital trajectory?
Yes, it is!
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http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/37397initial-operational-galileo-launch-pushed-well-into-2014
"BEIJING — Further delays in ground testing of two satellites that will become the first fully operational craft in Europe’s Galileo navigation constellation have pushed back their launch to around June 2014, industry officials said"
There are some mistakes in this report, dear spacenews, get better sources or check your facts....
and no I cant give more detail then that, sorry.
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Arsat-3 launch planned for 2017
(source (http://www.telesemana.com/blog/2013/09/30/comienzan-las-pruebas-del-satelite-argentino-arsat-1/))
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Arsat-3 launch planned for 2017
(source (http://www.telesemana.com/blog/2013/09/30/comienzan-las-pruebas-del-satelite-argentino-arsat-1/))
It doesn't says that it will launch with Arianespace. Saocom 1A goes with SpaceX. Since Arsat-2 and 3 are very similar, it's quite probable that they will fly with Arianespace. I know that the Ariane engineering oversight were fundamental. But we should first wait for a contract announcement.
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any know astra 2g will be launch q1 in 2014 ?
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http://www.ses.com/4233127/upcoming-launches
ASTRA 2G
Expected launch date 2014, Q1
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
04 - June 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Kourou ELS - 19:27:03.396
05 - July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:54
06 - August 29 - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
December 13 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3
2014
NET November 20, 2013 early - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Kourou ELS - 08:57:30 (or 2014)
early - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January 15 - March 1 - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter March - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - ABS 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET April - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or NET February)
April - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
late spring June - Galileo -FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET June 5 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
midyear June-July - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear late - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
late - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
May - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
summer - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
September - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (2 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC (4 sats) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCare - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OpSis - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2018
early - Merlin - Soyuz / Vega
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
2nd quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
June - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1 - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
January - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
January 2014 - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June 2014 - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
June 2015 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
June 2016 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2028 - eLISA/NGO (L2 mission candidate) - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2034 - L3 mission - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
2013 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on October 3rd
Changes on October 4th
Changes on October 6th
Changes on October 11th
Changes on October 14th
Changes on October 21st
Changes on October 22nd
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http://www.ses.com/4233127/upcoming-launches
ASTRA 2G
Expected launch date 2014, Q1
As of early 2013 planned launch date was Q2 2014 (http://www.satlaunch.net/2013/03/astra-2g-launch-date-moved-to-q2-2014.html).
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http://www.diarionorte.com/article/96502/argentina-ingreso-al-club-de-los-siete-paises-que-desarrollan-satelites-
Google translate:
'We integrated a "club" very special satellite countries building and our focus is on to get it right this Arsat-1 shortly after launch, between June and July 2014, "said Hector Telam Otheguy, general manager of the company rionegrina Invap.
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According to a poster on our French forum, the launch is delayed. No more infos as for now.
http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t15190p30-lancement-soyouz-vs06-gaia-date-a-venir
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
04 - June 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Kourou ELS - 19:27:03.396
05 - July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:54
06 - August 29 - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
December 17 20 - January 5 - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Kourou ELS - 09:08:14 (or early 2014)
2014
December 6 13, 2013 early - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:57-23:03
early - Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January 24 first quarter - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January 15 - March 1 February - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter March - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET April - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
April - Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
NET June 5 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
late spring June - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa)/Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
June-July - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
TBD 2015 - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November 2014 August - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
summer - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
September - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
January 2014 September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late 2014 TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
May 2015 March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June 2015 June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June 2014 June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June 2016 June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2019)
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2016 TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD early 2018 - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
June December - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
TBD - EPS-SG-b - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 2nd quarter 2020)
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2023
June 2022 June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
January June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
January December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2028 - eLISA/NGO (L2 mission candidate) - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2034 - L3 mission - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
2013 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on October 23rd
Changes on October 27th
Changes on October 29th
Changes on November 1st
Changes on November 2nd
Changes on November 3rd
Changes on November 13th
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Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Arianespace: Ariane 5 (Hispasat & SES sats) moved up to Dec. 6 given ESA's Gaia delay, and Gaia moves back to Dec. 20. All home for Xmas.
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Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Arianespace: Ariane 5 (Hispasat & SES sats) moved up to Dec. 6 given ESA's Gaia delay, and Gaia moves back to Dec. 20. All home for Xmas.
14 day range reconfig, this will be a new record I think...
nope same as 2012
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Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
O3b CEO Collar: Review w/ builder Thales Alenia Space next wk shld permit 4 sats' repair for Feb. shipment & March launch on Euro Soyuz.
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Hispasat AG1will be launched in 2015:
http://www.satnews.com/story.php?number=1406790680&menu=1
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Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Ariane 5 launch with SES Astra 5B & Hispasat Amazonas 4A, planned for early Dec, delayed until after new year following Amazonas issue.
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Arianespace to launch GSAT 15 and GSAT 16 satellites for India
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/11-14-2013-GSAT-contract.asp
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
04 - June 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Kourou ELS - 19:27:03.396
05 - July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:54
06 - August 29 - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
December 19 20 - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Kourou ELS - 09:12:18 09:08:14
2014
January early - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3
January 24 end of February - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3
March - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET April - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
April - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
February NET second quarter - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March NET second quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June 5 17 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
June - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa)/Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or NET September)
June-July - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ESMO - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
summer - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
September - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2019)
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
2018
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
December - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 2nd quarter 2020)
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
3rd quarter - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
2022 TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
2028 TBD - eLISA/NGO (L2 mission candidate) - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
2013 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on November 14th
Changes on November 15th
Changes on November 16th
Changes on November 18th
Changes on November 22nd
Changes on November 27th
Changes on November 28th
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
04 - June 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Kourou ELS - 19:27:03.396
05 - July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:54
06 - August 29 - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2013
December 19 - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Kourou ELS - 09:12:19
2014
end of February January 23 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3
January February 19 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3
February April - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
end of March - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07) - Kourou ELS
NET April May - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA STB/Fregat-M (VS08) - Kourou ELS
NET second quarter - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET second quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June 17 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
June-July - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June July - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS (or NET September)
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
summer - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
September - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
midyear 2014 TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS
2014 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late late 2017 - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2018
July December - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
TBD December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2017)
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 2nd quarter July 2020)
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
3rd quarter October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
1st quarter June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
September November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
2013 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on November 29th
Changes on December 3rd
Changes on December 5th
Changes on December 9th
Changes on December 11th
Changes on December 13th
Changes on December 18th
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http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/en/148/549158/
"Taking into account our European partners' plans to launch the first commercial Vega rocket in February 2014, and meeting them halfway, we've moved to the current year the delivery of the first commercial engine, which had been scheduled for March 2014 under the contract,"
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http://www.interfax.ru/news.asp?id=345728
Four Soyuz-ST launches in 2014:
O3b - end of March (Soyuz-ST-B)
Sentinel-1A - May (Soyuz-ST-A)
Galileo-FOC - July (Soyuz-ST-B)
Galileo-FOC - October (Soyuz-ST-B)
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OMG!
SES should fine Arianespace for the long delay on Astra 5B.
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Arianespace and Astrium sign contract for 18 new Ariane 5 launchers
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/12-14-2013-Ariane5-continuity.asp
Arianespace, the world's leading launch services company, and Astrium, the world's second leading space technology company, have signed a contract for 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers, worth more than 2 billion euros. These 18 new Ariane 5 rockets will be launched starting in 2017, following the 35 launchers that were already ordered in 2009, in the PB batch.
This latest order brings the number of Ariane 5 launchers under construction or on order to 38. It ensures that Arianespace's customers will enjoy continued launch services from the Guiana Space Center until the end of the decade.
The contract announced today follows the framework contract signed by Arianespace on September 17, 2013, which already enabled Astrium and its partners to start procurement of long-lead items, and begin production of the new launchers.
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Two new launches for Vega
Evry, December 17, 2013
Arianespace announced today that it has signed a contract to launch two satellites into low Earth orbit.
These launches will be carried out by two Vega launch vehicles, operating from the Guiana Space Center in 2017 and 2018.
Following the contract signature, Arianespace Chairman and CEO Stéphane Israël said: "After its first two missions, both 100 percent successful, our Vega launcher is now established as the benchmark for launching government or commercial payloads into low Earth orbit. The contract signed today clearly shows that the international space community understands the advantages offered by our launch system."
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/12-17-2013-Vega-contract.asp
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Two new launches for Vega
Evry, December 17, 2013
Arianespace announced today that it has signed a contract to launch two satellites into low Earth orbit.
These launches will be carried out by two Vega launch vehicles, operating from the Guiana Space Center in 2017 and 2018.
Following the contract signature, Arianespace Chairman and CEO Stéphane Israël said: "After its first two missions, both 100 percent successful, our Vega launcher is now established as the benchmark for launching government or commercial payloads into low Earth orbit. The contract signed today clearly shows that the international space community understands the advantages offered by our launch system."
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/12-17-2013-Vega-contract.asp
Does that mean the batch of 10 Vega's has already been filled?
http://www.spacenews.com/article/features/38713profile-stephane-israel-chief-executive-arianespace
Q: Your small-satellite launcher, Vega, has launched twice. Is the 10 additional Vega rockets you just ordered big enough to bring down the unit cost to where it needs to be for world markets?
A: The size of the order was an important element to encourage Vega’s prime contractor, ELV, to commit to prices that are near the market price. We took only a limited risk since of the 10 launchers, eight are already dedicated to missions that are about to be added to our backlog.
So there is some remaining risk for two launches. Our goal for Vega is to arrive at a cadence at two or three launches per year.
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OMG!
SES should fine Arianespace for the long delay on Astra 5B.
Quote from: http://www.spacenews.com/article/features/38713profile-stephane-israel-chief-executive-arianespace
Peter de Selding: The two Ariane 5 satellite issue-caused delays meant SES’s Astra 5B, which was to ride with both these customers, is more than six months late in launching.
Stephane Israel: How late was SES’s satellite in launching on SpaceX? That said, we suffered from an incredible sequence of adverse events, and now we must do our best to recover and to deliver.
Not a very good answer...
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Launched:
2013:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 7 - Amazonas 3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:36
02 - May 7 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A, ESTCube-1 - Vega (VV02) - Kourou ZLV - 02:06:31
03 - June 5 - ATV-4 Albert Einstein - Ariane 5 ES (VA213) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:52:18
04 - June 25 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS05) - Kourou ELS - 19:27:03.396
05 - July 25 - Alphasat I-XL/Inmarsat-XL, INSAT 3D - Ariane 5 ECA (VA214) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:54
06 - August 29 - Eutelsat 25B/Eurobird 2A/Eshail 1, GSAT 7 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA215) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
07 - December 19 - Gaia - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS06) - Kourou ELS - 09:12:19
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
January 23 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3
February 19 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3
February - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
end of March - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07) - Kourou ELS
May - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS08) - Kourou ELS
NET second quarter - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET second quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June 17 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
July - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
summer - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
September - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
2013 NET 2014 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on December 19th
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Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
NET late January 23 early February - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3
NET February 19 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3
NET February - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
end of March - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS07) - Kourou ELS
early April May - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS08) - Kourou ELS
NET second quarter - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET second quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June 17 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
July - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
summer - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
September - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
April - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS (or February 2023)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
NET 2014 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on January 6th
Changes on January 7th
Changes on January 10th
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story/2014/1-7-2014-press-conference.asp
Arianespace’s current order book provides payloads for up to 14 launch opportunities in 2014, with the actual number of missions to reflect the availability of satellites. “Our objective is 12 missions, composed of six Ariane 5 launches, four Soyuz missions and two Vega flights,”
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Arianespace gears up for record year in 2014
Paris, January 7, 2014
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/1-7-2014-press-conference.asp
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Isn't VV04 going to be IXV ? was scheduled for August 2014, probably now October 2014
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Thanks! :)
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Interfax is reporting today that the next Soyuz rocket launch out of CSG is on March 28 with Sentinel-1A - is this actually correct? I thought the Soyuz launch in March is with the next O3b quadruplet and Sentinel-1A won't be ready by then....
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Interfax is reporting today that the next Soyuz rocket launch out of CSG is on March 28 with Sentinel-1A - is this actually correct? I thought the Soyuz launch in March is with the next O3b quadruplet and Sentinel-1A won't be ready by then....
Could be right as I'm doing a hand-over from the Sentinal team to our team just after their LC and thats currently tracking the first week of April
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Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
early February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30-22:35
NET February March 7 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:16 20:30-22:30
March 28 early April - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
NET February April 25 - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV (or first half second quarter)
NET second quarter - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET second quarter - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early mid June July - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS
NET June 17 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
July - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May mid August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS (or end of March NET second quarter)
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early mid October - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
September - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
3rd quarter - Intelsat 31/DLA 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer 2015 late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
April 2021 2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS (or February 2023)
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
NET 2014 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on January 13th
Changes on January 15th
Changes on January 16th
Changes on January 18th
Changes on January 20th
Changes on January 24th
Changes on January 26th
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/1-14-2014-VA217-launch-date.asp
VA216 = March 7th
VA217 = Feb. 6th
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/1-14-2014-VA217-launch-date.asp
VA216 = March 7th
VA217 = Feb. 6th
Any updates for VV03?
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/1-14-2014-VA217-launch-date.asp
VA216 = March 7th
VA217 = Feb. 6th
Any updates for VV03?
I'm hearing June, but that gives a range conflict, there are some swaps coming launch slot wise looking at this list....
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About Galileo-FOC launches in 2014.
http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/39141esa-says-it-won%E2%80%99t-be-penalized-for-galileo-delays
"While not entirely free of open technical issues, Dordain said the satellites appeared on track for a launch in early June aboard a Europeanized Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Guiana Space Center in South America. A second pair should be ready for launch in early October, with a third in December, he said"
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Arianespace in 2013. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWKUcbaFna4
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http://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4161/3338_read-38986/
Google translation:
After its launch , which is expected to take place end of 2018 , the satellite is 15 years, at an altitude of approximately 36,000 kilometers on a geostationary orbit - so it is always above the same point on the earth's surface - revolve . With Heinrich Hertz starts after 16 years ( ended in 2002 , the mission of the German Telecommunications Satellite Copernicus DFS ) for the first time , a separate German communications satellite .
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VV03 currently tracking April 25th Launch
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Thanks a lot! :)
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VA216 lift-off is currently planned for 19:16 local
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VA216 lift-off is currently planned for 19:16 local
= 22:16 UTC. ;)
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VV04 with IXV is tracking November currently and ATV-5 beginning of July
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Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30-22:35
March 7 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:16
March 28 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
April 25 - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV
NET second quarter May - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET second quarter May - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
mid June - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS
NET June 17 early July - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
July - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
mid August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS
summer - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
mid October - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
November - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
December - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
September - Sentinel-5 Precursor - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
NET 2014 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on January 27th
Changes on January 30th
Changes on February 1st
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@Salo, can you add VV04 with IXV for November 2014, its missing in the list.
Thanks
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@Salo, can you add VV04 with IXV for November 2014, its missing in the list.
Thanks
It is likely ommited, as it is not an orbital launch, but a suborbital mission.
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@Salo, can you add VV04 with IXV for November 2014, its missing in the list.
Thanks
It is likely ommited, as it is not an orbital launch, but a suborbital mission.
Interesting point, so either we should change the title to state Arianespace Orbital Launch Schedule or else include it, as its still a launch.
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Also, apparently there is only 1 A5 launch in July (ATV-5), 1 A5 launch in August and 1 A5 launch in September
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@Salo, can you add VV04 with IXV for November 2014, its missing in the list.
Thanks
It is likely ommited, as it is not an orbital launch, but a suborbital mission.
Interesting point, so either we should change the title to state Arianespace Orbital Launch Schedule or else include it, as its still a launch.
Will the subject line allow that many characters to fit. I know from my experience from using the new version of forum that description length seemed to have gotten shorter.
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I have VA216 at 19:11 local
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
March 7 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:11-23:20
March 28 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
April 25 - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:14
NET mid-May - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 (or August)
mid June - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS
early July - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3
mid August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS
NET May August - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July NET August - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer NET August - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
3rd quarter NET August - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
mid October - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
November - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
December - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
June - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear late 2016- Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Venµs - Vega - Kourou ZLV
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2015 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
NET 2015 - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
NET 2014 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
Changes on February 5th
Changes on February 7th
Changes on February 10th
Changes on February 11th
Changes on February 13th
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Also, apparently there is only 1 A5 launch in July (ATV-5), 1 A5 launch in August and 1 A5 launch in September
According to the ATV-5 thread ATV-5 is now in August on VA-219.
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Also, apparently there is only 1 A5 launch in July (ATV-5), 1 A5 launch in August and 1 A5 launch in September
According to the ATV-5 thread ATV-5 is now in August on VA-219.
Typo ;-)
VA219 seems to be correct tough, still planned for July.
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btw i'm hearing for VA218 its Measat 3b and Opus 10, not Jabiru 2
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btw i'm hearing for VA218 its Measat 3b and Opus 10, not Jabiru 2
Measat-3b = Jabiru 2:
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/measat-3b.htm (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/measat-3b.htm)
Oh and it's Optus 10, not Opus 10. ;)
When is it launching?
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btw i'm hearing for VA218 its Measat 3b and Opus 10, not Jabiru 2
Measat-3b = Jabiru 2:
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/measat-3b.htm (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/measat-3b.htm)
Oh and it's Optus 10, not Opus 10. ;)
When is it launching?
doh ! should stop fast posting :)
no date yet (at least none that has been confirmed to me officially)
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Venµs to be launched end 2015 by Vega
http://www.cnes.fr/web/CNES-fr/6115-communiques-de-presse.php?item=8256
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Thanks!
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Here (http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/SatelitkeenamdilancarMei/Article/) they say Measat-3b in mid-May, Measat-3c (Jabiru-1) at end 2015
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Thanks a lot! :)
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Peter B. de Selding@pbdes
Arianespace CEO Israel: Europe's Vega rocket to launch both UAE Falcon Eye high-res optical sats, in separate launches.
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Here (http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/SatelitkeenamdilancarMei/Article/) they say Measat-3b in mid-May, Measat-3c (Jabiru-1) at end 2015
http://themalaysianreserve.com/main/news/corporate-malaysia/5375-measat-3b-to-be-launched-in-mid-may
According to Measat Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd director Tun Dr Mohamed Hanif Omar, Measat-3B is the largest satellite ever ordered and that it is looking to launch Measat-3C in mid-2015 which will eventually bring the number of satellites operating by Measat to seven
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The two Falcon Eye satellites will be launched in 2017 and 2018 aboard European Vega rockets
(source (http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/39480us-french-deal-gives-green-light-to-uae-observation-satellites))
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
late March 7 TBD 21 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:11-23:20
NET March 28 early April - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
April 25 - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:14
mid-May - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 (or August)
mid June - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS
early July - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3
mid August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS
NET August - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET August - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET August - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
NET August - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
mid October - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
November - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
December - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
end of 2015 early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
NET 2015 TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
NET 2015 TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
NET 2014 2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
June 2014 NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on February 14th
Changes on February 15th
Changes on February 17th
Changes on February 19th
Changes on February 21st
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More passengers for VEGA
Arianespace and Italian company CGS S.p.A. announced the launch contract for
the OPTSAT 3000 satellite today in Rome. Arianespace also announced that it
had signed a launch contract with the Israeli Space Agency for the VENµS
satellite.
The two satellites will be orbited together by a Vega launcher in early 2016
from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/2-19-2014-Contract-Optsat3000-Venus.asp
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VA216 currently tracking 21st of March (might change....)
VS07 currently tracking 4th of April
VV03 currently tracking 30th of April
VA218 currently tracking 27th of May
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Thanks a lot!
Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
March 21 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:05-23:14
early April 3 4 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
April 25 30 29 - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:14
mid- May 27 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 (or August)
mid June - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS
June 25 early late July - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3
mid August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS (or June)
NET August - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET August - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET August - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
NET August - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
mid October - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
November - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
December - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
end of year - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on February 26th
Changes on February 27th
Changes on March 3rd
Changes on March 5th
Changes on March 6th
Changes on March 10th
Changes on March 11th
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Sentinel 1A 3rd of April - 21:02:26 UTC
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Arsat1 mentioned in July: (in spanish)
http://www.minplan.gob.ar/noticia/13395/avanzan-con-exito-las-pruebas-del-primer-satelite-de-telecomunicaciones-arsat-1.html (http://www.minplan.gob.ar/noticia/13395/avanzan-con-exito-las-pruebas-del-primer-satelite-de-telecomunicaciones-arsat-1.html)
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What is the source for the June 25th ATV-5 launch ? as my info says July....
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What is the source for the June 25th ATV-5 launch ? as my info says July....
FPIP from February says a 6/25 launch for ATV-5. However, that info is now over a month old.
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What is the source for the June 25th ATV-5 launch ? as my info says July....
FPIP from February says a 6/25 launch for ATV-5. However, that info is now over a month old.
And therefor wrong...mid to end of July (more likely end) is currently on the table...
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VV03 now tracking 29th of April
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What is the source for the June 25th ATV-5 launch ? as my info says July....
FPIP from February says a 6/25 launch for ATV-5. However, that info is now over a month old.
And therefor wrong...mid to end of July (more likely end) is currently on the table...
And now confirmed, July 25th.
http://blogs.esa.int/atv/2014/03/13/atv-5-target-launch-date-25-july/
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
March 21 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04-23:02
April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
April 26 29 - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:14 (or May 1)
May 27 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3
mid June - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS
late July 25 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3
mid August - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS (or June)
NET August - Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET August - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
NET August - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
mid October - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
October - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV (or November)
November - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or early 2015)
December - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
NET August fourth quarter - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015 first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or end of 2014 )
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or December 2014)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on March 14th
Changes on March 16th
Changes on March 20th
Changes on March 21st
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From DirecTV SEC 10K filed on 2/24/2014:
"We have contracted for the construction and launch of two new satellites: D14, which we expect to launch in the fourth quarter of 2014, and D15, which we expect to launch in the first half of 2015."
http://investor.directv.com/files/doc_financials/annual/10K_2013.pdf
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
April 26 29 - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 03:20-05:37 01:35:14 (or May 1)
May 23 27 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3
June 27 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) (VS09) - Kourou ELS (or mid August)
July 25 26 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:21:12
August 22 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) (VS08) - Kourou ELS (or mid June)
NET August September - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 (TBD), Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3
NET August September - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
mid October - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
October - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV (or November)
November - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or early 2015)
December - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
NET August September fourth quarter - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
fourth quarter - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September fourth quarter - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on March 23rd
Changes on April 3rd
Changes on April 5th
Changes on April 9th
Changes on April 12th
Changes on April 13th
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December - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
Will Ariane 5 be ready for a 4-Galileo launch in December? I doubt about it...
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December - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
Will Ariane 5 be ready for a 4-Galileo launch in December? I doubt about it...
Have you heard something?
2 February 2012
The requalified launcher, known as the ‘Ariane 5 ES Galileo’, should be available by the second half of 2014, along with the current Soyuz from French Guiana.
http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/United_Kingdom/Eight_more_Galileo_navsats_agreed/(print) (http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/United_Kingdom/Eight_more_Galileo_navsats_agreed/(print))
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Current quote from Arianespace is that they will be ready for December (dispenser etc.) HOWEVER from a range availability point of view, this is another matter....
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http://www.telecompaper.com/news/argentina-to-launch-arsat-1-telecoms-satellite-in-aug-sept--1005971
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ESA books Eurockot Launch for Sentinel-5p Satellite
01/29/2014
http://www.eurockot.com/2014/01/esa-books-eurockot-launch-for-sentinel-5p-satellite/
Bremen, January 29, 2014: The European Space Agency (ESA) has converted a previously contracted back-up launch on a Rockot to a firm agreement with Eurockot Launch Services GmbH for placing into orbit an additional spacecraft from the Copernicus Sentinel range of satellites. Sentinel-5p will be the third satellite from this series to be launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a Rockot. ESA had previously contracted Eurockot for the launches of Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-2B, respectively in Q2 2015 and Q1 2016. Sentinel-5p is scheduled to be launched during the course of 2016.
Eurockot recently performed the successful combined launch of the 3 Swarm satellites for ESA on November 22, 2013.
Copernicus (formerly GMES – Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security) is the Earth observation satellite programme, funded by the European Union with ESA carrying out the implementation of the programme, including amongst others spacecraft contracting and launch services. Sentinel-5p is under construction at the Stevenage facility of Airbus Defence & Space in the United Kingdom.
With a mass of approx. 900 kg, Sentinel-5p (p for precursor) will monitor the air quality of the atmosphere by means of the TROPOMI atmospheric composition spectrometer instrument (TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument) built by Dutch Space and jointly funded by ESA and the Netherlands Space Office (NSO).
The Rockot launcher will inject the spacecraft into a sun-synchronous orbit of approx. 830 km altitude.
The next Copernicus Sentinel spacecraft on the manifest of Eurockot is Sentinel-3A which is presently scheduled to be launched from 2Q 2015 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The launch of Sentinel-2B, which replaces the initially planned Sentinel-2A, shall take place at the beginning of 2016.
Eurockot Launch Services GmbH is the joint venture operated by Airbus Defense and Space (51%) and Khrunichev Space Center (49%) and provides launch services to commercial and institutional operators of Low Earth Orbit spacecraft. Eurockot is based in Bremen, Germany.
Does that mean that Sentinel 2A is going up on one of the next few Vega flights?
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I have:
VA218 now tracking May 23
VS09 now tracking 22 August
VA219 time at 22:21:12 (not sure if local or not)
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I have:
VA218 now tracking May 23
VS09 now tracking 22 August
VA219 time at 22:21:12 (not sure if local or not)
A quick look with the current ISS orbit parameters on a satellite prediction software seems to shows that's local time (i.e. 01:21:12 UTC July 26).
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Thanks a lot! :)
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http://www.telenorsat.com/satellites-teleports/upcoming-launch/
"THOR 7 scheduled to launch in Q4, 2014"
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Thanks! :)
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Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
April 26 29 - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 03:20-05:37 01:35:14 (or May 1)
Err where does this launch time comes from? Even the air space closures support the 01:35 UTC time (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33772.msg1182449#msg1182449).....
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VV03 launch is on the 28 at 22:35 Local
VA218 launch is on the 28th of May at 18:32 Local
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
April 29 - KazEOSat 2/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:15
May 23 28 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:32-22:08
June 27 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS
July 26 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:17
August 22 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS
September - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 (TBD), Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3
mid October - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
October - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV (or November)
November - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or early 2015)
December - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
fourth quarter - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on April 16th
Changes on April 22nd
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VS08 now tracking July 3rd
VA219 launch slot now July 24th at 22:44:34 local
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
04 - April 30 - KazEOSat 1/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:15
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
May 28 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:32-22:08
June 27 July 3 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS
July 25 26 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:44:34 01:17
August 21 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS
September - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 (TBD), Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - DirecTV 14, GSAT-16 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA221) - Kourou ELA-3
November - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV (or October)
mid October November - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
December - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
fourth quarter - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
fourth quarter - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3(or 2015)
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
2015
January - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or November 2014)
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2014)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
2014 TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on April 23rd
Changes on April 29th
Changes on April 30th
Changes on May 7th
Changes on May 9th
Changes on May 11th
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/4-28-2014-BRI-launch-contract.asp
Arianespace to launch Indonesia satellite BRIsat
The BRIsat satellite will be orbited by an Ariane 5 launcher in 2016 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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VA220= ISDLA-1 (Intelsat 30) and ARSAT-1
VS09 = 21st of August
VA221 = Directv 14 and GSAT 16
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VA220= ISDLA-1 (Intelsat 30) and ARSAT-1
VS09 = 21st of August
VA221 = Directv 14 and GSAT 16
Can you confirm on the payload for VA221- isn't GSAT 15 supposed to go before GSAT 16? Any tentative launch date?
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VA220= ISDLA-1 (Intelsat 30) and ARSAT-1
VS09 = 21st of August
VA221 = Directv 14 and GSAT 16
Can you confirm on the payload for VA221- isn't GSAT 15 supposed to go before GSAT 16? Any tentative launch date?
Cant confirm yet, maybe next week, this is the current planning document but might be a typo, although rare, i've seen it happen before
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O3b will not launch in November, it will be Galileo on VS10 in November.
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O3b will not launch in November, it will be Galileo on VS10 in November.
So no Ariane 5 ES with Galileo by December?
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O3b will not launch in November, it will be Galileo on VS10 in November.
So no Ariane 5 ES with Galileo by December?
doesn't fit in the current CSG schedule, so nope.
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VV04 with IXV = November
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Little suggestion to make the schedule more easily readable : is it really useful to mention the launch pad, since there is only one launch pad per launcher ?
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VA220= ISDLA-1 (Intelsat 30) and ARSAT-1
VS09 = 21st of August
VA221 = Directv 14 and GSAT 16
Can you confirm on the payload for VA221- isn't GSAT 15 supposed to go before GSAT 16? Any tentative launch date?
Cant confirm yet, maybe next week, this is the current planning document but might be a typo, although rare, i've seen it happen before
Still say GSAT-16 as of today....
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some updates:
VA218 at 18h 27' local
VS08 at 15h 55' 20" local
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VA220= ISDLA-1 (Intelsat 30) and ARSAT-1
VS09 = 21st of August
VA221 = Directv 14 and GSAT 16
Can you confirm on the payload for VA221- isn't GSAT 15 supposed to go before GSAT 16? Any tentative launch date?
Cant confirm yet, maybe next week, this is the current planning document but might be a typo, although rare, i've seen it happen before
Still say GSAT-16 as of today....
Interesting, since this (http://www.sac.gov.in/SACSITE/GSAT-15.htm) official ISRO page mentions the launch date of GSAT-15 as 2014. GSAT-16 doesn't even find a mention in the list (http://www.sac.gov.in/SACSITE/asac-ongoing-satellite.html) of ongoing projects.
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As mentioned before, could be a typo, I dont have project confirmation yet.
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VA218 will likely move to June (early)
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
04 - April 30 - KazEOSat 1/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:15
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
early June 3 (TBD) 6 (TBD) - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:29 21:27-22:03 (or May 28)
July 3 10 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS - 18:55:56
July 25 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:44:34
August 21 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS
September - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 (TBD), Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA221) - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
November - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
November - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
December - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
fourth quarter - DirecTV 14, GSAT-16 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA221) - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
fourth quarter - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
2015
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
January August - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2014)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
December - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
July - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
August 2015 - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on May 13th
Changes on May 16th
Changes on May 20th
Changes on May 21st
Changes on May 26th
Changes on June 6th
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VA218 confirmed for June 6th
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/5-19-2014-ILA-Airshow.asp
Record order book
Building on its complete family of launchers and the proven reliability and availability of its launch services, Arianespace wins more than half of the commercial launch contracts that come up for bid in the open international market every year. This has given Arianespace a record order book, equal to more than three years of operations: 20 Ariane 5 missions with 34 satellites to be launched into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), plus three dedicated missions, along with eight Soyuz launches and nine Vega launches. Arianespace's order book is now worth more than 4 billion euros, from 27 customers.
Top priority: meeting customer requirements
Arianespace implemented several projects in 2013 to adapt its range of launchers and services to address customer requirements:
- increased payload volume under the Ariane 5ECA fairing, to keep pace with the growing size of geostationary telecommunications satellites;
- improved combined operational planning for the three launch systems, Ariane, Soyuz and Vega, in particular to reduce the time between two missions by different launchers;
- construction of a New Filling Hall (NBR), dedicated to propellant loading operations for the Soyuz upper stage, Fregat; this will free another loading facility for use by Arianespace customers.
Confidence in the future: ensuring the continuity of the production system and gearing up for the next-generation Ariane launcher
Arianespace now has a total of 65 launch vehicles on order (36 Ariane 5, 13 Vega and 16 Soyuz), clearly reflecting its confidence in the future. This confidence was also expressed via the signature of procurement contracts over the last six months for all three launchers in its family. Through these contracts, Arianespace covers the launch needs of its government and commercial customers until 2019.
Arianespace also plays an active role in building foundations for the future by informing the European Space Agency about its customers' expectations, and by sharing its unrivaled operating expertise to ensure the success of the next generation, with Ariane 5 ME scheduled to enter service as from 2018 and Ariane 6 as from 2021.
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VA218 confirmed for June 6th at 18:29 local
VA221 swap, currently with Thor-7 and Sicral 2
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VS08 moves to July 10
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VS08 moves to July 10
Another 3 days' slip and the launch will clash with the World Cup Final. ;)
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VA218 scrubbed, new date TBD, might be with another payload together with MEASAT
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Due to the issue with Optus 10, the following flights have changed to unconfirmed passengers.
VA218
VA220
VA221
Expect some re-shuffles
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Those flights will be delayed?
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Those flights will be delayed?
VA218 yes, the rest currently no, but passenger swaps are possible to fill the "gap" left by Optus 10
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Measat-3b launch rescheduled to September
http://www.measat.com/3b/index.html
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
04 - April 30 - KazEOSat 1/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:15
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
July 10 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS - 18:55:56
July 25 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:44:34
August 21 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS
June (TBD) NET September - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3
September - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 (TBD), Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA221) - Kourou ELA-3
November - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
November - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
December - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
fourth quarter - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
end of year - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
TBD - Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
2015
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2014)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
December - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
late - CHEOPS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
December - Jason-CS A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
July - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or 1st quarter 2021)
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - TBD
2021
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
August 2015 - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on June 7th
Changes on June 16th
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VA218 currently tracking second week of September.
VS08 has a second/backup window at +33 minutes
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DIRECTV 15
"The spacecraft will not be completely constructed and
ready for delivery to the launch site until September. More importantly, for a variety of
reasons beyond DIRECTV’s control, the launch window for the satellite has moved
steadily later in time, and is currently estimated to fall in February/March 2015, after
which DIRECTV will need to conduct in-orbit testing before beginning operations at its
licensed location."
There is an extended description of the status (problems) of the 3 major launch facilities included in the FCC web link
http://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=1051806
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Sentinel-3B to be launched on Vega (source (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Vega_success_assures_Sentinel_launches))
Sentinel-2B to be launched on Rockot (http://www.eurockot.com/missions/manifest/) (not Vega)
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Thanks! :)
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
04 - April 30 - KazEOSat 1/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:15
05 - July 10 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS - 18:55:56
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
NET July 25 29 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:47:38 01:41:04
August 21 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS - 12:31:14
NET September 11 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3
NET September 12 - October 16 - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 (TBD), Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3
November 8 - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
November - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
December - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2015)
fourth quarter late - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA221) - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2015)
2015
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June August (TBD) - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2014)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter 2014 TBD - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of 2014 TBD - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - HYLAS 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December 2015 TBD - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2017
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
December - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2016)
late - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
December 2019 May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6 - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on June 27th
Changes on June 29th
Changes on July 2nd
Changes on July 10th
Changes on July 17th
Changes on July 18th
Changes on July 22nd
Changes on July 28th
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Sorry, one question what do you mean when you say NET [Month]?
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Sorry, one question what do you mean when you say NET [Month]?
"Not Earlier Than".
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It's in Spanish, but... ARSAT-1 September 12th
http://nextvlatam.com/el-satelite-argentino-para-tv-internet-telefonia-y-datos-seria-lanzado-en-septiembre/?lang=es
El satélite argentino Arsat 1 que brindará servicios de TV, Internet, telefonía y datos sería puesto en órbita el próximo 12 de septiembre.
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VV04 with IXV currently tracking 8th of November.
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VV04 with IXV currently tracking 8th of November.
Interesting :)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152109799420667&set=a.380701205666.166436.54912575666&type=1&theater
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http://sci.esa.int/cheops/54321-cheops-exoplanet-mission-meets-key-milestones-en-route-to-2017-launch/
CHEOPS will most likely be launched as a passenger on a Soyuz or Vega launcher from Kourou at the end of 2017.
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Thanks! :)
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Arsat 1 launch date seems to be September-October
http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201407/71287-el-arsat-1-sera-monitoreado-desde-una-sala-de-control-en-benavidez.html
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Arianespace to launch Sentinel-1B observation satellite
Evry, July 17, 2014
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace announced today that they have signed a launch contract for the second radar satellite in the Sentinel-1 mission, Sentinel-1B, part of Copernicus, a joint European Union and European Space Agency (ESA) environmental monitoring program.
The launch is scheduled on a Soyuz rocket in 2016 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/7-17-2014-Sentinel-1B.asp
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VA-219 moved, NET 29th of July
VA-218 currently tracking 11th of September
VA-220 currently tracking 16th of October
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VA219 ATV-5 lift-off was at 47:38 not 47:45
(ignition time was 47:31)
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VS10 is tracking November 28th
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VA219 ATV-5 lift-off was at 47:38 not 47:45
(ignition time was 47:31)
No, Salo is right.
See video on http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33211.msg1236524#msg1236524
For example:
1. In the video at 03:22 (see screenshot-1 below) we can see H0 = 23:47:38, TU = 23:30:57, TD = 16:41 and counter -16:41
2. In the video at 20:00 (see screenshot-2 below) we can see Vulcain-2 ignition at counter 00:00
3. In the video at 20:08 (see screenshot-3 below) we can see liftoff at counter +00:07
I.e. 23:30:57 + 16:41 + 0:07 = 23:47:45
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Correct ! Thanks
grrrr at arianespace, use the proper time, or don't call it lift-off !
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Ariane 5 countdown uses as datum the H0 time. It's the instant the propellant valve to the Vulcain 2 is opened. Vulcain ignition is H0+1s and Solid ignition is H0+7.05s. I'm assuming that should be the lift off time.
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Ariane 5 countdown uses as datum the H0 time. It's the instant the propellant valve to the Vulcain 2 is opened. Vulcain ignition is H0+1s and Solid ignition is H0+7.05s. I'm assuming that should be the lift off time.
Yes, Arianespace times are always H0 times and not liftoff times. The above description is nearly correct. The Vulcain engine opened its hydrogen chamber valve at H0. Vulcain 2 opens its hydrogen valve only at H0+1 s, but the liftoff time remains the same, i.e. the whole ignition sequence has been cut by 1 s.
I remember that for the first Space Shuttle launch T0 had been defined as SSME at 90% thrust - and liftoff occurred around T+3 s. That was changed for STS-2 and T0 has been the liftoff time since then.
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I remember that for the first Space Shuttle launch T0 had been defined as SSME at 90% thrust - and liftoff occurred around T+3 s. That was changed for STS-2 and T0 has been the liftoff time since then
Yes, but since STS-2 T0 is not liftoff. It is SRB ignition command. The liftoff is T0 + ~0.25 s.
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Arianespace to launch all-electric Eutelsat 172B satellite in 2017
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/7-31-2014-Eutelsat172B.asp
The Eutelsat 172B satellite will be launched by an Ariane 5 in 2017 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
04 - April 30 - KazEOSat 1/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:15
05 - July 10 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS - 18:55:56
06 - July 29 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:47:45
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
August 21 22 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS - 12:27:11
September 11 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:18-22:23
October 16 - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 (TBD), Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:00-21:51
November 8 18 - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
November December - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
2015
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Sentinel-2A - Vega - Kourou ZLV
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
May - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or December 2014)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2016)
TBD - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA221) - Kourou ELA-3 (or late 2014)
TBD - DirecTV 14 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - Hylas 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2017
February-April - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
December - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2015 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6 - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSAT (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on July 30th
Changes on August 1st
Changes on August 4th
Changes on August 12th
Changes on August 17th
Changes on August 20th
Changes on August 21st
Changes on August 22nd
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VV04 with IXV is tracking the 18th of November
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The confirmation of Octuber 16th as the launch date for the IS30
(http://www.on-click.tv/uploads/imgs/1408348824__date_sat.jpg) (http://www.on-click.tv/uploads/imgs/1408348824__date_sat.jpg)
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
04 - April 30 - KazEOSat 1/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:15
05 - July 10 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS - 18:55:56
06 - July 29 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:47:45
07 - August 22 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS - 12:27:11 (incorrect orbit)
08 - September 11 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:05:07
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
October 16 - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 (TBD), Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:00-21:51
November 18 - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV
December - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
mid/end December 2015 - DirecTV 14, GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA221) - Kourou ELA-3
2015
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Sentinel-2A - Vega - Kourou ZLV
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
June - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
July (TBD) - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2016)
TBD - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - Hylas 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
June - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2017
February-April first half - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
June - Prisma - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
December - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6 - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on August 22nd
Changes on September 2nd
Changes on September 8th
Changes on September 9th
Changes on September 12th
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Arianespace signed 4 launch contracts today (http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/9-8-2014-Euroconsult2014.asp) for 4 comsat launches - incidentally all being in the 3000-3500 kg class, which Arianespace has found difficult to fought contracts on against a certain SoCal aerospace company..... ;)
The 4 launches are for:
Intelsat (Intelsat 36)
Sky Perfect JSAT (JCSat-15)
Korea Telekom (KoreaSat-7)
Avanti Communications (Hylas-4)
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for mid/end December add VA221 with DirecTV-14 and GSAT-16
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Thanks a lot! :)
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/9-9-2014-WSBS-Yahsat.asp
Arianespace has been chosen to orbit the Al Yah 3 telecommunications satellite, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, for the operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat).
Arianespace will launch the Al Yah 3 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) in the fourth quarter of 2016, using an Ariane 5 ECA rocket from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/9-9-2014-WSBS-PT-Telkom.asp
Indonesian operator PT Telkom has chosen Arianespace to launch its Telkom-3S satellite, as part of a turnkey contract with Thales Alenia Space.
Weighing about 3,500 kg at launch, Telkom-3S will be boosted into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 ECA rocket. The launch is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2016 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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Thanks! :D
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for mid/end December add VA221 with DirecTV-14 and GSAT-16
launch [around] December 6.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/isro-advances-gsat16-launch-by-6-months/article6410890.ece
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
04 - April 30 - KazEOSat 1/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:15
05 - July 10 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS - 18:55:56
06 - July 29 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:47:45
07 - August 22 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS - 12:27:11 (incorrect orbit)
08 - September 11 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:05:07
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
October 16 - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 (TBD), Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:00-21:51
November 18 - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 12:00-14:00
mid/end December 4 6 (TBD) - DirecTV 14, GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA221) - Kourou ELA-3
December early 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
2015
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
January - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
early - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December 18 first quarter - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11 VS10) - Kourou ELS
April - Sentinel-2A - Vega - Kourou ZLV
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
NET Spring - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2016)
first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Thor 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2017)
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
first quarter December - Hylas 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
July 2015 (TBD) TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
September 2015 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
first half - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
December - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
June 2016 TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
June 2015 TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October 2017 October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - LOTUSat (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June 2017 TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2019
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
2017 TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6 - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Biomass - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or April July 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July October - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2024
TBD - PLATO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
March June - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane (or 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
September November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
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I'm not sure what the source is for Seosat in September 2015 but as far as I know, the launcher hasn't even been decided yet.
In any case, it will certainly not be launched in 2015.
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You could also remove MarcoPolo, Echo, Loft, STE-Quest from the 'Unclear' list as PLATO is selected for M3.
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VV04 lift-off planned for 09:00 local with a 2 hour window
VA221 tracking 4th of December.
VS10 tracking 18th of December.
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Thanks a lot! :)
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Echostar FCC filing for 4th quarter 2015 launch (http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ib/forms/reports/swr031b.hts?q_set=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number/%3D/SATLOA2014100200105&prepare=&column=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number).
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30:07
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04:07
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
04 - April 30 - KazEOSat 1/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:15
05 - July 10 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS - 18:55:56
06 - July 29 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:47:45
07 - August 22 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS - 12:27:11 (incorrect orbit)
08 - September 11 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:05:07
09 - October 16 - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 (TBD), Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:43:52
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
December 4 - DirecTV 14, GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA221) - Kourou ELA-3
December 18 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS
2015
early - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3
November 18, 2014 (TBD) NET late January - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 12:00-14:00
early - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS
April - Sentinel-2A - Vega - Kourou ZLV
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
NET Spring - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
January first half - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
early first half - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
December - Hylas 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
first half - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
December - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD 2018 - LOTUSat 1 (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
November 2016 January - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or November 2017)
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or February)
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2019
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2020 July 2021)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD (or April 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B/Sentinel-6B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2024 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane (or 2027 December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
March - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
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Changes on November 4th
Changes on November 7th
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story/2014/10-17-2014-combined_missions.asp
... launcher elements for the initial Ariane 5 flight of 2015 were delivered this week to French Guiana aboard the MN Toucan ... It marked an initial step for this mission, Flight VA222, to launch two spacecraft: Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s THOR 7 and SICRAL 2
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Thanks! :)
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Salo, launch time for V220 was 2143:45UTC.
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Salo, launch time for V220 was 2143:45UTC
21:43:52.
VA216 - 22:04:07
VA217 - 21:30:07
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Thanks! :)
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VS10 = O3b
VS11 = Galileo FOC (2015)
VV04 = on hold, new date TBD
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VA221 = currently tracking 4th of December at 17:38 local
VS10 = currently tracking 18th of December at 15:37 local
VV04 = currently tracking tracking 4th of February 2015 at 10:00 local
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30:07
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04:07
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
04 - April 30 - KazEOSat 1/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:15
05 - July 10 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS - 18:55:56
06 - July 29 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:47:45
07 - August 22 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS - 12:27:11 (incorrect orbit)
08 - September 11 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:05:07
09 - October 16 - Intelsat 30/DLA 1 (TBD), Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:43:52
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2014
early December 4 5 (TBD) 6 - DirecTV 14, GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA221) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:40-21:49 - 20:39-21:49
December 18 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS - 18:37
2015
NET late January February 4 11 - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:00-15:00
NET February 14 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS (or first quarter)
early March - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3
April - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV (or spring)
April - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA / Soyuz - Kourou ELA-3
NET spring - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
first half - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - DirecTV 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
July - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
August - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early TBD - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Optsat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
December - Hylas 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2015 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
summer 2015 NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first half - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
December - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA / Soyuz - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or November 2017)
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or February)
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 / Soyuz - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2019
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B/Sentinel-6B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
March - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
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@Salo
VS11 will not be feb 14.
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@Salo
VS11 will not be feb 14
It was so in Russian plans at the end of October.
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@Salo
VS11 will not be feb 14
It was so in Russian plans at the end of October.
I know and this is what we wanted, but there is no slot then according to arianespace
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Russian reports says that only 2 Soyuz launches are planned from CSG in 2015...and both with Galileo sats (February & July according to the article), so...... ::)
http://www.interfax.ru/world/410072 (http://www.interfax.ru/world/410072)
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Launched:
2014:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 6 - ABS 2, Athena-Fidus - Ariane 5 ECA (VA217) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:30:07
02 - March 22 - Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA216) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04:07
03 - April 3 - Sentinel-1A - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS07) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:26
04 - April 30 - KazEOSat 1/Kazakhstan DZZ-HR/HRES - Vega (VV03) - Kourou ZLV - 01:35:15
05 - July 10 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS08) - Kourou ELS - 18:55:56
06 - July 29 - ATV-5 Georges Lemaître - Ariane 5 ES (VA219) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:47:45
07 - August 22 - Galileo-FOC FM01 (Doresa), Galileo-FOC FM02 (Milena) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS09) - Kourou ELS - 12:27:11 (incorrect orbit)
08 - September 11 - Measat 3b/Jabiru 2, Optus 10 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA218) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:05:07
09 - October 16 - Intelsat 30/DLA 1, Arsat 1 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA220) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:43:52
10 - December 6 - DirecTV 14, GSAT-16 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA221) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:40:07
11 - December 18 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS10) - Kourou ELS - 18:37
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
February 11 - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:00-15:00
February March 26 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS
March 12 April 16 - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3
April - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV (or spring May)
April 6-12 first half NET May - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2nd quarter)
NET spring May June - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
first half NET May June - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or May)
July - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July August - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April NET May midyear - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half third quarter - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter NET May second half - Intelsat-34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half NET May second half - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
second half - DIRECTV INNOVA/SKYMEXICO 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear second half - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or early 2016)
midyear October - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
February - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
December - Hylas 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017 TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2017
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first half - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or November 2017)
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or February)
December 2017 November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - TBD
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2019 TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - TBD
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2022)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS B/Sentinel-6B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD (or 2027)
2028
March - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - TBD
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat)- TBD - TBD
2019 - Comsat NG - TBD
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - TBD
2015 - BIROS - TBD - TBD
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
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VA221 liftoff was at 20:40:07 UTC.
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VV04 still tracking 11 of February
VA222 tracking 12 of March
VS11 tracking 26 of March
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Thanks a lot! :)
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VA223 tracking second week of April with DirecTV-15 and Skymexico-1
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Thanks! :)
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VA222 has moved, now tracking 16th of April 2015
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Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
February 11 - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:00-15:00
March 26 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS
April 16 - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3
May - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV (or April)
NET May - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2nd quarter)
June 15 July - MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET June - NBN CO 1A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer 2016-2017 - Eutelsat 8 West B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or early 2016)
July September - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or May)
July fall September - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS (or 2016)
October - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half fourth quarter - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
end of year - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December 2016 - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
February - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega
December - Hylas 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET June late 2015 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2015 TBD - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first half - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or February)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
2019 TBD - Comsat NG 1 - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS B/Sentinel-6B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
March - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2017 - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- TBD - Kourou
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
TBD - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - Kourou
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on January 8th
Changes on January 9th
Changes on January 16th
Changes on January 21st
Changes on January 23rd
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/1-6-2015-press-conference.asp
Current contracts with 29 customers ensure more than three years of launch business for Arianespace, and amount to total revenues over 4.1 billion euros:
- 22 Ariane 5 launches, including 35 satellites to be launched into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on 18 launches, and four dedicated launches.
- Six Soyuz launches.
- Nine Vega launches.
Priorities in 2015
Objective: at least 11 launches
Arianespace aims to match the record of 11 launches in 2014 -- and even surpass this record if all satellites are ready on time -- with six to seven Ariane 5 launches, two by Soyuz and three by Vega.
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http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/ESA_activities_in_2015_of_interest_to_media
Launch of LISA Pathfinder
LISA Pathfinder is a technology mission aiming at testing the advanced measurement devices of low-frequency gravitational waves for the future LISA mission. It will be launched on a Vega rocket.
Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana), Expected date: September
Launch of Sentinel-2A: colour vision for Copernicus
The launch of the second Copernicus satellite, Sentinel-2A, will be on a Vega rocket. Copernicus is a joint initiative of ESA and the European Commission, where ESA is responsible for the satellite missions and data delivery. Sentinel-2 is a multispectral optical mission capable of providing high-resolution data in 13 different channels with a pixel size of up to 10 m on the ground. The satellite will focus on monitoring changes in vegetation and coastal areas and is also suited to supporting disaster management during floods and earthquakes, and will provide information for supporting humanitarian aid activities.
Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana), Expected date: launch window between 1 and 31 May
Launch: Meteosat Second Generation-4
The Meteosat Second Generation satellites were developed and built by ESA and are owned and exploited by Eumetsat, fulfilling user requirements for improved weather prediction. MSG-4 will continue the successful series of operational meteorological satellites that started with Meteosat-1 in 1977. The first satellite, MSG-1, with its improved capabilities, was launched in 2002, followed by MSG-2 in December 2005, and MSG-3 in 2012. MSG-4 will be launched on an Ariane 5.
Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana). Date: 15 June
Launch of AG1
AG1 is a PPP between Hispasat and ESA based on the SmallGEO platform developed by OHB for ESA. AG1 will be launched on an Ariane 5.
Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana), Expected date: last quarter
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Thanks a lot! :)
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ESA ops chief Reiter: 2 Galileo sats to launch ~ March 27 on Euro Soyuz, then 2 more on Sept Soyuz & final in Dec. No 2015 Ariane 5 Galileo.
10:40am - 21 Jan 15
https://mobile.twitter.com/pbdes/status/557835190660526080
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ESA ops chief Reiter: 2 Galileo sats to launch ~ March 27 on Euro Soyuz, then 2 more on Sept Soyuz & final in Dec. No 2015 Ariane 5 Galileo.
10:40am - 21 Jan 15
https://mobile.twitter.com/pbdes/status/557835190660526080
NET June late December - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
Ariane 5 for Galileo in December???
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ESA ops chief Reiter: 2 Galileo sats to launch ~ March 27 on Euro Soyuz, then 2 more on Sept Soyuz & final in Dec. No 2015 Ariane 5 Galileo.
10:40am - 21 Jan 15
https://mobile.twitter.com/pbdes/status/557835190660526080
NET June late December - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
Ariane 5 for Galileo in December?
No Ariane-5 for Galileo this year!
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VS11 is still 26th, not 27
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/1-22-2015-SES-agreement.asp
Operator SES has chosen Arianespace to launch its new telecommunications satellite, SES-12, marking the 40th contract signed by Arianespace with this operator.
SES-12 will be launched by an Ariane 5 at the end of 2017 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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VA223 tracking May 20
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Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
February 11 - IXV (suborbital launch) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:00-14:43
March 26 27 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS - 01:00-03:00 21:50:20
April 15 16 - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3
NET May 20 - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2nd quarter)
NET May June 11 - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV
NET June 15 July 2 - Star One C4 (TBD), MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA224) - Kourou ELA-3
July - Star One C4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
summer - Eutelsat 8 West B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear August 20 - Eutelsat 8 West B (TBD), Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA225) - Kourou ELA-3
September - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
September - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS
October - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET June October-November - NBN CO 1A (TBD), GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA226) - Kourou ELA-3
third fourth quarter - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
February - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early first quarter midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half 2015)
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat-32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Hylas 3/EDRS-C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
end of 2015 TBD - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first half midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late 2016 TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or February)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
NET 2017 TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
2019 TBD - Comsat NG 1 - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS B/Sentinel-6B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
March - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- TBD - Kourou
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - Kourou
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on January 29th
Changes on January 30th
Changes on February 2nd
Changes on February 4th
Changes on February 7th
Changes on February 9th
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VV05 tracking 11th of June
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VS11 = 27th of March
VA222 tracking 15th of April
VA223 tracking 20th of May
VA224 tracking 2nd of July
VA225 tracking 20th of August
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Launched:
2015:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 11 - IXV (suborbital), AVUM (orbital) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:40:00
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
March 27 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS - 21:46:18
April 15 - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:43
May 20 - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3
June 11 - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV
July 2 - Star One C4 (TBD), MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA224) - Kourou ELA-3
August 20 - Eutelsat 8 West B (TBD), Arsat 2(TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA225) - Kourou ELA-3
September - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
September - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS
third quarter- Intelsat 34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October-November - NBN CO 1A (TBD), GSAT-15 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA226) - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
February - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter NLT 2017 - Intelsat 29E/EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July 9 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
December 2016 first quarter - EDRS-C/Hylas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late December - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or February)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017 TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018 TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
2019 TBD - Comsat NG 1 - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS B/Sentinel-6B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
March - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
2020 - CERES (x3) - TBD - TBD
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- TBD - Kourou
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - Kourou
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on February 11th
Changes on February 13th
Changes on February 20th
Changes on February 26th
Changes on March 6th
Changes on March 15th
Changes on March 17th
Changes on March 19th
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/2-13-2015-KARI.asp
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has chosen Arianespace to launch the two satellites in its GEO-KOMPSAT-2 program. Mr. Jacques Breton, Senior Vice President, Sales & Customers of Arianespace and Mr. CHO Gwangrae, President of KARI, have signed today the launch contract for GEOKOMPSAT-2A & -2B.
GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) and GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) will be orbited by Ariane 5 launchers in May 2018 and March 2019 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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VS11 launch time = 18:46:18 Local
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VA222 launch time = 16:43 local
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/3-17-2015-Skybox.asp
Arianespace has signed a contract to launch a block of high resolution imaging satellites for Skybox Imaging aboard the Vega launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center in 2016.
“We are extremely proud to play a part in deploying Skybox’s satellite imaging constellation.” said Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël. “The Vega launch system has already achieved four flawless flights for commercial and government customers. This new contract with Skybox marks our first U.S. customer of the Vega and adds to Vega’s order book of nine small satellites to be launched in the coming three years.”
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Arianespace to carry out two launches for United Arab Emirates
Evry, March 17, 2015
Arianespace announced today that it has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space to launch two Falcon Eye satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO), using two Vega (or Soyuz) launchers from the Guiana Space Center. The launches are scheduled for 2018 and 2019.
These two high-performance Earth observation satellites are being built for the United Arab Emirates armed forces by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/3-17-2015-Falcon-Eye.asp
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Arianespace selected by Airbus Defence and Space to launch EDRS-C satellite
Evry, March 19, 2015
The second SpaceDataHighway stationary satellite will be launched on Ariane 5
Arianespace and Airbus Defence and Space have reached an agreement for the launch of EDRS-C which is the second geostationary satellite of the SpaceDataHighway system. The launch is scheduled for first quarter in 2017. EDRS-C will increase the system capacity and provide redundancy for the SpaceDataHighway. Its orbital position will be 31 East.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/3-18-2015-EDRS.asp
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/3-25-2015-PeruSat.asp
Arianespace announced today that it has signed a launch service contract with Airbus Defence & Space to launch the PeruSat-1 satellite for the government of Peru, using a Vega launch vehicle.
Built by Airbus Defence & Space in Toulouse, PeruSat-1 is a high-resolution Earth observation satellite. The first satellite of this type to be operated by Peru, it will be placed in Sun-synchronous orbit. It will weigh about 450 kg at launch.
The launch is scheduled for 2016 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, using a Vega light launcher.
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Launched:
2015:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 11 - IXV (suborbital), AVUM (orbital) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:40:00
02 - March 27 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS - 21:46:18.522
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
April 15 24 25 (TBD) 26 - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:37-21:31 19:43-21:37
May 20 - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:35-22:37
June 11 12 - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV - 01:48:50
July 2 - Star One C4 (TBD), MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA224) - Kourou ELA-3
August 20 - Eutelsat 8 West B (TBD), Arsat 2 Intelsat 34 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA225) - Kourou ELA-3
September 10 - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS
September October 2 - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
third quarter- Intelsat 34 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October-November - NBN CO 1A (TBD), GSAT-15 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA226) - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July)
fourth quarter - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
February - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - Intelsat 29E/EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - PeruSat-1, SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2017
July 9, 2016 January 27 - February 26 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first quarter - EDRS-C/Hylas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late December - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or February 2018 July 2017)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Soyuz /Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz /Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD - Kourou (or April 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS B/Sentinel-6B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
March April - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
2020 - CERES (x3) - TBD - TBD
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- TBD - Kourou
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
mid 2015 - Eu:CROPIS - TBD - Kourou
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on March 25th
Changes on March 26th
Changes on March 27th
Changes on April 3rd
Changes on April 9th
Changes on April 14th
Changes on April 16th
Changes on April 24th
Changes on April 25th
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Salo EDRS-C now flying only on Ariane-5 ECA
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/3-18-2015-EDRS.asp
Falcon Eye 1 and 2 Update: Now flying on either Vega via two launchers or on two Soyuz as secondary payloads. final decision in 2016. Each Falcon Eye SC will be spaced half an SSO orbit apart on the same orbital plane:
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/3-17-2015-Falcon-Eye.asp
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VS11 was 18:46:18 and 522 ms :P
VS12 = September 10th
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http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/55693-bepicolombo-launch-moved-to-2017/
The launch of BepiColombo, an ESA mission to explore the planet Mercury in collaboration with the Japanese space agency, JAXA, is now planned to take place during a one month long window starting on 27 January 2017.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/4-24-2015-VA222-launch-date.asp
The new targeted launch date for Flight VA222, to orbit the THOR 7 and SICRAL 2 satellites, is now slated for Sunday, April 26 at 4:37 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (3:37 p.m. in Washington D.C., 19:37 UTC and 9:37 p.m. in Paris).
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Launched:
2015:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 11 - IXV (suborbital), AVUM (orbital) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:40:00
02 - March 27 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS - 21:46:18.522
03 - April 26 - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:00
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
May 20 22 27 - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:16-22:40
June 12 - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV - 01:48:50
July 2 - Star One C4, MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA224) - Kourou ELA-3
August 20 - Eutelsat 8 West B (TBD), Intelsat 34 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA225) - Kourou ELA-3
September 10 - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS
October 2 - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
October-November - NBN CO 1A (TBD), GSAT-15 Arsat 2 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA226) - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2016)
fourth quarter - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July)
fourth quarter - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
February - Seosat-Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - Intelsat 29E/EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - PeruSat-1, SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
midyear - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear late - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2017
January 27 - February 26 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first quarter - EDRS-C/Hylas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late December - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or July 2017)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Soyuz /Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz /Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD - Kourou (or April 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS B/Sentinel-6B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
April - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
2020 - CERES (x3) - TBD - TBD
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- TBD - Kourou
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on April 26th
Changes on April 28th
Changes on May 8th
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/4-28-2015-Arabsat.asp
Arianespace, Arabsat and King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced today the signature of a launch service contract for the Hellasat-4/Saudi Geo Satellite-1 satellite.
The satellite will be built by Lockheed Martin as part of a turnkey contract with the operator Arabsat, and for Saudi Arabia-based KASCT.
HellaSat-4/Saudi Geo Satellite-1 will be launched in 2018 by an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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Arsat2 to be launched in September
http://argentinaenelespacio.blogspot.com.ar/2015/05/el-arsat-2-sera-lanzado-al-espacio-en.html#more (http://argentinaenelespacio.blogspot.com.ar/2015/05/el-arsat-2-sera-lanzado-al-espacio-en.html#more)
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Arianespace chief visits Arsat facilities
http://argentinaenelespacio.blogspot.com.ar/2015/05/directivos-de-arianespace-visitaron-la.html#more (http://argentinaenelespacio.blogspot.com.ar/2015/05/directivos-de-arianespace-visitaron-la.html#more)
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The Arianespace Mission Status page says VA223 has moved out to May 27th:
http://www.arianespace.com/news/mission-status.asp
Credit to HoTat2 on DBSTalk.com.
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VA223 tracking 27th of May
VV05 tracking 22nd of June
VA224 tracking 2nd of July
VA225 tracking 21st of August
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Thanks a lot! :D
Launched:
2015:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 11 - IXV (suborbital), AVUM (orbital) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:40:00
02 - March 27 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS - 21:46:18.522
03 - April 26 - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:00
04 - May 27 - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:16
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
June 12 22 23 - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:58 01:48:50
July 2 8 - Star One C4, MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA224) - Kourou ELA-3
August 20 21 - Eutelsat 8 West B (TBD), Intelsat 34 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA225) - Kourou ELA-3
September 10 - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS
October 2 - LISA Pathfinder - Vega - Kourou ZLV
October -November - NBN CO 1A (TBD), Arsat 2 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA226) - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2016)
fourth quarter November-December - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7, GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA227) - Kourou ELA-3 (or July)
December - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
February - Seosat/Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - Intelsat 29E/EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz / Vega
July - PeruSat-1, SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
third quarter - Intelsat 32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear late - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
late - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
fourth quarter 2015 TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter 2015 TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late 2015 TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2017
January 27 - February 26 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first quarter - EDRS-C/Hylas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March October 2016 TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
December 2017 February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or July 2017)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
January late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Soyuz/ Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz/ Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD - Kourou (or April 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS B/Sentinel-6B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
April - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
2020 - CERES (x3) - TBD - TBD
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- TBD - Kourou
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on May 11th
Changes on May 13th
Changes on May 18th
Changes on May 22nd
Changes on May 27th
Changes on May 31st
Changes on June 4th
Changes on June 5th
Changes on June 10th
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VA227 will launch ARABSAT 6B and GSAT15, according to :
http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t16741p30-lancement-ariane-5-eca-va223-directv-15-skymexico-1-22-mai-2015
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Merci beaucoup! :)
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Launched:
2015:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 11 - IXV (suborbital), AVUM (orbital) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:40:00
02 - March 27 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS - 21:46:18.522
03 - April 26 - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:00
04 - May 27 - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:16
05 - June 23 - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:58.3
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
July 8 15 (TBD) - Star One C4, MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA224) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:42-22:19
August 18 21 - Eutelsat 8 West B, Intelsat 34 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA225) - Kourou ELA-3
September 10 - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS
September 30 October - NBN CO 1A, Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA226) - Kourou ELA-3
October - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7, GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA227) - Kourou ELA-3 (or November-December)
October 2 November - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV06) - Kourou ZLV
December - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS
2016
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
February - Seosat/Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - Intelsat 29E/EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - PeruSat-1, SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
third quarter - Intelsat 32/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
late - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2017
January 27 - February 26 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter midyear - EDRS-C/Hylas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or July 2017)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD - Kourou (or April 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS B/Sentinel-6B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
April - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015-2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
2020 - CERES (x3) - TBD - TBD
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- TBD - Kourou
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on June 18th
Changes on June 19th
Changes on June 23rd
Changes on June 25th
Changes on July 3rd
Changes on July 5th
Changes on July 6th
Changes on July 7th
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According to Sentinel-2 launch timeline published (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Sentinel-2_launch_timeline) by ESA, P80 ignition is planned at 01:51:58 UTC and liftoff - one second later. But if we look at another Vega launch timeline published (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Launch_vehicles/Vega3/Mission_timeline) by ESA, we can see that a delta between P80 ignition and liftoff is 0.3 second. What has been changed for Sentinel-2 in terms of launch timeline?
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Hmmm... In the VEGA press kit for VV01 (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Launch_vehicles/Vega), you can see that the gap was also 0,3"...
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Well, 0.3s is just the thrust/pressure build up time inside the P80 (Vega first stage solid motor) till thrust is greater than the weight of the rocket. There is no holddown system on the launch table. So 0.3s seems likely to be independent of the mission.
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Well, here we go...
http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/6-25-2015-OneWeb.asp (http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/6-25-2015-OneWeb.asp)
twenty-one (21) Soyuz launches, plus options for five (5) additional Soyuz launches and three (3) Ariane 6 launches
The first launch will take place in late 2017 and the full deployment will be completed by the end of 2019. Arianespace will utilize the Soyuz launch pads from Guiana Space Center, Baikonur and additional launch pads from Russia to ensure the timely deployment.
The optional Ariane 6 launches will be available to OneWeb starting in 2021 to support the replenishment of the constellation
Question is how many from Baikonur (Starsem is back in action) and which "additional launch pads from Russia" ??
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Question is how many from Baikonur (Starsem is back in action)
At least 15 from Russian cosmodromes for two years.
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How many OneWeb satellites could launch on one Soyuz rocket?
And will an upper stage like Fregat or Volga be used?
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How many OneWeb satellites could launch on one Soyuz rocket?
And will an upper stage like Fregat or Volga be used?
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Arianespace: 1 Soyuz lifts 32 OneWeb sats. >50% of our 21 OneWeb launches 2017-2019 to be frm Baikonur. 1st 10 pilot sats frm Europe's port.
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http://www.federalspace.ru/21549/
Roscosmos 21 launch vehicle "Soyuz" FOR ARIANESPACE and ONEWEB
25/06/2015 14:55
June 25, 2015 in London, the company «ARIANESPACE» (Evry, France) and «OneWeb» (o-in Jersey, UK) announced the signing of a contract for the launch of spacecraft (SC) of the mobile satellite communication «OneWeb» with 21 carrier rocket (RN) "Soyuz" from 2017 to 2019.
Target load - small satellites up to 150 kg with a phased radiating grid Ku-band. The contract provides for elimination of 672 core satellite constellation of spacecraft to a landing near polar orbit at an altitude of 1200 km in the complex head of the weight to 5.5 tons for a single run. SC for the launch of the demonstration, scheduled for late 2017, will be made the parent company of the corporation «AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE» in Toulouse, and the rest - the joint venture «OneWeb» and «AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE».
To implement these plans need to start with 21 "Soyuz", of which at least 15 will be carried out from Baikonur cosmodrome and Russian.
In case of successful realization of the project contract includes an option for at least 5 additional launches "Soyuz" and after 2020.
Head of Roskosmos Igor Komarov: "This contract is the largest in the history of the provision of launch services. And the choice of "Soyuz" - evidence of the high competitiveness of the Russian rocket and space technology. "
The conclusion of the contract was preceded by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Russian Space Agency, «ARIANESPACE», Federal State Unitary Enterprise "TsENKI" FSUE "NPO. Lavochkin ", JSC" RCC "Progress" and JSC "Glavkosmos" held June 15, 2015 at the aerospace show in Le Bourget.
Press Service of the Russian Federal Space Agency
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VA226 currently tracking 30th of September
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Launched:
2015:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 11 - IXV (suborbital), AVUM (orbital) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:40:00
02 - March 27 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS - 21:46:18.522
03 - April 26 - Thor 7, Sicral-2/Syracuse-3C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:00
04 - May 27 - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:16
05 - June 23 - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:58.300
06 - July 15 - Star One C4, MSG-4/Meteosat-11 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA224) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:42
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
August 18 20 - Eutelsat 8 West B, Intelsat 34 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA225) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:10-21:56
September 10 11 - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS - 02:08:12
September 30 - NBN CO 1A, Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA226) - Kourou ELA-3
October - Arabsat-6B/Badr 7, GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA227) - Kourou ELA-3 (or November-December)
November - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV06) - Kourou ZLV
December - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS
2016
early third quarter - Intelsat 32e/SkyBrasil-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Seosat/Ingenio - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - Intelsat 29E/EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
February April - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
June - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - PeruSat-1, SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E/EpicNG - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2017
January 27 - February 26 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - EDRS-C/Hylas 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or July 2017)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A/Sentinel-6A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1/EPS-SG-a/Sentinel-5A - TBD - Kourou (or April 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1/EPS-SG-b - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS B/Sentinel-6B - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
April - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2/Sentinel-4B - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA/NGO - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015 NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2015 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2015- 2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
2020 - CERES (x3) - TBD - TBD
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- TBD - Kourou
2025 - M4 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
late 2016 - Measat-3c/Jabiru-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on July 16th
Changes on July 19th
Changes on July 26th
Changes on August 6th
Changes on August 10th
Changes on August 16th
Changes on August 19th
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/7-16-2015-EUMETSAT.asp
Arianespace and EUMETSAT announce signature of launch contract for three MTG satellites
Immediately after the successful launch of MSG-4, Arianespace and EUMETSAT announced the signature of a contract entrusting Arianespace with the first launch services for the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) series of geostationary satellites. The contract comprises two firm launches, for MTG-I1 and MTG-S1, and one option for MTG- I2. Using Ariane 5 ECA launchers from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the launches are scheduled in the 2019-2023 timeframe.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news/mission-status.asp
Arianespace says VA225 will be on 20 August, 2015.
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VA225 = 20th of August, 17:10 Local.
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The newspaper said that the bank is on track to launch [BRIsat] at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana in June next year
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/indonesia-floating-bank-launched-serve-customers-coastal-areas-remote-islands-1514285
BTW Jabiru-1 launch can be withdrawn from the list (the manufacturing contract with Lockheed Martin was cancelled in May)
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currently tracking:
VS12 = 10 September 23:08:10 Local
VA226 = 30 September 17:19 Local (window of 1h27m)
VA227 = 3 November
VV06 = 26 November
VS13 = 17 December
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currently tracking:
VS12 = 10 September 23:08:10 Local
VA226 = 30 September 17:19 Local (window of 1h27m)
VA227 = 3 November
VV06 = 26 November
VS13 = 17 December
Hmm SFN has just updated their schedule for these launches (http://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/) and lists November 5 for VA227 and November 27 for VV06 (the others agree with yours).... :P
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Thanks a lot, Jester!
2015:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 11 - IXV (suborbital), AVUM (orbital) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:40:00
02 - March 27 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS - 21:46:18.522
03 - April 26 - Thor 7, Sicral-2 (Syracuse-3C) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:00
04 - May 27 - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:16
05 - June 23 - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:58.300
06 - July 15 - Star One C4, MSG-4 (Meteosat-11) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA224) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:42
07 - August 20 - Eutelsat 8 West B, Intelsat 34 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA225) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:34
08 - September 11 - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS - 02:08:10
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
September 30 - Sky Muster (NBN CO 1A), Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA226) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30-22:15
October November 3 5 - Arabsat-6B (Badr 7), GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA227) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:32 (or November-December)
November 26 27 - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV06) - Kourou ZLV - 04:45
December 17 - Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana), Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS
2016
early - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or first half)
early - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December)
February - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
June - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - PeruSat-1, SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton-M)
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
2017
January 27 - February 26 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
2016 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2016 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or July 2017)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC (x4) - TBD - Kourou
2021
1st quarter - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - TBD - Kourou (or April 2020)
TBD - Sentinel-1D/Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2D/Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
April - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
2020 - CERES (x3) - TBD - TBD
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2021 - Sentinel-3D/Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
late 2016 - Measat-3c (Jabiru-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on August 20th
Changes on August 22nd
Changes on September 2nd
Changes on September 4th
Changes on September 11th
Changes on September 14th
Changes on September 16th
Changes on September 23rd
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http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2015/08/03/eutelsat-maintains-latam-momentum-ka-sat-filling-up/
Regarding the delay of the Eutelsat 65 West A mission, which is with Arianespace, de Rosen said the launch provider currently has more large satellites than small in its manifest, and the delay is to synch the Eutelsat mission with a smaller satellite for a dual launch.
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VV06 is tracking 27 November at 01:45 local time.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/9-14-2015-BSAT.asp
Arianespace announced today that it was selected by SSL to launch the BSAT-4a satellite for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan.
BSAT-4a will be launched by an Ariane 5 in late 2017 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, as part of a turnkey contract between California-based manufacturer SSL and the Japanese operator B-SAT.
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VA226 tracking September 30, at 17:30 local (1h45min window)
VA227 tracking November 5th, at 18:32 local
VS13 is FM08 and FM09 (FM07 is for first Ariane 5 launch next year)
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Launched:
2015:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 11 - IXV (suborbital), AVUM (orbital) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:40:00
02 - March 27 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS - 21:46:18.522
03 - April 26 - Thor 7, Sicral-2 (Syracuse-3C) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:00
04 - May 27 - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:16
05 - June 23 - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:58.300
06 - July 15 - Star One C4, MSG-4 (Meteosat-11) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA224) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:42
07 - August 20 - Eutelsat 8 West B, Intelsat 34 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA225) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:34
08 - September 11 - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS - 02:08:10
09 - September 30 - Sky Muster (NBN CO 1A), Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA226) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
November 5 10 - Arabsat-6B (Badr 7), GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA227) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:34-22:17
November 27 December 1 2 - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV06) - Kourou ZLV - 04:15
December 17 - Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana), Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS - 11:51:56
2016
January first quarter - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early February - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or first half)
early - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
June - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - PeruSat-1, SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton-M)
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
2017
January 27 - February 26 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
early 2016 TBD - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or December 2016)
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Azerspace-2 (Intelsat 38) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
2018
February 2016 January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or January June 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or July 2017)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2017 TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC (x4) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane - Kourou
2021
1st quarter mid-year - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Sentinel-1D/Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
July late - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2D/Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
April - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2018 - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2018 - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
2020 - CERES (x3) - TBD - TBD
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2021 - Sentinel-3D/Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
late 2016 - Measat-3c (Jabiru-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on September 30th
Changes on October 4th
Changes on October 6th
Changes on October 11th
Changes on October 12th
Changes on October 13th
Changes on October 19th
Changes on October 26th
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Changes on November 2nd
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Arsat 3 passes to 2019, and 2 more of them by 2023
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=38106.0;attach=1071215 (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=38106.0;attach=1071215)
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/9-30-2015-ARSAT-contract.asp
Arianespace announced today that it has signed a contract with the Argentinean operator ARSAT (Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima) to launch its next geostationary satellite, ARSAT-3, plus options on two more launches.
With a liftoff mass of approximately 3,000 kg., ARSAT-3 will be the first satellite launched, delivered to geostationary transfer orbit in 2019. It will be injected by an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
The two options involve two geostationary satellites that are similar to ARSAT-3, and for which their launches are planned for the 2020-2023 timeframe.
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/9-30-2015-ARSAT-contract.asp
Arianespace announced today that it has signed a contract with the Argentinean operator ARSAT (Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima) to launch its next geostationary satellite, ARSAT-3, plus options on two more launches.
With a liftoff mass of approximately 3,000 kg., ARSAT-3 will be the first satellite launched, delivered to geostationary transfer orbit in 2019. It will be injected by an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
The two options involve two geostationary satellites that are similar to ARSAT-3, and for which their launches are planned for the 2020-2023 timeframe.
Im told the options are for ARSAT-4 & 5.
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VA227 tracking 10 November
VV06 tracking 1 December
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http://argentinaenelespacio.blogspot.com/2015/09/arianespace-y-arsat-firmaron-el.html
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VV06 tracking 2 December at 01:45 local
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VS13 launch is planned at 11:51:55 UTC on December 17th.
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VV06 time has moved to 01:15 local.
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VS13 launch is planned at 11:51:55 UTC on December 17th.
Make that 11:51:56 UTC
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Launched:
2015:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 11 - IXV (suborbital), AVUM (orbital) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:40:00
02 - March 27 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS - 21:46:18.522
03 - April 26 - Thor 7, Sicral-2 (Syracuse-3C) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:00
04 - May 27 - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:16
05 - June 23 - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:58.300
06 - July 15 - Star One C4, MSG-4 (Meteosat-11) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA224) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:42
07 - August 20 - Eutelsat 8 West B, Intelsat 34 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA225) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:34
08 - September 11 - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS - 02:08:10
09 - September 30 - Sky Muster (NBN CO 1A), Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA226) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
10 - November 10 - Arabsat-6B (Badr 7), GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA227) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:34
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2015
December 2 - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV06) - Kourou ZLV - 04:15:00
December 17 - Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana), Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS - 11:51:56
2016
January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG), Hispasat AG1 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Sentinel-1B - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
June - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
February July - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - PeruSat-1, SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA- Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 33E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 1F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton-M)
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
January 27 - February 26 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Bangabandhu-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (TBD) - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
TBD - Azerspace-2 (Intelsat 38) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
TBD - GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or June 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or July 2017)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - MERLIN - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC (x4) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane - Kourou
2021
mid-year - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Sentinel-1D/Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane - Kourou (or Proton)
late - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
NET 2018 TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2D/Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
April - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
2020 - CERES (x3) - TBD - TBD
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2021 - Sentinel-3D/Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- TBD - Kourou
NET 2018 2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
late 2016 - Measat-3c (Jabiru-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on November 10th
Changes on November 11th
Changes on November 23rd
Changes on November 25th
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Intelsat Announces January 27, 2016 as Expected Launch Date for Intelsat 29e (http://www.intelsat.com/news/intelsat-announces-january-27-2016-as-expected-launch-date-for-intelsat-29e/)
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http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/11-10-2015-ISRO.asp
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has chosen Arianespace to launch its GSAT-17 and GSAT-18 telecommunications satellites.
The two satellites will be launched by Ariane 5 launch vehicles at the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in 2016 and 2017.
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currently tracking:
VA228 with IS-29e: 27/01/2016
VA229 with eutelsat 65W: 25/02/2016
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LISA Pathfinder is delayed to December 3. The new launch time is 04:04:00 UTC (1:04:00 AM Kourou time).
You must have good info, since even Arianespace and ESA do not now when launch will be:
A review of the results will take place tomorrow (that will be december 02), leading to a decision for a possible launch on December 3.
Here jacqmans,
Source link for his post: http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/12-1-2015-VV06-launch-postponed.asp
Longdrivechampion, please for the love of this forum, include in your post the source links for the text.
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Launched:
2015:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - February 11 - IXV (suborbital), AVUM (orbital) - Vega (VV04) - Kourou ZLV - 13:40:00
02 - March 27 - Galileo-FOC FM03 (Adam), Galileo-FOC FM04 (Anastasia) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS11) - Kourou ELS - 21:46:18.522
03 - April 26 - Thor 7, Sicral-2 (Syracuse-3C) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA222) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:00
04 - May 27 - DirecTV 15, SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1, DIRECTV INNOVA) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA223) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:16
05 - June 23 - Sentinel-2A - Vega (VV05) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:58.300
06 - July 15 - Star One C4, MSG-4 (Meteosat-11) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA224) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:42
07 - August 20 - Eutelsat 8 West B, Intelsat 34 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA225) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:34
08 - September 11 - Galileo-FOC FM05 (Alba), Galileo-FOC FM06 (Oriana) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS12) - Kourou ELS - 02:08:10
09 - September 30 - Sky Muster (NBN CO 1A), Arsat 2 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA226) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
10 - November 10 - Arabsat-6B (Badr 7), GSAT-15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA227) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:34
11 - December 3 - LISA Pathfinder - Vega (VV06) - Kourou ZLV - 04:04:00
12 - December 17 - Galileo-FOC FM08 (Andriana), Galileo-FOC FM09 (Liene) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS13) - Kourou ELS - 11:51:56
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2016
January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG), Hispasat AG1 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3
February 25 July - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA229) - Kourou ELA-3
early NET March - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April 14 - Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE, Norsat 1, cubeSat - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS14) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:23 (or second quarter)
June - MICROSCOPE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
June - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early first half - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - EchoStar XVIII - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - PeruSat-1, SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega (VV07) - Kourou ZLV (or first half)
September late - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 33E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
third quarter - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
october - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or September-November)
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1 - Vega(VV08) - Kourou ZLV
midyear late - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or early 2017)
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
TBD - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
January 27 - February 26 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Bangabandhu-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (TBD) - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
TBD - Azerspace-2 (Intelsat 38) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
TBD - GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
2018
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or June 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or July 2017)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late 217 TBD - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
late 2019 TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2019 TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2021)
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC (x4) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane - Kourou
2021
mid-year - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Sentinel-1D/Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - Ariane - Kourou
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Proton)
late - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2D/Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
April - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
2020 - CERES (x3) - TBD - TBD
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2021 - Sentinel-3D/Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2022 - Comsat NG 2- Ariane - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably canceled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
late 2016 - Measat-3c (Jabiru-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
2024 - MarcoPolo-R - Soyuz STB/Fregat M - Kourou ELS
2024 - EChO (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - LOFT (M3 mission candidate) - Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2024 - STE-QUEST (M3 mission candidate) - TBD
Changes on December 2nd
Changes on December 4th
Changes on December 8th
Changes on December 10th
Changes on December 12th
Changes on December 14th
Changes on December 16th
Changes on December 17th
Changes on December 23rd
Changes on December 28th
Changes on December 30th
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LISA Pathfinder is delayed to December 3. The new launch time is 04:04:00 UTC (1:04:00 AM Kourou time).
You must have good info, since even Arianespace and ESA do not now when launch will be:
A review of the results will take place tomorrow (that will be december 02), leading to a decision for a possible launch on December 3.
Here jacqmans,
Source link for his post: http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/12-1-2015-VV06-launch-postponed.asp
Yes I know that, but that was not my point....
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Launched:
2016
January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG), Hispasat AG1 (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3
This launch carries only Intelsat-29e and no second payload.
http://www.intelsat.com/news/intelsat-announces-january-27-2016-as-expected-launch-date-for-intelsat-29e/
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Nov 9, 2015 Dish SEC 10K Report
Quote ---- "(2) EchoStar XVIII is expected to launch during the second quarter 2016."
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001082/000155837015002472/dish-20150930x10q.htm
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The launch vehicle for Sentinel 1B (VS14), according to Gunter's Space Page, is a Soyuz-STA Fregat-M.
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Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2016
January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:34-00:59
February 25 early March 9 - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA229) - Kourou ELA-3
April 12 14 - Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE, Norsat 1, ESA cubeSat - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS14) - Kourou ELS - 21:00
second quarter May - EchoStar XVIII, BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March May - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half NET May - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - PeruSat-1, SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega (VV07) - Kourou ZLV
third quarter August - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET September - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT February 2017)
third quarter - Intelsat 33E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
october - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or September-November)
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March fourth quarter - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1A - Vega(VV08) - Kourou ZLV
late - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
2017
January 27 - February 26 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
NET February midyear - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or late 2016)
2016 first quarter - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Bangabandhu-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (TBD) - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
TBD - Azerspace-2 (Intelsat 38) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
TBD - GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or July 2017)
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or January)
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021)
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC (x4) - TBD - Kourou
2021
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
mid-year - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Sentinel-1D/Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
NET 2022 TBD - Comsat NG 2- Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2D/Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
April - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2021 - Sentinel-3D/Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on January 2nd
Changes on January 4th
Changes on January 5th
Changes on January 7th
Changes on January 9th
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http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2015/12/29/kt-sat-still-interested-in-being-a-global-satellite-operator/
Via Satellite: Do you have other satellites planned for the future?
Yang: As already mentioned, we will launch two more satellites, Koreasat 7 and 5A in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
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Dec 31,2015 Launch Filing:
Quote: "Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”), pursuant to Section 25.114 of the Federal
Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or “Commission”) rules,1 hereby applies to launch and
operate a C/Ku-band satellite, to be known as Intelsat 36, at the 68.5º E.L. orbital location.
Intelsat 36 is scheduled for launch in August 2016 and will be collocated with Intelsat 20 (call
sign S2847), which will continue to operate at 68.5° E.L.2 "
http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ib/forms/reports/swr031b.hts?q_set=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number/%3D/SATLOA2015123100089&prepare=&column=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number
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Quote: " Continuing within telecommunications from geostationary orbit, ESA is also looking forward to another public–private partnership being launched last quarter 2016: SmallGEO.
SmallGEO is a general-purpose modular geostationary platform that is giving European industry the opportunity to play a significant role in the commercial telecom market.
SmallGEO’s first use is for Hispasat’s Advanced Generation-1 (AG1) satellite, a public–private partnership between ESA and the Spanish operator that will provide Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands and the Americas with faster multimedia services. "
http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/Call_for_Media_ESA_DG_s_annual_introduction_and_EDRS_information_session
Looks like Hispasat AG1 is now last quarter 2016
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Intelsat 29e on an Ariane 5ECA just got a launch window according to Spaceflight Now's launch schedule. It lasts from 22:34 UTC on the 27th to 00:59 UTC on the 28th (7:34 PM to 9:59 PM local). So, it's a 2-hour, 25-minute window.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-two-comsat-ng-satellites/
Arianespace To Launch Two Comsat NG Satellites
Arianespace, Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space have announced the signature of the launch services contract for two Comsat NG new-generation military communications satellites.
The satellites will be orbited by Ariane 5 launchers from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, between 2020 and 2022, with entry into operational service the year after launch.
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-ceres-intelligence-satellites-for-cnes-and-dga/
Arianespace To Launch CERES Intelligence Satellites For CNES And DGA
Arianespace has signed a launch services contract with French space agency CNES for the new CERES signals intelligence satellites.
The CERES (Capacité de Renseignement d’origine Electromagnétique Spatiale) system will enable France to collect, by the year 2020, signals intelligence in areas that are not accessible by surface sensors, under all weather conditions and without any legal constraints concerning overflight zones
The mission into low Earth orbit (LEO) will use a Vega light launcher.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-starts-the-new-year-with-record-operational-performance-and-order-backlog/
Arianespace booked orders in 2015 worth 2.5 billion euros, including 35% for geostationary satellites to be launched by Ariane 5 and 65% for non-geostationary satellites to be launched by the three launchers in the family.
This dynamic business performance boosts Arianespace’s order backlog to over 5.3 billion euros, split equally between geostationary and non-geostationary launches. The total of 58 launches includes:
- 24 by Ariane 5,
- 25 by Soyuz,
- 9 by Vega.
Arianespace’s goal in 2016 is to perform up to eight Ariane 5, one Soyuz and two Vega launches.
The Ariane 5 heavy launcher will carry out up to eight launches in 2016. Two of these are single launches, carrying only one satellite: the first on January 27 for the operator Intelsat and the other in early March for Eutelsat.
For the first time, an Ariane 5 ES will be used to orbit four Galileo satellites. The previous satellites in the European Commission’s satellite navigation system were launched by Soyuz.
The Soyuz launcher will also orbit the Sentinel-1B satellite for ESA and the European Commission, as part of Europe’s Copernicus program. On the same mission, Soyuz will carry the Microscope payload for French space agency CNES, and two microsats for ESA and Norway.
Vega will perform its first mission with a purely commercial payload in the summer of 2016, orbiting Skysat satellites for Skybox imaging. A second Vega mission at the end of the year will orbit an Earth observation satellite for Turkey, Göktürk-1A.
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An Ariane 5ECA launching EchoStar 18 will launch some time in May 2016. This flight will go back to dual-satellite launches as the secondary payload will be BRISat.
I got this from Spaceflight Now.
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The GSAT-17 satellite is expected to be launched in 1st quarter of 2017.
http://www.sac.gov.in/SACSITE/GSAT-17.htm
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The launch vehicle for Sentinel 1B (VS14), according to Gunter's Space Page, is a Soyuz-STA Fregat-M.
Uhm, that would make sense as Sentinel 1a was launched on a STA, however this launch includes extra passengers and initially its was listed under STB.... i'll ask.
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tracking:
VA228 27/01/2016 at 19:34 local
VA229 09/03/2016 (countdown starting on 08/03...)
VS14 12/04/2016 at 18:00 local
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VS14 12/04/2016 at 18:00 local
On Gagarin's Day ! Nice ! :D
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How is Arianespace gonna perform three Ariane 5 launches in one month, in May to be exact? That's impossible.
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How is Arianespace gonna perform three Ariane 5 launches in one month, in May to be exact? That's impossible.
Notice the word NET in front of some of them ? ;)
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Yes. I just looked at the schedule again; I see the NETs.
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NET - Not/No Earlier Than.
PS:
NLT - Not/No Later Than.
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Launched:
2016:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:20:41
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2016
March 9 - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA229) - Kourou ELA-3 - 05:20-08:20
April 12 22 - Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE, Norsat 1, ESA cubeSat - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS14) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:23
May 24 (TBD) early 2017 - Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée) Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS15) - Kourou ELS - 08:48
May June 7 - EchoStar XVIII, BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA (VA230) - Kourou ELA-3
NET May June July - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET May June July - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
July - PeruSat-1, SkySat 4, SkySat 5, SkySat 6, SkySat 7 - Vega (VV07) - Kourou ZLV
August - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET September - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT February 2017)
third quarter - Intelsat 33E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
october - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3 (or September-November)
NET fourth quarter November-December - Hispasat AG1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1A - Vega(VV08) - Kourou ZLV
late - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
NET January - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
NET February - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - ViaSat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Bangabandhu-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (TBD) - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
TBD - Azerspace-2 (Intelsat 38) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
TBD - GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
November - Proba 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or January)
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January 27 - February 26, 2017 TBD - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
late - ViaSat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or early 2020)
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021)
TBD - MERLIN - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - MicroCarb - Soyuz / Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC (x4) - TBD - Kourou
2021
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
mid-year August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Sentinel-1D/Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 2- Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2D/Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
April July - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane - Kourou
2029
September November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2021 - Sentinel-3D/Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on January 18th
Changes on January 28th
Changes on February 8th
Changes on February 9th
Changes on February 10th
Changes on February 13th
Changes on February 22nd
Changes on February 23rd
Changes on February 25th
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The launch window for Intelsat 29e flying on board an Ariane 5 rocket next week has changed. New launch window is "Between 11:20:41 pm and 00:40:24 am, Universal Time (UTC)"
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespaces-first-launch-in-2016-is-at-the-service-of-intelsat/
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Arianespace CEO let the cat out of the bag, add VS15 probably in May (TBC)
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Arianespace CEO let the cat out of the bag, add VS15 probably in May (TBC)
Which payload?
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Arianespace CEO let the cat out of the bag, add VS15 probably in May (TBC)
Which payload?
guess ;-)
hint: 2 spacecraft
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Arianespace CEO let the cat out of the bag, add VS15 probably in May (TBC)
Which payload?
guess ;-)
hint: 2 spacecraft
Galileo??
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Arianespace CEO let the cat out of the bag, add VS15 probably in May (TBC)
Which payload?
guess ;-)
hint: 2 spacecraft
Galileo??
Those are Jester's babies. Or at least he does directly supports its launch.
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In several of Arianespace's mission updates prior to Intelsat 29e's launch, Arianespace said that three more Intelsat satellites are on their backlog and two of them would be launching in 2016. The exact quote: "In addition to Intelsat 29e, three other Intelsat satellites currently are in Arianespace’s launch manifest: two more of the EpicNG series, and the Intelsat 36 relay platform. Intelsat’s second EpicNG satellite (named Intelsat 33e), along with the Intelsat 36 payload, are scheduled for launch by Arianespace in 2016."
- http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/ariane-5-is-readied-for-an-arianespace-mission-at-the-service-of-this-launchers-leading-customer/
Seems to indicate that Intelsat 32e got pushed till 2017 at least.
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Arianespace CEO let the cat out of the bag, add VS15 probably in May (TBC)
Which payload?
guess ;-)
hint: 2 spacecraft
Galileo??
Those are Jester's babies. Or at least he does directly supports its launch.
Any info on the satellite's serial numbers?
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Yes but not confirmed so I cant comment....yet
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Eutelsat 65 West A on an Ariane 5 will launch on March 9, 2016 at 05:22 UTC (2:22 AM French Guiana time).
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=38739.msg1489230#new
Check Adonis1's recent post.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-two-viasat-high-capacity-satellites/
ViaSat-2 and ViaSat-3 will each weigh approximately 6,400 kg at launch, and will be injected into geostationary transfer orbit by the Ariane 5 ECA, respectively, during the first quarter of 2017 and by late 2019/early 2020.
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Spaceflight Now updated their launch schedule; Eutelsat 65 West A on an Ariane 5ECA (VA-229) will launch on March 9, 2016 at 05:20 UTC (2:20 AM GFT).
Also, Sentinel 1B on a Soyuz-STA Fregat-M has been delayed to April 22, 2016 and is targeting a liftoff time at 21:02:23 UTC (6:02:23 PM GFT).
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Two more things regarding the source in my previous post:
Galileo FOC-5, consisting of Galileo 13 & 14, will be launched on May 24, 2016 atop a Soyuz-STB Fregat-MT rocket (VS-15).
Lastly, EchoStar 18 and BRIsat, which will launch on an Ariane 5ECA (VA-230), has been delayed to June 7, 2016. The exact launch time is undetermined obviously because it's a little more than three months away.
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Tracking:
VA229 - 09th of March at 02:20 local (3 hrs window)
VS14 - 22nd of April at 18:02 local
VS15 - 24th of May at 05:48 local (with FM10 and FM11)
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https://www.communitynews.com.au/news/Watch-this-space-in-WA/7682573
BepiColombo, Europe’s mission to Mercury, in 2018.
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https://www.communitynews.com.au/news/Watch-this-space-in-WA/7682573
BepiColombo, Europe’s mission to Mercury, in 2018.
Exactly on 2018-04-17 (from countdown clock on http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/bepicolombo/home).
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Al Yah3 has been delayed to 2017.
http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/02/18/brazils-tim-exploring-ka-band-satellite-deal-with-yahsat/
Al Yah 3, Yahsat’s third satellite, is scheduled to launch in 2017 with Arianespace and expands the operator’s coverage into the Brazilian market. Yahsat has two geographically separated gateways for the satellite to counter outages due to heavy rain or ensure continuity during scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. Orbital ATK is building the satellite, which will provide coverage to more than 95 percent of the Brazilian population.
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Launched:
2016:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:20:41
02 - March 9 - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA229) - Kourou ELA-3 - 05:20
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2016
April 22 23 24 25 - Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE, Norsat 1, AAUSAT4, OUFTI-1, Est@r-II - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS14) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:13
May 24 - Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS15) - Kourou ELS - 08:48:43
June 7 8 - EchoStar XVIII, BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA (VA230) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
early July - DSN-1, GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3
late July - PeruSat-1, SkySat С2, SkySat С3, SkySat С4, SkySat С5 - Vega (VV07) - Kourou ZLV
August - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - Intelsat 33E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or third quarter)
NET September - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT February 2017)
third quarter 2017 - GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
November-December - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1A - Vega(VV08) - Kourou ZLV
late - NBN CO 1B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
NET February - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter 2016 early - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - ViaSat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Bangabandhu-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (TBD) - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
TBD - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET July 2016)
NET July 2016 TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
TBD - Azerspace-2 (Intelsat 38) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
TBD - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LOTUSat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - VNREDSat-1b (TBD) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April 17 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
November - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or January)
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
NET January TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
late - ViaSat-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or early 2020)
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2020
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 6 - Kourou
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021)
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC (x4) - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Sentinel-1D/Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 2- Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2025)
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Sentinel-2D/Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2024
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2028
July - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou (or July 2029)
TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2029
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2021 - Sentinel-3D/Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Piggybacked:
2015 - BIROS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2015 - MIOSAT - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on February 26th
Changes on March 3rd
Changes on March 9th
Changes on March 10th
Changes on March 15th
Changes on March 28th
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Changes on April 11th
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ESA cubsats on VS14 most likely will be these 3: OUFTI-1/AAUSAT4/Est@r-II
http://www.esa.int/Education/CubeSats_-_Fly_Your_Satellite/More_student_CubeSats_getting_ready_for_space
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According to this news, there is only one cubesat.
http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/welcome-to-french-guiana-two-passengers-arrive-for-arianespaces-next-soyuz-flight/
CNES’ Microscope is one of three additional payloads to be lofted on Flight VS14, and will be joined by Norway’s first scientific satellite, NORSAT-1; and a cubesat that is part of the European Space Agency’s Fly Your Satellite! educational program.
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According to this news, there is only one cubesat.
this one?
160311 - AAUSAT4 on way to launch !
Dear all AAUSAT4 will leavee AAU on Sundag 13. for integration at ESTEC and one week later it will go the french launch site at Kouru.
http://www.space.aau.dk/aausat4/
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According to this news, there is only one cubesat.
http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/welcome-to-french-guiana-two-passengers-arrive-for-arianespaces-next-soyuz-flight/ (http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/welcome-to-french-guiana-two-passengers-arrive-for-arianespaces-next-soyuz-flight/)
CNES’ Microscope is one of three additional payloads to be lofted on Flight VS14, and will be joined by Norway’s first scientific satellite, NORSAT-1; and a cubesat that is part of the European Space Agency’s Fly Your Satellite! educational program.
AFAIK Its one POD containing 3x cubesats... so its OUFTI-1/AAUSAT4/Est@r-II flying.
EDIT:
Confirmed per the image.
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http://www.deccanherald.com/content/538438/breed-satellite-set-dec-launch.html
The first Indian high-throughput satellite GSAT-11 that will pack more data in the same spectrum space, is set for December 2016 launch.
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Because of the 5600 Kg lift-off mass, the satellite will be launched by the French ArianeSpace rockets by 2016 end, Isro officials told Deccan Herald.
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http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/skysat-3.htm
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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/a-trio-of-miniaturized-satellites-are-ready-for-launch-on-arianespaces-next-soyuz-mission/
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Echostar/BRIsat delayed a day to the 8th, DSN 1 & GSAT 18 to be launched together on an Ariane 5 in early July, and Perusat and the skysats delayed to late July.
Source: http://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
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VA230 = 8th of June at 17:30 local
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Launched:
2016:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:20:41
02 - March 9 - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA229) - Kourou ELA-3 - 05:20
03 - April 25 - Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE, AAUSAT4, OUFTI-1, Est@r-II - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS14) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:13
04 - May 24 - Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS15) - Kourou ELS - 08:48:43
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2016
June 8 TBD - EchoStar XVIII, BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA (VA230) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30-21:15
early July 12 - DSN-1, GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:45
August - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - Intelsat 33E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or third quarter)
late July mid-September - PeruSat-1, SkySat С2, SkySat С3, SkySat С4, SkySat С5 - Vega (VV07) - Kourou ZLV (or August)
NET September - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT February 2017)
October November 17 - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES (VA-234) - Kourou ELA-3
November-December - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1A - Vega(VV08) - Kourou ZLV
late - NBN CO 1B (Sky Muster II) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Superbird-8 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2017
NET February - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - ViaSat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
late - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Bangabandhu-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (TBD) - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
December 2016 TBD - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
TBD - Azerspace-2 (Intelsat 38) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
TBD - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April 17 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
November - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or January)
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear late - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or early 2020 Falcon Heavy)
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2018)
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2020
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
March - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 6 - Kourou
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021)
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC (x4) - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021
2019 midyear - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
2020 TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
2020 late - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Comsat NG 2- Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CryoSat FO - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2021 midyear - Sentinel-1D /Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2022)
2020 midyear - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2024
2023 midyear - Sentinel-2D /Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
NET 2021 midyear - Sentinel-3D /Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
late - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or 2022)
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
July - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou (or December 2028)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET 2016 - O3b (4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2016 - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016-2017 - Eutelsat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2017 - Intelsat EpicNG (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2026 TBD - Sentinel-1B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028 TBD - Sentinel-1C 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2026 TBD - Sentinel-2B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
2026 TBD - Sentinel-3B 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou (or 2027)
TBD - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - JCSat (TBD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (multiple payload)
Changes on April 26th
Changes on May 3rd
Changes on May 10th
Changes on May 13th
Changes on May 15th
Changes on May 23rd
Changes on May 24th
Changes on May 26th
Changes on May 29th
Changes on May 31st
Changes on June 1st
Changes on June 7th
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VA231 is tracking 12th of July at 17:45 local currently
VV07 might be moved to the right...
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VV07 is looking more like September
VA234 = first galileo launch on A5 ES
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"After BRIsat, Ariane 5 will be launching five more satellites for Asia-Pacific operators this year: Superbird-8 and JCSAT 15 for SKY Perfect JSAT, GSAT 18 for ISRO, Sky Muster II for nbn and Telkom 3S** for Telkom Indonesia."
Source: http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-celebrates-asian-anniversaries-and-plans-six-regional-satellite-launches-in-2016/
This implies a couple of things: 1. All of those satellites are still planned to be launched in 2016 (I think Superbird-8 needs to be added to the manifest list Salo) 2. GSAT-11 should be pushed out of 2016 since it wasn't listed as a second satellite Arianespace would launch for ISRO this year.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-flight-va230-echostar-xviii-and-brisat-launch-delayed/
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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/new-launch-date-targeted-for-ariane-5-flight-va230/
The start of replacement operations for the fluid connector between the cryogenic upper stage and launch table – along with associated checks – has enabled a new targeted launch date for Flight VA230.
This mission is now targeted for a June 16 liftoff – during a 45-minute launch window that opens at 5:30 p.m. local time in French Guiana next Thursday.
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Launched:
2016:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:20:41
02 - March 9 - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA229) - Kourou ELA-3 - 05:20
03 - April 25 - Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE, AAUSAT4, OUFTI-1, Est@r-II - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS14) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:13
04 - May 24 - Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS15) - Kourou ELS - 08:48:43
05 - June 18 - EchoStar XVIII, BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA (VA230) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:38
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2016
July 12 26 - DSN-1 Superbird-8, GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:45
August - Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August 24 - Intelsat 33E [EpicNG], Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA232) - Kourou ELA-3 (or third quarter)
mid-September - PeruSat-1, SkySat С2, SkySat С3, SkySat С4, SkySat С5 - Vega (VV07) - Kourou ZLV
NET September - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT February 2017)
November 17 - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES (VA-234) - Kourou ELA-3
November-December - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
fourth quarter - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1A - Vega(VV08) - Kourou ZLV
late - NBN CO 1B (Sky Muster II) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Superbird-8 DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2017
NET February - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016 early - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - ViaSat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late May - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or late)
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Bangabandhu-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (TBD) - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
TBD - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Azerspace-2 (Intelsat 38) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
TBD - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April 17 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
August late - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or January)
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
November - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2020
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 6 - Kourou
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
March December - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021)
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021
midyear - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
late - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Comsat NG 2- Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CryoSat FO - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2024
midyear - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
midyear - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
late - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
July - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2019 - CSO 3 - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - 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-5C - TBD - Kourou
Changes on June 8th
Changes on June 9th
Changes on June 10th
Changes on June 13th
Changes on June 15th
Changes on June 16th
Changes on June 18th
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VA231 tracking 26-07-2016
VA232 (with Intelsat 33e and 36) tracking 24-08-2016
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EchoStar 18 & BRISat are now scheduled for launch on June 17th. In the main mission thread, the reason for the delay is given. Launch window lasts from 20:30 UTC to 21:40 UTC (5:30 PM to 6:40 PM local).
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As per Stephane Israel in his post-VA230 speech, the next flight from CSG is the two Intelsat satellites. Any one have an idea what happened to GSAT-18/Superbird 8? Any chance you could fill us in on what happened Jester?
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VA-232, carrying Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 will launch on August 24, 2016 at 20:30 UTC (5:30 PM local).
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http://www.csgpreparationlancement.com/
Prochain lancement : Le 24 août 2016
Vol Ariane 232 - Les satellites INTELSAT 33E et 36.
Décollage prévu à 17h30 (heure de Guyane).
Launched:
2016:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:20:41
02 - March 9 - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA229) - Kourou ELA-3 - 05:20
03 - April 25 - Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE, AAUSAT4, OUFTI-1, Est@r-II - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS14) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:13
04 - May 24 - Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS15) - Kourou ELS - 08:48:43
05 - June 18 - EchoStar XVIII, BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA (VA230) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:38
06 - August 24 - Intelsat 33E [EpicNG], Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA232) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:16:01
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2016
mid- September 16 - PeruSat-1, SkySat С2, SkySat С3, SkySat С4, SkySat С5 - Vega (VV07) - Kourou ZLV - 01:43:35
July 26 NET September October 3-9 4 - Superbird-8 NBN CO 1B (Sky Muster II), GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3
NET September October - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT February 2017)
November 17 - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES (VA-233) - Kourou ELA-3
November-December - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
fourth quarter - JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
fourth quarter December - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Gokturk-1A - Vega(VV08) - Kourou ZLV
late - ViaSat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or first quarter 2017)
late - NBN CO 1B (Sky Muster II) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2017
NET February - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early first quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late May - Sentinel-3B - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or late)
June - PRISMA - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Bangabandhu-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (TBD) - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
year end - ADM-Aeolus - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2016 TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
TBD - Venµs, OPTSAT 3000 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 - Soyuz ST/Fregat Vega - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
piggybacked:
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April 17 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
August - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
November - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2016 NET April second quarter 2017 TBD - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 - Soyuz ST/Fregat Vega - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2020
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
December - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021)
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021
midyear - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
NET 2019 TBD - CSO 3 - Soyuz ST/Fregat Vega - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
late - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Comsat NG 2- Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CryoSat FO - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2024
midyear - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
midyear - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
late - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou (or December)
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
July - MetOp-SG A2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou
November - MetOp-SG B2 - TBD - Kourou
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - TBD - Kourou
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - 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-5C - TBD - Kourou
Changes on June 19th
Changes on June 20th
Changes on June 21st
Changes on June 22nd
Changes on July 10th
Changes on July 11th
Changes on July 21st
Changes on July 30th
Changes on August 5th
Changes on August 17th
Changes on August 24th
Changes on August 27th
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Planned launches
2016
July 26[/s] NET September - Superbird-8, GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
DSN-1 is an X band payload onboard the same satellite as Superbird-8
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Planned launches
2016
July 26[/s] NET September - Superbird-8, GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
DSN-1 is an X band payload onboard the same satellite as Superbird-8
Is DSN-2 also a hosted payload?
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Planned launches
2016
July 26[/s] NET September - Superbird-8, GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
DSN-1 is an X band payload onboard the same satellite as Superbird-8
Is DSN-2 also a hosted payload?
I also want to know the source of this. DSN-2 is unlikely to be one since it will be launched by the Japanese themselves, and I don't know of any government satellite they are launching to GSO over the next few years....
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Planned launches
2016
July 26[/s] NET September - Superbird-8, GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
DSN-1 is an X band payload onboard the same satellite as Superbird-8
Is DSN-2 also a hosted payload?
DSN-2 is different, it's a satellite dedicated to Japan MoD
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Planned launches
2016
July 26[/s] NET September - Superbird-8, GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
DSN-1 is an X band payload onboard the same satellite as Superbird-8
Is DSN-2 also a hosted payload?
DSN-2 is different, it's a satellite dedicated to Japan MoD
I don't know if this is the right section to ask this, but it would be good if there are Japanese sources that states the above info...
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One source in Japanese is here from the Superbird-8 operator:
http://www.sptvjsat.com/load_pdf.php?pTb=t_news_&pRi=599&pJe=1 (http://www.sptvjsat.com/load_pdf.php?pTb=t_news_&pRi=599&pJe=1)
In particular:
調査の結果、1号機及びそれに相乗りする自社衛星Superbird-8への損傷も認められたため、今年度中の衛星打ち上げは困難と見込まれます
which machine-translates as:
"Results of the investigation, damage to Unit 1[aka DSN-1] and also to own satellite Superbird-8 piggybacked were observed, satellite launch in the current fiscal year is expected to be difficult"
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One source in Japanese is here from the Superbird-8 operator:
http://www.sptvjsat.com/load_pdf.php?pTb=t_news_&pRi=599&pJe=1 (http://www.sptvjsat.com/load_pdf.php?pTb=t_news_&pRi=599&pJe=1)
In particular:
調査の結果、1号機及びそれに相乗りする自社衛星Superbird-8への損傷も認められたため、今年度中の衛星打ち上げは困難と見込まれます
which machine-translates as:
"Results of the investigation, damage to Unit 1[aka DSN-1] and also to own satellite Superbird-8 piggybacked were observed, satellite launch in the current fiscal year is expected to be difficult"
Updated NSF Japanese Launch Schedule gives following new Info
2017:
NET April -(Ariane 5)- X-Band military telecommunications satellite-1(DSN-1) “きらめき1号(Kirameki-1)” (Superbird-8)
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One source in Japanese is here from the Superbird-8 operator:
http://www.sptvjsat.com/load_pdf.php?pTb=t_news_&pRi=599&pJe=1 (http://www.sptvjsat.com/load_pdf.php?pTb=t_news_&pRi=599&pJe=1)
In particular:
調査の結果、1号機及びそれに相乗りする自社衛星Superbird-8への損傷も認められたため、今年度中の衛星打ち上げは困難と見込まれます
which machine-translates as:
"Results of the investigation, damage to Unit 1[aka DSN-1] and also to own satellite Superbird-8 piggybacked were observed, satellite launch in the current fiscal year is expected to be difficult"
Updated NSF Japanese Launch Schedule gives following new Info
2077:
NET April -(Ariane 5)- X-Band military telecommunications satellite-1(DSN-1) “きらめき1号(Kirameki-1)” (Superbird-8)
DSN-1 and Superbird 8 have been delayed 61 years? Are you kidding me?
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One source in Japanese is here from the Superbird-8 operator:
http://www.sptvjsat.com/load_pdf.php?pTb=t_news_&pRi=599&pJe=1 (http://www.sptvjsat.com/load_pdf.php?pTb=t_news_&pRi=599&pJe=1)
In particular:
調査の結果、1号機及びそれに相乗りする自社衛星Superbird-8への損傷も認められたため、今年度中の衛星打ち上げは困難と見込まれます
which machine-translates as:
"Results of the investigation, damage to Unit 1[aka DSN-1] and also to own satellite Superbird-8 piggybacked were observed, satellite launch in the current fiscal year is expected to be difficult"
Updated NSF Japanese Launch Schedule gives following new Info
2077:
NET April -(Ariane 5)- X-Band military telecommunications satellite-1(DSN-1) “きらめき1号(Kirameki-1)” (Superbird-8)
DSN-1 and Superbird 8 have been delayed 61 years? Are you kidding me?
No, look again
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our launch is now VA233 (Galileo, same launch date)
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It seems the launch is now set for October (first week). http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/deferred-gsat18-awaits-october-launch-at-kourou/article8829906.ece
Do you mean between October 2 and October 8? Or the first of October 1, which is on a Saturday?
In my country (Italy) the week starts on Monday and finish on Sunday, so the first week of October (this year) will be from October 3 to October 9. But you have to ask at the Hindu what they mean.
It seems the launch is now set for October (first week). http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/deferred-gsat18-awaits-october-launch-at-kourou/article8829906.ece
The launch company, Arianespace, deferred the scheduled double-launch after Japan’s Superbird-8 spacecraft reportedly sustained damage. Arianespace, which ISRO has contracted to put GSAT-18 into space, now has to find a suitable riding mate for the Indian spacecraft from among its other customers.
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VA231 is now planned for 4th of October with NBNCO-1b as co-passenger with GSAT-18
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According to the July 11 update regarding Spaceflight Now's launch schedule:
Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36 on an Ariane 5ECA rocket (VA232) will launch on August 24, 2016 at 21:55 UTC (6:55 PM local). The launch window lasts for 45 minutes until 22:40 UTC (7:40 PM local).
PerúSat 1 & the four SkySat satellites on a Vega rocket (VV07) will launch on September 16, 2016 at 01:43:35 UTC (10:43:35 PM local on the 15th).
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http://spacenews.com/sources-tarpaulin-delays-japanese-military-communications-satellite-by-two-years/
"Tarpaulin delays Japanese military communications satellite by two years"
While the article doesn't mention the satellite by name, it is referring to the DSN-1/Superbird 8 satellite that was damaged in transit to French Guiana on 25 May. It looks like the damage was pretty severe and it is now expected to be two years before the satellite launches. No NET date yet.
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http://spacenews.com/sources-tarpaulin-delays-japanese-military-communications-satellite-by-two-years/
"Tarpaulin delays Japanese military communications satellite by two years"
While the article doesn't mention the satellite by name, it is referring to the DSN-1/Superbird 8 satellite that was damaged in transit to French Guiana on 25 May. It looks like the damage was pretty severe and it is now expected to be two years before the satellite launches. No NET date yet.
DSN-2 and DSN-1 are now to fly out of order but will not change launch vehicles or orbital slots.
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http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Aladin_ready_for_Aeolus
After many years in development, Aladin – the Doppler wind lidar to be carried on the Aeolus satellite – is ready to be shipped from Toulouse, France, to the UK to be installed on the satellite in preparation for liftoff by the end of 2017.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/763043101854367744
"EchoStar counting on 4 launches Oct-Dec: 2 on SpaceX (Echo 23 & Echo 105/SES-11), Echo 21 on ILS Proton & Echo 19/Jupiter 2 on ULA Atlas 5."
No word on EchoStar XX, so it is presumably delayed into 2017 anyway.
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www.spaceflightnow.com has updated their schedule.
VA-231, carrying Sky Muster 2 and GSat 18 will launch on October 4, 2016 with a launch window from 20:30 UTC to 21:45 UTC (5:30 PM to 6:45 PM local).
VA-233, carrying Galileo FOC-6 will launch on November 17, 2016 at 13:06:48 UTC (10:06:48 AM local). I think the window is instantaneous.
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www.spaceflightnow.com (http://www.spaceflightnow.com) has updated their schedule.
VA-231, carrying Sky Muster 2 and GSat 18 will launch on October 4, 2016 with a launch window from 20:30 UTC to 21:45 UTC (5:30 PM to 6:45 PM local).
VA-233, carrying Galileo FOC-6 will launch on November 17, 2016 at 13:06:48 UTC (9:06:48 AM local). I think the window is instantaneous.
not sure where that came from but VA233 (FOC-M6) local time is 10:06:48
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www.spaceflightnow.com (http://www.spaceflightnow.com) has updated their schedule.
VA-231, carrying Sky Muster 2 and GSat 18 will launch on October 4, 2016 with a launch window from 20:30 UTC to 21:45 UTC (5:30 PM to 6:45 PM local).
VA-233, carrying Galileo FOC-6 will launch on November 17, 2016 at 13:06:48 UTC (9:06:48 AM local). I think the window is instantaneous.
not sure where that came from but VA233 (FOC-M6) local time is 10:06:48
Might be a miscalculation as summer time is ending at the end of October in Europe and on November 7th in the USA
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One more thing I missed from the SFN update:
Gokturk 1A on a Vega rocket (VV08) will launch on December 8, 2016. Launch time is to be determined.
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Launched:
2016:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:20:41
02 - March 9 - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA229) - Kourou ELA-3 - 05:20
03 - April 25 - Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE, AAUSAT4, OUFTI-1, Est@r-II - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS14) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:13
04 - May 24 - Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS15) - Kourou ELS - 08:48:43
05 - June 18 - EchoStar XVIII, BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA (VA230) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:38:32
06 - August 24 - Intelsat 33E [EpicNG], Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA232) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:16:01
07 - September 16 - PeruSat-1, SkySat-Gen2 2, SkySat-Gen2 3, SkySat-Gen2 4, SkySat-Gen2 5 - Vega (VV07) - Kourou ZLV - 01:43:35
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2016
October 4 - NBN CO 1B (Sky Muster II), GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30-21:45
November 17 - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES (VA-233) - Kourou ELA-3 - 13:06:48
late December 5 8 - Gokturk-1A - Vega (VV08) - Kourou ZLV - 13:52:09
fourth quarter December 20 - Star One D1, JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA234) - Kourou ELA-3
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2017
NLT February - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or October 2016)
NET February - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early midyear - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late May 2017 March - Sentinel-3B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV (or late 2017)
March - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV
first quarter - ViaSat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late 2016)
first quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
August - Venµs (VENUS), SHALOM (OPSAT-3000) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV
second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - Bangabandhu-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (TBD) - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
year end - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
December 2016 TBD - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or November-December 2016)
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2018)
piggybacked:
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April 17 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
August - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017 TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
June 2017 TBD - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2017 TBD - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
2017 TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
November 2018 late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018 TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2020
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
December - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021)
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-1 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021
midyear - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
2018 TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
late - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Comsat NG 2- Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
midyear - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
midyear - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
midyear - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
late - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
July - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2021 TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - 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-5C - TBD - Kourou
Changes on August 31st
Changes on September 1st
Changes on September 8th
Changes on September 9th
Changes on September 11th
Changes on September 12th
Changes on September 14th
Changes on September 15th
Changes on September 16th
Changes on September 17th
Changes on September 18th
Changes on September 21st
Changes on September 22nd
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you can move: October - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT February 2017)
NET end November, but probably next year (i'll try and check)
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Hello, does anyone has any info about de SkyM-2? It's suppose to be launched next year
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Hello, does anyone has any info about de SkyM-2? It's suppose to be launched next year
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I looked in the 2017 manifest, but I didn't see a satellite called SkyM-2. But, I did see a satellite called Sky Muster 2 that will be launched this October.
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Hello, does anyone has any info about de SkyM-2? It's suppose to be launched next year
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I looked in the 2017 manifest, but I didn't see a satellite called SkyM-2. But, I did see a satellite called Sky Muster 2 that will be launched this October.
SkyM is "Sky Mexico" by DirecTV Latin America, not "Sky Muster". But i think, no contract for SkyM-2 has been awarded by now.
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Hello, does anyone has any info about de SkyM-2? It's suppose to be launched next year
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I looked in the 2017 manifest, but I didn't see a satellite called SkyM-2. But, I did see a satellite called Sky Muster 2 that will be launched this October.
SkyM is "Sky Mexico" by DirecTV Latin America, not "Sky Muster". But i think, no contract for SkyM-2 has been awarded by now.
The Awards was postponed by DirecTV after DirecTV agreed to Merge with AT&T. AmericaMovil and DirecTV Latin Americaare also merging as they are the Mexican Subsidiaries of their respective companies. Award will be reconsidered at a later date following completion of the merger.
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Hello, does anyone has any info about de SkyM-2? It's suppose to be launched next year
Enviado desde mi iPad utilizando Tapatalk
I looked in the 2017 manifest, but I didn't see a satellite called SkyM-2. But, I did see a satellite called Sky Muster 2 that will be launched this October.
SkyM is "Sky Mexico" by DirecTV Latin America, not "Sky Muster". But i think, no contract for SkyM-2 has been awarded by now.
The Awards was postponed by DirecTV after DirecTV agreed to Merge with AT&T. AmericaMovil and DirecTV Latin Americaare also merging as they are the Mexican Subsidiaries of their respective companies. Award will be reconsidered at a later date following completion of the merger.
But in Mexico The biggest share are in possession of Televisa, AT&T and they hate America Móvil....
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Hello, does anyone has any info about de SkyM-2? It's suppose to be launched next year
Enviado desde mi iPad utilizando Tapatalk
I looked in the 2017 manifest, but I didn't see a satellite called SkyM-2. But, I did see a satellite called Sky Muster 2 that will be launched this October.
SkyM is "Sky Mexico" by DirecTV Latin America, not "Sky Muster". But i think, no contract for SkyM-2 has been awarded by now.
The Awards was postponed by DirecTV after DirecTV agreed to Merge with AT&T. AmericaMovil and DirecTV Latin Americaare also merging as they are the Mexican Subsidiaries of their respective companies. Award will be reconsidered at a later date following completion of the merger.
But in Mexico The biggest share are in possession of Televisa, AT&T and they hate America Móvil....
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America Móvil is a standalone subsidiary of AT&T
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Hello, does anyone has any info about de SkyM-2? It's suppose to be launched next year
Enviado desde mi iPad utilizando Tapatalk
I looked in the 2017 manifest, but I didn't see a satellite called SkyM-2. But, I did see a satellite called Sky Muster 2 that will be launched this October.
SkyM is "Sky Mexico" by DirecTV Latin America, not "Sky Muster". But i think, no contract for SkyM-2 has been awarded by now.
Please forgive me. When I saw "SkyM", the first words that I could think of were "Sky Muster".
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Hello, does anyone has any info about de SkyM-2? It's suppose to be launched next year
Enviado desde mi iPad utilizando Tapatalk
I looked in the 2017 manifest, but I didn't see a satellite called SkyM-2. But, I did see a satellite called Sky Muster 2 that will be launched this October.
SkyM is "Sky Mexico" by DirecTV Latin America, not "Sky Muster". But i think, no contract for SkyM-2 has been awarded by now.
The Awards was postponed by DirecTV after DirecTV agreed to Merge with AT&T. AmericaMovil and DirecTV Latin Americaare also merging as they are the Mexican Subsidiaries of their respective companies. Award will be reconsidered at a later date following completion of the merger.
But in Mexico The biggest share are in possession of Televisa, AT&T and they hate America Móvil....
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America Móvil is a standalone subsidiary of AT&T
I'm sorry, but I believe that is mistaken, at least from 2014
http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/carlos-slim-buys-out-atts-5-6-bn-stake-in-america-movil/37369171
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-gsat-11-satellite-for-india/
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has chosen Arianespace to launch its GSAT-11 telecommunications satellite.
The satellite will be launched by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle, from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in 2017. The GSAT-11 satellite, designed, assembled and integrated by ISRO, will weigh about 5,725 kg at launch.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-confirms-its-status-as-the-most-reliable-launch-services-provider-in-the-marketplace-while-actively-preparing-for-the-future-in-order-to-always-better-serve-its-clients/
At World Satellite Business Week, Arianespace is announcing the signature of three new GEO satellite launch contracts for Ariane 5, one with ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) and two from undisclosed customers. Arianespace has won a total of eight new contracts in 2016.
Six satellites signed in 2016 for Ariane 5:
- COMSAT NG 1 and COMSAT NG 2, on behalf of French defense procurement agency DGA.
- ViaSat-2 for ViaSat.
- GSAT-11 for ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization).
- Two for undisclosed customers.
Two Vega launch contracts signed in 2016:
- Ceres on behalf of the DGA and French space agency CNES.
- ADM-Aeolus, on behalf of ESA.
Arianespace’s order book now stands at 5.3 billion euros for a total of 36 customers representing legacy commercial operators, space start up companies and institutional clients. The global diversity of Arianespace clients is remarkable:70% of the order book in export markets, 60% of customers outside the Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) zone.
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba_Missions/Proba-3_set_the_controls_for_the_verge_of_the_Sun
The two satellites together are called Proba-3, set for launch in late 2019.
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"The programme of upcoming Vega launches is particularly busy. The VV08 flight, designed to place into orbit a satellite for the Turkish government, is scheduled for December 2016, followed in March 2017 by the VV09, also a “single payload”, carrying the Sentinel 2B satellite.
"The launch of VV10 (Optsat and Venus satellites) is scheduled for August 2017, while at the end of next year, as recently announced by the ESA, Vega will be placing into orbit the Aeolus satellite, designed to monitor the Earth's wind and cloud systems."
Minor typo, the quote says Sentinel 2B, but it is actually Sentinel 3B.
Source- http://www.avio.com/en/media_center/press_releases/2016/pres/avio_vega_on_the_launch_pad/
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VV08 = 5th of December at 10:52:09 local
VA234 (Star-One D1 & JCSAT-15)= 20th of December
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Launched:
2016:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:20:41
02 - March 9 - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA229) - Kourou ELA-3 - 05:20
03 - April 25 - Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE, AAUSAT4, OUFTI-1, Est@r-II - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS14) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:13
04 - May 24 - Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS15) - Kourou ELS - 08:48:43
05 - June 18 - EchoStar XVIII, BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA (VA230) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:38:32
06 - August 24 - Intelsat 33E [EpicNG], Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA232) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:16:01
07 - September 16 - PeruSat-1, SkySat-Gen2 2, SkySat-Gen2 3, SkySat-Gen2 4, SkySat-Gen2 5 - Vega (VV07) - Kourou ZLV - 01:43:35
08 - October 5 - NBN CO 1B (Sky Muster II), GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
09 - November 17 - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES (VA-233) - Kourou ELA-3 - 13:06:48
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2016
December 5 - Gokturk-1A - Vega (VV08) - Kourou ZLV - 13:52:09
December 20 - Star One D1, JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA234) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30-21:45
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO - TBD - Kourou
2017
January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Ariane 5 ECA Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS ELA-3 - 01:03:34
NET February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3
February 28-March 8 - Sentinel-3B Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV
NLT February NET March - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET February March - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - ViaSat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear August - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
August - Venµs (VENUS), SHALOM (OPSAT-3000) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV
second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS17) - Kourou ELS
late - Bangabandhu-1 - Ariane 5 ECA (TBD) - Kourou ELA-3 (Falcon 9)
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
year end - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EchoStar XX - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
piggybacked:
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April 17 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
August - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 37e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2017)
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou EL
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2020
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
December - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-1 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider - Vega-C /Ariane-62 - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021
midyear - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
late - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
midyear - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
midyear - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
midyear - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
late - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
July - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or early 2030s)
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - 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-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Dream Chaser - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on September 27th
Changes on October 5th
Changes on October 8th
Changes on October 28th
Changes on October 31st
Changes on November 3rd
Changes on November 4th
Changes on November 16th
Changes on November 17th
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Changes on November 23rd
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Re: Bangabandhu-1
switching to a Falcon launcher?
Is this a new payload?
That certainly is a new addition to the manifest.
50pc work of Bangabandhu Satellite completed: Tarana
BSS . Dhaka | Update: 19:21, Oct 21, 2016
BangabandhuState minister for post and telecommunications Tarana Halim on Friday revealed that 50 per cent works of Bangladesh’s first satellite ‘Bangabandhu-I’ has been completed.
“So far 83 per cent engineering works of the Bangabandhu-I has been done while progress of antenna manufacture is 56 per cent and works of communication and service modules reported 65 per cent development,” said the minister.
Tarana Halim said this while briefing newsmen about the satellite and optical fiber network of BTCL at BTCL Gulshan-1 Exchange Office in the morning.
Referring to the completion of satellite system requirement review (SRR) preliminary design review (PDR), she said, “We would start the commercial operation of the satellite in March 2018 after launching it to the space on 16 December next year.”
If the current pace of work is continued, manufacture of the satellite would be completed in November 2017, said the state minister, adding, “The satellite would be launched using vehicle -SpaceX and Falcon 9 -of United States from the Cape Carnival Launch Pad.”
http://en.prothom-alo.com/science-technology/news/125991/50pc-work-of-Bangabandhu-Satellite-completed
This comsat was ordered in November last year and is being built by Thales Alenia Space, but no LSP has been mentioned till now: https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press-release/thales-alenia-space-build-bangabandhu-telecommunication-satellite (https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press-release/thales-alenia-space-build-bangabandhu-telecommunication-satellite)
They want to launch on a rather specific day: ""We hope to carry out the launch on the 46th anniversary of our country's Victory Day, which will be on December 16th, 2017 ”.
According to the info on Gunter's page the estimated mass will be around 3500kg (somewhere in the 3000-4100kg range for that satellite bus)
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VA234 A5 ECA 20th of December 2016 at 17:30 local
VS16 ST-B (Hispasat AG1) 27th of January 2017 at 22:03:34 local
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VA234 A5 ECA 20th of December 2016 at 17:30 local
VS16 ST-B (Hispasat AG1) 27th of January 2017 at 22:03:34 local
......I thought with Arianespace having difficulty with getting smaller comsat launch contracts they were never going to put a comsat on the Soyuz. :o
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VA234 A5 ECA 20th of December 2016 at 17:30 local
VS16 ST-B (Hispasat AG1) 27th of January 2017 at 22:03:34 local
That's amazing. Hispasat AG1 gets transferred from an Ariane 5ECA to a Soyuz-STB Fregat-MT. Maybe the satellite was edited a bit to fit on the Soyuz (i.e. less mass).
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VA234 A5 ECA 20th of December 2016 at 17:30 local
VS16 ST-B (Hispasat AG1) 27th of January 2017 at 22:03:34 local
That's amazing. Hispasat AG1 gets transferred from an Ariane 5ECA to a Soyuz-STB Fregat-MT. Maybe the satellite was edited a bit to fit on the Soyuz (i.e. less mass).
The experts here can correct me (please):
My understanding is that "smaller" GEO payloads were one of the standard payloads that Soyuz launches from Kourou were designed for.
This satellite's launch has been delayed several times from 2012 to now.
My conjecture follows:
It may have been difficult for Arianespace to find a willing, "larger" GEO payload partner to share a ride on Ariane 5.
And, conversely, it may have been in Hispasat's and ESA's better interests to buy a solo ride to GTO for this payload.
And, it's in Arianespace's interest to demonstrate the GTO capability of Soyuz from Kourou.
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VA234 A5 ECA 20th of December 2016 at 17:30 local
VS16 ST-B (Hispasat AG1) 27th of January 2017 at 22:03:34 local
That's amazing. Hispasat AG1 gets transferred from an Ariane 5ECA to a Soyuz-STB Fregat-MT. Maybe the satellite was edited a bit to fit on the Soyuz (i.e. less mass).
Hispasat AG1 (aka 36W-1) is 3.2 tonnes http://www.hispasat.com/es/flota-de-satelites/futuros-satelites/hispasat-36w-1 (http://www.hispasat.com/es/flota-de-satelites/futuros-satelites/hispasat-36w-1) which is precisely the GTO limit for Soyuz-ST from CSG (3250 kg)
EDIT: Upon more careful examination, I realized 3.25 tonnes is for SC+adapter, so it might be true they sacrificed a bit of propellant or found some other measure to lighten the satellite -or found a way to squeeze extra performance by the Soyuz?
This bird has been delayed by launcher unavailability and problems during the test program of the new REDSAT platform, since at least 2013, and has prompted Hispasat to lease capacity from Canada's Nimiq 2.
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EDIT: Upon more careful examination, I realized 3.25 tonnes is for SC+adapter, so it might be true they sacrificed a bit of propellant or found some other measure to lighten the satellite -or found a way to squeeze extra performance by the Soyuz?
Or found a way to squeeze extra performance from the Fregat-MT upper stage?
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EDIT: Upon more careful examination, I realized 3.25 tonnes is for SC+adapter, so it might be true they sacrificed a bit of propellant or found some other measure to lighten the satellite -or found a way to squeeze extra performance by the Soyuz?
Or found a way to squeeze extra performance from the Fregat-MT upper stage?
Depends on the Fregat-MT number AFAIK their is version with enhanced features being developed. I doubt an enhanced Fregat-MT will have flown on a Russian Federal mission before this commercial flight starts to space.
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AFAIK is a standard Fregat-MT, same one we used for our Galileo launches.
Lets take this discussion to the VS16 thread, as its beyond the scope of this one.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=41565.new#new (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=41565.new#new)
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From the AE press release:
"The first Ariane 5 mission of 2017 – designated VA235 – will orbit a pair of communications satellites: SKY Brasil-1, for operation by DirecTV Latin America; and Indonesian service provider PT Telkom’s Telkom-3S."
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When does SGDC 1 launch?
It's listed in this thread's launch schedule as launching No Later Than February 2017.
There doesn't seem to be much time left to accommodate a "VA236" before the end of February, but that's my outsider-looking-in opinion only.
Edited for clarity
Edit #2: launch is now No Earlier Than March 2017. Never mind!
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Arianspace launch schedule shows EchoStar XX launch as TBD in 2017. But EchoStar website (including investor documents) shows no info on EchoStar XX. Is it known by another name?
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Arianspace launch schedule shows EchoStar XX launch as TBD in 2017. But EchoStar website (including investor documents) shows no info on EchoStar XX. Is it known by another name?
EchoStar XX satellite became EchoStar 105 / SES-11 and switched to Falcon-9 after an agreement to share the 105 West orbital slot with a single joint satellite. EchoStar XX designation could be reused in the future since the original EchoStar XX satellite was renamed.
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What !?!
2017: 13 launches from CSG
8x Ariane 5 (max rate is this posible with the Vega launches?)
3x Vega
2x Soyuz
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SGDC launch planned for March 21, 2017
(source (http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/internacional/2016/11/27/interna_internacional,827582/brasil-recebe-satelite-frances-e-reavalia-investimentos-na-defesa.shtml))
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Launched:
2016:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:20:41
02 - March 9 - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA229) - Kourou ELA-3 - 05:20
03 - April 25 - Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE, AAUSAT4, OUFTI-1, Est@r-II - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS14) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:13
04 - May 24 - Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS15) - Kourou ELS - 08:48:43
05 - June 18 - EchoStar XVIII, BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA (VA230) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:38:32
06 - August 24 - Intelsat 33E [EpicNG], Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA232) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:16:01
07 - September 16 - PeruSat-1, SkySat-Gen2 2, SkySat-Gen2 3, SkySat-Gen2 4, SkySat-Gen2 5 - Vega (VV07) - Kourou ZLV - 01:43:35
08 - October 5 - NBN CO 1B (Sky Muster II), GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
09 - November 17 - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES (VA-233) - Kourou ELA-3 - 13:06:48
10 - December 5 - Gokturk-1A - Vega (VV08) - Kourou ZLV - 13:51:44
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2016
December 20 - Star One D1, JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA234) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30-21:45
2017
January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34
February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3
February 28- March 7 8 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49
NET March 21 - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early NET March - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early NET March - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter NET March - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter NET March - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first quarter April - ViaSat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first second quarter - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Europasat (HellasSat-3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or midyear)
NET March midyear - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
August - Venµs (VENUS), SHALOM (OPSAT-3000) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV
second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
late - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS17) - Kourou ELS (or 2018)
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
year end - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
piggybacked:
2016 TBD - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
August - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
April 17 October - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 37e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Soyuz ST/Vega-C - Kourou ELS
2020
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
late - AIM - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
December - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-1 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider - Vega-C /Ariane-62 - Kourou (or 2021)
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021
midyear - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
late - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
midyear - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
midyear - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
midyear - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
late - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
July - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or early 2030s)
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - 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-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Dream Chaser - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on November 27th
Changes on November 29th
Changes on December 1st
Changes on December 2nd
Changes on December 5th
Changes on December 8th
Changes on December 11th
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What !?!
2017: 13 launches from CSG
8x Ariane 5 (max rate is this posible with the Vega launches?)
3x Vega
2x Soyuz
yes but production and stockpiling of launchers in the storage area would be needed first. Vega from ZLV can only support currently 1 launch a quarter but this could be in theory (based on past legacy Ariane practices) be ramped up to 6-8 a year before needing to take over ELA-2 for a higher flight rate. Soyuz pad ELS can be ramped up to very high levels equal to that of launch rates in Baikonur and Plesetsk pads during their heyday in past decades.
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Gokturk 1A's new launch time is 13:51:44 UTC.
Got that from Arianespace.
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Source: http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-inmarsat-s-band-hellas-sat-3-satellite/
Inmarsat S-band / Hellas-Sat 3 satellite to be launched in Q2 of 2017. Though not specifically stated, due to the satellite's weight, it will be launching on an Ariane 5. No word on co-passenger.
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BepiColombo launch rescheduled for October 2018
http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/58591-bepicolombo-launch-rescheduled-for-october-2018/
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Launched:
2016:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 27 - Intelsat 29E (EpicNG) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA228) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:20:41
02 - March 9 - Eutelsat 65 West A - Ariane 5 ECA (VA229) - Kourou ELA-3 - 05:20
03 - April 25 - Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE, AAUSAT4, OUFTI-1, Est@r-II - Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M (VS14) - Kourou ELS - 21:02:13
04 - May 24 - Galileo-FOC FM10 (Danielè), Galileo-FOC FM11 (Alizée) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS15) - Kourou ELS - 08:48:43
05 - June 18 - EchoStar XVIII, BRIsat - Ariane 5 ECA (VA230) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:38:32
06 - August 24 - Intelsat 33E [EpicNG], Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA232) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:16:01
07 - September 16 - PeruSat-1, SkySat-Gen2 2, SkySat-Gen2 3, SkySat-Gen2 4, SkySat-Gen2 5 - Vega (VV07) - Kourou ZLV - 01:43:35
08 - October 5 - NBN CO 1B (Sky Muster II), GSAT-18 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA231) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
09 - November 17 - Galileo-FOC FM07 (Antonianna), Galileo-FOC FM12 (Lisa), Galileo-FOC FM13 (Kimberley), Galileo-FOC FM14 (Tijmen) - Ariane 5 ES (VA-233) - Kourou ELA-3 - 13:06:48
10 - December 5 - Gokturk-1A - Vega (VV08) - Kourou ZLV - 13:51:44
11 - December 21 - Star One D1, JCSat 15 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA234) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34
February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3
March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49
March 21 - SGDC 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
first half - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter April 4 - SES-15 - Ariane 5 ECA Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT (VS17) - Kourou ELS ELA-3
April - ViaSat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - Europasat (HellasSat-3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or midyear)
midyear - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March July-October - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
August - Venµs (VENUS), SHALOM (OPSAT-3000) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV
second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
year end - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
February - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late 2017 first half - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2018)
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
August - EarthCARE - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
October - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Intelsat 37e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OPSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS - Soyuz / Vega
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Soyuz ST/Vega-C - Kourou ELS
2020
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Euclid - Soyuz STB/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-1 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider - Vega-C /Ariane-62 - Kourou (or 2021)
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021
midyear - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
late - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
midyear - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
midyear - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
midyear - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
late - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
TBD - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
July - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or early 2030s)
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET 2020 - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-STB/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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - 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-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Dream Chaser - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on December 14th
Changes on December 15th
Changes on December 20th
Changes on December 21st
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Source- http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va234/
The launch of Star One D1 and JCSAT-15 has been delayed one day to 21 Dec. Same launch window (20:30-21:45 UTC).
I thought there might have been a delay coming after Stephane Israel didn't give a hard date for the launch during the VV08 Post launch speeches.
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http://satprnews.com/2016/12/20/refinancing-and-completion-of-strategic-review/
The Company has been advised by Orbital to expect to take delivery of HYLAS 4 in April/May 2017 (Q4 FY2017), one quarter later than planned and a revised launch date is currently being calculated to occur between July and October 2017.
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In the launch schedule above, a second Soyuz GEO comsat launch: SES-15 on April 4.
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Launched:
2017:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07-23:05
March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
March 21 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3
NET March - Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April 4 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS
late April - ViaSat-2, Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3
first half second quarter - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March April May - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second quarter)
NET March April May - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter NET May - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Europasat (HellasSat-3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second quarter NET May)
July-October - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July 3 - August 2 - Venµs (VENUS), SHALOM (OPSAT-3000) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV
midyear October - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
year end - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August 9 November -December - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
year end December - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
first quarter half - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
second quarter - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Soyuz / Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
second half - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - EarthCARE - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
October 15 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
February December - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
TBD - Intelsat 37e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Soyuz ST/ Vega-C - Kourou ELS ZLV
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2018 TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018 TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
January 31 - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or December)
early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-1 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider - Vega-C /Ariane-62 - Kourou (or 2021)
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
piggybacked:
second quarter - MERLIN - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021
early midyear - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
midyear late 2022 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear midyear 2023 - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear midyear 2023 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
second half midyear 2024 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
late midyear 2025 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arsat 5 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
January - PLATO - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
late 2025 midyear - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
July - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2034 early 2030s)
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - Kourou ELS
2031 - M6 mission - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Dream Chaser - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on January 4th
Changes on January 5th
Changes on January 8th
Changes on January 11th
Changes on January 16th
Changes on January 17th
Changes on January 18th
Changes on January 21st
Changes on January 24th
Changes on January 28th
Changes on January 29th
Changes on February 6th
Changes on February 8th
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Tweet from Peter B. de Selding (http://Tweet from Peter B. de Selding)
Arianespace contracts w/Intelsat to launch Intelsat 39 in 2018 & w/ Sky Perfect JSat for JCSat-17, in 2019.
Arianespace Press Release: Arianespace to launch JCSAT-17 for SKY Perfect JSAT (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-jcsat-17-for-sky-perfect-jsat/)
Arianespace Press Release: Arianespace to launch Intelsat 39 (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-intelsat-39/)
Tweet from Peter B. de Selding (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/816646898891292673)
Arianespace(7): We plan to launch 1st 10 OneWeb internet-everywhere sats into low Earth orbit on a Europeanized Russian Soyuz in Q1 2018.
Tweet from Peter B. de Selding (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/816630210518990850)
Arianespace(5): 13 openly competed GTO sat launch contracts signed in 2016. We won 7 (inc 2 unnamed), SpaceX got 3, ILS 2, China 1.
Tweet from Peter B. de Selding (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/816561174229774336)
Aruanespace(2): Euro Soyuz to make its 1st 2 launches to GTO in 2017: Hispasat AG-1 and SES's SES-15.
Tweet from Stéphane Israël (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/816566099579928576)
Another busy year for @arianespace in 2017. The goal: 12 missions with our launcher family #Ariane5 #Soyuz #Vega
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Source: http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/ESA_activities_in_2017_of_interest_to_media
"Launch of SmallGEO/Hispasat 36W-1...27/28 January"
"Launch of Sentinel-2B...7 March at 03:50 CET (6 March in Kourou)"
"Launch of Galileo...9 August"
"Launch of EDRS-C...October"
"Launch of ADM-Aeolus...End of year"
So some new launch dates/times for some launches, and some up-to-date confirmation of other dates for others.
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Spaceflight Now updated their launch schedule to include these:
Intelsat 32e/SKY-Brasil 1 & Telkom 3S atop an Ariane 5ECA rocket (VA-235) will launch on February 14, 2017 with a launch window from 21:39 UTC to 23:05 UTC (6:39 PM local to 8:05 PM local).
Sentinel 2B atop a Vega rocket (VV09) will launch on March 7, 2017 at 01:49:24 UTC (10:49:24 PM local on the 6th).
SGDC 1 and Koreasat 7 atop an Ariane 5ECA rocket (VA-236) keeps its March 21, 2017 launch date. No launch window yet.
SOURCE: http://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
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Launch of Galileo
Expected date: 9 August
Source: http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/ESA_activities_in_2017_of_interest_to_media
Outdated info, looking like November/December
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http://www.avio.com/en/vega/
LAUNCH TABLE
Serial-no. Date and Time Payload Payload Type Orbit Outcome
- 2018 PRISMA Earth observation satellite SSO Planned
- 2018 TARANIS Earth observation satellite SSO Planned
VV11 2017-12 ADM-Aeolus Weather satellite SSO Planned
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Source: https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/airbus-defence-and-space-first-european-built-all-electric-satellite-eutelsat-172b-getting-ready-to-fly/
"...[Eutelsat 172B] is now undergoing final testing before it is sent to Kourou, French Guiana, for an Ariane 5 launch scheduled in April." So likely a co-passenger with Viasat 2 then?
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Source: https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/airbus-defence-and-space-first-european-built-all-electric-satellite-eutelsat-172b-getting-ready-to-fly/
"...[Eutelsat 172B] is now undergoing final testing before it is sent to Kourou, French Guiana, for an Ariane 5 launch scheduled in April." So likely a co-passenger with Viasat 2 then?
hard to say as their are 4 April payloads:
April - ViaSat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second quarter
April - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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Source: https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/airbus-defence-and-space-first-european-built-all-electric-satellite-eutelsat-172b-getting-ready-to-fly/
"...[Eutelsat 172B] is now undergoing final testing before it is sent to Kourou, French Guiana, for an Ariane 5 launch scheduled in April." So likely a co-passenger with Viasat 2 then?
hard to say as their are 4 April payloads:
April - ViaSat-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second quarter
April - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Yes, but Viasat 2 is the only large payload in this list, the 3 others are 3500 kg-class payloads.
So, if this release says Eutelsat 172B is the small payload for this launch, its co-passenger can really be Viasat 2.
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Source: https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/airbus-defence-and-space-first-european-built-all-electric-satellite-eutelsat-172b-getting-ready-to-fly/
"...[Eutelsat 172B] is now undergoing final testing before it is sent to Kourou, French Guiana, for an Ariane 5 launch scheduled in April." So likely a co-passenger with Viasat 2 then?
So pair these up (Mass estimates are not final and some masses are guesses based on previous launch information):
Lower passenger: NET April - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second quarter)
Lower passenger: NET April - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Upper Passenger: second quarter - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Upper Passenger: second quarter - Europasat (HellasSat-3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or midyear)
Upper Passenger: July-October - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Lower Passenger: October - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Upper Passenger: second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
Upper Passenger: year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
Upper Passenger: year end - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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Source: https://venus.cnes.fr/fr/venus-lancement-en-juillet?utm_content=bufferef35b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
"Ce lancement est programmé entre le 3 juillet et le 2 août 2017 depuis Kourou avec un lanceur VEGA."
Google translation: "This launch [of the VENUS satellite] is scheduled between July 3 and August 2, 2017 from Kourou with a VEGA launcher.
No exact date yet, but its looking more like July than August.
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Space Intel Report: ViaSat: Subscribers down, ARPU up and ViaSat-2 launches April 25 (https://www.spaceintelreport.com/viasat-subscribers-down-arpu-up-and-viasat2-launches-april-25)
ViaSat-2 ready to go, launch set for April 25 on European Ariane 5 rocket but won’t enter service until autumn.
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Launched:
2017:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
March 21 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:31
April 4 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 14:47:52
late April 25 - ViaSat-2, Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3
NET May - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET May - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET May - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear June 28 - Europasat (HellasSat-3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET May)
July-October - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July 3 - August 2 - Venµs (VENUS), SHALOM (OPSAT-3000) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV
October - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
year end - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
December - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
first quarter - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
second quarter - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
second half - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
second half - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - EarthCARE - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
October 15 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
December - CHEOPS - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
TBD - Intelsat 37e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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 - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
January 31 - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or December)
early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-1 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider - Vega-C /Ariane-62 - Kourou (or 2021)
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
early - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
piggybacked:
second quarter 2020 TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
second half - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
January - PLATO - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
midyear - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
July - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2034)
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Dream Chaser - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on February 12th
Changes on February 14th
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VA236: 21-03-2017 at 17:31 local
VS17: 04-04-2017 at 11:47:52 local
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https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/dlr-commissions-airbus-to-develop-the-payload-and-payload-ground-segment-for-merlin-the-first-franco-german-earth-observation-satellite/
Starting in 2021, MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) will deploy a LIDAR (Light Detecting and Ranging) instrument to monitor the methane content in Earth’s atmosphere from an altitude of around 500 kilometres, and additionally make possible the first-ever global map of concentrations of this critical greenhouse gas.
http://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-19317/year-all/#/gallery/24325
MERLIN will be launched in 2021 and will orbit Earth at an altitude of approximately 500 kilometres," said Thierry Mandon.
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Hellas Sat 3 is in its final stage and it will be launched on June 28th
https://ria.ru/science/20170224/1488713527.html
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Hellas Sat 3 is in its final stage and it will be launched on June 28th
https://ria.ru/science/20170224/1488713527.html
So co-passenger in lower position can be either Al Yah 3 or GSAT 17.
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What about BSat 4a? It's about 3,500 kilograms according to Gunter's Space Page, so it should technically count as a lower passenger candidate.
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Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
second half - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
Listed for 2nd half of the year ;)
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http://spacenews.com/yahsats-mahmood-on-brazil-africa-facebook-and-future-satellites/
How far along is Yahsat in the preparation for Al Yah 3? How much capacity is pre-sold?
Today we are very far along the road. We are looking at a Q1 or Q2 launch for the satellite in 2017.
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Cross post
Tweet by Peter B. de Selding (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/836588202173530114)
#OneWeb's Wyler: After 1st launch in March 2018, we test for 5 months, then start launches on @Arianespace Soyuz rockets every 21 days.
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Launched:
2017:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34.428
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07
03 - March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
NET March 21 22 23 24 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:31-23:20
April 4 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 14:47:52
April 25 - ViaSat-2, Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3
NET May - GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June 28 - Inmarsat-S–Europasat/Hellas-Sat 3 (HS3-IS), GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA238) - Kourou ELA-3
July 3 25 - August 2 - Venµs (VENUS), SHALOM (OPSAT-3000) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV
NET May August - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET May August - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half NET August - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
July August-October - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
November December - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
year end - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October late - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or early 2018)
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
first quarter March - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
second quarter - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - EarthCARE - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second half NET August September - OneWeb smallsat (x32 -36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
second half NET September fourth quarter - OneWeb smallsat (x32 -36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
NET second half fourth quarter - OneWeb smallsat (x32 -36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
October 15 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
December - CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
TBD - Intelsat 37e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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 - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
January 31 - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or December)
early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-1 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider - Vega-C /Ariane-62 - Kourou (or 2021)
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
early - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
second half - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
January - PLATO - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
midyear - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
July - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2034)
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Dream Chaser - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on February 28th
Changes on March 1st
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Changes on March 14th
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Changes on March 23rd
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Planned launches
second half NET August - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
second half NET September - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
second half fourth quarter - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
Is it confirmed that these 3 launches will still be done via Kourou rather than Baikonur?
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Planned launches
second half NET August - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
second half NET September - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
second half fourth quarter - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
Is it confirmed that these 3 launches will still be done via Kourou rather than Baikonur?
yes. a launch every 21 days via Soyuz-ST-B version per the information in the appropriate threads.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/07/environmental-sentinel-launched-from-french-guiana/
The next Vega launch is set for no earlier than August with a French-Israeli vegetation mapping satellite and an Israeli-built surveillance craft for the Italian military.
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VA238 with GSAT17 & HS3-IS currently planned for 28 June
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VA238 with GSAT17 & HS3-IS currently planned for 28 June
Does "HS3-IS" refer to EuropaSat/Hellas Sat 3?
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VA238 with GSAT17 & HS3-IS currently planned for 28 June
Does "HS3-IS" refer to EuropaSat/Hellas Sat 3?
Yes
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VA238 with GSAT17 & HS3-IS currently planned for 28 June
Does "HS3-IS" refer to EuropaSat/Hellas Sat 3?
yes its is its short name/code
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https://www.spaceintelreport.com/avanti-reports-further-declines-in-african-kaband-pricing
Avanti said the satellite has encountered “some delays in the factory” and should be ready for launch by mid-year aboard a European Ariane 5 rocket. The exact launch date will depending on the satellite’s actual delivery date and how quickly launch service provider Arianespace can find a suitable, heavier co-passenger to share the ride with Hylas-4.
EDRS-C/Hylas-3 is under construction by OHB SE of Germany and will be the second of OHB’s ESA-backed SmallGEO satellites. The inaugural SmallGEO satellite, the Hispasat 36W owned by Hispasat of Spain, was launched on Jan. 28 aboard an Ariane 5. It was more than two years late.
Avanti said ESA is hoping for “a late-2017 launch, which could slip further. We are disappointed in the manufacturer of this system.” Airbus said recently that the launch could be in late 2017 but may not occur before early 2018.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-va236-launch-delay/
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 as early as possible within the following launch window:
Between 20:31 and 23:20, Universal Time (UTC)
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DutchSpace @DutchSpace
Update from #Kourou: sources say no roll-out today, which means no launch tomorrow #VA236 #Ariane5 #CSG #KOREASAT #SGDC
https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/844515682943471617
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Space Intel Report: Interview: Eric Beranger, Chief Executive, OneWeb (https://www.spaceintelreport.com/interview-eric-beranger-chief-executive-oneweb)
You have 10 satellites in production in Toulouse, France, that are to launch in 12 months — March 2018 — on a Europeanized Russian Soyuz rocket?
Yes.
Then five months after that you begin regular launches of 32 satellites per Soyuz from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome?
It will be a little more than five months, but before the end of the year.
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Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo
Due to social movement, #VA236 launch will not occur this Thursday. New launch date ASAP. #Ariane5 & payloads are in safe, standby condition
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DutchSpace @DutchSpace
Update on #Kourou : Local people are telling me no roll-out before Monday,would mean earliest possible launch on the 28th #VA236
https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/844924192655073281
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Launched:
2017:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34.428
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07
03 - March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
NET March 24 28 29 30 early mid- 2nd half of April - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:31-23:20
NET mid- late April 4 (TBD) 11 early May - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 14:47:52
April 25 NET late May - ViaSat-2, Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3
June 28 - Inmarsat-S–Europasat/Hellas-Sat 3 (HS3-IS), GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA238) - Kourou ELA-3
July 25 - VENUS (Venµs), OPSAT-3000 (SHALOM) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV
third quarter 2018 - Intelsat 37e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET August - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET August - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
August-October - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
NET August December - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late 2017)
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
March - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
second quarter - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - EarthCARE - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET September - OneWeb smallsat (x32 -36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or late)
NET fourth quarter - OneWeb smallsat (x32 -36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
NET fourth quarter - OneWeb smallsat (x32 -36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
October 15 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
December - CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Vega/Soyuz - Kourou
year end TBD - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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 - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
January 31 - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or December)
early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-1 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider - Vega-C /Ariane-62 - Kourou (or 2021)
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
early midyear - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
second half - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
January - PLATO - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
midyear - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
July - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2034)
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Dream Chaser - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on March 23rd
Changes on March 24th
Changes on March 27th
Changes on March 28th
Changes on March 29th
Changes on March 30th
Changes on April 3rd
Changes on April 4th
Changes on April 6th
Changes on April 7th
Changes on April 15th
Changes on April 19th
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DutchSpace @DutchSpace
Update from #Kourou : strikers collective is setting their demands at the carapa roundabout, roll-out and launch tomorrow unlikely #VA236
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DutchSpace @DutchSpace
Update from #Kourou 1: still no flights to/from Paris to Cayenne, #CSG still blocked #VA236 delayed #V17 delayed #VA237 S/C stuck at airport
DutchSpace @DutchSpace
Update on @Eutelsat_SA Eutelsat 172B planned for #VA237 has flow back to @AirbusSpace Toulouse after being stuck in #Cayenne HT @urskaelin
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/5-new-satellites-this-year-to-raise-isro-capacity/article17740909.ece
Tentatively, ISRO has lined up the Internet user-friendly GSAT-19 for launch around May; GSAT-17 around June; GSAT-6A, which like GSAT-6, is for the Defence forces, in September; and its largest 5,000-plus GSAT-11 around December. GSAT-17 and GSAT-11 will be launched on the European Ariane launcher.
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Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Europe's spaceport & much of rest of Fr Guiana remains closed after breakdown of negs between local pop & govt. Two weeks & counting...
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Europe's spaceport2/ Arianespace had forecast no launches in May, so bottleneck from 3-wk shutdown from strikes could be absorbed by June.
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Cosmo-SkyMed 2nd generation (1+2) are going to fly with Arianespace. First launch 2018 with Soyuz.
Source: https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/849345988099788801
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EDRS-C/Hylas-3 satellite to be launched in early 2018.
Also stats that it could launch on a Soyuz rocket if an Ariane 5 co-passenger isn't available, but I'm not sure if that is official or the author's conjecture.
Source- https://www.spaceintelreport.com/europes-edrschylas3-satellite-launch-set-for-early-2018
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Exoplanet_mission_gets_ticket_to_ride
A Soyuz rocket operated by Arianespace from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou will boost ESA’s upcoming exoplanet satellite into space.
Cheops will share the ride into space with another payload, with the two separating in turn into their own orbits soon after ascent.
Arianespace has confirmed it will provide the launch services, with the contract to be signed by ESA in the coming weeks.
While the exact launch date remains to be confirmed, Cheops is expected to be ready by the end of 2018 for shipping to Kourou, with all testing completed.
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Arianespace to launch the Horizon 3e satellite aboard an Ariane 5 rocket in late 2018.
Source: http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-intelsat-and-sky-perfect-jsat-sign-a-new-launch-services-agreement-for-horizons-3e/
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Launched:
2017:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34.428
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07
03 - March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
04 - May 4 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50
05 - May 18 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 11:54:53
06 - June 1 - ViaSat-2, Eutelsat 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:45
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
June 28 - Inmarsat-S–Europasat/Hellas-Sat 3 (HS3-IS), GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA238) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:45-22:30
July 25 - VENUS (Venµs), OPSAT-3000 (SHALOM) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV
third quarter - Intelsat 37e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET August - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET August - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
August-October - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
November - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or fourth quarter)
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
early - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
March - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December 2017 first half - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
second quarter - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
second quarter - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August - EarthCARE - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
second half - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET September - OneWeb smallsat (x32 -36 ) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or late)
NET fourth quarter - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
NET fourth quarter - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
October 15 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or second half)
late - Heinrich Hertz - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
2019
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
midyear - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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 - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
January 31 - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or December)
early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-1 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider - Vega-C /Ariane-62 - Kourou (or 2021)
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
early - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
second half - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
January - PLATO - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2025
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
June - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
midyear - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
July - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2034)
2031
June - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
2029-2030 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Dream Chaser - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on April 21st
Changes on May 5th
Changes on May 8th
Changes on May 18th
Changes on May 21st
Changes on May 30th
Changes on June 1st
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Cross-posting, things can finally get moving again:
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes 10m10 minutes ago
Euro spaceport: Fr govt & protest movement sign accord; month-long paralysis ends, roadblocks removed; launch prep of ~ 10 days can start.
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/855525996698759169 (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/855525996698759169)
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https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/855534168486313985
DutchSpace @DutchSpace
Update from #kourou agreement signed, way foward being planned, #VA236 launch possible early May #CSG
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SpaceNews write-up:
http://spacenews.com/french-guiana-accord-sets-stage-for-arianespace-resume-launches/ (http://spacenews.com/french-guiana-accord-sets-stage-for-arianespace-resume-launches/)
ArianeSpace still expects to do all it's planned launches this year. There was a gap now of a couple of months in their schedule which they'll use to catch up on the threee delayed launches.
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Peter B. de Selding on Twitter: Launch of Brazil's SGDC-1 & Koreasat-7 on Ariane 5 rocket, delayed since Mar 21 by now-ended spaceport strike, tentatively set for May 4.
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/856436966388379648
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The launch window for SGDC 1 and Koreasat 7 is 20:31 to 23:19 UTC (5:31 PM to 8:19 PM local).
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Source: http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-announces-dates-for-flights-vs17-and-va237-confirms-its-goal-of-12-launches-in-2017-from-french-guiana/
New NET date for VA237 is 1 June. No word on the time though.
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The Evry, France-based company said April 26 that the Soyuz launch of SES-15, previously planned for the first week of April, will commence on May 18.
http://spacenews.com/arianespace-sets-launch-dates-for-delayed-ariane-5-and-soyuz-missions/ (http://spacenews.com/arianespace-sets-launch-dates-for-delayed-ariane-5-and-soyuz-missions/)
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
ViaSat 2 & Eutelsat 172B, launching atop VA-237, officially has a window lasting from 23:45 UTC on June 1, 2017 to 00:30 UTC on June 2, 2017 (8:45 PM local to 9:30 PM local on June 1).
EuropaSat/Hellas Sat 3 & GSat 17, launching atop VA-238, officially has a window lasting from 21:45 UTC to 22:30 UTC on June 28, 2017 (6:45 PM local to 7:30 PM local).
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The Government resolved to move forward with the Arsat 3 satellite and launch it in 2020:
https://www.clarin.com/ieco/gobierno-resolvio-avanzar-satelite-arsat-lanzarlo-2020_0_BkEtmPjbZ.html
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June 2, 2017
Eutelsat signs new launch contract with Arianespace
With this latest contract, Arianespace now has three further satellites to launch for Eutelsat
Following the launch earlier today of the EUTELSAT 172B satellite, Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces a new launch services contract with Arianespace.
The Arianespace order book now includes three future launches for Eutelsat in addition to the 32 Eutelsat satellites already launched by the European launch services provider over more than 30 years for one of the world’s leading satellite operators.
Of the three satellites to be launched, EUTELSAT 7C (built by SSL) will be orbited in 2018, followed in 2019 by Eutelsat Quantum built by Airbus and the high throughput satellite built by Thales.
Commenting on this latest contract, Rodolphe Belmer, Chief Executive Officer of Eutelsat, said: “Following today’s historic Ariane launch of Europe’s first high-power all-electric satellite, we are proud to once again team up with Arianespace, a long-standing partner and a leader in Europe’s vibrant space industry. The technological diversity of the three new satellites entrusted to Arianespace is a compelling reflection of our commitment to innovation for the greater benefit of our customers, and to maintaining our competitiveness.”
Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, added: “This latest contract bolsters Eutelsat’s position as a benchmark customer of Europe’s heavy launcher, since Ariane 5 will launch three satellites for the European operator in 2018 and 2019. Our hope is that Ariane 6 will subsequently take over so that we can help Eutelsat meet its objectives even more efficiently.”
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/eutelsat-signs-new-launch-contract-with-arianespace/ (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/eutelsat-signs-new-launch-contract-with-arianespace/)
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Launched:
2017:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34.428
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07
03 - March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
04 - May 4 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50
05 - May 18 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 11:54:53.193
06 - June 1 - ViaSat-2, EUTELSAT 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:45
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
June 28 - Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN (HS3-IS/Europasat), GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA238) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:59-21:40
July 25 August 1 2 - VENUS (Venµs), OPSAT-3000 (SHALOM) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV - 01:58
Q3 August 31 - Intelsat 37e, BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA239) - Kourou ELA-3
NET August - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET August - BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or late)
August- October 18 - Hylas 4, Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA240) - Kourou ELA-3
November December - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES (VA241) - Kourou ELA-3
year end - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q4)
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
November 2017 January (TBD) - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
early - SES-12, EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA242) - Kourou ELA-3
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
March - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
Q2 - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
H2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October 15 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2019
January 2018 March - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
August Q4 2018 August - EarthCARE - Vega C/ Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - African Broadband Satellite (Thales High Throughput) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or NET September 2018)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or NET Q4 2018)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or NET Q4 2018)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
January 31 - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or December)
early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
early - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or midyear)
midyear - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
late - Airbus VHR sat-1, Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
June 2019 December - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July 2018)
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2020 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C /Ariane-62 - Kourou ZLV (or 2021)
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
Q2 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or June August) (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3, Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
late 2018 TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA/Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
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
July 2021 Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November December - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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
2023
early 2021 Q2 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
midyear 2021 Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
June 2023 December - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2025
midyear 2021 early - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
midyear 2022 Q2 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q2 midyear 2026 - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
late 2022 late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
January 2024 TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2027
H2 2025 Q4 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June July - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
June 2026 December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2026)
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
November December - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2032
June 2031 December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2029)
2035
June - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
December - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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
NET 2028 TBD - Sentinel-5B - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Dream Chaser - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on June 2nd
Changes on June 3rd
Changes on June 9th
Changes on June 12th
Changes on June 19th
Changes on June 20th
Changes on June 21st
Changes on June 22nd
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DutchSpace @DutchSpace
Soon, my beautiful lady, soon.... #VA241 #Galileo
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Yahsat to launch its satellite in October and prepare the ground for broadband in Brazil:
http://www.telesemana.com/blog/2017/05/26/yahsat-lanzara-su-satelite-en-octubre-y-prepara-el-terreno-para-dar-banda-ancha-en-brasil/
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Spaceflight Now updated their launch schedule:
OpSat-3000 and VENuS will launch on August 1, 2017.
https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
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Busy times at #CSG -> #VA238 28/June #VV10 01/August #VA239 31/August #VA240 18/October #VV11 November #VA241 December
https://twitter.com/dutchspace/status/873486734453067777 (https://twitter.com/dutchspace/status/873486734453067777)
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Aeolus has apparently slipped to 2018.
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/EarthObservation/AEOLUS_sheet_170522.pdf
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Four launches Soyuz-ST are planned each year at 2018-2019 timeframe.
http://www.i-mash.ru/news/nov_otrasl/92663-v-2018-2019-godakh-sostoitsja-vosem-puskov-sojuz.html
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ohb-italia-on-behalf-of-the-italian-space-agency-and-arianespace-sign-contract-to-launch-prisma-italian-satellite/
OHB Italia, on behalf of the Italian Space Agency, and Arianespace sign contract to launch PRISMA Italian satellite
OHB Italia Spa and Arianespace announced today the signature of the launch contract for the Italian Space Agency’s PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) satellite.
The launch will be carried out by a Vega rocket in 2018 from the Guiana Space Center, within the scope of a contract signed by OHB Italia Spa on behalf of the Italian Space Agency ASI.
http://www.asi.it/en/news/asi-selected-vega-launch-prisma-satellite
PRISMA, scheduled for mid-2018, is an ASI mission for Earth Observation equipped with innovative electro-optical instrumentation consisting of a Panchromatic Medium Resolution Camera and a Hyperspectral Imager capable of capturing images in the spectral band from 400 to 2500 nm.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ohb-italia-on-behalf-of-the-italian-space-agency-and-arianespace-sign-contract-to-launch-prisma-italian-satellite/
OHB Italia, on behalf of the Italian Space Agency, and Arianespace sign contract to launch PRISMA Italian satellite
OHB Italia Spa and Arianespace announced today the signature of the launch contract for the Italian Space Agency’s PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) satellite.
The launch will be carried out by a Vega rocket in 2018 from the Guiana Space Center, within the scope of a contract signed by OHB Italia Spa on behalf of the Italian Space Agency ASI.
http://www.asi.it/en/news/asi-selected-vega-launch-prisma-satellite
PRISMA, scheduled for mid-2018, is an ASI mission for Earth Observation equipped with innovative electro-optical instrumentation consisting of a Panchromatic Medium Resolution Camera and a Hyperspectral Imager capable of capturing images in the spectral band from 400 to 2500 nm.
already on the schedule.
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I'm sorry to write this, but this launch schedule is very un-reliable and it contains a lot of flaws.
Could the reliability be improved by refering to reliable sources?
Heinrich Hertz is only planned for 2021 according to it's builder OHB (https://www.ohb-system.de/heinrich-hertz-english.html)
Sentinel 5P (Rockot) is scheduled for 21 Sept. 2017 According to ESA Earth Online (https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-future-missions/sentinel-5P)
Earth Explorer planning according to ESA Earth Online:
AMD-Aeolis will most likely launch Jan. 2018 (instead of Nov. 2017) source: ESA Earth Online (https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-future-missions/aeolus)e
{SEOSAT/Indigo is not planned before 2019 according to wmo-sat.info (https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/180)}
EarthCARE August 2019, Launcher TBD (I guess Vega C)
Biomass 2021
Flex 2022
Only four Soyuz launches from CSG in 2018 and 2019. That means that Oneweb will mostly launch from Baikonour or Vostochny.
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I'm sorry to write this, but this launch schedule is very un-reliable and it contains a lot of flaws.
Could the reliability be improved by refering to reliable sources?
Heinrich Hertz is only planned for 2021 according to it's builder OHB (https://www.ohb-system.de/heinrich-hertz-english.html)
Thanks! :)
Sentinel 5P (Rockot) is scheduled for 21 Sept. 2017 According to ESA Earth Online (https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-future-missions/sentinel-5P)
Plan of Russian space launches (part 2):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=26990.msg1688065#msg1688065
Earth Explorer planning according to ESA Earth Online:
AMD-Aeolis will most likely launch Jan. 2018 (instead of Nov. 2017) source: ESA Earth Online (https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-future-missions/aeolus)
Today at 08:23 PM by Salo:
November 2017 TBD - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
{SEOSAT/Indigo is not planned before 2019 according to wmo-sat.info (https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/180)}
EarthCARE August 2019, Launcher TBD (I guess Vega C)
Thanks!
Biomass 2021
Changes on May 3rd:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg1523611#msg1523611
Flex 2022
Changes on November 23rd:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg1444695#msg1444695
Only four Soyuz launches from CSG in 2018 and 2019. That means that Oneweb will mostly launch from Baikonour or Vostochny.
Today at 11:40 AM:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg1691619#msg1691619
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Thanks for the modifications.
what is your source for the copernicus -C and -D satellites?
I expect that Arianespace will offer launches on Vega and Vega C between 2018 and at least 2020. Possibly Avio will develop a modified version of Z40C to be able to replace Vega (and Rockot) with a launcher that uses Z40C, Z9A; AVUM+ or VUS stages.
I don't expect a lot of mass change on the Sentinel XC and XD satellites. So:
Sentinel 1 ~2300kg SSO 700km, Vega C or a Soyuz with ride share.
Sentinel 2 & 3 ~1200kg to SSO 800km = Vega of Vega C with ride share. (vega has already >150kg mass reserve)
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Thanks for the modifications.
what is your source for the copernicus -C and -D satellites?
I expect that Arianespace will offer launches on Vega and Vega C between 2018 and at least 2020.
As of January 4, 2017:
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/building-on-its-2016-successes-arianespace-looks-to-the-future-with-confidence-at-the-service-of-its-customers/
Confirmation of the Vega C and Ariane 6 programs, with their inaugural flights expected in 2019 and 2020, respectively, enables Arianespace to better meet the expectations of its institutional and commercial customers.
Arianespace launch schedule:
2019
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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Thanks for the modifications.
what is your source for the copernicus -C and -D satellites?
http://geospatialworldforum.org/speaker/SpeakersImages/study-on-copernicus-sentinels-products-economic-value.pdf
http://ceos.org/document_management/Meetings/SIT/SIT-31/SIT31_13b_Sentinels%20Presentation_ESA_DRAFT5_reduced.pdf
https://www.ralspace.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/DonlonCraig.pdf
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http://www.d-copernicus.de/sites/default/files/dokumente/Forum_2017/04_COP-Nutzertage2017_COP-NG.pdf
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1st Vega-C launch contract signed; @Arianespace to launch 4 @AirbusSpace high-res optical obs sats on 2 Vega-C rockets starting late 2020.
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/877101280874856448 (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/877101280874856448)
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Ariane 6, Corporate, Vega June 20, 2017
After a very active first half in 2017, Arianespace signs its initial launch contract for the new Vega C launcher and gears up for Ariane 6
2017 Paris Air Show
Arianespace, which is sharing a chalet with ArianeGroup at this year’s Paris Air Show, is focused on the future with the announcement of a first contract for the future Vega C launcher, while gearing up for the operation of Ariane 6. With an order book of 53 launches for Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, and fully engaged in marketing Ariane 6, Arianespace continues to prove its ability to satisfy current customers while addressing their future requirements.
Arianespace already has performed six launches this year between January 27 and June 1 – when the company celebrated the 79th successful Ariane 5 mission in a row while also setting a new record for payload injected into geostationary transfer orbit by this heavy launcher.
Arianespace announces the first Vega C contract and a new contract for Vega
Arianespace announced that it has signed the first contract for its Vega C launcher, to deploy Airbus’ new generation of very-high-resolution optical Earth observation satellites. The contract provides for the launch of four satellites, using two Vega C launchers from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana, from mid-2020.
Arianespace also announced that it has signed a contract with OHB Italia SpA to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Italian space agency ASI, named PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa), to be orbited by a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center in 2018.
With these contracts, Vega and Vega C demonstrate they are perfectly compatible with the current and future launch markets for Earth observation satellites.
In addition to these contracts, Arianespace has signed two Ariane 5 launch contracts for geostationary satellites since the beginning of the year:
Horizon-3e, operated by SKY Perfect JSAT and Intelsat through a joint venture, with the launch planned as from the end of 2018,
A high-throughput communications satellite for Eutelsat, with a launch scheduled in 2019. Along with this mission, Eutelsat also will allocate two satellites, Eutelsat 7C and Eutelsat Quantum, for launches in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Arianespace will therefore launch three satellites for Eutelsat during this two-year period.
Arianespace’s order book now stands at 4.8 billion euros for 53 launches (18 by Ariane 5, 25 by Soyuz and 10 by Vega/Vega C) on behalf of 28 customers from around the world, clearly reaffirming its leadership in commercial space transport and its ability to meet all market expectations.
Records in performance, reliability and availability for the launcher family
Arianespace set a number of operational records in 2017:
Performance record
Arianespace marked a new performance record with the Ariane 5 launcher during its latest launch on June 1, 2017, boosting 10,865 kg into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). This marks an increase of 1,500 kg. since the start of Ariane 5 ECA launches, and the capacity will continue to grow in the coming years.
Reliability record
Ariane 5 has carried out 79 successful launches in a row from the CSG, outpacing the record set by Ariane 4 in 2003 with 74 in a row. Vega has made nine launches, all successful, since entering service in 2012 at CSG, while Soyuz has logged a total of 43 missions from Baikonur and CSG.
Availability and flexibility record
The three launches delayed because of strikes in French Guiana were subsequently performed in less than a month, from May 4 to June 1, 2017. Arianespace’s teams and partners stepped up to the plate during this situation, proving their flexibility and availability, while also reducing the length of launch campaigns by 25% in two years.
Arianespace also launched the first all-electric satellites this year, using Ariane 5 (Eutelsat 172B on June 1st) and Soyuz (SES-15 on May 18th), showing that its launchers are fully compatible with new-generation satellites using electric propulsion.
The 2017 objective: 12 launches
The next launch of Ariane 5 is planned for June 28, and will carry the two satellites Hellas-Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN “condosat” for Inmarsat and Hellas Sat, and GSAT-17 for the Indian space agency ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization). This will bring the total number of launches during the first half of the year to seven. Five more are planned in the second half, depending on payload availability: three by Ariane 5 and two by Vega.
6 successful launches in 4.5 months: January 27 – June 1, 2017
8 injected into GTO by Ariane 5 and Soyuz, for a total launch weight of 34.5 metric tons.
An Earth observation satellite launched by Vega.
6 more launches planned in 2017: 4 by Ariane 5 and 2 by Vega.
79 successes in a row for Ariane 5
Payload record into GTO of 10,865 kg by Ariane 5
2017 – 2023: Arianespace’s priorities
Building on the first launch contract won by Vega C, Arianespace continues to gear up for the service entry of this upgraded light launcher, which will offer a larger fairing and higher performance.
The marketing of Ariane 6 has also started, including discussions with both government and private operators. Ariane 6 is a modular launcher, available in both the Ariane 62 and Ariane 64 versions, and fitted with a versatile upper stage featuring the new Vinci restartable engine and a new auxiliary power unit (APU), along with large payload capacity. These improvements will in turn enhance orbital injection and allow the launcher to handle an increasingly diversified range of missions, meeting the requirements for the promising mega-constellation market as well as seizing new opportunities with the advent of electric propulsion systems for satellites, while continuing to meet Europe’s governmental needs.
At the same time, Arianespace continues to prepare for the operational transition between its current family of launchers and the new-generation Ariane 6 and Vega C, working alongside ArianeGroup, its majority shareholder and industrial prime contractor for Ariane launchers, as well as Avio/ELV, industrial prime contractor for Vega, and the European Space Agency (ESA). The Exploitation Review Key Point (ERKP) planned by ESA for the end of 2017, should finalize the different parameters for this transition phase. This should specify the commitment by European countries and institutions as customers for Ariane 6 and Vega C, thus guaranteeing sustainable and independent access to space for Europe, and also allowing these launchers to compete on a level playing field.
Finally, Arianespace pursuit with ESA the preparation of the LLL initiative (Light satellite-Low cost-Launch Initiative)), which was approved at the ESA Ministerial-level conference in December 2016, to provide low-cost launch services for small satellites on Ariane 6 and Vega C. This initiative clearly reflects Arianespace’s determination to grasp all opportunities offered by the growth of the small satellite market.
At the opening of the 2017 Paris Air Show, Arianespace Chief Executive Officer Stéphane Israël said: “With 12 launches performed in 2016, 11 in 2016 and six between the beginning of 2017 and June 1, Arianespace has fully met our customer commitments since the last Paris Air Show in 2015. The performance, reliability and availability records set by, Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, once again demonstrate the outstanding launch service quality delivered by Arianespace to the benefit of its customers. With an order book now worth some 4.8 billion euros for 53 launches, we have reaffirmed our leadership in the commercial market, and are preparing for an unprecedented level of activity. By signing the first contract for Vega C and undertaking active preparations for Ariane 6, we are resolutely turning toward the next decade. We are very pleased to undertake these initiatives within the framework of ArianeGroup, in close partnership with Avio/ELV for Vega operations, and with the continued confidence of ESA, national space agencies in Europe and our shareholders – indispensable partners for the success of our future launchers.”
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/after-a-very-active-first-half-in-2017-arianespace-signs-its-initial-launch-contract-for-the-new-vega-c-launcher-and-gears-up-for-ariane-6/ (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/after-a-very-active-first-half-in-2017-arianespace-signs-its-initial-launch-contract-for-the-new-vega-c-launcher-and-gears-up-for-ariane-6/)
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gravitational_wave_mission_selected_planet-hunting_mission_moves_forward
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So basically in this Arianespace launch schedule, there are ordered launches and expected launches mixed trough each other. I agree that most likely the Sentinel's, Cosmic Vision, MIL/GovSatCom's, EUMETSAT satellites will be launched by Arianespace. But hardly any has been ordered.
Could I suggest to chose the color gray for launches expected to be awarded to Arianespace?
I think Arianespace doesn't have many orders past 2020. But the launch schedule until 2020 is rader full, so launch slots are scarce.
It has been reported that Soyuz will launch four times in both 2018 and 2019.
I expect 6 ECA 1 ES (Gallileo), and 3-6 Vega (C) launches annually between 2018 and 2020. Other launchers have to be ordered after this period. (Vega (C)'s have to be ordered before 2019)
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So basically in this Arianespace launch schedule, there are ordered launches and expected launches mixed trough each other. I agree that most likely the Sentinel's, Cosmic Vision, MIL/GovSatCom's, EUMETSAT satellites will be launched by Arianespace. But hardly any has been ordered.
Could I suggest to chose the color gray for launches expected to be awarded to Arianespace?
I think Arianespace doesn't have many orders past 2020. But the launch schedule until 2020 is rader full, so launch slots are scarce.
It has been reported that Soyuz will launch four times in both 2018 and 2019.
I expect 6 ECA 1 ES (Gallileo), and 3-6 Vega (C) launches annually between 2018 and 2020. Other launchers have to be ordered after this period. (Vega (C)'s have to be ordered before 2019)
The expected launches: It is rather the satellites that launchers have not been ordered are listing the launcher baselined for them in the various documentation being used so the NSF Schedules can be updated. Given this site dates back to the early 2000s the Baselined launcher for the satellites info is fairly accurate both past and present.
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https://www.ohb-system.de/press-releases-details/serial-success-ohb-wins-third-tender-for-galileo-satellites.html
At this stage, we are working on the basis of a first launch date in 2020,” says Dr. Wolfgang Paetsch, director of navigation at OHB System AG, who previously oversaw the development of the first and second satellite batch.
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Today at the Paris air show ESA and Arianegroup signed a contract to develop modifications to the Ariane 5 ECA, for JWST (James Webb Space Telescoop) Launch oktober 2018.
So the data here was correct, but now it's totally official.
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Stéphane Israël (Arianespace) : "La première fusée Ariane 6 volera le 16 juillet 2020"
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/878489561206321152 (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/878489561206321152)
http://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l-interview-eco/stephane-israel-arianespace-la-premiere-fusee-ariane-6-volera-le-16-juillet-2020_2229971.html (http://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l-interview-eco/stephane-israel-arianespace-la-premiere-fusee-ariane-6-volera-le-16-juillet-2020_2229971.html)
Translation:
Stéphane Israel (Arianespace): "the first Ariane 6 rocket will fly July 16, 2020" mobile.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l…
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Launched:
2017:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34.428
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07
03 - March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
04 - May 4 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50
05 - May 18 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 11:54:53.193
06 - June 1 - ViaSat-2, EUTELSAT 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:45
07 - June 28 - Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN (HS3-IS/Europasat), GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA238) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:15:07
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
August 2 - VENUS (Venµs), OPSAT-3000 (SHALOM) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV - 01:58:33
August 31 - Intelsat 37e, BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA239) - Kourou ELA-3
October 18 - Hylas 4, Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA240) - Kourou ELA-3
November (TBD) - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H1 2018)
December - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES (VA241) - Kourou ELA-3
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January 20 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
early - SES-12, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA242) - Kourou ELA-3
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
early - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT September)
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
March midyear - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
H2 - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q3 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October 15 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
piggybacked:
Q2 - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
March - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
August - EarthCARE - Vega C/ Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou
midyear late - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - African Broadband Satellite (Thales High Throughput) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - 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
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
January 31 - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or December)
early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or midyear)
early midyear - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
midyear July 16 - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
late - Airbus VHR sat-1, Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
Q2 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or June) (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3, Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA/Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
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
Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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
2023
Q2 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
December - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2025
early - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2027
Q4 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
December - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
June - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
December - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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
TBD - Dream Chaser - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on June 25th
Changes on June 26th
Changes on June 27th
Changes on June 28th
Changes on June 29th
Changes on June 30th
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On the schedule from DLR (http://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4276/6859_read-9938/);
VEGA VV-10 ADM AEOLIS is scheduled for Jan. 20 2018.
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2018 - DEOS (x2 sat) - TBD - Kourou
DEOS was cancelled after the definition phase.
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early - SES-12, EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA242) - Kourou ELA-3
EDRS-C / Hylas is being pushed out to to H2 due to issues with the Ka-band payload.
LE BOURGET, France — A long-delayed satellite carrying a laser-optical payload for intersatellite links and Ka-band broadband for Africa faces further delays because of an anomaly in its Ka-band system, government and industry officials said.
The satellite, called EDRS-C by the European Space Agency, Airbus Defense and Space and the European Commission, and Hylas-3 by commercial satellite fleet operator Avanti Communications, which will operate the Ka-band service, is unlikely to launch before mid-2018, officials said.
As as side note, if the schedule is correct than 2018 will be crazy year for Arianespace.
4 Vega starts, 4 Soyuz, JWST on Ariane 5, BepiColomo on Ariane 5 + X numbers of commercial Ariane 5 ECA's launches.
A new record with 13 launches maybe?
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Taranis (https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/t/taranis) is a rideshare payload, it only weights ~165kg.
And Prisma (https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/p/prisma-hyperspectral#foot10%29) also has a mass less then 550kg.
I think it is very likely these will ride along with each other.
Possibly this mission is the Small Spacecraft Mission.
I think the origional plan was for two or three Vega launches in 2018. But since ADM Aeolis delayed from 2017 to early 2018 indeed the number of vega launches could be four.
It has been officially reported that Soyuz will launch four times in 2018 and 2019 from CSG. (Reply #1167)
I think it's not possible to launch both Bepi-Colombo and JWST with a Ariane 5 ECA during Oktober 2018. Most likely Bepi-Columbo will be delayed further.
But still six or seven Ariane 5 are likely. So indeed Arianespace could reach 12-15 launches in 2018.
I also read (http://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4276/6859_read-9938/) that Sentinel 3B has been delayed to March 2018, it was planed for a Rockot launch, but possibly ESA is done with the delays and has opted to use Vega instead.
[I speculate a lot in this post]
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Taranis (https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/t/taranis) is a rideshare payload, it only weights ~165kg.
And Prisma (https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/p/prisma-hyperspectral#foot10%29) also has a mass less then 550kg.
I think it is very likely these will ride along with each other.
Possibly this mission is the Small Spacecraft Mission.
I think the origional plan was for two or three Vega launches in 2018. But since ADM Aeolis delayed from 2017 to early 2018 indeed the number of vega launches could be four.
It has been officially reported that Soyuz will launch four times in 2018 and 2019 from CSG.
I think it's not possible to launch both Bepi-Colombo and JWST with a Ariane 5 ECA during Oktober 2018. Most likely Bepi-Columbo will be delayed further.
But still six or seven Ariane 5 are likely. So indeed Arianespace could reach 12-15 launches in 2018.
I also read that Sentinel 3B has been delayed to March 2018, it was planed for a Rockot launch, but possibly ESA is done with the delays and has opted to use Vega instead.
can you post sources for the ones not linked please.
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http://www.eutelsat.com/en/satellites/EUTELSAT-7C.html
Ordered from Space Systems Loral, and launching third quarter 2018, EUTELSAT 7C will be equipped with 44 operational Ku-band transponders.
Mar. - Sep. -(Ariane 5)- X-Band defense communication satellite-1(DSN-1) “きらめき1号(Kirameki-1)” (Superbird-8)
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I think it's not possible to launch both Bepi-Colombo and JWST with a Ariane 5 ECA during October 2018. Most likely Bepi-Columbo will be delayed further.
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Intervening reality will likely take one of the two payloads out of the October 2018 window. Probably some corollary of Murphy's Law is applicable.
However, Bepi-Colombo has a planetary launch window to make. JWST does not.
I suspect that if a choice must be made, B-C will launch in October 2018, and JWST (slightly) delayed.
Disclaimer: I'm not a NASA or ESA insider. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express!
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I think it's not possible to launch both Bepi-Colombo and JWST with a Ariane 5 ECA during October 2018. Most likely Bepi-Columbo will be delayed further.
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Intervening reality will likely take one of the two payloads out of the October 2018 window. Probably some corollary of Murphy's Law is applicable.
However, Bepi-Colombo has a planetary launch window to make. JWST does not.
I suspect that if a choice must be made, B-C will launch in October 2018, and JWST (slightly) delayed.
Disclaimer: I'm not a NASA or ESA insider. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express!
currently barring delays it looks like 2 in the same month until schedule update. Expecting JWST to shift to the right a bit but 15 day launch separation is possible provided staffing is adequate at CSG for simultaneous campaigns its been done with other launchers before so its possible that its doesnt slip.
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I think it's not possible to launch both Bepi-Colombo and JWST with a Ariane 5 ECA during October 2018. Most likely Bepi-Columbo will be delayed further.
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Intervening reality will likely take one of the two payloads out of the October 2018 window. Probably some corollary of Murphy's Law is applicable.
However, Bepi-Colombo has a planetary launch window to make. JWST does not.
I suspect that if a choice must be made, B-C will launch in October 2018, and JWST (slightly) delayed.
Disclaimer: I'm not a NASA or ESA insider. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express!
currently barring delays it looks like 2 in the same month until schedule update. Expecting JWST to shift to the right a bit but 15 day launch separation is possible provided staffing is adequate at CSG for simultaneous campaigns its been done with other launchers before so its possible that its doesnt slip.
Copy that--I didn't recall if a 15 day Ariane 5 launch turn-around was possible.
I suspect (not know) that these two high-profile launch campaigns will be fully staffed to allow parallel operations where possible.
If the schedules hold, summer and fall 2018 in Kourou will be very interesting!
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I think it's not possible to launch both Bepi-Colombo and JWST with a Ariane 5 ECA during October 2018. Most likely Bepi-Columbo will be delayed further.
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Intervening reality will likely take one of the two payloads out of the October 2018 window. Probably some corollary of Murphy's Law is applicable.
However, Bepi-Colombo has a planetary launch window to make. JWST does not.
I suspect that if a choice must be made, B-C will launch in October 2018, and JWST (slightly) delayed.
Disclaimer: I'm not a NASA or ESA insider. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express!
currently barring delays it looks like 2 in the same month until schedule update. Expecting JWST to shift to the right a bit but 15 day launch separation is possible provided staffing is adequate at CSG for simultaneous campaigns its been done with other launchers before so its possible that its doesnt slip.
Copy that--I didn't recall if a 15 day Ariane 5 launch turn-around was possible.
I suspect (not know) that these two high-profile launch campaigns will be fully staffed to allow parallel operations where possible.
If the schedules hold, summer and fall 2018 in Kourou will be very interesting!
Its theoretically possible but hasn't to my knowledge been done before with Ariane 5 but has been done in past at CSG.
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jun/29/isros-second-last-launch-from-foreign-soil-today-1622096.html
A S Kiran Kumar, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), told Express that after Thursday’s launch, Arianespace will be launching GSAT-11, which weighs about 5,800 kg, sometime later this year.
https://thewire.in/152683/gsat-17-ariane-gslv-mkiii-pslv-insat/
The GSAT-11, which will be the heaviest communication satellite built thus far by ISRO (weighing about 5.8 tonnes) is expected to be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket at the end of 2017.
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It seems the postponement of ADM-Aeolus freed the VV11 slot for another payload.
https://www.aerospatium.info/premier-lancement-secret-arianespace/
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It seems the postponement of ADM-Aeolus freed the VV11 slot for another payload.
https://www.aerospatium.info/premier-lancement-secret-arianespace/
Has anyone an info on the payload?
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[speculation] UAE Falcon Eye 1 [/speculation]
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[speculation] UAE Falcon Eye 1 [/speculation]
Oh, that's a very clever guess!
Quoting "Thales in the UAE":
Both satellites, weighing less than 1,500 kg each, are to be launched in late 2017 and 2018.
I think we found thepayload.
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Marrakech is another option
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Marrakech is another option
Some context for readers:
Thales Alenia Space Mum on Satellite Order Said To Be for Morocco
Thales Group of France said its space division has booked an order with an unnamed African nation for an Earth observation satellite, with the Thales share of the contract valued at around 300 million euros ($410 million).
Given the size of the order, the contract is likely the two-satellite deal disclosed in December as being a joint bid by Thales Alenia Space and its sometime competitor, Airbus Defence and Space. Industry officials have described the contract as with the government of Morocco. The two companies have declined to comment on it.
UAE officials have said they have been given complete freedom of use of Falcon Eye, whose two satellites are scheduled for launch aboard two European Vega rockets.
The Moroccan system — if that is in fact the government in question — will also be launched on two Vega rockets in 2017 and 2018 under a launch contract announced in early January by the Arianespace commercial launch consortium, which at the time declined to disclose the end customer.
http://spacenews.com/39666thales-alenia-space-mum-on-satellite-order-said-to-be-for-morocco/
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Launched:
2017:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34.428
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07
03 - March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
04 - May 4 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07
05 - May 18 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 11:54:53.193
06 - June 1 - ViaSat-2, EUTELSAT 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:45
07 - June 28 - Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN (HS3-IS/Europasat), GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA238) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:15:07
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
August 2 - VENUS (Venµs), OPSAT-3000 (SHALOM) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV - 01:58:33
August 31 - Intelsat 37e, BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA239) - Kourou ELA-3
September November - MN35-13 (Morocco EO Sat 1) - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
October 18 - Hylas 4, Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA240) - Kourou ELA-3
November (TBD) - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H1 2018)
December - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES (VA241) - Kourou ELA-3
piggybacked:
TBD - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2018
January 20 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
early - SES-12, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
early - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT September)
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
midyear - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET October 5 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT November 31)
October 15 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Morocco EO Sat 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
piggybacked:
Q2 - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
March - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
August - EarthCARE - Vega C/ Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou
late - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - African Broadband Satellite (Thales High Throughput) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - 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
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
January 31 - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or December)
early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or midyear)
midyear - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
July 16 - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
late - Airbus VHR sat-1, Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
Q2 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or June) (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3, Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA/Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
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
Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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
2023
Q2 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
December - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2025
early - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2027
Q4 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
December - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
June - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
December - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017 - Morocco EO Sat 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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
TBD - Dream Chaser - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on July 3rd
Changes on July 4th
Changes on July 6th
Changes on July 12th
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2017[/b]
August 2 - VENUS (Venµs), OPSAT-3000 (SHALOM) , SAMSON 1/2/3 - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV - 01:58:33
August 31 - Intelsat 37e, BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA239) - Kourou ELA-3
October 18 - Hylas 4, Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA240) - Kourou ELA-3
November - TBD - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
(http://i.imgur.com/aU07A8c.png)
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[speculation] UAE Falcon Eye 1 [/speculation]
Oh, that's a very clever guess!
Quoting "Thales in the UAE":
Both satellites, weighing less than 1,500 kg each, are to be launched in late 2017 and 2018.
I think we found thepayload.
Another possibility could be the similar Morrocan earth observing satellite.
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Another possibility could be the similar Morrocan earth observing satellite.
Yes, since when have conflicting sources (Arianespace PR vs Thales PR) one of them is wrong.
Dutchspace dropped another hint, altough this doesn't really answer the question either as it applies to both sats in question:
AFAIK the Falcon Eye 1 & 2 as well as the Unnamed Moroccan EO Sats are based on AstroBus family (Astrosat 1000)
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VV03 launched kazeosat-1 (http://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/6961-kazeosat-1); link2 (https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/k/kazeosat-1); link3 (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/kazeosat-1.htm)
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VV03 launched kazeosat-1 (http://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/6961-kazeosat-1); link2 (https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/k/kazeosat-1); link3 (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/kazeosat-1.htm)
We know ;D
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33772.0
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DutchSpace @DutchSpace 2m2 minutes ago
Update on the "mystery" customer for #Vega #VV11 mostly likely EO S/C for Morocco, based on @AirbusSpace recruitment site and other intel
https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/882258570607251458 (https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/882258570607251458)
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DutchSpace @DutchSpace 2m2 minutes ago
Update on the "mystery" customer for #Vega #VV11 mostly likely EO S/C for Morocco, based on @AirbusSpace recruitment site and other intel
https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/882258570607251458 (https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/882258570607251458)
This is not an educated guess thread. Please post confirmed updates to influence an accurate schedule.
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DutchSpace @DutchSpace 2m2 minutes ago
Update on the "mystery" customer for #Vega #VV11 mostly likely EO S/C for Morocco, based on @AirbusSpace recruitment site and other intel
https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/882258570607251458 (https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/882258570607251458)
This is not an educated guess thread. Please post confirmed updates to influence an accurate schedule.
Sure, here's the follow-up to the previous tweet:
DutchSpace @DutchSpace 4m4 minutes ago
DutchSpace Retweeted DutchSpace
Remove most likely, insert confirmed.
https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/882273874968293376 (https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/882273874968293376)
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Finally we have some solid info:
(http://i.imgur.com/gEL5iUB.png)
(considering the source I view this as authoritative)
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https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/882286706665369600
DutchSpace @DutchSpace
Right, did some #ITU digging, and the @AirbusSpace EO S/C for Morocco gov. going on #Vega #VV11 is called MN35-13, ground station in Rabat
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All of this was already in the link I posted.
It seems the postponement of ADM-Aeolus freed the VV11 slot for another payload.
https://www.aerospatium.info/premier-lancement-secret-arianespace/
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All of this was already in the link I posted.
It seems the postponement of ADM-Aeolus freed the VV11 slot for another payload.
https://www.aerospatium.info/premier-lancement-secret-arianespace/
In french and behind a paywall so nope...
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https://twitter.com/BepiColombo/status/882895245951860736
BepiColombo @BepiColombo
#BepiColombo launch window is ~8 weeks, starting 5 Oct 2018
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Jonathan Amos @BBCAmos 3m3 minutes ago
Interesting fact to come out of the #BepiColombo day here at @esa: Both the Mercury mission and @NASAWebb are due to launch in Oct 2018 1/n
https://twitter.com/BBCAmos/status/882923726190391297 (https://twitter.com/BBCAmos/status/882923726190391297)
Jonathan Amos @BBCAmos 3m3 minutes ago
Both are going up on an Ariane 5 - and the launch campaigns cannot overlap. Which means one will have to step aside 2/n
https://twitter.com/BBCAmos/status/882924074460217344 (https://twitter.com/BBCAmos/status/882924074460217344)
Jonathan Amos @BBCAmos 2m2 minutes ago
Decision to be made in September, when @NASAWebb is still in cryo-vac chamber and #BepiColombo still has months of testing ahead of it. 3/n
https://twitter.com/BBCAmos/status/882924423812198401 (https://twitter.com/BBCAmos/status/882924423812198401)
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Surely an straightforward decision with BepiColombo having to step aside being as Webb is the overall more important mission and further on with its testing.
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Why is Webb more important??? I think ESA will think otherwise....
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Why is Webb more important??? I think ESA will think otherwise....
I don't see why a telescope that many astronomers have been waiting ages for should be further delayed for an unnecessary delay like a schedule clash. I suspect there will be more than a few Americans questioning again the whole business of having ESA launch the Webb when this scheduling conflict becomes more widely known.
One might ask why ESA allowed this scheduling conflict to arise in the first place.
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Why is Webb more important??? I think ESA will think otherwise....
I don't see why a telescope that many astronomers have been waiting ages for should be further delayed for an unnecessary delay like a schedule clash. I suspect there will be more than a few Americans questioning again the whole business of having ESA launch the Webb when this scheduling conflict becomes more widely known.
One might ask why ESA allowed this scheduling conflict to arise in the first place.
If Bepi Colombo misses its planetary launch window, it will have to be put into storage for a longer time, which might cause considerable costs. Launch windows for Webb come more often. Assuming both are ready at the time, i think, BepiColombo will get the preference for the launch slot.
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Why is Webb more important??? I think ESA will think otherwise....
I don't see why a telescope that many astronomers have been waiting ages for should be further delayed for an unnecessary delay like a schedule clash. I suspect there will be more than a few Americans questioning again the whole business of having ESA launch the Webb when this scheduling conflict becomes more widely known.
One might ask why ESA allowed this scheduling conflict to arise in the first place.
If Bepi Colombo misses its planetary launch window, it will have to be put into storage for a longer time, which might cause considerable costs. Launch windows for Webb come more often. Assuming both are ready at the time, i think, BepiColombo will get the preference for the launch slot.
And I can imagine the reaction by some if that happens that it's purely political that the European payload is picked over the US one. Plus you don't think that delaying Webb isn't going to cost money. If does I feel ESA should pick up the entire bill for it.
The fact that this has even occurred doesn't say much for ESA's ability to manage their payload flow as the conflict should have never arisen in the first place. It will probably also ensure that no such US payload is entrusted to them in future.
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Bepi has a planetary launch window of just 8 weeks. That is much more important and would cost more if delayed more... then a telescope that can launch any other day.
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People calm down.
If I'm not mistaken, Arianespace can launch two Ariane 5 launches within a month, possibly even two weeks.
They have two launch tables, a launcher preparation building (BIF) and a Payload intergation building (BAF).
If they have the second launcher prepared (build-up) at the beginning of the first launch. They only have to move the 2th launcher to the BAF, mate the payload (already prepared) and do final checks.
https://twitter.com/BepiColombo/status/882895245951860736
BepiColombo @BepiColombo
#BepiColombo launch window is ~8 weeks, starting 5 Oct 2018
Again don't worry.
Before and after these two launches Ariane 5 can't launch for about a month, if I'm not mistaken.
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People calm down.
If I'm not mistaken, Arianespace can launch two Ariane 5 launches within a month, possibly even two weeks.
They have two launch tables, a launcher preparation building (BIF) and a Payload intergation building (BAF).
If they have the second launcher prepared (build-up) at the beginning of the first launch. They only have to move the 2th launcher to the BAF, mate the payload (already prepared) and do final checks.
https://twitter.com/BepiColombo/status/882895245951860736
BepiColombo @BepiColombo
#BepiColombo launch window is ~8 weeks, starting 5 Oct 2018
Again don't worry.
Before and after these two launches Ariane 5 can't launch for about a month, if I'm not mistaken.
Thank you for the clarification as the Tweets posted above were seemingly misleading in this regard.
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launch 18 octoner
https://twitter.com/PaulCounet/status/883246658494103552
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MetOP-C will be launched by a soyuz rocket.
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MetOP-C will be launched by a soyuz rocket.
Already exists:
2018
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
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Re: Potentially overlapping launch windows for BepiColombo and JWST in October 2018,
from BepiColombo Mercury mission tested for journey into ‘pizza oven’ (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/07/10/bepicolombo-mercury-mission-tested-for-journey-into-pizza-oven/), dated July 10
Arianespace officials will meet with managers from both projects in September to determine which high-profile science mission will go first.
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DutchSpace @DutchSpace 8m8 minutes ago
Mission swaps at #CSG Ariane5 #VA240 is now #Galileo in December, the ex VA240 is renamed to #VA241 and moves to next year
https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/886901660269805568 (https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/886901660269805568)
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Gunter Krebs @Skyrocket71
Does the VA241 (ex VA240) keep the HYLAS-4 and Al Yah 3 payloads or does this also change?
DutchSpace @DutchSpace
changes.
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Launched:
2017:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34.428
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07
03 - March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
04 - May 4 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07
05 - May 18 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 11:54:53.193
06 - June 1 - ViaSat-2, EUTELSAT 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:45:07
07 - June 28 - Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN (HS3-IS/Europasat), GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA238) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:15:07
08 - August 2 - OPTSAT-3000 (SHALOM), Venµs (VENUS) - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV - 01:58:33
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
August 31 September 1 5 - Intelsat 37e, BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA239) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:51-22:24
NET September November 8 - MN35-13 (Morocco EO Sat 1) - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV ~01:00
October 18 - Hylas 4, Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA240) - Kourou ELA-3
December 12 - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES (VA240) - Kourou ELA-3 ~18:30
2018
January 20 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV
early - SES-12, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
early - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET Q1 March - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT September)
NET Q1 - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 Q2 - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or November (TBD) 2017)
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
midyear - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET October 5 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT November 31)
October 15 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Morocco EO Sat 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
piggybacked:
2017 Early - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
Q2 - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
March - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or December 2018)
midyear - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
August - EarthCARE - Vega C/ Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou
late - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
late - O3b (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - African Broadband Satellite (Thales High Throughput) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - 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
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
January 31 - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or December)
early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or midyear)
midyear - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
July 16 - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
late - Airbus VHR sat-1, Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
late 2019 late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
Q2 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or June) (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3, Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA/Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
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
Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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
2023
Q2 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
December - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2025
early - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2027
Q4 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
December - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
June - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
December - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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:
2017 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from CSG - 274 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 94, Soyuz ST - 17, Vega - 10)
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More #CSG updates: #Ariane5 #VA239 moves 1 day to 1st of September, #Vega #VV11 is planned for November.
https://twitter.com/dutchspace/status/887383797272113152 (https://twitter.com/dutchspace/status/887383797272113152)
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Cross-posting this.
Spaceport schedule conflict could delay JWST launch
At a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council’s science committee July 24, Alan Boss, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution and a member of the Astrophysics Advisory Committee, warned that BepiColombo could take precedence over JWST for that October 2018 launch slot.
“BepiColombo has rights to launch before James Webb does,” he said in a summary of a meeting of that advisory committee earlier in the month.
While the Ariane 5 is capable of flying at a relatively high cadence — three Ariane 5 rockets launched in May and June of this year — the extensive payload processing requirements of both BepiColombo and JWST appear to rule out launching both missions around the same time.
“It’s unclear if BepiColombo will be out of the way” before JWST arrives at Kourou for launch preparations, Boss said. He believed JWST needed three to six months of “full access” to facilities at Kourou to prepare for launch. “You really want to have BepiColombo long gone before you move in and start taking over.”
If BepiColombo sticks to its current schedule, that could mean delaying JWST by several months. “There’s some concern that that October 2018 launch may actually slip into the spring of 2019,” he said.
That schedule conflict is due in part to delays in the development of BepiColombo. The mission’s launch has slipped several times in the last decade. In 2007, when ESA approved moving the mission into its development phase, it was expected to launch on a Soyuz rocket in 2013.
Boss noted BepiColombo’s delays in his presentation, suggesting that the mission could face additional delays. ESA officials, though, said at an event in early July that the spacecraft was on scheduled to ship to French Guiana in early 2018 to being final launch preparations.
“We are looking forward to completing the final tests this year, and shipping to Kourou on schedule,” Ulrich Reininghaus, project manager for BepiColombo at ESA, said in a July 6 statement about the completion of the latest series of tests of the spacecraft. That statement added that the launch schedule for the mission would be confirmed later this year.
Additional problems, however, could lead to delays in JWST regardless of any launch site conflicts. “There’s some concern that they might be running out of funded schedule reserve,” Boss said, particularly as the project goes into critical final assembly and testing activities. “There’s some concern, but the JWST folks are confident they will overcome the remaining hurdles and get it done on time.”
http://spacenews.com/spaceport-schedule-conflict-could-delay-jwst-launch/
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"Another #CSG update: #Ariane5 #VA239 planned for 5th of September at 18:51 local"
Source: https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/897438188322660352
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Cross-posting this.
I can't see how availability of payload processing facilities at CSG could be a problem.
Look into any Arianespace launcher User's manual, for example Ariane5 (http://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Ariane5_Users-Manual_October2016.pdf), and you'll find out there are three payload processing facilities at CSG.
S1 is located north of the Jupiter launch control center, it can accomodate basic processing activities for two or three satellites (comsat size).
S3 is located at the ELA-2 zone. There are two buildings used for hazardous payload processing operations. One building is dedicated to Soyuz launches, the other is used for satellite fuelling operations.
Lastly there is the S5 zone, located beside the road between Kourou and the CSG launch zones. S5 can accomodate three or four payloads simultaneously, and is suited for all payload preparation processes.
I think both JWST and BepiColumbo will be prepared inside the S5 facilities.
Could someone with more knowledge about payload preparation and the facilities at CSG react on this please?
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Cross-posting this.
I can't see how availability of payload processing facilities at CSG could be a problem.
Look into any Arianespace launcher User's manual, for example Ariane5 (http://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Ariane5_Users-Manual_October2016.pdf), and you'll find out there are three payload processing facilities at CSG.
S1 is located north of the Jupiter launch control center, it can accomodate basic processing activities for two or three satellites (comsat size).
S3 is located at the ELA-2 zone. There are two buildings used for hazardous payload processing operations. One building is dedicated to Soyuz launches, the other is used for satellite fuelling operations.
Lastly there is the S5 zone, located beside the road between Kourou and the CSG launch zones. S5 can accomodate three or four payloads simultaneously, and is suited for all payload preparation processes.
I think both JWST and BepiColumbo will be prepared inside the S5 facilities.
Could someone with more knowledge about payload preparation and the facilities at CSG react on this please?
what is your question ?
FYI:
S1 has S1A and S1B, S1A is reserved for Galileo usage, this leaves on S1B for other S/C processing (there are exceptions but not currently)
S3 has mainly S3B (HN and HR) sides in use, which is used for both Soyuz and Ariane launches to do Hazardous processing (fueling etc) and mating with Fregat, in the "old" days also fregat was processed there, this is now done in the new F3 (F cube) building at ELS
S5 has S5A B C D and E, where S5A B and C are used for S/C prep/integration/filling, S5D is usually used for decontamination (after prop filling etc.) S5E is for personnel
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Is 12 December 2017 confirmed for the Galileo Ariane 5 launch? Does this come from a reliable source? I haven't seen it posted elsewhere yet.
I want to visit the space center in French Guiana and watch the launch, and I need to make the necessary travel arrangements. Thanks.
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba_Missions/ESA_s_Proba-3_will_create_artificial_solar_eclipses
Aiming for launch in late 2020, Proba-3 is not one but two small metre-scale satellites, lining up to cast a precise shadow across space to block out the solar disc for six hours at a time, and give researchers a sustained view of the Sun’s immediate vicinity.
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Owner @Avanti_plc says 28-GHz Hylas 4 Ka-band sat, built by @OrbitalATK, now set for @Arianespace launch in March, yr later than planned.
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/899925844516372480
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Is 12 December 2017 confirmed for the Galileo Ariane 5 launch? Does this come from a reliable source? I haven't seen it posted elsewhere yet.
Info from @DutchSpace
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https://www.govconwire.com/2017/08/lockheed-integrates-updated-comms-satellite-for-saudi-customers-rick-ambrose-comments/
The Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 spacecraft will advance to final assembly and tests toward its scheduled launch in the second quarter of 2018 to eventually provide telecommunications services to customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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http://www.israelvalley.com/2017/06/23/vietnam-israel-collaborent-spatial/
Google translate:
Vietnam plans to launch the VNREDSat-1b satellite when the VNREDSat-1 arrives at the end of the mission.
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https://funcube.org.uk/
The ESEO project is being funded by the ESA Education Office. The launch date for this mission has not yet been confirmed but “early 2018” is now looking possible.
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S3 is located at the ELA-2 zone. There are two buildings used for hazardous payload processing operations. One building is dedicated to Soyuz launches, the other is used for satellite fuelling operations.
A recent picture of S3B ! :D
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S3 is located at the ELA-2 zone. There are two buildings used for hazardous payload processing operations. One building is dedicated to Soyuz launches, the other is used for satellite fuelling operations.
A recent picture of S3B ! :D
Yeah well, nothing to be surprised about. CSG is sitting smack on the edge of a tropical rainforest. And with that come it's natural inhabitants.
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SES switches SpaceX and Arianespace launches to mitigate cost of satellite failure
by Peter B. de Selding | Aug 28, 2017
PARIS — Satellite fleet operator SES, which this year has suffered both predictable satellite-launch delays and unpredictable satellite failures, on Aug. 28 said it would move a satellite from launch-service provider SpaceX to Arianespace to minimize revenue losses.
As a result, the SES-14 satellite will launch aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket early in Q1 of next year rather than a less-clear Q1 launch date offered by SpaceX. SpaceX instead will launch the heavier SES-12 satellite, up to now slated for an Ariane 5, on a Falcon 9 vehicle in Q1 2018.
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https://www.spaceintelreport.com/ses-switches-spacex-arianespace-launches-mitigate-cost-satellite-failure/
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Launched:
2017:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34.428
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07
03 - March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
04 - May 4 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07
05 - May 18 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 11:54:53.193
06 - June 1 - ViaSat-2, EUTELSAT 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:45:07
07 - June 28 - Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN (HS3-IS/Europasat), GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA238) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:15:07
08 - August 2 - OPTSAT-3000, Venµs (VENUS) - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV - 01:58:33
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
Late September 5 6 10 (TBD) 29 - Intelsat 37e, BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA239) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:51-22:24
November 8 - MN35-13 (Morocco EO Sat 1) - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV - 01:42:30
December 12 - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES (VA240) - Kourou ELA-3 ~18:30
2018
January 20 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV
early - O3b FM13, O3b FM14, O3b FM15, O3b FM16 (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
March - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT September)
Q1 - SES-14/NASA GOLD - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 - SES-12 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET October 5 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT November 31)
October 15 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
late - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Morocco EO Sat 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
piggybacked:
Early - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
Q2 - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
March - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or December 2018)
midyear - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
August - EarthCARE - Vega C/ Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou
late - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
late - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (x4 sats) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - African Broadband Satellite (Thales High Throughput) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - 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
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2020)
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
January 31 - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or December)
early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or midyear)
midyear - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
July 16 - inaugural flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
late - Airbus VHR sat-1, Airbus VHR sat-2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
late 2019 late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24, Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 5 ES - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
Q2 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or June) (or Falcon 9)
TBD - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3, Airbus VHR sat-4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA/Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
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
Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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
2023
Q2 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
December 2022 TBD - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
December - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2025
early - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2027
Q4 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
July - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
December - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
June - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
December - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28, Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 5ES - Kourou ELA-3
NLT 2020 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - TBD - Kourou
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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:
2017 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from CSG - 274 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 94, Soyuz ST - 17, Vega - 10)
Changes on August 28th
Changes on September 5th
Changes on September 6th
Changes on September 7th
Changes on September 8th
Changes on September 11th
Changes on September 12th
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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/va239-preliminary-analysis/
As the analysis is underway, Ariane 5 will be transferred to the Final Assembly Building (BAF) on Thursday, September 7, once the tanks have been purged. The two satellites, Intelsat 37e and BSAT-4a, are safe under the fairing atop the launcher.
As soon as the analysis of the anomaly has been completed, Arianespace will announce a new launch date. The objective is to launch around the end of September 2017.
This postponement does not affect the other launches scheduled for the end of 2017.
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Last Galileo leaves ESA’s Test Centre
4 September 2017
The last of 22 Galileo satellites has departed ESA’s Test Centre in the Netherlands – concluding the single longest and largest scale test campaign in the establishment’s history.
Cocooned in a protective container for its journey – equipped with air conditioning, temperature control and shock absorbers – the final Galileo satellite left the establishment by lorry on 24 August.
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation/Last_Galileo_leaves_ESA_s_Test_Centre
Doesn't the last satellite mean FOC FM22? I think FOC FM22 will not launched in this mission.
There are some FOC's that do not yet have an assigned rocket yet.
They are all assigned, 2x A5's
So you are saying these are also assigned:
per NSF Arianespace Schedule:
2020:
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - TBD - Kourou
I meant FM's that actually excist ;-)
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@Salo,
I think you misunderstood, I meant through to FM22 have been assigned (2x a5s)
Batch 3 hasn't, might be something with a 6, or something with an S ;-)
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https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/907200758042505217
#VA239 Ariane 5 launch reset for Sept. 29 after electrical issue with one solid rocket booster earlier this month.
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Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo 14m14 minutes ago
Big news at #WSBW: @Arianespace selected to orbit first 2 Metop-SG satellites of @EUMETSAT Polar System of Second-Generation. We'll deliver!
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/907217914197106689 (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/907217914197106689)
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-announces-two-new-launches-bringing-its-order-book-to-53-launches-17-for-ariane-5-27-with-soyuz-and-nine-utilizing-vegavega-c/
The VA239 mission for Intelsat 37e and BSAT 4a, currently scheduled as from September 29.
A Vega mission on November 7 for Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space.
An Ariane 5 ES mission for the European Space Agency (ESA), on December 12 or 13, to orbit four more Galileo satellites for the European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation program.
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Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo 14m14 minutes ago
Big news at #WSBW: @Arianespace selected to orbit first 2 Metop-SG satellites of @EUMETSAT Polar System of Second-Generation. We'll deliver!
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/907217914197106689 (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/907217914197106689)
Press release is here: http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-eumetsat-announce-signature-of-a-launch-contract-for-the-first-metop-sg-satellites/ (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-eumetsat-announce-signature-of-a-launch-contract-for-the-first-metop-sg-satellites/)
Includes:
The launches are scheduled in the 2021-2023 timeframe for METOP-SG A1 and METOP-SG B1 – with these missions using the same Soyuz STB launcher configuration as for EUMETSAT’s Metop-C (the third and last Metop first-generation satellite, which is manifested for launch in autumn 2018).
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Another press release:
The seventh Ariane 5 mission previously scheduled for this year will now be carried out in 2018, as one satellite will not be available. As a result, the total number launches planned with Ariane 5s during 2018 is now set at seven.
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-announces-two-new-launches-bringing-its-order-book-to-53-launches-17-for-ariane-5-27-with-soyuz-and-nine-utilizing-vegavega-c/
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Very happy to extend long-time @Arianespace + @SES_Satellites partnership w/ today’s #Ariane5 launch contract signing for SES-17 #teamwork
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/907517139233452032
Thanks #SESnetworks for entrusting @Arianespace w/ its fifth launch of #O3b satellites; the medium-lift #Soyuz flight is planned for 2019
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/907517362085269505
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Here's the press release:
Ariane 5, Corporate September 12, 2017
SES selects Arianespace for launch of SES-17
The Luxembourg-based operator’s telecommunications satellite will be one of the largest ever launched by Arianespace.
SES has selected Arianespace to launch its high-power, high-throughput satellite SES-17 on an Ariane 5 in 2021 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. This was announced by SES and Arianespace in Paris today.
SES-17 is a powerful satellite delivering high-speed inflight connectivity and high-powered data services over the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean. SES-17 is the 53rd satellite entrusted to Arianespace for launch by SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG).
Weighing more than six metric tons at launch, SES-17 will be among the ten largest telecom satellites launched by Arianespace since the company’s founding.
SES-17 is the third all-electric satellite for which SES has chosen an Arianespace launch.
The satellite built by Thales Alenia Space is fitted with an electric propulsion system for orbital positioning and station-keeping; its payload comprises 200 Ka-band spotbeams; the orbital position of the spacecraft has not yet been disclosed.
“SES and Arianespace have developed an exceptional partnership over the past 30 years”, said Martin Halliwell, Chief Technology Officer of SES. “With this launch, we build on that relationship and underline our commitment to the European space industry. Together with today’s agreement with Arianespace to launch the next four spacecraft of our O3b constellation on Soyuz in 2019, we are satisfied to conclude two important contracts with Arianespace giving us the necessary and reliable access to space that we need to further develop and drive our business.”
Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, noted: “This latest contract reflects the excellent relations built between Arianespace and SES over the past three decades. Our order book speaks for itself, with now 10 satellites to be launched for SES by 2021.
“We are honored to have been selected by SES for the launch of the new-generation SES-17 – an impressively sized, all-electric satellite – which shows Arianespace’s ability to adapt to customers’ evolving requirements. SES’ continued trust in Arianespace is a clear demonstration that our Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher is keeping pace with these changing technologies, prior to the advent of our new-generation Ariane 6 launch vehicle – for which discussions are underway to serve future SES missions.”
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ses-selects-arianespace-for-launch-of-ses-17/ (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ses-selects-arianespace-for-launch-of-ses-17/)
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Announcements coming thick and fast this morning:
Corporate, Soyuz September 12, 2017
SES selects Arianespace and Soyuz for its fifth MEO launch
SES has selected Arianespace for its fifth launch of four O3b satellites joining the O3b Medium Earth Orbit fleet. The mission on a Soyuz rocket will be conducted from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, in 2019.
The twelve satellites of the existing O3b fleet were orbited by Arianespace in 2013 and 2014; the next four satellites (13th to 16th) will be launched by Arianespace next year. The O3b fleet delivers low-latency data services provided by SES Networks, a unit of SES.
The 20 O3b satellites that SES Networks positions and operates in the Medium Earth Orbit, nearly 8,000 kilometers above the Earth, form the first strong building block of a unique high-power, high-throughput fleet. Built by Thales Alenia Space, they have a mass of approximately 700 kilogram at liftoff and each provide a capacity of more than 10 Gigabits per second.
“We are pleased that we can rely on proven partners to develop our O3b fleet”, said Steve Collar, CEO of SES Networks. “As the only MEO constellation in the world, the O3b fleet is a cornerstone of our strategy to serve fast-growing data markets with high-performance, fibre-equivalent connectivity virtually anywhere. Our commitment to Arianespace also underscores that SES continues to play a major role for the European space industry.”
Following the signing of this contract, Stéphane Israël, Arianespace’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “I would like to thank SES for having chosen Arianespace a fifth time for the deployment of its broadband telecommunications network. Entrusting Arianespace with the launch of four additional O3b satellites is a true recognition of the reliability and the excellence of our launch service solutions. With this contract, we are proud to contribute to the extension of the O3b constellation, thus taking a step further in advancing world broadband connectivity with satellites and reducing the digital divide. More than ever, Arianespace is living up to its moto of ‘using space for a better life on Earth’.”
SES Networks, a provider of global managed data services, is a new SES business unit comprised of the former O3b Networks and SES data business. With the only network solutions powered by the O3b fleet of MEO satellites, together with the reach of more than 50 GEO satellites, SES Networks enables high-performance communications for fixed data, mobility and government customers virtually anywhere.
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ses-selects-arianespace-and-soyuz-for-its-fifth-meo-launch/ (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ses-selects-arianespace-and-soyuz-for-its-fifth-meo-launch/)
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-announces-two-new-launches-bringing-its-order-book-to-53-launches-17-for-ariane-5-27-with-soyuz-and-nine-utilizing-vegavega-c/
I repeat for clarity:
Arianespace has 53 launches on order
17x Ariane 5 (2× ES Galileo, 15x ECA): JWST; BEPI-COLUMBO; ...
27× Soyuz [VS18 - VS23 + 21× Oneweb]; 2× O3B; CSG1/CEOPS, METOP-C, 2x METOP-SG[VS> 23?])
9x Vega/Vega-C (6×Vega (VV11-VV16); MaroccoEO-1(&-2); AMD-AEOLIS; SSMS, Prisma, 2× Falcon eye)
3× Vega-C [Qual/CSG2 & 2x Pleiades-NEO 1-4])
So this launch schedule includes a lot of launches that still have to be comfirmed.
Edit: I've tried to list the ordered launches, but I've missed a lot.
Arianespace can only sell a launch when the launcher is ordered from ELV, Ariane group or via Starsem.
The 21 soyuz launches for Oneweb are most likely directly ordered from Starsem, thus not part of the soyuz block order from Arianespace placed. I also think the MetOp-SG soyuz launchers stil have to be ordered from Starsem or whomever.
If I'm not mistaken, Arianespace hasn't got orders jet for after 2023.
I do agree with >90% of the schedule.
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http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/opsis.htm
With the OPSIS program, CGS will fill a gap in terms of availability of a strategic state-of-the-art asset for High Resolution Optical imaging for Italy.
A likely launch vehicle is the Vega rocket.
The project was cancelled in 2014.
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http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/biomass.htm
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Launched:
2017:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34.428
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07
03 - March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
04 - May 4 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07
05 - May 18 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 11:54:53.193
06 - June 1 - ViaSat-2, EUTELSAT 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:45:07
07 - June 28 - Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN (HS3-IS/Europasat), GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA238) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:15:07
08 - August 2 - OPTSAT-3000, Venµs (VENUS) - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV - 01:58:33
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
September 29 - Intelsat 37e, BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA239) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:47-22:25
November 8 - MN35-A (Morocco EO Sat 1) - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV - 01:42:30
December 12 - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES (VA240) - Kourou ELA-3 ~18:30
2018
January 20 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV
NET Q1 January 23 - Al Yah 3 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA241) - Kourou ELA-3
early - O3b FM13, O3b FM14, O3b FM15, O3b FM16 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
March - Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March midyear - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET March - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT September)
Q1 - SES-14 (NASA GOLD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Hellas-Sat-4 (SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET October 5 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT November 31)
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or H1 2019)
late - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Morocco EO Sat 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
piggybacked:
Early - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
Q2 - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
March - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
August - EarthCARE - Vega C/ Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou
late - ViaSat-3 Americas - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
late - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
October 15, 2018 TBD - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - African Broadband Satellite (Thales High Throughput) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or midyear)
midyear - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
midyear - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July 16 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 (inaugural flight) - Ariane 62 64 (FM1) - Kourou ELA-4 (or late)
late - Airbus VHR sat-1 Pleiades Neo 1, Airbus VHR sat-2 Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
December - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or January 31)
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24, Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 5 ES - Kourou ELA-4
midyear 2019 TBD - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2019 TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or 2019)
piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021
April - LEO mission - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
January midyear - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
midyear - BIOMASS - TBD - Kourou
July - constellation or dual launch - Ariane 64 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
December 2020 Q3 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 September - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or June)
TBD - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - inaugural flight - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - Airbus VHR sat-3 Pleiades Neo 3, Airbus VHR sat-4 Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA/Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
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
early - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
June 1 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or May 20-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 B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS /ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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
2023
early - last flight - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q1 2022 Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2025
early - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
December 2024 Q1 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Jason-CS B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Ariane 62 Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
2027
Q4 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
December 2028 Q1 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
July 2029 Q1 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
June - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
December - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
NLT 2020 NET 2022 - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28, Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2022 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 1 - TBD - Kourou
early 2020s - Pléiades FO 2 - TBD - Kourou
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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:
2017 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from CSG - 274 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 94, Soyuz ST - 17, Vega - 10)
Changes on September 13th
Changes on September 14th
Changes on September 16th
Changes on September 21st
Changes on September 23rd
Changes on September 24th
Changes on September 27th
Changes on September 28th
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http://spacenews.com/oneweb-satellites-to-keep-toulouse-factory-open-for-other-customers/
OneWeb’s first launch is scheduled for March 2018 on a Soyuz rocket from Arianespace.
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Peter B. de Selding @pbdes 5m5 minutes ago
1st Ariane 6 deal: European Space Agency @esa books 2 Ariane 62 launches, 2020/2021, w/ @Arianespace. Each to fly two 750kg Galileo PNT sats
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/908259749422145536 (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/908259749422145536)
Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo 7m7 minutes ago
Grand jour pour Ariane 6 ! La @EU_Commission et l’@esa montent à bord pour deux lancements #Galileo en 2020 et 2021 #Ariane6GO !
Translated from French by Bing
Big day for Ariane 6! The @EU_Commission and the @esa ride aboard for two launches #Galileo in 2020 and 2021 #Ariane6GO!
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/908259504059547648 (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/908259504059547648)
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-announces-two-new-launches-bringing-its-order-book-to-53-launches-17-for-ariane-5-27-with-soyuz-and-nine-utilizing-vegavega-c/
The development of Ariane 6, with ArianeGroup as industrial prime contractor, is based on regular “Maturity Gates,” with a first Ariane 6 launch planned for July 16, 2020, followed by a full capacity of 11 to 12 launches per year from 2023.
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Tweet from Caleb Henry (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/908270825501065217):
.@yahsatofficial's Marcus Vilica: Al Yah 3 satellite launching January 23rd, 2018. Mission is on Ariane 5 rocket.
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http://www.arianespace.com/ariane-6/
http://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Presentation_Ariane-6-Users-Club_Sept-2017.pdf
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https://twitter.com/INTELSAT/status/909046832277442561
Intelsat @INTELSAT
Mark your calendars for Sept. 29 as #Intelsat37e is scheduled for liftoff with @Arianespace. Anticipated #launch is set for 5:47 pm ET!
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Tweet from Caleb Henry (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/908270825501065217):
.@yahsatofficial's Marcus Vilica: Al Yah 3 satellite launching January 23rd, 2018. Mission is on Ariane 5 rocket.
Given a launch mass of 3,540 kg, there should be a heavier satellite bound for GEO as co-payload.
Any idea how long until the other satellite is announced?
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SES announced SES-14 on this first Ariane 5 flight in 2018 when they swapped their launches with Arianespace and SpaceX.
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SES announced SES-14 on this first Ariane 5 flight in 2018 when they swapped their launches with Arianespace and SpaceX.
The Spacenews article announced SES-14 was moving to an Ariane 5 launch early in 2018 Q1. (The pertinent cross-post to this thread is up-thread here (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg1717079#msg1717079).)
And SES-14 is heavier than Al Yah 3, in the 4 metric ton category. (Al Yah 3 is about 3.5 metric tons.)
So, it could very well be the co-payload, at this juncture, but not certainly.
By Salo's listings in this thread, I see Intelsat 38 could be the co-payload, but I haven't seen a listing of that satellite's mass.
Or, GSAT-11. It would take the heaver co-payload position as it masses around 5.7 metric tons, but it's listed as ready for launch anywhere between January and June.
(Gunter's web site http://space.skyrocket.de is always a good resource!)
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By Salo's listings in this thread, I see Intelsat 38 could be the co-payload, but I haven't seen a listing of that satellite's mass.
Based on the payload (35 Ka-band TP) and the satellite bus (SL-1300) I don't expect Intelsat 38 to be too heavy. Maybe 4xxx kg?
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Thought this is worth noting:
Looks like our #Galileo launch next year will be the last launch of the #Ariane5 ES model ever..... #ATV #VA233 #VA240
https://twitter.com/dutchspace/status/911948548161359872 (https://twitter.com/dutchspace/status/911948548161359872)
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https://twitter.com/AuerSusan/status/913002901047582723
Susanne Auer @AuerSusan
An interesting detail from the #Arianespace #IAC2017 presentation:
#BepiColombo will launch 2018
#JWST one year later in 2019 #ESA #NASA
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I should clarify that that "one year later" here just means in 2019, not "365 days after BepiColombo". I could have phrased that better in the tweet.
Original source is Jacques Breton, Arianespace VP Sales & Customers, speaking at IAC2017
Calapine aka Susanne Auer
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Call_for_new_Earth_Explorer_mission_ideas
ESA foresees the 10th Earth Explorer being launched in 2027–28.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/913183946547933184
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
France-Italy summit: @Thales_Alenia_S & @ArianeGroup @Arianespace sign for 2018, 2020 launches of Cosmo-Skymed radar sats on Soyuz & VegaC.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/913317761048207360
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
W/ Fr, Ital heads of state looking on, Avio & Arianespace contract for 6 Vega & 4 Vega-C rockets, delivery 2019-2021.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/913317761048207360
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
W/ Fr, Ital heads of state looking on, Avio & Arianespace contract for 6 Vega & 4 Vega-C rockets, delivery 2019-2021.
From Avio's press release
http://www.avio.com/en/news-en/avio-contract-signed-with-arianespace-for-10-vega-and-vega-c-launchers/
Wednesday 27 September in Lyon, during the Italian-French summit, Avio and Arianespace signed a contract for the production and supply of 10 Vega launchers. The ceremony was attended by French President Emanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.
The supply includes 6 Vega Launchers and 4 Vega C launchers, that will operate between 2019 and 2021.
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JWST - delayed to 2019?! Any reason given? :(
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JWST - delayed to 2019?! Any reason given? :(
Clash of launch site preparation places with BepiColombo which has a planetary launch window to chase in October 2018.
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to be Launched Spring 2019 (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-james-webb-space-telescope-to-be-launched-spring-2019)
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope now is planning to launch between March and June 2019 from French Guiana, following a schedule assessment of the remaining integration and test activities. Previously Webb was targeted to launch in October 2018.
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The launch window request has been coordinated with ESA, which is providing the Ariane 5 launch of Webb as part of its scientific collaboration with NASA.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017:
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34.428
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07
03 - March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
04 - May 4 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07
05 - May 18 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 11:54:53.193
06 - June 1 - ViaSat-2, EUTELSAT 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:45:07
07 - June 28 - Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN (HS3-IS/Europasat), GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA238) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:15:07
08 - August 2 - OPTSAT-3000, Venµs (VENUS) - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV - 01:58:33
09 - September 29 - Intelsat 37e, BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA239) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:56:07
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017
November 8 - Mohammed VI-A (MN35-A, Morocco EO Sat 1) - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV - 01:42:30
December 12 - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES (VA240) - Kourou ELA-3 ~18:30
2018
January 23 24 - Al Yah 3, SES-14 (NASA GOLD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA241) - Kourou ELA-3
Early - O3b FM13, O3b FM14, O3b FM15, O3b FM16 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET March 1 - Hylas 4, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA242) - Kourou ELA-3
Q1 - SES-14 (NASA GOLD) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 Q2 - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET March April - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT September)
March May - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
May - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
January 20 Midyear - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET October 5 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT November 31)
October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or H1 2019)
late - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
Late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega / Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Early - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
Q2 - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
March - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March-June Q2 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Late Spring)
Midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - EarthCARE - Vega C/ Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou
Late - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat BB4A (African Broadband Satellite (Thales High Throughput)) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
Early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
May - Jason-CS A (Sentinel-6A) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear)
Midyear - ViaSat 3 EMEA - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon Heavy)
Midyear - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July 16 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 (inaugural flight) - Ariane 62 (FM1) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Late)
Late - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
Late - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
2021
April - LEO mission - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
July - constellation or dual launch - Ariane 64 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
September - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
December 2020 Late - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS (or January 31, 2020)
TBD - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA/Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
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
Early - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
June 1 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or May 20-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 B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or 2023)
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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
2023
Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2025
Early - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
Q1 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
Late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Q4 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June - MetOp-SG A2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
Q1 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
Q1 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
June - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
December - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - Gokturk 1B - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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:
2017 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from CSG - 275 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 95, Soyuz ST - 17, Vega - 10)
Changes on September 29th
Changes on October 13th
Changes on October 16th
Changes on October 18th
Changes on October 19th
Changes on October 24th
Changes on October 25th
Changes on October 27th
Changes on October 29th
Changes on October 30th
Changes on October 31st
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Just for info, #VA241 will be L5101 with Al Yah 3 & SES-14
https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/913725899857649665
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I'm a bit confused about the latest Vega order.
This was the third order after the maiden flight, the 5xVerta launches and the first batch of 10 Vega launchers Arianespace could sell commercially. So to my knowledge Vega VV11-VV16 are still part of this order of 10 Vega launchers.
Now where I got confused. Does this order involve Vega VV17-VV22 and Vega 01-04; or have four additional Vega launchers have been ordered in the between the two batches of 10 Vega(-C)'s?
The news release from Arianespace states that 20 Vega(-C) launches have been sold already.
Could the maiden flight of Vega-C and the three Vega-C launches for 2x Airbus optical and CSG2 flights have been ordered seperatly?
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And the last batch of Ariane 5; PC-batch involved 14 ECA launchers plus an option for four additional launchers.
The PB and PB+ batches both involved 35 launchers if I remember correctly.
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https://en.trend.az/business/it/2807218.html
Azerbaijan’s second geostationary satellite nearly complete
13 October 2017 16:37 (UTC+04:00)
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In addition to Azerbaijan's Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 satellite, the Ariane 5 ECA rocket will also launch the Avanti Communications HYLAS 4
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http://www.avantiplc.com/news/hylas-4-launch/
Avanti is pleased to announce that it has agreed a Launch Slot for its HYLAS 4 satellite with Arianespace beginning 1st March 2018.
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JWST launch window - March 31-June 30, 2019. It is Q2 2019 timeframe.
https://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/920721778133143561
Marcia Smith @SpcPlcyOnline
Eric Smith's chart of what NASA HQ is watching on JWST currently.
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/920720882208837643
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
Smith adds the decision to delay JWST to “late spring” of 2019 had nothing to do with schedule conflict with BepiColombo launch in Oct ’18.
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Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight
NASA selects SpaceX to provide launch services for the Sentinel-6A mission. Launch is currently targeted for November 2020, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket from SLC-4E at Vandenberg.
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Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight
NASA selects SpaceX to provide launch services for the Sentinel-6A mission. Launch is currently targeted for November 2020, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket from SLC-4E at Vandenberg.
That's not surprising at all. Sentinel 6A / Jason-CS is joint project from NASA/NOAA and ESA/EUMETSAT.
Jason 3 was also launched by a Falcon 9 v1.1. And the 66deg. 1336km LEO orbit is more often flown from Cape Canaveral than from CSG.
Though this launch is most likely more expensive, than a Vega-C launch. (But that would be launch 2 - 4 for Vega-C)
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Small update, #Ariane5 #VA241 planned for 24th of January 2018 with Al Yah 3 & SES-14
https://twitter.com/dutchspace/status/921406239598432266
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/923197196635435008
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
To US Senate, #OneWeb's Wyler says first launch is in May 2018.
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/923181288726568960
Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight
Mid-July 2020 for Ariane 6's maiden launch.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-inmarsats-fifth-global-xpress-satellite/
inmarsat 5 F5 to be launched on Ariane 5 in 2H 2019
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Tweet from Peter B. de Selding (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/924978108742193152):
The @embratel Star One D2 sat, 6,200kg, to launch 2019 on @Arianespace @ArianeGroup Ariane 5, to 70deg W.
edit: Arianespace press release (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/embratel-star-one-d2/):
October 30, 2017
Arianespace to launch Embratel Star One D2
Brazilian operator Embratel Star One and U.S. satellite manufacturer SSL (Space Systems Loral) have chosen Arianespace to launch the Embratel Star One D2 satellite.
Arianespace today announced the signature of a launch contract for the Embratel Star One D2 satellite for Brazilian operator Embratel Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel. It will be launched in 2019 by an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Embratel Star One D2 will be positioned in geostationary orbit at 70 deg. West. Equipped with Ku-, Ka-, C- and X-band transponders, the satellite will deliver telecommunications and direct-to-home TV broadcast services in South America and North America.
12th launch contract with Embratel Star One
Embratel Star One D2 marks the 12th time that an Embratel Star One satellite has been booked for an Ariane launch, following seven Brasilsat satellites as well as the Embratel Star One C1, C2, C3, C4 and Embratel Star One D1 spacecraft. Built by SSL in Palo Alto, California using an SSL 1300 platform, Embratel Star One D2 will weigh 6,200 kg. at launch.
Embratel Star One is the largest satellite operator for Brazil and Latin America.
This latest contract confirms Arianespace’s leadership in the Brazilian market and its position as the global benchmark in launch services. Eleven satellites already have been successfully launched for Embratel Star One. This 12th contract confirms the excellent relationship between Arianespace and Brazil.
Following the signature of the launch contract, Arianespace Chief Executive Officer Stéphane Israël said: “We are very proud to announce the signature of the 12th contract with our long-time Brazilian customer Embratel Star One, which comes less than one year after our successful launch of Star One D1 with an Ariane 5. The trust of Embratel Star One, for which we have launched all satellites since 1985, is felt as a profound recognition of the reliability and the excellency of Arianespace’s heavy-weight launch service solutions, today with Ariane 5, and tomorrow with Ariane 6.”
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After yrs of redacting it, @ArianeGroup @Arianespace names 1,110-kg Mohammed VI-A high-res optical recon sat for Morocco. Launch Nov 7.
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/925350140860403714 (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/925350140860403714)
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TBD - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega / Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou
Why is Mohammed VI-B listed with Vega and Soyuz? Since the first launches with Vega should it not follow the 2nd will too? Especially considering the price difference between both launchers...
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TBD - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega / Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou
Why is Mohammed VI-B listed with Vega and Soyuz? Since the first launches with Vega should it not follow the 2nd will too? Especially considering the price difference between both launchers...
There’s always a possibility that Mohammed-VI B could switch launchers. Right now, it’s baselined for Vega with the option of switching it to the Soyuz-STA Fregat-M.
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I understand, but I am curious what the reasons for this could be. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
On top of my head I can think of:
A) All available Vegas sold out for the desired time frame.
B) Additional secondary payloads which require the extra performance offered by Soyuz.
Anything else?
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A potential launch failure from Vega
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A potential launch failure from Vega
Well, let's hope not.
I made quick list of the Arianespace orderbook for 2017. Sorted by date of announcement.
Data arianespace.com, list my own work, thus any faults mine.
So far in 2017
8 new GTO contracts for Ariane 5, plus:
2 Ariane 62 +1 option
1 Vega
3 Vega C
5 Soyuz
Edit: Corrections.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2017:
01 - January 28 - Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS16) - Kourou ELS - 01:03:34.428
02 - February 14 - Intelsat 32e (SkyBrasil-1) [EpicNG], Telkom-3S - Ariane 5 ECA (VA235) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:39:07.3
03 - March 7 - Sentinel-2B - Vega (VV09) - Kourou ZLV - 01:49:24
04 - May 4 - SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA236) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07.3
05 - May 18 - SES-15 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS17) - Kourou ELS - 11:54:53.193
06 - June 1 - ViaSat-2, EUTELSAT 172B - Ariane 5 ECA (VA237) - Kourou ELA-3 - 23:45:07.3
07 - June 28 - Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN (HS3-IS/Europasat), GSAT-17 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA238) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:15:07.3
08 - August 2 - OPTSAT-3000, Venµs (VENUS) - Vega (VV10) - Kourou ZLV - 01:58:33
09 - September 29 - Intelsat 37e, BSat-4a - Ariane 5 ECA (VA239) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:56:07.3
10 - November 8 - Mohammed VI-A (MN35-A, Morocco EO Sat 1) - Vega (VV11) - Kourou ZLV - 01:42:31
11 - December 12 - Galileo-FOC FM15 (Nicole), Galileo-FOC FM16 (Zofia), Galileo-FOC FM17 (Alexandre), Galileo-FOC FM18 (Irina) - Ariane 5-ES (VA240) - Kourou ELA-3 - 18:36:07.3
Planned launches
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
January 18 24 25 - Al Yah 3, SES-14 (NASA GOLD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA241) - Kourou ELA-3
Early March 1 - O3b FM13, O3b FM14, O3b FM15, O3b FM16 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS18) - Kourou ELS
NET Late March 1 - Hylas 4, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA242) - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET April - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT September)
May 1 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear)
May Summer - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear July - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q2 Q3 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Summer)
Q3 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May H2 - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September 17 October - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
NET October 5 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT November 31)
December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or H1 2019)
late - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
Late - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or 2019)
TBD - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega / Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Early - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou
Q2 - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - UniSat-7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
March - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Late Spring)
Midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - EarthCARE - Vega C/ Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou
Late - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat Quantum - 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 - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
Early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
Midyear June - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July 16 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 (inaugural flight) - Ariane 62 (FM1) - 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)
Late October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
2021
April - LEO mission - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Mid-June Late - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
July - constellation or dual launch - Ariane 64 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
September - MetOp-SG 1A (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
Q3 Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA/Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
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
Early - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
June 1 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or May 20-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)
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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
2023
Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2025
Early - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q1 Q3 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
Late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-E - Kourou ZLV
2027
Q4 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Q2 Q1 2029 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
June September - MetOp-SG 2A - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
December - MetOp-SG 2B - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Q4 Q1 2031 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
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
June September - MetOp-SG 3A - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
December - MetOp-SG 3B - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - Gokturk 1B - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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:
2017 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from CSG - 277 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 96, Soyuz ST - 17, Vega - 11)
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I made quick list of the Arianespace orderbook for 2017. Sorted by date of announcement.
Data arianespace.com, list my own work, thus any faults mine.
Some mistakes:
O3b 17-20 - 2019 - Soyuz
SES-17 - 2021 - Ariane 5 ECA
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http://www.csgpreparationlancement.com/ariane/ariane-5-vol-212-arrivee-du-navire-mn-colibri/
15 novembre 2017
Ariane 241 – La 1ère campagne de l’année est lancée !
Le navire qui assure le transport, entre l’Europe et la Guyane, des éléments du lanceur, est arrivé au port de Pariacabo de Kourou. Les éléments sont déchargés et convoyés au Centre spatial guyanais, jusqu’au BIL (bâtiment d’intégration lanceur). La mission d’Ariane 5 prévue fin janvier 18, sera le premier lancement de l’année.
VA241 is scheduled for January 18th.
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/932930291496308737
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
Greg Wyler, OneWeb: on track to launch first set of satellites “by summer.” Plan to start moving into new Florida factory in January. #Space17
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https://www.ekirikas.com/συναρμολογήθηκε-ο-hellas-sat-4/
Google translate:
"It is the second satellite," Hellas Sat 4 ", which is expected to be launched in the summer of 2018 and will complete the now-existing Hellas Sat 3 at 39 degrees," the chairman and CEO of "Hellas Sat" ", Christodoulos Protopapas.
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http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/english/news/national/17107-satellite-technology-government-kari-expedite-satellite-tech-independence
In particular, the 'Geostationary Orbital Composite Satellite (Cheollian) No. 2 (2A and 2B)', which is being developed through Korean companies’ proprietary technologies will have a crucial year for its success this year. They will completes the final assembly of the Chollian 2A, which will serves as a meteorological satellite, until the second half of this year and its final performances will be put to test viaa satellite environmental test. Then, after a space weather sensor is put together with the satellite body in May of next year, the satellite will be launched into a geostationary orbit of 36,000km above the earth in the second half of 2018. In addition, the Cheonan-2B, a marine observation satellite, is scheduled to be launched in 2019 after body assembly and functional tests and the introduction of a payload this year.
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Lockheed:
DEnver, Nov. 30, 2017 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed the major assembly of Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 and has shipped the communications satellite to its Sunnyvale, California facility to undergo critical environmental testing.
The first of the modernized LM 2100 satellites, Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 is being built for Arabsat/Hellas Sat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. It will provide advanced telecommunications capabilities, including television, internet, telephone and secure military communications to customers in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Hellas-Sat4/SaudiGeoSat-1 is the first of two LM 2100 satellites in the Arabsat-6G program. The second is Arabsat-6A.
During environmental testing, the satellite will undergo a series of tests to simulate the launch and space conditions to ensure a successful mission. This testing includes simulating the launch environments with acoustic and vibration testing, simulating the harsh space environment with vacuum and extreme temperature testing, and radio frequency compatibility and performance testing to validate the payload meets critical performance expectations.
“Environmental testing is an essential set of activities to ensure the satellite can operate as designed in the extreme conditions of space and will meet our customers’ needs,” said Joe Rickers, Lockheed Martin’s Arabsat-6G program manager. “Now that assembly of the Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 satellite is complete and environmental testing is on the horizon, we’re one step closer to providing greatly improved communications capabilities for our customers.”
The satellite recently went through comprehensive testing as a part of a baseline integrated systems test at the company’s Littleton, Colorado facility where the satellite was designed, assembled and integrated with its payload. Remaining baseline testing will be completed before environmental testing. The rigorous baseline test ensures the fully integrated satellite is working properly before moving on to environmental testing.
While in California, but prior to the environmental tests, the satellite’s large communications antennae and large flexible solar arrays will be installed. The four deployable antennas use a new design that allows them to be tuned with higher accuracy and efficiency. The multi-mission modular solar arrays incorporate three key features: higher power, less mass and compact stowage. This compact flexible array design delivers 50 percent more power than previous rigid array designs at 30 percent less mass.
The satellite is scheduled for delivery to the launch site in third quarter 2018.
http://news.lockheedmartin.com/2017-11-30-Lockheed-Martin-Completes-Hellas-Sat-4-SaudiGeoSat-1-Satellite-Assembly-and-Ships-to-Environmental-Testing#assets_117
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https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/936560227318730753
VA 241 2018 January 25
VS 18 2018 March 1
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http://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4276/6859_read-9938/
Juli Start der Galileo-Satelliten 23, 24, 25 und 26 mit Ariane 5 von Kourou
17. September Start Wettersatellit MetOp-C mit Sojus von Kourou
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/941365738039922688
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Germany's @DLR_de selects @Arianespace Ariane 5 to launch Heinrich Hertz civil/military telecom tech-demo sat in 2021/22.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
January 25 - Al Yah 3, SES-14 (NASA GOLD) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA241) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:20-23:05
March 1 - O3b FM13, O3b FM14, O3b FM15, O3b FM16 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS18) - Kourou ELS
NET Late March 16 - DSN-1 (Superbird-8), Hylas 4, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA242) - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
NET April - DSN-1 (Superbird-8) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT September)
May 1 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear)
July - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Summer August 19 - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q3 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Summer)
Q3 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September 17 - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or December)
NET October 5 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT November 31)
December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Early H1 2019)
late - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
TBD - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega / Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
Early - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - UniSat-7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
Early - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Late Spring)
Midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - EarthCARE - Vega C/ Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou
Late - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
March Late - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Early 2020)
TBD - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Late 2018)
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat Quantum - 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 - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
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 (inaugural flight) - Ariane 62 (FM1) - 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)
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
2021
April - LEO mission - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Mid-June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
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
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2020)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA /Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3 /ELA-4 (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
Early - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
June 1 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or May 20-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)
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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
2023
Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2025
Early - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
Late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-E - Kourou ZLV
2027
Q4 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
September - MetOp-SG 2A - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
December - MetOp-SG 2B - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Q4 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
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 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
December - MetOp-SG 3B - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - Gokturk 1B - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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:
2017 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from CSG - 277 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 96, Soyuz ST - 17, Vega - 11)
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Thank you for updating the launch list so meticulously.
How many starts would you guess will there be in 2018? If it was only about payloads without other bottlenecks there is enough to launch 14 times, at least...
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Spaceflight Now updated their schedule:
SES-14/GOLD and Al Yah 3 are scheduled to launch on January 25, 2018 with a window lasting between 22:20 UTC and 23:05 UTC (7:20 PM GFT to 8:05 PM GFT).
On the next Ariane 5 mission in March 2018, Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 has been replaced by Superbird 8/DSN-1 and the latter will fly with HYLAS 4 as the upper passenger, making HYLAS 4 the lower passenger. Also, new launch date is March 16, 2018; no window yet.
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https://www.telecompaper.com/news/azerspace-2-to-launch-in-mid-2018--1225367
Azerspace-2 to launch in mid-2018
Wednesday 20 December 2017 | 16:14 CET | News
Construction work on the second Azerbaijan telecommunications satellite Azerspace-2 is being carried out according to schedule, reports Trend citing Ramin Guluzade, the minister of transport, communications and high technologies. The satellite is set to launch in mid-2018.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/intelsat-signs-contract-with-arianespace-for-two-launches/
Intelsat signs contract with Arianespace for two launches
Arianespace signed an agreement to launch two satellites for longtime customer Intelsat, one of the world’s largest satellite operators. This continues the longstanding relationship between Intelsat and Arianespace that dates back to 1983.
The first launch will carry the Galaxy 30 satellite together with the Orbital ATK Mission Extension Vehicle-2 (MEV- 2) as a stacked pair. Galaxy 30 will be the first replacement satellite for the North American Galaxy Fleet and in addition to its C-band payload, Galaxy 30 will include Ku- and Ka-band payloads to support broadband applications in North America. The launch of Galaxy 30 demonstrates Intelsat’s commitment to its distribution neighborhoods, which has an unmatched penetration of cable headends in the United States. Galaxy 30 is based on Orbital ATK’s GEOStar-2™ satellite platform.
The MEV-2 satellite is owned by Orbital ATK’s Space Logistics LLC subsidiary. Intelsat will be the first customer of the MEV-2. The MEV-2 provides life-extending services by taking over the orbit maintenance and attitude control functions of a client’s spacecraft.
Under the contract, Arianespace will also launch an additional satellite for Intelsat in the second half of 2020.
Arianespace will launch the first pair of satellites, Intelsat’s Galaxy 30 satellite and the MEV-2, in early 2020 from Europe’s Spaceport in South America aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.
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The first launch of OneWeb sats from Kourou is now planned on August, 19.
https://ria.ru/science/20180110/1512368651.html
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Some background info: GlavKosMos: Soyuz from CSG (http://glavkosmos.com/current-contracts/)
Funny they forgot VS-17.
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Some background info: GlavKosMos: Soyuz from CSG (http://glavkosmos.com/current-contracts/)
Funny they forgot VS-17.
Email them and tell them to correct it: [email protected]
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The first launch of OneWeb sats from Kourou is now planned on August, 19.
https://ria.ru/science/20180110/1512368651.html
I think that is August 19, 2018, but am not sure. Can a Russian speaker confirm?
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The first launch of OneWeb sats from Kourou is now planned on August, 19.
https://ria.ru/science/20180110/1512368651.html
I think that is August 19, 2018, but am not sure. Can a Russian speaker confirm?
Yes that is correct.
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https://www.ses.com/our-coverage/launches#T6qX2WFEyGV7JliQ.99
O3b Satellites 17 - 20
Medium Earth Orbit
Launch date:
H1 2019
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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
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
March 1 6 - O3b FM13, O3b FM14, O3b FM15, O3b FM16 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS18) - Kourou ELS - 16:38:36
March 16 21 - DSN-1 (Superbird-8), Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA242) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:44
Q2 April 19 May 18 - GSAT-11, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
July - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August 19 - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q3 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Summer)
Q3 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September 17 - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or December)
May 1 September - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear)
NET October 5 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT November 31)
December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Early 2019)
late - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
TBD - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
Early NET Midyear - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 NET Midyear - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - UniSat-7 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
Early - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 2018 Q1 - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 Late - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q2 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Late Spring)
Midyear - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - EarthCARE - Vega C/ Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou
Late - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Early 2020)
TBD - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Eutelsat Quantum - 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 - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2020
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 (inaugural flight) - Ariane 62 (FM1) - 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)
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
2021
April - LEO mission - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Mid-June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
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
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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 - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
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
Early - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
June 1 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or May 20-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)
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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
2023
Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2025
Early - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
Late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-E - Kourou ZLV
2027
Q4 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
September - MetOp-SG 2A - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
December - MetOp-SG 2B - Ariane 6 - 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 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
December - MetOp-SG 3B - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - Gokturk 1B - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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:
2017 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from CSG - 278 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 97, Soyuz ST - 17, Vega - 11)
Changes on January 15th
Changes on January 23rd
Changes on January 25th
Changes on January 26th
Changes on January 31st
Changes on February 1st
Changes on February 10th
Changes on February 22nd
Changes on February 24th
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http://www.indiantelevision.com/satellites/satellite-launches/isro-eyes-100th-satellite-on-12-jan-gsat-11-launch-in-april-180110
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/National/2018-01-11/ISRO-eyes-100th-satellite-tomorrow/351338
GSAT-11, a six-tonne class communication satellite, he said, was at the final leg of testing, and the launch target was April.
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https://www.azernews.az/business/125331.html
“Azerspace-2 satellite is planned to be launched into orbit in April 2018,” Rashad Nabiyev, the head of Azercosmos OJSC, said on January 10.
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Hello,
ADM AEOLUS launch is planned for Q3 2018.
https://twitter.com/AschbacherJosef/status/954703092800540673
edit:
or September
AEOLUS - 5th Earth Explorer
Date: September tbc
Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana)
Launcher: Vega
http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Launch_schedule_2018
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/956668694876352512
Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight
"We've had an anomaly".
But not sure about the status of the satellites yet.
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This could have major repercussions. James Webb Space Telescope springs to mind. Ariane 5 is not "just" a ComSat launcher.
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/956670131236737024
Edit to add:
Could have a bigger impact on BepiColombo as I believe that has a tight launch window.
https://twitter.com/chrisdmarshall/status/956670534825193474
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/956668694876352512
Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight
"We've had an anomaly".
But not sure about the status of the satellites yet.
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/launch-va241-ariane-5-delivers-ses-14-and-al-yah-3-to-orbit/
Launch VA241: Ariane 5 delivers SES-14 and Al Yah 3 to orbit
SES and Yahsat have confirmed that both satellites (SES-14 and Al Yah 3) have been acquired and are operating in orbit nominally, despite a trajectory deviation experienced during VA241 launch.
The upcoming launch campaigns currently underway at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) proceed as scheduled.
Arianespace has set up an independent enquiry commission in conjunction with ESA.
Lift off occurred as planned at 19:20 local time in Kourou on January 25 2018. At H0 + 9 minutes 26 seconds, ground tracking stations lost contact with the Ariane 5 launcher.
Initial investigations show that the situation results from a trajectory deviation.
At the end of the mission, the launcher separated both satellites on a stable orbit. SES and Yahsat have acquired their respective satellites which are operating nominally.
Arianespace has set up an independent investigation commission chaired by ESA’s General Inspector.
The upcoming launch campaigns currently underway at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) proceed as scheduled.
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So current planning for now at #CSG (pending any changes...)
#VS18 with O3b F4 1st of March at 13:41 local
#VA242 with DSN-1 & HYLAS-4 16th of March at 18:44 local
#VA243 with GSAT-11 & AZERSPACE-2 19th of April
https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/958629535402070016
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Hi
Avanti’s Hylas 3 date slips again
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As to the delayed Hylas-3, Avanti’s said: “Hylas 3 continues to experience delays and the European Space Agency has now advised Avanti not to expect a launch until the first three months of 2019. The Company is currently exploring the best options for the exploitation of Hylas 3. As at 30 June 2017, the Company had incurred approximately $49.5 million and expects to incur an additional $37.5 million in connection with the construction and launch of Hylas 3.”
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https://advanced-television.com/2018/01/29/avantis-hylas-3-date-slips-again/
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Hello,
I think, the VS18 launch has been moved to March 6. 13:38:36 local (16:38:36 UTC)
Prochain lancement :
Vol Soyouz 18 - mardi 6 mars, décollage prévu à 13h38mn36s (heure locale).
http://www.cnes-csg.fr/web/CNES-CSG-fr/10805-le-centre-spatial-guyanais.php
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No date indication yet:
So here is something interesting, @Avio_Group mentioned #VegaC is planned to have capability to send its telemetry via @NASA_TDRS however, to test this setup it seems it is planned to fly as a test on #Vega #VV13 the @CNES telemetry kit is/was being tested @NASAGoddard
https://twitter.com/dutchspace/status/963002877382942720
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https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/966280217701552129
DutchSpace @DutchSpace
Small #CSG update, as expected after the #VS18 move to the 6th of March, also #VA242 moves a couple of days, now planned for 21 March (TBC)
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My thanks to the ESA-chaired Independent Enquiry Commission for its work following the Flight #VA241 trajectory deviation. By implementing its corrective measures, Arianespace and ArianeGroup will further enhance the outstanding reliability of #Ariane5. (1/2)
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/967043680610799618 (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/967043680610799618)
The current #Soyuz and #Ariane5 launch campaigns are continuing at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana for the two launches planned in March. (2/2) #missiontosuccess
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/967043820134289409 (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/967043820134289409)
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VA243 with GSAT 11 & Intelsat 38 now scheduled for May 18.
https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/965915472276451329
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https://www.gaussteam.com/satellites/unisat-7/
The main characteristics of the UniSat-7 mission:
Total mass: 32 kg
Sun-Synchronous orbit: (550 – 600 km)
LTAN: 11am
Launch vehicle: Soyuz-2
Launch base: Baikonour or Vostochny
Launch period: Q4, 2019 – Q1, 2020
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Next #Ariane5 launch #VA242 currently planned for 21 March at 21:42 UTC
https://twitter.com/dutchspace/status/968408954865946624
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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
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
March 21 Early April 5 - DSN-1 (Superbird-8), Hylas 4 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA242) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:34-22:24
May 18 - GSAT-11, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3
July - Galileo-FOC FM19 (Tara), Galileo-FOC FM20 (Samuel), Galileo-FOC FM21 (Anna), Galileo-FOC FM22 (Ellen) - Ariane 5-ES - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Summer)
Q3 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September 17 - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or December)
September - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV
late Q4 - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2 Q1 2019)
October 5 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT November 29)
August 19 November - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
NET Midyear - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET Midyear - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2019
Early - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or December 2018)
Early - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q1 - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - 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] - Vega C / Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
Midyear Late - inaugural flight - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Early 2020)
H2 2018 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
Q2 2018 TBD - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
TBD - Small Spacecraft Mission - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - ELO - TBD - Kourou
2020
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
Q2 NET June 2019 NET May - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Late Spring Q3 2019)
June - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July 16 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 (inaugural flight) - Ariane 62 (FM1) - 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)
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
2021
April - LEO mission - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Mid-June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
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
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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 - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
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
Early - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 June 1 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or May 20- 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 - 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
2023
Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2025
Early - Sentinel-3C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - THOR (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - XIPE (M4 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ESA Earth Explorer-9 - TBD - Kourou
2026
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-E - Kourou ZLV
2027
Q4 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2025 Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey) (M4 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
September - MetOp-SG 2A - 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 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
December - MetOp-SG 3B - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018 - Gokturk 1B - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-C (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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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 - 279 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 97, Soyuz ST - 18, Vega - 11)
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https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-273?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=usgao
NASA recently announced that JWST's launch would be delayed several months, from October 2018 to no later than June 2019, because components of the telescope are taking longer to integrate than planned.
Based on the amount of work NASA has to complete before JWST is ready to launch, we found that it's likely the launch date will be delayed again. If that happens, the project will be at risk of exceeding the $8 billion cost cap set by Congress.
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Intelsats Q4 2017 Quarterly Commentary page 8
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Mzk5MzUwfENoaWxkSUQ9LTF8VHlwZT0z&t=1&cb=636552062354239308 (http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Mzk5MzUwfENoaWxkSUQ9LTF8VHlwZT0z&t=1&cb=636552062354239308)
Estimated Launch Date for
-Intelsat 39: 2019
-Galaxy 30 (with MEV 2): 2020
-Horizons 3e: Q4 2018
all with Arianespace
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/Quantum
Eutelsat Quantum
Launch: Second half of 2019
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O3b launch (VS18) delayed to March 9, 16:37 UTC.
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/970664964175355904
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-flight-vs18-soyuz-o3b-satellites/
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https://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/03/Aeolus_fitted_to_launcher_cone
Aeolus will be launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in the autumn of 2018.
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http://www.avio.com/en/press-release/zefiro-40-z40-engine-bench-test/
“Our success in the Z40 engine bench test shows that the development of Vega C has entered a mature stage, in view of the qualifying flight at the end of 2019 – said Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo.
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http://www.marinemec.com/news/view,asian-vsat-services-expanded-with-us45m-investment_50966.htm
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https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/BepiColombo/BepiColombo_gets_green_light_for_launch_site
BepiColombo gets green light for launch site
The launch window is open from 5 October until 29 November.
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O3b-launch (2018 March 9)
http://www.orbita.zenite.nu/soyuz-stb-vai-lancar-quatro-satelites-o3b/
R15000-013/133-06
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Ariane VA242 launch delay to early april
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=45156.msg1799579#msg1799579
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https://twitter.com/Eutelsat_SA/status/972887468793040896
Eutelsat @Eutelsat_SA
Located at ~500km above the Earth, Eutelsat’s #nanosat ELO is to spend 1 year in orbit from 2019. It will help analyse the compatibility of Low Earth Orbit and connected objects, in partnership with @sigfox
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The Japan MoD, which is the customer for DSN-1, has just reported the new launch date to be April 5 at 21:34 UTC: https://t.co/oicnA4eQqU (https://t.co/oicnA4eQqU)
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Couldn't find an appropriate thread on this. Anyway, it was selected today:
ESA’s next science mission to focus on nature of exoplanets: ARIEL – the Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey mission – selected today as ESA’s fourth medium-class science mission, to be launched mid 2028. Full story: http://ow.ly/zQ6N30j3lpF
https://twitter.com/esascience/status/976108657019707392 (https://twitter.com/esascience/status/976108657019707392)
Article here (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ESA_s_next_science_mission_to_focus_on_nature_of_exoplanets)
--- Tony
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Cross-post from VA242 launch thread, already updated here:
SFN Launch Schedule, updated March 26 (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/):
April 5, 2134-2224 UTC
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/978653218740822016
NASA announcement: JWST launch now “approximately May 2020” because of “final integration and test phases that will require more time to ensure a successful mission,” per agency announcement.
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/978672402992369665
Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight
ARTICLE: NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope launch to NET May 2020 -
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/03/nasa-delays-james-webb-launch-net-may-2020/ …
- By Chris Gebhardt (@ChrisG_NSF)
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February issue of magazine “Novator” (NPO Lavochkin) has 2018 plan for Fregat launches, page 2:
https://www.laspace.ru/upload/novator/%E2%84%962_18.pdf
Below attached a screenshot of this plan (with my translation in green)
From this picture, it looks like the first OneWeb launch is delayed to November.
Also, the two launches by Soyuz/Fregat –
CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1)
CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite)
– they are not present in this picture.
Delayed to 2019 ?
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Also, the two launches by Soyuz/Fregat –
CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1)
CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite)
– they are not present in this picture.
Delayed to 2019 ?
AIR&COSMOS wrote that on jan. 24. 2018 :
Ces moyens comprennent les deux satellites Helios 2 et les deux Pléiades lancés entre 2004 et 2011. Ces systèmes seront remplacés dans le cadre du programme CSO (Composante Spatiale Optique) mené par le CNES : "Le premier satellite de cette constellation sera lancé à la fin de l'année prochaine". Au total trois satellites formeront cette constellation. "Ils apporteront des améliorations significatives en termes de précision, de qualité, de temps de revisite par rapport aux satellites Helios".
http://www.air-cosmos.com/espace-la-france-renouvelle-ses-capacites-militaires-106139
First CSO-satellite launch end of next year 2018. Not sure, i use Google-translate :-\
late edit: the hearing with General Breton was in december 2017. So he means the end of 2018. Sorry
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Also, the two launches by Soyuz/Fregat –
CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1)
CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite)
– they are not present in this picture.
Delayed to 2019 ?
AIR&COSMOS wrote that on jan. 24. 2018 :
Ces moyens comprennent les deux satellites Helios 2 et les deux Pléiades lancés entre 2004 et 2011. Ces systèmes seront remplacés dans le cadre du programme CSO (Composante Spatiale Optique) mené par le CNES : "Le premier satellite de cette constellation sera lancé à la fin de l'année prochaine". Au total trois satellites formeront cette constellation. "Ils apporteront des améliorations significatives en termes de précision, de qualité, de temps de revisite par rapport aux satellites Helios".
http://www.air-cosmos.com/espace-la-france-renouvelle-ses-capacites-militaires-106139
First CSO-satellite launch end of next year. Not sure, i use Google-translate :-\
As far as I know CSO was/is still planned for this year...
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here also:
Ce projet MUSIS a été érigé en projet de l'Agence européenne de défense (AED) en 2009. En l'absence d'accord de coopération finalisé, et afin d'éviter tout risque de rupture capacitaire, en 2010, la France a lancé la réalisation d'un segment sol minimum, ouvert à la coopération, et une partie de la composante optique - deux satellites sur les trois prévu à terme. La commande de ces deux satellites est intervenue en 2010 et leur déploiement a été reporté à 2018 pour le premier et 2019 pour le second. Cette échéance est compatible avec la durée de vie prévisible d'Helios IIB.
Le conseil des ministres franco-allemand qui s'est tenu à Berlin le 31 mars 2015 a décidé de mettre en place une coopération entre le futur système allemand d'observation radar par satellite SARah et le système CSO en cours de réalisation sous responsabilité française. L'accord comprend, pour la France, l'acquisition d'un segment sol du système SARah et, pour l'Allemagne, l'acquisition d'un segment sol du système CSO ; ces segments permettront l'échange d'images entre pays. Cet accord prévoit également le financement par l'Allemagne, aux deux tiers - soit 210 millions d'euros -, du troisième satellite CSO. La mise en service opérationnel de ce satellite CSO-3 est programmée en 2021, à la suite de celle des satellites CSO-1 et CSO-2 en 2018 et 2019 respectivement. On notera que la mise en service opérationnel complète du système SARah, pour sa part, est prévue à l'horizon 2020.
http://www.senat.fr/rap/a17-110-8/a17-110-812.html
CSO-1: 2018, CSO-2: 2019, CSO-3: 2021 ??? confusing, can this be ?
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here also:
Ce projet MUSIS a été érigé en projet de l'Agence européenne de défense (AED) en 2009. En l'absence d'accord de coopération finalisé, et afin d'éviter tout risque de rupture capacitaire, en 2010, la France a lancé la réalisation d'un segment sol minimum, ouvert à la coopération, et une partie de la composante optique - deux satellites sur les trois prévu à terme. La commande de ces deux satellites est intervenue en 2010 et leur déploiement a été reporté à 2018 pour le premier et 2019 pour le second. Cette échéance est compatible avec la durée de vie prévisible d'Helios IIB.
Le conseil des ministres franco-allemand qui s'est tenu à Berlin le 31 mars 2015 a décidé de mettre en place une coopération entre le futur système allemand d'observation radar par satellite SARah et le système CSO en cours de réalisation sous responsabilité française. L'accord comprend, pour la France, l'acquisition d'un segment sol du système SARah et, pour l'Allemagne, l'acquisition d'un segment sol du système CSO ; ces segments permettront l'échange d'images entre pays. Cet accord prévoit également le financement par l'Allemagne, aux deux tiers - soit 210 millions d'euros -, du troisième satellite CSO. La mise en service opérationnel de ce satellite CSO-3 est programmée en 2021, à la suite de celle des satellites CSO-1 et CSO-2 en 2018 et 2019 respectivement. On notera que la mise en service opérationnel complète du système SARah, pour sa part, est prévue à l'horizon 2020.
http://www.senat.fr/rap/a17-110-8/a17-110-812.html
CSO-1: 2018, CSO-2: 2019, CSO-3: 2021 ??? confusing, can this be ?
it's indeed 3 spacecrafts, first one to launch in 2018 (i'm guessing in Nov/Dec)
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VEGA
According to the missionspage: Prisma should launch at 05/30/2018. timeline bottom
http://prisma-i.it/index.php/en/mission/mission-overview
The VEGA Smallsat-Mission is planned for early 2019. writes the ESA
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Transportation/Shared_launch_opportunities_for_light_satellites
TARANIS is also scheduled for 2019.
https://taranis.cnes.fr/en/TARANIS/index.htm
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I`m missreading the AIR&COSMOS article for the CSO launch and modify my post. correct is end of 2018 :-[
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg1803825#msg1803825
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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
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
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 - 11:24:48
August 21 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV (or September-October)
NET August - Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3
Q3 NET August - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Summer)
Q3 NET August - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
September 17 19 - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS - 00:46:57 (or December)
H2 - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2019)
October 5 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT November 29)
Midyear May 30 (TBD) November - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
May 18 25 TBD - GSAT-11, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:41-21:55
Piggybacked:
NET Midyear - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2019
Early - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Early - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Early - SSMS POC (Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof Of Concept) flight - Vega - Kourou ZLV
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q1 May - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - 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)
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 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
NET Midyear 2018 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
NET May - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July 16 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 (inaugural flight) - Ariane 62 (FM1) - 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)
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
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 - CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
2018 TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
April - LEO mission - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Mid-June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
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
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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 - CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) - Soyuz ST/Fregat - Kourou ELS
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
Early - TBD - Ariane 6 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
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 - 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
2023
Q1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 Q3 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - e.Deorbit - TBD - Kourou
TBD 2026 - inaugural flight - Vega-E - Kourou ZLV
2025
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q2 Q3 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Early 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 Q4 2027 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
2027
Late 2026 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)
2018 - Gokturk 1B - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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 - M5 mission - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou ELS
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
TBD - CSO 3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD - 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 - 280 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 98, Soyuz ST - 18, Vega - 11)
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http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/JASMINE
Nano-JASMINE will be launched in the near future (around 2020).
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http://projects.knmi.nl/omi/documents/presentations/2017/ostm20/Day3_1100_OMISTM20_Veefkind.pdf
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This Arianespace launch schedule is very nice work, but I think it's a combination of Arianespace Launch Schedule and a ESA's / European satellite launch schedule. This list is far to long to be the Arianespace launch schedule. I think it could only run until 2021.
here a quote from: Arianespace at satellite 2018: Ariane 6 and Vega C are on track for liftoff (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/satellite-2018/)
Arianespace’s order book stands at 4.8 billion euros, including 56 launches for 28 customers (70 percent commercial and 30 percent institutional, in terms of the number of launches), with 17 by Ariane 5, 28 by Soyuz, nine by Vega/Vega C and two by Ariane 6.
AFAIK:
Ariane 5 (17x): 4x Gallileo FOC on A5-ES, BepiColumbo, JWST, & 14x Dual to GTO.
Soyuz (28x): 21x Oneweb (majority form Russia), 4xO3B 17-20, CSG-1+CHEOPS, MetOp-C, Metop-SG A1 & B1. 2x ?
Vega (6x): ADM Aeolis, PRISMA, SEOSAT/Indigo, 2x Falcon Eye, ? (SSMS rideshare ?)
Vega-C (3x): 2x a Duo of (Airbus) Pleiades-NEO & CSG-2
Ariane 6 (2x) both a duo of Gallileo FOC.
I agree with most of the list, but many launches haven't been ordered jet.
I read in the NAMMO bulletin 2018 (https://www.nammo.com/newsroom/#/pressreleases/8-ways-we-can-help-soldiers-and-scientists-get-more-from-what-they-already-have-2450929). Page 10 and 11 are about the HTP RACS system Nammo is developing for the Vega-C. It is planned to be introduced from late 2021.
The article also states: about Vega
Up until November 2017, a total of 11 flights have successfully been accomplished without any incidents,
and 11 more flights are planned before the launcher will be retired in favor of the larger and more powerful VEGA-C, which is due to take to the air in early 2019.
This statement is true, given the four order batches (maiden, VERTA 5x, Batch 1 (10x) & batch 2 (6x Vega & 4x Vega-C). There are a further 5 Vega launches available to end the live of Vega after 22 launches.
edit: another quote: About the HTP RACS;
The plan is for three to four propulsion systems to be delivered each year starting from 2021, with the first flight with a hydrogen peroxide based RACS planned for late 2021.
I think there are also still 5 Ariane 5 launchers to be manifested. Left to launch: 1x A5-ES, 11x A5 ESA PB+ and 10x A5 ECA PC (so 22x Ariane 5).
Edited to add: AFAIK the maiden launch of Ariane 62 will not be one of the Gallileo missions.
Edit3: AFAIK from 2022 annually Arianespace will launch ~11x Ariane6 and 3-4x Vega-C, and possibly some Soyuz launches.
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Tweet from Caleb Henry (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/982023009673326592):
.@arianespaceceo says next Ariane 5 launch is May 25 with ISRO's GSAT-11 and the joint satellite Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 for @AzercosmosOJSCo and @Intelsat.
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/982026012203601921
Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo
Today’s successful #Ariane5 mission w/ DSN-1/Superbird-8 and HYLAS 4 continues a busy year of launch activity for #Arianespace. Our next mission from French Guiana, Flight #VA243 w/ Ariane 5, is scheduled for liftoff on May 25.
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http://www.spacetechasia.com/jaxa-esa-study-feasibility-lunar-demonstration-mission-heracles/
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Arianespace and Spaceflight sign contract to launch small satellites on Vega SSMS POC flight (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-spaceflight-sign-contract-to-launch-small-satellites-on-vega-ssms-poc-flight/)
Arianespace announced today that it has been selected by leading rideshare and mission management provider Spaceflight to launch small satellites on the Vega launch vehicle, as part of the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof Of Concept (POC) flight.
Arianespace has signed a landmark agreement with Spaceflight Industries for the launch of several small payloads. This will be the inaugural mission for Spaceflight customer spacecraft on an Arianespace vehicle.
The initial batch of spacecraft is slated for launch aboard Vega in early 2019 from Europe’s Spaceport at the Guiana Space Center. The contract with the Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries covers a microsatellite and a significant number of cubesats to be launched on the Small Spacecraft Mission System (SSMS) POC flight as well as on a subsequent Vega SSMS flight about one year later.
The Vega POC flight will also be the first mission of the SSMS, a modular carbon fiber dispenser, a program initiated by ESA in 2016, with the contribution of the European Commission. For all the European partners involved, its purpose is to address the burgeoning institutional and commercial small spacecraft market with a new rideshare concept.
Vega is part of the Arianespace launcher family, alongside the heavy Ariane 5 and the medium Soyuz, operated from the Guiana Space Center. Avio based in Colleferro Italy, is the industrial prime contractor for Vega, and the design lead for the SMSS.
“Striking this deal with Vega will serve a growing part of our market demand – namely organizations that need a diversified launch plan for small satellite constellations,” said Curt Blake, President of Spaceflight. “We are thrilled to add Arianespace to our network of launch partners.”
Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, said: “We are honored to have been selected for the first time by Spaceflight for the launch of small satellites on the POC flight of the Vega’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service dispenser. It is exciting to be able to partner with Spaceflight, a company that has helped to revolutionize our industry! This multi-launch mission demonstrates Arianespace’s dedication to providing access to space for the quickly evolving small satellite market. With a flawless record, Vega is perfectly suited for the job.”
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Tweet from Peter B. de Selding: (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/986849753731358720)
Japan's #BSat's BSat-4b, under construction by @Maxar's @sslmda, to be launch in 2020 on @ArianeGroup @Arianespace Ariane 5 under contract announced today. 3,520kg, 24 Ku-band xponders, will operate from 110E.
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Japan Week 2018: Arianespace is the Japanese market leader (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/japan-week-2018-arianespace-is-the-japanese-market-leader/)
BSAT-4b ... With this new contract, the 32nd signed in 32 years, 75 percent of Japanese geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) launches open to competition have been entrusted to Arianespace.
Arianespace’s order book stands at 4.7 billion euros, including 56 launches for 29 customers (70 percent commercial and 30 percent institutional, in terms of the number of launches), with 17 by Ariane 5, 28 by Soyuz, nine by Vega/Vega C and two by Ariane 6.
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ADM AEOLUS
(... next trial :-\ )
the ESA says now
AEOLUS - 5th Earth Explorer
Date: 21 August 2018 (tbc)
Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana)
http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Launch_schedule_2018
DLR: August
http://www.dlr.de/rd/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4276/6859_read-9938/
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and also in the ESA-schedule:
EDRS-C
Date: May 2019
Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana)
Launcher: Ariane 5
Website: EDRS-C
:o
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According to informations on our French forum, GSAT is back to India and Azerspace will not come to Guyana.
The whole mission is cancelled.
http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t19506-ariane-5-eca-va243-gsat-11-azerspace-2-intelsat-38-mai-2018
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/launch-delay-for-va243/
The next Arianespace launch will therefore be VA244, in July 2018. An Ariane 5 ES launch vehicle will orbit four more Galileo satellites for the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The launch of the Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 satellite for Azercosmos and Intelsat has been rescheduled for this summer, following VA244. The planned date and the co-passenger will be announced shortly.
The rest of the 2018 Arianespace launch manifest remains unchanged.
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from the Avio Annual-Report 2017 page 15
http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2018%2fAvio-2017-Annual-Report_20180330_115021.pdf
Vega's second evolution, named Vega E and also funded via the 2016 Ministerial Conference, will
launch from 2024 a payload approx. twice the size of those currently launchable and will allow Avio
to further its expertise in liquid propulsion.
optimistic goals :)
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Arianespace and D-Orbit sign contract to launch ION Cubesat Carrier on Vega SSMS POC flight (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-d-orbit-sign-contract-to-launch-ion-cubesat-carrier-on-vega-ssms-poc-flight/)
Arianespace and D-Orbit announced today the signature of an agreement to offer InOrbit NOW launch and deployment service through the launch of D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier on the Vega launch vehicle, as part of the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof Of Concept flight (POC flight).
D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier, a free flying CubeSat deployer and technology demonstrator, will be launched on Vega in 2019 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The CubeSat carrier will host several CubeSats to be deployed once in orbit.
D-Orbit’s InOrbit NOW is a revolutionary launch and deployment service designed to transport CubeSats to space and release them into independent orbital slots.
Arianespace’s launch contract with D-Orbit includes a significant number of CubeSats with an overall separated mass of about 100 kg. Positioned in a sun-synchronous orbit at 500 km., ION CubeSat Carrier will deploy the hosted CubeSats along the orbit over a period of approximately one month. After completing the CubeSat deployment phase, ION CubeSat Carrier will initiate the inorbit validation phase of payloads directly integrated on the platform.
The Vega POC flight will be the first mission of the SSMS, a modular carbon fiber dispenser, a program initiated by ESA in 2016, with the contribution of the European Commission. For all the European partners involved, its purpose is to address the burgeoning institutional and commercial small spacecraft market with a new rideshare concept.
Vega is part of the Arianespace launcher family, alongside the Ariane 5 heavy launcher and the Soyuz medium launcher, operated from the Guiana Space Center. Based in Colleferro, Italy, Avio is the industrial prime contractor for Vega.
After the signature of the contract, D-Orbit’s Chief Executive Officer Luca Rossettini said: “We are proud to partner with Arianespace for our first InOrbit NOW mission. The exponential growth of nanosatellite launch demand is just the beginning of a new space era and a beneficial space economy. ION CubeSat Carrier is the first transportation vehicle for nanosats that expand the launch service to a sort of door-to-door delivery, and it is also the perfect platform for in-orbit demonstration and validation experiments. Nanosatellites are creating a convergence between innovative technology, space heritage, and commercial opportunities: the collaboration between D-Orbit and Arianespace will further this convergence.”
“We are honored D-Orbit selected us to launch the InOrbit NOW payload on the Vega’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept flight. It is the first time our two companies have collaborated on a launch, and we fully plan to justify their confidence in us. Arianespace is proud to offer innovative launch solutions targeting the fast-growing smallsat market segment and enabling the success of CubeSat integrators and technology demonstrators. Our Vega is perfectly adapted to deliver for this promising market,” said Stephane Israël, CEO of Arianespace.
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Another payload on the SSMS POC flight?
Facebook May Have Secret Plans to Build a Satellite-Based Internet (https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/facebook-may-have-secret-plans-to-launch-a-internet-satellite)
FCC File Number 0353-EX-CN-2018
PointView Athena satellite 150kg, E-band, built by SSL
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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
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
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 - 11:25:01
August 21 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV - 21:20
NET August September 5 - Horizons 3e, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:20
Q4 - Horizons 3e - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2019)
October 5 18 19 - BepiColombo - Ariane 5 ECA (VA245) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:45 (or NLT November 29)
September 19 NET November 7 - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS19) - Kourou ELS ~00:47
November - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET August November - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 NET November - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET August Q4 NET November - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
NET August Late - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November December - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV13) - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
NET Midyear - ESEO (FUNcube 4) - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2019
Early - OneWeb smallsat (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
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
Early-Midyear - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Late 2018)
March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Baikonur)
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)
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
2018 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 - 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
Late - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early Midyear 2021)
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
NET May 2020 March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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
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
2021 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) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT TBD Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - e.Deorbit - TBD - Kourou
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
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)
2018 - Gokturk 1B - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
NET 2020 - GO-3S - 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
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 - 280 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 98, Soyuz ST - 18, Vega - 11)
Changes on May 3rd
Changes on May 6th
Changes on May 10th
Changes on May 24th
Changes on May 28th
Changes on June 10th
Changes on June 15th
Changes on June 21st
Changes on June 26th
Changes on June 27th
Changes on June 29th
Changes on July 2nd
Changes on July 3rd
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http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/athena_pointview.htm
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https://aeolusweb.wordpress.com/
The date of aeolus launch is (finally) official. It will be August 21, 2018, at 18:20 Kourou time, 23:20 Paris time. aeolus will be put into orbit by the 12th model of Vega, the smallest launcher that is available to Arianespace in French Guiana.
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Eutelsat call the "African Broadband Satellite" now "KONNECT "
Launch is still scheduled for H2 2019.
Easy to be confused with "KONNECT VHTS" :o
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180514005981/en/Eutelsat-Communications%C2%A0Third-Quarter-Month-2017-18-Revenues
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Eutelsat call the "African Broadband Satellite" now "KONNECT "
Launch is still scheduled for H2 2019.
Easy to be confused with "KONNECT VHTS" :o
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180514005981/en/Eutelsat-Communications%C2%A0Third-Quarter-Month-2017-18-Revenues
There is the KONNECT HTS fleet and the KONNECT VHTS fleet. EUTELSAT ABS is HTS.
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I found this article today morning:
http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/technik/alain-charmeau-die-amerikaner-wollen-europa-aus-dem-weltraum-kicken-a-1207322.html
Google translate:
SPIEGEL ONLINE: The new "Ariane 6" rocket is scheduled to launch in July 2020 for the first time. Can you do that?
Charmeau: Yes. We are on schedule.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: So that the project does not become a piper, you need support. Europe's governments should commit to buy a certain amount of rockets. What commitments do you have meanwhile?
Charmeau: The first start is funded with the development contract. Now we need customers for launches number two, three and so on. After all, we have already received an order from the European Commission.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: There they want to buy two missiles for "Galileo" navigation satellites.
Charmeau: According to our plans, we need a total of five launches in 2021 and eight in 2022. Part of this needs to be done by the governments or the EU Commission.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: What do you imagine?
Charmeau: We are thinking of a total of four "Galileo" launches, plus a probe from the Esa, plus one German and one French government mission. We need a clear signal that we can start producing the other rockets. And we need a total of seven contracts for guaranteed launches. Till the end of June.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: That sounds sporty. And why just until the end of June?
Charmeau: Because the production of the first rocket is already running. Our factories, our teams now need more orders to continue their work. The second launch of the "Ariane 6" should already take place in late 2020 or early 2021, depending on customer requirements. That's in less than three years.
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http://www.interfax.ru/world/614017
Google translate:
Moscow. May, 23rd. INTERFAX.RU - Three more launches of Soyuz-ST carrier rockets at the Kourou space center in French Guiana are planned by the end of this year, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said.
On May 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks in St. Petersburg with French President Emmanuel Macron, who will pay an official visit to Russia.
Speaking about the cooperation between Russia and France, the assistant to the head of state noted the space sphere. "Since 2011, 17 joint launches of the Soyuz-ST carrier rocket at the Kourou space center in French Guiana have been carried out since 2011. The last one today was held on March 9, three more are scheduled before the end of 2018," Ushakov said.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-isis-to-launch-small-satellites-on-the-vega-ssms-poc-flight/
Arianespace announced today that ISIS – Innovative Solutions In Space – has joined the group of customers who have signed contracts to launch payloads on Vega’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof Of Concept flight (POC flight) in early 2019.
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http://prisma-i.it/index.php/en/news/program2/128-prisma-launch-date
PRISMA Satellite launch date scheduled on December 2018.
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http://www.ert.gr/eidiseis/ellada/politiki/n-pappas-ta-kanalia-prepei-na-einai-viosima/
Google translate:
"The Greek University can and build microservices from start to finish. At the moment, four Greek universities join forces, Greece in one and a half to two years from now will have its own array of micro-satellites, "said Pappas, adding that" the two satellites that are already in space , Hellas Sat 3, and Hellas Sat 4 to be launched at the end of the year, will allow Greece to have many transponders. Some of them are also used for the needs of the Greek Armed Forces. "
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Press Release (https://www.defense.gouv.fr/salle-de-presse/communiques/communiques-de-florence-parly/communique-de-florence-parly-conseil-des-ministres-franco-allemand-l-europe-de-la-defense-avance)
today the launch of the Franco-German CSO3 military satellite on Ariane 6 has also been agreed.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/india/isro-clears-gsat-11-for-launch-5221485/
This also led to the ISRO recalling GSAT-11 for conducting thorough checks. “After a thorough check and additional tests, it was found fit for launch,” the official said. The space agency is now waiting for a slot from Arianespace, the company which will launch the satellite, the official added.
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http://www.ert.gr/eidiseis/ellada/politiki/n-pappas-ta-kanalia-prepei-na-einai-viosima/
Google translate:
"The Greek University can and build microservices from start to finish. At the moment, four Greek universities join forces, Greece in one and a half to two years from now will have its own array of micro-satellites, "said Pappas, adding that" the two satellites that are already in space , Hellas Sat 3, and Hellas Sat 4 to be launched at the end of the year, will allow Greece to have many transponders. Some of them are also used for the needs of the Greek Armed Forces. "
The official confirmation from Arabsat:
...The award was handed by the President of Cyprus to Mr. Khalid Balkheyour, President and CEO of Arabsat who stated the following: “ARABSAT accepts with great honour the CIPA award and came to Cyprus to stay for a long time. The business environment and the strategic geographic position of Cyprus are the main factors for our successful operations. Since Hellas Sat became member of ARABSAT group we expanded our operations with the launch of HS3 satellite and the procurement HS4 which is expected to be launch at the end of 2018.”
Source: http://www.arabsat.com/english/media-center/news-press-and-events/corporate/arabsat-is-honoured-in-cyprus-with-a-cipa-international-investment-award
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http://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Hera/Earth_s_first_mission_to_a_binary_asteroid_for_planetary_defence
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MetOp-C - October 6
CSG-1 - November
OneWeb - December
https://ria.ru/science/20180626/1523388037.html
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https://twitter.com/JimBridenstine/status/1012008010150006786
The James Webb Space Telescope will produce first of its kind, world-class science. Based on recommendations by an Independent Review Board, the new launch date for @NASAWebb is March 30, 2021.
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Cross-post:
and Eutelsat 7C
Eutelsat 7C should launch in Q4 2018 .
Stands in Third Quarter Report from Eutelsat. ( I had overlooked :( )
again the Link: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180514005981/en/Eutelsat-Communications%C2%A0Third-Quarter-Month-2017-18-Revenues
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Cross-post:
Stéphane Israël
@arianespaceceo
13 Std.Vor 13 Stunden
#Arianespace has a busy schedule for the second half of 2018, including three missions in less than two months: #Ariane5’s next flight w/ #Galileo satellites (July 25), the #Vega mission to orbit Aeolus (late Aug) and the 100th launch of Ariane 5 (early Sept). #MissiontoSuccess
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1011867224376774656
Ariane 5 VA243 early September
Re-stating, then extrapolating:
That's VA244 on July 25; then VA243 in early September, followed by BepiColombo on the putative VA245 on NET October 5, and then a dual GTO VA246 in November near year's end?
If the payloads are ready, could another dual GTO launch, a VA247, fit into the Ariane 5 launch cadence in December before year's end?
EDITED 7/26 for clarification
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Cross-posts, already updated in this thread:
Source: SFN Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ , June 29 update
Slight change to VA244 launch time on July 25 to 11:25:01 UTC
Source: SFN Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ , June 29 update
Horizons 3e substituted for GSAT-11. VA243 launch on September 5, approximately 21:20 UTC.
Cross-post; new edit 7/3:
Source: SFN Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ , June 29 update
Delay of BepiColombo launch date in planetary launch window to October 18.
EDIT 7/3: Source: SFN Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ , July 3 update
Launch date/time: October 19, 01:45 UTC = October 18, 22:45 GFT (Kourou)
EDIT 7/3, edited cross-post:
MetOp-C launch date/time; source: SFN Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ , July 3 update
November 7, approximately 00:47 UTC = November 6, 21:47 GFT (Kourou)
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Metop-C - second half of September
OneWeb - November
CSG - 2019
https://ria.ru/space/20180702/1523789615.html
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Newest dates:
Metop-C November
CSG-1 December
OneWeb March 2019
https://ria.ru/science/20180705/1524002630.html
https://ria.ru/science/20180705/1524003314.html
https://ria.ru/science/20180705/1524003240.html
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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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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)
Changes on July 5th
Changes on July 15th
Changes on July 17th
Changes on July 25th
Changes on July 26th
Changes on July 27th
Changes on July 30th
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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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https://scienceblog.eumetsat.int/2018/07/cs-the-day-metop-c-launch-campaign-begins/
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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https://youtu.be/RNnJBKR9lqY
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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
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https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/07/Airbus-wins-two-ESA-studies-for-Mars-Sample-Return-mission.html
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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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https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/07/Airbus-wins-two-ESA-studies-for-Mars-Sample-Return-mission.html
This information for https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=8184.msg1835504#msg1835504
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Launch time for VA-244 was 11:25:08.3 UTC.
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https://newsroom24x7.com/2018/07/20/what-ails-isro/
Arianespace is insisting on two further launches of GSAT 30 and 31 at a cost of 900 crore
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/07/ariane-5-es-bow-out-launch-galileo-quadruplets/
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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https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/BepiColombo/BepiColombo_to_target_mid-October_launch
Europe’s first mission to Mercury will target the early morning of 19 October for launch, Arianespace and ESA announced today.
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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http://sci.esa.int/cosmic-vision/60498-call-for-a-fast-f-mission-opportunity-in-esas-science-programme/
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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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/
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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SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/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
<snip>
Late December - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Early-Midyear 2019)
Changes on July 5th
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http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eseo.htm
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https://newsroom24x7.com/2018/07/20/what-ails-isro/
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 (http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/aug/01/isro-faces-costly-proposition-over-recall-of-gsat-11-1851412.html)
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.
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.
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.
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.)
slight EDIT 8/3
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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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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
05 - August 22 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV - 21:20:09.478
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
NET September 5 7 10 18 25 - Horizons 3e, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:56-22:31
October 19 - BepiColombo-MPO, BepiColombo-MMO - 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
NET November 30 - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late NET November - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET November - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December 14 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS20) - Kourou ELS
NET December 15 2019 - GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV13) - Kourou ZLV
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 Lemur-2 y (x TBD) and other - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q1 NET February - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
NET November 2018 Q1 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2019 May - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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
NET Q2 Q3 - OneWeb smallsat (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
Late - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast 1.1, Astrocast 1.2, Astrocast 1.3, Astrocast 1.4, Astrocast 1.5, Astrocast 1.6, Astrocast 1.7, Astrocast 1.8, Astrocast 1.9, Astrocast 1.10 - Vega-C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Late - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Early 2020)
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect (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 - 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 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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 (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x34-36) - 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
H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - 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 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
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 - 282 (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 - 12)
Changes on August 5th
Changes on August 7th
Changes on August 10th
Changes on August 12th
Changes on August 13th
Changes on August 14th
Changes on August 15th
Changes on August 21st
Changes on August 22nd
Changes on August 24th
Changes on August 28th
Changes on August 29th
Changes on September 1st
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http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Looking_to_the_Future_with_Ariane_6_and_Vega_C_Launchers_for_Asia_Pacific_Customers_999.html
After the contract signed in April and May 2018 for an Ariane 5 mission in 2020 to orbit the BSAT-4b satellite and four contracts for the Vega launcher's first proof-of-concept flight with the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS), Arianespace's order book stands at euro 4.7 billion. It includes 56 launches for 32 customers (70% commercial and 30% institutional, in terms of the number of launches), with 16 by Ariane 5, 28 by Soyuz, 10 by Vega/Vega C and two by Ariane 6.
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http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=s&Seq_Code=62058
El satélite geoestacionario Cheollian 2A será puesto en órbita en noviembre, mientras que su gemelo para análisis medioambientales, Cheollian 2B, será lanzado en 2019.
Google translate:
The geostationary satellite Cheollian 2A will be put into orbit in November, while its twin for environmental analysis, Cheollian 2B, will be launched in 2019.
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NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch its heaviest satellite Gsat-11 weighing over 5.7 tonnes from the European spaceport in French Guiana on November 30.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isros-heaviest-sat-launch-from-french-guiana-on-nov-30-sivan/articleshow/65285238.cms (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isros-heaviest-sat-launch-from-french-guiana-on-nov-30-sivan/articleshow/65285238.cms)
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https://www.spaceintelreport.com/d-orbit-astrocast-contract-for-10-satellites-to-launch-on-arianespace-vega/
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/spire-selects-arianespace/
Spire selects Arianespace to launch the company’s small satellites on multiple Vega flights.
The multi-launch contract with Spire – a company providing weather, maritime, and aviation data to public and private customers – will cover a significant number of CubeSats to be launched on Vega as part of the Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof Of Concept (POC) flight in 2019, as well as options on subsequent Vega flights.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/we-averted-a-possible-debacle-isro-chairman/article24660014.ece
Contrary to a few reports, there was no pressure on ISRO nor were the two new launches a quid pro quo for taking GSAT-11 to space, he said. GSAT-31 and 30 would be signed this month only because launches with Arianespace must be committed four months before launch date that ISRO sought — before December 15 — he said.
The national space agency had envisioned that its two GSLV rockets would fully take over geostationary orbit launches and that GSAT-11 — its heaviest to date and most ambitious for digital communication — would be its last satellite to go outside India for a launch. But early this year, it realised that upgrading a GSLV-Mk2 engine would need more time. The bigger Mark 3 was also not available in time.
“We already knew that we have to look for outside launch again for these two satellites,” Dr. Sivan said.
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Cross-post re: VA243 launch date/window:
The Launch is scheduled on Sep 7. at 21:56 - 22:31 UTC
Intelsat :
http://www.intelsat.com/news/press-release/horizons-3e-arrives-in-french-guiana/
Horizons 3e is currently scheduled for launch on 7 September, 2018 during a window that is currently scheduled to open at 5:56 pm EDT and closes at 6:31 pm EDT. Following a successful launch, Horizons 3e will be placed at the 169° East orbital location, where it will undergo in-orbit testing prior to its expected in-service date in the first quarter of 2019.
Already the 8th of September in Japan
SKY Perfect JSAT:
https://www.sptvjsat.com/load_pdf.php?pTb=t_news_&pRi=1251&pJe=2
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-aims-to-launch-22-missions-in-2019-50-in-3-years/articleshow/65375131.cms?from=mdr
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The events seem to overturn
Arianespace to launch 3 more heavy Indian satellites
..."Arianespace will launch GSAT-11 on November 30, followed by GSAT-31 in December and GSAT-30 in May 2019," state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan told reporters at an event here....
https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/arianespace-to-launch-3-more-heavy-indian-satellites-118081200641_1.html
no guarantee if that's true
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https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/arianespace-to-launch-3-heavy-indian-satellites-over-the-next-9-months-isro-4951591.html
"As per Arianespace protocol, the launch date must be signed four months prior to lift-off. We need to launch GSAT-31 by 15 December as the satellite (INSAT-4CR) to be replaced has a lifespan till January," added Sivan.
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December 14 - CSG-1
https://ria.ru/science/20180730/1525635000.html
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Cross-post, ADM-Aeolus launch delayed 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds:
http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vega-flight-vv12-delay/
The liftoff of Arianespace’s Flight VV12 with Europe’s Aeolus satellite has been delayed by 24 hours due to winds at altitude over the Spaceport in French Guiana...With this one-day postponement, the liftoff of Flight VV12 is now set for August 22 at exactly 6:20:08 p.m., local time in French Guiana – pending an improvement of the wind conditions at altitude.
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Re: VA243 launch date, cross-post from the Aeolus launch thread:
At the end of the ADM-Aeolus webcast the commentator said VA243 is launching on 10 September.
<snip>
EDIT 8/24, cross-post:
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated Aug. 24:
VA243 launch date revised from Sept. 7 to TBD.
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https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=27667.msg1849540#msg1849540
Exact Vega liftoff time of flight VV12 with Aeolus is confirmed as 21:20:09.478Z
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??? What happened ?
Intelsat's next launch:
http://www.intelsat.com/global-network/satellites/launch-schedule/next-launch/
Horizons 3e and Intelsat 38
Launching 18 September 2018
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Cross-post from forum thread OneWeb constellation (+900 sats) to be built by Airbus (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=37814.0); plus other content.
Re: launch date window, from the SN article, by Caleb Henry, dated August 27: OneWeb, Arianespace target December-February for first Soyuz launch (https://spacenews.com/oneweb-arianespace-target-december-february-for-first-soyuz-launch/)
Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël told SpaceNews that OneWeb’s targeted launch period is from Dec. 18 to Feb. 19 [bold mine].
Edited cross-post, referring to the same SN article:
The first launch of OneWeb’s low-Earth-orbit broadband constellation could still happen by year’s end, but may slip into early 2019, according to officials from OneWeb and launch provider Arianespace.
Reason [from OneWeb founder Greg Wyler]:
“Arianespace had an urgent customer need, and being good partners we can move around a bit, but we are hoping to get up as early in our launch window as possible.”
The article also says Stéphane Israël pretty much refuted what Wyler said :)
Israël said there are no other customers on the Arianespace manifest pushing on OneWeb’s schedule.
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AND:
SFN launch schedule, updated August 28 (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), lists this launch as OneWeb 1, NET December 2018, and VS21.
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And another week... new launch date 09/25/2018
The Horizons 3e satellite is fueled for a history-making dual-passenger flight on Ariane 5
The Horizons 3e telecommunications satellite has been fueled at the Spaceport in French Guiana, readying it for the 100th launch of a heavy-lift Ariane 5 – which also will carry the Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 relay platform on this milestone Arianespace flight planned for September 25. ...
Source Arianespace: http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/the-horizons-3e-satellite-is-fueled-for-a-history-making-dual-passenger-flight-on-ariane-5/
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Hellas-Sat-4 - November
https://www.gnomip.gr/music/90346-έτοιμος-ο-hellas-sat-4-τον-νοέμβριο-η-εκτόξευση-του-δορυφόρου
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Korea’s Chollian-2A satellite to launch in Dec.
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3052568
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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
05 - August 22 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV - 21:20:09.478
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
NET September 25 - Horizons 3e, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:53-22:28
October 19 - BepiColombo-MPO, BepiColombo-MMO - 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
November 30 December 4 - GSAT-11, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA246) - Kourou ELA-3
December 14 (TBD) Midyear 2019 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-M (VS20) - Kourou ELS
NET December 15 - GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET November December 15 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV13) - Kourou ZLV
NET November December - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2019
Early - SSMS POC (Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof Of Concept) flight: D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier, Athena, Lemur-2y (x TBD) and other - Vega - Kourou ZLV
NET Mid-February - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q1 - EUTELSAT 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December 14, 2018 H1 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS20) - Kourou ELS
H1 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET May - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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
NET Q3 - OneWeb smallsat (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
Late - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast 1.1, Astrocast 1.2, Astrocast 1.3, Astrocast 1.4, Astrocast 1.5, Astrocast 1.6, Astrocast 1.7, Astrocast 1.8, Astrocast 1.9, Astrocast 1.10 - Vega-C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Late - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Early 2020)
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect (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 - 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 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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 (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x34-36) - 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
H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - 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)
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/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 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021-2022 - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2021-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2021-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2021-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2021-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2021-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - 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
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 - 282 (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 - 12)
Changes on September 4th
Changes on September 12th
Changes on September 16th
Changes on September 18th
Changes on September 20th
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December 14 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS20) - Kourou ELS
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Confusion about the December Soyuz launch.
The ESA CHEOPS Missionspage says 2019, on the CHEOPS-Homepage is also 2019.
http://sci.esa.int/cheops/54034-operations/
Launch of CHEOPS is planned for 2019.
http://cheops.unibe.ch/de/cheops-mission/status/
CHEOPS is targeting completion of the satellite level test by the end of 2018 and a launch is expected in the first half of 2019. Confirmation of the launch period is expected from Arianespace.
On the other hand, there have been reports in the last few days
CSO-1 would start in December.
https://cnes.fr/fr/direct-florence-parly-ministre-des-armees-en-visite-au-cnes
Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, s'est redue vendredi 7 septembre 2018 au CNES de Toulouse pour visiter le Centre de programmation, de commande et de contrôle du satellite militaire français CSO (lancement prévu en décembre 2018), puis le service « qualité image » et enfin le COO, Centre d'orbitographie opérationnelle, qui surveille les objets au voisinage de la Terre. A l'issue de cette visite, la ministre s'est exprimée sur la stratégie spatiale militaire française, alors qu'un groupe de travail du ministère des Armées doit lui rendre des propositions sur le sujet d'ici le mois de novembre.
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CHEOPS is with us at ESTEC, my money is on CSO for December ;-)
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-the-gsat-31-and-gsat-30-satellites-for-india-with-ariane-5/
Arianespace to launch the GSAT-31 and GSAT-30 satellites for India with Ariane 5
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Sounds like one firm contract and 4 options on the Eutelsat order?
[Arianespace] Ariane 6 accelerates as Arianespace signs first commercial GEO multiple-launch contract, plus a new institutional mission (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ariane-6-accelerates-as-arianespace-signs-first-commercial-geo-multiple-launch-contract-plus-a-new-institutional-mission/) [Sep 10]
World Satellite Business Week 2018
Arianespace is present at World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) from September 10 to 14 in Paris, confirming the attractiveness of its launcher family with the announcement of two contracts for Ariane 6: the first with Eutelsat as part of a launch services agreement involving five satellites; and the second with France’s CNES space agency and the country’s DGA defense procurement agency for the CSO-3 satellite. A third contract also was signed recently with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for Ariane 5 missions to orbit two satellites.
Arianespace’s backlog is now 59 launches to be carried out during the coming years, including three on Vega C and five on Ariane 6 – the new launchers slated to make their maiden flights in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, will participate in the WSBW roundtable entitled: “Accelerating Access to Space” on Tuesday, September 11 at 4:00 p.m.
First multi-launch commercial contract with GEO satellites for Ariane 6, along with its third institutional mission
As World Satellite Business Week opened its doors, Arianespace and Eutelsat announced the signature of a multi-year multiple-launch agreement concerning five satellites to be launched through 2027, making Eutelsat the first commercial Ariane 6 customer with geostationary orbit satellite payloads. For institutional missions, after the two launch contracts signed in 2017 for the European Commission and ESA’s Galileo constellation, CNES and the DGA have chosen the A62 version of Ariane 6 (with two boosters) to launch their CSO-3 satellite. These orders clearly reflect the competitiveness and versatility of Ariane 6, which will be available in two versions to handle all orbits and multiple payload configurations under the fairing.
Ariane 5 also confirmed its continued attractiveness, as Arianespace signed a contract with India’s ISRO space agency for the launch of two geostationary satellites: GSAT-30 and GSAT-31.
In total, and taking into account the signing of a contract with B-SAT during the first half of 2018 to launch BSAT-4b with Ariane 5 – as well as several contracts for the Proof of Concept (POC) flight of the Small Satellite Launch System (SSMS) on Vega – Arianespace’s order book value has reached more than €4.9 billion. This corresponds to 59 launches: 17 Ariane 5s, five with Ariane 6, 28 with Soyuz and nine with Vega/Vega C.
With nearly one-third of these launches for the European institutions, Arianespace reaffirms its mission to provide Europe with reliable and independent access to space while also confirming its export success.
A contract also is expected to be signed with the South Korean space agency (KARI) on September 20 in Daejeon for a satellite to be lofted by Vega C.
13 satellites orbited by Ariane, Soyuz and Vega since January 2018
Arianespace has carried out five launches since the start of 2018 for both institutional and commercial customers, clearly reflecting the versatility of its launcher family and services. The 13 satellites launched weighed a cumulated total of 25 metric tons and they are performing communications, navigation, science and Earth observation missions. From January to August 2018:
Three Ariane 5 launchers orbited four geostationary communications satellites for SES, Yahsat, Avanti Communications and SKY Perfect JSAT/Japanese Ministry of Defense, along with four satellites in the Galileo navigation constellation for the European Commission and ESA,
A Soyuz orbited four satellites in SES’s O3b constellation, and
A Vega launched ESA’s Aeolus science satellite, which will support sustainable development.
Six more launches are scheduled during the remaining four months of the year, with two upcoming missions being highly symbolic:
The 100th Ariane 5 launch, scheduled for September 25, will loft Horizons 3e for Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT, and Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 for Azercosmos and Intelsat.
BepiColombo, a mission to explore the planet Mercury, for ESA in partnership with the Japanese space agency (JAXA), to be launched by an Ariane 5 on October 19.
Ariane 6 and Vega C: getting closer!
Development of the new members of Arianespace’s launcher family is proceeding apace, with first missions planned in 2019 for Vega C and 2020 for Ariane 6. A milestone took place on July 16 with a successful first hot firing test of the P120C solid rocket motor, which will equip the strap-on boosters for Ariane 62 and Ariane 64, as well as Vega C’s first stage. This followed a series of successful tests of the Vulcain 2.1 main stage engine and Vinci upper stage engine for Ariane 6, along with progress toward Maturity Gate 7 (the critical design review) – which is planned by year-end.
European institutions also have reached major milestones in their commitment to Ariane 6 and Vega C. After the European Commission announced its proposed ambitious space budget for the upcoming decade, an ESA Council meeting in June confirmed funding for the transition period between Ariane 5 and Ariane 6. In addition to the four government contracts already signed for Europe’s new launchers (three for Ariane 6 and one for Vega C), the commitment of European governments to all missions identified during the transition phase is a key to the sustainable success of these launchers.
About Arianespace
Arianespace uses space to make life better on Earth by providing launch services for all types of satellites into all orbits. It has orbited more than 570 satellites since 1980, using its family of three launchers, Ariane, Soyuz and Vega, from launch sites in French Guiana (South America) and Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arianespace is headquartered in Evry, near Paris, and has a technical facility at the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, plus local offices in Washington, D.C., Tokyo and Singapore. Arianespace is a subsidiary of ArianeGroup, which holds 74% of its share capital, with the balance held by 17 other shareholders from the European launcher industry.
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Is it plausible that GSAT-11 and GSAT-31 could be launched on the same Ariane 5?
IIRC, Arianespace has launched 2 GEO payloads for the same client on the same launcher before.
Unknown: mass of GSAT-31
(slight) Risk: losing two ISRO s/c in one LV failure
Benefit: getting both of these satellites into service ASAP
Hmm...
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
November 30 - GSAT-11 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET November - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET December 15 - GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET November December - GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Changes on September 4th
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Is it plausible that GSAT-11 and GSAT-31 could be launched on the same Ariane 5?
IIRC, Arianespace has launched 2 GEO payloads for the same client on the same launcher before.
Unknown: mass of GSAT-31
(slight) Risk: losing two ISRO s/c in one LV failure
Benefit: getting both of these satellites into service ASAP
AFAIK mass of GSAT-31 is 3100 kg.
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Is it plausible that GSAT-11 and GSAT-31 could be launched on the same Ariane 5?
IIRC, Arianespace has launched 2 GEO payloads for the same client on the same launcher before.
Unknown: mass of GSAT-31
(slight) Risk: losing two ISRO s/c in one LV failure
Benefit: getting both of these satellites into service ASAP
AFAIK mass of GSAT-31 is 3100 kg.
Thank you! If true, then GSAT-11 and GSAT-31 would work from a technical standpoint as upper and lower payloads, respectively, at ~6000 kg and 3100 kg, also respectively.
EDIT: Not happening.
VA246 with GSAT-11 and Geo Compsat 2A planned for 4th of December (TBC)
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1039910005288431617
Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo
#Arianespace will orbit THEOS-2 Earth observation satellite for #Thailand 🇹🇭! Launch is planned for 2021 using #Vega or #VegaC, under terms of a turnkey contract between @AirbusSpace and the country’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency. #MissiontoSuccess
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https://ria.ru/science/20180916/1528643533.html
Google trahslate:
The source recalled that the first launch of the OneWeb satellites from Baikonur will take place six months after the qualification launch from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. "The current schedule assumes that the launch from Kourou will be carried out in mid-February 2019, and accordingly, the launches from Baikonur under the OneWeb program will begin in late summer or early autumn of 2019," he said.
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Cross-post, from the PSLV C42 post-successful-launch speeches:
ISRO Chairman wrapping up. GSAT 11 on 4 December and Chandrayaan 2 on 3 January.
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NET December 4 15 - GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Changes on September 16th
GSAT 11 on 4 December, not GSAT 31.
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Oops! :-[
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VA246 with GSAT-11 and Geo Compsat 2A planned for 4th of December (TBC)
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VS20 = CSO-1 with Fregat M133-10
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VS20 = CSO-1 with Fregat M133-10
in December? the last launch in 2018 from french guiana?
VA246 with GSAT-11 and Geo Compsat 2A planned for 4th of December (TBC)
Strange four weeks gap between Soyuz VS19 and Ariane 5 VA246 ???
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VS20 = CSO-1 with Fregat M133-10
in December? the last launch in 2018 from french guiana?
VA246 with GSAT-11 and Geo Compsat 2A planned for 4th of December (TBC)
Strange four weeks gap between Soyuz VS19 and Ariane 5 VA246 ???
NSF ISRO schedule claims both their GSAT birds are launching on the 4th and 15th respectively.
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...and then a dual GTO VA246 in November near year's end?
[EDIT ADD 9/20: Now announced VA246 = GSAT-11 and GK2A, on December 4 TBC]
If the payloads are ready, could another dual GTO launch, a VA247, fit into the Ariane 5 launch cadence in December before year's end?
[EDIT ADD 9/22]
And:
<snip>
Between the 2 launches there is still margin as range reconfig time is around 2 weeks.
Is it plausible that a VA247, consisting of HS4-SGS1 and GSAT-31, could process and then launch in late December?
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/kompsat-7-vega-c/
September 20, 2018
Arianespace to launch KOMPSAT-7 for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) using a Vega C launch vehicle
Arianespace has been selected by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to launch KOMPSAT-7. Stephane Israël, Arianespace CEO, and Lim Cheol-Ho, President of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), signed the KOMPSAT-7 launch contract today.
Using a Vega C launcher, the mission will be conducted from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, from December 2021.
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"LARES 2" is planned as primary payload for the maiden flight of VEGA-C.
Orbit 5900 km 70° circular.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318879934
Is that still relevant?
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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
05 - August 22 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV - 21:20:09.478
06 - September 25 - Horizons 3e, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:38
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
October 19 20 - BepiColombo-MPO, BepiColombo-MMO - Ariane 5 ECA (VA245) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:45:28 (or NLT November 29)
NET November 7 - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS19) - Kourou ELS - 00:47:51
NET November 20 2019 - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega (VV13) - Kourou ZLV
December 4 - GSAT-11, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA246) - Kourou ELA-3
December 14 (TBD) - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS20) - Kourou ELS
NET December 15 - GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Early 2019)
NET December 15 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Early 2019)
2019
Early - SSMS POC (Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof Of Concept) flight: D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA and other - Vega - Kourou ZLV
NET Mid-February - OneWeb smallsat (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
December 2018 February - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV13) - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - CSG-1 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-1), CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - 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
Q2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET May - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 - OneWeb smallsat (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
Late - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast 1.1, Astrocast 1.2, Astrocast 1.3, Astrocast 1.4, Astrocast 1.5, Astrocast 1.6, Astrocast 1.7, Astrocast 1.8, Astrocast 1.9, Astrocast 1.10 - Vega-C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Late - Seosat (Ingenio) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Early 2020)
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - LARES 2 - Vega C - 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 - 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 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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 (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb smallsat (x34-36) - 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
H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Mid-June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
August 2019 Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - 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 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (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 - Hotbird 13F, Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2022)
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - 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
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
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 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021-2022 - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2021-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2021-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2021-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2021 2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2021 2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - 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
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
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 Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 283 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 100, Soyuz ST - 18, Vega - 12)
Changes on September 21st
Changes on September 22nd
Changes on September 23rd
Changes on September 24th
Changes on September 26th
Changes on September 27th
Changes on September 29th
Changes on October 3rd
Changes on October 4th
Changes on October 5th
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Isn't the list missing Solar Orbiter, with NET Feb 2020?
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Solar Orbiter is launching on Atlas V.
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Two_new_Earth_Explorer_concepts_to_understand_our_rapidly_changing_world
Earth Explorers 9 candidates: FORUM and SKIM (launch foreseeing in 2025)
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Three_Earth_Explorer_ideas_selected
Earth Explores 10 candidates: Stereoid, Daedalus and G-Class (launch foreseeing in 2027-2028)
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Cross-posts; already updated here:
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated Sept. 21:
VA243 launch window on Sept. 25
21:53-22:38 UTC
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https://sputniknews.com/russia/201809161068070381-russia-sokosmos-bailonur-cosmodrome-reconstruction/
The source recalled that the first launch of the OneWeb satellites from the Baikonur cosmodrome will take place six months after a qualification launch from the Guiana Space Center, which, according to the existing schedule, will be held in mid-February 2019.
And:
SFN launch schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated September 21, lists this launch as OneWeb 1, delayed from late 2018 to February 2019, with VS designation removed.
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https://www.eutelsat.com/en/satellites/future-satellites.html
KONNECT VHTS
Eutelsat ordered the KONNECT VHTS satellite from Thales Alenia Space. Expected to be launched in 2021, it will bring 500 Gbps of Ka-Band capacity over Europe to support the development of European Fixed Broadband and in-flight Connectivity businesses.
Significant firm multi-year distribution commitments have been signed with Orange to address the Fixed Broadband market in European countries where the Group has a retail presence and Thales to serve notably the government market.
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HOTBIRD 13F & HOTBIRD 13G
HOTBIRD Constellation replacement
Eutelsat has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the procurement of two larger new satellites from Airbus Defence and Space to replace the three existing satellites at its HOTBIRD flagship neighbourhood. These two new satellites are set to be launched in 2021.
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AFAIK Arianespace has currently 61 launches on it's launch manifest (and five launch commitments).
In this Arianespace press-release (http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ariane-6-accelerates-as-arianespace-signs-first-commercial-geo-multiple-launch-contract-plus-a-new-institutional-mission/) they state that they have 59 launches on their manifest. This brakes down into:
Vega 6x
Vega C 3x
Soyuz 28x
Ariane 5 17x
Ariane 6 5x
Later there were two press releases for:
- THEOS-2 (800kg Vega or VegaC with rideshare) lets assume a Vega =>7x
- KOMPSAT 7 (KARI 2000kg) Vega C => 4x
We also know that:
- Oneweb has ordered 21 Soyuz launches. (So seven other flights)
- Ariane 5 will launch BepiColumbo and JWST (So 15 dual GTO launches or ~30 GEO comsats)
- Vega C = 1) CSG2 2) Airbus VHR-2020 1&2 3) Airbus VHR-2020 3&4 4) KOMPSAT-7
- Vega has at least one SSMS (Small Satellites dedicated ride-share) flight.
I've not seen any further Sentinel launch order for Arianespace, but we know there are a lot on order.
Is it me or is there a long time gap between institutional satellite order and the announcement of the launch contract.?
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https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/ConferencesandEvents/DAT_4069835.html
Metop-C will soon become the latest addition to the EUMETSAT fleet of meteorological satellites and we want you to come and Cs the day with us!
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The launch programme will run on 6 November from approximately 23:30 until 03:30, with lift-off scheduled for 01:47:51.
CET?
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Yes
The Metop-C launch event will be held on 6/7 November 2018 (launch time 01:47:51 CET) at EUMETSAT’s headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany.
under "Metop-C Launch Event: Terms and Conditions"
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ion-cubesat-carrier.htm
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Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024 (TBD) - CarbonSat - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
CarbonSat was not selected to be ESA's 8th Earth Explorer
https://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/FLEX_mission_to_be_next_ESA_Earth_Explorer
http://www.iup.uni-bremen.de/carbonsat/index.html
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Vega PRISMA launch
PRISMA Satellite launch date scheduled on February 2019.
http://prisma-i.it/index.php/en/news/program2/128-prisma-launch-date
(Arianespace 2018 from 14 -> 10? :( )
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Vega PRISMA launch
PRISMA Satellite launch date scheduled on February 2019.
http://prisma-i.it/index.php/en/news/program2/128-prisma-launch-date
(Arianespace 2018 from 14 -> 10? :( )
If Mohammed VI-B takes Prisma's spot we are back to 11, same as 2017. But yeah, would have been nice to see a new record.
What's everyone guess for 2019?
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http://northafricapost.com/25552-morocco-to-foster-earth-observation-capabilities-with-second-satellite.html
Morocco will launch a second surveillance satellite from the Kourkou base in Guyane on November 6, a date that coincides with celebrations of the Green March, le360 news portal reported.
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http://northafricapost.com/25552-morocco-to-foster-earth-observation-capabilities-with-second-satellite.html
Morocco will launch a second surveillance satellite from the Kourkou base in Guyane on November 6, a date that coincides with celebrations of the Green March, le360 news portal reported.
Here is the relevant secton of the Le360 article, followed by my translation:
La date de son lancement est, en soi, un grand symbole. Le deuxième satellite espion marocain, Mohammed VI-B, s'apprête à effectuer son lancement, depuis la base de Kourou, en Guyane française, fort probablement le 6 novembre prochain, date commémorative de la Marche verte, nous informe une source proche du dossier.
The date of its launch is, in itself, a great symbol. The second Moroccan spy satellite, Mohammed VI-B, is about to launch from the Kourou base in French Guiana, most likely on November 6, the date of the Green March commemoration, informs us from a source close to the case.
http://fr.le360.ma/politique/exclusif-lancement-financement-usages-vous-saurez-tout-sur-le-2e-satellite-espion-marocain-174638
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most likely on November 6,
Most likely not. The transfer of the P80 to the mobile gantry is scheduled for the 1st of October. I very much doubt they can shorten the campaign to ≈ 5weeks.
VV12 campaign was ≈ 7 weeks : http://www.arianespace.com/mission/vega-flight-vv12/
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VV13 = 20/11/2018 for now
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
Oct. 19/20 • Ariane 5 • BepiColombo
Launch time: 0145 GMT on 20th (9:45 p.m. EDT on 19th)
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https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-future-missions/earthcare#_56_INSTANCE_v9HD_matmp
EarthCARE is scheduled for launch in 2021.
Is that up to date? Does anyone know?
PS.:
seems to be correct, EarthCARE Fact Sheet at the MPI. PDF from 19.06.2018
https://www.mpimet.mpg.de/fileadmin/staff/luebkeanna/earthcare_factsheet_draft4.pdf
Launch mid 2021
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...range reconfig time is around 2 weeks.
Is the above true for any possible succession of launch campaigns at Kourou? Or only between two launch campaigns using the same launch vehicle?
The current scheduled launch cadence is close to every two weeks...
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
October 19 20 - BepiColombo-MPO, BepiColombo-MMO - Ariane 5 ECA (VA245) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:45:28 (or NLT November 29)
NET November 7 - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS19) - Kourou ELS - 00:47:51
NET November 20 2019 - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega (VV13) - Kourou ZLV
December 4 - GSAT-11, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA246) - Kourou ELA-3
December 14 (TBD) 17 - CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) - Soyuz ST-A/Fregat (VS20) - Kourou ELS - 02:03
NET December 15 - GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Early 2019)
NET December 15 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Early 2019)
Changes on September 22nd
Changes on September 23rd
Changes on September 29th
Changes on October 3rd
Changes on October 4th
Changes on October 5th
Noting: There are four French public holidays between now (October 5) and January 2:
All Saints' Day on November 1
Armistice Day on November 11
Christmas Day on December 25
New Year's Day on January 1
(The last three are also Federal holidays here in the USA.)
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Are public holidays "paid days off" for the various employees working at Kourou?
If one does have to work the holiday, does one get paid extra?
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Noting: There are four French public holidays between now (October 5) and January 2:
All Saints' Day on November 1
Armistice Day on November 11
Christmas Day on December 25
New Year's Day on January 1
The 2nd of November being a Friday, it's currently scheduled as a day off. Of course, if necessary, it might become a working day for some people (the same is true for Saturdays, off by default, but if the campaign is running late, some people will work)
The 11th of November is a Sunday.
The whole CSG will be closed between Christmas and the 1st of January (24/12 to 02/01)
Are public holidays "paid days off" for the various employees working at Kourou?
If one does have to work the holiday, does one get paid extra?
That's exactly how it works.
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https://ria.ru/space/20181005/1530024806.html
Google translate:
On December 14, it is planned to launch a Soyuz-ST rocket with a Fregat-MT unit and a CSO 1 spacecraft (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) from the Kourou cosmodrome.
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“Roskosmos sees a way out of the negotiations with the Soyuz rocket launch provider from Kuru. If this launch is moved to an earlier date or postponed to the beginning of 2019, the problem will be solved: for the remaining two launches from Baikonur and one launch from the East there will be enough experts ", - the interlocutor of agency has declared.
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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
05 - August 22 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV - 21:20:09.478
06 - September 25 - Horizons 3e, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:38
07 - October 20 - BepiColombo-MPO, BepiColombo-MMO - Ariane 5 ECA (VA245) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:45:35.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
NET November 7 (TBD) - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS19) - Kourou ELS - 00:47:51
NET November 20 - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega (VV13) - Kourou ZLV
December 4 - GSAT-11, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA246) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:34
NET December 15 - GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Early 2019)
NET December 15 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Early 2019)
December 14 18 (TBD) - CSO 1 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS20) - Kourou ELS (or Early 2019)
2019
NET Mid- February 7 - OneWeb (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
February - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET May - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early July-August - SSMS POC flight: D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, SpacePharma minilab DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat and other - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
H1 September-October - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS ~18:00
H2 Q4 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
November-December - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Late - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast 1.1, Astrocast 1.2, Astrocast 1.3, Astrocast 1.4, Astrocast 1.5, Astrocast 1.6, Astrocast 1.7, Astrocast 1.8, Astrocast 1.9, Astrocast 1.10 - Vega-C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Late - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Ingenio (Seosat) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Early 2020)
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OpSIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
Q3 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ELO - TBD - Kourou
2020
Early - SSMS flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
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 - 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 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July-August - SSMS flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
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 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021-2022)
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 (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Mid-June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
July-August - constellation or dual launch MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (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 - Hotbird 13F, Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2022)
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou (or Q4)
2022
Q2 March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10)
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
H2 July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
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 - CSO 2 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
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 - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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 - 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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - 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
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
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 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021-2022 - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - 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
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
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
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 Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 284 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 101, Soyuz ST - 18, Vega - 12)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on October 6th
Changes on October 10th
Changes on October 11th
Changes on October 12th
Changes on October 18th
Changes on October 20th
Changes on October 22nd
Changes on October 23rd
Changes on October 24th
Changes on October 26th
Changes on October 27th
Changes on October 29th
Changes on November 1st
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Is it plausible that a VA247, consisting of HS4-SGS1 and GSAT-31, could process and then launch in late December?
The 2nd of November being a Friday, it's currently scheduled as a day off. Of course, if necessary, it might become a working day for some people (the same is true for Saturdays, off by default, but if the campaign is running late, some people will work)
The 11th of November is a Sunday.
The whole CSG will be closed between Christmas and the 1st of January (24/12 to 02/01)
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Apparently not, unless the hypothetical VA247 takes the place of VS20.
https://ria.ru/space/20181005/1530024806.html
Google translate:
On December 14, it is planned to launch a Soyuz-ST rocket with a Fregat-MT unit and a CSO 1 spacecraft (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) from the Kourou cosmodrome.
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“Roskosmos sees a way out of the negotiations with the Soyuz rocket launch provider from Kuru. If this launch is moved to an earlier date or postponed to the beginning of 2019, the problem will be solved: for the remaining two launches from Baikonur and one launch from the East there will be enough experts ", - the interlocutor of agency has declared.
Otherwise, a hypothetical VA247 could launch in January?
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Might there be a small possibility that CSO could be prepared for launch by mid/end November?
If this is the case, the Soyuz CSO-1 launch could swap launch period slot with Vega VV12.
In this case the Soyuz launch crew could fly to Kourou for two launches.
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OneWeb - February 7:
https://ria.ru/science/20181010/1530316990.html
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VS20 is tracking 18th of December
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1052564244141617152
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Stephane Isreal said in the BepiColombo launch-broadcast that VS19 is scheduled for 6th November but they "still need to hear from Roscocmos"
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Any signs of launch campaign hardware, or Moroccans, in French Guiana for VV13?
(We're about 1 month from the NET launch date.)
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http://www.spacetechasia.com/china-esa-smile-spacecraft-to-launch-on-vega-c-in-2021/
Between October 10-12, scientists from China’s space programme and the European Space Agency (ESA) conducted a review of China-ESA joint mission SMILE. During the review, they confirmed that the SMILE spacecraft will be launched in 2021 on Arianespace’s upcoming Vega-C rocket, after choosing between the Soyuz, Ariane 6, and Vega-C.
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ISIS selected by the Royal Thai Air Force to realize a complete 6U mission for Earth Observation (https://www.isispace.nl/news/isis-selected-by-the-royal-thai-air-force-to-realize-a-complete-6u-mission-for-earth-observation/)
ISIS, in its role as mission prime, will work closely with several component partners and subcontractors, such as Kubos Corporation, SCS Space and CubeSpace, to fulfill Royal Thai Air Force’s mission objectives. The satellite is planned for launch through ISIS’ launch services on board a Vega launch in Q3 2019.
Rocket-launched minilabs enable pharma R&D in zero-gravity (https://www.israel21c.org/rocket-launched-minilabs-enable-pharma-rd-in-zero-gravity/)
SpacePharma plans to try again with the Falcon in early 2019, to be followed by another minilab launch with Italy’s Areianspace.
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https://www.isispace.nl/news/isis-selected-by-spacepharma-again-to-realize-their-next-dido-mission/
SpacePharma SA selected ISIS – Innovative Solutions In Space B.V. to build the platform and integrate the payload for their next mission, DIDO-3, with support for satellite commissioning after launch. The agreement is a continuation of a fruitful cooperation to realize SpacePharma’s previous satellite, named DIDO-2, which was the proof of concept mission to test miniaturized end-to-end pharmaceutical laboratory in space, allowing microgravity conditions.
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ISIS selected by the Royal Thai Air Force to realize a complete 6U mission for Earth Observation (https://www.isispace.nl/news/isis-selected-by-the-royal-thai-air-force-to-realize-a-complete-6u-mission-for-earth-observation/)
ISIS, in its role as mission prime, will work closely with several component partners and subcontractors, such as Kubos Corporation, SCS Space and CubeSpace, to fulfill Royal Thai Air Force’s mission objectives. The satellite is planned for launch through ISIS’ launch services on board a Vega launch in Q3 2019.
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Q3 2019 that would fit in with this snapshot. not brand new. I found no background information for that.
https://twitter.com/Ajmeunier/status/1040579432661086209
SSMS POC seems delayed.
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Thanks a bunch! :)
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Cancelled:
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/opsis.htm
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Cross-post:
Update from SFN launch schedule page (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated October 25:
Launch time (no window listed yet): 21:34 UTC = 6:34 pm GFT
Same source:
PRISMA launch designated VV14.
CSG 1 and CHEOPS launch listed for "early 2019."
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From Roscocmos pressconference:
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1059970830728380417
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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
05 - August 22 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV - 21:20:09.478
06 - September 25 - Horizons 3e, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:38
07 - October 20 - BepiColombo-MPO, BepiColombo-MMO - Ariane 5 ECA (VA245) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:45:35.3
08 - November 7 - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS19) - Kourou ELS - 00:47:27.627
09 - November 21 - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega (VV13) - Kourou ZLV - 01:42:31
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2018
December 4 - GSAT-11, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA246) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:37-21:53
December 18 - CSO 1 - Soyuz ST-A/Fregat-M (VS20) - Kourou ELS (or Early 2019)
2019
NET December 15, 2018 Q1 January 23 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) - Kourou ELA-3 (or Early 2019)
February 7 - OneWeb (x10) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS21) - Kourou ELS
February - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV
NET December 15, 2018 Q1 - GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Early 2019)
Q1 - Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q1 H1 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET May - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - SSMS POC flight: D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat and other - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
September - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
Q1 September- October 15-November 14 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz ST-B /Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS ~18:00
November-December - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Late - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Ingenio (Seosat) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Early 2020)
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 flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
July 16 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or Late)
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
Midyear - CSG-2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July-August - SSMS flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
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 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021-2022)
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 (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34-36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Mid-June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT - Kourou ELS
June 2020 Midyear - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Hotbird 13F, Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2022)
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou (or Q4)
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10)
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
December - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
December - MetOp-SG 1A (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or September 2021)
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 - CSO 2 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
2021 TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega-C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
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 - MetOp-SG 1B (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or December 2022)
2022 TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - 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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2024 TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June September - MetOp-SG 2A (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey) - 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
June 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 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021-2022 - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - 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
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
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
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 Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 285 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 100, Soyuz ST - 19, Vega - 13)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on November 2nd
Changes on November 7th
Changes on November 8th
Changes on November 9th
Changes on November 17th
Changes on November 19th
Changes on November 21st
Changes on November 24th
Changes on November 25th
Changes on November 26th
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/soyuz-vs19-success/
Metop-C also is essential to ensuring a smooth transition to the upcoming EUMETSAT Polar System – Second Generation (EPS-SG). The first EPS-SG satellite is scheduled for launch in 2022.
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Today’s launch marked the 19th mission by the Soyuz medium launcher since it started operating at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in 2011, and its second mission in 2018. It also is the first of a series of four flights by Soyuz from now through March 2019 to be launched from CSG. Shortened and optimized, the launch campaigns use the Fregat Fueling Facility (FCube), a building inaugurated in 2015 that is dedicated to the Fregat upper stage on the Soyuz launch vehicle.
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Confirmations from the post-launch success speeches yesterday, Arianespace launch schedule for the remainder of the year:
Stephane Israel announcing the last three missions for 2018.
Mohammed VI B aboard Vega.
GSat 11 and GEO-Kompsat 2A aboard Ariane 5.
CSO 1 aboard Soyuz-STB.
And:
Next launch is on 20 November with Mohammed VI-B on Vega, followed by Ariane and Soyuz.
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Confirmations from the post-launch success speeches yesterday, Arianespace launch schedule for the remainder of the year:
Stephane Israel announcing the last three missions for 2018.
Mohammed VI B aboard Vega.
GSat 11 and GEO-Kompsat 2A aboard Ariane 5.
CSO 1 aboard Soyuz-STB.
And:
Next launch is on 20 November with Mohammed VI-B on Vega, followed by Ariane and Soyuz.
There was an Antonov flight from Toulouse to Cayenne two days ago, it could have been carrying one of those upcoming satellites from the Airbus factory.
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https://twitter.com/esaoperations/status/1059973209242718210
#Soyuz confirm exact #MetOpC launch time was 00:47:27.627 UTC... SPOT ON!
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Confirmations from the post-launch success speeches yesterday, Arianespace launch schedule for the remainder of the year:
Stephane Israel announcing the last three missions for 2018.
Mohammed VI B aboard Vega.
GSat 11 and GEO-Kompsat 2A aboard Ariane 5.
CSO 1 aboard Soyuz-STB.
And:
Next launch is on 20 November with Mohammed VI-B on Vega, followed by Ariane and Soyuz.
VS-20=ST-A
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Vega VV13 launch 11/21/2018 01:42 UTC
Vega
11/20/18 - 10:42 PM (GMT-03:00) Launch VV13 MOHAMMED VI - B
https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
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Ariane serial numbers.
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https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/coming-soon-higher-internet-speeds/article25498231.ece
Kailasavadivu Sivan, Chairman of the Indian space agency, said ISRO is planning a series of hi-throughput satellites, which will raise the internet speed in India from 4 gbps to 100.
The GSAT 29 launched on Wednesday will raise speeds to 6 gbps. GSAT-19, which went on board GSLV Mk III first development flight in June 2017, has some capacity to increase speeds.
GSAT-11 and GSAT-20 that will be launched from Kuru, French Guyana, will take the number to 100, Sivan said.
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At 18 minutes mark K Sivan saying that GSAT-20 is now going to be launched by Ariane-5 at September 2019:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgoPc2lgyKo
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Arianespace has been selected by GHGSat Inc. to launch the GHGSat-C1 satellite on the Vega launch vehicle as part of the Small Spacecraft Mission Service flight in 2019.
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ghgsat-selects-arianespace/
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On January 23, 2019, the launch of the commercial satellite Hellas Sat 4
http://www.skai.gr/news/technology/article/390065/ton-ianouario-i-ektoxeusi-tou-hellas-sat-4/#ixzz5XQx9j3z
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https://www.ndtv.com/science/isro-to-launch-10-missions-in-100-days-satellite-internet-to-make-debut-1950013
Here is what Dr K Sivan told NDTV:
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Q) Then you have that big satellite to be launched from Kourou?
A) Yes. GSAT -9; GSAT -29; GSAT -11; and GSAT-20 will be launched next year. All these satellites combined will work for the digital India. It will provide almost around 70-100 GB per second data link. All the satellites will be useful for the Digital India program.
Q) In these next few weeks, how many missions are you doing? You have quite a packed schedule?
A) Actually that is true. If you have seen our schedule up till January, we have 10 missions; that is, four launch vehicle missions and six satellite missions. The immediate mission is PSLV C-43. Then the GSLV will launch GSAT-7A. Then another PSLV is going to launch EMISAT. Then GSLV Mk III will launch Chandryaan-2. Alongside, we have two procured launches that is GSAT-11 and GSAT-31. So we have totally 10 missions in a packed mission schedule.
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Cross-post; already updated here:
VA247 is Hellsat-4 with GSAT-31
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https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Exoplanet_mission_launch_slot_announced
The Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, Cheops, will target 15 October to 14 November 2019 for launch.
Cheops will lift off on a Soyuz rocket operated by Arianespace from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, sharing the ride into space with a satellite that is part of the Italian Cosmo-SkyMed constellation. The two satellites will separate in turn into their own orbits soon after ascent, with Cheops operating in a low-Earth orbit at an altitude of 700 km.
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ESA calls the launch-window for Eutelsat Konnect
Spacebus Neo (first launch: Eutelsat Konnect)
Date: Q4 2019
Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana)
Launcher: Ariane 5
https://www.esa.int/For_Media/Launch_schedule_2018
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launch time Ariane 5 VA246 from CSG-homepage
UTC 20:37
so early, can that be correct?
Ariane 5
12/4/18 - 5:37 PM (GMT-03:00) Launch VA 246 GSAT-11 (ISRO) Geo Kompsat-2A
https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
Edit:
On the DLR homepage the launch of VA246 is one hour later. 22:37 CET = 21:37 UTC
Ariane 5 ECA
VA246
04.12.2018
GSat 11 · Geo Kompsat-2A
Startzeit 22:37 dt. Zeit,
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
who is right?
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https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/STS/D213-Tumino-Presentation.pdf
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who is right?
I think DLR page have their time off by an hour. Press-release from KARI (https://www.kari.re.kr/cop/bbs/BBSMSTR_000000000011/selectBoardArticle.do?nttId=6940&kind=&mno=sitemap_02&pageIndex=1&searchCnd=&searchWrd=) mentions launch time of ~17:40 Kourou time. Corresponds with the time from CNES website.
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who is right?
I think DLR page have their time off by an hour. Press-release from KARI (https://www.kari.re.kr/cop/bbs/BBSMSTR_000000000011/selectBoardArticle.do?nttId=6940&kind=&mno=sitemap_02&pageIndex=1&searchCnd=&searchWrd=) mentions launch time of ~17:40 Kourou time. Corresponds with the time from CNES website.
I looked at press-kits of two December-GTO launches.
VA221 (12/4/2014) launch window opens at 05:38 pm local
VA234 (12/21/2016) launch window opens at 05:30 pm local
So I also think 05:37 pm local / 20:37 UTC is the right time for VA246.
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VA246 is currently planned for 4th of December at 17:37 local with a 1h16min window
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307906178_VEnUS_an_electric_orbit_raising_stage_for_VEGA
https://phys.org/news/2018-11-focus-vega.html
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https://event.dlr.de/en/ila2018/merlin/
The Franco-German climate mission MERLIN (Methane Remote Sensing Lidar Mission) is expected to measure methane levels in Earth’s atmosphere from 2023 with unprecedented accuracy.
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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
05 - August 22 - ADM-Aeolus - Vega (VV12) - Kourou ZLV - 21:20:09.478
06 - September 25 - Horizons 3e, Intelsat 38 (Azerspace-2) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:38
07 - October 20 - BepiColombo-MPO, BepiColombo-MMO - Ariane 5 ECA (VA245) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:45:35.3
08 - November 7 - MetOp-C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS19) - Kourou ELS - 00:47:27.627
09 - November 21 - Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B, Morocco EO Sat 2) - Vega (VV13) - Kourou ZLV - 01:42:31
10 - December 4 - GSAT-11, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A, Cheollian 2A) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA246) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:37:07.3
11 - December 19 - CSO 1 - Soyuz ST-A/Fregat-M (VS20) - Kourou ELS - 16:37:14
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
January 23 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) - Kourou ELA-3
Late February 7 - OneWeb (x6) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS21) - Kourou ELS
February March - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 Q2 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q1 April - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS
May - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET May - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - SSMS POC flight: Spaceflight, Esail, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
September - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
October 15-October 31 November 14 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00
NET Q3 Q4 November - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
November-December - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Late - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
Late - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - TBD - Kourou
2020
January - OneWeb (x34 -36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS25) - Kourou ELS
Early - Ingenio (Seosat) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Late 2019)
Early - SSMS flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
May 2022 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS26) - Kourou ELS
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
Midyear - CSG-2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July 16 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or Late)
July-August - SSMS flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - OneWeb (x34 -36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
NET December - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021-2022)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October 2024 - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Hotbird 13F, Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2020 TBD - OneWeb (x34 -36) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
2020 TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2020 TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10)
Mid-June 2021 June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
December - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
December - MetOp-SG 1A (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
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 (or 2023)
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega-C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
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 - MetOp-SG 1B (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
December 2021 December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou (or Q4 2021)
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - 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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June - MetOp-SG 2A (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey) - 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
June - 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 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021-2022 - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - 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
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
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
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
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
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 288 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 102, Soyuz ST - 20, Vega - 13)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on November 27th
Changes on December 4th
Changes on December 9th
Changes on December 10th
Changes on December 14th
Changes on December 18th
Changes on December 19th
Changes on December 20th
Changes on December 22nd
Changes on December 23rd
Changes on December 24th
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https://microcarb.cnes.fr/en/MICROCARB/GP_mission.htm
The launch is planned for 2021, from Kourou as a co-passenger or auxiliary passenger on a Ariane, Soyuz or a Vega European launcher.
http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/JASMINE
Nano-JASMINE will be launched in the near future (around 2021).
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https://taranis.cnes.fr/en/TARANIS/index.htm
Taranis is the 1st satellite designed to observe luminous, radiative and electromagnetic phenomena occurring at altitudes of 20 to 100 km over thunderstorms. Scheduled to be ready for launch at the end of 2019, it is eagerly awaited by the world’s scientists.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/space-si-selects-arianespace-to-launch-the-nemo-hd-microsat-on-vega/
SPACE-SI selects Arianespace to launch the NEMO-HD microsat on VEGA
Arianespace has been chosen by the Slovenian Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (SPACE-SI) to launch the NEMO-HD microsat on the Vega launch vehicle as part of the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept (POC) flight in 2019.
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Cross-post re: launch time of CSO 1 on December 18:
16:37 UTC.
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http://www.aircosmosinternational.com/franco-german-military-satellite-to-launch-on-ariane-6-112403
Paris and Berlin have agreed to launch a future addition to the Composante Spatiale Optique (CSO) high-resolution military reconnaissance satellite network on Ariane 6. The satellite, CSO 3, is scheduled to enter service in 2021 to improve revisit times offered by the first two platforms.
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https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/guerre-dans-l-espace-pourquoi-la-france-doit-massivement-investir-2-3-798299.html
Google translate:
In the field of space observation, the two Helios 2 military satellites, launched in 2004 and 2009, and the two Pléiades satellites launched in 2011 and 2012, enabling observation by day and night (infrared), will be replaced by three CSO satellites (Optical Space Component). These three satellites will bring significant improvements in terms of accuracy, quality, revisit time compared to Helios satellites. With a theoretical lifespan of around ten years, these satellites, which enable very high-resolution image acquisition, will be launched in 2018 (mid-December), in 2020, and then in 2021. Intelligence in the space field will be completely renewed. And all the renewal programs of these intelligence capabilities will be launched in 2023.
In telecommunications, the Ministry of the Armed Forces is preparing the Syracuse 4 program, which is a secure communications system. It must allow the maintenance of the permanence of the communications on the national territory and with priority zones of interest, as well as with the buildings with the sea, at any time (peace, crises or major catastrophe). The program includes the construction of two satellites that will replace, by 2021-2023, the Syracuse 3A and Syracuse 3B satellites currently in orbit
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1072897854518292480
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Late February - OneWeb (x4-6):
https://ria.ru/20181214/1547964496.html
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OneWeb (x34) - Q4 2019:
https://ria.ru/20181214/1547967537.html
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1075016369886953473
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Euclid launch 2022
http://sci.esa.int/euclid/60994-key-milestone-for-euclid-mission-now-ready-for-final-assembly/
Key milestone for Euclid mission, now ready for final assembly
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Immediately after launch, scheduled for June 2022, the ground segment will be ready to take over and start the operations to perform the groundbreaking sky survey. ...
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Looks like both Falcon-eye satellites should launch in 2019. That is the plan of Avio.
four Vegas in 2019, + Vega-C at the end
-> page 34 and 13
http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2018%2fInvestor-Presentation-December-2018_20181202_081341.pdf
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Looks like both Falcon-eye satellites should launch in 2019. That is the plan of Avio.
four Vegas in 2019, + Vega-C at the end
-> page 34 and 13
http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2018%2fInvestor-Presentation-December-2018_20181202_081341.pdf
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/with-its-vega-vega-c-launcher-arianespace-to-orbit-theos-2-for-airbus-defence-and-space-in-the-framework-of-a-turnkey-contract-with-thailands-gistda/
THEOS-2 joins the long list of satellites in our backlog built by our customer and partner Airbus Defence and Space, along with the VD-20 satellites, the first commercial contract signed for Vega-C last year.
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LuxSat - Esail smallsat?
https://artes.esa.int/news/luxspace-develop-new-microsatellite-platform
https://www.deltatec.be/projects/aerospace/esail
https://luxspace.lu/our-year-2017-in-review/
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rumor: launch of PRISMA in March 2019 :-\
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https://ria.ru/20181222/1548457587.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, December 22 - RIA News. In the next two years, seven Russian Soyuz launch vehicles are to be launched from the Kourou space center in French Guiana, which should put 115 satellites in orbit, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
"In 2019, four launches of the Soyuz with Kuru are planned, and in 2020 there will be three launches," he said.
According to him, the Soyuz with six British OneWeb communication satellites will go into space in February, with four British O3b in April, in October with Italian CSG-1 satellite and European CHEOPS, and in November with 34 OneWeb devices.
In 2020, launches are planned in January and October - 34 OneWeb satellites each time, as well as in May with the French CSO-2.
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TBD 2024 - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Google Translate from here (https://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/articles/lancement-reussi-du-satellite-d-observation-militaire-cso-1):
In the medium term, the major deadlines for the program will be the launch of the CSO-2 and CSO-3 satellites, planned for May 2020 and October 2021.
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https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/denmarks-gomspace-signs-gomx-5-contract-with-esa/
GomSpace has signed a 300,000 Euro (U.S.$341,000) development contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the initiation of a new GOMX-5 satellite mission to demonstrate new nanosatellite capabilities for the next generation of constellations requiring high speed communications links and high levels of manoeuvrability.
The mission will consist of two nanosatellites in the 20kg class with an improved platform for increased power handling and reliability. Further, the satellites will be equipped with a number of advanced communication technology payloads to be announced after final selection.
Launch for the GOMX-5 mission is foreseen to be in 2021.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
January 23 February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01-21:49
Late February 19 - OneWeb (x6) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37
Early March 9 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
March 26 April - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS
Q2 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV
Q1 Q2 - Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET May - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May June-July - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - SSMS POC flight: Spaceflight, Esail, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30 (or June-September)
September - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
October 15-31 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00
November-December - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Late - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
TBD - ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - TBD - Kourou
2020
November 2019 January - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
Early - Ingenio (Seosat) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Late 2019)
Early - SSMS flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
January NET Q1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS25) - Kourou ELS
May - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS26) - Kourou ELS
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
Midyear - CSG-2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July 16 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or Late)
July-August - SSMS flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
NET December - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021-2022)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Late 2019 TBD - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (Baikonur)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
December - MetOp-SG 1A (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
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 (or 2023)
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega-C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
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 - MetOp-SG 1B (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
December 2022 TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - 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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June - MetOp-SG 2A (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey) - 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
June - 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 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
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
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
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 2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 288 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 102, Soyuz ST - 20, Vega - 13)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on December 27th
Changes on December 29th
Changes on January 5th
Changes on January 6th
Changes on January 9th
Changes on January 10th
Changes on January 14th
Changes on January 16th
Changes on January 26th
Changes on January 28th
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https://ria.ru/20181229/1548885463.html
Google translate:
“Two launches of the Soyuz-ST carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage are scheduled for February 19 and March 26. Four or six British OneWeb British communication satellites are planned to be launched into the first launch, and four British O3b communications satellites in the second - Said the source agency.
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Cross-posts re: TBC launch date delay of VA247:
Seeing a mention elsewhere (https://www.rocketlaunch.live/) that VA247 launch has been delayed to February 5.
True?
Also, it's a few days over 1 month to January 23, and there has been no news (that I have found) of the delivery of either payload to Kourou.
AFAIK VA247 is currently planned for early February (not confirmed) both spacecraft should normally arrive early January (also TBC)
Maybe I found the source for "VA247 on February 5th".
https://ria.ru/20181214/1547972344.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, December 14 - RIA News. The transfer of the launch of the first British communications satellites OneWeb from the Kourou cosmodrome using the Russian Soyuz-ST rocket is associated with a delayed launch from the same cosmodrome of the Indian apparatus, a source in the Russian rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti on Friday.
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Earlier it was reported that the launch was postponed at the request of the British side.
"The launch was delayed due to the launch of the Indian satellite GSAT-31 on the Ariane-5 rocket on February 5. The reconfiguration of the spaceport equipment and the preparation for the new launch, which will be Soyuz-ST with the first OneWeb devices, takes about two weeks, "- said the agency interlocutor.
Is this the fault of Isro or Arianespace?
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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181030005847/en/Eutelsat-Communications-Quarter-2018-19-Revenues
EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F 13° East 2021
EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G 13° East 2021
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1082310657838669826
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1082919693344825344
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1082919995682758656
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1082918638070439937
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1082918323577409536
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-angels-the-french-industrys-first-nanosatellite-in-2019/
Arianespace and the French CNES space agency today announced that they have signed a launch contract for the first nanosatellite completely built by French industry, called ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite).
ANGELS will be launched as an auxiliary payload with the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG 1) and CHEOPS satellites by a Soyuz rocket in 2019 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (South America). It is jointly financed and developed by the French CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) space agency and NEXEYA, an innovative industrial group active in the aerospace, defense, energy, rail and automotive markets.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-a-french-astronomy-mission-in-2019-the-eyesat-triple-cubesat/
EyeSat will be launched in 2019 as an auxiliary payload with the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG 1) and CHEOPS satellites from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) aboard a Soyuz launcher.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/after-11-launches-and-maintaining-commercial-leadership-in-2018-arianespace-gears-up-for-the-challenges-of-2019/
Furthermore, after signing the Taranis satellite contract with CNES in 2012, this spacecraft will now be launched by Vega in 2020.
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As many as 12 launches from CSG are now scheduled for 2019, including two institutional missions:
Up to five Ariane 5, all dual launches, into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), with the first planned on February 5, 2019 for customers Arabsat, Hellas Sat and “King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology” on one hand, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the other.
Up to three Soyuz launches: the first launch for the OneWeb constellation, paving the way for upcoming launches from Baïkonur starting in the last quarter of 2019; a fifth O3b/SES mission; the COSMO-SkyMed/CHEOPS mission for the Italian space agency and defense ministry; and for ESA.
Up to four Vega launches: PRISMA mission for the ASI Italian space agency, two Falcon Eye satellites for the United Arab Emirates, and the demonstration flight for multiple small satellite launches (SSMS) using Vega – a program initiated by ESA in 2016 with a contribution from the European Commission, designed to address institutional and commercial requirements in the promising new microsatellite market segment.
… as well as the Vega C qualification flight late 2019
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Cross-post re: VA247 approximate launch time:
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated January 9, reports:
Launch time is approximately 20:00 UTC = 17:00 GFT (local time)
EDIT 1/10 re: VA247 launch time update to the hour and minute:
CSG writes 18:01 local, 21:01 UTC
https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
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Cross-post re: VS21 approximate launch time and number of satellites:
<snip>
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated January 9, lists the launch time on February 19 as:
Approximately 21:30 UTC = 6:30 p.m. GFT (local time)
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1082926446945988608
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Cross-post re: VV14 launch date and time:
Updated VV14 launch date and time from SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated January 9:
0150:35 UTC, March 9 = 10:50:35 p.m. GFT, March 8 (local time)
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Several EDITs
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1083309009980088320
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ESA has updated its launch schedule:
https://www.esa.int/For_Media/Launch_schedule_2019
EDRS-C
Date: June-July 2019
Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana)
Launcher: Ariane 5
Website: EDRS
ESAIL
Date: June-September 2019
Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana)
Launcher: Vega SSMS POC
Website: SAT-AIS
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CSG writes 18:01 local, 21:01 UTC
https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
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Cross-post re: launch time on Feb. 19 of VS21; already updated here:
OneWeb Pilot launch on February 19, at 21:37 UTC.
https://www.urdupoint.com/en/technology/russia-to-carry-out-countrys-1st-space-launc-529112.html
(I checked the Sputnik International (https://sputniknews.com/) web site and found no corresponding article.)
Thanks, Salo!
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VS-21 using Fregat-M upper stage, not Fregat-MT?
Your guess, or is there a source?
https://ria.ru/20190116/1549426711.html
The relevant paragraph (Bing translation). The first Russian launch is 4th quarter 2919.
"The first six OneWeb communication satellites will be delivered to the Kourou Cosmodrome on January 22 to launch the Soyuz-STB missile with the "Fregat-M" booster, which is planned for February 20 ", the interlocutor of the agency said. ...
Fregat-M, that was to [ex]pect, for LEO makes the Fregat-MT probably little sense.
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VS-21 using Fregat-M upper stage, not Fregat-MT?
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=13239.msg1897594#msg1897594
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Cross-post; already updated here:
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), update January 28
VA247 launch window on February 5: 2101-2149 UTC = 18:01-18:49 GFT (Local time)
EDIT 2/5--Launch window update:
February 1, 2019
Launch readiness confirmed for Flight VA247’s Ariane 5: Approval is given for the first Arianespace mission of 2019
<snip>
Liftoff will occur [on Tuesday, February 5] during a 61-minute launch window that opens at 6:01 p.m. local time in French Guiana.
<snip>
http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/launch-readiness-confirmed-for-flight-va247s-ariane-5-approval-is-given-for-the-first-arianespace-mission-of-2019/
18:01-19:02 LT = 2101-2202 UTC
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https://ria.ru/20190130/1550103248.html
Google translate:
The seam rupture of the helium supply pipeline to the fuel tanks of the Fregat upper stage, which is to put the first test satellites of the British OneWeb system into orbit, was detected during the pre-launch preparation at the Kourou space center (French Guiana), several sources in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
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https://ria.ru/20190130/1550117048.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, Jan. 30 - RIA News. Preparations for the launch of OneWeb satellites from the Kourou cosmodrome are proceeding normally, and the detected deviations are eliminated before the launch, the press service of Roscosmos told RIA Novosti.
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https://twitter.com/OneWeb/status/1090739699499655169
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https://twitter.com/greg_wyler/status/1090777549548998658
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https://ria.ru/20190131/1550197297.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, January 31 - RIA News. Troubleshooting the Fregat upper stage, which is intended to launch British OneWeb communication satellites with the Soyuz launch vehicle from the Kourou cosmodrome, will take a week, so the start is shifted from February 20 to February 27, a source in the space rocket told RIA Novosti.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019:
01 - February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) [L5106] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01:08.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
February 19 22 25 26 - OneWeb (x6) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37
March 9 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
March 26 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS
Q2 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 NET May - Intelsat 39 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET June)
Q2 NET June - Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET May)
NET May June - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
June- July - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - SSMS POC flight: Spaceflight, Esail, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30 (or June-September)
H2 - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
October 15-November 14 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, Open Cosmos auxiliary payload - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00
September October - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November-December - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Late - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
TBD - ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - TBD - Kourou
2020
January - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
Early - SSMS flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
Early Q1 - Ingenio (Seosat) - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Late 2019)
NET Q1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS25) - Kourou ELS
May - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS26) - Kourou ELS
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
Midyear - CSG-2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July 16 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or Late)
July-August - SSMS flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
NET December - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021-2022)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
November-December - MetOp-SG 1A (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
December 2023 - MetOp-SG 1B (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
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 (or 2023)
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega-C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
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 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - 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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June - MetOp-SG 2A (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or September)
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey) - 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
2031
January 2028 TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
June - MetOp-SG 3A (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or September)
2036
December - MetOp-SG 3B - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
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
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
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:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 289 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 103, Soyuz ST - 20, Vega - 13)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on January 31st
Changes on February 3rd
Changes on February 5th
Changes on February 6th
Changes on February 7th
Changes on February 8th
Changes on February 10th
Changes on February 12th
Changes on February 13th
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ISRO Chairman K. Sivan in The Times of India
He said that “Arianespace will also launch Gsat-30 in June.” ..
Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/67716467.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
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Cross-post; further delay of VS21 launch:
https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1092825498571423745
Emmanuel Sauzay of Airbus says first OneWeb satellite launch in a “few weeks” as still waiting for some issues to be resolved with the Soyuz launching them. (That launch was scheduled for mid-February prior to issues announced last week with the Fregat upper stage.) #smallsat2019
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https://www.telegraphindia.com/science/hello-isro-got-a-rocket-yes-lift-off-in-72-hours/cid/1682175
Senior officials said Isro also planned to launch by October this year GSAT20, a telecommunications satellite, to provide 100 Gbps broadband connectivity and a satellite each for microwave remote sensing and advanced geographic imaging.
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https://ria.ru/20190206/1550452103.html
Google translate:
After successfully launching the Ariane-5ECA launch vehicle with two telecommunications satellites from Kourou on Wednesday night, Israel announced that the tentative launch date for OneWeb satellites is February 22.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2028
January - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
https://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2019/02/Athena_mirror_module
Due to launch in 2031, Athena ...
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Unofficially: February 26
https://ria.ru/20190208/1550598624.html (https://ria.ru/20190208/1550598624.html)
The launch of OneWeb satellites from the Kuru cosmodrome on the Russian carrier rocket Soyuz using the Fregat upper stage, in which the crack was previously detected and eliminated, was postponed from 22 to 26 February, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
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May I post a proposal? Could we make this the Arianespace launch schedule, the firm Arianespace backlog.
Besides we could make a "ESA/ European long-term launch planning".
It has been bothering me for a while that this list is a combination of the two. Salo, I hope your not offended. I'm very thankful for all your work on this topic. It's just a suggestion to improve the Arianespace launch backlog.
Possibly another improvement is adding the mass of the GTO sat's, with this info we can earlier match to satellites that launch together.
The Arianespace Backlog stands at 53 launches:
12x Ariane 5 ECA: 10x DUO GTO {=20 GTO satellites} + JWTS & JUICE
4x Ariane 62: FM1 (GTO/GTO+); 2x Duo Galileo MEO (FM2 &?); CSO3 (SSO FM-3)
2x Ariane 64: FM4 & Eutelsat 4x comsat.
10x Vega/Vega-C (block orders for 9x Vega & 4x Vega-C remaining)
Vega: [PRISMA + SSMS-1 2019 + SEOSAT + SSMS-2 2020 + (THEOS-2 + NAOS)] (+ 2x Falcon Eye + Proba III)
Vega-C: [CSG-2 +2x Airbus VHR2020 (duo) + KOMPSAT-7]
26x Soyuz, 10x from CSG and 16x from Russia (21x Oneweb; 10x Baikonour; 6x Vostochny) 5x Oneweb;
+ O3B + CSG-1, CHEOPS, ANGELS, EyeSat (3U) + CSO2 + MetOpSG A1 & B2 (& EUCLID)
The European institutions have ordered several satelites. But the launches for them haven't been procured jet. Could we move this longer-term launch planning into another schedule.
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Need to think.
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4276/6859_read-9938/
Juli - Start von EDRS-C mit Ariane 5 von Kourou
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Eutelsat-7C and Intelsat-39 are built by SSL,
but the two different time windows are weird ???
edit: now I got it, I forgot the time for the launch preparation
The first SSL satellite will launch with GSAT-30 in June, the second in July with EDRS-C
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new passenger for the Soyuz VS23 launch:
Arianespace to launch satellite deployment solution from Open Cosmos
Arianespace and Open Cosmos, a company providing turnkey space missions, announced today that they have signed a contract for the launch of an innovative CubeSat deployment solution.
Launched from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana using a Soyuz rocket, the CubeSat deployment platform is a key to the commercial offering from Open Cosmos. The first mission comprises an array of CubeSats with a total capacity of 12 units (12U). It will weigh about 30 kg. at liftoff, and the CubeSats will be injected into Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude over 500 km.
Open Cosmos delivers effective satellite-based solutions with the goal of enabling companies to use space technologies for tackling global challenge. It specializes in the development and implementation of missions for small, low-cost satellites (up to 50 kg.), with short lead times (typically less than a year). One of the primary advantages of Open Cosmos is that it gives customers access to a wide range of launchers and orbits.
The first Open Cosmos payload will be an auxiliary passenger on the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG 1) satellite mission, along with the CHEOPS satellite for the European Space Agency ESA as well as the ANGELS and EyeSat’s French CNES space agency missions. Launch is scheduled for the last quarter of 2019.
Following the contract signature, Rafael Jordá Siquier, Chief Executive Officer of Open Cosmos, said, “Customers always ask us how they can get their payloads into orbit quickly and surely. Our partnership with Arianespace to launch a 12U (units) deployment platform will get them into their targeted orbit less than ten months after signing the contract. This mission will use one of the world’s most reliable and highest performance launchers, with a proven track record – and that’s exactly the kind of agility that the space industry needs right now.”
Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, added, “This contract clearly reflects Arianespace’s unwavering commitment to new players like Open Cosmos, which drive the dynamic small satellite market. It also reflects our ability to offer available, flexible and competitive solutions for all market segments, thanks to our family of launch vehicles.”
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-satellite-deployment-solution-from-open-cosmos/
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https://twitter.com/greg_wyler/status/1095467203888103426
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http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Launch_schedule_2019
OPS-SAT, cubesat
Date: 15 October to 14 November tbc
Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana)
Launcher: Soyuz
Website: OPS-SAT
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019:
01 - February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) [L5106] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01:08.3
02 - February 27 - OneWeb F6 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37:00
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
March 9 15 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
March 26 29 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS
Q2 NET Mid-April - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV
NET May 10 - DirecTV 16, Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA248) - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET June)
NET June - Intelsat 39, GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA249) - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET May)
NET June - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - SSMS POC flight: Spaceflight, Esail, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30 (or June-September)
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
October 15-November 14 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, OPS-SAT, Open Cosmos auxiliary payload - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00
October - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November-December - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Late - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
TBD - ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - TBD - Kourou
2020
January - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - CERES (x3) - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
Early - SSMS flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
Q1 - Ingenio (Seosat) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
NET Q1 - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS25) - Kourou ELS
May - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS26) - Kourou ELS
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
Midyear - CSG-2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
July 16 - OneWeb (xTBD) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or Late)
July-August - SSMS flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
NET December - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021-2022)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - OneWeb (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - OneWeb (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
November-December - MetOp-SG 1A (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
December - MetOp-SG 1B (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
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 (or 2023)
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega-C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
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 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - 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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
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
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June - MetOp-SG 2A (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or September)
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey) - 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
2031
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
June - MetOp-SG 3A (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or September)
2036
December - MetOp-SG 3B - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
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
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
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:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 290 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 103, Soyuz ST - 21, Vega - 13)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on February 14th
Changes on February 16th
Changes on February 23rd
Changes on February 24th
Changes on February 27th
Changes on February 28th
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
https://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2019/02/Biomass_mission
Set to fly in 2022, ESA’s Biomass Earth Explorer satellite ...
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SMILE in 2023: http://www.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/SMILE/
Athena telescope in 2031: http://sci.esa.int/athena/59896-mission-summary/
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Cross-post; Vega-VV14:
Launch VV14 "mid-March",
Possibly a small launch delay due to the problems with Soyuz VS21
It will most likely be between the 13th and the 15th.
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it true Eutelsat 7c will be launch first march ?
https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/ariane-5-eca-eutelsat-7c-1343/
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it true Eutelsat 7c will be launch first march ?
https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/ariane-5-eca-eutelsat-7c-1343/
No, it seems just to be a "placeholder" for this particular website.
2 things that could have helped you :
* launch time at 1:00 UTC, with "NET" noted below
* contrarily to what's written, Ariane launches to GTO never have instantaneous launch windows.
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once again; Vega VV14 launch:
PRISMA is currently in Kourou for launch campaign. Environmental tests have been successfully performed in Tolouse, completing system qualification.
Satellite launch is scheduled for 14 March 2019 22:50 local time (15 March 01.50 UTC).
source: http://www.prisma-i.it/index.php/en/116-news/program/128-prisma-launch-date
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https://www.ses.com/press-release/o3b-satellites-arrive-kourou-march-launch
Luxembourg, 07 February 2019 -- Four new O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites have arrived safely at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, in preparation for launch by a Soyuz rocket from Arianespace in late March 2019, SES announced today.
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1098721961595883521
Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo
News from the Spaceport: #Arianespace has postponed transfers of @OneWeb #VS21’s #Soyuz & payload to the launch zone. Decision taken after a successful Soyuz mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome, but with non-nominal third-stage behavior. New #VS21 launch date to be announced ASAP.
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https://twitter.com/greg_wyler/status/1098699093696749568
Greg Wyler @greg_wyler
At least one day slip for the launch. Ugh. Glad to see EgyptSat-A launch was successful, but need to review more data on that launch before proceeding. Waiting patiently
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https://ria.ru/20190222/1551262663.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, Feb. 22 - RIA News. The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, hopes that all the planned space launches will take place in time after the launch of the EgyptSat-A satellite.
"I hope that subsequent launches, including launches from Kourou, will not move down (according to schedule - ed.)," Rogozin told reporters Friday.
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1099063267513847808
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With VS21 postponement to the 27th, VV14 will most likely be rescheduled to the15th.
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... Future OneWeb launches on Soyuz rockets will put 32 satellites into orbit. ...
Source: Soyuz VS21 Fact Sheet
http://www.cnes-csg.fr/automne_modules_files/standard/public/p10805_e46075e8cafd8c59b7c0fef8fce3206bdepliant_VS21_csg_final.pdf
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https://twitter.com/greg_wyler/status/1099448648100970496
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
Der nächste Flug einer Ariane 5 ist zum folgenden Termin geplant:
Nr. Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en)
104 Ariane 5 ECA VA248 Q2 2019 Eutelsat 7C · tba
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https://ria.ru/20190227/1551395123.html
Google translate:
“In connection with the transfer of the launch of the first six British OneWeb communication satellites, the launch of four British O3b spacecraft was postponed from February 20 to February 28 from March 26 to 29,” the agency’s source said.
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
Nr. Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en)
104 Ariane 5 ECA VA248 10.05.2019 Eutelsat 7C · DirecTV 16
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1100901762058342406
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https://twitter.com/D_Orbit/status/1100724113126105088
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
01 - February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) [L5106] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01:08.3
02 - February 27 - OneWeb F6 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37:00
03 - March 22 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
March 29 April 4 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS - 16:31
May 10 - DirecTV 16, Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA248) - Kourou ELA-3
NET Mid- April 18 June - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV
NET June - Intelsat 39, GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA249) - Kourou ELA-3
July - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July- August - SSMS POC flight: Spaceflight, Esail, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30 (or June-September)
H2 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
October 15-November 14 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, OPS-SAT, Open Cosmos auxiliary payload - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00
October - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 November - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
Late - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
TBD - ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - TBD - Kourou
2020
January - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - SSMS flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
Q1 - Ingenio (Seosat) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
November-December 2019 NET Q1 - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
NET Q1 - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS25) - Kourou ELS
May - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS26) - Kourou ELS
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
July 16 - OneWeb (x30) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or Late H2)
July-August - SSMS flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear Q4 - CSG-2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
NET December - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021-2022)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
Early 2020 TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
November-December - MetOp-SG 1A (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
December - MetOp-SG 1B (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
2021-2022 TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
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 (or 2023)
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega-C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
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 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2021 TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega-C/Ariane 62 - Kourou ZLV
2021 TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
2021 TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-E - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
December 2023 TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
Late 2025 TBD - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Piggybacked:
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
June - MetOp-SG 2A (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or September)
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey) - 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
2031
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035
June - MetOp-SG 3A (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or September)
2036
December - MetOp-SG 3B - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
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
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
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:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 291 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 103, Soyuz ST - 21, Vega - 14)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on March 4th
Changes on March 8th
Changes on March 9th
Changes on March 10th
Changes on March 11th
Changes on March 13th
Changes on March 19th
Changes on March 22th
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Salo, Ariane 5 - 103.
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Oops! :-[
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ESA_gives_go-ahead_for_Smile_mission_with_China
ESA gives go-ahead for Smile mission with China
Under current plans, the 2200 kg spacecraft will be launched by a European Vega-C rocket or Ariane 6-2 in 2023 ...
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Vega-C is expected to debut in 2020,
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Transportation/Launch_vehicles/Vega-C
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https://ceres.cnes.fr/en/ceres-2
The objective of the CERES (CapacitÉ de Renseignement Électromagnétique Spatiale) military electronic intelligence mission is to gather signals intelligence from areas that surface sensors cannot reach, free from airspace overflight constraints and in all weathers, thus providing an in-depth situational picture to support conception and execution of military operations. It is scheduled to launch in 2021.
And many sources write, the launch is planned on a Vega:
http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/15/rap-info/i1574.asp (http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/15/rap-info/i1574.asp)
De même, en matière de renseignement électromagnétique, la loi de programmation militaire a pourvu à la poursuite du programme de « capacité d’écoute et de renseignement électromagnétique spatiale » (Ceres). Ces satellites, selon M. Jean-Yves Le Gall, présentent « une compacité remarquable » ; lancés par une fusée légère Véga, ils permettront de recueillir de précieux renseignements d’origine électromagnétique.
Bing translate
Similarly, in the area of electromagnetic intelligence, the Military Programming Act provided for the continuation of the program of "space electromagnetic listening and intelligence capability" (Ceres). These satellites, according to Mr. Jean-Yves Le Gall, show "remarkable compactness"; Launched by a Vega light rocket, they will be able to collect valuable information of electromagnetic origin.
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https://jason-cs.cnes.fr/en/JASON-CS/index.htm
To pursue this mission crucial to our ability to understand the processes fuelling global warming, the Jason-CS-A/Sentinel-6A and Jason-CS-B/Sentinel-6B satellites will be launched in 2020 and 2026.
https://merlin.cnes.fr/en/MERLIN/index.htm
That is why CNES and the German space agency DLR decided to jointly develop the MERLIN satellite (Methane Remote Sensing Lidar Mission), scheduled to launch in 2024.
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https://jason-cs.cnes.fr/en/JASON-CS/index.htm
To pursue this mission crucial to our ability to understand the processes fuelling global warming, the Jason-CS-A/Sentinel-6A and Jason-CS-B/Sentinel-6B satellites will be launched in 2020 and 2026.
AFAIK Jason-CS/ Sentinel-6A & -6B will be launched by SpX Falcon 9. As was the case for Jason 3.
Edit to add; backing source:
https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/content/-/article/jason-cs#launch (https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/content/-/article/jason-cs#launch)
Launch: A launch of Sentinel-6 / Jason-CS mission is planned for November 2020. NASA will provide the payload and launch the Sentinel-6A and -6B satellites.
https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/j/jason-cs (https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/j/jason-cs)
(https://directory.eoportal.org/documents/163813/3748640/S6JasonCS_Auto11.jpeg)
To be safe I've to correct myself, it will be a US procured launcher, thus a US launchers.
https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-6/mission-summary (https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-6/mission-summary)
Launch vehicle:
The launcher will be procured by NASA-KSC on behalf of NASA-JPL with both launches most likely from Vandenburg California, US. The baseline launchers are Falcon-9, Atlas-4 or Antares.
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2020
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Midyear - CSG-2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
The launch of CSG-2 is now scheduled for Q4 / 2020.
-> page 14
https://eo4society.esa.int/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CSKMission_LDini.pdf (https://eo4society.esa.int/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CSKMission_LDini.pdf)
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1105067319213084672
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
.@esa @Avio_Group @ASI_spazio upgraded Vega-C rocket (pictured) passes critical design review at ESA, but inaugural flight slips to Q1 2020 from late this year. Current Vega has 4 launches planned this year.
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To be safe I've to correct myself, it will be a US procured launcher, thus a US launchers.
https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-6/mission-summary (https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-6/mission-summary)
Launch vehicle:
The launcher will be procured by NASA-KSC on behalf of NASA-JPL with both launches most likely from Vandenburg California, US. The baseline launchers are Falcon-9, Atlas-4 or Antares.
From same source:
Planned Launch Date: Q2 2020
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1105531242441777157
Arianespace @Arianespace
Flight #VV14 – originally scheduled for March 14 – is being postponed by a few days to allow additional checks on #PRISMA mission. New targeted date is March 21. @ASI_spazio @OHBItalia #Vega
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https://ria.ru/20190313/1551744517.html
Google translate:
"The company Arianespace informed the Russian side about the transfer for technical reasons of the launch of the Italian Earth remote sensing satellite PRISMA with the Vega carrier rocket from March 14 to 21. After launching Vega, it will take two weeks for the launch site to launch the Soyuz rocket with the O3b spacecraft," - said the source
In this regard, he noted, the launch of the Soyuz rocket was postponed to 4 April. “The start time is 19:31 Moscow time,” the source added.
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1107968528139853825
Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo
We announced it after performing #Arianespace’s first launch for @OneWeb in February; and the contract was signed today! #Ariane6’s inaugural flight (in the A62 version) will carry 30 #OneWeb satellites in 2020.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ariane-6-maiden-flight-will-deploy-satellites-of-the-oneweb-constellation-oneweb-also-books-options-with-arianespace-for-two-more-ariane-6-launches/
The launch service agreement specifies the use of the qualification launch of the Ariane 62 version, scheduled for the second half of 2020; the two Ariane 6 options (either in its 62 version, accommodating up to 36 OneWeb satellites, or in the 64 version, up to 78 OneWeb satellites) will be utilized starting in 2023.
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There is another Dream Chaser launch planned for 2022: "The UN/Dream Chaser® Mission"
http://www.unoosa.org/documents/pdf/copuos/stsc/2018/symp-06E.pdf
In 2016, UNOOSA and SNC announced a dedicated space mission to provide developing countries with the opportunity to develop and fly payloads in microgravity conditions related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for an extended duration in low-Earth orbit using SNC’s Dream Chaser® spacecraft. This will be the first-ever United Nations space mission, and the first-ever space mission dedicated to the SDGs.
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NET Mid- April 18 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV
May 10 - DirecTV 16, Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA248) - Kourou ELA-3
Both slip to July 2019
VA248 on July 5
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47362/
And they skip Intelsat 39 & GSAT 30, which means these could slip to at least August.
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SFN launch schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated March 22; already updated in this thread:
Falcon Eye 1, June 2019
(However, this is apparently itself superseded. See previous post in this thread.)
Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept, August 2019
Falcon Eye 2, November 2019
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SFN launch schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated March 22; already updated in this thread:
Falcon Eye 1, June 2019
(However, this is apparently itself superseded. See previous post in this thread.)
Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept, August 2019
Falcon Eye 2, November 2019
DLR today published June 2019 for Falcon Eye 1, Stephen Clark copied that, and minutes later DLR changed it to July 2019.
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
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104 Ariane 5 ECA VA248 05.07.2019 Eutelsat 7C · DirecTV 16
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 22. März 2019
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
01 - February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) [L5106] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01:08.3
02 - February 27 - OneWeb F6 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37:00
03 - March 22 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
04 - April 4 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS - 17:03:37
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
May 10 Early June 5 12 July 5 - DirecTV 16, Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA248) - Kourou ELA-3
June NET July 19 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV
NET June July August - Intelsat 39, GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA249) - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q3)
July NET July August - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August - SSMS POC flight: Spaceflight, Esail, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD, TRISAT, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30 (or June-September)
H2 Q4 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
October 15 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, OPS-SAT, Open Cosmos auxiliary payload 4 cubesats - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00 (or NLT November 14)
October - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
November - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
Late - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
TBD - ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - TBD - Kourou
2020
January - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
Q4 2019 Early - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - SSMS flight 2: Pearl (xTBD), StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
Late 2019 February-March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q1 - Ingenio (Seosat) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
NET Q1 - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS25) - Kourou ELS
May - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS26) - Kourou ELS
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
July 16 - OneWeb (x30) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2)
July-August - SSMS flight 3: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - CSG-2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021-2022)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET December 2020 April - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H1 H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega-C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
November-December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Q4)
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - 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 (or 2023)
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega-C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
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
December 2022 Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
October - Hera - TBD - TBD
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega-C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega-E - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega-C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega-C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Piggybacked:
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
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
2029
June 2028 Q4 - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or September)
2030
December 2029 Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
June 2035 Q4 - MetOp-SG A3 (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or September)
2037
December 2036 Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega-C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021 - SHALOM - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
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
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
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:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 292 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 103, Soyuz ST - 22, Vega - 14)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on March 26th
Changes on March 29th
Changes on April 4th
Changes on April 6th
Changes on April 8th
Changes on April 9th
Changes on April 12th
Changes on April 15th
Changes on April 17th
Changes on April 18th
Changes on April 20th
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https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
Apr 4 2019
Soyouz
4/4/19 - 1:30 PM (GMT-03:00) Launch VS22 03b F5 (TAS)
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http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-vs22/
16:30:37 (Apr. 4)
Universal Time (UTC)
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1113892836603244549
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
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104 Ariane 5 ECA VA248 05.06.2019 Eutelsat 7C · DirecTV 16
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 5. April 2019
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47363/
Nr Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en)
23 Sojus STB VS23 15.10.2019 (tbc) CSG 1 · CHEOPS · ANGELS · EyeSat · OPS-SAT · 4 CubeSats
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 4. April 2019
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Got this answer from DLR: "It actually is 5 JUNE". It's now fixed on their website.
(They also confirmed that July for Vega / Falcon Eye is correct.)
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https://www.urdupoint.com/en/technology/slovenia-to-launch-first-10-pound-nanosatelli-587261.html
According to the plan, Trisat will be sent into orbit in August on the European Space Agency's (ESA) lightweight non-reusable launch vehicle Vega from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. It will perform multispectral and shortwave infrared imaging of the Earth. Another 50 satellites will be launched into orbit along with Trisat, including the Slovenian microsatellite Nemo HD.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1115632490088140800
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https://twitter.com/Kor_Spaceflight/status/1115654462381518848
• GEO-KOMPSAT-2B launch delayed to 2020 Feb~Mar due to defective parts
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Cross-post re: launch of Intelsat 39 and therefore VA249; my bold:
https://news.cision.com/ovzon-ab/r/ovzon-expands-reach-through-agreement-with-intelsat,c2785462
Ovzon Expands Reach Through Agreement with Intelsat
Wed, Apr 10, 2019 08:30 CET
Faster speeds and higher throughput to ultra-small terminals provide ground-breaking solution for mission-critical communication needs of remote users
Intelsat and Ovzon have entered into a multi-year agreement whereby Intelsat will provide service to Ovzon via two powerful steerable beams on Intelsat’s planned new satellite, Intelsat 39, expected to launch in the third quarter of 2019. Intelsat 39 will provide services for network, video distribution and government customers in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
The Intelsat-enabled service will add to Ovzon’s existing capacity, thereby expanding coverage for Ovzon’s customers. Combining the power, resiliency, and flexibility of Intelsat 39 with Ovzon’s managed service and ultra-small laptop-sized terminals will provide up to 5 times the throughput capability to small teams conducting disaster response, intelligence gathering, and other operations, delivering mission-critial information at the tactical edge. Such capabilities have traditionally required 2.4 meter or larger terminals.
“This agreement plays an important role in enabling Ovzon to serve customers with global requirements for high-bandwidth services. It also strengthens our partnership with Intelsat to the benefit of both companies,” said Per Wahlberg, CEO of Ovzon.
“The combination of Ovzon’s high-speed service to ultra-small terminals, Intelsat’s innovative steerable beam technology and the global coverage provided by the Intelsat fleet creates a powerful innovation in connectivity. Our partnership with Ovzon is an important step toward empowering remote users with the communications innovations they need,” added Samer Halawi, Chief Commercial Officer of Intelsat.
This information is inside information that Ovzon is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out below, at 08.30 CET on April 10, 2019.
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Cross-post re: 1 week delay of VA248:
This launch slips by one week to 12 June:
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
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https://www.peacelink.it/disarmo/a/46359.html
31 marzo 2019
Rossana De Simone
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La Missione SHALOM sarà operativa nel 2021 con un singolo satellite e sfrutterà le tecnologie iperspettrali nelle bande VNIR / SWIR / PAN per applicazioni scientifiche e commerciali.
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http://www.esa.int/esatv/Transmissions/2019/04/EDRS_C_preparation
At Airbus Defence and Space in Ottobrunn, Germany, EDRS-C satellite is undergoing its final testing before being shipped to Kourou for its launch on top of an Ariane 5 in July.
ESA continues to write that EDRS-C will launch on Ariane 5 in July.
So here again the question: Is the pairing IS-39 + GSAT-30 for VA-249 safe?
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47418.msg1935517#msg1935517
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http://www.esa.int/esatv/Transmissions/2019/04/EDRS_C_preparation
At Airbus Defence and Space in Ottobrunn, Germany, EDRS-C satellite is undergoing its final testing before being shipped to Kourou for its launch on top of an Ariane 5 in July.
ESA continues to write that EDRS-C will launch on Ariane 5 in July.
So here again the question: Is the pairing IS-39 + GSAT-30 for VA-249 safe?
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47418.msg1935517#msg1935517
An interesting question...so to expand on GWR's thought...
What we know at this moment--see this thread up-thread and/or the individual launch threads:
VA248 is scheduled for launch on June 12, 2019.
Launch turn-around between launches at Kourou is, at minimum, approximately two weeks.
I performed a quick visual inspection of the Ariane 5 ECA launch cadence over the last decade:
The shortest interval between launches was two successive dual-payload geocomm launches on October 1 and 29, 2009. The minimum Ariane 5/Ariane 5 turn-around appears to be approximately one month.
(Important NOTE: there may have been efficiencies implemented in more recent years that would reduce the Ariane/Ariane turn-around--I do not know.)
VA249 payloads are Intelsat 39 and GSAT-30.
Intelsat 39 launch was recently announced for 3rd quarter 2019 = July/August/September.
Conclusion 1: Given these statements or facts above, a July 2019 launch for VA249, as currently manifested, is possible.
Further facts or statements:
EDRS-C is being prepared for a July launch.
According to Gunter's web site (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/edrs-c.htm), EDRS-C masses around 3500 kg.
GSAT-30 masses around 3100 kg.
Further deduction:
Intelsat 39 is likely the "heavy" payload of the two on VA249, given that GSAT-30 is in the 3 metric ton range, and therefore the "light" payload.
Conclusion 2: By considering mass alone, EDRS-C could replace GSAT-20 on VA249.
The above conclusions depend, of course, on the statements true now not being made false by the progress of events in the real world!
Any further conclusions depend on when the next "heavy" geocomm satellite on the Ariane manifest is ready for launch on a hypothetical VA250.
(Example of a further conclusion that cannot be deduced from the facts or deductions available thus far:
VA250 = as-yet undetermined "heavy geocomm satellite" + EDRS-C)
I apologize for the "extended Captain Obvious" nature of my post, but I wanted to be clear about the facts, and the deductions from facts, that I am making.
As always, I am desirous of correction.
EDITed
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/synspective-vega-launch-contract/
Arianespace to launch “SAR” satellite StriX-α aboard Vega for Japanese startup company Synspective
Synspective and Arianespace have signed a contract to launch the satellite StriX-α, Synspective’s first SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) demonstrator satellite.
On April 18, 2019, Arianespace announced the signing of a launch service contract with Synspective for the launch of the satellite StriX-α (with a liftoff mass of approximately 150 kg.) into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) in 2020.
With just 150 kg, I assume with will go on one of the SMSS rideshare flights.
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/Chameleon_satellite_enters_antenna_testing_stage
Eutelsat Quantum is due for launch in early 2020.
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First Galileo launch on Ariane 62 slips to NET April 2021:
“If you make a very simple calculation, starting from April 2019 means a second flight in April 2021,” he said. “This is exactly the time frame where the first [government] customer, the European Commission, wants to launch Galileo satellites ... .”
JUICE (2022) may be switched to the second Ariane 64 launch:
Neuenschwander said ESA wants to have Ariane 64 as an option for its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, mission, but would only consider launching the science mission on the new rocket after seeing a commercial launch. JUICE is currently scheduled to launch in 2022 on an Ariane 5.
https://spacenews.com/arianegroup-starting-ariane-6-production-after-new-esa-agreement/
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Inmarsat 5 F5 ( GX5 )
››GX5, a new Ka-band broadband satellite, is planned to be
launched Q4 2019 and will provide additional capacity
over Europe and the Middle East.
Source Inmarsat Annual-Report 2018 page 55
https://www.inmarsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Inmarsat_Annual_Report_2018_Interactive.pdf
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0340-EX-CN-2019
Swarm, 12 1/4U sats on Vega NET Sep. 2, 2019 to 500km SSO
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Cross-post:
EDRS-C
Date: 24 July 2019
published today on http://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Launch_schedule_2019
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/68894289.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Cabinet approves Rs 3,000 crore GSLV phase-4 programme for 5 launches
Surendra Singh | TNN | Updated: Apr 15, 2019, 19:31 IST
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A series of advanced satellites Gsat-20, Gsat-30 and Gsat-32 , which will boost communication capabilites of the country, will also be launched by early next year. While Gsat-20 and Gsat-30, a replacement of Insat-4A, will be sent to space from French Guiana, Gsat-32 will be launched from Sriharikota.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
01 - February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) [L5106] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01:08.3
02 - February 27 - OneWeb F6 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37:00
03 - March 22 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
04 - April 4 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS - 17:03:37
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
June 12 20 - DirecTV 16, Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA248) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:41
NET Early July - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV
NET July 24 - Intelsat 39, GSAT-30 EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA249) - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q3)
NET July - EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
August NET September 2 5 - SSMS POC flight: Spaceflight, Esail, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD, TRISAT, Swarm 0.25 cubesat (x12), D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30 (or June-September)
Q4 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
October 15 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, OPS-SAT, Open Cosmos auxiliary payload 4 cubesats, ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00 (or NLT November 14)
November - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
Late - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
TBD - ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - TBD - Kourou
2020
January - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
October 2019 Early - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET July 2019 Early - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - SSMS flight 2: Pearl (xTBD), StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
February-March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q1 March - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - Ingenio (Seosat) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
NET Q1 - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS25) - Kourou ELS
May - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS26) - Kourou ELS
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
July 16 - OneWeb (x30) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2)
July-August - SSMS flight 3: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET April - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
July - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CNES/UAE Mars mission - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear 2021 Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
2020 H2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2021-2022)
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
November-December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Q4)
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - 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 (or 2023)
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
2021 TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
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
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
October - Hera - TBD - TBD
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Piggybacked:
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
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
2029
Q4 - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
Q4 - MetOp-SG A3 (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021 - SHALOM - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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
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
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:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 292 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 103, Soyuz ST - 22, Vega - 14)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on April 25th
Changes on April 28th
Changes on April 29th
Changes on May 2nd
Changes on May 7th
Changes on May 10th
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SFN Launch Schedule, updated April 26 (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/):
SSMS POC NET September 2, 2019
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/68894289.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Cabinet approves Rs 3,000 crore GSLV phase-4 programme for 5 launches
Surendra Singh | TNN | Updated: Apr 15, 2019, 19:31 IST
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A series of advanced satellites Gsat-20, Gsat-30 and Gsat-32 , which will boost communication capabilites of the country, will also be launched by early next year. While Gsat-20 and Gsat-30, a replacement of Insat-4A, will be sent to space from French Guiana, Gsat-32 will be launched from Sriharikota.
If I'm parsing correctly, these three GSAT satellites are scheuled to be launched by early 2020; not that all three launches will be delayed into early 2020.
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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)
ESA website currently says 2032: https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ESA_selects_three_new_mission_concepts_for_study
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https://spacenews.com/viasat-orders-asia-pacific-viasat-3-from-boeing-amid-record-revenue/
In a Feb. 7 earnings call, Dankberg said the launch of the first ViaSat-3 satellite, expected to cover the Americas, will likely slip a few months to early 2021.
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Carlsbad, California-based Viasat has three launch contracts for ViaSat-3 — one with Arianespace for an Ariane 5, one with United Launch Alliance for an Atlas 5, and one with SpaceX for a Falcon Heavy — but has not said which will launch first. Viasat is expected to launch the first ViaSat-3 to cover the Americas, followed be the second ViaSat-3 for Europe, the Middle East and Africa six months later. Dankberg said the third ViaSat-3, designated for the Asia Pacific, is expected to launch in the second half of 2022.
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https://spacenews.com/cloud-constellation-selects-leostella-to-build-10-data-storage-satellites/
Cloud Constellation plans to begin service in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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“We really only need eight or nine [satellites] to close the ring, but when we started looking at launch vehicles, we could get up to 10 on the Vega C launch vehicle with one launch,” he said. “It became a question of maximizing a launch vehicle.”
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsmgHXrG-zo&feature=youtu.be&t=120
Pléiades Neo first pair launch in 2020, second pair in 2022
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This report -
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/EarthObservation/EarthCARECalVal_Workshop_Report_2018.pdf
specifies the launch date as
The Validation Rehearsal will take place in the first quarter of 2021 and the
EarthCARE Launch is scheduled for June 2021
(page 22)
although it does not give any info on launch vehicle.
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And the factsheet version 5 on Max Planck Institut writes: EarthCare launch mid 2022.
pdf date March 4th 2019
https://www.mpimet.mpg.de/en/science/the-atmosphere-in-the-earth-system/collaborations/earthcare/fact-sheet/
In version 4 from last year was it 2021.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg1863351#msg1863351
new delay? what is the reason?
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https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/05/hisdesat-appoints-airbus-and-thales-alenia-space-to-build-two-spainsat-ng-satellites.html
The SPAINSAT NG programme includes two satellites, SPAINSAT NG I and II which will be situated in different geostationary orbital slots to operate in X, military Ka and UHF bands.
The first of these New Generation Spainsat satellites will be launched in 2023 guaranteeing the continuity of the secure communications services to the Spanish Ministry of Defense and Governmental Agencies using the current fleet .
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/satellite-2019/
Business performance that benefits from Arianespace’s current and future launcher family…
Arianespace posted remarkable business results in 2018, winning 18 contracts from 15 different customers. The company also reaffirmed its leadership in the geostationary communications satellite segment, as eight satellites in these new contracts will be delivered to geostationary orbit (five for Eutelsat, two for ISRO and one for B-SAT, using both Ariane 5 and Ariane 6). Vega, Vega C and Soyuz also won new customers for satellites to be placed into low- and medium-Earth orbit.
This positive trend is continuing in 2019 with four contracts already signed by Arianespace: with OneWeb for more than 30 satellites to be launched on the initial Ariane 62 mission as early as 2020; with the Japanese startup Synspective to orbit the demonstration satellite for their constellation on a Vega rocket in 2020; and with Open Cosmos and Tyvak to launch two auxiliary payloads on Soyuz in 2019.
Arianespace’s backlog of launch orders in early May stood at 51 launches for 36 customers:
18 Ariane (12 Ariane 5, 4 Ariane 62 and 2 Ariane 64)
24 Soyuz
9 Vega/Vega C.
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Gearing up for the first Ariane 6 and Vega C launches in 2020
The new generation of European launchers was designed to meet the satellite market’s evolving requirements. Ariane 6 and Vega C will enable Arianespace to reach all orbits for satellites of all sizes, including constellations and smallsats, thanks to multiple launch systems (SSMS for Vega/Vega C and MLS for Ariane 6). The first flights of Europe’s two new launchers will take place as early as 2020, kicking off the transition period from Ariane 5 to Ariane 6 and from Vega to Vega C, spanning the 2021-2023 timeframe.
The heritage of reliability and enhanced competitiveness offered by Ariane 6 and Vega C already have won over institutional and commercial customers. Arianespace has signed contracts for 10 launches to date: six for Ariane 6 and four for Vega C.
With order signing announced today by Arianespace and ArianeGroup for the initial 14 Ariane 6-series launchers – which are intended for flights from 2021 to 2023 – a decisive course towards the operation of this new launcher has now been set at the service of Arianespace customers.
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Volga-Dnepr filed paperwork for a flight on behalf of SSL from Moffett Field to Cayenne on May 27.
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Ariane 5 VA248 slips to June 20, 21:41 UTC
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
Arianegroup and ESA plan moon missions with Ariane 64 & PTScientist's Alina lander (the same lander which has a flight booked on Falcon 9 for 2020)
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Starting_up_a_new_cooperation_for_the_Moon
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Arianespace to launch the ESAIL satellite for exactEarth on Vega’s SSMS POC flight
May 9, 2019
http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-the-esail-satellite-for-exactearth-on-vegas-ssms-poc-flight/
Arianespace announced today that it has been selected by exactEarth to launch the ESAIL satellite using a Vega as part of the launcher’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept (POC) flight.
It is the final contract signed by Arianespace for this POC flight, which is now completely booked with 42 payloads onboard.
The ESAIL satellite will be launched in a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at an altitude of 515 km. on a Vega SSMS rideshare flight in 2019 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
exactEarth is a leading provider of global AIS (Automatic Identification System) maritime vessel data for ship tracking and maritime situational awareness solutions. Using world-leading satellite vessel detection technology – combined with the most advanced constellation of AIS satellites – exactEarth delivers the highest quality real-time information to customers around the world.
The ESAIL microsatellite has a mass of 110 kg. and features an enhanced multiple antenna-receiver configuration for global detection of AIS messages and high-resolution spectrum capture, which will enable the demonstration of advanced future services such as VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) message reception.
After launch and commissioning, the ESAIL satellite will be integrated into exactEarth’s global constellation – which currently consists of more than 60 high-performance maritime monitoring payloads.
The ESAIL satellite was supported by European Space Agency (ESA – ESTEC) through the ARTES 21 SAT-AIS (SATellite Automatic Identification System) program, and was developed and built by a European manufacturing team led by the satellite prime contractor Luxspace.
Vega’s POC flight will be the first mission for SSMS – a program initiated by ESA in 2016 with the contribution of the European Commission. For all European partners involved, its purpose is to perfectly address the burgeoning microsatellite market for both institutional and commercial needs with a new rideshare concept on the Vega light-lift launcher.
Vega is part of the Arianespace launcher family, along with the Ariane 5 heavy launcher and the medium-lift Soyuz; all three are operated from the Guiana Space Center. The industrial prime contractor for Vega is Avio, based in Colleferro, Italy.
“exactEarth is happy to collaborate with Arianespace and participate in the Vega SSMS mission to deploy the ESAIL satellite,” said Peter Mabson, the exactEarth CEO. “We would also like to thank ESA and the supporting national delegates and the Luxspace team for helping to create this advanced technology microsatellite and we look forward to adding it to our global fleet.”
Following the signature of this contract, Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, said: “We are thrilled to welcome exactEarth among our customers and as the last passenger coming aboard the Vega SSMS POC flight, which is now completely booked. Everything is now set for this summer’s targeted launch of the first Arianespace mission dedicated to rideshare! Arianespace will keep on offering competitive solutions to all satellites regardless of their masses and volumes, to the benefit of a better life on Earth.”
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DirecTV T16
FCC filing for June 20 launch
link (http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ib/forms/reports/swr031b.hts?q_set=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number/%3D/SATSTA2019050800037&prepare=&column=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number)
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August NET September 2 - SSMS POC flight: Spaceflight, Esail, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD, TRISAT, Swarm 0.25 cubesat (x12), D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30 (or June-September)
While Arianespace said that the launch was only scheduled for “this summer,” Fragnito gave a specific launch date, Sept. 5, during the panel discussion
There will be 42 satellites on this flight.
https://spacenews.com/arianespace-completes-manifest-for-vega-dedicated-rideshare-mission/
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Vega-C maiden flight in March 2020 with Lares-2 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lares-2.htm)
Avio might have rideshare opportunities for a few smaller satellites alongside Lares-2.
After Lares-2, Vega C will have its first commercial launch with two Pleiades Neo Earth-observation satellites for Airbus, Ranzo said.
"six to seven commercial Vega C rockets sold"
https://spacenews.com/avio-gets-esa-assurance-for-transition-missions-from-vega-to-vega-c/
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera_s_CubeSat_to_perform_first_radar_probe_of_an_asteroid
1 May 2019
Small enough to be an aircraft carry-on, the Juventas spacecraft nevertheless has big mission goals. Once in orbit around its target body, Juventas will unfurl an antenna larger than itself, to perform the very first subsurface radar survey of an asteroid.
ESA’s proposed Hera mission for planetary defence will explore the twin Didymos asteroids, but it will not go there alone: it will also serve as mothership for Europe’s first two ‘CubeSats’ to travel into deep space.
CubeSats are nanosatellite-class missions based on standardised 10-cm boxes, making maximum use of commercial off the shelf systems. Juventas will be a ‘6-unit’ CubeSat, selected to fly aboard Hera along with the similarly-sized APEX Asteroid Prospection Explorer, built by a Swedish-Finnish-German-Czech consortium.
Juventas – the Roman name for the daughter of Hera – is being developed for ESA by the GomSpace company and GMV in Romania, together with consortia of additional partners developing the spacecraft instruments.
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera_s_APEX_CubeSat_will_reveal_the_stuff_that_asteroids_are_made_of
ESA’s proposed Hera mission for planetary defence will explore the twin Didymos asteroids, but it will not go there alone: it will also serve as mothership for Europe’s first two ‘CubeSats’ into deep space.
CubeSats are nanosatellite-class missions based on standardised 10-cm boxes, making maximum use of commercial off the shelf systems. APEX, the Asteroid Prospection Explorer, will be a ‘6-unit’ CubeSat, selected to fly aboard Hera along with the similarly-sized Juventas, led by the Gomspace company.
APEX is being designed for ESA by a Swedish-Finnish-German-Czech consortium, representing a coming together of two CubeSat designs originally chosen to accompany Hera’s predecessor, the Asteroid Impact Mission.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
01 - February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) [L5106] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01:08.3
02 - February 27 - OneWeb F6 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37:00
03 - March 22 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
04 - April 4 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS - 17:03:37
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
June 20 - AT&T T-16 (DirecTV 16), Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA248) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:43-23:30
NET Early July 6 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV - 01:53
July 24 - Intelsat 39, EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA249) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:30-21:47
NET September 5 - SSMS POC flight: Spaceflight, Esail, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD, TRISAT, Swarm 0.25 cubesat (x12), D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
Q4 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX-5) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
October 15 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, OPS-SAT, Open Cosmos auxiliary payload 4 cubesats, ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00 (or NLT November 14)
November - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
Late - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2020
January - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
Early - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
February-March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
NET Q1 - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS25) - Kourou ELS
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q1 H1 - Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Early H1 - SSMS flight 2: Pearl (x8 ), StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
May - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS26) - Kourou ELS
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
July 16 - OneWeb (x30) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2)
July-August - SSMS flight 3: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites) - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET H1 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 (FM5) 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-4 3 (or H2 2022)
NET April - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM7) - 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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
November-December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS (or Q4)
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - 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 (or 2023)
July 2021 TBD - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Midyear 2021 TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
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
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
October 22 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Piggybacked:
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
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
2029
Q4 - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
Q4 - MetOp-SG A3 (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021 - SHALOM - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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
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
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:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 292 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 103, Soyuz ST - 22, Vega - 14)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on May 11th
Changes on May 15th
Changes on May 20th
Changes on May 27th
Changes on May 29th
Changes on June 4th
Changes on June 5th
Changes on June 8th
Changes on June 11th
Changes on June 14th
Changes on June 17th
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https://www.cosmos.esa.int/documents/336356/1503750/SMPAG09_HERA_Carnelli_2017-10-11.pdf/c2c0e63d-256f-6335-1229-7e1fea4cd733
Departure date: 2023/10/22
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http://didymos2018-mtg.asu.cas.cz/presentations/Carnelli_Hera.pdf
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Arianegroup and ESA plan moon missions with Ariane 64 & PTScientist's Alina lander (the same lander which has a flight booked on Falcon 9 for 2020)
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Starting_up_a_new_cooperation_for_the_Moon
Scheduled for 2021. My understanding of the German presentation (like Steven Pietrobon already wrote here (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=41724.msg1945484#msg1945484)) is that is has been rebooked from Falcon 9 to Ariane 64.
https://ptscientists.com/ptscientists-and-european-space-company-arianegroup-agree-on-far-reaching-cooperation-for-lunar-missions/
It is in the video in German, 8:20 ... 10:40
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1127819993553559552
US Commerce @SecretaryRoss, signing space MoU May 10 w/ Lux Deputy PM @EtienneSchneide, says 2 US companies are bidding to launch @SES_Satellites' 7-satellite @O3b mPower constellation in 2021. Likely @SpaceX & @ulalaunch. @Arianespace also competing.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1127811953517387776
.@SkySpaceGlobal says new EUR 5.2M contract with @GomSpaceGroup calls for eight 6u cubesats by Q1 2020, pending financing w/in 30 days. Co's shares have been suspended from @ASX pending appointment of 2 Australian-resident directors.
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https://phys.org/news/2019-02-image-biomass-earth-explorersatellite.html
Set to fly in 2022, ESA's Biomass Earth Explorer satellite with its 12-m diameter radar antenna will pierce through woodland canopies to perform a global survey of Earth's forests – and see how they change over the course of Biomass's five-year mission.
http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20190514/aumentara-su-vigilancia-emergencia-climatica-del-planeta/1937980.shtml
Google translate:
But in addition, another three satellites have been announced in Milan: in 2022, "EarthCare" to measure the greenhouse effect and "Biomass" to control the forests, and in 2023 "Flex", aimed at quantifying and examining the photosynthesis of the plants of the planet.
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Arianespace to orbit Spanish SEOSat/Ingenio Earth observation satellite
May 20, 2019
Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA/Earth Observation Programs directorate) today announced the signature of a launch services contract with a Vega launcher for SEOSat (Spanish Earth Observation SATellite) for Spain's Center for Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI - Centro para el Desarrollo Technologico Industrial).
SEOSat/Ingenio is a high-resolution optical imaging mission of Spain – the flagship mission of the Spanish Space Strategic Plan.
It will be launched along with the French CNES space agency’s TARANIS satellite aboard a Vega launch vehicle in the first semester of 2020 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).
The satellite will have a mass at liftoff of approximately 840 kg.and will be placed in Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 670 km.
The SEOSat/Ingenio mission is devoted to providing high resolution multispectral land optical images to different Spanish civil, institutional and government users, and potentially to other European users in the framework of the European Copernicus program and GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems).
The overall mission objective is to provide information for applications in cartography, land use, urban management, water management, environmental monitoring, risk management and security.
CDTI is funding the mission and has responsibility for programmatic aspects of the program. The project development managed by ESA as support to a national mission in the context of the European Earth Observation Architecture. A launch services procurement assistance agreement to this effect was signed between ESA and CDTI in Madrid on May 17, 2019. Within the agreement, CDTI has entrusted ESA with the technical and contractual management of the industrial activities, thus being in charge of the procurement of the SEOSat/Ingenio system’s space and ground segments.
The SEOSat/Ingenio spacecraft is the first built by an industrial consortium of the Spanish space sector companies led by Airbus Defense and Space/Spain.
Following the contract signature, Josef Aschbacher, Director of Earth Observation Programmes at ESA said: “I am very happy to sign the agreement with CDTI today and the contract with Arianespace. This marks a strong cooperation with Spain in the field of Earth Observation with the ESA support to the development of the SEOSat national mission. We look forward to launch early next year and to complement with SEOSat/Ingenio the European Earth Observation Architecture and to add another mission to the Third Party Missions portfolio of ESA.”
Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, added: “We are delighted Arianespace has been chosen by ESA to launch SEOSat/Ingenio, reinforcing our relationship with Spain – a country that also is very involved in European launcher programs. Orbiting this satellite for the benefit of Spanish and European citizens – on a Vega launcher together with another institutional mission for France – reasserts Arianespace primary mission: ensuring European independent access to space.”
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According to Avio, the preparation for the first Vega-C launch starts after VV17. (Falcon Eye 2)
Avio Q1 2019 Highlights page 8
http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2019%2fAvio-Q1-2019-Highlights_def_20190513_020242.pdf (http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2019%2fAvio-Q1-2019-Highlights_def_20190513_020242.pdf)
So the SEOSat/Ingenio + TARANIS launch and the second SSMS flight will take place after Vega-C with Lares 2. (my opinion)
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https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/annualreport2018-19.pdf
p.33:
GSAT-20 Spacecraft is configured based on ISRO’s standard I-3K Bus. It is a communication spacecraft to be launched onboard GSLV Mk-III.
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Arianegroup and ESA plan moon missions with Ariane 64 & PTScientist's Alina lander (the same lander which has a flight booked on Falcon 9 for 2020)
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Starting_up_a_new_cooperation_for_the_Moon
Scheduled for 2021. My understanding of the German presentation (like Steven Pietrobon already wrote here (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=41724.msg1945484#msg1945484)) is that is has been rebooked from Falcon 9 to Ariane 64.
https://ptscientists.com/ptscientists-and-european-space-company-arianegroup-agree-on-far-reaching-cooperation-for-lunar-missions/
That was a misinterpretation, see https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=41724.msg1951380#msg1951380. They are still with Falcon 9 for the 2021 landing. No indication of scheduled Ariane flights yet.
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Cross-post re: VA248 launch window:
EUTELSAT 7C arrives in Kourou ahead of 20 June launch
Press release • May 31, 2019 12:14 CEST
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The launch is scheduled for 20 June during a launch window opening at 21:43 UTC and closing at 23:30 UTC.
<snip>
https://news.eutelsat.com/pressreleases/eutelsat-7c-arrives-in-kourou-ahead-of-20-june-launch-2881126
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The satellite has arrived in Kourou:
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1135920203957596161 (https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1135920203957596161)
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https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider_Europe_s_reusable_space_transport_system
Space Rider will be launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in 2022.
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http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/va248-payload-processing/
The two satellite passengers for Arianespace’s upcoming Ariane 5 flight – AT&T T-16 and EUTELSAT 7C – are advancing through their payload preparation phases during parallel activity at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
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Launch window for VA248: June 20
Between 21:43 and 23:30 Universal Time (UTC)
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Falcon Eye on 6 July at 01:53 UTC
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47362/
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Cross-post:
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), dated June 13; July 24 launch window for VA249:
1930-2147 UTC = 4:30-6:47 pm local time
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The second SSMS mission is already on Vega-C scheduled?
It almost sounds like that. uncertain :-\
The inaugural ‘proof of concept’ flight of Vega’s SSMS dispenser will take place this September, with 41 separate passengers: seven small satellites plus 35 CubeSats in all. Included in that total are a trio of ESA CubeSats: the SIMBA mission studying Earth’s radiation budget, ozone-measuring Picasso and PhiSat, investigating the application of artificial intelligence to Earth observation.
Giorgio adds: “Regular follow-on SSMS flights are planned for 2020 on, once the more powerful Vega-C launcher begins operations. This will offer an extra 700 kg of capacity and enlarged volume within a wider launcher fairing – at the same Vega launch cost as before – so we will be able to fly even more passengers per individual SSMS launch at significant lower cost per kilo.”
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Dozens_of_satellites_joining_Vega_s_ride-share_to_space
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Viasat 3 in 2021 on Ariane 64.
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1140613521157193728
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Viasat 3 in 2021 on Ariane 64.
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1140613521157193728
I doubt that he knows the launch year. Arianespace did not tell one ...
www.arianespace.com/press-release/viasat-arianespace-ariane-64/
and last info is that the Viasat-3 satellites will launch in 2021-2022, with the order TBD (Spacenews (https://spacenews.com/viasat-orders-asia-pacific-viasat-3-from-boeing-amid-record-revenue/), February). Note that inaugural flight for Ariane 64 is planend for 2021 will two Eutelsats. Chance is that the second launch will not be before 2022. So if I was Viasat, I would rather assign Ariane 64 to the third of the three launches.
Another hint is that Arianespace is still not sure if JUICE in mid 2022 will launch on Ariane 5 or 64. http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-esa-juice/
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/6559503
Google translate:
“Three launches from the GSC are planned for 2020, one of them under the Roscosmos contract is Arianespace for launching the European payload and two under the program of deploying the OneWeb satellite constellation (Glavkosmos contract is Arianespace),” said Loskutov.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
01 - February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) [L5106] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01:08.3
02 - February 27 - OneWeb F6 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37:00
03 - March 22 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
04 - April 4 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS - 17:03:37
05 - June 20 - AT&T T-16 (DirecTV 16), Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA248) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:43:07.3
06 - July 11 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV - 01:53:03 (launch failure)
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
July 24 - Intelsat 39, EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA249) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:30-21:47
NET September 5 6 - SSMS POC flight: Spaceflight, Esail, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD, TRISAT, FSSCat A, FSSCat B, IGOSat, PINO, QARMAN, Casaa-Sat, Swarm 0.25 cubesat SpaceBee (x12), D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
Q4 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX-5) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
October 15 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, OPS-SAT, Open Cosmos auxiliary payload 4 cubesats, ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00 (or NLT November 14)
November - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
Late - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2020
January - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
Early - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
February-March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
NET Q1 - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS25) - Kourou ELS
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
H1 - SSMS flight 2: Pearl (x8 ), StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
May - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS26) - Kourou ELS
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
July 16 - OneWeb (x30) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2)
July-August - SSMS flight 3: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET H1 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
NET April - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM7) - 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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 2020 TBD - OneWeb (x32) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
November-December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS30) - Kourou ELS (or Q4)
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - 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 (or 2023)
TBD - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
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
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
October 22 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Piggybacked:
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
Q4 - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
Q4 - MetOp-SG A3 (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021 - SHALOM - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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
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
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
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 294 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 104, Soyuz ST - 22, Vega - 15)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on June 18th
Changes on June 20th
Changes on June 21st
Changes on June 24th
Changes on July 2nd
Changes on July 3rd
Changes on July 11th
Changes on July 15th
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I doubt that he knows the launch year. Arianespace did not tell one ...
www.arianespace.com/press-release/viasat-arianespace-ariane-64/
and last info is that the Viasat-3 satellites will launch in 2021-2022, with the order TBD (Spacenews (https://spacenews.com/viasat-orders-asia-pacific-viasat-3-from-boeing-amid-record-revenue/), February). Note that inaugural flight for Ariane 64 is planend for 2021 will two Eutelsats. Chance is that the second launch will not be before 2022. So if I was Viasat, I would rather assign Ariane 64 to the third of the three launches.
www.arianespace.com/press-release/viasat-arianespace-ariane-64/
Viasat, Arianespace Modify Initial ViaSat-3 Satellite Launch Contract; Viasat to Become First Commercial Customer to Launch Aboard the Ariane 64
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2028
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
+ Comet Interceptor
Comet Interceptor is foreseen for launch as co-passenger with ESA’s exoplanet-studying Ariel spacecraft in 2028. Both missions will be delivered to L2 and from there Comet Interceptor will journey onwards to the chosen target using its own propulsion system
http://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ESA_s_new_mission_to_intercept_a_comet
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
This was planned to launch on a Soyuz:
- https://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ESA_selects_planet-hunting_PLATO_mission
- http://sci.esa.int/plato/60594-mission-operations/
- https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/03/22/exoplanet-telescope-selected-as-esas-next-space-science-mission/
Was there a reassignment to Ariane 62?
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Volga-Dnepr filed paperwork for a flight on behalf of SSL from Moffett Field to Cayenne NET June 22 (Intelsat 39?)
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ion-cubesat-carrier.htm
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https://twitter.com/JmAstorg/status/1145699784549961728
Jm Astorg @JmAstorg
@CNES @PLD_Space signed at #eucass in presence of @CDTIoficial a preliminary agreement to study the launch of the micro launcher Miura5 from CSG in Kourou.
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4276/6859_read-9938/
6. September Start Satellit eSAIL mit Vega von Kourou
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http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=54042
PTScientists will provide the autonomous landing and navigation module ALINA, a spacecraft with a payload capacity of up to 300kg, while ArianeGroup will contribute its new high-performance launch vehicle Ariane 64 and its many years of expertise in the field of propulsion systems.
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About PTScientists
PTScientists is a Berlin-based New Space company. The lunar module ALINA and the lunar rover Audi lunar quattro, developed by PTScientists, are set to launch to the Moon for the first time in 2021. For this first mission, the "Mission to the Moon", PTScientists is cooperating with a number of industrial partners such as Audi and Vodafone as well as space organisations such as the German Aerospace Center DLR and the European Space Agency ESA. PTScientists currently employs more than 70 people in Berlin, Salzburg (AT) and Houston (USA).
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https://www.trthaber.com/haber/bilim-teknoloji/turkiyenin-uzaydaki-gozleri-rasat-gokturk-1-ve-gokturk-2-411599.html
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Cross-post re: Falcon Eye 1 one-day launch delay:
The launch is postponed due to high altitude winds. They'll try on Saturday, same time.
Confirmation cross-post; however, it's a two-day delay:
July 5, 2019
Arianespace postpones Vega’s Flight VV15 due to weather conditions at the Spaceport
Arianespace has decided to postpone its July 5 Vega launch with the United Arab Emirates’ FalconEye1 satellite because unfavorable high-altitude wind conditions are anticipated above the Spaceport in French Guiana at the time of liftoff.
The new targeted launch date for the mission – designated Flight VV15 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system – is July 7, at the following precise liftoff timing:
9:53:03 p.m., Washington D.C., USA time
10:53:03 p.m., Kourou, French Guiana time
1:53:03 Universal Time (UTC), on July 8
3:53:03 a.m., Paris, France time, on July 8
5:53:03 a.m., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) time, on July 8.
The Vega launcher and its payload remain in stable and safe conditions at the Spaceport’s ZLV launch complex.
http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/arianespace-postpones-vegas-flight-vv15-due-to-weather-conditions-at-the-spaceport/
EDIT/ADD cross-post: Falcon Eye 1 cumulative three-day launch delay:
It's postponed to Monday 22h53 Kourou time.
22:53 July 8 Kourou time = 0153 July 9 UTC
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1147816789189021697
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New launch date published today
July 10, 1:53 UTC
https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
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Cross-post:
Now the CSG website shows July 11, 1:53 UTC, still without any confirmation from any other source. Are they trolling us? ::)
https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1149134961527676928
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https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1149142288104218625
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[Airbus Press Release] Airbus to develop CO3D Earth Observation programme for CNES (https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/07/airbus-to-develop-co3d-earth-observation-programme-for-cnes.html)
[Space News] Airbus to build four imaging satellites for French space agency, mulls 20-plus constellation (https://spacenews.com/airbus-to-build-four-imaging-satellites-for-french-space-agency-mulls-20-plus-constellation/)
The four satellites, referred to as the CO3D system, are expected to launch in 2022 aboard a Vega C rocket, with each satellite capable of imaging the Earth at a resolution of 50 centimeters. ...The CO3D satellites will each have a mass of 300 kilograms, and will use all-electric propulsion...Pham said the Pleiades Neo and CO3D satellites are designed to be compatible with multiple Arianespace launchers, and that Airbus has included the ability to switch vehicles if necessary into those launch contracts. ...Four CO3D satellites will take up half the space in a Vega C payload fairing, Pham said
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Pléiades Neo – The Countdown has Begun
It’s official. The world’s most advanced very high-resolution commercial satellite constellation, Pléiades Neo, is now only one year away, and preparations for the July 2020 launch are on track and advancing at pace.
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https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/9291-the-countdown-has-begun
tight schedule for Vega and Vega-C
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4276/6859_read-9938/
6. September Start Satellit eSAIL mit Vega von Kourou
Changed to 9. September.
Spaceflight Now says NET 10 September: https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
9 September may be Kourou time (GMT-3).
(Ayway, this depends on the progress and results of VV15 failure investigation.)
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hmm...
Embratel Star One D2 launch 2020
translate from:
https://canaltech.com.br/espaco/embratel-comemora-50-anos-da-transmissao-no-brasil-do-primeiro-pouso-na-lua-144315/
...Embratel's latest bet is a satellite called Star One D2, whose orbital position will be 70 ° W, slated to be released in 2020.
2nd source
https://www.convergenciadigital.com.br/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?UserActiveTemplate=site&infoid=51212&sid=8
translate
...By 2020, it will launch the Star One D2 satellite, with estimated power of 19.3 KW and launch mass of 7 tons. It will have 28 C-band transponders, 24 Ku-band transponders and 20 Gbps Ka band capacity. It will occupy the orbital position of 70 ° W and will provide data, video and Internet capacity for government agencies and large companies operating in South and Central America, including Mexico. It will also enable the transmission of signals to TV by Signature, in addition to meeting the demands of cell phone backhaul with Ka Band.
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VA 249 NET July 30
SFN Ariane 5 launch delayed in aftermath of Vega failure (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/20/ariane-5-launch-delayed-in-aftermath-of-vega-failure/), dated July 20, 2019
But sources said Friday [July 19] that the Ariane 5 launch has been delayed to no earlier than July 30, and could face additional schedule slips to ensure the Ariane 5 is free of the fault that caused the Vega accident.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
01 - February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) [L5106] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01:08.3
02 - February 27 - OneWeb F6 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37:00
03 - March 22 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
04 - April 4 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS - 17:03:37
05 - June 20 - AT&T T-16 (DirecTV 16), Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA248) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:43:07.3
06 - July 11 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV - 01:53:03 (launch failure)
07 - August 6 - Intelsat 39, EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA249) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:30:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
Q4 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX-5) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
October 15 November 1-14 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, OPS-SAT, Open Cosmos auxiliary payload 4 cubesats, ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00 (or NLT November 14)
2020
January - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
Early - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
February-March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
NET September 6 10, 2019 Q1 - SSMS POC flight: Esail, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD, TRISAT, FSSCat A, FSSCat B, IGOSat, PINO, QARMAN, Casaa-Sat, SpaceBee (x12), D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
November 2019 NET Q1 - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
H1 - SSMS flight 2: Pearl (x8 ), StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
May - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS26) - Kourou ELS
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
July 16 - OneWeb (x34) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2)
July-August - SSMS flight 3: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
Early Q3 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Late 2019 TBD - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS25) - Kourou ELS
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET H1 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
NET April - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM7) - 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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Kinéis (x20) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
November-December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS30) - Kourou ELS (or Q4)
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - 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 (or 2023)
TBD - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
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
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
October 22 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
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 - FORUM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SKIM [ESA Earth Explorer-9 mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Piggybacked:
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Stereoid [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
Q4 - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
Q4 - MetOp-SG A3 (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021 - SHALOM - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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
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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 295 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 105, Soyuz ST - 22, Vega - 15)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on July 21st
Changes on July 22nd
Changes on July 27th
Changes on August 2nd
Changes on August 6th
Changes on August 12th
Changes on August 13th
Changes on August 25th
Changes on August 28th
Changes on September 5th
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1153312866981822464
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
Nr. Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en) Bemerkung
105 Ariane 5 ECA VA249 02.08.2019 (tbc) Intelsat 39 · EDRS-C tba
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 23. Juli 2019
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VA 249 launch NET August 6 UTC
A0260/19 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING VEGA ARIANE ZA/VA249 LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL : 0536N04823W 0537N04724W 0505N04724W 0504N04823W. SFC - UNL, DAILY : 1830-2253, 06 AUG 18:30 2019 UNTIL 14 AUG 22:53 2019. CREATED: 26 JUL 16:27 2019
A0261/19 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING ARIANE ZB/VA249. LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL:0525N04720W 0525N04535W 0509N04535W 0509N04720W. AMSL - UNL, DAILY 1830-2253, 06 AUG 18:30 2019 UNTIL 14 AUG 22:53 2019. CREATED: 26 JUL 16:37 2019
While I cant be 100% certain, I'm guessing that they aren't doing instantaneous dual launch and 'vega' is just a brainfart
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http://www.cls-telemetry.com/argos-solutions/the-future-of-argos-argos4ng/
In parallel, CLS, with the support of the French Space Agency CNES, is working to develop a completely new generation of dedicated satellites, using nanosat technology. This constellation of 20 nanosatellites, called Kinéis, is planned to launch in 2021.
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Some deductions towards the possible payloads of hypothetical VA250 and VA251.
As always, I welcome correction, clarification, or confirmation.
Cabinet approves Rs 3,000 crore GSLV phase-4 programme for 5 launches (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/68894289.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst)
Surendra Singh | TNN | Updated: Apr 15, 2019, 19:31 IST
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A series of advanced satellites Gsat-20, Gsat-30 and Gsat-32 , which will boost communication capabilites of the country, will also be launched by early next year. While Gsat-20 and Gsat-30, a replacement of Insat-4A, will be sent to space from French Guiana, Gsat-32 will be launched from Sriharikota.
If I'm parsing correctly, these three GSAT satellites are scheuled to be launched by early 2020; not that all three launches will be delayed into early 2020.
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
Q4 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX-5) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 - below the Sylda
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 - above? the Sylda
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020) - above the Sylda
NLT early 2020 - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 - below the Sylda
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Top/bottom position deduction derives from the satellite masses. Sources, where available, are from Gunter's Space Page.
Satellite masses
Inmarsat 5 F5 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/inmarsat-5-5.htm) <4000 kg
Eutelsat Konnect (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eutelsat-konnect.htm) ~6000 kg (my estimate from masses of 2 of 3 other Spacebus-NEO satellites (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sat/tas_spacebus-neo.htm)) with listed masses, or ~3500kg (the third of the three)
JCSat-17 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/jcsat-17.htm) ~6500 kg (my estimate from masses of the other 2 LM-2100 (modernized) satellites (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sat/lockheed_a2100.htm) launched thus far)
GSAT-30 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/gsat-30.htm) 3100 kg
Further deductions await further information, such as a payload delivery, or news of a pending delivery, to Kourou.
EDIT 9/10
Inmarsat 5 F5 revealed as one of two payloads aboard VA250.
EDIT 9/26
Eutelsat Konnect and GSAT-30 revealed as the payloads of VA251.
EDIT 10/17
TIBA-1 revealed as the other, "secret" payload aboard VA250. Fueled mass 6500 kg.
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KONNECT is a next-generation High Throughput satellite offering unprecedented operational flexibility. With a mass of 3.5 metric tons, this all-electric satellite, the first to use Thales Alenia Space's new Spacebus Neo platform, will provide 75 Gbps of capacity covering Western Europe and Africa.
;)
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https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cheops/Cheops_passes_final_review_before_shipment_to_launch_site
Arianespace’s launch manifest for the coming months is currently under discussion, with the exact date for Cheops shipment to the Spaceport, and its launch date, to be confirmed at a later stage. The mission is foreseen to launch in the last quarter of 2019.
Cheops will lift off as a secondary passenger on a Soyuz-Fregat rocket, sharing the ride into space with a satellite that is part of the Italian Cosmo-SkyMed constellation.
The launch date will be announced once confirmed by Arianespace.
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/flight-va249-arianespace-will-orbit-intelsat-39-and-edrs-c-with-ariane-5/
(http://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2019/07/VA249-details1/1918023691.jpg)
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1156465455642677253
.@Eutelsat_SA says launch of @AirbusSpace/@SurreySat -built Quantum satellite delayed from end-2019 to Q3 2020; no FY 19/20 revenue from it. @esa
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Ongoing upgrade authorised under name system build 1.5.1 started in February 2019 with completion expected at the end of the year. Supposed to be seamless transition of G1G in preparation for rollout of G2G and EGNOS v3 follow on ground and space segments but could be related to last month's issues.
https://www.airbus.com/space/satellite-navigation.html
In support of an ever more accurate, resilient and capable Galileo system, Airbus Defence and Space is now involved in the development teams for Galileo Second Generation (G2G), looking at major evolutions for the Ground Segment (Mission & Control).
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Arianespace’s “GO-1” mission will provide small satellites with a direct flight to geostationary orbit
August 5, 2019
Arianespace to introduce an innovative service providing fast-track access to Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (also known as geostationary orbit, or GEO) for the new generation of small satellites, offering a first flight opportunity with more than 4,500 kg. of such payloads on its “GO-1” mission in the first half of 2022.
This rideshare flight from the Guiana Space Center unveiled today during the 2019 Small Satellite Conference at Logan, Utah, USA – will utilize the Ariane 64 version of Europe’s future heavy-lift launcher. The GO-1 mission will inaugurate a regular, frequent path to direct geostationary orbit for small satellites.
Configured with the Multi-Launch Service carrying system (MLS), Ariane 6 can accommodate a full range of small-sized satellites, from cubesats to microsats or larger.
Customers taking advantage of the GO-1 mission will benefit from a short ride to orbit: from liftoff to separation, the duration will be shorter than commercial jetliner flight from New York to Paris. The new service also will involve user-friendly launch service agreements and simplified mission preparation procedures. As close to six months before liftoff, customers will be able to purchase one or several slots on the GO-1 mission.
This is a new day for small satellites: until now, there has been no convenient, predictable, affordable path to GEO for small satellites. But with the Ariane 64 coming online and the GO-1 mission, we’ve engineered a solution that will pave the way for a smallsat revolution in geostationary orbit,” commented Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël. “While most of such launches depend on a lead customer who could delay the flight, the GO-1 mission will follow a specific schedule – offering to each customer and to each satellite a ‘place of honor’ aboard this flight, which will lift off once the targeted payload capacity is booked.”
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https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cheops/Cheops_passes_final_review_before_shipment_to_launch_site
Arianespace’s launch manifest for the coming months is currently under discussion...
Probably following from this; re: SSMS POC / Vega flight:
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), dated August 12, 2019:
Launch TBD 2019.
And re: CHEOPS et.al. / Soyuz
Actually there never has been a fixed launch date for Cheops, but a window from October 15 to November 23.
https://cheops.unibe.ch/de/cheops-launch-slot-announced/
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), dated August 12, 2019
Launch November 2019
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1165007573600202752
Startup telecom satellite operator @OvzonAB moves launch of its 500-kg @Maxar GEO satellite, to @Arianespace @ArianeGroup Ariane 5 from @SpaceX Falcon Heavy; writes down advance payments to @northropgrumman for earlier satellite design.
https://www.ovzon.com/en/interim-report-january-june-2019/
CEO statement
Important customer agreements and financing of Ovzon 3
During the second quarter, we continued to develop the company according to plan. The last bit of funding for Ovzon 3 is in place and Maxar, our satellite provider, has started the project to build the satellite. As for the launch of the satellite, we have recently contracted Arianespace to launch our satellite in 2021 and we have thus left the preliminary agreements we had.
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/6808159
Google translate:
"For 2020, 12 launches of Soyuz launch vehicles with OneWeb satellites have been tentatively planned. Two of them are from the Kourou space center, the rest are from Russian space centers. Specific dates and quantities are agreed with the customer," Loskutov said.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1167375578028216320
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http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/vega-flight-vv15-findings-of-the-independent-inquiry-commissions-investigations/
Their work on identifying the causes of the Flight VV15 anomaly, and the well-defined actions to be carried out from now until the end of the year, will pave the way for a resumption of Vega launches as from the first quarter of 2020, under the requisite conditions of reliability.
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https://ria.ru/20190907/1558415612.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, Sep 7 - RIA News. The next launch of the Russian Soyuz-ST launch vehicle from the Kourou space center in French Guiana was postponed from October-November to December due to the unavailability of foreign satellites, a source in the space-rocket industry told RIA Novosti.
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https://advanced-television.com/2019/08/20/viasat-planning-big-for-europe/
Eutelsat has its ‘Konnect’ series of Very High Throughput satellites, the first launching later this year mainly for service over Africa and Western Europe. Built by Thales Alenia the craft will provide 75 Gb/s of capacity, and will be followed by a European-focussed Konnect craft in 2021.
Meanwhile, Viasat is readying its second Viasat-3 series satellite for use over Europe, the MENA region and Asia. This craft is expected to be in orbit by 2022 and will complete a circle around the planet of American, Asia-Pacific and European satellites offering broadband capacity.
https://spacenews.com/viasat-starts-viasat-4-development-mulls-hybrid-geo-leo-terrestrial-connections/
Viasat plans to launch its first ViaSat-3 satellite over the Americas in early 2021, Dankberg said, with the second launching about six months later to cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The third should launch over the Asia-Pacific before the end of 2022, he said.
ViaSat-3 is the highest capacity geostationary satellite system under development in the world, followed by Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter-3 and Eutelsat Communications Konnect VHTS, both of which are expected to carry 500 gigabits per second of capacity when they launch in 2021.
https://spacenews.com/viasat-expanding-into-crowded-ground-as-a-service-business/
The first ViaSat-3 is projected to launch over the Americas in 2021, with the global network completed during the second half of 2022, according to a June filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
01 - February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) [L5106] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01:08.3
02 - February 27 - OneWeb F6 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37:00
03 - March 22 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
04 - April 4 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS - 17:03:37
05 - June 20 - AT&T T-16 (DirecTV 16), Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA248) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:43:07.3
06 - July 11 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV - 01:53:03 (launch failure)
07 - August 6 - Intelsat 39, EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA249) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:30:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
Q4 November 19 22 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX-5) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA250) - Kourou ELA-3
November 1-14 December 16 17 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, OPS-SAT, Open Cosmos auxiliary payload 4 cubesats, ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00
2020
January 15 Q1 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q4 2019)
Early - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 Early - SSMS POC flight: ESAIL, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD, TRISAT, FSSCat A, FSSCat B, IGOSat, PINO, QARMAN (QB50 BE05), Casaa-Sat, SpaceBee (x12), PIXL, TTÜ100, AMICal Sat, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
January February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
February-March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q4 2019)
NET Q1 - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 Q2 - Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
H1 Q2 - SSMS flight 2: Pearl (x8 ), StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
Early Q2 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS26) - Kourou ELS
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
July 16 - OneWeb (x34) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2)
July-August - SSMS flight 3: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
Q3 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS25) - Kourou ELS
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4: Pearl (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET H1 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2 2022)
NET April - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM7) - 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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Kinéis (x20) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
Midyear - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
November-December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS30) - Kourou ELS (or Q4)
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - 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 (or 2023)
TBD - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
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
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
October 22 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
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 - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Piggybacked:
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
Q4 - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December)
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
December - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
Q4 - MetOp-SG A3 (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021 - SHALOM - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2025 2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
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
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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 295 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 105, Soyuz ST - 22, Vega - 15)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on September 7th
Changes on September 11th
Changes on September 12th
Changes on September 17th
Changes on September 24th
Changes on September 26th
Changes on October 2nd
Changes on October 6th
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Cross-post re: launch date of CSG-1 et al.:
Launch is currently scheduled for December 17th.
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Some tentative schedule from DLR:
19 November 2019 (tbc) - Ariane 5 ECA - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX5) - second payload to be announced
16 December 2019 (tbc) - Soyuz STB - CSG 1, Cheops etc.
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47363/
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There is a spacenews article claiming that Juice will be shifted to Ariane 64 and this being the inaugural flight of Ariane 64. :o
https://spacenews.com/arianespace-wsbw-2019/ (https://spacenews.com/arianespace-wsbw-2019/)
Was this a mistake by the author (e.g. looked at the 2021 manifest instead of 2022) or has there been a major shift in the manifest in the annoucement on Sept 9th? (Also seems like a huge risk to me.)
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There is a spacenews article claiming that Juice will be shifted to Ariane 64 and this being the inaugural flight of Ariane 64. :o
https://spacenews.com/arianespace-wsbw-2019/ (https://spacenews.com/arianespace-wsbw-2019/)
Was this a mistake by the author (e.g. looked at the 2021 manifest instead of 2022) or has there been a major shift in the manifest in the annoucement on Sept 9th? (Also seems like a huge risk to me.)
That would be a U-turn. Statement by ESA’s director of space transportation, April 2019:
Neuenschwander said ESA wants to have Ariane 64 as an option for its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, mission, but would only consider launching the science mission on the new rocket after seeing a commercial launch.
https://spacenews.com/arianegroup-starting-ariane-6-production-after-new-esa-agreement/
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1171038196446171137 (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1171038196446171137)
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Some tentative schedule from DLR:
19 November 2019 (tbc) - Ariane 5 ECA - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX5) - second payload to be announced
16 December 2019 (tbc) - Soyuz STB - CSG 1, Cheops etc.
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47363/
New dates from the same source: November 22 (tbc) for the Ariane, and December 17 (tbc) for the Soyuz.
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/First_Earth_observation_satellite_with_AI_ready_for_launch
A few months from now will see the launch of the first European satellite to demonstrate how onboard artificial intelligence can improve the efficiency of sending Earth observation data back to Earth. Dubbed ɸ-Sat, or PhiSat, this revolutionary artificial intelligence technology will fly on one of the two CubeSats that make up the FSSCat mission – a Copernicus Masters winning idea.
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https://spacenews.com/smallsat-launch-services-feel-pricing-pressure/
Vega will resume flights in early 2020, he said, starting with a dedicated rideshare launch of more than 40 satellites.
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/esail.htm
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Vega-C maiden flight is now scheduled for Q2 2020.
Avio 2019 HY Results:
http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2019%2fAvio-2019-HY-Results_20190912_061212.pdf (http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2019%2fAvio-2019-HY-Results_20190912_061212.pdf)
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
Q4 November 19 22 - Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX-5) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA250) - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
Q4 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q1 2020)
November 1-14 December 16 17 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, OPS-SAT, Open Cosmos auxiliary payload 4 cubesats, ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - Soyuz-ST-B /Fregat-MT (VS23) - Kourou ELS ~18:00
2020
January - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
Early - GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 Early - SSMS POC flight: Esail, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD, TRISAT, FSSCat A, FSSCat B, IGOSat, PINO, QARMAN, Casaa-Sat, SpaceBee (x12), PIXL, TTÜ100, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
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Changes on September 7th
Changes on September 11th
Changes on September 12th
Re: launch schedule at Kourou for the remainder of the year:
VS23 launches 25 days after VA250. (The immediately previous launch schedule information had a 27-day interval between these launches.)
The minimum interval between launches is approximately two weeks. Dividing 25 evenly gives only 12.5 days. I deduce that there is (probably) too little time to "slide in" a VA251 between VA250 and VS23.
Given this, and the Christmas/New Year's holidays, I think this means that VS23 is the last launch from Kourou currently scheduled for CY2019.
(CY = chronological year)
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Well, the fastest turnaround between launches from Kourou was 12 days:
2014-011 ... Mar 22, 2014 ... Amazonas 4A, Astra 5B ... Ariane-5ECA ... VA216
2014-016 ... Apr 03, 2014 ... Sentinel 1A ... Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M ... VS07
and second occasion:
2014-078 ... Dec 06, 2014 ... DirectTV-14, GSAT 16 ... Ariane-5ECA ... VA221
2014-083 ... Dec 18, 2014 ... O3b (FM9, FM10, FM11, FM12) ... Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT ... VS10
However in both cases the launches were from different pads.
Also, there were "fast triplets" - three launches within 28 days:
2017-023 ... May 04, 2017 ... SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 ... Ariane 5ECA ... VA236
2017-026 ... May 18, 2017 ... SES-15 ... Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M ... VS17
2017-029 ... Jun 01, 2017 ... ViaSat-2, Eutelsat 172B ... Ariane 5ECA ... VA237
and most recent also 28 days:
2018-095 ... Nov 21, 2018 ... Mohammed VI-B (MN35-B) ... Vega ... VV13
2018-100 ... Dec 05, 2018 ... GSAT-11, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A ... Ariane 5 ECA ... VA246
2018-106 ... Dec 19, 2018 ... CSO 1 (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) ... Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M ... VS20
Again, in these triplets each consecutive pair has different rockets from different pads.
But this year, if we suppose a fast cadence of 3 launches in Nov-Dec - the first pair would be two Arianes squeezed within 12-14 days.
The fastest turnaround for two Arianes I found is 25 days.
So, yes, it looks like there will be two launches this year - VA250 and VS23.
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ESA Press Release - no. 15 - 2019
New European Space Agency mission will add to climate knowledge
A new European mission, the Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring mission, or FORUM, will add a crucial measurement to help our understanding of Earth’s changing climate.
Measurements from the new spacecraft will improve confidence in the accuracy of climate change assessments that form the basis for future policy decisions.
FORUM will record far-infrared radiation emitted from Earth to space – extending beyond the parts of the infrared spectrum currently being measured. The measurements will help the study of Earth’s radiation budget – the balance between the incoming
radiation mostly from the Sun at short wavelengths, and outgoing radiation, which is a combination of reflected radiation from the Sun and radiation emitted by the Earth system, much of it a longer wavelengths. When the budget is not balanced, the
temperature of the planet can change, with consequences for the climate. Human activities have altered the atmosphere, changing the behaviour of the heat-conserving elements.
More than half of the outgoing longwave energy is in the far-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which will be measured for the first time by FORUM. This will give a clearer, more detailed picture of what is happening in different altitudes
of the atmosphere, and allow more accurate tracking of atmospheric components, especially water vapour and ice clouds.
Josef Aschbacher, ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes, said, “FORUM will measure, for the first time, the far-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum from space, thus allowing us to better understand the energy balance of our planet.
FORUM will bring great benefits to climate science.
“Better understanding the complexity of our climate system and filling gaps in our knowledge is of critical importance as the consequences of climate change are far-reaching, affecting all facets of society and the natural world.”
The design of the mission will now be fine-tuned, and then built with a view to being launched in 2026.
FORUM is ESA’s ninth Earth Explorer mission. The series of satellites uses innovative measurement techniques to yield new insight into different aspects of the Earth system and the interactions that bind the system as a whole. They are designed and
built to fill knowledge gaps identified by the scientific community, keeping scientists at the heart of the selection and development process.
FORUM and its competitor, the Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring (SKIM) concept, were presented and discussed in detail with the scientific community at a User Consultation Meeting in Cambridge, UK, in July. While both missions would deliver
outstanding value to science, ESA’s Advisory Committee for Earth Observation recommended FORUM for its planned impact on climate models, identifying climate prediction as a major global concern.
Further Information about ESA’s Earth Explorers:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/The_Living_Planet_Programme/Earth_Explorers
FORUM team website: https://www.forum-ee9.eu/
FORUM report: https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/EarthObservation/EE9-FORUM-RfMS-ESA-v1.0-FINAL.pdf
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The design of the mission will now be fine-tuned, and then built with a view to being launched in 2026
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FORUM report: https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/EarthObservation/EE9-FORUM-RfMS-ESA-v1.0-FINAL.pdf
"Vega-C is the baseline launch vehicle, used in dual launch configuration ... The backup launcher is Ariane 6.2, which will replace Arianespace Soyuz in the 2025 timeframe."
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4276/6859_read-9938/
2020
15. Januar Start Satelliten Eutelsat Konnect und GSAT-30 mit Ariane 5 von Kourou
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Intelsat: on the Q2 2019 Quarterly Commentary page 9 stands: Galaxy 30 launch in Q2/2020
http://investors.intelsat.com/static-files/250807b4-7c36-4f0d-aafa-9a19017946e1
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https://amsat-dl.org/en/satelliten-geplant/ (https://amsat-dl.org/en/satelliten-geplant/)
Planned amateur radio satellites
TRIESTE 2019 Kourou, French Guiana 70cm GFSK-Downlink University of Maribor, Slovenia
AMICal Sat 2019 Kourou, French Guiana 70cm AFSK/GMSK-Downlink UGA-CSUG France&SINP MSU&NILAKT Russia
QARMAN 2019 Kourou, French Guiana 70cm GMSK-Downlink Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (ex QB50)
TTU100 Kourou, French Guiana 3cm OQPSK-Downlink, Tallinn University of Technology
70cm FSK/GMSK/MSK-Downlink,
CW-Bake
Politech.1 Kourou, French Guiana vega 70cm AX.25 Downlink, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
5.8 GHz High Speed Downlink
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The "Pearls" constellation is dead. SAS is trying to come up with money for a smaller constellation instead.
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2020
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H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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The source was this: https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/intelsat-signs-contract-with-arianespace-for-two-launches/
But what is this satellite? Is there any information about this mysterious "Intelsat 40" (real name unknown)?
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Cross-post re: launch time of VS23:
Launch time is 08:54:20 UTC
https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
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This may be a dumb question, but could a third satellite launch with Galaxy 30/MEV-2?
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Yes, there will be a third sat in the lower position of the fairing. Galaxy 30/MEV-2 will fly as a joint payload in the upper position.
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This may be a dumb question, but could a third satellite launch with Galaxy 30/MEV-2?
Yes, there will be a third sat in the lower position of the fairing. Galaxy 30/MEV-2 will fly as a joint payload in the upper position.
Although the launch windows do not perfectly align, I posit that Galaxy 30 and MEV-2 could be the upper berth payload, and GEO-KOMPSAT-2B could be the lower berth payload for a hypothetical VA252.
(I suspect JCSat-17 could still launch on VA250.)
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
February-March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 below the Sylda
Q1 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q4 2019) above the Sylda
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 below the Sylda
Early Q2 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 above the Sylda
Changes on September 26th
Zubenelgenubi
EDITs 10/17
Inmarsat 5 F5 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/inmarsat-5-5.htm) <4000 kg
JCSat-17 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/jcsat-17.htm) ~6500 kg (my estimate from masses of the other two LM-2100 (modernized) satellites (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sat/lockheed_a2100.htm) launched thus far)
Galaxy 30 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/galaxy-30.htm) & MEV-2 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/mev-1.htm) 3325 kg + 2326 kg = 5651 kg
GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/geo-kompsat-2b.htm) 3200 kg
BSAT-4b (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/bsat-4a.htm) 3520 kg
TIBA-1 revealed as the other, "secret" payload aboard VA250. Fueled mass 6500 kg.
Or, a hypothetical VA252 could carry JCSat-17 and GEO-KOMPSAT-2B. It's an even better fit re: launch windows, as currently stated, than my original hypothesis above.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
01 - February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) [L5106] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01:08.3
02 - February 27 - OneWeb F6 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37:00
03 - March 22 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
04 - April 4 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS - 17:03:37
05 - June 20 - AT&T T-16 (DirecTV 16), Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA248) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:43:07.3
06 - July 11 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV - 01:53:03 (launch failure)
07 - August 6 - Intelsat 39, EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA249) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:30:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
November 22 24 25 26 - TIBA-1, Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX-5) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA250) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:09-22:54
December 17 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, OPS-SAT, Open Cosmos auxiliary payload 4 cubesats, ELO (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) - Soyuz-ST-A /Fregat-M (VS23) - Kourou ELS - 08:54:20
2020
January 15 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3
February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS24) - Kourou ELS
February-March - GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Early NET March - SSMS POC flight: ESAIL, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD, TRISAT, FSSCat A, FSSCat B, IGOSat, PINO, QARMAN (QB50 BE05), Casaa-Sat, SpaceBee (x12), PIXL, TTÜ100, AMICal Sat, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET Q1 March - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
NET March - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - SSMS flight 2: StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
Q2 - TBD, Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
Midyear - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Late)
July 16 - OneWeb (x34) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2)
July-August - SSMS flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
Q3 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET H1 - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2 2022)
NET April - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM7) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2022)
2020 TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Kinéis (x20) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
November -December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS29) - Kourou ELS (or Q4)
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - 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 (or 2023)
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023
Q1 June - 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 22 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Q4 November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2025
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
June Q3 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD 2026 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - 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
TBD - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - Daedalus[Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
TBD - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
Q2 2028 October - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Q4 November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
Q4 2030 December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
December 2032 October - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
Q4 November - MetOp-SG A3 (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
Q4 November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
TBD - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021 - SHALOM - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January 2025 - ISRU Demonstrator - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January 2026 - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
January 2029 - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 295 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 105, Soyuz ST - 22, Vega - 15)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on October 8th
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Changes on October 14th
Changes on October 17th
Changes on November 2nd
Changes on November 18th
Changes on November 20th
Changes on November 22nd
Changes on November 23rd
Changes on November 24th
Changes on November 25th
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https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/10/tiba1-satellite-leaves-airbus-defence-and-space.html
Toulouse, 16 October, 2019 - TIBA-1, the communications satellite for the Government of Egypt developed by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) left the Airbus Defence and Space clean rooms in Toulouse. The spacecraft was flown to French Guiana today, ahead of its launch from Kourou on an Ariane 5.
Airbus Defence and Space and TAS are jointly responsible for building TIBA-1 and delivering it in orbit. Airbus Defence and Space, supplied the Eurostar E3000 platform and assembled and tested the spacecraft. TAS, the leading partner, designed and built the communications payload, featuring a dual mission in Ka-band for secure and broadband communications.
TIBA-1, designed to remain in service in orbit for more than 15 years, will have a launch mass of 5,600 kg and an electric power capability of higher than 9 kW.
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Arianespace targets 2023 for lunar Ariane 6 rideshare mission (https://spacenews.com/arianespace-targets-2023-for-lunar-ariane-6-rideshare-mission/)
I assume this would be an Ariane 64.
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-esa-announce-the-earth-explorer-biomass-launch-contract/
The Biomass mission will utilize a Vega launch vehicle, with the launch period starting in October 2022 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).
And EarthCare confirmed for NET June 2022:
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1188823621071966208
#Arianespace will orbit @ESA’s sixth #EarthExplorer mission, #EarthCARE 🌍 – which is to help scientists better understand the role clouds play in the atmosphere climate system. Launch period for this #Soyuz mission begins in June 2022. #MissiontoSuccess #AirbusSpace
October 28, 2019
Arianespace and ESA announce EarthCare launch contract
Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) today announced the signature of a launch services contract with a Soyuz launch vehicle for the EarthCARE satellite.
EarthCARE (Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) satellite – the sixth mission in ESA’s Earth Explorer program – will advance our understanding of the role clouds and aerosols play in reflecting incident solar radiation back into space and trapping infrared radiation emitted from Earth’s surface.
EarthCARE is a joint collaborative satellite mission conducted between ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that delivers the Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR) instrument. ESA is responsible for the entire system – including the Spacecraft, three instruments including ATmospheric LIDar (ATLID), a Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI) and a Broad-Band Radiometer (BBR), plus the Launcher and Ground Segment (with exception of the CPR data segment).
The EarthCARE mission will utilize a Soyuz launch vehicle, with the launch period starting in June 2022 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-esa-announce-earthcare-launch-contract/
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Astrocast and D-Orbit Sign New InOrbit Now Launch Service Agreement
Ten Astrocast nanosatellites to be launched in low inclination orbit on Arianespace Vega or Vega C
October 30th, 2019: Astrocast and D-Orbit announced today the signing of an agreement for the launch and deployment in LEO low inclination orbit of ten Astrocast nanosatellites through D-Orbit ‘s InOrbit NOW Launch Service. The agreement calls for the Astrocast nanosatellites to be launched onboard an Arianespace Vega or Vega C vehicle from Kourou, French Guyana, in the first quarter of 2022.
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https://www.astrocast.com/astrocast-and-d-orbit-sign-new-inorbit-now-launch-service-agreement/
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Cross-post re: LV for VS23:
Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M.
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https://twitter.com/anik1982space/status/1192425197535711232
I think that means only the Soyuz launches. So just one Soyuz launch 2020 from Kourou for OneWeb.
Plus, hopefully, the Ariane 6 with OneWeb.
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Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo said during a Nov. 7 earnings call that Vega is on track for a return to flight by March, though what payload will launch on the mission is still to be determined.
https://spacenews.com/avio-anticipating-vega-c-upgrade-funding-at-esa-ministerial-vega-return-to-flight-in-march/
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Cross-post; already updated here:
VA250 launch window, from SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated November 19, 2019:
November 22, 2019 2108 - 2243 UTC
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1197426078756663301
.@MEASAT chooses @Arianespace @ArianeGroup Ariane 5 for 2021 launch of 5,734-kg @AirbusSpace -built Measat-3d, to carry C-,Ku-,Ka-band HTS payload + an L-band for Korea's navigation overlay.
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MEASAT selects Arianespace for launch of MEASAT-3d
November 21, 2019
Arianespace and MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), the leading Malaysian satellite operator, today announced the signature of a launch services contract for MEASAT-3d.
MEASAT-3d, a new multi-mission telecommunications satellite, will be launched into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 heavy-lift launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America) in 2021.
MEASAT, the leading Malaysian satellite operator, operates five satellites, providing coverage over Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe and Australia.
MEASAT-3d will serve the growth requirements of 4G & 5G mobile networks in Malaysia while continuing to provide redundancy and additional distribution capacity for video in HD, 4K, and ultimately 8K in the Asia-Pacific region. The satellite will weigh approximately 5,734 kg. at launch, and offers an operational life of 19 years.
When positioned at 91.5 degrees East, MEASAT-3d will be co-located with MEASAT-3a and MEASAT-3b satellites to replace and enhance capacity in Malaysia, Asia, Middle East and Africa.
The new MEASAT-3d satellite will carry multiple payload types: C- and Ku-band payloads for direct-to-home television broadcasting and other telecom services, as well as a high-throughput Ka-band payload for internet connectivity. MEASAT-3d also will carry an L-band navigation payload for Korean satellite operator Kt sat as part of the Korea Augmentation Satellite System.
Airbus Defence and Space built MEASAT-3d using the Eurostar E3000 satellite platform.
Commenting on this latest contract, Arianespace Chief Executive Officer Stéphane Israël said: “We are honoured that MEASAT entrusted the launch of MEASAT-3d to Arianespace, renewing a long standing partnership with this Malaysian operator that dates back to 1996. With one new commercial success for Ariane 5, the Ariane family reasserts itself as the best-suited solution to reach the geostationary orbit, just a few weeks before the 40 years of Ariane and before the advent of Ariane 6 in 2020!”
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1198114750380556288
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1198569827939553280
Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo
Flight #VA250 update: investigation continues to resolve the ground segment power supply anomaly that postponed #Ariane5’s liftoff. No launch today. Launcher and the two satellites remain in a safe mode at the #Spaceport.
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1198721594610331650
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Cross-post:
Another slip to #VA250, this time due to unfavorable weather. Ariane 5 now scheduled for liftoff November 26th at 21:09 UTC.
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1199001722166923264
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1199392125894512640
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2019
01 - February 5 - HS4-SGS1 (Hellas-Sat-4, SaudiGeoSat-1), GSAT-31 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA247) [L5106] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:01:08.3
02 - February 27 - OneWeb F6 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS21) - Kourou ELS - 21:37:00
03 - March 22 - PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) - Vega (VV14) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50:35
04 - April 4 - O3b FM17, O3b FM18, O3b FM19, O3b FM20 (Block 3b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS22) - Kourou ELS - 17:03:37
05 - June 20 - AT&T T-16 (DirecTV 16), Eutelsat 7C - Ariane 5 ECA (VA248) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:43:07.3
06 - July 11 - Falcon Eye 1 - Vega (VV15) - Kourou ZLV - 01:53:03 (launch failure)
07 - August 6 - Intelsat 39, EDRS-C (Hylas 3) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA249) - Kourou ELA-3 - 19:30:07.3
08 - November 26 - TIBA-1, Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX-5) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA250) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:23:07.3
09 - December 18 - CSG-1, CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), ANGELS (ARGOS Néo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite), EyeSat, OPS-SAT - Soyuz-ST-A /Fregat-M (VS23) - Kourou ELS - 08:54:20.780
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
January 15 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05
Early February -March - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3
NET February 20 Early March - Falcon Eye 2 - Vega (VV17) Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24) - Kourou ELS ZLV ~01:53
NET Late March - SSMS POC flight: ESAIL, Athena, Astrocast 1 (х10), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, Royal Thai Air Force cubesat, NEMO-HD, TRISAT, FSSCat A, FSSCat B, IGOSat, PINO, QARMAN (QB50 BE05), Casaa-Sat, SpaceBee (x12), PIXL, TTÜ100, AMICal Sat, UPMSat 2, Flock-4v (x26), ÑuSat-6, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
Q1 - JCSat-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H1 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - SSMS flight 2: StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
Q2 - BSAT-4b, Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET March Midyear - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
July-August - SSMS flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
Q3 - Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
May October - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
February NET March November - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
July 16 Late - OneWeb (x34) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2)
NET December - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) or Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELA-4/ELS (or April 2021)
Late - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear)
TBD - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
January-February - SSMS flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET H1 - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2 2022)
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November-December - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
NET December - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM7) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2022)
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
TBD - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Kinéis (x20) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
November - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS30) - Kourou ELS (or Q4)
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 2021 TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2023)
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023
June - 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 22 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2025
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - 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
January 2026 TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
October - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
October - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
November - MetOp-SG A3 (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
TBD - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
NET 2020 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2021 - SHALOM - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January 2025 - ISRU Demonstrator - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus[Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
January 2029 - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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-11 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 297 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 106, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 15)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on November 26th
Changes on November 28th
Changes on December 3rd
Changes on December 5th
Changes on December 8th
Changes on December 9th
Changes on December 13th
Changes on December 16th
Changes on December 18th
Changes on December 19th
Changes on December 31st
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https://twitter.com/nicolas_pillet/status/1199765606381305858
Google translation
ALERT INFO: Following the failure of VV15, the Emirates remove their Falcon Eye 2 from VEGA and ask @Arianespace to transfer it to Soyuz-ST. Launching no earlier than 20.02.2020.
2019 is a typo
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https://twitter.com/nicolas_pillet/status/1199765606381305858
Google translation
ALERT INFO: Following the failure of VV15, the Emirates remove their Falcon Eye 2 from VEGA and ask @Arianespace to transfer it to Soyuz-ST. Launching no earlier than 20.02.2020.
2019 is a typo
That's not a very unlogical choice from the UAE, Soyuz is one of the most reliable launch vehicles. But that would cost them about twice as much if they can't share the launch. Possibly there is also a problem that Russia would prefer offering the Soyuz launch via GK-Launch instead of via Starsem. Then a Soyuz 2.1v might be preferable above a Soyuz-2a.
Also for scheduling this is very difficult, the lead time for a launch is at least a year.
This is unfortunate for Arianespace, Avio and Europe's launch program.
But I'm not at all surprised Emirates is searching for an alternative, after their Vega launch failed after 14 successful launches.
Another alternative would be a PSLV launch, that would be a little bit more expansive than a Vega. But a failed launch is much more expansive than a more expansive launch. AFAIK they their launch will be delayed further if they swap launcher.
Would SpaceX be allowed by de government to offer a launch option.
Then the other question becomes are Airbus/ Arianegroup willing to permit launching FalconEye2 on another launcher. This really became a political mess.
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FYI: I have a Falcon Eye 2 launch thread started at https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49576.0 . Further discussion can go there.
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https://ria.ru/20191203/1561877563.html
Google translate:
"In 2020, three launches of Soyuz-ST rockets are planned from the Guiana Space Center," the agency’s source said.
...
According to the source of RIA Novosti, the launch of the UAE satellite Falcon Eye 2, intended for optoelectronic intelligence, is scheduled for February 20. Two more starts are expected in October and November.
During the November launch, it is planned to put more than 30 British OneWeb communications satellites into orbit, the source added.
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https://www.eutelsat.com/sites/eutelsat-internet/home/satellites/future-launches.html#konnect
Eutelsat has ordered a next-generation VHTS (Very High Throughput Satellite) satellite system named KONNECT VHTS, to support the development of our European fixed broadband and in-flight connectivity businesses. The satellite, due to enter into service in 2022, will be built by Thales Alenia Space, who will develop a satellite and ground segment solution that is the most competitive on the market today.
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re: recovery from VV15 launch failure, see Avio video here (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47707.msg2022839#msg2022839).
VV16 (return to flight) in March 2020.
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Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
January 2026 - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Helping_Heracles_EL3_to_survive_the_long_cold_dark_nights_on_the_Moon
The Heracles EL3 programme is set on establishing a European lunar cargo landing capability based on Ariane 64. It will allow for two kinds of missions: scientifically-driven missions such as returning well-preserved and well-characterised samples from unexplored and inaccessible lunar regions, or delivering cargo to support human missions on NASA’s Artemis programme. The missions of Heracles EL3 should be ready by 2027 to fit properly into the plans of ESA’s international partners.
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Cross-post; see two video links within:
the launch is planned in Feb. 2020, likely on VA 252
KBS News states February 2020 launch. Arirang News states mid-February launch.
Given the current launch schedule;
and given that it takes >approximately< two weeks to "re-set" the range between launches:
There's a small window for a hypothetical "VA252" opening circa Jan. 29 - Feb. 6, and another opening circa March 5.
The Vega return to flight is also scheduled for March.
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https://www.esa.int/Safety_Security/Clean_Space/ESA_commissions_world_s_first_space_debris_removal
ClearSpace-1 will be the first space mission to remove an item of debris from orbit, planned for launch in 2025.
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Cross-post:
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/) update of December 12:
Falcon Eye 2 launch in early March 2020, at approximately 0153 UTC (same launch time as Falcon Eye 1).
Belated cross-post; already updated here:
Vega-C fairing’s trial by sound
<snip>
Vega-C’s inaugural flight is scheduled for mid-2020, carrying the Italian Space Agency’s LARES 2 satellite, a large retroreflector for the study of general relativity related to Earth’s gravitational field.
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4276/6859_read-9938/
Dezember Start der Galileo-Satelliten 27 und 28 mit Ariane 6 oder Sojus von Kourou
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/flight-vs23-soyuz-postpone/
December 17, 2019
Flight VS23: Soyuz – COSMO-SkyMed SG / CHEOPS / OPS-SAT / EyeSat / ANGELS: Launch delay
During final countdown operations for Flight VS23, the Soyuz launcher’s automated sequence was interrupted at 1 hour 25 minutes before liftoff.
As a result, the launch of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, CHEOPS, OPS-SAT, EyeSat, ANGELS satellites – originally scheduled for December 17 – has been postponed.
The Soyuz launcher and its satellite payloads were placed in a fully safe standby mode.
The new target launch date will be announced as soon as possible.
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Cross-post, but as of this posting, no confirmation from Arianespace:
New launch time: December, 18 08.54 UTC
https://www.roscosmos.ru/27872/
Google translation
During the final operations before launching the Soyuz-ST-A launch vehicle with a block of commercial spacecraft, the automation detected a malfunction in the control system.
An analysis of the reasons for troubleshooting is carried out. A decision was made to postpone the launch to a reserve date - December 18, 2019 at 11:54 Moscow time.
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Confirmed
EDIT/ADD 12/17:
Flight VS23: Launch rescheduled to December 18 (https://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/flight-vs23-launch-rescheduled-to-december-18/)
Following an outage that postponed Soyuz Flight VS23 at the Spaceport in French Guiana, replacement operations are underway for the faulty equipment.
The new launch timing is Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at exactly 08:54:20 Universal Time (UTC). A new technical review before fueling of the launch vehicle will occur at H0-5h (five hours prior to liftoff).
The launch vehicle is in a safe mode with its satellite payloads: COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, CHEOPS, OPS-SAT, EyeSat and ANGELS.
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Cross-post re: VA251 launch date/time:
NET jan16, 2105 UTC
A0403/19 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING ARIANE ZB/VA251. LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL:0621N04658W 0637N04512W 0610N04509W 0600N04654W. SFC - UNL, DAILY : 2005-0003, 16 JAN 20:05 2020 UNTIL 26 JAN 00:03 2020. CREATED: 18 DEC 14:29 2019
A0402/19 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING VEGA ZA/VA251. LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL : 0615N04817W 0625N04718W 0553N04712W 0543N04812W. SFC - UNL, DAILY : 2005-0003, 16 JAN 20:05 2020 UNTIL 26 JAN 00:03 2020. CREATED: 18 DEC 14:25 2019
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ÑuSat-6, though apparently it has moved to next year's Vega ride-share launch
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ÑuSat-6, though apparently it has moved to next year's Vega ride-share launch
Apparently VV16.
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Do we know the Soyuz or Fregat serial numbers??
Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (R15000-008/133-12) ... 0854:20,780UTC
https://www.orbita.zenite.nu/ultima-missao-da-arianespace-em-2019-lancada-desde-kourou/
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The maiden flight of the Ariane 6 is for the end of 2020 planned. That's what ESA says.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDsvvXKXfcc&feature=youtu.be&t=215
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
Mid- February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:14
Early March 6 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24) - Kourou ELS - 01:33
Late March 20 24 - SSMS POC flight: ESAIL, Athena, GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2y (x TBD), PICASSO, SIMBA, DIDO-3, RTAF-SAT (Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, TRISAT, FSSCat A, FSSCat B, IGOSat, PINO, Casaa-Sat, SpaceBee (x12), PIXL, TTÜ100, AMICal Sat, UPMSat 2, Flock-4v (x26), ÑuSat-6, PhiSat-1, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
Q2 - Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - BSAT-4b, Galaxy 30, MEV-2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
Late Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
October - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
November - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
December - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or 2021)
Late - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2, nanosats - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Star One D2 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
Piggybacked:
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
April - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) or Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELA-4/ELS (or NET December 2020)
NET H1 - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4 (or H2 2022)
July-August - MLS POC flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 (FM4) - Kourou ELA-4
September - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or NET December)
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM7) - 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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 2020 TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 2020 TBD - SSMS flight 2: StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August 2020 TBD - SSMS flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
January-February TBD - SSMS flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
November-December TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
Q4 October 2020 TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Kinéis (x20) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
March-April - GTO/GEO MLS flight - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~18:00
July-August - MLS flight (SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ~09:30
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
November - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS30) - Kourou ELS (or Q4)
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2023)
2021 TBD - SHALOM - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023
June - 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 22 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
2024
2023 April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
2020 TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2025
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - 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
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
October - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
October - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
November - MetOp-SG A3 (Sentinel-5C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
H2 2020 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2020 2021 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2020 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January 2025 - ISRU Demonstrator - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus[Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
January 2029 - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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-11 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 298 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 107, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 15)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1214469700849225728
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-esa-announce-the-euclid-satellites-launch-contract-for-dark-energy-exploration/
The Euclid mission will utilize either a Soyuz or an Ariane 62 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (South America), with a launch timeframe starting in mid-2022.
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47362/
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16 Vega VV16 20.3.2020 (tbc) SSMS POC Flight
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47363/
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24 Sojus STA VS24 6.3.2020 (tbc) Falcon Eye 2 02:33 dt. Zeit
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/in-celebrating-its-40th-anniversary-arianespace-confirms-the-companys-geostationary-market-segment-leadership-and-gears-up-for-a-record-number-of-launches/
2020: In addition to the inaugural flights of Vega C and Ariane 6, up to 20 launches could be carried out to deploy more than 300 satellites.
> Up to 12 launches by Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega from the Guiana Space Center:
- Five Ariane 5 missions to geostationary transfer orbit, all for commercial/export operators:
Eutelsat
ISRO
SKY Perfect JSAT
KARI
B-SAT
Intelsat and NGIS
Embratel Star One
- Four by Soyuz:
The United Arab Emirates’ second FalconEye 2 satellite, on the initial Soyuz launch in 2020
CSO-2 for French CNES space agency, on behalf of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces
Up to two missions for the OneWeb constellation
- Three by Vega:
Flight VV16/SSMS, the first “rideshare” launch, carrying approximately 40 smallsats (as early as March)
The Spanish governmental Earth observation satellite, SEOSat (Satélite Español de Observación de la Tierra), for CDTI
(Centro para el Desarrollo Technologico Industria; the center for the development of industrial technologies)
The first Pleiades Neo constellation mission for Airbus Defence and Space
The deployment start-up with the Pléiades Neo constellation for Airbus.
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2020
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H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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The source was this: https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/intelsat-signs-contract-with-arianespace-for-two-launches/
But what is this satellite? Is there any information about this mysterious "Intelsat 40" (real name unknown)?
We still don't know the identity of this Intelsat comsat, correct?
And, we still don't know what GEO-bound satellite will host EDRS-D, correct?
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/in-celebrating-its-40th-anniversary-arianespace-confirms-the-companys-geostationary-market-segment-leadership-and-gears-up-for-a-record-number-of-launches/
2020: In addition to the inaugural flights of Vega C and Ariane 6, up to 20 launches could be carried out to deploy more than 300 satellites.
> Up to 12 launches by Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega from the Guiana Space Center:
- Five Ariane 5 missions to geostationary transfer orbit, all for commercial/export operators:
Eutelsat
ISRO
SKY Perfect JSAT
KARI
B-SAT
Intelsat and NGIS
Embratel Star One
- Four by Soyuz:
The United Arab Emirates’ second FalconEye 2 satellite, on the initial Soyuz launch in 2020
CSO-2 for French CNES space agency, on behalf of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces
Up to two missions for the OneWeb constellation
- Three by Vega:
Flight VV16/SSMS, the first “rideshare” launch, carrying approximately 40 smallsats (as early as March)
The Spanish governmental Earth observation satellite, SEOSat (Satélite Español de Observación de la Tierra), for CDTI
(Centro para el Desarrollo Technologico Industria; the center for the development of industrial technologies)
The first Pleiades Neo constellation mission for Airbus Defence and Space
The deployment start-up with the Pléiades Neo constellation for Airbus.
5 Ariane 5s? The list of customers seem to indicate 4 dual launches (with two Eutelsat birds accounted for : Konnect on VA251 and Quantum probably with Star One D2). So what is the mystery other launch?
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Re: five Ariane 5 ECA dual-payload flights planned in 2020:
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
January 15 16 Q1 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q4 2019) - 21:05
Early February -March - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3
Galaxy 30 and MEV-2 "count" as one payload. By mass, they take the upper berth aboard VA253.
Q2 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2; BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) - Kourou ELA-3
One hypothetical pairing for VA254. The satellite masses "work" for upper berth/lower berth.
Q3 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
Which still leaves two more GEO satellites in the manifest, but as yet unidentified.
H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
(Related question: What if EDRS-D is hosted on one of the other 9 GEO-bound satellites?)
Assuming that EDRS-D will not fly aboard a satellite already listed above, there are a total of 10 payloads (Galaxy 30 and MEV-2 count as one payload).
This brings us to 5 "dual-payload" Ariane 5 ECA launches for 2020.
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zubenelgenubi
Thus, the questions from GWR and myself, bundled in my reply immediately up-thread.
Seeking correction if I'm wrong.
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https://spacenews.com/arianespace-could-launch-record-22-missions-in-2020/
The maiden flight of the more powerful Ariane 64 configuration, which has four strap-on boosters, is expected to occur by the end of 2021 with a ViaSat-3 geostationary satellite, he said.
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Israël said Vega C’s maiden flight will carry the Italian Space Agency’s Lares-2 science mission to study gravity. A second Vega C mission will follow later in the year with Airbus Defence and Space’s Pleiade Neo, he said. Airbus is launching four Pleiade Neo Earth observation satellites split between two Vega C missions.
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2020
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H2 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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The source was this: https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/intelsat-signs-contract-with-arianespace-for-two-launches/
But what is this satellite? Is there any information about this mysterious "Intelsat 40" (real name unknown)?
We still don't know the identity of this Intelsat comsat, correct?
And, we still don't know what GEO-bound satellite will host EDRS-D, correct?
Intelsat: Spacenews wrote on April 30th, 2019:
https://spacenews.com/intelsat-still-searching-for-cause-of-is-29e-loss-replacement-satellite-tbd/
Intelsat’s capital expenditure plans through 2021 includes five satellites, two of which are already under construction — Intelsat-39 by Maxar Technologies and Galaxy-30 by Northrop Grumman. The remaining three have not yet been ordered.
Intelsat 39 has since been launched.
EDRS-D: Airbus before the EDRS-C launch:
https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/05/launch-of-the-second-spacedatahighway-satellite.html
A third communication node is to be positioned over the Asia-Pacific region by around 2024. Equipped with three laser terminals, EDRS-D will significantly increase the system’s communication capacity and considerably expand its coverage.
But, could "SatKomHan 1" be a mysterious candidate for a Ariane launch?
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/satkomhan-1.htm
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/flight-va251-arianespaces-first-launch-in-2020-using-ariane-5-at-the-service-of-eutelsat-and-isro/
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http://www.ansa.it/canale_scienza_tecnica/notizie/spazio_astronomia/2019/07/03/dal-2022-in-orbita-il-satellite-dalla-super-vista-_f9d7f3ff-f3f0-4764-91bb-bf3fcbc2df16.html
Google translate:
The super-view satellite has been in orbit since 2022
It's called Shalom, the result of an agreement between Italy and Israel
03 July 2019 09: 20
Agreement between Italy and Israel to send in orbit in 2022, with the Italian launcher Vega, the satellite Shalom, whose name means 'peace' in Hebrew, equipped with a super-view to observe the Earth as has never been done so far.
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Only six Vega rocket left to launch before switching to Vega С:
http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum13/topic906/message1934406/#message1934406
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16 Vega VV16 20.3.2020 (tbc) SSMS POC Flight
The date has been changed.
16 Vega VV16 24.3.2020 (tbc) SSMS POC Flight 02:50 dt. Zeit (tbc)
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47362/
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108 Ariane 5 ECA VA252 18.02.2020 JCSAT 17 · GEO-KOMPSAT-2B 23:14 dt. Zeit
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No big surprise, 4 more Ariane 62 for the remaining 8 Galileo satellites from batch 3.
https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1220027908493840385
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So possibly six A62 scheduled for launch between early 2021 and end 2023 to orbit 12 Galileo satellites!?
May I find this wasteful!?
In my opinion ArianeGroup, ESA and the EU should be more ambitious. The amount of A62 launches should be reduced by at least one. Because an A62 launches four Galileo satellites.
For this a chemical (green hypergolic) in orbit stage (3th stage, like Soyuz-Fregat) is added to Ariane 62. The A62 launches the In Orbit Stage with four Galileo satellites and the dispenser in to an elliptical orbit. And deorbits the A6 upperstage.
The IOS circularizes the orbit, deploys the Galileo satellites and finishes with deorbiting.
ESA should be new space, strive for clean space and perform missions efficiently.
There are numerous other applications for this A6 IOS. Please some more ambition.
(edited some spelling errors)
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So possibly six A62 scheduled for launch between early 2021 and end 2023 to orbit 12 Galileo satellites!?
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until the end of 2023? Who says that?
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until the end of 2023? Who says that?
Spacenews (https://spacenews.com/eu-reserves-four-ariane-6-rockets-for-galileo-navigation-satellites/)
ArianeGroup is now building 15 Ariane 6 rockets — one for the rocket’s maiden flight and 14 in bulk that cover the 2020 to 2023 transition away from the Ariane 5. At least half the transition batch are now dedicated to European government customers — six for the EC’s Galileo satellites and one for the French military’s Composante Spatiale Optique-3 imaging satellite.
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until the end of 2023? Who says that?
Spacenews (https://spacenews.com/eu-reserves-four-ariane-6-rockets-for-galileo-navigation-satellites/)
ArianeGroup is now building 15 Ariane 6 rockets — one for the rocket’s maiden flight and 14 in bulk that cover the 2020 to 2023 transition away from the Ariane 5. At least half the transition batch are now dedicated to European government customers — six for the EC’s Galileo satellites and one for the French military’s Composante Spatiale Optique-3 imaging satellite.
The satellites will to be launched as needed.
https://www.ohb.de/en/magazine/2018/the-first-major-stage-has-been-completed-interview-with-dr-wolfgang-paetsch/
This means that the first of the new Galileo satellites will be built in 2019. When will all twelve be completed?
The first two will be ready at the end of 2020. Thereafter, two additional satellites will follow about every three months until all twelve have been built. But this does not mean that all twelve will be launched immediately. All nominal spares will definitely be launched quickly. And after that, it is also a question of the life span of the satellites. In addition to our 22 FOC satellites there are also the four IOVs, that is, the satellites that were launched into space as In-Orbit Validation satellites to test the technology. Their first launch goes back to 2011. Based on a nominal life time of between ten and twelve years, these satellites will reach the end of their life span around 2023. It remains to be seen whether spares will have to be launched at that time, but from a certain point onwards risk mitigation dictates that these spares be launched into space. We can assume that, starting in 2020, on average two Galileo satellites will be put into space every year
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Contract_secures_build_of_ozone-monitoring_Altius_satellite
ESA has awarded a contract to QinetiQ to build Altius. This new mission will deliver profiles of concentrations of stratospheric ozone with high vertical resolution, as well as profiles of other atmospheric trace gases.
https://www.qinetiq.com/news/2020/01/qinetiq-to-play-key-role-in-maximising-european-capabilities-in-operational-earth-observation
The Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere (ALTIUS) is a satellite mission that will monitor and map the distribution and evolution of stratospheric ozone at a very high vertical resolution. Due for launch from French Guyana by the end of 2023 ...
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https://www.space.com/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-grim-gao-report.html
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may miss March 2021 launch, GAO report says
By Meghan Bartels 7 hours ago
There's just a 12% chance the telescope will launch in March 2021.
NASA's next great space observatory, the much-delayed James Webb Space Telescope, just got a scathing report card from a government watchdog agency that finds the mission has only a 12% chance of launching on schedule in March 2021.
The document, released yesterday (Jan. 28) by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), is the eighth in an annual series on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. In this year's installment, the GAO finds that the padding in the project's schedule is in perilously short supply, and that the launch could slip to July 2021.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
NET March 6 7 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28 (or April 10)
March 24 - SSMS POC flight: AMICal Sat, Athena, Casaa-Sat, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), FSSCat A (Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), FSSCat B (Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), GHGSat-C1, IGOSat, Lemur-2y (x TBD), NEMO-HD, ÑuSat-6 (Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), PICASSO, PhiSat-1 , PINO, PIXL, RTAF-SAT (Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TRISAT, TTÜ100, UPMSat 2, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Dove(x6) Flock 4v (x12) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10
April 10 October - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
Q2 - BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 June 3 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 June 20 - Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
Q4 - OneWeb (x30) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or early 2021)
November - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
December - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or 2021)
Late - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2, nanosats - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
Piggybacked:
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July)
April - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM2) or Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELA-4/ELS
NET H1 Midyear - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
September - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or NET December)
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM7) - 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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 2: StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
2022
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2021 Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
November - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2023)
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
NET 2022 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2021 H2 - Kinéis (x5 20 ) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2023
June - 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 22 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
NET 2022 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2025
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - 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
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
October - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
TBD - ATHENA+ - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
October - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032)
2034
TBD - eLISA (NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
H2 2020 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2021 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January 2025 - ISRU Demonstrator - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus[Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
January 2029 - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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-11 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 299 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 108, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 15)
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on January 29th
Changes on February 1st
Changes on February 6th
Changes on February 11th
Changes on February 13th
Changes on February 15th
Changes on February 16th
Changes on February 18th
Changes on February 26th
Changes on March 2nd
Changes on March 3rd
Changes on March 5th
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https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
Ariane 5
2/18/2020 - 7:18 PM (GMT-03:00) Launch VA 252 JCSAT 17 GEO-KOMPSAT-28
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https://ria.ru/20200206/1564303407.html
Google translate:
“The launch of the Soyuz-ST-A rocket with the Fregat-M upper stage and the CSO-2 satellite from Kuru is scheduled for April 10,” the agency’s source said.
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https://spacenews.com/kineis-raises-100-million-euros-to-build-and-launch-25-iot-cubesats/
Tisserant said Kinéis plans to launch its 16-unit cubesats in groups of five during the second half of 2022, with service starting early in 2023. To accelerate service start, Kinéis will likely book one or two dedicated smallsat launchers in addition to using rideshares, he said.
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https://spacenews.com/oneweb-plans-april-launch-break-to-tweak-satellite-design/
Steckel said the number of satellites launched per Soyuz mission is determined by the location of the launch site. Soyuz launches from French Guiana or Kazakhstan will carry 34 satellites, while launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far east will carry 36 satellites, he said.
Arianespace’s Ariane 6 flight, now targeted for sometime between October and December, will carry 30 OneWeb spacecraft.
Steckel said OneWeb still hasn’t decided if it will build 900 first-generation satellites, as planned in 2016, or if it will halt at 648 before starting a second generation.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1226906375315501090
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1227267459192934400
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From:
February 11, 2020
Flight VA252: Arianespace at the service of SKY Perfect JSAT (Japan) and KARI (Korea) with JCSAT-17 and GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/flight-va252-arianespace-at-the-service-of-sky-perfect-jsat-japan-and-kari-korea-with-jcsat-17-and-geo-kompsat-2b/)
<snip>
Launch window: February 18, 2218 - 2320 UTC
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2021
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/ESA_s_next_Sun_mission_will_be_shadow-casting_pair
Aiming for launch in mid-2022, Proba-3 comprises two small metre-scale satellites to be placed together in Earth orbit. They will line up to cast a precise shadow across space to block out the solar disc for six hours at a time during each 20 hour orbit, giving researchers a sustained view of the Sun’s immediate vicinity.
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https://twitter.com/ISILaunch/status/1228381338572595200
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https://www.planet.com/pulse/planets-first-launch-of-2020-26-superdoves-on-a-vega/
Planet’s first launch of 2020 will be on Arianespace’s European-made Vega rocket, a first for the Doves. The 26 SuperDoves, Flock 4v, are scheduled for lift-off on March 23, 2020 from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.
These 26 Flock 4v SuperDoves will be split into two batches on the same launch: 14 of them will be housed inside and deployed from ISL’s QuadPack deployers and the remaining 12 will be deployed from D-Orbit’s InOrbit Now (ION) freeflying deployment platform.
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VA253 - Galaxy30-MEV2 · BSat-4B - June 3, 2020 (tbc)
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
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https://twitter.com/Astro_Danyboy/status/1232029523669069824
"predicting the first Ariane 6 launch by the end of 2020 is not tenable" Phillipe Pascal from the Launchers Department at CNES this evening at a conference for @ AmisCiteEspace at @CiteEspace.
The next launch date will be officially announced in March-April.
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Cross-post re: Ingenio launch date:
I've found that now. I'm sure there are other sources too.
https://atalayar.com/content/el-primer-sat%C3%A9lite-espa%C3%B1ol-de-observaci%C3%B3n-de-propiedad-estatal-volar%C3%A1-al-espacio-el-20-de
Google translate
The first Spanish state-owned observation satellite will fly into space on June 20
Ingenio is the second and last link in the National Satellite Earth Observation Program (PNOTS)
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no guarantee :)
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https://twitter.com/Satellogic/status/1234832282034331649
Satellogic @Satellogic
Next March 24 at 01:51:10 UTC we are launching a new satellite called Hypatia. Take a look at our new mission patch.
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/7907867
Google translate:
MOSCOW, March 5. / TASS /. The launch of the UAE satellite Falcon Eye 2 on the Soyuz-ST launch vehicle from the Kourou space center in French Guiana was postponed for a day for technical reasons. This was announced on Thursday by TASS a source in the rocket and space industry.
The launch of the Soyuz-ST launch vehicle with the Frigate booster was scheduled for Friday morning (Thursday evening in French Guiana).
“The launch of the Soyuz is currently postponed for a day. According to preliminary information, there are problems in the overclocking unit,” the source said.
The source clarified that the launch can be postponed for a longer period. The final decision will be made after repeating the general missile tests.
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Someone from the CSG told me that the flight was postponed to April 10. The launcher will be brought back to the MiK, and the Fregat replaced by the one that should have taken off on VS-25.
So, the launch of VS-25 will not take place before mid-April/May.
The VS-24 Fregat will return to Russia.
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Confirmed:
https://twitter.com/anik1982space/status/1235900139690250241
Arianespace has decided to replace Fregat-M.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
June 3 (TBD) - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March 24 NET Mid-April Midyear - SSMS POC flight: AMICal Sat, Athena, Casaa-Sat, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), FSSCat A (Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), FSSCat B (Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), GHGSat-C1, IGOSat, Lemur-2y (x TBD), NEMO-HD, ÑuSat-6 (Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), PICASSO, PINO, PIXL, RTAF-SAT (Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TRISAT, TTÜ100, UPMSat 2, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Flock 4v (x12) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10
April 10 14 (TBD) September 15 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28 (or NET March 7)
Midyear NET Late September - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
June 20 Q3 - Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2)
NET Late April 10 h2 of May October 15 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
December 15 April 2021 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT or Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELS /ELA-4
Late - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2, nanosats - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
Piggybacked:
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July)
Q4 2020 Midyear - OneWeb (x30) (TBD) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or early 2021)
NET Midyear - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
September - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or NET December)
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM7) - 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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 2: StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
November 2020 TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or December 2020)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
2022
January - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2023)
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October 2022 Midyear - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
October 22 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2026
2025 Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - 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
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
October - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
H2 2020 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2021 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus[Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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-11 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 299 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 108, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 15)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 552
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on March 6th
Changes on March 7th
Changes on March 10th
Changes on March 11th
Changes on March 13th
Changes on March 15th
Changes on March 16th
Changes on March 18th
Changes on March 23rd
Changes on March 29th
Changes on March 31st
Changes on April 2nd
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Cross-post:
According to someone working at the CSG, Vega C will not liftoff until the end of September 2020. There should be an ignition of the P120 first stage in the coming months.
This date will depend on whether or not flight VV-16 is successful.
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Re: Russian 2020 orbital launches:
Also
TBD – Eutelsat – Proton-M/Briz-M (x/x) – Baikonur, 200/39
TBD – Intelsat – Proton-M/Briz-M (x/x) – Baikonur, 200/39
- although ILS still has options with Eutelsat and Intelsat, these companies have no new sats UN-assigned to launchers for this year. So this "TBD" is NET 2021 or later.
Is the same true for the unassigned Ariane 5 Intelsat launch? If so, then it would be NET 2021 TBD, too.
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
H2 2020 - Intelsat comsat - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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ESA and the European Commission preorder four more Ariane 6 launches (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/european-commission-preorder-ariane-6/)
The European Space Agency (ESA) has finalized its preorder for four more launches on Ariane 6, along with an initial payment.
Using Ariane 62, the light version of the new European launcher, these missions will be carried out on behalf of the European Commission to continue the deployment and operational ramp-up of the high-performance Galileo satellite navigation system.
Arianespace announced today a preorder from the European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of the European Commission (DG Grow), for four launches using the Ariane 6 rocket. Planned to start in January 2022, these launches will orbit eight satellites from Batch 3 to support the final deployment of the Galileo constellation and the replacement of certain satellites.
These four launches reserved for Ariane 62 will be confirmed after the European Commission finalizes its budget for the period 2021-2027, which covers these launches. The terms and conditions of this order have already been approved by ESA and the European Commission, and an initial payment has been made for this preorder.
Ariane 6’s backlog of orders already includes nine iconic institutional and commercial missions, clearly confirming the European launcher’s ability to adapt to a fast-changing market.
The nine orders include two scientific missions for ESA, Euclid (also compatible with Soyuz) and JUICE (also compatible with Ariane 5), CSO3 for the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, two Galileo launches (also compatible with Soyuz) for ESA on behalf of the European Commission, and four for the private operators OneWeb, Viasat and Eutelsat.
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Falcon Eye 2 - April 14:
https://tass.ru/kosmos/7966345
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https://ria.ru/20200315/1568618790.html
google translate:
"The launch of Falcon Eye 2 at the suggestion of the Russian side is planned for April 14. The fact is that the launch management should arrive in Kura after the launch of the Soyuz MS-16 manned spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 9. The European side wanted to launch on April 10" - said the interlocutor of the agency.
According to him, the launch of CSO-2 is scheduled for the second half of May. "For this launch, it is supposed to use Frigate-M, which was originally planned to launch the British OneWeb communications satellites at the end of the year," the source explained.
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The CSG has just closed due to the coronavirus, all the launch campaigns are suspended. The launch facilities will be secured tomorrow, in anticipation of more than a month without any activity.
We still have to wait for official press releases to know what can be done, or not, in the coming days.
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The CSG has just closed due to the coronavirus, all the launch campaigns are suspended. The launch facilities will be secured tomorrow, in anticipation of more than a month without any activity.
We still have to wait for official press releases to know what can be done, or not, in the coming days.
I just saw the UEBS communication and it's exactly what it says: Launch campaigns suspended, launchers, payloads and ground installations secured, but no mention of a duration.
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Here is the official press release from the Director of the CSG. It is clearly noted that all launch campaigns are suspended, so the flight of Vega VV-16 is postponed.
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COVID-19: Guiana Space Center suspends launch campaigns
March 16, 2020
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to fully implement the measures decided by the French government, launch campaigns underway at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana have been suspended.
These launch preparations will resume as soon as allowed by health conditions.
This exceptional measure is designed to protect the health of employees and the local population, while also maintaining the security needed to prepare for scheduled launches.
Arianespace, French space agency CNES and all companies involved at CSG are currently overseeing operations to place launchers and satellites in safe standby condition, in line with standard procedures.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/covid-19-guiana-space-center-suspends-launch-campaigns/
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Intelsat Selects SpaceX to Launch Intelsat 40e Satellite
"The launch is planned for 2022 on SpaceX’s American-built Falcon 9 launch vehicle."
https://investors.intelsat.com/news-releases/news-release-details/intelsat-selects-spacex-launch-intelsat-40e-satellite
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https://twitter.com/anik1982space/status/1241679445884272640
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https://twitter.com/anik1982space/status/1241679445884272640
Translation by Google:
Taking into account yesterday's launch, the five cosmodromes of the world in the number of launched satellites:
Plesetsk - 2161
Baikonur - 1913
Cape Canaveral Station - 1396
Vandenberg - 1194
Guiana Space Center - 552
Over the year, the picture may change dramatically if SpaceX succeeds.
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https://twitter.com/anik1982space/status/1241970927526719489
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Which Google translates thusly:
anik
@ anik1982space
Mar 23, 2020
Replying to @ Salo1059
Of course, Sergey!
Baikonur - 1502 (1913)
Kapustin Yar - 101 (106)
Plesetsk - 1634 (2161)
Free - 5 (5)
SSBN - 3 (4)
Dombarovsky - 10 (90)
East - 5 (93)
Cape Canaveral Station - 768 (1396)
Pilot - 6 (6)
Vandenberg - 681 (1,194)
Wallops - 40 (252)
Kennedy Center - 171 (389)
anik
@ anik1982space
Pegasus - 44 (93)
Kodiak - 3 (13)
Mistletoe - 5 (5)
Kauai - 1 (13)
Hammagir - 4 (4)
Guiana Space Center - 299 (552)
Utinoura - 41 (50)
Tanegashima - 80 (183)
San Marco - 9 (9)
Woomera - 6 (3)
Jiuquan - 124 (232)
Xichang - 141 (175)
Taiyuan - 83 (167)
Wenchang - 6 (10)
Hmm, Mistletoe?
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Which Google translates thusly:
anik
@ anik1982space
...
Mistletoe - 5 (5)
...
Hmm, Mistletoe?
This is Omelek Island - SpaceX's first launch site.
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https://ria.ru/20200331/1569375023.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, Mar 31 - RIA News. Two Galileo navigation satellites will be launched into space in December on a Russian Soyuz launch vehicle from the Kourou space center in French Guiana, instead of the European Ariane 6 rocket, a source in the space rocket told RIA Novosti.
"It was decided to launch two Galileo satellites with the Soyuz-ST-B rocket from Kuru. The date is tentative - December 15, as it depends on the timing of the launch of the cosmodrome after quarantine due to coronavirus," the agency’s source said.
According to him, initially it was planned to send these satellites into space on the Ariane 6 rocket, but its launch was postponed until mid-2021.
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https://ria.ru/20200402/1569471635.html
Google translate:
"Provided that the cosmodrome resumes operation before the end of the year, three launches of Soyuz missiles from Kuru can take place," the agency’s source said.
According to him, preliminary launch of the Falcon Eye-2 satellite is scheduled for September 15, CSO-2 spacecraft for October 15, and two European Galileo navigation satellites for December 15.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
June 3 (TBD) - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
March 24 NET Mid-April Midyear - SSMS POC flight: AMICal Sat, Athena, Casaa-Sat, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), FSSCat A (Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), FSSCat B (Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), GHGSat-C1, IGOSat, Lemur-2y (x TBD), NEMO-HD, ÑuSat-6 (Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), PICASSO, PINO, PIXL, RTAF-SAT (Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TRISAT, TTÜ100, UPMSat 2, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Flock 4v (x12) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10
Changes on March 16th
Changes on April 2nd
Do these two launch date re-sets have a source? Or are they reasonable deductions based on the as yet unknown amount of time Kourou, and maybe also other organizations on the launch campaign teams, will be closed or not available?
(The Vega flight was within 8 days of launching when Kourou was closed.)
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(The Vega flight was within 8 days of launching when Kourou was closed.)
yes,
http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2020%2fAVIO-FY-2019-Results_Def_20200326_094744.pdf
page 6:
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VV16 integrated and ready to be launched within 10 days from CSG re opening
but nobody knows when the CSG will be opened again.
It may take some time.
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Cross-post; confirmation; my bold:
Some tweets from anik from today
All Google translation
https://twitter.com/anik1982space/status/1248620758743437314
Rogozin: “In 2020, 33 launches are planned, of which 12 satellites are launched under the Federal Space Program, nine launches of commercial vehicles, three from the Guiana Space Center. We have already completed five launches”
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Total lockdown has been extended in France until May 11.
I spoke with employees at the CSG, the priority after the "unlockdown" will be to launch Vega, which could take off approximately 10 to 15 days after the reopening of the CSG.
Ariane 5 needs more than a month to launch, so the date of June 3 cannot be held.
So for now we have VV-16 NET May (at the earliest on May 21st), and VA-253 NET June.
The last firing of the Vega C/Ariane 6 P120 booster could occured a few weeks/months after the resumption of activities.
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First flight of Ariane 6 postponed to the second half of 2021.
https://twitter.com/EUAftSP/status/1249697168526651399
https://twitter.com/ArianeGroup/status/1249710645676818432
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
TBD - SSMS flight 2: StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV
This appears to have gone to RocketLab:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=50631.0
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Apparently Arianegroup was mistaken in confirming the Ariane 6 launch date as mid-2021.
According to them the date of 2020 is still valid, but from the information I have, it won't be until 2021 clearly.
Tweet translation: "Mea culpa, we had misread, it's second half of 2020 the date for now. No other info to transmit at this time."
https://twitter.com/ArianeGroup/status/1250386961011036161
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
NET May 21 Midyear Mid-June - SSMS POC flight: AMICal Sat, Athena, Casaa-Sat, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), FSSCat A (Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), FSSCat B (Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), GHGSat-C1, IGOSat, Lemur-2y (x TBD), NEMO-HD, ÑuSat-6 (Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), PICASSO, PINO, RTAF-SAT (Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), PIXL, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TRISAT, TTÜ100, UPMSat 2, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Flock 4v (x12) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10
NET June 3 (TBD) Late July - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
September 15 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
NET Late September - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 NET Q4 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2 2021)
October 15 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
December 15 - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Late - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2, nanosats - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
Piggybacked:
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July)
H1 Midyear - OneWeb (x30) (TBD) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Midyear - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
September - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or NET December)
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM7) - 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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 2: StriX-α - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or December 2020)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - GOMX-5 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
2022
January - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2023)
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS (VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
October 22 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2026
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - 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
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
October - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus[Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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-11 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2019 - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 299 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 108, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 15)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 552
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
Changes on April 17th
Changes on April 20th
Changes on April 30th
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Covid-19 development in French Guiana.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_French_Guiana
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Star One D2 is "TBD" according to sat operator.
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/8282157
Google translate:
MOSCOW, April 19. / TASS /. The launches of two satellites of the UAE and France from the Kourou space center in French Guiana were tentatively postponed September. This was announced by the head of Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin on the radio station "Komsomolskaya Pravda".
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Star One D2 is "TBD" according to sat operator.
https://advanced-television.com/2020/03/17/arianespace-ceases-launches-from-french-guiana/
Arianespace ceases launches from French Guiana
By Chris Forrester
March 17, 2020
The French Guiana rocket base at Kourou has suspended all launch campaigns and missions because of the Coronavirus.
Arianespace itself, plus the French CNES space agency and the many other companies based at Kourou, have ceased all activity in accordance with French government instructions, while Covid-19 remains active.
The spaceport will resume activities as soon as heath conditions allow.
The Space Agency says: “This exceptional measure is designed to protect the health of employees and the local population, while also maintaining the security needed to prepare for scheduled launches.”
The next scheduled commercial launches include a Galaxy 30 satellite (for Intelsat) and BSAT-4b (for Japanese satellite operator BSAT) which were scheduled for launch together in June, and StarOne’s D2 craft set for launch in July.
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https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2020/04/10/eutelsat-revises-outlook-amid-coronacrisis/
It means the launch of Eutelsat Quantum, slated for the fourth quarter of 2020 is likely to be delayed, while the deployment of ground gateways supporting the operations of Eutelsat Konnect is also likely to be partially delayed.
https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/04/14/eutelsat-adjusts-projections-despite-resilience-of-core-business/
The operator’s Quantum satellite, planned for the third quarter, will likely be delayed because of supply chain issues related to the virus, while the deployment of ground gateways supporting the operations of Eutelsat Konnect is likely to be partially delayed. Both of these delays will likely have an impact on Eutelsat’s 2020-21 figures.
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/04/13/eutelsat-communications-board-of-directors-outlines-financial-goals-during-coronavirus/
The launch of EUTELSAT QUANTUM, planned for the third quarter of calendar 2020, is likely to be delayed;
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1255422469168672768
We are now preparing very actively with all our partners @esa @CNES @Avio_Group @ArianeGroup and our customers in full respect of the sanitary requirements the restart of VV16 and VA253 campaigns. More to come soon.
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From the information I have, the CNES will resume its activities in Guyana on May 11, at the end of lockdown in France. The Ariane VA-253 flight campaign would resume on May 14, for a launch a little more than a month later, but this program could be postponed depending on the situation in French Guiana (there are also floods...). Vega VV-16 should also resume on May 14, for a flight that could, perhaps, be done at the end of May.
But that may change, after May 11 the lockdown will be adapted to each department, and even maintained in some, so it will depend on the health situation in Guyana.
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Add 14 days of quarantine for people coming in from France. Preparation of Vega launch will resume on May 25.
"In an interview, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall said the spaceport’s first missions would be the Vega launch in June followed by an Ariane 5 launch in July."
https://spacenews.com/guiana-space-center-to-reopen-may-11/
Arianespace press release:
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/covid-19-arianespace-to-resume-its-launch-campaigns-at-the-guiana-space-center/
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Flight VV16/SSMS – The first “rideshare” Vega launch, carrying approximately 50 small satellites, in mid-June;
Flight VA253 – A dual-payload Ariane 5 mission for two customers, Intelsat and B-SAT, at the end of July.
From the Arianespace Newsletter
Gesendet von meinem LM-G810 mit Tapatalk
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/04/arianespace-set-dates-return-action/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1255630394734645250
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https://advanced-television.com/2020/04/28/musk-and-eutelsat-eye-oneweb-assets/
Musk and Eutelsat eye OneWeb assets
By Chris Forrester
April 28, 2020
Elon Musk’s SpaceX as well as Paris-based Eutelsat have looked at OneWeb Global’s assets. OneWeb is in Chapter 11 protection. Trade news publication Space Intel Report suggests that Eutelsat’s interest is undertaken on behalf of the French government. The UK government has also taken a look at the company’s assets and accounts.
More detail is likely to emerge on April 29th when a hearing is scheduled before the bankruptcy court. What is already known is that a Bidding process has been agreed with the court including a “stalking horse” process. The actual auction (if the business is not sold) is scheduled to start on July 2nd at the offices of Milbank LLP, lawyers for the action, and finalised a week later on July 10th.
If the bidding goes to several rounds then each potential bidder must participate in each round of the bidding.
Eutelsat’s interest is fascinating given that it has only extremely limited plans for its own Low Earth orbiting plans. Eutelsat is planning a fleet of small satellites for Internet of Things access. Acquiring the OneWeb fleet might be seen as a ‘bargain basement’ option although winning an auction would also force Eutelsat to fund the building of the rest of OneWeb’s fleet.
SpaceX is also an interesting cash given that it already has 400+ satellites already in orbit. Perhaps it is interested in the Airbus joint-venture which OneWeb has to build satellites in Florida.
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05/02/2020 18:06
All TsENKI specialists returned from Guiana
Today, May 2, 2020, specialists from the Center for the Operation of Terrestrial Space Infrastructure Facilities (TsENKI, part of Roscosmos State Corporation), who completed technological work at the Guiana Space Center, arrived in Moscow. The plane with the last group of employees of the enterprise and its branches (VP Barmin Research Institute of Launch Complexes, Motor Design Bureau, Rocket Fuel Component Support Center) landed at Sheremetyevo Airport.
Recall that the TsENKI specialists performed the most important tasks of restoring and neutralizing equipment at a gas station after the suspension of launch campaigns by the French National Center. More than 200 specialists from the Russian rocket and space industry were evacuated from French Guiana in several stages in March and April 2020. To date, all employees of TsENKI, who performed work abroad, have returned to Russia.
Arriving specialists organized a meeting and transfer to the place of residence. Within two weeks they will observe the necessary quarantine measures, after which they will be able to start work on their specialties. All of them are currently feeling well.
https://www.roscosmos.ru/28472/
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ESA's Technology CubeSats
ESA's Technology CubeSats, supported through the Fly element of the Agency's General Support Technology Programme, GSTP.
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/05/ESA_s_Technology_CubeSats
Image credit: ESA
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https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Shaping_the_Future/Apply_for_payload_space_on_GOMX-5
GSTP Element 3 - Fly - has initiated the Phase A study for a 12 U cubesat called GOMX-5. This mission will be used to showcase new nanosatellite capabilities for the next generation of constellations requiring high speed communications links and high levels of manoeuvrability.
The mission will consist of two nanosatellites in the 20kg class with an improved platform for increased power handling and reliability. Further, the satellites will be equipped with a number of advanced communication technology payloads. The space for empty payloads on each satellite (8U in total) are open to third partys to enable them to fly their own payloads.
The GomX missions are funded primarily by Denmark in the ‘Fly’ element of ESA’s General Support Technology Programme to develop and prove leading edge space technologies. The present contract covers design and specification work planned for 2019 and launch for the GOMX-5 mission is foreseen to be in 2021.
For parties interested in applying to fly their own payloads, please contact Jane Ribergaard Holm, Director of Business Development at GomSpace ([email protected]). The deadline for applying is 15 March 2019
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/gomx-5.htm
https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/gomx-5
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https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Technology_CubeSat
• SIMBA (led by the Royal Meteorological Institute Belgium): a 3-unit CubeSat mission to measure the Total Solar Irradiance and Earth Radiation Budget climate variables with a miniaturised radiometer instrument, and demonstrate a new precise pointing system developed by KU Leuven, due to be launched in March 2020 on the Vega Small Satellite Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept flight
• Picasso (led by Belgian Institute of Space Aeronomy with VTT Finland and Clyde Space, UK): a 3-unit CubeSat mission to measure Stratospheric Ozone distribution, Mesospheric Temperature profile and Electron density in the ionosphere using a miniaturised multi-spectral imager for limb sounding of solar disk, and a multi-Needle Langmuir Probe, due to be launched in March 2020 on the Vega Small Satellite Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept flight
• RadCube (led by C3S with MTA EK in Hungary, Imperial College London in UK, and Astronika in Poland): a 3-unit CubeSat mission to demonstrate miniaturised instrument technologies that measure in-situ the space radiation and magnetic field environment in Low Earth Orbit for space weather monitoring purposes. The platform developed by C3S will also be demonstrated in flight. The project is currently in the system assembly, integration & verification phase and planned to be ready for flight in 2021
• PRETTY (led by RUAG Austria with TU Graz and Seibersdorf Laboratories): a 3-unit CubeSat mission to demonstrate the technique of GNSS Reflectometry at low grazing angles for altimetry (primarily for sea ice detection) using a new software-defined GNSS receiver. Additionally, a miniaturised radiation dosimeter will also be tested in flight. The project is currently in the detailed design phase
• Sunstorm (Led by Finland’s Reaktor Space Lab with its payload coming from a Finnish-UK consortium) this 2-unit CubeSat will demonstrate a highly miniaturized solar X-Ray Flux Monitor (XFM) technology for Space Weather monitoring and forecasting. It is planned to fly in 2021
• GomX-5 (led by GomSpace with payloads from European industry) will demonstrate next generation constellation related technologies for 12-Unit CubeSat platforms, including electric propulsion, high-speed intersatellite links, a high rate X-band downlink transmitter with reflectarray high gain antenna and a high accuracy satnav receiver, planned for launch in 2022
• RACE (led by GomSpace with GMV, Almatech and Micos), the Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment, is a breakthrough system demonstrating autonomous rendezvous and docking manoeuvres with two 6-unit CubeSats. Utilising new miniaturised technologies including 6 Degree of Freedom micropropulsion, compact navigation sensors and a micro-docking systems, RACE is planned to fly in 2022
• CubeSpec (led by KU Leuven with Amos and Space Inventor) is a highly innovative mission to demonstrate high specral spectroscopy from a 6-unit CubeSat, with astroseismology as its first science case, adaptable in turn to other uses such as exoplanet transits. The required arcsecond pointing accuracy will be enabled by a line-of-sight stabilisation technology in a closed loop with its 3-axis pointing system. It is due to launch in 2023
• M-ARGO (led by GomSpace with Politecnico di Milano) is a stand-alone 12-unit CubeSat capable of rendezvous with Near Earth Objects, lowering the cost of entry of deep space missions by an order of magnitude, demonstrating miniaturised European technologies currently including high specific impulsive electric propulsion, an X-Band deep space transponder with reflectarray high gain antenna, high power steerable solar array and a cold gas reaction control system.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
Mid- June 18 - SSMS POC flight: AMICal Sat, Athena, Casaa-Sat, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), FSSCat A (Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), FSSCat B (Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), GHGSat-C1, IGOSat, Lemur-2y (x TBD), NEMO-HD, ÑuSat-6 (Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), PICASSO, PINO, NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), PIXL, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TRISAT, TTÜ100, UPMSat 2, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Flock 4v (x12) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10
Late July 28 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) [№L5112] - Kourou ELA-3
Q3 August 19 - Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
September 15 October 1 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
October 21 - TBD - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV
October 15 November 6 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
NET Q4 November 24 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3 (or H2 2021)
NET Late September October 21 December 23 - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
Late December 23, 2020 Early - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2, nanosats - Vega С (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
December 15, 2020 Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
March 30 - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or July)
H1 - OneWeb (x30) (TBD) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Midyear - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
September - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or NET December)
H2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3) - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G (TBD) - Ariane 64 (FM7) - 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 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
TBD - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
2020 TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or December 2020)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - RadCube - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
January - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
November-December - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2023)
2021 TBD - SSMS flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021 TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
October 22 - Hera (x2), Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
2021 TBD - SSMS flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2021 TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - inaugural flight - Vega E - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2026
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - 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
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
October - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - VD-20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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-11 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2019 2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020 - Arsat 3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 299 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 108, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 15)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 552
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on May 6th
Changes on May 12th
Changes on May 15th
Changes on May 30th
Changes on June 2nd
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Here are the planned launch dates for the rest of the year:
- VV-16: June 18
- VA-253: July 28
- P120 engine test: August 6
- VV-17: August 19
- VS-24: October 1
- VV-18: October 21 (Maybe the first Vega C)
- VS-25: November 6
- VA-254: November 24
- VV-19: December 23
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- VV-18: October 21 (Maybe the first Vega C)
At Avio, the Vega-C launches seem to be as VC-xx designated. But maybe Arianespace does it differently.
http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2020%2fAVIO-FY-2019-Results_Def_20200326_094744.pdf
page 21
•Vega production materials secured for 2020:
–materials available for VV17, VV18, VV19
–Propellant casting for VV19 may be subject to some restrictions
–Vega C maiden flight ok, VC02 materials available , few exceptions
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CNES writes: TARANIS is expected to launch in August.
That would be VV17.
https://taranis.cnes.fr/fr/deconfinement-anticipe-pour-lequipe-taranis
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I've listed the names of the payloads with the missions:
- VV-16: SSMS POC (June 18)
- VA-253: Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b (July 28)
- P120 engine test: August 6
- VV-17: Seosat, TARANIS (August 19)
- VS-24: Falcon Eye 2 (October 1)
- VV-18: ? (October 21)
- VS-25: CSO-2 (November 6)
- VA-254: Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum (November 24)
- VV-19: LARES-2, first Vega C (December 23)
I don't know what Vega C's flight designation for Arianespace will be. If we stay logical, it would still be "Vol Vega - VV" (Vega Flight), but maybe they'll change.
All other flights are pushed back to 2021, including VS-26 (Galileo FOC).
Concerning OneWeb's launches, the launchers are stored and are always reserved for the satellites. If the purchase does take place at the beginning of July, launches could resume in August or even at the end of July.
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I appreciate the information. Do you have any sources?
Here are the planned launch dates for the rest of the year:
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Unfortunately, it comes to me from an inside source at the Guyana Space Center. I haven't seen these informations anywhere else on the Internet.
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I got confirmation, the first flight of Vega C will be VV-19, not VV-18. The launch pad still needs to undergo some changes, which have pushed back the flight date.
I don't know what Vega VV-18's payload will be.
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https://twitter.com/anik1982space/status/1260516825575690240
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JUICE will be launched by Ariane 5. Ariane 64 is only a backup.
https://twitter.com/TechSpatiales/status/1262498087534297088
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https://spacegate.cnes.fr/fr/quezako-tests-vitaux-avant-lancement
Google translate:
ticket booked on the vega vv17 flight
Taranis is scheduled to launch in late August 2020 aboard the small European Vega rocket from the Guyana Space Center. Another passenger is planned on this flight VV17: Seosat, the first Spanish Earth observation satellite, built by Airbus Defense and Space, with support from the European Space Agency (ESA). In July 2020, a 747 cargo plane will take the two satellites from Europe to Guyana.
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http://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Calling_for_ideas_for_next_Earth_Explorer
Calling for ideas for next Earth Explorer
The Call invites scientists working in Earth observation to submit ideas for ESA’s 11th Earth Explorer mission.
... the eleventh Earth Explorer, which is foreseen to be launched in 2031–2032
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https://youtu.be/cauu0N_ByLU
Workers are returning to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana to resume preparations for Vega and Ariane 5 launches. Construction of the new Ariane 6 launch pad has also restarted.
COVID-19 lockdown measures introduced in March meant that all but safety-critical operations were suspended at the Spaceport and the vast site had to be secured. Strict new safety and hygiene procedures have now been introduced. Launch teams returning from mainland Europe will spend two weeks in quarantine.
Vega is due to return to flight this summer on its first rideshare mission dedicated to small satellites using a new dispenser called the Small Spacecraft Mission Service.
A-roll contains a new interview with ESA’s Director of Space Transportation, Daniel Neuenschwander, March 2020 drone video of the Ariane 6 launch pad, recently shot phone footage of COVID-19 safety measures and a rare tour underground of the new Ariane 6 launch facilities.
B-roll also contains further smartphone footage of the Spaceport and additional drone and helicopter footage of the Kourou facilities.
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The BIOMASS launch is planned on Vega not Vega-C.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-esa-announce-the-earth-explorer-biomass-launch-contract/
And here at Avio on page 28.
http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2020%2f2020526-STAR_vfinal_20200526_085742.pdf
there is also this:
Undisclosed customer
•Earth Observation satellite to monitor Typhoons
•Orbit LEO
•Launch vehicle Vega
An enigma? TRITON for Taiwan?
Many questions remain: What is Vega VV18 ... CERES? First Vega-C 2021? Then Pleiades Neo on Vega-C?
When is the launch of CSG-2?
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http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2020%2f2020526-STAR_vfinal_20200526_085742.pdf
there is also this:
Undisclosed customer
•Earth Observation satellite to monitor Typhoons
•Orbit LEO
•Launch vehicle Vega
An enigma? TRITON for Taiwan?
Many questions remain: What is Vega VV18 ... CERES? First Vega-C 2021? Then Pleiades Neo on Vega-C?
When is the launch of CSG-2?
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/8622869
Google translate:
MOSCOW, June 2. / TASS /. The launch of the new European Vega C rocket is scheduled for 2020, the date will be determined after the resumption of launch activity at the Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana. This was reported by TASS head of the representative office of the European Space Agency (ESA) in Russia Rene Pischel.
"The first launch of the Vega C rocket is planned for 2020, the general launch schedule will be approved after the launch activity at the Kourou spaceport resumes this summer with the launch of the Vega rocket," Pishel said.
According to the head of the ESA representative office, the first Vega C will put into orbit the Italian geodetic satellite LARES 2 (Laser Relativity Satellite), designed to study the general theory of relativity and space geodesy.
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[Two Vega PPT slides]
Slide 1: VV18 is an EU Institutional Flight; narrows down the possibilities.
Slide 2: The backlog dot under LuxSat is not connected to a label.
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Slide 2: The backlog dot under LuxSat is not connected to a label.
I believe that is NAOS.
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Many questions remain: What is Vega VV18 ... CERES? First Vega-C 2021? Then Pleiades Neo on Vega-C?
When is the launch of CSG-2?
I asked my friend who works at CSG:
- June 18 is still the planned date for Vega, but that's French Guyana time. So the launch will take place on June 19 at 1:51 a.m. and 10 seconds UTC.
- The first flight of Vega C is scheduled for December 23rd (Guyana time), with LARES on board, it will be flight VV-19.
- For the VV-18 payload, he'll get back to me later, I'll modify this message when I get it.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
June 18 19 21 23 24 - SSMS POC flight: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), AMICal Sat, Athena, Casaa-Sat, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, IGOSat, Lemur-2 (x 8), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), PINO, PIXL, OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2, D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Flock 4v (x12) and other - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10
July 28 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) [№L5112] - Kourou ELA-3
August 19 24 - SEOSAT-Ingenio, TARANIS - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
October 1 17 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
October 21 (TBD) - TBD - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV
November 6 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
November 24 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
December 23 - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - Synspective demosat - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021
Early - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2, nanosats - Vega С (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
H1 - OneWeb (x30) (TBD) - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or March 30 NET Q3)
September - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or NET December)
H2 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 Late - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM3 FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 (FM7) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2022)
October TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or December 2020)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - RadCube - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
January - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 2021 Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
June - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Midyear 2021 H2 - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2023)
TBD - SSMS flight 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Sentinel-1C - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
October 22 - Hera (x2), Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SSMS flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
November-December 2022 TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7A - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9 - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10 - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2024 TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2026
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - 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
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C - TBD - Kourou
2031
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
October - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - VD20 (x2) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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-11 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 299 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 108, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 15)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 552
Acronyms:
CSG-# - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation-#
CSO # - Composante Spatiale Optique #
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on June 3rd
Changes on June 5th
Changes on June 12th
Changes on June 15th
Changes on June 17th
Changes on June 18th
Changes on June 19th
Changes on June 20th
Changes on June 22nd
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http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2018%2FAvio-2017-Annual-Report_20180330_115021.pdf
Page 21:
Also of note is the signing, at the Paris Air Show of June 2017, of contracts with Arianespace for three Vega/Vega C flights:
• one for the launch of the Italian Space Agency’s Prisma optical satellite;
• two for the launch of Airbus Defense Space’s VD20 earth observation satellites.
A contract was also signed for the launch with Vega C of the 2nd generation Cosmo Sky Med satellite.
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Summary of deductions re: identity of payloads on a hypothetical VA255, as of the opening of 2020.
See also thread: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49830.0
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/in-celebrating-its-40th-anniversary-arianespace-confirms-the-companys-geostationary-market-segment-leadership-and-gears-up-for-a-record-number-of-launches/
2020: In addition to the inaugural flights of Vega C and Ariane 6, up to 20 launches could be carried out to deploy more than 300 satellites.
> Up to 12 launches by Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega from the Guiana Space Center:
- Five Ariane 5 missions to geostationary transfer orbit, all for commercial/export operators:
[My added notes in red.]
Eutelsat Eutelsat Konnect VA251; Eutelsat Quantum VA254
ISRO GSAT-30 VA251
SKY Perfect JSAT JCSat-17 VA252
KARI GEO-KOMPSAT-2B VA252
B-SAT BSAT-4b VA253
Intelsat and NGIS counts as one payload Galaxy 30 and MEV-2 VA253
Embratel Star One Star One D2 VA254
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In reply posts, we deduced that possible payloads, for a launch in 2020, could include:
An unnamed Intelsat comsat and EDRS-D.
We've since learned that neither satellite or payload would launch in 2020.
Another hypothetical payload for a hypothetical VA255 is SatKomHan 1:
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/satkomhan-1.htm .
We haven't learned anything more about this satellite.
To summarize: Deduction allowed us to determine what a hypothetical (as-of-start-of-2020) VA255 pair of geostationary-bound satellites would not be.
Clarification or correction welcome.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
H1 - OneWeb (x30) (TBD) Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Changes on June 3rd
Cross-post:
Europe's #Ariane6 heavy-lift rocket's debut slips to late 2021; Covid-19 is only part of the reason.
https://bit.ly/3csCd52
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1268566155737862146
How do we know that a Galileo pair will take the premier flight? Would this still be true as the premier flight is delayed to late 2021?
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https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/04/21/spacebelt-store-data-in-satellites-analysis/
LeoStella, a joint venture of Thales Alenia Space and Spaceflight Industries, will build the satellites, which are planned to be operational with CCC’s first DSaaS in the second 2022 quarter.
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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200506005916/en/SES-Quarter-2020-Results
Future satellite capacity
COMMITTED LAUNCH SCHEDULE
Satellite Region Application Launch Date
SES-17 Americas Fixed Data, Mobility, Government H1 2021
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https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/content/-/article/heinrich-hertz-mission
The Heinrich Hertz satellite will be launched into GEO in Q4 2021. With a mass of 3.5 tons, the satellite will lift off from the European Kourou space center in French-Guyana.
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Launch: A launch of the Heinrich-Hertz spacecraft is planned for 2022. In 2017, OHB signed a contract with Arianespace for the launch of the H2SAT mission on Ariane-5ECA from Kourou
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https://spacenews.com/spacex-loses-falcon-heavy-customer-to-arianespace/
René said Ovzon-3’s Ariane 5 launch is planned for the second half of 2021, and didn’t experience a change in schedule through the switch in vehicles.
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Cross-post:
Schedule was tight and then COVID-19 struck:
James Webb Space Telescope will “absolutely” not launch in March
"This team has stayed on its toes and pushed this telescope forward."
by Eric Berger - Jun 10, 2020 5:19 pm UTC
On Wednesday, the chief of NASA's science programs said the James Webb Space Telescope will not meet its current schedule of launching in March 2021.
"We will not launch in March," said Thomas Zurbuchen, the space agency's associate administrator for science. "Absolutely we will not launch in March. That is not in the cards right now. That's not because they did anything wrong. It's not anyone's fault or mismanagement."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/james-webb-space-telescope-will-absolutely-not-launch-in-march/
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The two 2021 Ariane 5 institutional flights would be for JWST and MTG-I 1?
If so, will MTG-I 1 launch with a co-passenger as yet TBD?
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Here is the complete list of satellites that will fly on Vega VV-16.
I have calculated the weights marked "estimated" based only on the CubeSats format, the weights in yellow were communicated by Arianespace.
Note that the name of the first satellite has not been revealed...
The total mass of the satellites is 756 kg, and the mass of the SSMS structure is 554 kg.
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https://ria.ru/20200615/1572922260.html
Google translate:
“The launch of the Soyuz-ST-A rocket with the Fregat-M booster block and the Falcon Eye-2 Arabian optical-electronic surveillance satellite is planned for October 17,” the agency’s source said.
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https://twitter.com/esa/status/1272514268425060353
The Spanish land-imaging satellite #SEOSAT-Ingenio is ready to be shipped from @AirbusSpace Madrid to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Launch on @vega_sts is set for 24 August (to be confirmed by @Arianespace) 👉 https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/SEOSAT-Ingenio_ready_for_shipment_to_Kourou …
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Cross-posts
VV16 delayed to NET June 20 local time / June 21 UTC:
Flight VV16: Vega – SSMS PoC Flight – Launch delay due to weather conditions
Due to currently unfavorable wind conditions at altitude above the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace has decided not to initiate the final phase of launch preparation operations.
Subject to favorable weather conditions, the soonest possible launch date for the SSMS PoC Flight is Saturday, June 20 at:
9:51:10 p.m., Washington, D.C. time
10:51:10 p.m., Kourou, French Guiana time
01:51:10, Universal Time (UTC), on June 21
03:51:10 a.m., Paris & Rome time, on June 21
The Vega launch vehicle and its 53 spacecraft payloads are in stable and safe conditions.
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VV17 launching August 24 local time / August 25 UTC:
Launch date: August 25 at 00:52UTC
source (https://www.agrodiario.com/texto-diario/mostrar/1992832/satelite-espanol-ingenio-observacion-terrestre-lanzara-final-agosto)
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I have confirmation that VV-16 is postponed to June 21 at 1h51 and 10 seconds UTC.
Currently 5 employees are contaminated by Covid, but the decision was made to launch Vega anyway without delay. VA-253 could be delayed if they close CSG again.
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I have confirmation that VV-16 is postponed to June 21 at 1h51 and 10 seconds UTC.
Currently 5 employees are contaminated by Covid, but the decision was made to launch Vega anyway without delay. VA-253 could be delayed if they close CSG again.
Related: https://twitter.com/AuerSusan/status/1273337922507472896
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Hello!
what is the source for ViaSat 3 (Ariane 64) which moves from 2021 to H2 2022?
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VV16 delayed to NET June 20 local time / June 21 UTC:
<snip>
VV16 launch delayed to NET June 23 UTC, same UTC time of day. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=48464.msg2098129#msg2098129)
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The next launch opportunity is June 24 at 1:51 UTC. But the weather could still delay the launch...
In fact, the weather is not very bad, but Arianespace wants to have perfect conditions for this return to flight.
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Bad news, there's a storm coming up. The next attempt is scheduled for June 28 at 1h51 UTC.
If the flight is delayed again, the launcher will have to be un-fairinged, so there will be several more days of delay.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
July 28 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) [№L5112] - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:29-22:15
June 24 28 29 30 (TBD) July August 18 - SSMS POC flight: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2, ION CubeSat Carrier: Flock 4v (x12) - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10
August 24 September - SEOSAT-Ingenio, TARANIS - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV
October 17 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
November 6 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
November 24 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
October 21 (TBD) December - TBD - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV
2021
December 23, 2020 Early - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Early Q1 - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2, nanosats - Vega С (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
H1 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July - JWST - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET Q3)
September - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or NET December)
H2 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2022)
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or December 2020)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
January - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
June H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
H2 - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2023)
TBD - SSMS flight 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 6 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-4 ELA-3
Midyear - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SSMS flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 22, 2023 October 14 - Hera (x2) , Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7A (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2026
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) -TBD - Kourou
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
2031
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
October - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2031 - M6 mission - TBD - Kourou (or Mid-2030s)
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 299 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 108, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 15)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 552
Acronyms:
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on June 23rd
Changes on June 28th
Changes on June 29th
Changes on June 30th
Changes on July 1st
Changes on July 2nd
Changes on July 7th
Changes on July 8th
Changes on July 13th
Changes on July 15th
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1277067205813960704
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Cross-post:
SCRUB:
@Arianespace
#Vega Flight #VV16: there will be no launch attempt today due to continued high-altitude winds, therefore no live broadcast. More details to come soon. Thanks to everyone for following the preparations with this mission. Stay tuned on our Twitter and LinkedIn channels!
https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1277409514053079040
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24 28 29 30 (TBD) - SSMS POC flight: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2, ION CubeSat Carrier: Flock 4v (x12) - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10
Changes on June 29th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pap5FALXCSc
In his interview last night, Stéphane Israel says there will be no launch attempt in the coming days, so nothing on June 30th.
According to him, recharge of the launcher's batteries and if needed of satellites' batteries are to begin "next week". He didn't say "today" or "tomorrow".
So, "July" would be a better date.
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Cross-post:
I have been informed that VV-16 should be launched after VA-253, in August!
I don't know the reasons for such a delay...
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VV16 now scheduled for Aug. 17.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=48464.100
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Vega Flight VV16 – the SSMS Proof of Concept mission: Postponed until August 17, 2020
July 1, 2020
Despite this delay, Arianespace is maintaining the target of performing three Vega launches during 2020.
There will be only three Vega this year, so Vega C (VV-16) (VV-19) is likely delayed to 2021.
[zubenelgenubi: typo correction; quote clarification]
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Despite this delay, Arianespace is maintaining the target of performing three Vega launches during 2020.
There will be only three Vega this year, so Vega C (VV-16) is likely delayed to 2021.
First flight of Vega C isn't VV16.
VV16 is the next flight.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1278634764124258305
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1279018508500832259
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/07/03/uk-wins-oneweb-bidding-war/
https://www.oneweb.world/media-center/oneweb-announces-hmg-and-bharti-global-limited-consortium-as-winning-bidders-in-court-supervised-sale-process
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On a tip from russianhalo117 :
Sentinel 7 series: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/co2m.htm
Sentinel 8 series: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lstm.htm
Sentinel 9 series: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cristal.htm
Sentinel 10 series: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/chime.htm
Sentinel 11 series: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cimr.htm
Sentinel 12 series: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/rose-l.htm
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/07/07/three-u-s-built-satellites-in-french-guiana-for-ariane-5-launch-toward-geostationary-orbit/
The Ariane 5 is scheduled for launch July 28 during a 46-minute window opening at 5:29 p.m. EDT (2129 GMT; 6:29 p.m. French Guiana time). The mission will mark the 109th flight of an Ariane 5 rocket since 1996, and the third Ariane 5 flight this year.
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1281684366813519874
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Proposal:
https://twitter.com/isis_space/status/1281602019510358016
file:///C:/TEMP/EGU2020-19643-print.pdf
https://www.tno.nl/en/about-tno/news/2020/6/tango-satellite-monitoring-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
June - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
THE EUCLID SPACE TELESCOPE IS COMING TOGETHER (https://sci.esa.int/web/euclid/-/the-euclid-space-telescope-is-coming-together)
Launch is currently scheduled for the second half of 2022 from Europe's spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana.
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https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/content/-/article/hera
Launch: The Hera satellite is planned to launch in October 2024 and rendezvous with asteroid Didymos in January 2027 with the main objective of studying the results of NASA's DART hypervelocity impact
https://www.esa.int/Safety_Security/Hera/Facts_and_figures
Hera launch date October 2024
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https://www.cosmos.esa.int/documents/336356/1503750/SMPAG09_HERA_Carnelli_2017-10-11.pdf/c2c0e63d-256f-6335-1229-7e1fea4cd733
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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-announces-new-james-webb-space-telescope-target-launch-date
NASA now is targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana, due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as technical challenges.
This decision is based on a recently completed schedule risk assessment of the remaining integration and test activities prior to launch. Previously, Webb was targeted to launch in March 2021.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
03 - August 15 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) [№L5112] - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
Late August-Early September 1 2 - SSMS POC flight: AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2, ION CubeSat Satellite Carrier: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), Flock 4v (x12) - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10 (or August 18)
October - SEOSAT-Ingenio, TARANIS - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV (or September November-December)
October 17 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24a) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
November 6 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
November 24 December - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
December - TBD - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV
2021
Early - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q1 - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2, nanosats - Vega С (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
September - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or NET December)
H1 Q3 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET Q3)
Late - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2022)
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - CERES (x3) - Vega/Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or December 2020)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
January - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 20 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
H2 - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2023)
TBD - SSMS flight 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2023
June - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SSMS flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7A (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) -TBD - Kourou
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
2031
December - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
October - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2031 2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Mid-2030s)
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 300 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 15)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 555
Acronyms:
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on July 17th
Changes on July 20th
Changes on July 28th
Changes on August 1st
Changes on August 4th
Changes on August 7th
Changes on August 10th
Changes on August 16th
Changes on August 25th
Changes on August 27th
Changes on August 28th
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https://sci.esa.int/documents/34923/36148/1567260369382-EnVision_CDF_IFP_2018_Summary.pdf
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https://envisionvenus.eu/envision/
The M-class mission would be launched on an Ariane 6.2 in 2032, arriving at Venus after a five month cruise, to perform 4 years of measurements with 5 cutting-edge instruments : an S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (VenSAR), a Subsurface Radar Sounder (SRS) and VenSpec, a suite of three spectrometers and spectro-imagers : VenSpec-M (Infrared Imager), VenSpec-H (IR spectrometer), and VenSpec-U (UV spectrometer). Envision will also characterise the gravity field of Venus thanks to a Radio Science Experiment. The mission is currently in its concept study phase for a selection expected in 2021.
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https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2020/07/airbus-signs-contract-with-uk-ministry-of-defence-for-skynet-6a-satellite.html
Stevenage 19 July 2020 – Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to extend and enhance the Skynet fleet. This will involve the development, manufacture, cyber protection, assembly, integration, test and launch, of a military communications satellite, Skynet 6A, planned for launch in 2025. The contract also covers technology development programmes, new secure telemetry, tracking and command systems, launch, in-orbit testing and ground segment updates to the current Skynet 5 system. The value of the contract is more than £500 million.
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Cross-post:
[VA253] has been postponed to the 31st, Friday.
EDIT July 25: Launch window on July 31 opens at 2130 UTC. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49210.msg2111335#msg2111335)
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Question about SatBeams.
How are they arriving at their estimated launch dates?
Example for SES-17: December 28, 2020 (https://www.satbeams.com/satellites?id=2698)
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
H1 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
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Cross-post; VV16 launch delay from August 18 UTC:
VV16 launch will most likely take place at the very end of August or early September.
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Deduction: This means a probable delay of VV17; cross-post:
The VV16 launch campaign started on February 10 with the transfer of the P80. The launch was originally scheduled for March 23 (local time). That is 6 weeks.
If VV16 finally takes off on August 17/18 and VV17 also needs 6 weeks, then the launch cannot be before the beginning of October.
That leaves a launch window of just a few days. Soyuz VS24 is scheduled for October 17th.
Example: Assume a VV16 Sept. 1 launch + 6 weeks = Oct. 13
The range needs approximately 2 weeks minimum to turn-around between launches.
Deduction: VV17 and VS24 launch dates must be separated by approximately 2 weeks minimum.
And so on... (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=46646.msg2112629#msg2112629)
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July 31 launch of VA253 scrubbed. New launch date TBD. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49210.msg2113875#msg2113875) Launch window on date TBD would still open at 2130 UTC. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49210.msg2113903#msg2113903)
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/va253-launch-delay/
July 31, 2020
Ariane 5 VA253 launch delayed
The final phase of Flight Ariane #253 (VA253) launch preparation operations has been stopped 2’14’’ before lift-off due to the unexpected behavior of one sensor of the liquid hydrogen tank of the main cryogenic stage.
Investigations are ongoing.
The soonest possible launch date is Saturday August 01 at:
5:30 p.m., Washington, D.C. time,
6:30 p.m., Kourou, French Guiana time,
9:30 p.m., Universal Time (UTC),
11:30 p.m., Paris time.
The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and its three spacecraft payloads are in stable and safe conditions.
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1289557782044332032
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VA253 launch date August 14. Possibility of August 13. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49210.msg2115494#msg2115494)
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Future satellite capacity
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47362/
Nr. Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en) Bemerkung
16 Vega VV16 01.09.2020 (tbc) SSMS POC Flight 02:51 dt. Zeit (tbc)
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VA253 delayed for NET 1 day (Saturday, August 15) due to weather aloft; same launch window opening and closing. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49210.msg2119716#msg2119716)
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<snip>hypothetical VA255<snip>
No Ariane 5 launches in the first half of 2021?
What is the source of the SES-17 launch delay?
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
H1 Q3 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET Q3)
Q4 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
H2 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
Changes on July 17th
Changes on August 7th
Satellite Mass (kg)
SES-17 6000+ (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ses-17.htm)
MTG-I1 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/mtg-i.htm) between 3000 and 4000? (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sat/ohb_luxor.htm)
Heinrich Hertz 3450 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/heinrich-hertz.htm)
Ovzon-3 ~1500 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ovzon-3.htm)
Syracuse 4A 3500 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/syracuse-4a.htm)
MEASAT-3d 5734 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/measat-3d.htm)
SatKomHan 1 5800 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/satkomhan-1.htm)
EDIT August 17
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What is the source of the SES-17 launch delay?
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=8184.msg2117212#msg2117212
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1294755837047713801
https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1294771643278077952
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
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110 Ariane 5 ECA VA254 Dezember 2020 (tbc) Star One D2 · Quantum (tbc)
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
Sept. 1/2 • Vega • SSMS POC
Launch time: 0151:10 GMT on 2nd (9:51:10 p.m. EDT on 1st)
Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
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https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/VV16-launchkit-EN-new.pdf
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
Nr. Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en)
110 Ariane 5 ECA VA254 Dezember 2020 (tbc) Star One D2 · Quantum (tbc)
now changed, hm
Nr. Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en)
110 Ariane 5 ECA VA254 Januar 2021 (tbc) Star One D2 · Quantum (tbc)
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Late August-Early September 1 2 - SSMS POC flight: AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2, ION CubeSat Satellite Carrier: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1) Flock 4v (x12) - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10 (or August 18)
Changes on August 28th
Flock 4v (x12) still there : see page 6 of launch kit, onboard ION.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
03 - August 15 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) [№L5112] - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04:07.3
04 - September 3 - SSMS POC flight: AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2, ION Satellite Carrier: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), Flock 4v (x12) - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
October 17 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24a) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
October November 5 - SEOSAT-Ingenio, TARANIS - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV (or December)
NET November 6 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
2021
December 2020 January - TBD - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV
December 2020 January - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Early Midyear - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2022)
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 (x3) (Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale) - Vega /Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega /Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or December 2020)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
January - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 20 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
H2 - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 2021 Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2023)
TBD - SSMS flight 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2021 TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September 2020 TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or NET December 2020)
Q1 2021 TBD - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2, nanosats - Vega С (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2023
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
June Late - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
2022 TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November 2022 TBD - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
November 2023 TBD - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7A (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
Q4 2024 Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C/Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2026
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) -TBD - Kourou
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
November 2029 TBD - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
November 2030 TBD - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November 2036 TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
November 2037 TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2021 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2021 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
October 2029 2032 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December 2031 2033 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or December 2030)
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
October 2033 2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032)
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 301 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 16)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 620
Acronyms:
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on August 31st
Changes on September 1st
Changes on September 3rd
Changes on September 4th
Changes on September 15th
Changes on September 17th
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Flight VV16: Vega – SSMS PoC Flight – Postponement due to storm track of Typhoon Maysak over the Jeju telemetry station (South Korea) (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=48464.msg2127142#msg2127142)
Flight VV16: Vega – SSMS PoC Flight – Postponement due to storm track of Typhoon Maysak over the Jeju telemetry station (South Korea)
The storm track of Typhoon Maysak over South Korea – which requires that the Jeju telemetry station be protected – has led to the postponement of final preparatory operations for Vega’s Flight VV16 launch, which was scheduled for Tuesday, September 1 [September 2 UTC].
A new launch date will be set based on the evolution of the tropical storm’s situation over the Jeju station and its consequences.
The Vega launch vehicle and its 53 satellite payloads are in stable and fully safe conditions.
Flight VV16 is the first European rideshare mission in the framework of the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS). Proposed by Arianespace in its launch catalog offerings, the SSMS is a European project.
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Cross-post:
According to this article on Spaceflight Now, it's possible that there will be another launch attempt tonight (2020-09-03 01:51 UTC).
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/09/01/arianespaces-first-smallsat-rideshare-mission-ready-for-another-launch-attempt/
Officials Wednesday said they were proceeding with a launch attempt Wednesday at 9:51 p.m. EDT (0151 GMT Thursday), but will reevaluate conditions at the Jeju station around four priors prior to liftoff of the Vega rocket.
September 3, 0151 UTC = September 2, 9:51 pm EDT
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EDIT: Launch successful and on-time.
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1301394660435386368
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“After the postponement of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and that of
June caused by adverse weather conditions, the success of Vega's return to
flight is the result of the hard work of all Avio staff who continue to demonstrate
great professionalism, competence and resilience” commented Giulio Ranzo,
CEO of Avio. “The excellent performance of the SSMS dispenser, which
allowed – first time for Europe - to place 53 satellites into orbit in a single
rideshare, increases Vega’s ability to better meet the rising expectations of our
customers in terms of cost savings and new technologies in a growing market”.
“Thanks to the resumption of operational activities at the space base, we now
look forward to the next Vega flight scheduled for November” - concluded
Ranzo.
https://www.avio.com/press-release/vega-returns-flight-mission-accomplished
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Arianespace passes the milestone of 700 spacecraft launched (https://www.arianespace.com/corporate-news/arianespace-700-spacecraft/)
Arianespace surpassed the 700-spacecraft milestone during Vega Flight VV16, which orbited more than 50 nano-satellites and micro-satellites on the Proof of Concept launch for its Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS).
Overall, the types of spacecraft lofted by Arianespace in its four decades of operation cover the full spectrum from 1-kg. smallsats for universities to the 19,000-kg.-class Automated Transfer Vehicles that were sent on ESA servicing missions to the International Space Station.
The more than 700 spacecraft were deployed on a range of trajectories, including geostationary transfer orbit, low-Earth orbit, circular and medium-Earth orbit, Sun-synchronous orbit and Earth escape trajectory, along with one suborbital reentry mission.
Categories for the 700-plus spacecraft are as follows:
– Telecommunications relay platforms;
– Earth observation satellites;
– Navigation spacecraft;
– Technology payloads;
– Scientific spacecraft;
– Cargo resupply vehicles deployed to the International Space Station; and
– An in-orbit servicing vehicle.
These payloads were produced by the world’s leading spacecraft manufacturers and were launched for customers in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East, and Latin America.
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Cross-post re: VV17:
The next Vega launch is scheduled for November.
“Thanks to the resumption of operational activities at the space base, we now look forward to the next Vega flight scheduled for November” - concluded Ranzo.
https://www.avio.com/press-release/vega-returns-flight-mission-accomplished
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47363/
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17 Vega VV17 05.11.2020 (tbc) TARANIS · SEOSAT-Ingenio
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On a launch panel discussion a few days ago Arianespace confirmed one Oneweb launch this year from Baikonur.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln3TqGIhAbI
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In the latest presentation Avio expects the Vega VV18 (whatever that is) "by January 2021".
In contrast to the DLR, they expect the Ariane 5 VA254 in December 2020.
Let's see who is right.
http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2020%2f20200909-Gabelli-conference_DEF_20200910_022103.pdf
page 13
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https://optics.org/news/11/7/31
20 Jul 2020
Franco-German Merlin satellite measuring atmospheric methane to be launched in 2025.
A joint space mission by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and France's National Center for Space Studies (CNES) is scheduled for launch in 2025 to begin active measurements of atmospheric methane.
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https://spacenews.com/vega-c-debut-slips-to-mid-2021/
Ranzo said Avio now expects just one more Vega launch this year, in November.
Next year Avio plans three Vega launches, plus a “mid-2021” debut of Vega C, he said.
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https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/FutureSatellites/EUMETSATPolarSystemSecondGeneration/index.html
Planned launch dates
Satellite Planned Launch date Details
Metop-SG A1 2023 823–848 km, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B1 2024 823–848 km, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
Metop-SG A2 2030 823–848 km, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B2 2031 823–848 km, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
Metop-SG A3 2037 823–848 km, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B3 2038 817 km, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
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https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/FutureSatellites/MeteosatThirdGeneration/index.html
Planned launch dates
The launch date for MTG-I3, MTG-S2 and MTG-I4 depends of the status of the previously launched satellites.
Satellite Planned Launch date Details
MTG I1 End 2022 Imaging (FCI, LI, DCS, GEOSAR)
MTG S1 End 2023 Sounding (IRS, UVN)
MTG I2 2025 Imaging (FCI, LI)
MTG I3 Around 10 years after MTG-I1 Imaging (FCI, LI)
MTG S2 Around 10 years after MTG-S1 Sounding (IRS, UVN)
MTG I4 Around 10 years after MTG-I3
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So that's more than a year delay for both EUMETSAT new satellite system launches.
Might the MSG (MetOp 2th Gen.) launches transition from Soyuz ST-B to Ariane 62?
The Arianespace EPS-SG A1 & B1 launch announcement. link (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-eumetsat-announce-signature-of-a-launch-contract-for-the-first-metop-sg-satellites/)
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/intelsat-entrusts-arianespace-for-the-launch-of-three-c-band-satellites-on-ariane-5-and-ariane-6/
Arianespace will launch the Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 satellites together as a stacked pair in 2022, and Galaxy 37 in 2023. Both launches will be performed from Europe’s Spaceport in South America aboard an Ariane 5 and Ariane 64 launch vehicle, respectively.
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/intelsat-entrusts-arianespace-for-the-launch-of-three-c-band-satellites-on-ariane-5-and-ariane-6/
Arianespace will launch the Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 satellites together as a stacked pair in 2022, and Galaxy 37 in 2023. Both launches will be performed from Europe’s Spaceport in South America aboard an Ariane 5 and Ariane 64 launch vehicle, respectively.
Could the 2022 Ariane 5 ECA launch again be a trio satellite launch with the two Galaxy satellites and the Syracuse 4B? Or EUMETSAT MTG-I1?
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/intelsat-entrusts-arianespace-for-the-launch-of-three-c-band-satellites-on-ariane-5-and-ariane-6/
Arianespace will launch the Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 satellites together as a stacked pair in 2022, and Galaxy 37 in 2023. Both launches will be performed from Europe’s Spaceport in South America aboard an Ariane 5 and Ariane 64 launch vehicle, respectively.
Could the 2022 Ariane 5 ECA launch again be a trio satellite launch with the two Galaxy satellites and the Syracuse 4B? Or EUMETSAT MTG-I1?
When they say two satellites are stacked then I interpret that as sharing a berth, so there would be a third satellite on the launch.
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1306601609024229376
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Arianespace announces the resumption of the OneWeb constellation’s deployment
September 21, 2020
Arianespace and OneWeb will resume launch operations to continue the deployment of the OneWeb constellation.
The next Soyuz launch is planned as soon as December 2020 from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
Pursuant to an amended launch contract with OneWeb, the London-based communications company, Arianespace will perform 16 more Soyuz launches from three spaceports (Kourou, Baikonur and Vostochny) beginning in late 2020 and continuing through 2022. These launches will enable OneWeb to complete the deployment of its full global constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites by the end of 2022.
“I am delighted that we are back on track to support the deployment of the OneWeb constellation and the company’s mission to bridge the digital divide at a global scale,” said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace. “Our teams already are working hard to ensure a smooth and quick restart of the launch campaigns by year-end 2020.”
The next Soyuz flight is scheduled for December 2020 from Vostochny with 36 satellites on board.
Arianespace has launched 74 OneWeb satellites to date. The initial six were successfully orbited by Soyuz Flight VS21 from French Guiana on February, 2019. In February and March, 2020, Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate successfully launched 68 OneWeb satellites from Baikonur on Soyuz Flights ST27 and ST28.
OneWeb’s goal is to deliver global connectivity from a network of 650 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites that will provide high-bandwidth, low latency communication services to regions previously unconnected.
In addition to the satellites, OneWeb’s global network will include gateway stations located around the world, and a range of user terminals will provide connectivity services for fixed and mobile communications. These terminals will be compatible with the future needs of the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G.
OneWeb Satellites – a joint venture between OneWeb and Airbus Defence and Space – is the constellation’s prime contractor. The OneWeb satellites are built in OneWeb Satellites’ Florida-based series production line that is dedicated to the assembly, integration, and test of OneWeb’s satellites.
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47362/
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17 Vega VV17 November 2020 (tbc) TARANIS · SEOSAT-Ingenio
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 21. September 2020
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
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110 Ariane 5 ECA VA254 Februar 2021 (tbc) Star One D2 · Quantum (tbc)
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 21. September 2020
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47363/
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24 Sojus STA VS24a Oktober/November 2020 (tbc) Falcon Eye 2 xx:xx dt. Zeit
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 21. September 2020
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
03 - August 15 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) [№L5112] - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04:07.3
04 - September 3 - SSMS POC flight: AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2, ION Satellite Carrier: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), Flock 4v (x12) - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10 (partial success)
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
October 17 November 3 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24a) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
Late November 5 14 18 - SEOSAT-Ingenio, TARANIS - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV - 01:52:20
NET November December 14 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
2021
January - CERES 1 Pleiades Neo 1, ELO, Lemur-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV (or Q1)
Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
January February - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 Pleiades Neo 2 + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 Q4 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
Q4 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2022)
Late - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES 1, CERES 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2022)
TBD - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022
January - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2023)
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
H2 - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CERES 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
2021 TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 1, Pleiades Neo 2, nanosats - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
H1 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2023
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
Late - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - OneWeb (x36/78) - Ariane 62/64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7A (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Q4 2025 Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C /Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TANGO (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) -TBD - Kourou
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2032 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 301 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 16)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 620
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on September 21st
Changes on September 25th
Changes on October 9th
Changes on October 12th
Changes on October 13th
Changes on October 14th
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VS-24 is now scheduled for November 3rd, following an error detected on the Fregat stage.
Flight VS-25 is postponed to the second half of December, with a "work date" currently set for December 14, but which will surely be further adjusted.
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https://spacenews.com/arianespaces-revised-oneweb-contract-drops-ariane-6-two-soyuz-launches/
WASHINGTON — Arianespace and OneWeb on Sept. 21 announced a revised launch contract that covers OneWeb’s constellation deployment with three fewer launches than originally planned.
Arianespace will conduct 16 Soyuz launches for OneWeb, each carrying 34-36 satellites, to complete OneWeb’s internet megaconstellation by the end of 2022. The revised contract canceled two Soyuz launches, and removed OneWeb as the customer for the inaugural Ariane 6 launch, an Arianespace spokesperson told SpaceNews.
Arianespace conducted three Soyuz launches for OneWeb before the London-based megaconstellation company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March, halting a launch campaign that called for an average of one Soyuz launch a month through the end of 2021.
OneWeb said the revised launch contract is “subject to confirmation and consummation” of its restructuring plan. The British government and Indian telecommunications giant Bharti Global are buying the company, which ran out of funding while deploying its envisioned 650-satellite constellation. OneWeb said it still anticipates emerging from bankruptcy protection late this year.
OneWeb has 74 small broadband satellites in low Earth orbit. Its next batch of 36 satellites is now scheduled for December aboard a Soyuz launch from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome.
OneWeb’s withdraw from the debut launch of Ariane 6, scheduled for no earlier than the second half of 2021, will not impact the rocket’s launch schedule, the Arianespace spokesperson said. Arianespace will try to find another customer in time for that launch, he said.
OneWeb said it anticipates starting service in 2021 over northern regions, including Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the U.K., other northern parts of Europe and the Arctic Ocean.
The Arianespace spokesperson said two of the 16 Soyuz launches will take place from Europe’s Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. The split between launches at Vostochny and Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is still to be determined, he said.
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https://twitter.com/CienciaGob/status/1308834894102044672
[Google Translate] Today the Spanish satellite embarked #Ingenio for its trip to Kouru in French Guiana, where its launch is scheduled for November 18.
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https://news.eutelsat.com/pressreleases/eutelsat-awarded-service-contract-by-ovzon-for-operation-of-ovzon-3-satellite-3036830
...
Ovzon-3 is a powerful geostationary satellite with multiple high-performance steerable beams and a revolutionary newly developed On Board Processor. To be launched in the fourth quarter of 2021, it will address the mobile connectivity segment.
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Another undisclosed satellite
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-reaffirms-its-asia-pacific-launch-services-leadership/
Arianespace’s order book now includes four satellites to be launched for Asia-Pacific operators:
One satellite to be deployed by Ariane 5 into GTO in 2021: MEASAT-3d for MEASAT,
Three satellites to be launched by Vega/Vega C: KOMPSAT-7 for KARI (South Korea); THEOS-2 for GISTDA (Thailand) and one undisclosed.
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Another undisclosed satellite
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-reaffirms-its-asia-pacific-launch-services-leadership/
I think this part of the article is interesting for this topic:
Arianespace’s backlog of orders now stands at 47 launches for 25 customers:
15 by Ariane 5/Ariane 6,
22 by Soyuz,
10 by Vega/Vega C.
We know that there are still eight (8.) Ariane 5 ECA launches left to launch. I think JWTS and JUICE are dedicated launches (E-S L2; Jupiter). The other launches are to GTO with two or more satellites.
So Arianespace has 7 Ariane 6 launches on it's launch manifest.
16 of the 22 Soyuz launches are for Oneweb (via Starsem, so most launch from Baikonour or Vostochny).
So there are six (6.) other Soyuz launches on Arianespace manifest.
And Vega is the Batch two with 6x Vega and 4x Vega C; possibly this has changed since VV15.
A lot of EU (Copernicus and Galileo) launches still have to be ordered, so I'm expecting some contracts soon.
May I suggest adding a "expected launch contracts" subject to the launch schedule.
For example there aren't sentinel satellites in the Arianespace launch backlog (besides the EUMETSAT orders). This should change soon. (Brexit EU funding mess ...)
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Another undisclosed satellite
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-reaffirms-its-asia-pacific-launch-services-leadership/
I think this part of the article is interesting for this topic:
Arianespace’s backlog of orders now stands at 47 launches for 25 customers:
15 by Ariane 5/Ariane 6,
22 by Soyuz,
10 by Vega/Vega C.
We know that there are still eight (8.) Ariane 5 ECA launches left to launch. I think JWTS and JUICE are dedicated launches (E-S L2; Jupiter). The other launches are to GTO with two or more satellites.
So Arianespace has 7 Ariane 6 launches on it's launch manifest.
16 of the 22 Soyuz launches are for Oneweb (via Starsem, so most launch from Baikonour or Vostochny).
So there are six (6.) other Soyuz launches on Arianespace manifest.
And Vega is the Batch two with 6x Vega and 4x Vega C; possibly this has changed since VV15.
A lot of EU (Copernicus and Galileo) launches still have to be ordered, so I'm expecting some contracts soon.
May I suggest adding a "expected launch contracts" subject to the launch schedule.
For example there aren't sentinel satellites in the Arianespace launch backlog (besides the EUMETSAT orders). This should change soon. (Brexit EU funding mess ...)
A6 analysis was done to certify JWST for an A64 should the A5ECA reach end of life due to more JWST delays.
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Cross-post re: VV17:
https://fcc.report/IBFS/SES-STA-INTR2020-02925
SEOSAT-Ingenio a first in a series of a Spanish earth observation satellite sponsored by ESA to be launch from French Guiana on 14 November 2020 at 01:52:20 UTC. This LEOP support will begin just after launch on Nov 14th and last from 4 to 7 days. The SEOSAT spacecraft will be supported by the USN Alaska ground station, which has been fully coordinated by Comsearch/Commscope.
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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1314048335691612160
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https://www.asi.it/en/2020/06/platino-programme-signed-the-long-term-agreement/
PLATiNO Programme: signed the long term agreement
In the presence of Hon. Riccardo Fraccaro, Undersecretary of State at the Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers, of Giorgio Saccoccia, President of Italian Space Agency (ASI), and of Vito Pertosa, founder of Angel Group , the companies Sitael, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Leonardo and Airbus signed the long-term agreement for the commercialization and industrialization of PLATiNO Programme.
The agreement represents the answer to the world market’s interest in the innovative ‘high-tech space small satellite platform’, that is the core of the PLATiNO programme; moreover, it prepares the temporary grouping of companies to seize the new emerging business opportunities.. Financed by ASI and the Italian Government with an investment of more than EUR 100 million, PLATiNO programme defines the achievement of the in-flight qualification with two missions (SAR and Thermal Infra Red) scheduled in 2022 and 2023.
PLATiNO is the all-electric multi-purpose small satellite platform, deployable in constellation and suitable for a wide range of multi-mission applications (e.g. Optical, SAR, Telecom, etc.). It is perfectly compliant with the Italian VEGA launcher, whose SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service) dispenser will get qualified during the launch scheduled in the next days from the Kourou base in French Guyana.
Therefore, this agreement , combined with the launch of VEGA, is an additional step forward for the Italian New Space Economy and confirms its strategic importance in the global competition for space activities.
On this occasion, Hon. Riccardo Fraccaro claimed ’The agreement signed today is extremely important since it is giving birth to an innovative constellation of PLATiNO satellites, completely made in Italy. While we are placing PLATiNO technology at the highest level of innovation on a global scale, we are doing it as a cohesive team involving Industries, Italian Space Agency and Italian Government.’
President of Italian Space Agency (ASI), Giorgio Saccoccia, announced: ‘It is a personal as well as institutional satisfaction for me to witness today the signing of this PLATiNO long-term agreement programme. I have followed this project since the beginning: PLATiNO is a versatile, multi-mission, high-tech, and all-Italian platform that will enable our industry to offer competitive services in several space applications in the next years.’
The founder of Angel Group, Vito Pertosa, said: ‘This is another important step that shows how the government attention to Italian-owned industry can guarantee both high technology and employment that grows over time. Considering the tough time in which we are living nowadays, we are proud, with several Italian organizations, to be able to excel in many sectors worldwide’.
The event was also an opportunity to show the guests the area where the new SITAEL production extension will be built starting form September. The new facility will have a total area of 1,200 square meters and will host the newest Clean Room for the development of latest-generation satellite platforms, such as PLATiNO, with a production capacity of up to 10 satellites per year.
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The Vega launch schedule for 2021 remains puzzling.
Obviously, only the first two "CERES" satellites are scheduled to launch in 2021. Together or not, it doesn't say.
Source:
http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/15/comptes-rendus/cion_def/l15cion_def1920067_compte-rendu#
Google translate
Report
National Defense Commission
and armed forces
- Hearing, behind closed doors, with General Michel Friedling, Commander of the Space Command.
Wednesday
July 8, 2020
9 hour session
Report n ° 67
special session of 2019-2020
Presidency of
Mrs Françoise Dumas,
president
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General Michel Friedling, Commander of the CDE. ...
In terms of capacity first of all, the LPM provided an initial financial effort of 3.6 billion euros on program 146, to which must be added the appropriations for program 144 and others allocated on the occasion of the spatial strategic review. About 5 billion euros are planned for the space domain, all programs combined, allowing the commissioning of several major space capacities during the period of the LPM, such as that of the satellites of the optical space component (OSC). The first was launched in December 2018. The second will be launched next November as part of the MUSIS (Multinational Space-based Imaging System) weapons program. In 2021, the first two satellites of the CERES constellation (space-based electromagnetic intelligence and listening capability) will be launched. The sovereign heart of our secure telecommunications will be renewed with the SYRACUSE 4A and B satellites launched at the end of 2021 and mid-2022 and the commissioning of the ground segments. Finally, the launch of the first increment of the OMEGA program (operation to modernize the GNSS equipment of the armed forces) will allow, in line with the schedules of Rafale carriers and the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, dual mode GPS and Galileo "PRS" reception for the positioning, navigation and timing. We have also launched work to prepare the capacities to replace these programs by 2028, with program cycles generally lasting around ten years. These are the IRIS and CELESTE programs for viewing and listening.
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(That was in July, now maybe the schedule has due to the delays at Vega and Soyuz changed again.)
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-offers-new-shared-smallsat-payload-opportunities-on-its-vega-launcher-the-next-mission-already-is-fully-booked/
For the next launch opportunity – Vega Flight VV18, targeted for the first quarter of 2021 – five companies already have signed contracts for payload slots, thereby fully booking the capacity on this mission.
For Vega’s next SSMS launch, Flight VV18 will be a piggyback mission with a dispenser configuration based on one hexagonal module below the main payload interface. Its fully-booked capacity underscores how attractive this opportunity was to users and customers, including Spire and Nanoavionics through SAB Launch Services; Eutelsat and Myriota, through Tyvak; and the Norwegian Space Center with its Norsat-3 satellite, through SpaceFlight Laboratories.
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/elo.htm
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Salo can you share your source for CERES on VV-18?
According to Gunter's space page (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ceres-1.htm) the three CERES satellites only weight 130kg, that's Vega (C) SSMS payloads. That could be the Q4 Vega C SSMS launch.
Isn't it more likely that VV-18 and VV-19 will launch the first two Pleiades Neo satellites, on top of SSMS Hex-structures with rideshare payloads?
Edit to add:
I found another French source that states the CERES satellites weight 450kg. I deem this more reliable and would make it possible they launch on Vega VV-18 (2) and VV-19 (1).
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Salo can you share your source for CERES on VV-18?
According to Gunter's space page (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ceres-1.htm) the three CERES satellites only weight 130kg, that's Vega (C) SSMS payloads. That could be the Q4 Vega C SSMS launch.
Isn't it more likely that VV-18 and VV-19 will launch the first two Pleiades Neo satellites, on top of SSMS Hex-structures with rideshare payloads?
Edit to add:
I found another French source that states the CERES satellites weight 450kg. I deem this more reliable and would make it possible they launch on Vega VV-18 (2) and VV-19 (1).
It appears, that the design of the CERES satellites might have changed during development. I have seen illustrations of a Proteus-bus based CERES, which could be the ~450 kg design. But i need to do some research on this.
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CERES orbit:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERES_(satellite)
Orbite Orbite Basse
Périapside 250 km
Apoapside 800 km
Pleiades Neo orbit:
https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/8671-pleiades-neo-trusted-intelligence
Orbit: Sun-synchronous, 10:30 a.m.,
Descending node, 620 km altitude
On the render shared by Steven Pietrobon I think we see a payload interface ring on top of the Pleiades Neo satellites. If this is a standard payload adapter for Vega than it has a diameter of either 937 or 1194mm. With the size if the ring compared to the full satellite they aren't very large.
Well, the satellite can be seen a little in the video "Pléiades Neo set for launch in early 2021" in the message that I and @Steven Pietrobon posted again.
Or, maybe better quality, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4b3roq1I71g
It's not that small, I think.
Also 'early 2021' is a vague term.
Better? ;)
08/10/2020 The first two Pléiades Neo satellites are now qualified and ready and will soon be heading to the launch pad in French Guyana. Their launch is now scheduled for very early 2021!
https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/9462-pleiades-neo-ready-for-launch
Overview and orbit: https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/8671-pleiades-neo-trusted-intelligence
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Re: VV18 and VV19:
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-offers-new-shared-smallsat-payload-opportunities-on-its-vega-launcher-the-next-mission-already-is-fully-booked/
[attached image]
And:
CERES orbit:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERES_(satellite)
Orbite Orbite Basse
Périapside 250 km
Apoapside 800 km
Pleiades Neo orbit:
https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/8671-pleiades-neo-trusted-intelligence
Orbit: Sun-synchronous, 10:30 a.m.,
Descending node, 620 km altitude
The orbits listed appear to better match Pleiades Neo rather than CERES.
And the launch timing appears to match Pleiades Neo better:
08/10/2020 The first two Pléiades Neo satellites are now qualified and ready and will soon be heading to the launch pad in French Guyana. Their launch is now scheduled for very early 2021!
https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/9462-pleiades-neo-ready-for-launch
Overview and orbit: https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/8671-pleiades-neo-trusted-intelligence
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I personally agree, VV-18 and VV-19 will very likely be a Pleiades NEO 1 satellite and the SSMS HEX-1 rideshare structure with cubesats and Class 3 nano satellites (1000x600x600mm, <60kg) [SSMS Vega C].
I expect the three CERES satellites will launch on a dedicated Vega rocket. It's a elliptical orbit 800x250km, 70-80deg. , thus Vega will be capable of launching >1400kg to this orbit. (3x450 = 1350kg)
With the maiden flight of Vega C and the Vega C SSMS flight in Q4, it is likely there will be 5 Vega launches in 2021. This is possible because the P80 or P120C stages can be fully prepared before they move the the ZLV launch pad. This reduces preparation time on pad considerably.
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https://ria.ru/20201018/kosmos-1580323424.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, October 18 - RIA Novosti. The resumption of the launches of Russian Soyuz carrier rockets from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic, has been postponed at least until the end of November, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
03 - August 15 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) [№L5112] - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04:07.3
04 - September 3 - SSMS POC flight: AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2, ION Satellite Carrier: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), Flock 4v (x12) - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10 (partial success)
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
November 14 - SEOSAT-Ingenio, TARANIS - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV - 01:52:20
NET Late November 3 28 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24a) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
NET December 14 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
2021
Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
January Early February - Pleiades Neo 1, EIRSAT1, ELO, Lemur-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV (or Q1)
February - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Pleiades Neo 2 + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
May - CSG-2 - Soyuz-ST-A /Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
Midyear June - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
Q4 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES 1, CERES 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
Early - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2022
Q1 - D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Late 2021 Q2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Early NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Late 2021)
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
H2 - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2021)
January TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CERES 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
H1 NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2021)
2023
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
Late - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Early - Sentinel-7A (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TANGO (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) -TBD - Kourou
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2032 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 301 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 16)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 620
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on October 18th
Changes on October 20th
Changes on October 30th
Changes on November 1st
Changes on November 2nd
Changes on November 3rd
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Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
2029-2030 - Spica (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=19694.msg2142812#msg2142812
SPICA NO LONGER CANDIDATE FOR ESA'S M5 MISSION SELECTION
https://sci.esa.int/s/AplJM2A
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USN’s Alaskan earth station is requesting authorization to conduct a test campaign using the on orbit CSG−1 (aka Cosmo−Skymed1) spacecraft to certify the earth station for LEOP support of the launch of the CSG−2 spacecraft in May 2021.
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USN’s Alaskan earth station is requesting authorization to conduct a test campaign using the on orbit CSG−1 (aka Cosmo−Skymed1) spacecraft to certify the earth station for LEOP support of the launch of the CSG−2 spacecraft in May 2021.
It's very likely NET May 2021. And it's probably a Vega-C launch.
2021 is going to be a very busy year for Vega(-C).
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USN’s Alaskan earth station is requesting authorization to conduct a test campaign using the on orbit CSG−1 (aka Cosmo−Skymed1) spacecraft to certify the earth station for LEOP support of the launch of the CSG−2 spacecraft in May 2021.
It's very likely NET May 2021. And it's probably a Vega-C launch.
2021 is going to be a very busy year for Vega(-C).
Re: deduced Vega C early flight schedule:
LARES 2 is the maiden flight of Vega C; scheduled for midyear 2021.
Followed by CSG-2; scheduled for NET May 2021.
Followed by SSMS 2; scheduled for Q4 2021.
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https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1321855583608315904
So the current plan is Q2 2022 for Ariane 6, and June 2021 for Vega C. Daniel Neuenschwander cites COVID and technical challenges, such as with the Auxiliary Power Unit on the Ariane 6 rocket.
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ESA article on these topic
http://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/ESA_lays_out_roadmap_to_Vega-C_and_Ariane_6_flights
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ESA article on these topic
http://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/ESA_lays_out_roadmap_to_Vega-C_and_Ariane_6_flights
Two Vega flights, VV17 and VV18, are planned before Vega-C. Activities for the modification of the mobile gantry for Vega-C, such as modifications of the fluids networks as well as connection and installation of the new control bench for Vega-C, will have to start after VV18 now planned early February.
Vega-C maiden flight is planned for June 2021.
According to the Arianespace schedule, Vega VV18 and VV19 should launch before Vega-C mid 2021.
ESA says now VEGA-C will launch after VV18. So a delay for the 2nd Vega launch 2021?
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ESA requests 230 million euros more for Ariane 6 as maiden flights slips to 2022 (https://spacenews.com/esa-request-230-million-euros-more-for-ariane-6-as-maiden-flights-slips-to-2022/), dated October 29
During an Oct. 29 briefing following the 291st ESA Council held over the last two days [article submitted from Valetta, Malta], Daniel Neuenschwander, director for space transportation at ESA:
Re: early Ariane 6 flight schedule:
Flight 1, A62 Q2 2022 Payload was to be 30 OneWeb satellites (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47530.0); Arianespace received partial payment before the bankruptcy filing. Payload options are being actively investigated.
Flight 2, A62 Galileo satellite [I thought it was 2 Galileo satellites.] (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=51544.0)
Flight 3, A64 Payload not named. [Perhaps Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G from our launch schedule thread.] (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg2143568#msg2143568)
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Flight 3, A64 Payload not named. [Perhaps Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G from our launch schedule thread.] (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg2143568#msg2143568)
What is the source for that? Eutelsat still does not name a launch provider for Hotbird 13F and 13G.
https://www.eutelsat.com/files/PDF/investors/2020-21/Q1_2020-21_Presentation.pdf
13 ° East is Eutelsat's main position. Both satellites should take over this position completely.
Hotbird-13F is the Eurostar Neo PFM. And then both satellites together, at the first launch of an Ariane-64.
I think the risk is pretty high.
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/07/First_Eurostar_Neo_satellite_s_service_module
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EIRSAT-1 will fly with Vega, not from the ISS.
https://twitter.com/AmsatUK/status/1321822271003152384
#EIRSAT-1 #CubeSat, built by students at University College Dublin, is expected to launch on Vega in Q1 2021.
The #IARU coordinated downlink frequency is 437.100 MHz
https://eirsat1.ie/press
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https://ria.ru/20201103/kosmos-1582745588.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, November 3 - RIA Novosti. The first launch of the Russian Soyuz carrier rocket in 2020 from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, postponed since March due to a malfunction of the Fregat upper stages and the coronavirus pandemic, is scheduled for November 28, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
"The start is scheduled for November 28 at 4.33 Moscow time," said the agency's source.
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USN’s Alaskan earth station is requesting authorization to conduct a test campaign using the on orbit CSG−1 (aka Cosmo−Skymed1) spacecraft to certify the earth station for LEOP support of the launch of the CSG−2 spacecraft in May 2021.
VV17 and VV18 are currently scheduled for November 14, 2020 UTC and early February 2021 (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1071.msg2148283#msg2148283), respectively. Vega launches will halt while the launch complex modifications for Vega C's maiden flight are performed. That launch is scheduled for June 2021. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1071.msg2148283#msg2148283)
If the launch of CSG-2 is to be near May 2021, it cannot be on a Vega or Vega-C.
Salo hypothesizes that CSG-2 will be moved to the same launcher as CSG-1 used, a Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M.
Selecting for the Soyuz and Vega launches currently scheduled for 2021:
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26?) - Kourou ELS
Early February January - Pleiades Neo 1, EIRSAT1, ELO, Lemur-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV (or Q1)
May - CSG-2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
Midyear June - LARES 2 - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
after? Q2 - Pleiades Neo 2 + multiple sats - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
2022
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Changes on October 30th
Changes on November 1st
zubenelgenubi
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I'm sorry to write this, but this schedule is not reliable. Arianespace does not publish a launch schedule, they do state how many launches are in their backlog and they publish the signed launch contracts. The launch schedule here uses various sources with variing reliability. It also includes most missions in the ESA/European pipeline, most of those don't have their launch ordered jet.
Arianespace latest update for the backlog size was includes in this press release from Sept. 28 (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-reaffirms-its-asia-pacific-launch-services-leadership/)
Arianespace’s backlog of orders now stands at 47 launches for 25 customers:
15 by Ariane 5/Ariane 6,
22 by Soyuz,
10 by Vega/Vega C.
With the likely introduction of a few smaller launchers from European companies before 2025. Those will possibly launch from CSG or another European launch site. The launch schedule situation is only getting more complicated. Could we find a solution for this?
For example Arianespace published Okt. 13 that VV18 (Q1), VV19 (Q2) and a Vega-C SSMS (Q4) are available for rideshare in 2021. With discussions here, and news from Airbus we filled in that VV18 and VV19 will possibly be Airbus Pleiades NEO. But it could also be that VV18 (Vega) is Pleiades NEO 1&2 with Hex rideshare.
And VV19 is the maiden flight of Vega-C with Lares 2 and cubesats as payloads. ( The maiden flight of Vega also was Lares + cubesats.)
Another posibility is that the Vega-C maiden launch has pushes the 2th Pleiades NEO launch to the right. Or Pleiades NEO 2 is on the maiden Vega-C flight.
About the first Ariane 64 launch; Arianespace published: (June 17, 2019)
Viasat, Arianespace Modify Initial ViaSat-3 Satellite Launch Contract; Viasat to Become First Commercial Customer to Launch Aboard the Ariane 64 (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/viasat-arianespace-ariane-64/)
Edit to add: Eutelsat signs long-term multiple-launch service agreement with Arianespace (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/eutelsat-signs-long-term-multiple-launch-service-agreement-with-arianespace/)
Contract for five Eutelsat payloads/launches on Ariane 6 before 2027.
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I'm sorry to write this, but this schedule is not reliable. Arianespace does not publish a launch schedule, they do state how many launches are in their backlog and they publish the signed launch contracts. The launch schedule here uses various sources with variing reliability. It also includes most missions in the ESA/European pipeline, most of those don't have their launch ordered jet.
Arianespace latest update for the backlog size was includes in this press release from Sept. 28 (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-reaffirms-its-asia-pacific-launch-services-leadership/)
Arianespace’s backlog of orders now stands at 47 launches for 25 customers:
15 by Ariane 5/Ariane 6,
22 by Soyuz,
10 by Vega/Vega C.
With the likely introduction of a few smaller launchers from European companies before 2025. Those will possibly launch from CSG or another European launch site. The launch schedule situation is only getting more complicated. Could we find a solution for this?
For example Arianespace published Okt. 13 that VV18 (Q1), VV19 (Q2) and a Vega-C SSMS (Q4) are available for rideshare in 2021. With discussions here, and news from Airbus we filled in that VV18 and VV19 will possibly be Airbus Pleiades NEO. But it could also be that VV18 (Vega) is Pleiades NEO 1&2 with Hex rideshare.
And VV19 is the maiden flight of Vega-C with Lares 2 and cubesats as payloads. ( The maiden flight of Vega also was Lares + cubesats.)
Another posibility is that the Vega-C maiden launch has pushes the 2th Pleiades NEO launch to the right. Or Pleiades NEO 2 is on the maiden Vega-C flight.
About the first Ariane 64 launch; Arianespace published: (June 17, 2019)
Viasat, Arianespace Modify Initial ViaSat-3 Satellite Launch Contract; Viasat to Become First Commercial Customer to Launch Aboard the Ariane 64 (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/viasat-arianespace-ariane-64/)
Edit to add: Eutelsat signs long-term multiple-launch service agreement with Arianespace (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/eutelsat-signs-long-term-multiple-launch-service-agreement-with-arianespace/)
Contract for five Eutelsat payloads/launches on Ariane 6 before 2027.
Just one comment regarding the first A64 launch: Viasat may not be the customer on the first A64. The press release says "With this contract, Viasat will become the first commercial customer to commit to launch on the A64" so Viasat is the first commercial customer to sign a contract for A64, not necessarily the first customer (commercial or institutional) to launch....although the title of the press release is a bit misleading.
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The cubesat CELESTA will also not be deployed from the ISS.
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/formal_detail.php?serialnum=651
Planning a launch from Kourou in mid 2021 into a 70 degree orbit at approx 5860 km altitude
Is it possible, that someone from ESA can tell us, what will happen with the other sats of this project?
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I'm sorry to write this, but this schedule is not reliable. <snip>
With respect, and not as the prime guardians of the several launch schedules, BUT as a member who has increasingly involved himself in their updating and as a moderator; I disagree.
Our NSF launch schedule lists are as reliable as we collectively can craft. I assert that our lists are the most accurate on-line, open to the general public, and available in English. I invite opportunities to disprove that assertion.
Increasingly, over the last few years, we have justified EVERY update/change to the launch schedules with a source. The days of "King of the Internet" reveals are over, and long over.
If a change is a deduction, the deductions are provided or worked out in this forum.
In the few (now) cases when the source is confidential, it is stated as such.
When a new source surfaces, we attempt to determine that he or she is legitimate. And those assertions from a legitimate new source are often proved correct from public sources soon thereafter.
And, we have the resources of L2. We don't leak information, but we work to turn that information into publicly-available content, like our excellent NSF articles.
Often, our updates are presented here, before or long before a national or supranational space agency bothers to press release them.
Sincerely,
Zubenelgenubi
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https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/02/Sunstorm_ready_for_sunlight
A qualification model of Sunstorm recently underwent vibration and thermal vacuum testing at Reaktor Space Lab’s facility, as well as the solar array test seen here, in order to qualify the design ahead of the planned launch of the flight model early next year
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1324008736139214854
Liftoff of Flight #VV17 is Nov. 16 from Europe’s Spaceport
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I'm sorry to write this, but this schedule is not reliable. <snip>
With respect, and not as the prime guardians of the several launch schedules, BUT as a member who has increasingly involved himself in their updating and as a moderator; I disagree.
Our NSF launch schedule lists are as reliable as we collectively can craft. I assert that our lists are the most accurate on-line, open to the general public, and available in English. I invite opportunities to disprove that assertion. <snip>
Sorry if I've offended you, that was not my purpose. I know Salo and others put a lot of work in maintaining the launch schedule. Let me clarify by making some recommendations. (I've posted them before)
I think the Arianespace launch schedule here actually is a combination of three different launch schedules.
1) The actual Ariane space launch backlog. (the schedule only involves the next 3-5 launches) Link (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-reaffirms-its-asia-pacific-launch-services-leadership/)
Arianespace’s backlog of orders now stands at 47 launches for 25 customers:
15 by Ariane 5/Ariane 6, (6x A5ECA GTO, A5ECA JWST, A5ECA JUICE; 2x A62 Gallileo, A62 CSO3, 4x A64 GTO)
22 by Soyuz, (16x Oneweb, Falcon Eye2, CSO2, EUCLID, EarthCARE, MSG A1 & MSG B1)
10 by Vega/Vega C. (6x Vega; 4x Vega C)
2) ESA's and European institution certain launch schedule.
3) Long term launch prediction, based on ESA, EU or European institution mission planning.
For me a very clear example are all EU Copernicus Sentinel missions. (except for the payloads on the first batch of EUMETSAT satellites) None of them are ordered, because the EU budget for the 2021-2027 period hasn't been agreed upon. The Sentinel 1, 2 and 3 C&D are on the certain schedule. The Sentinel 7 - 12 are on the long term schedule, because they are in early phase of development.
New launchers are under development for the ESA (DLR lead) BOOST! C-STS program. This is partially to replace the lost capability of EUROCKOT and Dnepr. And as additional small launch capability. They state they have maiden launches at the end of 2021, but it's very likely they'll slip into 2022/'23. They will launch form CSG or other European launch sites. It wouldn't surprise me at all if the new smaller launchers end up launching more than half of the Sentinel 7-12 satellites.
I think it could help if orbital destination and satellite mass are added to the schedule (when this info is available). This will make matching GTO launches and SSO launches easier.
We are now at page 101 of the Ariane launch schedule topic.
Is it a good idea to make launch schedules for a decade, and review the decade at the end?
PS the Vega-C maiden launch with Lares-II is going to the MEO orbit 70deg. 5899km wmo-sat.info/ (https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/lares_2).
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
03 - August 15 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) [№L5112] - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04:07.3
04 - September 3 - SSMS POC flight: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, ION-SVC 1 (ION-SVC Lucas) [Flock 4v (x12)], Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2 - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10 (partial success)
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
November 14 17 - SEOSAT-Ingenio, TARANIS - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV - 01:52:20
November 28 29 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24a) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
NET December 14 28 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
Starsem's launches:
December 17 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST29) - Vostocnniy 1S
2021
Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Early February - Pleiades Neo 1, EIRSAT1, ELO, Lemur-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV
February - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 - Pleiades Neo 2 + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
May - CSG-2 - Soyuz-ST-A /Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
June - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
Q4 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES 1, CERES 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
Early - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Vostocnniy 1S
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Baikonur 31/6
2022
Q1 - ION CubeSat Carrier ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
H2 - ViaSat 3 - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CERES 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
Late - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
TBD 2026 - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
June - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
Early Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Fast - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028)
2027
Q1 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear 2025 TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear 2028 TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
TBD - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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 - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2032 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 301 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 16)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 620
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on November 5th
Changes on November 7th
Changes on November 8th
Changes on November 13th
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Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
2026 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2026 - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=28759.msg2150253#msg2150253
A new satellite to understand how Earth is losing its cool (https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/A_new_satellite_to_understand_how_Earth_is_losing_its_cool) (EE09)
Following a rigorous selection process, ESA has selected a new satellite mission to fill in a critical missing piece of the climate jigsaw. By measuring radiation emitted by Earth into space, FORUM will provide new insight into the planet’s radiation budget and how it is controlled.
The design of the mission will now be fine-tuned, and then built with a view to be launched in 2026.
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In my previous post I made some launch schedule improvement remarks.
In the quoted Arianespace launches backlog, I had added the launches that Arianespace had announced.
For Soyuz; there are 16 launches planned for Oneweb (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-announces-the-resumption-of-the-oneweb-constellations-deployment/), the next one in December. [All before 2023.]
These launches were contracted via Starsem, thus the majority will launch from Vostochny or Baikonour.
Do we also want to cover these Arianespace STxx launches here?
Edit to add:
For the launch sites; is it necessary to add 'kourou'? All launch sites (ECA-3, ECA-4, ZLV, and ELS) are unique in the world. Only for Soyuz ST-xx launches the location Baikonour or Vostochny adds information.
I wonder how others think about this?
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ESA: How a mission is chosen (https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/How_a_mission_is_chosen)
Mission lifetime cycle:
Phase 0 Mission analysis and identification
Phase A Feasibility
Phase B Preliminary Definition
Phase C Detailed Definition
Phase D Qualification and Production
Phase E Utilisation
Phase F Disposal
(ESA: Building and testing spacecraft (https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Building_and_testing_spacecraft))
During the Phase D the launchers are ordered and the launches are executed. May I propose this definition to distinguish between my category 2 and 3.
2) ESA's and European institution certain launch schedule.
3) Long term launch prediction, based on ESA, EU or European institution mission planning.
Fly Your Satellite! _ Current programme Phases (https://www.esa.int/Education/CubeSats_-_Fly_Your_Satellite/Current_programme_Phases)
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For the two TANGO micro satellites, if approved, the launches should happen in 2024.
Two years earlier than the CO2M (sentinel-7) in 2026. TANGO, CO2M (all Sentinel 7-12) are in phase B.
Contracts awarded for development of six new Copernicus missions (https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Contracts_awarded_for_development_of_six_new_Copernicus_missions)
The approval provides the green light to start industrial contracts for the six missions. However, two important milestones need to be met before the missions can be fully developed: an agreement between ESA and the EU for the EU co-funded part of the programme, and a positive decision by the EC as well as ESA/EU Member States to go from Phase B2 to Phase C/D.
This decision point is planned in the second half of 2021.
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In my previous post I made some launch schedule improvement remarks.
In the quoted Arianespace launches backlog, I had added the launches that Arianespace had announced.
For Soyuz; there are 16 launches planned for Oneweb (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-announces-the-resumption-of-the-oneweb-constellations-deployment/), the next one in December. [All before 2023.]
These launches were contracted via Starsem, thus the majority will launch from Vostochny or Baikonour.
Do we also want to cover these Arianespace STxx launches here?
Edit to add:
For the launch sites; is it necessary to add 'kourou'? All launch sites (ECA-3, ECA-4, ZLV, and ELS) are unique in the world. Only for Soyuz ST-xx launches the location Baikonour or Vostochny adds information.
I wonder how others think about this?
Reminder: In "Soyuz ST" ST stands for Soyuz Tropical hence only from Kourou...
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Reminder: In "Soyuz ST" ST stands for Soyuz Tropical hence only from Kourou...
Also remember; all (commercial) Soyuz launches ordered via STARSEM (Arianespace) have a STxx allocation.
The two Oneweb Soyuz launches in Q1 this year were ST27 and ST28. Source:
Arianespace: Soyuz ST28 succes. (https://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/soyuz-st28-success/)
Arianespace delivers 34 more constellation satellites to orbit on its latest success for OneWeb
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The first Arianespace launch for OneWeb – performed with a Soyuz in February 2019 from the Spaceport in French Guiana – successfully orbited this global operator’s initial six spacecraft. It was followed by last month’s Soyuz mission that delivered 34 more satellites from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Including Flight ST28, a total of 74 OneWeb satellites have now been launched.
Most likely the launch from Vostochny in december has the code ST29.
Indeed the Soyuz rocket launched from Baikonour or Vostochny are 'Soyuz 2.1a or 2.1b. Not Soyuz ST-A or ST-B.
STarsem (https://www.starsem.com/news/kits.htm), also developed the larger 4,1m fairing for Soyuz, that's why it's called the ST-fairing.
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Reminder: In "Soyuz ST" ST stands for Soyuz Tropical hence only from Kourou...
In fact, the acronym "ST" was chosen to work in French and Russian. "Soyouz Spéciale Tropiques" in French, or "Союз Специальная Тропическая" in Russian.
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https://ria.ru/20201107/sputnik-1583478205.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, November 7 - RIA Novosti. At the end of December, the Russian Soyuz launch vehicle will launch a CSO-2 reconnaissance satellite from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana in the interests of the French Defense Ministry, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
"The launch of the Soyuz-ST-A rocket with the Fregat-M upper stage and the CSO-2 satellite from Kuru is scheduled for December 28," the source said.
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https://fcc.report/IBFS/SES-STA-INTR2020-03399/2776921
Falconeye-2 is the second generation earth observation satellites launched by UAE to serve the European Union. Falconeye-2 will be launched from the Kourou space center on Nov 29th , 2020 at a nominal liftoff time of 01:33:28 UTC. The Falconeye-2 spacecraft will be supported by the USN Alaska ground station using a downlink frequency = 2264.500 MHz and uplink = 2085.200 MHz, and has been fully coordinated by Comsearch.
Maybe someone did a date conversion wrong, it's off one day from the previous post but with the same time.
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https://www.ohb.de/en/news/2020/ohb-and-esa-sign-contract-for-copernicus-atmospheric-co2-monitoring-mission
Bremen, July 31, 2020. OHB System AG, a subsidiary of the space and technology group OHB SE, today signed a contract with the European Space Agency ESA for the realisation of the CO2M Earth observation mission. The mission is part of the European Copernicus program and in its first stage of completion will consist of two satellites equipped with payloads specifically designed to measure carbon dioxide emissions caused by human activities. The total value of the contract is 445 million euros.
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The launch is planned for late 2025.
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https://youtu.be/hOS3cm1BKuU?list=PLoT25t7_F4m_5Bnb9M0ebH6Lqwmi39nHD
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https://spacenews.com/airbus-signs-350-million-contract-to-build-cristal-ice-monitoring-satellite-for-eu/
With a planned launch in 2027, the European Union intends to use CRISTAL to monitor the cryosphere, which includes all areas of the Earth’s surface where water is found in solid form.
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According to Copernicus program manager Guido Levrini, the spacecraft will be designed to be compatible with two different launch vehicles, one of which is the Arianespace Vega-C — a light-lift launch vehicle now expected to debut in mid-2021.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
04 - September 3 - SSMS POC flight: AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2, ION-SVC 1 (ION-SVC Lucas) [3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), Flock 4v (x12)] - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10 (partial success)
Changes on November 5th
2 points :
- It's ION-SCV, not ION-SVC.
- ION-SCV Lucas only contained 12 Flock 4v ; others mentioned were dispatched by SSMS itself.
From VV16 launch kit :
" ARIANESPACE TO ORBIT THE ION SCV LUCAS SATELLITE
The ION Satellite Carrier is a spacecraft able to transport a batch of CubeSats to space and deploy them individually into precise orbital slots.
This mission will pave the way for the definition of a new standard of space logistics, in line with the company’s vision of enabling profitable business and human expansion in a sustainable space.
Main characteristics
Customer : D-Orbit SpA
Final customer : Planet Labs Inc.
Manufacturer : D-Orbit SpA
Platform : ION mk01 platform
Mission: Technology
Mass at launch :150 kg.
Propulsion : PM200 bi-propellant system
Payloads : 12 CubeSats from PlanetLabs
Coverage area :
Global Lifetime : 4 years. "
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Arianespace announces latest Ariane 5 contract, plans up to four more launches by end of year and raises Executive Committee’s European profile
November 9, 2020
Arianespace announced today a new contract to launch a communications satellite into geostationary orbit using Ariane 5.
With up to four more launches planned by the end of the year, Arianespace sustains its high launch rate despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The European launch services company has also expanded its Executive Committee and created two new business units.
Arianespace announced today that it has signed a contract for an Ariane 5 launch of a communications satellite into geostationary orbit, for an undisclosed operator. The launch is planned for 2022. This contract follows a contract signed with Intelsat in September to launch three satellites, along with 16 Soyuz launches for OneWeb. Ariane 5 still has eight more launches to carry out before it is retired and passes the baton to Ariane 6, scheduled to make its first flight in 2022.
Arianespace is gearing up for a very busy year-end, with up to four launches planned in less than six weeks. Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a business slowdown, Arianespace could still surpass its operational performance in 2019, by logging a total of ten launches in 2020, including three by Ariane 5, five by Soyuz and two by Vega.
Following the creation of two new business units, Arianespace has also expanded and raised the European profile of its Executive Committee. Effective November 1, 2020, the committee comprises nine members:
Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer
Michel Doubovick, Executive vice-president, Chief Financial Officer
François Barreau, Head of Ariane/Soyuz Business Unit
Claudia Flöte, Chief Operating Officer
Marino Fragnito, Head of Vega Business Unit
Emmanuel Franc, Chief Commercial Officer
Gregory Gavroy, Chief Brand and Communications Officer
Roland Lagier, Chief Technical Officer
Philippe Nicolaï, Chief Human Resources Officer.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-announces-latest-ariane-5-contract-plans-up-to-four-more-launches-by-end-of-year-and-raises-executive-committees-european-profile/
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Arianespace announces latest Ariane 5 contract, plans up to four more launches by end of year and raises Executive Committee’s European profile
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Ariane 5 still has eight more launches to carry out before it is retired and passes the baton to Ariane 6, scheduled to make its first flight in 2022.
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-announces-latest-ariane-5-contract-plans-up-to-four-more-launches-by-end-of-year-and-raises-executive-committees-european-profile/
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2028
Midyear - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Ariel_moves_from_blueprint_to_reality
ESA’s exoplanet mission Ariel, scheduled for launch in 2029 ...
Ariel is planned for launch on ESA’s new Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. It will operate from an orbit around the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, L2, 1.5 million kilometres directly ‘behind’ Earth as viewed from the Sun, on an initial four-year mission. The ESA-led Comet Interceptor mission will share the ride into space.
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From Arianespace Vega Flight VV17 link (https://www.arianespace.com/mission/vega-flight-vv17/)
There are seven additional ESA missions (for nine satellites) in the Arianespace backlog.
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AFAIK the backlog. (7 launches; 9 payloads)
1) Ariane5 ECA, JWST (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/esa-and-arianespace-ink-james-webb-space-telescope-jwst-launch-contract/), Okt.2021, Earth Sun L2 6500kg.
2&3) 2x Ariane 62 (/Soyuz), 2x Galileo Batch 3, MEO 22k km ? 2021? (& preorder (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/european-commission-preorder-ariane-6/) for 4x A62, 2xGalileo)
4) Ariane5 ECA/A64 JUICE (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-esa-juice/) (Cosmic Vision L1), Mid. 2022, Jupiter (escape) 6000kg.
5) A62/Soyuz, EUCLID (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-esa-announce-the-euclid-satellites-launch-contract-for-dark-energy-exploration/) (Cosmic Vision M2), mid.2022, Earth-Sun L2 2160kg
6) Soyuz, Earthcare (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-esa-announce-earthcare-launch-contract/) (Earth Explorer 6), May.2022, SSO 390km 2350kg
7) Vega, Biomass (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-esa-announce-the-earth-explorer-biomass-launch-contract/) (Earth Explorer 7), Okt. 2022, SSO 666km 1200kg
Lot's of orders to finalize/ place; Sentinel 1C, 1D, 2C, 2D, 3C, 3D; >4x Galileo (2021-2027), Proba III, ...
Edit to add my try at the Vega (C) missions: (6x Vega, 4x VegaC to be launched (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-signs-contract-with-elvavio-for-10-vega-and-vega-c-launchers-on-the-occasion-of-the-34th-french-italian-summit/))
VV17, Vega, Seosat Ingenio + Taranis, SSO 670km, 16 Nov. 2020
VV18, Vega, ? Airbus Pleiades NEO 1 + SSMS HEX rideshare (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-offers-new-shared-smallsat-payload-opportunities-on-its-vega-launcher-the-next-mission-already-is-fully-booked/), SSO 550-610km, Q1 2021
VV19, Vega, ? Airbus Pleiades NEO 2 + SSMS HEX rideshare, SSO 550-610km, Q2 2021
?, Vega C maiden flight, Lares 2 + rideshare, LEO ~1450km 70deg. H2 2021
(maiden flight most likely isn't listed in the backlog, as are the Ariane 62 maiden flight)
?, Vega C, SSMS, SSO 500-640km, Q4 2021
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?, Vega, 3x CERES (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-ceres-intelligence-satellites-for-cnes-and-dga/) (120-450kg), LEO (Classified), 2021+
?, Vega, Biomass, SSO 666km 1200kg, Okt. 2022
?, Vega, ...
?, Vega C, CSG-2 (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-signs-contract-with-elvavio-for-10-vega-and-vega-c-launchers-on-the-occasion-of-the-34th-french-italian-summit/), <2230kg SSO, 2021+
?, Vega C, Airbus Pleiades NEO (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/first-launch-contract-for-vega-c-arianespace-to-orbit-airbus-upcoming-constellation-of-observation-satellites/) 3&4, SSO, 2021
?, Vega C, KOMPSAT-7 (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/kompsat-7-vega-c/), SSO 2000kg, Dec. 2021+
Other contracted payloads;
- THEOS-2 (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/with-its-vega-vega-c-launcher-arianespace-to-orbit-theos-2-for-airbus-defence-and-space-in-the-framework-of-a-turnkey-contract-with-thailands-gistda/) HR, SSO 620km 450kg, 2021
- NAOS (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-the-national-advanced-optical-system-naos-for-ohb-italia-at-the-benefice-of-the-directorate-of-defence-of-luxembourg/), SSO 500km 600kg, 2022
Undisclosed Asia Pasific region (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-reaffirms-its-asia-pacific-launch-services-leadership/)
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https://twitter.com/AirbusSpace/status/1328243597683150849
The first #PléiadesNeo satellite will be launched from Kourou in French Guyana on 3rd February 2021.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
03 - August 15 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) [№L5112] - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04:07.3
04 - September 3 - SSMS POC flight: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, ION-SVC 1 (ION-SVC Lucas) [Flock 4v (x12)], Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2 - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10 (partial success)
05 - November 17 - SEOSAT-Ingenio, TARANIS - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV - 01:52:20 (launch failure)
Starsem's launches:
01 - February 6 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M (ST27) - Baikonur, 31/6 - 21:42:41.095
02 - March 21 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M (ST28) - Baikonur, 31/6 -17:06:58.196
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
November 29 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24a) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
December 28 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
Starsem's launches:
December 17 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST29) - Vostocnniy 1S
2021
Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Early February 3 (TBD) - Pleiades Neo 1, EIRSAT1, ELO, Lemur-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV
February - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 (TBD) - Pleiades Neo 2 + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
May - CSG-2 - Soyuz-ST-A /Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
June - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
Q4 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES 1, CERES 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
Early - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Vostocnniy 1S
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Baikonur 31/6
2022
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or September)
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET H2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
Q4 December Q3 2023 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CERES 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 2022 March Q2 2024 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Midyear September Q3 2025 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
October Late - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
January Q3 2025 - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou (or 2024-2027)
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS31) - Kourou ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January Late 2026 - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
April - MTG-I2 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or June)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
March - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January Q1 2027 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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 - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 302 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 23, Vega - 17)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 622
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on November 17th
Changes on November 19th
Changes on November 22th
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https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1328526091401777154
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Cross-post from the VV17 live launch coverage:
The mission is lost. Did not have AOS. Degradation of the trajectory was observed after ignition of the AVUM stage. Apologies to customers. Need to analysis and understand the cause. Press conference tomorrow at 2 pm Paris time.
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For our European spaceflight insiders and senexes...
I perceive no commonality between Vega/AVUM and Soyuz.
Will there be any delays of the next two launches from Kourou: both Soyuz?
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For our European spaceflight insiders and senexes...
I perceive no commonality between Vega/AVUM and Soyuz.
Will there be any delays of the next two launches from Kourou: both Soyuz?
I don't expect delays for Ariane and Soyuz as result of VV17.
But there will be delays for Vega and Vega C.
I think the 2021 - 2021 part is duplicate in the launch schedule, could that be removed?
Another suggestion; could a header Predicted launches be added?
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Is it likely that as a result of the VV17 launch failure we will see some Vega payloads moved over to Soyuz? Do you think that Arianespace will retire the standard version of Vega right now and future launches will be on Vega C?
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Do you think that Arianespace will retire the standard version of Vega right now and future launches will be on Vega C?
Why ? Vega-C is also based on AVUM for the 4th stage. And the first 3 stages of Vega, which worked well today, are all replaced on Vega-C.
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Do you think that Arianespace will retire the standard version of Vega right now and future launches will be on Vega C?
Why? Vega-C is also based on AVUM for the 4th stage. And the first 3 stages of Vega, which worked well today, are all replaced on Vega-C.
Here are the Vega, Vega C, and Kourou Soyuz launches through the end of 2021:
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
November 29 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24a) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
December 28 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
2021
Early - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Early February 3 - Pleiades Neo 1, EIRSAT1, ELO, Lemur-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV
May - CSG-2 - Soyuz-ST-A /Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
June - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Q2? - Pleiades Neo 2 + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV (after 1st Vega C launch)
Q4 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3? - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Changes on November 17th
zubenelgenubi
There may be customers, like the UAE re: Falcon Eye 2, that request a launch vehicle change from Vega (or Vega C) to Soyuz.
[CSG-2 >apparently< also changed from Vega C to Soyuz. See up-thread here (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg2149592#msg2149592) for the deduction.]
I don't know what the Soyuz and Fregat inventory at Kourou is like, or will be, to allow a customer to change LVs within the next year or two.
As of this posting, I doubt [many] European institutional launches would move payloads off of Vega/Vega C, [for political and/or economic reasons].
The next Vega launch is in February 2021. The investigation and execution of findings MAY not delay the Vega and Vega C launches?
Not an expert; seeking clarification or correction.
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https://digitalearth2019.eu/slide/Simon-Jutz-1.pdf
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Some thinks in this list are different than what's stated in Arianespace press releases.
CSG2 (Cosmo-skymed Second Generation) was initially planned to launch on a Vega C (EOportal (https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/c-missions/cosmo-skymed-second-generation)), it's a 2,1mT payload to SSO. Somehow this has changed into a Soyuz launch, it would have considerable additional launch capability.
So if this change is true, there is the possibility to replace two Vega launches.
The Falcon Eye 2 launch also has a lot of additional capacity, but I think it's to late to change this manifest.
Possibly Airbus could move the four Pleiades NEO satellites to a single Ariane 62 launch. But that would mean another two year launch delay.
I want to add to Salo's post; that only EUMETSAT has ordered launches for MTG (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-eumetsat-announce-signature-of-launch-contract-for-three-mtg-satellites/)-S1 (Sentinel 4) [Ariane 5]
and EPS-SG (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-eumetsat-announce-signature-of-a-launch-contract-for-the-first-metop-sg-satellites/) (EUMETSAT Polar System - 2th Gen.) MetOP-A1 (Sentinel 5) [Soyuz]
ESA (for the EU) couldn't order the launches for Sentinel 1C, 2C and 3C; because the EU budget hasn't been finalized. (Brexit ...)
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Some thinks in this list are different than what's stated in Arianespace press releases.
CSG2 (Cosmo-skymed Second Generation) was initially planned to launch on a Vega C (EOportal (https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/c-missions/cosmo-skymed-second-generation)), it's a 2,1mT payload to SSO. Somehow this has changed into a Soyuz launch, it would have considerable additional launch capability.
So if this change is true, there is the possibility to replace two Vega launches.
The Falcon Eye 2 launch also has a lot of additional capacity, but I think it's to late to change this manifest.
Possibly Airbus could move the four Pleiades NEO satellites to a single Ariane 62 launch. But that would mean another two year launch delay.
I want to add to Salo's post; that only EUMETSAT has ordered launches for MTG (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-eumetsat-announce-signature-of-launch-contract-for-three-mtg-satellites/)-S1 (Sentinel 4) [Ariane 5]
and EPS-SG (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-and-eumetsat-announce-signature-of-a-launch-contract-for-the-first-metop-sg-satellites/) (EUMETSAT Polar System - 2th Gen.) MetOP-A1 (Sentinel 5) [Soyuz]
ESA (for the EU) couldn't order the launches for Sentinel 1C, 2C and 3C; because the EU budget hasn't been finalized. (Brexit ...)
I edited/clarified my post above; some of which addresses the deduction up-thread of CSG-2 apparently switching LVs from Vega C to Ariane Soyuz.
Regarding CSG-2 ride-sharing on Soyuz in May 2021 with other payloads: CSG-1 rode with secondary payloads. I imagine that there are multiple parameters to consider. We, on the outside, will see.
Re: full Pleiades NEO quartet launching on Ariane 6. My opinion: I doubt Airbus and France would choose to risk the entire 4 satellite constellation on one launch vehicle, new or not.
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02 - March 21 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M (ST28) - Baikonur, 31/6 -17:06:58.196[/color]
It is strange, since a Progress launch is scheduled for March 19 form the same pad.
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02 - March 21 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M (ST28) - Baikonur, 31/6 -17:06:58.196[/color]
It is strange, since a Progress launch is scheduled for March 19 form the same pad.
This one is a 2020 launch, already occured ;)
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https://spacenews.com/baldridge-replaces-dankberg-as-ceo-as-viasat-prepares-to-launch-viasat-3-americas/
Demand for residential broadband and government connectivity grew during the quarter, and should continue to climb once the first ViaSat-3 satellite, designed to beam a terabit or more of capacity over North and South America, is in orbit, he said.
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That satellite should still launch by the end of 2021, he said, but lacks a more specific launch date until the payload shipment.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/viasat-to-accelerate-european-broadband-strategy-ahead-of-viasat-3-satellite-launch-will-acquire-remaining-stake-in-its-european-broadband-joint-venture-including-the-ka-sat-satellite-301176735.html
The second ViaSat-3 class satellite in that constellation will cover Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and is targeted for launch in 2022.
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2020-11-05/viasat-shuffles-executive-suite-as-it-moves-closer-to-launch-of-new-internet-satellites
Viasat designs bus-sized, high-orbit Internet satellites. It is building a constellation of three new ones — each with a one terabyte of capacity — that will give the company a global Internet footprint. The first is slated to launch late next year and provide coverage across North and South America, delivering faster speeds than the current satellites and hefty data usage allowances.
The second is expected to be in orbit six months later with coverage across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The exact timing for the third ViaSat-3 over Asia is to be determined.
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http://database.eohandbook.com/database/agencysummary.aspx?agencyID=9
Approved Missions timeline
Mission Launch EOL
Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich [Lead Agency] Nov 2020 Jun 2026
MTG-I1 (imaging) [Lead Agency] Sep 2022 Mar 2031
Sentinel-3 C [Cooperating Agency] Sep 2023 Aug 2033
Sentinel-4 A [Cooperating Agency] Oct 2023 Apr 2032
MTG-S1 (sounding) [Lead Agency] Oct 2023 Apr 2032
METOP-SG A1 [Lead Agency] Oct 2023 Apr 2031
Sentinel-5 A [Cooperating Agency] Oct 2023 Apr 2031
METOP-SG B1 [Lead Agency] Oct 2024 Apr 2032
Sentinel-5 B [Cooperating Agency] Oct 2024 Apr 2032
MTG-I2 (imaging) [Lead Agency] Apr 2025 Oct 2033
Sentinel-3 D [Cooperating Agency] Jan 2026 Dec 2035
METOP-SG A2 [Lead Agency] Nov 2030 May 2038
MTG-I3 (imaging) [Lead Agency] Jan 2031 Jul 2039
METOP-SG B2 [Lead Agency] Nov 2031 May 2039
MTG-S2 (sounding) [Lead Agency] Jan 2032 Jul 2040
Sentinel-4 B [Cooperating Agency] Jan 2032 Jul 2040
MTG-I4 (imaging) [Lead Agency] Apr 2033 Oct 2041
METOP-SG A3 [Lead Agency] Nov 2037 May 2045
METOP-SG B3 [Lead Agency] Nov 2038 May 2046
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http://database.eohandbook.com/database/agencysummary.aspx?agencyID=114
Approved Missions timeline
Mission Launch EOL
Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich [Cooperating Agency] Nov 2020 Jun 2026
Sentinel-1 C [Cooperating Agency] Dec 2022 Nov 2032
Sentinel-2 C [Cooperating Agency] Mar 2023 Feb 2033
Sentinel-3 C [Cooperating Agency] Sep 2023 Aug 2033
MTG-S1 (sounding) [Cooperating Agency] Oct 2023 Apr 2032
Sentinel-4 A [Cooperating Agency] Oct 2023 Apr 2032
METOP-SG A1 [Cooperating Agency] Oct 2023 Apr 2031
Sentinel-5 A [Cooperating Agency] Oct 2023 Apr 2031
Sentinel-1 D [Cooperating Agency] Jan 2024 Feb 2034
Sentinel-5 B [Cooperating Agency] Oct 2024 Apr 2032
Sentinel-2 D [Cooperating Agency] Jan 2025 Jan 2035
Sentinel-3 D [Cooperating Agency] Jan 2026 Dec 2035
METOP-SG A2 [Cooperating Agency] Nov 2030 May 2038
Sentinel-4 B [Cooperating Agency] Jan 2032 Jul 2040
MTG-S2 (sounding) [Cooperating Agency] Jan 2032 Jul 2040
METOP-SG A3 [Cooperating Agency] Nov 2037 May 2045
Sentinel-5 C [Cooperating Agency] Dec 2038 Dec 2046
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http://database.eohandbook.com/database/agencysummary.aspx?agencyID=4
MicroCarb [Lead Agency] Dec 2021 Dec 2024
SWOT [Cooperating Agency] Feb 2022 Feb 2025
MERLIN [Lead Agency] Mar 2025 Nov 2028
http://database.eohandbook.com/database/agencysummary.aspx?agencyID=8
EarthCARE [Lead Agency] Sep 2022 Sep 2025
Biomass [Lead Agency] Oct 2022 Apr 2028
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https://optics.org/news/11/7/31
FBH lidar diodes promise clearer view of climate change
20 Jul 2020
Franco-German Merlin satellite measuring atmospheric methane to be launched in 2025.
A joint space mission by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and France's National Center for Space Studies (CNES) is scheduled for launch in 2025 to begin active measurements of atmospheric methane.
https://www.dlr.de/pa/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4619/7601_read-42427/
MERLIN
Knowledge about the emissions of methane is of great importance for climate prediction. Large uncertainties exist in the assessment of the development of tropical and boreal wetlands which comprise the largest natural methane sources. By using lidar measurements of atmospheric methane, the mission MERLIN is expected to significantly improve our knowledge of the global natural and anthropogenic methane emissions on a global basis. MERLIN was approved at ministerial level as a joint project between France and Germany. The launch is planned in the timeframe 2025.
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https://spacenews.com/first-dream-chaser-mission-slips-to-2022/
Lindsey wasn’t more specific about a launch date other than some time in 2022. A specific date, he said, will depend on both when the vehicle is ready as well as NASA’s “traffic model” for visiting vehicles, which include Dream Chaser as well as other cargo and crew spacecraft.
In addition to its NASA cargo contract, the company continues to seek other customers for the vehicle while retaining the option for a crewed version. “There is a lot of interest out there. There’s a lot of folks watching our progress,” he said. “We believe the market demand is out there.” He didn’t identify any customers beyond the United Nations’ Office for Outer Space Affairs, which previously announced an agreement with SNC for a Dream Chaser mission that would carry experiments from member countries.
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47363/
Nr Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en) Bemerkung
24 Sojus STA VS24a 28. November 2020 Falcon Eye 2 02:33 dt.
ZeitAngaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 20. November 2020
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https://ria.ru/20201123/raketa-1585953501.html
Google translate:
"In preparation for the launch of the Soyuz-ST-A rocket, a defective valve was found on one of its side blocks. It will be replaced with a spare one taken from another rocket at the cosmodrome. This should not affect the launch date on November 29 ", - said the interlocutor of the agency.
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https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
Nov 28th 20
Soyouz 11/28/2020 - 10:33 PM (GMT-3) Launch VS24
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https://twitter.com/Rogozin/status/1332739849850380293
The CSG made a decision to continue the preparation and launch of the LV on November 30, 2020 at 4.33 Moscow time.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
03 - August 15 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) [№L5112] - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04:07.3
04 - September 3 - SSMS POC flight: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, ION-SVC 1 (ION-SVC Lucas) [Flock 4v (x12)], Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2 - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10 (partial success)
05 - November 17 - SEOSAT-Ingenio, TARANIS - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV - 01:52:20 (launch failure)
06 - December 2 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24a) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
Starsem's launches:
01 - February 6 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M (ST27) - Baikonur, 31/6 - 21:42:41.095
02 - March 21 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M (ST28) - Baikonur, 31/6 -17:06:58.196
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
December 28 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS
Starsem's launches:
December 17 18 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST29) - Vostocnniy 1S
2021
February 3 (TBD) - Pleiades Neo 1, EIRSAT1, ELO, Lemur-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV
February March 4 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 (TBD) - Pleiades Neo 2 + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
May - CSG-2 - Soyuz-ST-A /Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
June - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Early Summer - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
Q3 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
Q4 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CERES 1, CERES 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
Early - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Vostocnniy 1S
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Baikonur 31/6
2022
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or September)
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET H2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CERES 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
October - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
2022 TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou (or 2024-2027)
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
April - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or June)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
March - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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 - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 303 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 24, Vega - 17)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 623
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on November 28th
Changes on November 30th
Changes on December 1st
Changes on December 2nd
Changes on December 3rd
Changes on December 7th
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/vs24-soyuz-launch/
Flight VS24: Arianespace will launch from the Guiana Space Center with Soyuz its eighth mission of 2020
(https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2020/11/VS24-Details/2772786603.jpg)
On November 29, Arianespace will carry out from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana, its eighth launch of the year.
This mission will be the third realized this year with the Soyuz medium-lift launch vehicle, the two previous ones were conducted from Russia.
The launcher will be carrying a total payload of approximately 1,340 kg and will place its undisclosed satellite passenger into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).
Flight VS24 will be performed from the Soyuz Launch Complex (ELS) in Sinnamary, French Guiana.
The Launch Readiness Review (LRR) took place on Saturday, November 28, 2020 in Kourou and authorized the start of operations for the final countdown.
To follow the launch live online, go to our site, arianespace.com or to the Arianespace YouTube channel at youtube.com/arianespace (audio feed in English and French starting at T-15 minutes).
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"The launcher will be carrying a total payload of approximately 1,340 kg and will place its undisclosed satellite passenger into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO)."... when mentioning liftoff time in Abu Dhabi... which satellite can it be ? ::)
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Cross-post re: VS24a scrub November 30 UTC:
Stephen [Israel] confirming the launch is scrubbed. Will try again tomorrow. [December 1 UTC, same time of date]
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Cross-post re: VS24 launch scrub on December 1 UTC:
[Stephen Israel]: Non-nominal reception of telemetry data for the safety team. Launcher, satellite and weather were go. Will be trying again tomorrow. [December 2 UTC, same time of date]
EDIT: By the way, VS24 launched on December 2 UTC, 01:33:28. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49576.msg2161485#msg2161485)
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2022
October - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
First MTG launch is listed for 2023 here: https://www.esa.int/ESA/Our_Missions
Could launch on Ariane 6 then.
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EUMETSAT also confirms the option for Arianespace’s launch of its third-generation MTG-I2 imaging satellite, and has converted it to a mission with Ariane 6.
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I am delighted with this decision, which confirms the launch of MTG-S1 by Ariane 6, and which paves the way for both the first Metop-SG satellites and the MTG-I2 satellite to be orbited by this future European heavy-lift launche
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/eumetsat-confirms-the-choice-of-arianespaces-european-launchers-for-its-future-missions/
MTG-I1 not mentioned, looks like this stays on Ariane 5.
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Are METOP-SG A1 and METOP-SG B1 still booked for Soyuz or were they moved over to Ariane 6?
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I think EUMETSAT themselves wrote a much clearer press release than Arianespace did.
EUMETSAT to exploit ESA-developed launchers and flight operations software (https://www.eumetsat.int/eumetsat-exploit-esa-developed-launchers-and-flight-operations-software)
Today, during the virtual meeting of the EUMETSAT Council, the Director-General, Alain Ratier, signed the Joint Statement on the Institutional Exploitation of Ariane 6 and Vega C in the presence of Johann-Dietrich Wörner, the Director General of the European Space Agency.
“EUMETSAT is already a long-standing customer of Ariane launch services. With this signature, we express our confidence in the next generation of European launchers and confirm our support for the European space strategy,” Ratier said.
The signature followed decisions of the EUMETSAT Council to convert Ariane-5 launch service contracts into Ariane-64 launch service contracts for two Meteosat Third Generation satellites (MTG-I2 and MTG-S1) and to consider Ariane-62 for launching the first Metop-Second Generation satellites.
So: MTG-I1 is still planned to launch on Ariane 5 ECA.
MTG-S1 moves from a A5 ECA to A64 launch (if launcher available)
MTG-I2 is firmed up as A64 launch.
Both Metop-SG A1 ad B1 are still baselined as Soyuz ST-B Fregat-MT launches, but EUMETSAT is considering changing those to A62.
Sorry, but I think the endorsement of Ariane6 by EUMETSAT isn't justified by the development progres made on it. AFAIK those contract should have been firmed up after the maiden launch of Ariane 6.
Bad performance shouldn't be awarded by signing launch service commitments.
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I think EUMETSAT themselves wrote a much clearer press release than Arianespace did.
EUMETSAT to exploit ESA-developed launchers and flight operations software (https://www.eumetsat.int/eumetsat-exploit-esa-developed-launchers-and-flight-operations-software)
Today, during the virtual meeting of the EUMETSAT Council, the Director-General, Alain Ratier, signed the Joint Statement on the Institutional Exploitation of Ariane 6 and Vega C in the presence of Johann-Dietrich Wörner, the Director General of the European Space Agency.
“EUMETSAT is already a long-standing customer of Ariane launch services. With this signature, we express our confidence in the next generation of European launchers and confirm our support for the European space strategy,” Ratier said.
The signature followed decisions of the EUMETSAT Council to convert Ariane-5 launch service contracts into Ariane-64 launch service contracts for two Meteosat Third Generation satellites (MTG-I2 and MTG-S1) and to consider Ariane-62 for launching the first Metop-Second Generation satellites.
So: MTG-I1 is still planned to launch on Ariane 5 ECA.
MTG-S1 moves from a A5 ECA to A64 launch (if launcher available)
MTG-I2 is firmed up as A64 launch.
Both Metop-SG A1 ad B1 are still baselined as Soyuz ST-B Fregat-MT launches, but EUMETSAT is considering changing those to A62.
Sorry, but I think the endorsement of Ariane6 by EUMETSAT isn't justified by the development progres made on it. AFAIK those contract should have been firmed up after the maiden launch of Ariane 6.
Bad performance shouldn't be awarded by signing launch service commitments.
EUTELSAT is currently in discussions of related nature.
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Ariane 5 VA254 slips to March 4
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/a8178_read-5116/
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Ariane 5 VA254 slips to March 4
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/a8178_read-5116/
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
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CO3D on Vega C slips to 2023:
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-orbit-on-a-vega-c-launcher-the-co3d-constellation-jointly-developed-by-cnes-and-airbus/
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Cross-post; my bold:
Today from OHB:
https://www.ohb.de/en/news/2020/baptism-of-fire-environmental-tests-successfully-passed-by-the-first-two-batch-3-galileo-satellites
...Environmental tests successfully passed by the first two Batch 3 Galileo satellites...
Bremen, December 7, 2020. Series production of the satellites for the European Galileo navigation system has taken a major step forward: FM23 and FM24 have successfully completed environmental impact testing at the Space Research and Technology Center of the European Space Agency (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands. The first two Batch 3 satellites are expected to be launched jointly from the Kourou Space Center in summer 2021.
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CO3D on Vega C slips to 2023:
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-orbit-on-a-vega-c-launcher-the-co3d-constellation-jointly-developed-by-cnes-and-airbus/
4x 300kg satellites from Airbus, could those be Arrow (oneweb) busses?
They go to 500km SSO. ??? NAOS
Arianespace NAOS (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-the-national-advanced-optical-system-naos-for-ohb-italia-at-the-benefice-of-the-directorate-of-defence-of-luxembourg/)
Arianespace to launch the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) under the term of a turnkey contract between OHB Italia and the Luxembourg’s Directorate of Defence.
Using a Vega C or Vega rocket, the earth-observation mission will be conducted from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, in 2022.
Built by OHB Italia, NAOS will weigh approximately 600 kg. at launch and is designed to have a nominal service life of at least 7 years once positioned in a sun-synchronous orbit at around 500 km.
This could involve a nice project for RUAG
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https://ria.ru/20201208/zapusk-1588130756.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, Dec 8 - RIA Novosti. The only space launch in 2020 from the Vostochny cosmodrome of the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket with 36 British OneWeb satellites has been postponed from December 17 to 18 for reasons not related to technology, two sources in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
"The launch has been postponed to the 18th," the agency's source said.
This information was confirmed by another source.
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Looking ahead to the Kourou Soyuz launches in 2021.
Is it plausible that a OneWeb launch could be the first Kourou Soyuz launch this year (before CSG-2)?
Also, Gunter's Page has the Kourou Soyuz OneWeb launches as Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M, not MT. (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/soyuz_fregat.htm)
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
May - CSG-2 - Soyuz-ST-A /Fregat-M - Kourou ELS
Early Summer - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT? (VS26?) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT? (VS27?) - Kourou ELS
Changes on December 7th
zubenelgenubi
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Seeking correction or clarification:
The launch campaign for VS24/Falcon Eye 2 was underway towards a March 6 UTC launch, and the LV was on the pad. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49576.msg2053347#msg2053347)
The Fregat-M upper stage discovered to need repair. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49576.msg2054510#msg2054510)
The Fregat-M for VS25/CSO 2 (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49576.msg2054946#msg2054946) was swapped in for VS24. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49576.msg2134606#msg2134606)
The defective Fregat-M was eventually returned to Russia by sea for repair, after a further problem of oxidizer leak was detected in May. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49576.msg2149009#msg2149009)
(A first stage side block meant for VS24 had to be swapped out, too.) (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49576.msg2157854#msg2157854)
In turn, the Fregat-M swapped from VS25/CSO 2 to VS24 was found to need repair. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49576.msg2134606#msg2134606) Was this repair done on-site at Kourou?
The Fregat-M originally intended for the (pre-pandemic, pre-OneWeb bankruptcy, end-of-2020 Kourou) OneWeb launch was swapped in for use on VS25. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=50078.msg2162273#msg2162273)
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AFAIK the planning for launching the Galileo satellites (FM23+) initially was that they would use Ariane 6. But Ariane 6 is over two years late! Thus it had to transition back to Soyuz (or the phased out Ariane 5 ES).
Oneweb initially ordered 21 Soyuz launches, three had taken place before the Chapter 11 bankruptcy. After the Chapter 11 the backlog for Oneweb was reduced from 18 to 16. (So 19 instead of 21 launches total.)
The Soyuz launches from Kourou are significantly more expansive than the launches from Baikonur or Vostochny. (Russian's have to be flown in from Russia to Kourou to execute the launch. Besides there are politics involved.)
If think two Soyuz rockets initially build for Oneweb to launch from Kourou, will be used to launch Gallileo satellites.
So I don't expect Oneweb launches from Kourou during 2021.
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CSO 2/VS25 NOTAMs; launch circa 15:45 UTC; Fregat upper stage re-entry on second orbit:
<snip>
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
01 - January 16 - Eutelsat Konnect (Eutelsat BB4A, African Broadband Satellite), GSAT-30 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA251) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:05:07.3
02 - February 18 - JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B, Cheollian 2B) - Ariane 5 ECA (VA252) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:18:07.3
03 - August 15 - Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b - Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) [№L5112] - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:04:07.3
04 - September 3 - SSMS POC flight: 3Cat-5/A (FSSCat A, Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), 3Cat-5/B (FSSCat B, Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1), AMICal Sat, Athena, DIDO-3, ESAIL, Flock 4v (x14), GHGSat-C1, ION-SVC 1 (ION-SVC Lucas) [Flock 4v (x12)], Lemur-2 (x8 ), NAPA-1 (RTAF-SAT 1 - Royal Thai Air Force cubesat), NEMO-HD, NewSat (ÑuSat-6, Aleph-1 6, Hypatia), OSM-1 Cicero, PICASSO-BE, SIMBA, SpaceBee (x12), TARS, TRISAT, TTÜ100, Tyvak-0171, UPMSat 2 - Vega (VV16) - Kourou ZLV - 01:51:10 (partial success)
05 - November 17 - SEOSAT-Ingenio, TARANIS - Vega (VV17) - Kourou ZLV - 01:52:20 (launch failure)
06 - December 2 - Falcon Eye 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS24a) - Kourou ELS - 01:33:28
07 - December 29 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS - 16:42:07.277
Starsem's launches:
01 - February 6 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M (ST27) - Baikonur, 31/6 - 21:42:41.095
02 - March 21 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M (ST28) - Baikonur, 31/6 -17:06:58.196
03 - December 18 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST29) - Vostocnniy 1S - 12:26:26.327
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
March 4 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
February 3 (TBD) Late Q1 Late March - Pleiades Neo 1, EIRSAT1, ELO, Lemur-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV
Q2 (TBD) - Pleiades Neo 2 + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
June - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Summer)
Q3 - SES-17 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
Q4 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or 2022)
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2022)
Late - Comsat NG 1 (Syracuse 4A) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
May Late - CSG-2 - Soyuz-ST-A /Fregat-M Vega C - Kourou ZLV ELS
TBD - CERES 1, CERES 2 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SatKomHan 1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
TBD - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
Early - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
H1 February 25 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 Q2 NET March - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 Q2 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 NET Q2 H1 2022 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 NET Q2 Q4 H1 2022 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Vostocnniy 1S
H2 Q4 - OneWeb (x34 or 36 ) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6 / Vostocnniy 1S
H2 Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Baikonur 31/6
2022
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or September)
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - Comsat NG 2 (Syracuse 4B) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET H2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CERES 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Starsem's launches:
H2 2021 H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 2021 H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
October - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2024
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou (or 2024-2027)
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
April - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or June)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
March - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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 - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 304 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 17)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 624
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on December 10th
Changes on December 11th
Changes on December 15th
Changes on December 18th
Changes on December 23rd
Changes on December 27th
Changes on December 28th
Changes on December 29th
Changes on December 30th
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From NK Forum: Oneweb December 18 at 12:26:26.000 UTC.
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Cross-post re: CSO 2 launch time:
https://twitter.com/anik1982space/status/1337345801127923713?s=19
Launch time is 16:42 UTC.
The remaining officially announced Russian orbital launches in 2020: 15. Angara-A5 from Plesetsk - December 14 at 08:50 DMV 16. Soyuz-2-1B from Vostochny - December 18 at 15:26 DMV 17. Soyuz-ST-A with GKTs - December 28 at 19:42 UHF.
December 14 08:50 Moscow Time - 3 hours = December 14 05:50 UTC
December 18 15:26 Moscow Time - 3 hours = December 18 12:26 UTC
December 28 19:42 Moscow Time? - 3 hours = December 28 16:42 UTC (within NOTAM time duration)
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https://ria.ru/20201211/vostochnyy-1588700771.html
Google translate:
"The first launch in 2021 from Vostochny is scheduled for February 25, 36 communication satellites of the British company OneWeb will fly into space," the source said.
According to him, six or seven Soyuz missile launches are expected from Vostochny next year.
"In the second quarter, two launches are planned with 36 OneWeb devices in each.
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Eutelsat entrusts Arianespace with the launch of its next-generation EUTELSAT 10B satellite
December 15, 2020
Arianespace and Eutelsat have confirmed that EUTELSAT 10B, Eutelsat’s next generation high-throughput telecommunications satellite, will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket.
EUTELSAT 10B is scheduled for launch in 2022 on one of eight Ariane 5 missions remaining to be performed with the heavy-lift launcher.
Arianespace, the European launch services provider, has confirmed that it will launch a new satellite – EUTELSAT 10B – for Eutelsat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators.
The launch is scheduled from the Guiana Space Centre on an Ariane 5 in 2022.
EUTELSAT 10B is a telecommunications satellite to be positioned at the 10° East orbital position, offering unique visibility spanning from the Americas to Asia. Built by Thales Alenia Space and based on its Spacebus NEO all-electric platform, it will embark Ku- and C-band payloads to ensure service continuity for existing customers on EUTELSAT 10A, while supporting the development of the Eutelsat Group’s activities in mobile connectivity thanks to two incremental multi-beam HTS Ku-band payloads.
Pascal Homsy, Eutelsat’s Chief Technical Officer, said: “We are pleased to entrust the launch of EUTELSAT 10B to our long-standing partner, Arianespace, further cementing the relationship between our two companies and reflecting our confidence in Ariane 5 providing us with access to space.”
“We are honored by Eutelsat’s renewed trust in Arianespace’s launch services solutions,” said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace. “Not only does this contract illustrate the long-lasting partnership between our two companies and the robustness of our relationship, it also demonstrates the competitiveness of Ariane 5 within the demanding market of geostationary telecommunications satellites. With this latest announcement, Ariane 5 has secured almost all its final series of launches, in advance of the handover to Ariane 6 with the same success.”
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https://www.avio.com/press-release/results-vv17-failure-investigation-independent-inquiry-commission-vv18-vega-return
RESULTS OF THE VV17 FAILURE INVESTIGATION BY THE INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMISSION. VV18 VEGA RETURN-TO-FLIGHT EXPECTED BY THE END OF Q1 2021
Colleferro, 18 December 2020 - Avio S.p.A. announces that the Independent Inquiry Commission composed of ESA and Arianespace and supported by Avio has completed its works. The Commission has confirmed the initial hypothesis of a problem related to the integration of the fourth-stage AVUM Thrust Vector Control (TVC) system as the cause of the loss of control of the launcher. The Commission has also provided a comprehensive set of recommendations to ensure safe and prompt return to flight by end of Q1 2021, as well as to ensure launch vehicles reliability on the long term.
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16:42:07 Universal Time (UTC)
Mission page: https://www.arianespace.com/mission/soyuz-flight-vs25/
Launch kit: https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Launch-kit_VS25-EN.pdf
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Measat-3D with KASS
https://gnss.asia/blog/kass-in-operation-what-do-we-expect-from-it/
KASS in operation. What do we expect from it?
28 / 09 / 2020
Dr Gi Wook Nam
Director of SBAS R&D Division at Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
...The Malaysian Measat-3D was selected in January 2019 as the first KASS satellite. The satellite was built by Airbus Defence and Space and will be launched by Arianespace between December 2021 and January 2022. ...
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The SatKomHan project seems to be dead. The slot at 123° East is gone too.
The article is already from February. ???
https://www.apci.asia/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/The-Jakarta-Post-RAN-How-Indonesia-is-Losing-Strategic-Satellite-Orbital-Slot-3-Feb-20.pdf
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https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press-release/thales-alenia-space-and-telespazio-signed-contract-two-additional
Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio signed a contract for two additional COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation satellites
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The new satellites will contribute to the continuous monitoring of the Earth's surface, to safety-related needs and to the management of natural events including support to damage assessment activities and rescuing operations. They will complete the constellation, along with the Proto-Flight Model (PFM) Launched in 2019 and the Flight Model 2 (FM2) – currently under integration phase in Thales Alenia Space Assembly Integration and Test (AIT) Facilities in Rome – and scheduled for launch at the end of 2021 with a VEGA-C launcher.
...
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https://ria.ru/20201228/soyuz-1591217725.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, December 28 - RIA Novosti. The launch of the French military satellite CSO-2 from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana was postponed for a day due to unfavorable weather, two sources in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
The launch of the Soyuz-ST-A rocket with the Fregat-M upper stage was scheduled for December 28 at 19.42 Moscow time.
"The launch of CSO-2 was postponed for a day due to unfavorable winds," the source said.
Another agency source confirmed this information.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
Late March • Vega • Pléiades Neo 1
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
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Mid-2021 • Soyuz • Galileo 27 & 28
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2020
07 - December 29 - CSO 2 - Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M (VS25) - Kourou ELS - 16:42:07
Changes on December 29th
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CSO 2
16:42:07.277 UTC
https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?topic=17501.msg2102070#msg2102070
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Some Ariane 5 launches will slip to 2020, and first Ariane 6 will not launch with Galileo.
The company currently expects to perform three Ariane 5 launches in the year, two with commercial satellites and the third carrying NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Israël said the launch of JWST remained on schedule for the end of October. ... A fourth Ariane 5 launch is possible if other commercial satellites are ready in time.
There are eight Ariane 5 launches left before the vehicle is retired, which Israël said is likely to be by the end of 2022 but could slip to 2023 depending on when customers deliver their payloads.
Israël noted that first Ariane 6 launch is primarily a qualification mission for ESA, limiting the potential payloads that can use it. For example, he said it’s unlikely it could be used for a geostationary communications satellite. He said Arianespace is in discussions with a potential customer for that launch, but “it’s too early to say whether it will materialize.”
https://spacenews.com/arianespace-seeks-greater-support-from-european-governments/
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
Mid-April - Pleiades Neo 1, EIRSAT1, ELO, Lemur-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV (or Late March)
March 4 May - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Late June - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (VV19) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV (or Early July)
Q2 (TBD) NET April August - Pleiades Neo 2, PRETTY, RadCube, SUNSTORM, µHETsat + multiple sats - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
Q3 Mid-August - SES-17, Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear September - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or Summer)
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS (or 2022)
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or 2022)
Q4 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or 2022)
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3
December - MEASAT-3d, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2022)
Late - Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Piggybacked:
Early NET March - Sunstorm - Vega / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
February 25 March 25 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S
NET March Q2 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S
Q2 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 H1 2022 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
2022
Q1 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2021)
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELS (or September)
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET H2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 (FM5) - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q4 2021)
TBD - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 (FM6) - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CERES 3 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Late 2021 TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Starsem's launches:
Q2 2021 H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Vostocnniy 1S
Q4 2021 H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Vostocnniy 1S
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
October - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou (or 2024-2027)
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
April - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or June)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
March - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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 - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
2020 TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 304 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 17)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 624
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on January 10th
Changes on January 11th
Changes on January 15th
Changes on January 21st
Changes on January 28th
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https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/content/-/article/heinrich-hertz-mission#launch
Launch: A launch of the Heinrich-Hertz spacecraft is planned for 2022. In 2017, OHB signed a contract with Arianespace for the launch of the H2SAT mission on Ariane-5ECA from Kourou. 11)
Orbit: GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit), altitude = 35,786 km, longitude = 17.6 E.
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https://www.air-cosmos.com/article/arianespace-en-2021-plus-dun-lancement-par-mois-24045
Google translate:
The James Webb telescope and four French military satellites
With Ariane 5, Soyuz, Vega and Vega C, Arianespace should have four launchers in 2021, operated from three space ports.
Stéphane Israël expects a rate of at least one launch per month (if the satellites are ready), between the continued deployment of the OneWeb constellation, the completion of at least three Ariane 5 missions, the return in flight of Vega and the commissioning of Vega C.
In particular, all eyes are on the exciting October 31 mission, which is to dispatch NASA's much-anticipated James Webb telescope to the Lagrange L2 point, located 1.492 million kilometers from Earth.
But Arianespace will also have to place four new French military satellites into orbit: Syracuse 4A, the first of the two new generation geostationary telecommunications satellites of the French Armies (on Ariane 5ECA), as well as three Ceres listening satellites, intended for low orbit ( on Vega C).
Waiting for Ariane 6
After the VA 253 mission of August 15, there are still eight Ariane 5s to be launched by the end of next year.
Ariane 6, now expected from the second quarter of next year, could perform up to three missions in 2022, in parallel with the operation of Ariane 5.
This “ambitious” objective has been clearly confirmed by Stéphane Israël.
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https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/en-2021-le-cnes-sera-sur-le-front-militaire.N1045844
Google translate:
Electromagnetic listening satellites
The year 2021 will therefore be marked by the launch of several military satellites. First, the three Ceres satellites (Spatial electromagnetic listening and intelligence capability), which will fly in formation. It will be the only orbital capacity of this type in Europe, according to the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
An Ariane 5 rocket will also put the first of two new generation Syracuse satellites for military telecommunications into orbit. They will provide a significant increase in data rates, as well as better resistance to interference. Last December, the Guyanese Space Center successfully launched the CSO-2 satellite dedicated to military observation.
The Yoda space surveillance program
This new defense space strategy involves the development of new technologies. The DGA will provide CNES and industry with an envelope of 700 million euros to develop new in-orbit capacities as part of the new "Space control" program.
Among the flagship projects is the Yoda demonstrator, for which CNES is acting as prime contractor. These are so-called "patrol" nano-satellites, responsible for ensuring active protection from space of the most critical satellites for the armed forces. They will be able to detect threats and neutralize them, either through glare maneuvers or by making use of powerful lasers. These patrolling nano-satellites should be available from 2023.
In orbit, the threat is very real. In 2018, the Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly revealed the attempted espionage by the Russian satellite Louch-Olymp, which had come very close to the Franco-Italian telecommunications satellite Athena-Fidus.
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https://www.nextinpact.com/article/44167/le-renseignement-spatial-evolue-rapidement-france-va-deployer-nouveaux-satellites
Google translate:
In addition to imagery, military space listening will be strengthened by the end of 2021 with three CERES satellites (Space Electromagnetic Listening and Intelligence Capability), replacing those of the ELISA program .
The Ministry of the Armed Forces explains that this “will make it possible to regularly collect information on radar and telecommunications systems from all over the world, in order to produce intelligence of electromagnetic origin. This space capability will be unique in Europe ”.
Iris and Céleste will take over (around 2030)
As we explained in the first part of our dossier, space belongs to everyone, France therefore takes the opportunity to monitor its neighbors without fear: “ satellites are subject to a specific legal regime (right of the space), which allows them to fly over the entire surface of the globe in full sovereignty (no overflight authorization required) ”.
Here are some examples of use in military missions:
“ Map telecommunications centers and radars in conflict zones, assess their level of activity, specify the danger represented by these enemy radars to guarantee the supremacy of French planes, determine the architecture of enemy communication networks. "
CERES can therefore be combined perfectly with CSO, which provides " capacities for situation monitoring and strategic monitoring, aid in the prevention and anticipation of crises, planning and conduct of operations ".
The succession is already planned: new programs will be launched in 2023, but it will still be several years before satellites are built and a fortiori placed in orbit. The code names are Iris (for optical observing capabilities) and Celeste (for electromagnetic listening).
In the background, the message is clear: France does not intend to be left behind and wishes to have peak capacities. We then understand the issues surrounding space surveillance and counter-attack mechanisms: losing this kind of military satellites would be a disaster for intelligence.
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https://twitter.com/Megaconstellati/status/1349370410039701504
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NET April 2021. SSMS rideshares include
PRETTY
RadCube
SUNSTORM
uHETSat
https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/corporate/DGPressConf2021JosefAschbacher.pdf
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https://spacenews.com/hemeria-seeks-niche-in-microsat-manufacturing/
Hemeria is building two small satellites for the French Armed Forces Ministry that will launch to geostationary orbit in 2023 to monitor the space environment there, Multan said. The rocket will be European but has not been selected, he said.
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I got some information about the flights for this year:
VV18 - Officially late March (most likely mid-April)
VA254 - Officially March 4th (most likely late May or June, due to delays related to new modifications to the launcher fairing)
VV19 - late June or early July, likely Vega C first flight
VA255 - Mid-August, IF the VA254 campaign is not delayed any further
VV20 - August
VS26 - September, with Galileo
VV21 - October
VA256 - Officially October 31st, with JWST
There may be another Ariane 5 flight this year, but it's unlikely.
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I got some information about the flights for this year:
Any news about the OneWeb Soyuz launches from Kourou?
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Any news about the OneWeb Soyuz launches from Kourou?
I didn't get any information on them, but they're probably postponed to 2022.
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I got some information about the flights for this year:
VV18 - Officially late March (most likely mid-April)
VA254 - Officially March 4th (most likely late May or June, due to delays related to new modifications to the launcher fairing)
VV19 - late June or early July, likely Vega C first flight
VA255 - Mid-August, IF the VA254 campaign is not delayed any further
VV20 - August
VS26 - September, with Galileo
VV21 - October
VA256 - Officially October 31st, with JWST
There may be another Ariane 5 flight this year, but it's unlikely.
difficult delay VA 254: Deadlines for some spectrum rights for Star One D2 in Brazil had already expired and were extended to August 2021 due to COVID
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I got some information about the flights for this year:
<snips>
VA254 - Officially March 4th (most likely late May or June, due to delays related to new modifications to the launcher fairing)
VA255 - Mid-August, IF the VA254 campaign is not delayed any further
VA256 - Officially October 31st, with JWST
There may be another Ariane 5 flight this year, but it's unlikely.
Launcher fairing modifications are a work-in-progress towards the goal of more efficient venting of air pressure during ascent, in support of the JWST launch.
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Cross-post:
Cross-post:
I got some information about the flights for this year:
VA254 - Officially March 4th (most likely late May or June, due to delays related to new modifications to the launcher fairing)
Looks like DLR got the same information. They now say May 2021 (tbc).
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1351887271696470016
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47362/
Nr. Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en) Bemerkung
18 Vega VV18 April (tbc) Multiple Satelliten
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 20. Januar 2021
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Re: official vs. unofficial, etc.--an article link from 10 days ago:
Spaceflight[now] now sees the launch of Syracuse 4A with SES-17.
James Webb, OneWeb highlight Arianespace’s 2021 launch schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/01/11/james-webb-oneweb-highlight-arianespaces-2021-launch-schedule/), dated January 11
Also from the article, based on a statement by Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, on January 7, plus information from ESA [and Arianespace?]. Paraphrased:
February 25: The next OneWeb cluster launch, from Vostochny, on Soyuz.
March 4: Star One D2 and Eutelsat Quantum, from Kourou, on Ariane 5.
late March: Pléiades Neo 1 [and rideshares], from Kourou, on Vega.
mid 2021: The next Galileo duo launch, from Kourou/Sinnamary, on Soyuz.
mid 2021: Vega C inaugural flight from Kourou.
October 31: James Webb Space Telescope, from Kourou, on Ariane 5.
TBD: SES 17 and Syracuse 4A, from Kourou, on Ariane 5.
TBD: Pléiades Neo 2 [and rideshares], from Kourou, on Vega.
TBD: Multiple additional Soyuz/OneWeb missions from French Guiana, Baikonur, and Vostochny.
We've already seen some sourced delays to the above list, in the intervening 10 days.
Also, for VA255, is it SES-17 and Ovzon-3, or SES-17 and Syracuse 4A?
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I got some information about the flights for this year:
VV18 - Officially late March (most likely mid-April)
VA254 - Officially March 4th (most likely late May or June, due to delays related to new modifications to the launcher fairing)
VV19 - late June or early July, likely Vega C first flight
VA255 - Mid-August, IF the VA254 campaign is not delayed any further
VV20 - August
VS26 - September, with Galileo
VV21 - October
VA256 - Officially October 31st, with JWST
There may be another Ariane 5 flight this year [VA257], but it's unlikely.
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/10565073
Google translate:
"In 2021, the Russian side plans to carry out 10 launches with Soyuz-2 and Soyuz-ST carrier rockets in the interests of foreign customers," Saveliev said.
According to the deputy general director of the state corporation, four of them will pass from the Baikonur cosmodrome and three each from Vostochny and Kuru (French Guiana). At the same time, the launch of the apparatus of the European global satellite navigation system Galileo is expected from the Kuru cosmodrome.
https://tass.ru/kosmos/10565159
Google translate:
MOSCOW, January 28. / TASS /. Roscosmos plans to carry out eight launches under the OneWeb program from the Baikonur, Vostochny and Kuru cosmodromes. This was announced to TASS by the Deputy General Director of Roscosmos for International Cooperation Sergei Savelyev.
"Three spacecraft launches are planned from the Baikonur and Vostochny cosmodromes within the framework of the OneWeb project," Saveliev said.
According to the deputy general director, two cluster launches are also planned from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana.
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https://ria.ru/20210130/kosmos-1595229475.html
Google translate:
"In September, it is planned to launch two European navigation satellites Galileo, in November and December - two launches of 34 British OneWeb communications satellites in each," - said the source.
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https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press-release/thales-alenia-space-provide-study-european-space-agencys-cis-lunar
Thales Alenia Space to provide the study for European Space Agency’s Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle - CLTV
01/29/2021
Thales Alenia Space Space Exploration Moon exploration Man on the moon Lunar Orbital Platform Gateway Moon landing
Turin, January 29, 2020 – Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) has signed a contract with European Space Agency (ESA), worth € 4,5 Million, for the study of Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle (CLTV), a transportation logistic space vehicle to be used for a variety of missions: from the logistic resupply of Lunar Gateway pressurized modules, to the transportation of space infrastructure in low Earth orbit, and the potential use in future missions in support of the European Large Logistic Lander (EL3).
Thales Alenia Space is one of the prime contractors for the entire study phase (A/B1 project stage), cooperating with OHB as main partner and with ALTEC (Aerospace Logistics Technology Engineering), a joint subsidiary of Thales Alenia Space (63.75%) and ASI (36.25%), for the ground segment operations.
The study aims to provide ESA a complete logistic service vehicle, usable in different space exploration destinations, from the low Earth orbit to the Cislunar and Lunar environment. CLTV is designed to be compatible and to communicate seamlessly with other modules that Thales Alenia Space is developing for NASA, ESA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), such as European Large Logistic Lander, International Habitat (IHAB), European System Providing Refueling, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (ESPRIT), the Human Landing System (HLS) and the future Lunar ground infrastructures.
The Preliminary design review will be taking place in mid-2021, while the System Design Review, planned for late 2022, will mark the end of the Study phase and will introduce the engineering and development phase.
Thales Alenia Space is also the Prime Contractor for the study of European Large Logistic Lander (EL3), responsible for the whole mission architecture and mission integration. EL3 is an independent element of the international lunar exploration activities, envisioned as a versatile system that can support a variety of missions. The first two priority missions which will be studied, deal with a cargo delivery mission in support to the NASA ARTEMIS program, and a polar rover scientific mission as independent European enterprise to explore the Lunar southern area.
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https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/01/airbus-studies-moon-cruiser-concept-for-esas-cislunar-transfer-vehicle.html
Airbus studies “Moon Cruiser” concept for ESA’s cis-lunar transfer vehicle
Versatile, autonomous logistics vehicle to support future lunar missions based on heritage from Orion ESM and ATV
Toulouse, 28 January 2021 - Airbus has been awarded a CLTV (Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle) study for a "Moon Cruiser" by the European Space Agency (ESA). According to the study concept (two parallel Phase A/B1), the CLTV is a versatile, autonomous logistics vehicle that could, for example, provide timely and efficient support to NASA and ESA in the implementation of the future Artemis Moon missions. The spacecraft will be based on existing and proven technologies and will complement the multipurpose European Large Logistic Lander (EL3).
The execution of lunar missions, including landing on the Moon and setting up upcoming lunar space station, Gateway, is a complex and challenging task for the international community. It requires a precisely planned chain of supply and logistics missions. The Airbus Moon Cruiser concept supports these challenges in several ways:
· Gateway logistics: the CLTV can transport cargo or fuel for refuelling in lunar orbit and to the Gateway, the international project led by the two main contributors NASA (United States) and ESA (Europe), supporting a sustainable presence on the Moon and exploration beyond and a pillar of NASA’s Artemis programme.
· Transfer of a large Lunar Module into Low Lunar Orbit: The CLTV is required to fly a lander or an ascent stage between the Gateway and the low lunar orbit, to perform landing and ascent missions with larger and more extensive services
· CLTV’s versatility will also allow it to support missions to post-ISS orbital infrastructure in LEO as well as missions in the field of GEO satcom servicing.
The CLTV's design allows multiple mission types to be carried out with a single vehicle and is compatible with various launchers. Airbus’ solution is a mature, versatile and modular concept based on a large portfolio of mission and vehicle designs for Human Space-flight and Exploration built by Airbus for ESA including the Orion European Service Module (ESM), as well as five successful Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) space transporter missions, carrying a total of around 30 tonnes of cargo into space.
“With the Airbus Moon Cruiser concept for CLTV, we are establishing the first building blocks for humans and machines to work together all the way between the Earth and the Moon. CLTV can serve Gateway logistics and add value to the EL3 Large Lunar Lander by enabling additional missions, whether standalone for Europe or as part of wider international co-operation,” said Andreas Hammer, Head of Space Exploration at Airbus.
The CLTV can be launched on Ariane 6, and it could transport a module of over 4.5 tonnes to the Gateway. The European Space Agency ESA could deploy the CLTV in the second half of the decade and it is planned that the CLTV will literally "cruise" on a direct flight path to the Moon.
The target is to validate the following, implementation phase (B2/C/D) of CLTV at the next Ministerial Council in 2022, with the aim of launching in 2027.
Airbus is building the European Service Module for ESA for the new NASA spacecraft Orion, the central spacecraft of future NASA space exploration. The first service module has already been delivered to NASA by Airbus. A second service module is currently being built at Airbus in Bremen. The first launch for Orion - a test flight without astronauts - will take Orion into a lunar orbit and back to Earth under the Artemis I mission and is scheduled for 2021.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
Mid- April 17 20 - Pleiades Neo 1, EIRSAT 1, ELO, LEMUR-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
May - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Late June - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (VV19) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV (or Early July)
Mid-August - SES-17, Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3
August - Pleiades Neo 2, PRETTY, RadCube, SUNSTORM, µHETsat + multiple sats - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
September - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
H2 NET September - GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or 2022)
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 November - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Q4 December - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
December - MEASAT-3d, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2022)
Piggybacked:
December - MicroCarb - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
March 25 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S
Q2 April 23 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S
Q2 May - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S
June H1 2022 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S
July - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Vostocnniy 1S (or H1 2022)
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6
2022
Q1 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3 / 4 (or Falcon 9)
NET Q2 H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS (or September)
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Midyear - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS /ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
NET H2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
TBD - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
October - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
2022 TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou (or 2024-2027)
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
April - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or June)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
March - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
TBD - Heracles (HLEPP - Human Lunar Exploration Precursor Program) EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2023 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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 - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 304 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 17)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 624
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on January 30th
Changes on January 31st
Changes on February 1st
Changes on February 19th
Changes on February 20th
Changes on February 21st
Changes on February 22nd
Changes on March 2nd
Changes on March 9th
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https://ria.ru/20210201/soyuz-1595423860.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, 1 Feb - RIA Novosti. Five launches of the Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rockets are scheduled until 2023 from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, follows from materials posted on the public procurement website.
Earlier, a RIA Novosti source in the rocket and space industry said that three Soyuz launches with Kuru are expected in 2021: in September - with two European Galileo navigation satellites, in November and December - two launches with 34 British OneWeb communication satellites in each.
"The subject of this contract is the lease of vehicles for the transportation of Russian personnel during the VS26-VS30 launch campaigns and during the work to maintain the technical readiness of the ground equipment of the Soyuz launch complex at the Guiana Space Center in 2020-2022," the Operations Center said. objects of ground space infrastructure (enterprise "Roskosmos").
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https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/e/euclid#launch
Launch: A launch of the Euclid spacecraft is scheduled for June 2022 on a Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT vehicle from Kourou, French Guiana.
https://www.euclid-ec.org/
The satellite will be launched by a Soyuz ST-2.1B rocket and then travel to the L2 Sun-Earth Lagrangian point for a 6 years mission.
https://sci.esa.int/web/euclid/-/the-euclid-space-telescope-is-coming-together [Jul 9 2020]
Launch is currently scheduled for the second half of 2022 from Europe's spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana.
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https://www.satellitetoday.com/imagery-and-sensing/2021/02/09/gsa-selects-eutelsat-to-host-egnos-geo-4-payload/
The EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G satellite will host the EGNOS GEO-4 payload. The satellite is being built by Airbus Defence and Space and is scheduled for launch in the first half of 2022.
But the launch provider has not yet been officially announced by Eutelsat.
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https://www.satellitetoday.com/imagery-and-sensing/2021/02/09/gsa-selects-eutelsat-to-host-egnos-geo-4-payload/
The EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G satellite will host the EGNOS GEO-4 payload. The satellite is being built by Airbus Defence and Space and is scheduled for launch in the first half of 2022.
But the launch provider has not yet been officially announced by Eutelsat.
an MoU was signed with Arianspace:
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
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Mid-April - Pleiades Neo 1, EIRSAT1, ELO, Lemur-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2,
Centre for Space Research @ University College Dublin has told me that EIRSAT1 has not been asigned to any launch yet.
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https://www.satellitetoday.com/imagery-and-sensing/2021/02/09/gsa-selects-eutelsat-to-host-egnos-geo-4-payload/
The EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G satellite will host the EGNOS GEO-4 payload. The satellite is being built by Airbus Defence and Space and is scheduled for launch in the first half of 2022.
But the launch provider has not yet been officially announced by Eutelsat.
an MoU was signed with Arianspace:
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
I know. But they also have that with ILS. Possibly also a reservation with SpaceX.
In 2018 a "long-term multiple-launch service agreement" was signed between Eutelsat and Arinespace for 5 launches.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/eutelsat-signs-long-term-multiple-launch-service-agreement-with-arianespace/
In January 2021, Arianespace wrote:
Eutelsat, with the launch of its new-generation EUTELSAT-10B satellite on Ariane 5, and confirmation of three options on Ariane 6 defined within the framework of a contract signed in 2018;
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-sustained-its-launch-operations-in-2020-and-gears-up-for-an-even-faster-pace-in-2021/
So Eutelsat has signed 2 launch contracts with Arianspace in the meantime. Eutelsat-10B is one.
The other may be the undisclosed satellite some time ago. If this is Eutelsat, then it can be Hotbird-13F or Hotbird-13G or Konnect-VHTS.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-announces-latest-ariane-5-contract-plans-up-to-four-more-launches-by-end-of-year-and-raises-executive-committees-european-profile/
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https://www.satellitetoday.com/imagery-and-sensing/2021/02/09/gsa-selects-eutelsat-to-host-egnos-geo-4-payload/
The EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G satellite will host the EGNOS GEO-4 payload. The satellite is being built by Airbus Defence and Space and is scheduled for launch in the first half of 2022.
But the launch provider has not yet been officially announced by Eutelsat.
an MoU was signed with Arianspace:
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4
I know. But they also have that with ILS. Possibly also a reservation with SpaceX.
In 2018 a "long-term multiple-launch service agreement" was signed between Eutelsat and Arinespace for 5 launches.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/eutelsat-signs-long-term-multiple-launch-service-agreement-with-arianespace/
In January 2021, Arianespace wrote:
Eutelsat, with the launch of its new-generation EUTELSAT-10B satellite on Ariane 5, and confirmation of three options on Ariane 6 defined within the framework of a contract signed in 2018;
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-sustained-its-launch-operations-in-2020-and-gears-up-for-an-even-faster-pace-in-2021/
So Eutelsat has signed 2 launch contracts with Arianspace in the meantime. Eutelsat-10B is one.
The other may be the undisclosed satellite some time ago. If this is Eutelsat, then it can be Hotbird-13F or Hotbird-13G or Konnect-VHTS.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-announces-latest-ariane-5-contract-plans-up-to-four-more-launches-by-end-of-year-and-raises-executive-committees-european-profile/
ILS is very much no longer expected as it is running quickly out of launchers to allocate on Proton and Angara is lacking right now.
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https://twitter.com/NotamUpdates/status/1359959456839315457?s=19
Any ideas what this is about?
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Eutelsat: Delayed satellite launches.
First Half 2020-21 Results Presentation
https://www.eutelsat.com/files/PDF/investors/2020-21/H1_2020-21_Presentation.pdf
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Cross-post;
perhaps a payload for one of the Ariane 5 launches in 2022?:
According to various sources in India GSAT-24 is to be launched by Arianespace, sometime this fall....:
"GSAT-24 will be a 4.1 ton communications satellite that will put 24 Ku-band transponders into space to be used for DTH services. “The cost of the satellite is 400 million rupees and NSIL will launch it through Arianespace. The launch is expected to occur sometime in September,” Sivan said."
https://truthdive.com/2021/02/18/space-psu-nsil-to-launch-satellite-for-tatasky-india-news/
The launch date seems doubtful, though.
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Cross-post; perhaps a payload for one of the Ariane 5 launches in 2022?:
According to various sources in India GSAT-24 is to be launched by Arianespace, sometime this fall....:
"GSAT-24 will be a 4.1 ton communications satellite that will put 24 Ku-band transponders into space to be used for DTH services. “The cost of the satellite is 400 million rupees and NSIL will launch it through Arianespace. The launch is expected to occur sometime in September, ”Sivan said."
https://truthdive.com/2021/02/18/space-psu-nsil-to-launch-satellite-for-tatasky-india-news/
The launch date seems doubtful, though.
Paired with Eutelsat Hot Bird 13F ?
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/space-psu-nsil-to-launch-sat-for-tatasky/articleshow/81081943.cms
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
H2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H2 - GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
Changes on February 19th
Changes on February 20th
Why "(or Falcon 9)" for GSAT-24 ?
It's understood so for Eutelsat Hot Bird 13F, not for GSAT-24 which is said to be launched by Arianespace.
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https://ria.ru/20210222/raketa-1598525870.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, February 22 - RIA Novosti. Two additional launches of Soyuz-2 carrier rockets in the interests of the British company OneWeb may take place from the Vostochny cosmodrome this year, two sources in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, another source of the agency in the industry said that in 2021, six or seven launches of Soyuz-2 missiles from Vostochny are planned. According to him, the commercial program foresees three launches of rockets with 36 British communication satellites OneWeb on board each, three or four launches are expected under the federal program: with the Meteor-M meteorological satellite, two Ionosphere-M scientific vehicles, the Luna-25 station and, possibly, the Kondor-FKA Earth observation radar satellite.
"At the request of the French company Arianespace (which provides commercial launch services using Soyuz-2 missiles - ed.), Two more Soyuz-2 launches with 36 OneWeb satellites in each may be included in the launch schedule," said one of the sources.
Another source confirmed this information, adding that two more launches, planned for March 25, April 23 and May, in the interests of OneWeb, may be added - in June and July. "The June start is possible with a high degree of probability, and the July start is still in question," he said.
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The first #PléiadesNeo satellite will be launched from Kourou in French Guyana on 16th April 2021.
https://twitter.com/AirbusSpace/status/1362333370320113664
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/space-psu-nsil-to-launch-sat-for-tatasky/articleshow/81081943.cms
GSAT-24 will be a 4.1 tonne communication satellite that will put into space 24 Ku-band transponders to be used for DTH services. “The satellite’s cost is Rs 400 crore and NSIL will be launching it through Arianespace. The launch is expected to happen sometime in September,” Sivan said.
The PSU is also negotiating to acquire GSAT-20, a high-throughput satellite, which will also be launched commercially. “Aside from GSAT-20, DishTV has held preliminary talks with NSIL for another satellite,” Sivan added.
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The launch of the Heinrich Hertz satellite may be delayed until 2023.
Is he still on the Ariane 5 launchschedule? Or is there a shift to Ariane 6?
September 2020
Next centrepiece of German telecommunications technology successfully tested
HPS antenna for space mission Heinrich Hertz passes meticulous test
With the launch of the Heinrich Hertz satellite in 2023, Germany will once again be flying the black-red-golden flag in satellite telecommunications – twenty years after the DFS Kopernikus mission completed in 2002 – on the innovative “Small Geo” platform from OHB 36,000 kilometers above the earth. ...
https://www.hps-gmbh.com/en/news/hps-space-news/
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Cross-post:
https://twitter.com/Avio_Group/status/1368532355086966786
Vega is back on the launch pad. The Flight Readiness Review has authorized the start of the #VV18 launch campaign: target date 22 April
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No timezone given. If that is Kourou date and the time of day is unchanged from the Arbus website countdown, it would be 23 April (01:50) UTC.
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March 8th update
Cross-post re: updated launch date for Pléiades Neo 1; 0150 20 April UTC:
And Airbus have tweaked their message of 15th February to show the 20th April as launch date instead of 16th.
Old:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210304082405/https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/newsroom/news/pleiades-neo-ready-for-launch/
New:
https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/newsroom/news/pleiades-neo-ready-for-launch/
The countdown now points to 20th 1:50 UTC, while before it counted to 17th 1:50 UTC.
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Re: OneWeb:
Cross-post:
https://tass.ru/kosmos/10850401
Google translate:
MOSCOW, March 6. / TASS /. About 10 launches of the British communications satellites OneWeb on Soyuz rockets...are planned this year. This was announced on Saturday to TASS by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
"2021 - <snip>, about 10 OneWeb launches each with 36 spacecraft..."Rogozin said.
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
Q4 November - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Q4 December - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
Starsem's launches:
March 25 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S
Q2 April 23 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S
Q2 May - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S
June H1 2022 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S
July - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Vostocnniy 1S (или H1 2022)
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6
Changes on January 30th
Changes on January 31st
Changes on February 22nd
Edited
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Contract signed to build Arctic weather satellite
09/03/2021
With the need for satellite data to be received more frequently for faster weather forecasting updates in the Arctic, ESA has signed a contract with OHB Sweden to a build prototype satellite for the Arctic Weather Satellite mission.
This prototype is the forerunner of a potential constellation of satellites that would supply an almost constant stream of temperature and humidity data from every location on Earth – allowing, for the first time, for very short-range weather forecasting, or ‘nowcasting’, in the Arctic. Meteorologists will also use the mission to improve weather forecasts around the world.
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/Arctic_Weather_Satellite/Contract_signed_to_build_Arctic_weather_satellite
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Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
Changes on March 9th
Launch of prototype in 2024.
Source : http://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/Arctic_Weather_Satellite/Better_Arctic_and_global_weather_forecasts
Launch of the prototype is envisaged for 2024, with a view to building the constellation shortly afterwards.
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Ran across this in an FCC filing, these dates have not always proved to be very accurate (best treated as very NET)
USN seeks authority to support testing using CSG-1 for certification of ground station in preparation for the Launch and Early Orbit (LEOP) support of Cosmo-SkyMed2 in August 2021, not commercial service to the United States, and thus believes that Section 25.137 does not apply.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
April 20 - Pleiades Neo 1, EIRSAT 1, ELO, LEMUR-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
May June - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Mid-August - SES-17, Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3
August - Pleiades Neo 2, PRETTY, RadCube, SUNSTORM, µHETsat + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV
NET September - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F (TBD), GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega C (VV20) - Kourou ZLV (or 2022)
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
September NET Late November - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
November - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
December - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
December - MicroCarb - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
March 25 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S
April 23 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S
May - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S
June - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S
July - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Vostocnniy 1S (or H1 2022)
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6
2022
Late June 2021 Early - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (VV19) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV (or Early July 2021)
March - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Ariane 62 Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS ELA-4
Q1 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3 / 4 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
NET June - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS (or September)
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
NET H2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET January TBD - MEASAT-3d, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or December 2021)
TBD - Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
October - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear 2022 TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou (or 2024-2027)
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
April - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or June)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
March - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2023 TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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 - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 304 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 17)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 624
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on March 12th
Changes on March 14th
Changes on March 16th
Changes on March 20th
Changes on March 21st
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The launch of Measat-3d has now slipped completely to 2022.
(forgot to post this)
KUALA LUMPUR: Airbus SE reaffirms its support to Malaysia's space ecosystem with MEASAT-3d, a new multi-mission telecommunications satellite, slated to be launched in 2022.
https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021/02/667956/airbus-continues-supporting-malaysia-icp-extensive-defence-space
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https://ria.ru/20210314/galileo-1601117286.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, March 14 - RIA Novosti. The launch of two European navigation satellites Galileo is planned to be launched in the first quarter of 2022 with the Russian Soyuz-ST launch vehicle instead of the European Ariane 6, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
In September 2017, a contract was signed to launch four Galileo vehicles with two Ariane 6 launch vehicles between late 2020 and mid 2021. The treaty provided for the use of Soyuz missiles as a fallback. Later, due to the delay in the first launch of the Ariane 6, which is now slated for the second quarter of 2022, one of the two Galileo launches has been postponed to Soyuz and is currently slated for September 2021.
"The second launch of two Galileo satellites from the Guiana Space Center (Kouru Cosmodrome - Ed.) Has now also been transferred from the Ariane 6 rocket to Soyuz-ST and is planned, tentatively, in March 2022," the source said.
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GaiaNIR White Paper
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10686-021-09705-z
It is an open access paper. GaiaNIR is the proposed follow up to Gaia with two NIR channels so it can pierce dust clouds. Original Gaia maximized the size possible for the rocket and apparently they are happy with the telescopes and general configuration of the optics, implying that they again plan for a Soyuz launch. Marginal improvements in the telescopes, more channels and data, likely more pixels in the detectors meaning less saturation and expecting to measure 5 times as many stars. Time frame, about 20 years in the future. Gaia is the ESA non earth observation mission downloading the most data and the processing consortium discovered that its computers while state of the art are just not good enough for an annual release, though that also has to do with creating and coding the algorithms. GaiaNIR 20 years in the future likely means lasercom and 7 generations meaning 2^7=128 times faster computers, if Moore's law holds. If it is not 128 times more data, we might just see faster releases if/when this gets launched.
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https://ria.ru/20210314/galileo-1601117286.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, March 14 - RIA Novosti. The launch of two European navigation satellites Galileo is planned to be launched in the first quarter of 2022 with the Russian Soyuz-ST launch vehicle instead of the European Ariane 6, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
In September 2017, a contract was signed to launch four Galileo vehicles with two Ariane 6 launch vehicles between late 2020 and mid 2021. The treaty provided for the use of Soyuz missiles as a fallback. Later, due to the delay in the first launch of the Ariane 6, which is now slated for the second quarter of 2022, one of the two Galileo launches has been postponed to Soyuz and is currently slated for September 2021.
"The second launch of two Galileo satellites from the Guiana Space Center (Kouru Cosmodrome - Ed.) Has now also been transferred from the Ariane 6 rocket to Soyuz-ST and is planned, tentatively, in March 2022," the source said.
swap with Euclid?
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https://ria.ru/20210314/galileo-1601117286.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, March 14 - RIA Novosti. The launch of two European navigation satellites Galileo is planned to be launched in the first quarter of 2022 with the Russian Soyuz-ST launch vehicle instead of the European Ariane 6, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
In September 2017, a contract was signed to launch four Galileo vehicles with two Ariane 6 launch vehicles between late 2020 and mid 2021. The treaty provided for the use of Soyuz missiles as a fallback. Later, due to the delay in the first launch of the Ariane 6, which is now slated for the second quarter of 2022, one of the two Galileo launches has been postponed to Soyuz and is currently slated for September 2021.
"The second launch of two Galileo satellites from the Guiana Space Center (Kouru Cosmodrome - Ed.) Has now also been transferred from the Ariane 6 rocket to Soyuz-ST and is planned, tentatively, in March 2022," the source said.
swap with Euclid?
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT's are presently reserved (reserved with RKTs Progress as build as needed) as the backup launcher for Galileo through this 2023 flight:
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
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Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT's are presently reserved (reserved with RKTs Progress as build as needed) as the backup launcher for Galileo through this 2023 flight:
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
hmm, the contract is currently until VS30
That is why I asked.
https://ria.ru/20210201/soyuz-1595423860.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, 1 Feb - RIA Novosti. Five launches of the Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rockets are scheduled until 2023 from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, follows from materials posted on the public procurement website.
Earlier, a RIA Novosti source in the rocket and space industry said that three Soyuz launches with Kuru are expected in 2021: in September - with two European Galileo navigation satellites, in November and December - two launches with 34 British OneWeb communication satellites in each.
"The subject of this contract is the lease of vehicles for the transportation of Russian personnel during the VS26-VS30 launch campaigns and during the work to maintain the technical readiness of the ground equipment of the Soyuz launch complex at the Guiana Space Center in 2020-2022," the Operations Center said. objects of ground space infrastructure (enterprise "Roskosmos").
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Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT's are presently reserved (reserved with RKTs Progress as build as needed) as the backup launcher for Galileo through this 2023 flight:
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
hmm, the contract is currently until VS30
That is why I asked.
https://ria.ru/20210201/soyuz-1595423860.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, 1 Feb - RIA Novosti. Five launches of the Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rockets are scheduled until 2023 from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, follows from materials posted on the public procurement website.
Earlier, a RIA Novosti source in the rocket and space industry said that three Soyuz launches with Kuru are expected in 2021: in September - with two European Galileo navigation satellites, in November and December - two launches with 34 British OneWeb communication satellites in each.
"The subject of this contract is the lease of vehicles for the transportation of Russian personnel during the VS26-VS30 launch campaigns and during the work to maintain the technical readiness of the ground equipment of the Soyuz launch complex at the Guiana Space Center in 2020-2022," the Operations Center said. objects of ground space infrastructure (enterprise "Roskosmos").
There are un-exercised contract extension options on a flight by flight basis of which at the time of the article were only exercised through VS30. it remains to be seen if they will order more if delays continue or decide to bump non priority payloads which can be delayed to make launchers available to the Galileo programme.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
NET January - MEASAT-3d, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 ]
Changes on March 14th
Why did the entire flight slip to 2022 ? It's only said Measat-3D slipped to 2022.
KUALA LUMPUR: Airbus SE reaffirms its support to Malaysia's space ecosystem with MEASAT-3d, a new multi-mission telecommunications satellite, slated to be launched in 2022.
https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021/02/667956/airbus-continues-supporting-malaysia-icp-extensive-defence-space
Can't Syracuse-4A still be on a flight in Dec 2021 with a new co-passenger ? (as new ones appeared last weeks)
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https://www.defense.gouv.fr/dga/actualite/la-dga-lance-une-nouvelle-phase-du-programme-de-communication-satellitaires-syracuse-iv
Les satellites Syracuse 4A et 4B, commandés fin 2015 par la DGA, seront mis en service en 2022 et 2023 pour prendre la relève des satellites Syracuse 3A et 3B. Ils seront rejoints d’ici à 2030 par un troisième satellite optimisé notamment pour une utilisation par les plateformes aéronautiques.
Google translate:
The Syracuse 4A and 4B satellites, ordered at the end of 2015 by the DGA, will be commissioned in 2022 and 2023 to take over from the Syracuse 3A and 3B satellites. They will be joined by 2030 by a third satellite optimized in particular for use by aeronautical platforms.
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https://www.defense.gouv.fr/dga/actualite/la-dga-lance-une-nouvelle-phase-du-programme-de-communication-satellitaires-syracuse-iv
Les satellites Syracuse 4A et 4B, commandés fin 2015 par la DGA, seront mis en service en 2022 et 2023 pour prendre la relève des satellites Syracuse 3A et 3B. Ils seront rejoints d’ici à 2030 par un troisième satellite optimisé notamment pour une utilisation par les plateformes aéronautiques.
Google translate:
The Syracuse 4A and 4B satellites, ordered at the end of 2015 by the DGA, will be commissioned in 2022 and 2023 to take over from the Syracuse 3A and 3B satellites. They will be joined by 2030 by a third satellite optimized in particular for use by aeronautical platforms.
Note that these are not launch dates, but the dates when satellites go in service. Some months after launch.
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D’ici à 2022 : lancement des satellites SYRACUSE 4A et 4B
Google translate:
By 2022: launch of the SYRACUSE 4A and 4B satellites
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(this may not be the best thread but I'm not as familiar with this forum section, feel free to suggest an alternative location to move this)
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1372994674886111234
.@RuagSpace fairing-separation anomaly has grounded #Ariane5 since Aug 2020, also impacted @ulalaunch Atlas 5 operations. @ESA@Arianespace say root cause found; Swiss govt injects cash; Ariane 5 flights could resume in June. @SBFI_CH @ArianeGroup. http://bit.ly/3lySICB
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Vega-C rocket delayed to early 2022 as current Vega customers, especially one, are given priority
Posted by Peter B. de Selding | Mar 19, 2021 | Limited, Satellite Operators
PARIS — Europe’s Vega-C rocket’s inaugural flight has slipped to early 2022 to increase the likelihood that high-profile customers awaiting launch on the current Vega are delivered to orbit this year.
First among equals in this customer lineup is the French Defense Ministry, whose three Ceres signals-intelligence satellites are scheduled for launch on a Vega late this year. The satellites will fly in formation in low Earth orbit.
https://www.spaceintelreport.com/vega-c-rocket-delayed-to-early-2022-as-current-vega-customers-especially-one-are-given-priority/
The Vega-C lost the fight. The Vega customers Airbus and DGA have prevailed.
So most likely 2021 Vega VV18 Pleiades NEO 1, Vega VV19 Pleiades NEO 2, Vega VV20 CERES and then 2022 the Vega-C.
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The same from Avio, no Vega-C in 2021.
p. 24
http://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2021%2f2020-FY-Results-v_DEF_20210319_060013.pdf
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https://ria.ru/20210321/kuru-1602168599.html
Google translate:
"The launch of the Soyuz-ST-B rocket with the Fregat-MT upper stage and two Galileo satellites from the Guiana Space Center (Kuru Cosmodrome - Ed.) Has been postponed until November," the agency's source said.
Another source confirmed this information, adding that the launch is scheduled for late November, and its postponement is not related to Russian launch vehicles. "The rocket and the upper stage were made a long time ago," he said.
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EUMETSAT and Arianespace confirm the launch of two Meteosat Third Generation satellites with Ariane 6
March 23, 2021
Arianespace and EUMETSAT signed an update of their Launch Services Agreement for two Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites.
The sounder satellite MTG-S1 and the imager satellite MTG-I2 will be launched with Ariane 6, the next generation of Ariane family of launchers.
Arianespace will also place into orbit the MTG-I1 satellite with an Ariane 5 launcher by the end of 2022. The launch orderbook includes two more state-of-the-art meteorological polar satellites as well as one additional launch, still in option.
Today, at the occasion of the World Meteorological Day, EUMETSAT and Arianespace signed an update of their Launch Services Agreement for two Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites. Through this updated agreement, Arianespace is confirmed by EUMETSAT to launch the sounder satellite MTG-S1 and the imager satellite MTG-I2 with Ariane 6, the next generation of Ariane family of launchers.
This updated agreement follows EUMETSAT’s signature, during December 2020, of the “joint statement on the institutional exploitation of Ariane 6 and Vega C” in favor of a European preference for launchers on institutional missions in Europe.
Stéphane Israël, the Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, declared: “I am delighted by this updated agreement that highlights the trust EUMETSAT puts in our launch services solutions. These two future launches are new milestones in our long lasting partnership that begun in 1981 and that has seen Arianespace safely place into orbit 13 satellites operated by EUMETSAT. We have five satellites in our orderbook to deliver to Eumetsat, which show how crucial is our relationship. We are proud to be supporting the success of the European meteorological operator’s mission that is benefitting to millions of people.”
“The timely delivery of the Meteosat Third Generation system is an absolute priority for EUMETSAT and we are happy to continue to rely on the expertise of Arianespace to place our satellites in orbits,” explain Phil Evans, Director-General of EUMETSAT. “Once in place, orbiting 36,000 km above Earth, the MTG fleet is expected to greatly improve the accuracy of weather predictions. The imager on MTG-I, in particular, will enable nowcasting of extreme weather events, such as storms, with such precision that we expect it to literally save lives.”
The launch planning will see MTG-S1 satellite be placed into orbit in the first half of 2024, while the MTG-I2 would be planned for the second half of 2025 onwards. In both cases, the satellites will be reaching Geostationary Earth Orbit, a destination made reachable by high-standard capacities of Ariane 6.
Both organizations also confirmed that Arianespace will place into orbit the MTG-I1 satellite with an Ariane 5 launcher by the end of 2022. The launch orderbook includes two more state-of-the-art meteorological polar satellites (METOP-SG A1 and METOP-SG B1) as well as one additional launch, still in option.
The signature ceremony – which was held remotely to comply with the sanitary restrictions – reaffirms Arianespace’s mission to provide European institutions with secure and autonomous access to space. By supporting the interests of EUMETSAT, Arianespace demonstrates its will and ability to contribute to the sustainable development of our planet.
https://mailchi.mp/arianespaceonline/mission-success-flight-va242-orbits-dsn-1superbird-8-for-sky-perfect-jsat-and-hylas-4-for-avanti-communications-2659693?e=9f5a11c59b
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https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/03/pliades-neo-satellites-arrive-in-kourou-for-launch.html
Scheduled to launch in April 2021 on a Vega launcher, Pléiades Neo 3, the first of the new generation of very high-resolution satellites will join the existing Airbus fleet of optical and radar satellites, with increased resolution, revisit and coverage. It will be closely followed by its twin, Pléiades Neo 4, also scheduled for launch on a Vega rocket a few weeks later.
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https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/03/pliades-neo-satellites-arrive-in-kourou-for-launch.html
Scheduled to launch in April 2021 on a Vega launcher, Pléiades Neo 3, the first of the new generation of very high-resolution satellites will join the existing Airbus fleet of optical and radar satellites, with increased resolution, revisit and coverage. It will be closely followed by its twin, Pléiades Neo 4, also scheduled for launch on a Vega rocket a few weeks later.
The two upcoming Vega launches are for Neo 3 and 4, not Neo 1 and 2 as thought earlier.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
Late April 20 27 28 - Pleiades Neo 1 Pleiades Neo 3, EIRSAT 1, ELO, LEMUR-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
NET May June August - Pleiades Neo 2 Pleiades Neo 4, PRETTY, RadCube, SUNSTORM, µHETsat + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV (or July)
June July - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Mid-August - SES-17, Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3
NET September - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F (TBD), GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3
October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV (or 2022)
October November - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
NET Late November - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
Q4 - NESS - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
April 23 25 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S
May - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S
June - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S (or H1 2022)
July - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Vostocnniy 1S (or H1 2022)
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6
2022
Early - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (VV19) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
December 2021 February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
March - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
Q1 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3 / 4 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
NET H2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
September Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 3, Pleiades Neo 4 - Vega-С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
NET June 2022 March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS (or September 2022)
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear 2022 TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
Midyear 2022 TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou (or January 2025 2024-2027)
October 2023 H1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
April H2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or June)
Q4 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou (or Q3 2027)
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
March Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
2020's Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
2020's Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2023 TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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 - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Miura 5 - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 304 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 17)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 624
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on March 24th
Changes on March 25th
Changes on March 26th
Changes on April 1st
Changes on April 7th
Changes on April 10th
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pleiades-neo.htm
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
Midyear - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba_Missions/Corridor_test_of_Proba-3_s_formation_flying_sensors
Planned for launch in 2023, Proba-3’s two metre-scale satellites ...
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
Late April • Vega • Pléiades Neo 3
Launch time: 0150 GMT (9:50 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
...
June • Vega • Pléiades Neo 4
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
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July • Ariane 5 • Star One D2 & Eutelsat Quantum
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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August • Ariane 5 • SES 17 & Ovzon 3
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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https://ria.ru/20210407/soyuz-1727117974.html
Google translate:
"The launch of the Soyuz rocket with 34 British OneWeb satellites from Kourou, scheduled for December 2021, has been postponed, tentatively, to February 2022," the source said.
Another source confirmed this information, adding that now in 2021 two launches of Soyuz with Kuru are to take place: in October with 34 OneWeb vehicles and in November with two European navigation satellites Galileo.
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Clock countdown now explicitly confirmed:
06/04/2021
Pléiades Neo satellites are ready for launch at the European Space Center in Kourou.
The launch is now scheduled on 27 April on a Vega launcher!
https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/newsroom/news/pleiades-neo-ready-for-launch/
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Something about RadCube.
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Intern_develops_software_for_ESA_space_experiment
edit:
Meadbh’s project involves RadCube, the latest of ESA’s Technology CubeSats, which is due to fly on a Vega launcher this July.
But that was on March 18th. It may have changed again.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
...
Piggybacked:
Q4 - NESS - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
...
Changes on March 24th
Changes on March 25th
Changes on March 26th
Changes on April 1st
Changes on April 7th
2 things :) :
1. What is "NESS"?
2.After the VV19 flight, there is no rideshare option in the SSO at the CSG for some time.
If the Vega schedule stays that way, as i believe.
VV 20: only 3xCERES 70 ° LEO
Vega C # 1 (VV21?) Lares 2 70 ° MEO
Vega C # 2 only CSG-2 SSO
Vega C # 3 only Pleiades NEO 5 + 6 SSO
After that it becomes unclear
https://www.sablaunchservices.com/next-launches/
But there remain many questions about the SAB schedule.
Avio Spa says in the last few presentations that they have only firmly booked 8 Vega+Vega-C launches. (plus Vega C maiden flight I think) there are more
LARES-2 and CERES have now switched the order.
CSG-2 should be LTAN 6:00 AM = LTDN 6:00 PM. correct? It says LTDN 5:30 PM.
Pleiades-NEO fits.
What Soyuz is that?
Where is the Kompsat 7 launch?
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
...
Piggybacked:
Q4 - NESS - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
...
Changes on March 24th
Changes on March 25th
Changes on March 26th
Changes on April 1st
Changes on April 7th
2 things :) :
1. What is "NESS"?
2.After the VV19 flight, there is no rideshare option in the SSO at the CSG for some time.
If the Vega schedule stays that way, as i believe.
VV 20: only 3xCERES 70 ° LEO
Vega C # 1 (VV21?) Lares 2 70 ° MEO
Vega C # 2 only CSG-2 SSO
Vega C # 3 only Pleiades NEO 5 + 6 SSO
After that it becomes unclear
https://www.sablaunchservices.com/next-launches/
But there remain many questions about the SAB schedule.
Avio Spa says in the last few presentations that they have only firmly booked 8 Vega+Vega-C launches. (plus Vega C maiden flight I think) there are more
LARES-2 and CERES have now switched the order.
CSG-2 should be LTAN 6:00 AM = LTDN 6:00 PM. correct? It says LTDN 5:30 PM.
Pleiades-NEO fits.
What Soyuz is that?
Where is the Kompsat 7 launch?
FYI all that I can find: Originally two separate missions, NEOSSat (Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite) which builds on MOST (Microvariability and Oscillation of Stars) data performs two missions NESS (Near Earth Space Surveillance) for ESA via obvserver member state CSA (Canadian Space and HEOSS (High Earth Orbit Space Surveillance) for DND/DRDC (Department of National Defence/Defence Research and Development Canada). Follow-on satellites are proposed however there status is unknown.
https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/neossat
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FYI all that I can find: Originally two separate missions, NEOSSat (Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite) which builds on MOST (Microvariability and Oscillation of Stars) data performs two missions NESS (Near Earth Space Surveillance) for ESA via obvserver member state CSA (Canadian Space and HEOSS (High Earth Orbit Space Surveillance) for DND/DRDC (Department of National Defence/Defence Research and Development Canada). Follow-on satellites are proposed however there status is unknown.
https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/neossat
Thank you very much. :)
Because it says there:
Launch: The NEOSSat spacecraft was launched as a secondary payload on Feb. 25, 2013. The launch vehicle was PLSV-C20 of ISRO,
I was irritated.
We couldn't find another "NESS" satellite, Google and me.
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2 things :) :
1. What is "NESS"?
https://www.isae-supaero.fr/en/news/u-space-in-orbit/
CNES has entrusted U-Space, an ISAE-SUPAERO spin-off, to develop the NESS nanosatellite.
Where is the Kompsat 7 launch?
2022
...
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
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1. What is "NESS"?
https://www.isae-supaero.fr/en/news/u-space-in-orbit/
CNES has entrusted U-Space, an ISAE-SUPAERO spin-off, to develop the NESS nanosatellite.
"NESS" is an acronym (well, sort of) for "Nanosat 3U pour la Surveillance du Spectre civil". They also write it this way "NƐSS".
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2 things :) :
1. What is "NESS"?
https://www.isae-supaero.fr/en/news/u-space-in-orbit/
CNES has entrusted U-Space, an ISAE-SUPAERO spin-off, to develop the NESS nanosatellite.
Thanks. Difficult to find up-to-date information about it.
Where is the Kompsat 7 launch?
2022
...
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
I tried to combine the launches in the SABlaunchservice schedule with the payloads.
I may have found a candidate for Kompsat 7.
https://www.sablaunchservices.com/next-launches/
But there remain many questions about the SAB schedule.
Avio Spa says in the last few presentations that they have only firmly booked 8 Vega+Vega-C launches. (plus Vega C maiden flight I think) there are more
LARES-2 and CERES have now switched the order.
CSG-2 should be LTAN 6:00 AM = LTDN 6:00 PM. correct? It says LTDN 5:30 PM.
Pleiades-NEO fits.
What Soyuz is that?
Where is the Kompsat 7 launch?
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Aha found "NƐSS"
OTOS-NƐSS
To counter threats and challenges to our national security, our
military space assets must be equipped with sophisticated
tools. To maintain France’s independence in this domain,
CNES is conducting programmes of excellence founded on
strong innovation. One example is OTOS (1), which is seeking
to improve the systems our future military satellites will be
carrying. We will also be testing the new NƐSS (2) platform
in orbit in 2021. This highly promising cubesat will provide
global surveillance of civil radiofrequency spectrum in
L-band and S-band, and analyse sources of jamming.
(1) Observation de la Terre Optique Super-résolue
(2) Nanosat 3U pour la Surveillance du Spectre civil
https://cnes-tous-besoin-despace-2021.fr/assets/docs/Plaquette-CNES-2021-ENG-Web.pdf
page 18
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https://earthcare-val.esa.int/
...EarthCARE , ESA’s Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer mission developed in co-operation with JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, will address the need for a better understanding of the interactions between cloud, radiative and aerosol processes that play a role in climate regulation. That ESA-JAXA Joint mission was selected as the 6th Earth Explorer Mission and 3rd ESA Earth Observation Core Mission during the Granada ESA meeting in October 2004.
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The satellite will weigh about 2350 kilograms (including propellant) and will be placed in a quasi-polar orbit of 97° inclination at an altitude of about 400 kilometres. Its launch is scheduled for March 2023.
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VV18 launch cross-post:
Launch keeps slipping ... the clock now counts towards 28 April, 01:50 UTC (which is 27 April in Kourou time).
https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/newsroom/news/pleiades-neo-ready-for-launch/
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https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/03/sky-perfect-jsat-signs-contract-with-airbus-to-build-superbird9-telecommunications-satellite.html
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https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/03/sky-perfect-jsat-signs-contract-with-airbus-to-build-superbird9-telecommunications-satellite.html
How is this press release linked to an Arianespace launch ? It doesn't say so.
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https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/03/sky-perfect-jsat-signs-contract-with-airbus-to-build-superbird9-telecommunications-satellite.html
How is this press release linked to an Arianespace launch ? It doesn't say so.
Baselined on A64. All Superbird launches to since their last Atlas-IIAS flight have been on A5ECA. Launch contract will be awarded at a later date. It is only mentioned here for that reason but has not been added to the schedule itself.
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https://ria.ru/20210411/oneweb-1727740489.html
"Three more launches of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the Fregat upper stage from Vostochny, 36 OneWeb satellites in each, are scheduled for April 26, May 27 and July 1," the source said.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
01 - April 29 - Pleiades Neo 3, ELO Alpha (Tyvak-182A), LEMUR-2 138, Lemur-2 139, NORSAT 3, AII-Bravo - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 5 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
02 - April 26 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 6 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S -22:14:08.194
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
July - Pleiades Neo 4, PRETTY, RadCube, SUNSTORM, µHETsat + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV (or June)
July - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Mid-August - SES-17, Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q4)
NET September - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F (TBD), GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3
October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV (or 2022)
October - OneWeb (x34) Flight 12 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
NET Late November - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
Q4 - NESS - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
May 27 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 7 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S -17:43
June July 1 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 8- Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S (or H1 2022)
Q4 August 2 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 9 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 August 26 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 10 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
Q4 September 18 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 11 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Baikonur 31/6
December 23 H1 2022 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 13 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6 (or December 26)
2022
Early - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (VV19) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
March - Galileo-FOC FM25, Galileo-FOC FM26 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
Q1 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3 / 4 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
NET H2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Vostocnniy 1S (or July 2021)
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
2023
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear 2022 TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
H1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022-2027 H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou (or January 2024)
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
H2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou (or Q4 2025)
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2023 TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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 - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 305 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 18)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 630
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
April 28 - Pleiades Neo 3, EIRSAT 1, ELO, LEMUR-2y (xTBD), Myriota 1, Myriota 2, Myriota 3, NORSAT 3, NanoAvionics sat + multiple sats - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
Changes on April 11th
in bold by me,
"Bravo" is the name of the thing, if I understand correctly
https://twitter.com/gnito_/status/1384170134026162178
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in bold by me,
"Bravo" is the name of the thing, if I understand correctly
Yeah:
NanoAvionics’ contract with Aurora includes building and integrating the two nanosatellites, “Bravo” and “Charlie” as well as providing launch and operation services ... The launch of the second satellite will take place during the first quarter of 2021.
https://nanoavionics.com/news/nanoavionics-built-satellite-for-aurora-insight-to-fly-on-spacexs-transporter-1-mission/ (Jan 19, 2021)
Charlie launched on Transporter-1.
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About OneWeb launches:
https://ria.ru/20210420/raketa-1729024386.html
Google translate:
"The next four cluster launches of 34 devices each will be made from Baikonur on August 2 and 26, September 18 and December 23, 2021," the agency's source said.
Another informed source confirmed this information to RIA Novosti, but added that another date is being discussed for the winter launch - December 26.
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https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2020/08/10/companias/1597060934_744408.html
Google translate:
There is already a chosen date. It will be in 2024. That year, if the forecasts are met, the Miura 5 rocket will be launched into space. Inside, Spanish technology developed by PLD Space, a pioneering company that will become the first industry in our country to put a satellite in orbit. The first in Europe, in addition, to take this type of device between 1 and 500 kilos into the atmosphere.
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https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/1385629130738257920
DutchSpace @DutchSpace
So, Vega VV18 and hunting for the missing payload, Launch kit says, apart from Pléiades Néo 3, there are 5 auxiliary payloads on the Hexamodule, but only lists 4, I have BRAVO, LEMUR-2, Tyvak-182A (Eutelsat ELO alpha) and NorSat-3....so is the missing one maybe Myriota ? #VV18
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April 23, 2021
Arianespace’s 18th Vega mission to orbit Earth observation and scientific satellites
- Arianespace’s upcoming Vega launch, scheduled for April 28, 2021, will orbit Pleiades Neo 3, the first very high-resolution satellite in the new Earth observation constellation operated by Airbus Defence and Space.
– Following the success of Europe’s first rideshare mission last September, Vega Flight 18 (VV18) will deploy five auxiliary payloads using the advanced SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service) structure.
– Both launch production and launch preparations strictly followed the recommendations issued by the Independent Inquiry Commission set up for the previous Vega mission, VV17.
On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:50 pm local time (01:50 UTC on Thursday, April 29), Arianespace’s first Vega mission of the year will lift off from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, with the optical observation satellite Pleiades Neo 3. The first of four satellites in an advanced Earth observation constellation, Pleiades Neo 3 was wholly funded and manufactured by its operator, Airbus.
The 18th mission of Europe’s Vega light launcher will also orbit an observation microsatellite for the Norwegian space agency, Norsat-3, plus four cubesats for the operators Eutelsat, NanoAvionics/Aurora Insight and Spire. These small satellites will be carried as auxiliary payloads on the innovative Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) deployment system. The SSMS rideshare service, developed with the support of the European space industry, was first deployed by Arianespace in September 2020. Funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), Arianespace’s SSMS service will soon be joined by the Multiple Launch Service (MLS), a similar offering that uses the Ariane 6 launch vehicle. With these two services, Arianespace can offer a wide range of affordable launch opportunities for small satellites and constellations.
After liftoff from the Guiana Space Center, the Vega launcher will fly for a little over six minutes, powered by the first three stages. The third stage will then fall back after separating from the upper composite, which comprises the AVUM upper stage, the Pleiades Neo 3 satellite, the SSMS and its five auxiliary passengers. The AVUM stage will ignite its engine for the first time, in a powered phase lasting about eight minutes, followed by a ballistic phase lasting 37 minutes. The AVUM stage will then restart its engine for a second burn lasting a little over one minute, before releasing the Pleiades Neo 3 satellite. The next two AVUM ignition phases will last about 37 minutes in all, followed by the release of the five auxiliary payloads. That will mark the end of mission VV18, one hour and 42 minutes after liftoff.
The production of the Vega launcher and preparations for mission VV18 were meticulously overseen by Avio, industrial prime contractor for the Vega launcher, under the direction of Arianespace and ESA. They followed all recommendations issued by the Independent Inquiry Commission set up after the failure of the 17th Vega mission (VV17).
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespaces-18th-vega-mission-to-orbit-earth-observation-and-scientific-satellites/
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/elo-alpha.htm
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From the Vega VV18 launch kit. Arianespace's backlog
There is no mention of (Airbus built) Eutelsat Hotbird 13F / G. :
There are currently 20 Airbus Defence and Space built satellites in Arianespace’s backlog: CERES (x3), SYRACUSE 4B (COMSAT NG 2), EUTELSAT QUANTUM, METOP-SG A1 & METOP-SG B1, THEOS-2, CSO 3, Pléiades Neo (x3), JUICE, Measat-3d, Biomass, EarthCARE and CO3D (x4).
But mentioned by name: Eutelsat KONNECT VHTS (TAS built)
There are currently seven satellites to be launched on behalf of Eutelsat in the Arianespace's backlog: Quantum, KONNECT VHTS, Eutelsat 10B, as well as four additional satellites under a Multi-Launch Services Agreement (MLSA) with the operator.
https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/VV18-launchkit-EN.pdf
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https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/1385629130738257920
DutchSpace @DutchSpace
So, Vega VV18 and hunting for the missing payload, Launch kit says, apart from Pléiades Néo 3, there are 5 auxiliary payloads on the Hexamodule, but only lists 4, I have BRAVO, LEMUR-2, Tyvak-182A (Eutelsat ELO alpha) and NorSat-3....so is the missing one maybe Myriota ? #VV18
Or 2 Lemurs ?
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it's 2x lemurs, per the launchkit
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https://www.arianespace.com/mission/vega-flight-vv18/
April 28, 2021
18th Vega mission marks Arianespace’s second successful launch in 72 hours
- On April 28, Arianespace launched the 18th Vega mission (VV18), its second success in less than 72 hours and third of the year for the European launch services company.
– This launch orbited Pleiades Neo 3, the first satellite in the new very-high-resolution Earth observation constellation operated by Airbus, as well as five innovative small satellites using the advanced SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service) system.
– Vega’s successful return to flight followed the recommendations issued by the Independent Inquiry Commission for Vega mission VV17, organized by Arianespace and ESA and implemented by Avio.
On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:50 pm local time (01:50 UTC on Thursday, April 29), a Vega launch vehicle operated by Arianespace lifted off successfully from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (South America). This mission marked Vega’s return to flight, and was also the second successful launch by Arianespace’s teams in less than 72 hours.
The mission’s primary purpose was orbiting Pleiades Neo 3, the first of four satellites in an advanced Earth observation constellation. Pleiades Neo 3 was wholly funded and manufactured by its operator, Airbus.
Arianespace’s 18th Vega mission also deployed several small satellites using its innovative rideshare service SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service). These auxiliary payloads included an observation microsatellite for the Norwegian space agency, Norsat-3, and four cubesats, for the operators Eutelsat, NanoAvionics/Aurora Insight and Spire. The SSMS rideshare service, developed with the support of the European space industry, was first deployed by Arianespace in September 2020. Funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), Arianespace’s SSMS service will soon be joined by the Multiple Launch Service (MLS), a similar offering that uses the Ariane 6 launch vehicle. With these two services, Arianespace can offer a wide range of affordable launch opportunities for small satellites and constellations.
“I would like to congratulate everybody involved at Arianespace, ESA and Avio for successfully returning Vega to flight,” said Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace. “I am especially proud of our teams who were able to carry out two launches, on two different continents, in less than 72 hours – kudos!”
The production of the Vega launcher and preparations for mission VV18 were handled by Avio, industrial prime contractor for the Vega launcher, under the direction of Arianespace and ESA. They followed all recommendations issued by the Independent Inquiry Commission set up after the failure of the 17th Vega mission (VV17).
VV18 is the third Arianespace mission of 2021, following two successful Soyuz launches, on March 25 and April 26, from the Vostochny launch base in Russia.
Vega is a new-generation light launcher, perfectly suited to both commercial and government payloads. Because of its high performance and versatility, Arianespace provides the best possible launch solution for small and medium spacecraft headed into a wide range of orbits (Sun-synchronous, ballistic, transfer to the Lagrange point L1, etc.), for Earth observation, science, education, defense and other applications. With Vega C, Arianespace will offer enhanced performance and greater payload volume for future customers at the same price as for launches by Vega.
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Cross-post:
It was mentioned at 0:17:30 of the VV18 broadcast that the next Pléiades-Neo is launching in July.
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Cross-posts re: VA255/SES-17 and Ovzon-3 launch:
Ovzon says again: Ovzon-3 launch in Q4 / 2021!
https://www.ovzon.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/02/annual-report-2020.pdf
And:
https://spacenews.com/intelsat-and-ses-on-course-for-mammoth-c-band-payments/
SES-17 and O3b mPOWER secured $180 million worth of backlog in 2021, according to SES, increasing their gross backlog to $740 million.
The company said these satellite launches had been pushed from the third quarter to the fourth quarter of this year, adding that it does not expect a significant change in operational service date as a result.
Delayed to Q4
Open question: Will this launch lead or follow the JWST launch?
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Cross-posts re: VA255/SES-17 and Ovzon-3 launch:
Ovzon says again: Ovzon-3 launch in Q4 / 2021!
https://www.ovzon.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/02/annual-report-2020.pdf
And:
https://spacenews.com/intelsat-and-ses-on-course-for-mammoth-c-band-payments/
SES-17 and O3b mPOWER secured $180 million worth of backlog in 2021, according to SES, increasing their gross backlog to $740 million.
The company said these satellite launches had been pushed from the third quarter to the fourth quarter of this year, adding that it does not expect a significant change in operational service date as a result.
Delayed to Q4
Open question: Will this launch lead or follow the JWST launch?
JWST is set to go up in Octobe/November (if it isn't delayed again). So around the same time.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
4th Quarter • Vega • CERES
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
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November • Soyuz • Galileo 27 & 28
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana
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Early 2022 • Vega C • LARES 2
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
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Cross-posts:
Incomprehensible: Why was the "•Adaptation of ground systems for Vega C" not carried out in the breaks after Vega VV15 or VV17?
Perhaps they need to wait until after VV20. Is that the last flight of the standard Vega?
By my calculation there are 22 Vegas.
SAB Launch Service has also #23 in its current schedule, but I think there's a mistake in there.
The problem is not so much the maiden flight. But rather the following time-critical Vega-C missions, CSG-2 and Pleiades NEO 5 + 6.
These first two operational Vega-Cs recently disappeared from the SAB schedule. mysterious
Seeking confirmation: Must all Vega launches occur first, followed by Vega-C launches?
Or may there be "interleaving" of the two, with the appropriate adjustments to the GSE between launches?
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Peter B. de Selding writes: 2021 only one Soyuz launch from the CSG. Is that correct?
so VS26? ???
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1392801730128056324
Brazilian Covid variant in French Guiana, home to ESA/CNES Guiana Space Center spaceport, is spreading; tougher curfew in effect 14-30 May.
Arianespace plans 3 Ariane 5/2 Vega/1 Soyuz before end of year.
Which is more pressing? Launch a OneWeb cluster this year, or launch a pair of Galileo's? (Institutional or commercial?)
Edit:
Is that correct?
No, both VS26 and VS27 are planned in 2021 for now.
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From the Vega VV18 launch kit. Arianespace's backlog
There is no mention of (Airbus built) Eutelsat Hotbird 13F / G.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
July 2021 - Pleiades Neo 4, PRETTY, RadCube, SUNSTORM, µHETsat + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV (or June)
July 2021? - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Mid-August 2021? - SES-17, Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3 (or Q4)
2022? NET September - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F (TBD)?, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3
October 2021 - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV (or 2022)
2022? or VS27? October - OneWeb (x34) Flight 12 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS
NET October 31 2021 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
2022? or VS26? NET Late November - Galileo-FOC FM23, Galileo-FOC FM24 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
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zubenelgenubi
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https://stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2021/05/11/eutelsat-communications-third-quarter-and-nine-month-2020-21-revenues
FLEET DEPLOYMENT
Nominal deployment programme
Since the last quarterly update in February 2021, the launch of EUTELSAT QUANTUM is now expected in Q3 2021, versus late Q2 2021 previously.
Satellite 1 Orbital position Estimated launch
(calendar year)
EUTELSAT QUANTUM 48° East Q3 2021
EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F 13° East H2 2021
EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G 13° East H1 2022
KONNECT VHTS To be confirmed H1 2022
EUTELSAT 10B 10° East H2 2022
EUTELSAT 36D 36° East H1 2024
1 EUTELSAT QUANTUM is a chemical propulsion satellite. KONNECT VHTS, EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F, EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G,EUTELSAT 10B and EUTELSAT 36D are electric propulsion satellites.
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https://spacenews.com/ariane-5-issue-could-delay-jwst/
Arianespace declined to give a schedule for upcoming Ariane 5 launches, saying the only date it was publicizing was for its next mission, a Soyuz vehicle carrying another set of OneWeb satellites scheduled for launch May 27. However, NASA officials said there are two Ariane 5 launches scheduled before the JWST launch, which the agency had been publicizing an Oct. 31 date for.
The first of those two Ariane 5 missions is scheduled to carry the Eutelsat Quantum and Star One D2 satellites for operators Eutelsat and Embratel Star One, respectively. In its latest earnings statement May 11, Eutelsat said the launch of Eutelsat Quantum has slipped from the late second quarter of this year to the third quarter, but did not offer a more specific launch date.
At a May 11 media event about JWST, Greg Robinson, program director for the telescope at NASA Headquarters, confirmed there were two Ariane 5 launches ahead of JWST. “They’re going through the process of getting the rocket ready for the upcoming launch, the first of three,” he said. “Once they launch, we’ll be able to launch in about four months after that.”
That would suggest JWST will miss its Oct. 31 launch date, although perhaps only by weeks. An Ariane 5 launch of Eutelsat Quantum and Star One D2 at the beginning of the third quarter, or early July, would allow for a launch of JWST in early November, four months later.
Unlike planetary missions, JWST does not have to launch in a narrow window. “We have launch windows almost virtually every day,” Bill Ochs, JWST project manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, said at the event. “We have multiple, multiple opportunities for launch.”
At an April 27 Space Transportation Association webinar, Steve Jurczyk, at the time NASA acting administrator, also suggested a delay in the JWST launch. “There are two Ariane 5 launches before the JWST launch,” he said. “They’ve slipped to the right a little bit.” He said NASA was closely following both preparations of JWST as well as the status of the Ariane 5 manifest.
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At the May 11 media event, though, project officials said final preparations of the spacecraft are going well, and that it should be ready for shipment to French Guiana by late August, a schedule that would support an Oct. 31 launch.
The margin in that schedule has been gradually diminishing, as expected. “When we ship, the schedule margin will be pretty close to zero, but still on plan,” Robinson said, noting there are no “liens” on the schedule for the remaining work before shipment. “Right now we’re in a really good place.”
“We’re getting pretty close to the goal line,” he added. “We just need to punch it over.”
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https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-406
https://astronomy.com/news/2021/05/james-webb-space-telescope-launch-delay-likely-says-government-report
The good news is that any potential delay may only be a matter of weeks, rather than months or years. The JWST launch will not go ahead until an Ariane 5 has flown and successfully demonstrated a fix to the issue, says the report. But there are two Ariane 5 launches — planned for June and August of 2021— ahead of JWST's scheduled October flight.
Although NASA has not officially announced any revision to JWST's current October 31 launch date, recent public comments reported by Space News indicate officials expect it will take roughly four months to prepare JWST after Ariane 5 is again approved for flight. So, if the June launch shows the fairing issue is resolved, JWST could be set to fly in November.
A delay of a few weeks — or even a few months — would be far from the worst delay James Webb has faced so far. As the long-awaited successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, JWST is already seven years behind its initial launch target of June 2014. Furthermore, its budget has nearly doubled, from $5 billion to an estimated $9.7 billion. In July 2020, when NASA pushed back JWST's launch from March 2021 to October 2021, it cited the COVID-19 pandemic, “as well as technical challenges.”
Encouragingly, the GAO report found that work on JWST is still steadily moving forward, and “has made significant technical progress” since the most recent launch delay. For instance, earlier this week, the telescope passed a milestone as workers commanded it to unfurl its golden, 6.5-meter primary mirror — the last time it will do so on Earth. The test was the final preflight check of the intricate deployment process it will undergo when it reaches space.
“The completion of this last test on its mirrors is especially exciting because of how close we are to launch later this year,” said Ritva Keski-Kuha, JWST's deputy optical telescope element manager, in a news release. Considering the latest issues with the Ariane 5, though, it seems the JWST team may have to wait just a little bit longer than they would like.
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https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2021/05/06/ses-yields-net-profi
ts-in-q1-launches-share-buyback-program/
SES-17 is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2021.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210505006250/en/SES%C2%A0Q1-2021-Results
Future satellite launches
Satellite Region Application Launch Date
SES-17 Americas Fixed Data, Mobility, Government Q4 2021(1)
O3b mPOWER (satellites 1-3) Global Fixed Data, Mobility, Government Q4 2021(1)
O3b mPOWER (satellites 4-6) Global Fixed Data, Mobility, Government Q1 2022
O3b mPOWER (satellites 7-9) Global Fixed Data, Mobility, Government H2 2022
SES-18 & SES-19 North America Video (US C-band accelerated clearing) H2 2022
SES-20 & SES-21 North America Video (US C-band accelerated clearing) H2 2022
O3b mPOWER (satellites 10-11) Global Fixed Data, Mobility, Government H2 2024
1) From Q3 2021, however the change is not expected to result in a significant change in operational service date (OSD)
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
01 - April 29 - Pleiades Neo 3, ELO Alpha (Tyvak-182A), LEMUR-2 138, Lemur-2 139, NORSAT 3, AII-Bravo - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 5 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
02 - April 26 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 6 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S -22:14:08.194
03 - May 28 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 7 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S -17:38:39.549
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
NET Early July 16 27 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
July August 10 - Pleiades Neo 4, PRETTY, RadCube, SUNSTORM, µHETsat + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
NET September - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F (TBD), GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3
October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV (or 2022)
October Early November - OneWeb (x34) Flight 12 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS (or 2022)
Mid-November - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3 (or October 31)
NET Late November - Galileo-FOC FM23 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM24 (Shriya) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or 2022)
Q4 - SES-17, Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 (or Mid-August 2022)
Piggybacked:
Q4 - NESS - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
July 1 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 8- Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S - 12:48:33
August 2 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 9 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Baikonur 31/6
August 26 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 10 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
September 18 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 11 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Baikonur 31/6
October 7 - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Vostocnniy 1S (or H1 2022)
December 23 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 13 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6 (or December 26)
2022
Early - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D) - Vega C (VV19) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
March - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Nikolina), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
Q1 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3 / 4 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
Q2 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or NLT June 10)
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
NET H2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
2023
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear 2022 TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
H1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
H2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2023 TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2029-2030 TBD - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2030s 2032-2033)
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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)
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2032 - EnVision (M6 mission candidate) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 305 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 18)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 630
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on May 16th
Changes on May 26th
Changes on May 28th
Changes on May 30th
Changes on June 1st
Changes on June 11th
Changes on June 13th
Changes on June 15th
Changes on June 16th
Changes on June 17th
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https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/430
Eutelsat Quantum & Star One D2
Launch Time
NET Jul 16, 2021
Flight VA-254.
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https://www.roscosmos.ru/31258/
Google translate:
At the Vostochny cosmodrome, a meeting of the State Commission was held, at which the readiness of the Soyuz-2.1b space rocket with the Fregat upper stage and 36 new OneWeb spacecraft within the framework of mission No. 47 was considered. Roskosmos within three starting days, the members of the commission made a decision to refuel the launch vehicle and launch it at 20:43:29 Moscow time on May 27, 2021.
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https://twitter.com/RussianSpaceWeb/status/1397962111574233090
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1397968244514988039
The new targeted launch date for satellite is May 28, 2021:
01:38 p.m. - Washington, D.C.,
5:38 p.m. - Universal Time (UTC),
07:38 p.m. - Paris,
08:38 p.m. - Moscow,
02:38 a.m. - Vostochny Cosmodrome, on May 29.
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Cross-post re: VA254 launch date:
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
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https://twitter.com/Partner_InOrbit/status/1399385275407667206
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European launch updates from SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated June 7
Ariane 5 VA254 / Star One D2 & Eutelsat Quantum
Launch date: July 27
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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Ariane 5 VA255 / Hotbird 13F & GSAT 24
Launch date: 3rd quarter
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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(JWST launch is still listed for October 31.)
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Ariane 5 / SES 17 & Ovzon 3
Launch date: 4th quarter
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
2029-2030 - Theseus (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
2029-2030 - EnVision (M5 mission candidate) - TBD - Kourou (or Early 2030s)
https://sci.esa.int/web/cosmic-vision/-/esa-selects-revolutionary-venus-mission-envision
ESA SELECTS REVOLUTIONARY VENUS MISSION ENVISION (M5)
The next step for EnVision is to move to the detailed 'Definition Phase', in which the design of the satellite and instruments is finalised. Following the design phase, a European industrial contractor will be selected to build and test EnVision before it is launched on an Ariane 6 rocket. The earliest launch opportunity for EnVision is 2031, with other possible options in 2032 and 2033.
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47362/
Der nächste Flug einer Sojus ist zum folgenden Termin geplant:
Nr. Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en) Bemerkung
19 Vega VV19 August (tbc) Pleiades Neo 4 · diverse Satelliten
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 11. Juni 2021
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https://sci.esa.int/web/cosmic-vision/-/esa-selects-revolutionary-venus-mission-envision
ESA SELECTS REVOLUTIONARY VENUS MISSION ENVISION (M5)
Following the design phase, a European industrial contractor will be selected to build and test EnVision before it is launched on an Ariane 6 rocket. The earliest launch opportunity for EnVision is 2031, with other possible options in 2032 and 2033. The spacecraft would take around 15 months to reach the planet, with a further 16 months to achieve orbit circularisation through aerobraking. Its 92-minute orbit will be quasi-polar with an altitude of between 220 km and 540 km.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1403259989704286211
Peter B. de Selding@pbdes
.@cnes @PhBaptiste & @roscosmos @Rogozin met June 10 re: post-2023 use of Russia's Soyuz at Europe's spaceport. CNES says no decision yet. Ariane 62 & Vega-C, to debut in 2022, ultimately to replace Soyuz, which has launched 25x from Europe's spaceport since 2011. @esa @defis_eu
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https://ria.ru/20210613/kosmos-1736814636.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, June 13 - RIA Novosti. The launch of 36 British communication satellites OneWeb can be carried out in October from the Vostochny cosmodrome in case of a delay in sending the Russian automatic station Luna-25 to the Moon, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin told RIA Novosti that the launch of Luna-25 from Vostochny could be postponed from October 2021 due to delays in the supply of instruments and testing of the station. He later clarified that the start could be postponed to early 2022.
"If the start of Luna-25 is shifted from October 2021 to May 2022, then on October 7 a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with 36 OneWeb satellites will be launched from Vostochny," the source said.
Another agency source confirmed this information.
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Vega VV19 launch: August 10, 01:50 UTC (NET?)
Source: https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/imagery/constellation/pleiades-neo/
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/11657197
Google translate:
SAINT PETERSBURG, June 15. / TASS /. Roskosmos is negotiating the possible future use of the Kuru cosmodrome for manned launches. This was announced by Dmitry Rogozin, General Director of Roscosmos, at a press conference of the Global Conference on Space Exploration GLEX-2021.
"My French colleagues and I are discussing the possibility, within the framework of a large lunar project, to transform the Soyuz-2 launch complex, which is located in Guiana, so that it can be used for manned programs. Including for launching ships in the direction of the Chinese station," - said Rogozin.
According to him, Roscosmos is negotiating with its Chinese colleagues about the possibility of Russian cosmonauts flying to the Chinese space station. "We are discussing this with our Chinese colleagues, and this will be one of the elements of joint work within the framework of the creation of an international scientific lunar station. Such an option is being considered, and there is nothing surprising here," Rogozin added.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/04/20/nasa-narrows-design-for-rocket-to-launch-samples-off-of-mars/
NASA’s Sample Retrieval Lander, the MAV and the European fetch rover would launch from Cape Canaveral in July 2026 on a U.S. rocket, followed later in the year by liftoff of the Earth Return Orbiter from French Guiana on a European Ariane 64 rocket.
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/mars-sample-return/
Concepts for Mars Sample Return
MISSION TYPE Lander/Rover/Ascent Vehicle + Orbiter
LAUNCH WINDOW
July 2026 - Sample Return Lander
September 2026 - Earth Return Orbiter
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/11662107
Google translate:
SAINT PETERSBURG, June 16. / TASS /. The next launch of the Soyuz-ST launch vehicle from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana is scheduled for early November. Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov, General Director of the Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities (TSENKI), told TASS on the sidelines of the Global Conference on Space Exploration GLEX-2021.
"The nearest launch from the Kuru cosmodrome is planned for early November," he said, answering the question when the next launch of the Soyuz-ST rocket from the cosmodrome is planned.
In January, Roscosmos Deputy Director General for International Cooperation Sergei Savelyev told TASS that in 2021 the Russian Federation plans to carry out 10 launches with Soyuz-2 and Soyuz-ST carrier rockets in the interests of foreign customers. According to him, the launch of the apparatus of the European global satellite navigation system Galileo is expected from the Kuru cosmodrome.
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https://it.linkedin.com/in/federicocuriano/en
Curretly Research Fellow at Sapienza University of Rome, for GreenCube mission, selected as secondary payload of Vega-C maiden flight.
https://www.uniroma1.it/en/notizia/first-micro-garden-orbit-growing-vegetables-space
A micro-garden at 6 thousand Km from Earth to grow fresh vegetables intended for future space explorations. GREENCUBE has been engineered by an Italian scientific team and it will be included, for the first time, on a mini satellite which will be launched during the first journey of the European Space Agency (ESA)'s official vector VEGA-C.
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/celesta.htm
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
01 - April 29 - Pleiades Neo 3, ELO Alpha (Tyvak-182A), LEMUR-2 138, Lemur-2 139, NORSAT 3, AII-Bravo - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 5 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
02 - April 26 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 6 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S -22:14:08.194
03 - May 28 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 7 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S -17:38:39.549
04 - July 1 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 8 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S - 12:48:33.383
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
July 27 30 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:00
August 10 - Pleiades Neo 4, LEDSAT, PRETTY, RadCube, SUNSTORM, µHETsat + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
Late September Q4 - SES-17, Ovzon-3 Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
Early November - OneWeb (x34) Flight 12 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS (or 2022)
Mid- Late November - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3
NET Late November Early December - Galileo-FOC FM23 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM24 (Shriya) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or 2022)
NET September Q4 Mid-December - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F (TBD), GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
Piggybacked:
H2 - MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou (or 2022)
H2 - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou (or 2022)
Q4 - NESS - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
August 2 5 13 20-21 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 9 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Baikonur 31/6
September 9 18 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 10 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
October 7 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 11 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Vostocnniy 1S (or H1 2022)
December 23 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 12 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6 (or December 26)
2022
Early - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube - Vega C (VV19) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
Q1 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3 / 4 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+/64 - Kourou ELA-3/ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3 /4 (or NLT June 10)
March Midyear - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Nikolina), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
Q2 Late - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 / Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELA-4 / ELS (or Early 2023)
NET H2 Late - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 / 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-4 / 3
TBD - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Starsem's launches:
August 26, 2021 H1 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 11 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
2023
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C/E - Kourou ZLV
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear 2022 TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
2022 TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 4: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
H1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
H2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Mid-2026 Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2023 TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 305 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 109, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 18)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 630
Acronyms:
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
POC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on June 18th
Changes on June 19th
Changes on June 20th
Changes on June 21st
Changes on June 22nd
Changes on June 25th
Changes on July 2nd
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Changes on July 15th
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Changes on July 20th
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SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated June 18
SES 17 and Syracuse 4A = VA255
Launch in late September 2021
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ARIANE 6
Access to space for all applications under the best conditions!
https://www.arianespace.com/vehicle/ariane-6/#in-depth
unbelievable, see below!
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Cross post:
Source: One of the OneWeb satellite launches from Baikonur postponed.
03:09 06/21/2021
Source: one of the OneWeb satellite launches from Baikonur was postponed to 2022 for the sake of economy
MOSCOW, June 21 - RIA Novosti. One of the four launches of British communications satellites OneWeb from the Baikonur cosmodrome , planned in 2021, has been postponed until next year to save money, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
In April, another agency source reported that launches on behalf of OneWeb from Baikonur this year are slated for August 2 and 26, September 18 and the end of December.
"Now the schedule is as follows: August 2, September 9 and the end of December. One launch has been postponed until 2022 in order not to pay additional money to Kazakhstan for using the area of the fall of the first stage of the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle," the agency's source said.
Another source confirmed this information, adding that the deployment of the OneWeb grouping will not be affected by this, since the missing launch is planned to be carried out from the Vostochny cosmodrome on October 7.
In June 2021, it became known that the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved the ratification of an agreement with Russia on cooperation in the implementation of launches from Baikonur with Soyuz-2 missiles of OneWeb satellites in the northern direction to circumpolar orbits. It regulates the procedure for the use by the Russian side of the area of the fall of the first stage of the Soyuz-2 in the Kostanay region of Kazakhstan . According to it, the fee for using the fall area number 120A will be 460 thousand dollars per year, taking into account no more than three launches, and in the case of additional launches, the payment is made in the amount of 50 thousand dollars for each additional launch.
The contract between Arianespace and OneWeb for 21 launches of Soyuz rockets from the Baikonur, Vostochny and Kuru cosmodromes was signed in June 2015. In September 2020, OneWeb announced that the number of contracted Soyuz launches had been reduced to 19. Seven had already been completed: two from Baikonur, four from Vostochny and one from Kuru, 218 satellites were launched into orbit.
OneWeb intends to begin providing commercial satellite communications services in late 2021, and by the end of 2022, it intends to deploy a constellation of 648 first-generation satellites, which will provide broadband Internet access to users around the world thanks to full coverage of the Earth's surface.
https://ria.ru/20210621/sputnik-1737834226.html
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Re: OneWeb Flight 9 from Baikonur; launch was scheduled for August 2, now it's:
August 5.
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For now the plan is that VS26 with OneWeb will be in November and VS27 with Galileo - in December.
Based on what ?
https://insidegnss.com/galileo-update-esas-paul-verhoef-outlines-top-priorities/
The launch is planned for the end of November/beginning of December.
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https://insidegnss.com/galileo-update-esas-paul-verhoef-outlines-top-priorities/
After the November/December launch, Verhoef said, “We will do two more launches relatively quickly, one after the other, at intervals of about six or seven months. At that point we will have six new satellites in orbit. That’s two extra in every orbital plane. And then the remaining three launches, six more satellites, will come after that, to complete the batch-three series.”
According to current plans, if the new Ariane 6 is ready, the big launcher will take the last six satellites into orbit. “There will be an Ariane 6 maiden flight, and then we will be its first normal ‘paying’ customer, so to speak,” Verhoef said.
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https://insidegnss.com/galileo-update-esas-paul-verhoef-outlines-top-priorities/
After the November/December launch, Verhoef said, “We will do two more launches relatively quickly, one after the other, at intervals of about six or seven months. At that point we will have six new satellites in orbit. That’s two extra in every orbital plane. And then the remaining three launches, six more satellites, will come after that, to complete the batch-three series.”
According to current plans, if the new Ariane 6 is ready, the big launcher will take the last six satellites into orbit. “There will be an Ariane 6 maiden flight, and then we will be its first normal ‘paying’ customer, so to speak,” Verhoef said.
Late - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2023)
There are 12 batch 3 satellites. The last 6 should be launched with Ariane 6.
Sounds like a 3rd Soyuz launch is planned. That would be new. ???
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Cross-post; my bold:
ARIANE 6
Access to space for all applications under the best conditions!
https://www.arianespace.com/vehicle/ariane-6/#in-depth
Ariane 6 will provide Arianespace with new levels of efficiency and flexibility to meet customers' launch services needs across a full range of commercial and institutional missions, with first flight planned for the end of 2022.
"end of" has been removed from the Arianespace website; it now just says "in 2022". The only other clue about first Ariane 6 launch is this:
Aschbacher suggested that schedule could see more delays. The independent assessment, he said, will “make sure that we can do everything we need to do to launch on time.” He later defined “on time” as being before the next ESA ministerial meeting, which is tentatively scheduled for late 2022.
https://spacenews.com/europe-proposes-launcher-alliance/
Eric Berger - who generally reports agressive against European and Russian space activities - confused the date of the meeting with the date of the launch and wrote "Europe hopes for a late 2022 launch (https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/europes-space-chief-appoints-task-force-to-assess-ariane-6-schedule-concerns/)". Which then spread over Wikipedia and other media.
There is no (more) communicated "late 2022" launch target. They try to launch it before the meeting, which in past years happend in October, November or December.
Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT Galileo pair launches = FM23 & 24 late Nov/early Dec 2021; FM25 & 26 mid-2022; FM27 & 28 late 2022/early 2023.
Second Ariane 6 flight = Ariane 62, Galileo FM29 and 30.
Besides of Ariane 6 availability, Galileo payload readiness might slip as well. So I don't see clear evidence yet that FM27 & 28 switch to Soyuz.
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ArianeGroup wins ESA’s “ASTRIS”
competition for an even more versatile Ariane 6
Bremen / Munich, 13 July 2021
In the framework of the Ariane 6 Competitiveness Improvement Programme,
the European Space Agency has appointed ArianeGroup as prime contractor
for the development of a complementary stage for Ariane 6, the “ASTRIS” kickstage.
ArianeGroup development activities are worth €90 million
Developed by ArianeGroup in Germany, ASTRIS is a true additional stage,
called a “kick-stage”, that will further increase the versatility of Ariane 6 and
enhance performance for new types of mission
Powered by the BERTA engine with storable propellants, ASTRIS will increase
the capability to inject satellites directly into geostationary orbit (GEO), allow
electrically-powered satellites to reach their orbits in a few hours instead of in
a few months, and facilitate missions to the Moon and deep space
The first Ariane 6 mission equipped with the ASTRIS kick-stage is scheduled
for 2024
...
https://www.ariane.group/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Astris-Kickstage-ESA-EN-1.pdf
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https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/430
Eutelsat Quantum & Star One D2
Launch Time
Tue Jul 27, 2021 21:14 UTC
Flight VA-254.
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Cross-post re: OneWeb Flight 9:
Sources reported about the postponement of the Soyuz launch from Baikonur.
01:08 14.07.2021
Sources announced the postponement of the Soyuz launch from Baikonur due to the unavailability of OneWeb satellites
MOSCOW, July 14 - RIA Novosti. The launch of the British communications satellites OneWeb by the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome, scheduled for August 5, has been postponed for at least a week due to the unavailability of the vehicles, three sources in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, another source in the industry told RIA Novosti that the launch of OneWeb satellites is scheduled for August 5. Later, Roskosmos confirmed that the launch was scheduled for early August.
"The launch of OneWeb satellites has been postponed for at least a week due to problems encountered during their production," the source said.
According to another source, the start was tentatively postponed to August 13, but this date depends on how quickly the problems are resolved.
Another interlocutor of RIA Novosti said that for the launch on August 5, 34 OneWeb satellites had to be delivered to the cosmodrome on July 13, but this did not happen. He also confirmed a start shift by at least a week.
<snip>According to sources in the rocket and space industry, another launch in the interests of OneWeb from Vostochny is scheduled for October, three launches are also expected from Baikonur in August, September and December, and one launch from Kuru in November.
<snip>
https://ria.ru/20210714/start-1741171206.html
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1415603579604324353
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
.@kongsbergasa to provide antenna-pointing mechanism for @ESA @defis_eu @EU4Space
Copernicus Rose-L L-band SAR satellite under contract w/ prime, @Thales_Alenia_S
. Rose-L scheduled launch is mid-2027. Component developed w/ ESA, @Romsenteret
support.
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Cubesat payload aboard VV19:
LEDSAT students travel to Brno, readying their satellite for launch
16/07/2021
<snip>
15 July 2021 marks a major milestone in the story of student satellite LEDSAT. Four students from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, have travelled to Brno in Czech Republic, and are visiting the integration facility of SAB LS. The mission: install their miniature satellite into its CubeSat dispenser in preparation for launch just a few weeks from now!
<snip>
https://www.esa.int/Education/CubeSats_-_Fly_Your_Satellite/LEDSAT_students_travel_to_Brno_readying_their_satellite_for_launch
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https://ria.ru/20210717/kosmos-1741632558.html
Google translate:
MOSCOW, July 17 - RIA Novosti. The launch of the British communications satellites OneWeb by the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome, scheduled for August 5, has been postponed until August 20-21 due to problems with the devices, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
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https://twitter.com/Astro_CabanaBob/status/1415363224015306759
Bob Cabana
@Astro_CabanaBob
Absolutely amazing! At Northrop Grumman seeing James Webb Space Telescope in final stages of test prior to shipping for launch. Launching in late November!
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https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/430
Eutelsat Quantum & Star One D2
Launch Time
NET Jul 30, 2021
Flight VA-254.
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https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/430
Eutelsat Quantum & Star One D2
Launch Time
Fri Jul 30, 2021 21:00 UTC
Flight VA-254.
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Astris will simplify missions by taking over some of the required built-in propulsion capabilities of payloads to move themselves to their final position in orbit. Future space missions, especially for telecommunications applications and space exploration, could use Astris to reduce mission cost and risk. ESA’s Hera spacecraft, a planetary defence mission to the Didymos asteroid system, is set to be the first to benefit.
In three types of missions, Astris could enable deep space exploration for ridesharing payloads with destinations such as asteroids, the Moon and Mars; insert a payload directly into geostationary orbit; or augment Ariane 6’s ability to deploy multiple payloads such as a constellation into separate low Earth orbits on a single launch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9EH4vTZhx0
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
01 - April 29 - Pleiades Neo 3, SSMS #2: ELO Alpha (Tyvak-182A), LEMUR-2 138, Lemur-2 139, NORSAT 3, AII-Bravo - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
02 - July 30 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:00:07.3
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 5 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
02 - April 26 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 6 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S -22:14:08.194
03 - May 28 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 7 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S -17:38:39.549
04 - July 1 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 8 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S - 12:48:33.383
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
August 10 16 - Pleiades Neo 4, SSMS #3: LEDSAT, PRETTY, RadCube, SUNSTORM, µHETsat + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
Late September - SES-17, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3
October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
NET November 22 23 - Galileo-FOC FM23 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM24 (Shriya) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS (or Early December)
Late November - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3
NET Mid-December - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F (TBD), GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
Early November December 29 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 12 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or January 2022)
Piggybacked:
H2 - MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou (or 2022)
H2 - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou (or 2022)
Q4 - NESS - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega/Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
August 19 20 -21 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 9 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Baikonur 31/6 - 22:33
September 9 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 10 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
October 7 14 - OneWeb (x36) Flight 11 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Vostocnniy 1S (or H1 2022)
December 23 - OneWeb (x34) Flight 12 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6 (or December 26)
2022
Early - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
Early Q1 - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube - Vega C (VV??) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA /64 - Kourou ELA-3 /4 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+ /64 - Kourou ELA-3 /ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10)
Midyear - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Nikolina), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q1 NET Q2 Q3 - SSMS #4 flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - SSMS #5 flight 3 : PLATiNO-1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 2023 - SSMS #6 flight 4 : PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
Late - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
Late - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 / Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT - Kourou ELA-4 / ELS (or Early 2023)
NET Late - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 / 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-4 / 3
TBD - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x 5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2022 TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
2023
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C /E - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7 flight 5 : PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 Q2 - SSMS #8 flight 6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV ~10:30
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Vega/Vega C (TBD) Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4 ZLV (TBD)
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2042)
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2021 2022 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 306 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 110, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 18)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 632
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
PoC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on July 21st
Changes on July 22nd
Changes on July 25th
Changes on July 27th
Changes on July 28th
Changes on July 30th
Changes on July 31st
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https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/972
Pléiades-Néo 4 & SSMS n°3
Launch Time
Fri Aug 13, 2021 01:50 UTC
Flight VV-19.
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According to this press release, the maiden flight of Vega-C is expected by the first quarter of 2022
https://www.avio.com/press-release/signed-euro-1188-million-contract-esa-development-vega
This contract marks the beginning of a new phase in the development of Vega E (Evolution), an improved and even more powerful version of Vega C, whose Maiden Flight is expected by the first quarter of 2022.
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https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/972
Pléiades-Néo 4 & SSMS n°3
Launch Time
Fri Aug 13, 2021 01:50 UTC
Flight VV-19.
Monday August 16, 2021 01:50 UTC
countdown clock: https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/imagery/constellation/pleiades-neo/
edit:
22/07/2021
Pléiades Neo 4, the launch is coming
The second Pléiades Neo satellite is now scheduled to launch from Kourou in French Guyana on 16 August 2021.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
August 10 16 - Pleiades Neo 4, LEDSAT, PRETTY, RadCube, SUNSTORM, µHETsat + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
2022
Early Q1 - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube - Vega C (VV20) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
Q1 NET Q2 - SSMS flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - SSMS flight 3: PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ZLV
Changes on July 22nd
2 flights listed as VV20.
SSMS 2 was Pléiades Neo-3, SSMS 3 is Pléiades Neo-4.
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VV-16 was a SSMS Dedicated Rideshare.
VV-18 and VV-19 launch Pleiades NEO + SSMS HEX1 Piggyback.
I think the launch in the list is another dedicated rideshare.
The SSMS/SAB launch schedule can be found here (https://www.sablaunchservices.com/next-launches/).
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VV-16 was a SSMS Dedicated Rideshare.
VV-18 and VV-19 launch Pleiades NEO + SSMS HEX1 Piggyback.
I think the launch in the list is another dedicated rideshare.
The SSMS/SAB launch schedule can be found here (https://www.sablaunchservices.com/next-launches/).
So PLATINO-1 is delayed to 2023 if it's really on SSMS dedicated rideshare flight 3.
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VV-16 was a SSMS Dedicated Rideshare.
VV-18 and VV-19 launch Pleiades NEO + SSMS HEX1 Piggyback.
I think the launch in the list is another dedicated rideshare.
The SSMS/SAB launch schedule can be found here (https://www.sablaunchservices.com/next-launches/).
So PLATINO-1 is delayed to 2023 if it's really on SSMS dedicated rideshare flight 3.
future SSMS missions at Arianespace: https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities
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https://spacenews.com/xtar-sells-satellite-to-hisdesat-shifts-to-lease-agreement/
Hisdesat’s SpainSat NG satellites remain on schedule despite the coronavirus pandemic, Garcia Primo said, with the first satellite on track for a November 2023 delivery. He acknowledged the limited time between delivery and the end of the year could result in a 2024 launch. Hisdesat has not announced any launch providers for the SpainSat NG satellites.
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https://spacenews.com/xtar-sells-satellite-to-hisdesat-shifts-to-lease-agreement/
Hisdesat’s SpainSat NG satellites remain on schedule despite the coronavirus pandemic, Garcia Primo said, with the first satellite on track for a November 2023 delivery. He acknowledged the limited time between delivery and the end of the year could result in a 2024 launch. Hisdesat has not announced any launch providers for the SpainSat NG satellites.
Spainsat NG being satellites for the Spanish armed forced should go on an European LV if the European preference applies as per the agreement signed by the ESA spanish delegation......except that the spanish armed forces have subcontracted the launch to a private entity, Hisdesat, which is not a signatory of the European agreement....
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https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202102180024
Meanwhile, turning to its satellite launch plans in the near term, MOST said that the launch of weather satellite Triton is scheduled for next year, while the first and second satellites of Formosat-8 are planned to be launched in 2023 and 2024, respectively, and Taiwan's first low-orbit communications satellite the Beyond 5G is set to be launched in 2025.
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According to the SAB SSMS rideshare option list, the Vega-C maiden flight isn't VV21.
VV21, Vega with Vampire 1194 rideshare structure. Q1 2022 to a non SSO orbit, payloads to 620km LTDN 17:30.
I think this can be the ESA PROBA III Solar Corona telescope; formation flying satellite mission.
Orbit: 600-60530km 59deg. But ESA's website state they will launch in 2023.
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From FCC filing:
Pre-LEOP test campaign for the LEOP support of Galileo Constellation Launch Flight #11 from USN’s Hawaii ground station
Galileo Flight #11 will launch on or about November 22nd 2021. The launch will continue to build the “Full Operational Capability” in their operation of the Galileo navigation constellation for the EU. USN has been requested to assist with a test campaign to calibrate the Hawaiian earth station ranging capability in preparation for the F11 launch. Testing will use on orbit Galileo spacecraft GSAT101 and GSAT102 for a requested period of 30 days beginning on or about September 15, 2021.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
July 30 • Ariane 5 • Star One D2 & Eutelsat Quantum
Launch window: 2100-2230 GMT (5:00-6:30 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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The launch of Hotbird 13f is postponed to H1 2022. But the launcher is still secret.
https://www.eutelsat.com/files/PDF/investors/2020-21/FY%202020-21_Presentation_vfinal_web.pdf
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/12030115
Google translate:
MOSCOW, July 31. / TASS /. OneWeb satellites will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on August 20. This was announced in his [url = https: //t.me/rogozin_do/799] Telegram channel [/ url] by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
"The next launch of Soyuz-2.1b with 36 OneWeb satellites is scheduled from the
Baikonur cosmodrome on August 20," he wrote.
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https://tass.com/science/1322791
MOSCOW, August 5. /TASS/. The launch of a Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rocket with British OneWeb communications satellite from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana is scheduled for December 29, 2021, a source in the space sector told TASS on Thursday.
"A Soyuz-ST carrier rocket with OneWeb satellites from the Kourou spaceport is scheduled for December 29," the source said.
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/12070629
Google translate:
MOSCOW, August 6. / TASS /. The launch of the Galileo European Global Navigation Satellite System satellite from the Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana is scheduled for 23 November. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
"The launch of the Soyuz-ST carrier rocket from the Kuru cosmodrome is scheduled for November 23, it will launch the Galileo satellite into orbit," the agency's source said.
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https://ria.ru/20210807/pusk-1744787689.html
"The next rocket" Soyuz-2.1b "with 36 OneWeb satellites should fly from Vostochny. The launch is expected on October 14," the source said.
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2022
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H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA /64 - Kourou ELA-3 /4 (or Falcon 9)
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EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS (very high throughput satellite) will be the largest ever built by Thales Alenia Space. It will stretch 8.8 meters high (about 29 feet), as tall as a three-story building, and weigh 6.5 metric tons.
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/news/eutelsat-konnect-vhts-payload-delivered-cannes
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS is going to be a big monster. So if he launches with SpaceX, then surely with Falcon Heavy. I guess he will launch with Arianespace, as written in the Vega VV18 launch kit.
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MEASAT is currently finalising the launch date of MEASAT-3d for early 2022, which is expected to restore its unrivalled in-orbit satellite redundancy at the company’s key orbital hotslot 91.5°E, providing Direct-to-Home (DTH), Broadcasting and Telecommunications services for the region, besides significantly enhancing broadband speed of up to 100 Mbps in areas with limited or without any terrestrial connectivity throughout Malaysia. Announcements on the MEASAT-3d launch will be released in due course.
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About MEASAT
http://www.measat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/EXT-MEASAT-to-Retire-MEASAT-3-210806.pdf
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
Aug. 19 • Soyuz • OneWeb 9
Launch time: 2233 GMT (6:33 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
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https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/972
Pléiades-Néo 4, BRO-4 & Others
Launch Time
Mon Aug 16, 2021 01:47 UTC
Flight VV-19.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
01 - April 29 - Pleiades Neo 3, SSMS #2: ELO Alpha (Tyvak-182A), LEMUR-2 138, Lemur-2 139, NORSAT 3, AII-Bravo - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
02 - July 30 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:00:07.300
03 - August 17 - Pleiades Neo 4, SSMS #3: BRO-4, LEDSAT, RadCube, SUNSTORM - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV - 01:47:06
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb L05 (x36) Flight 5 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
02 - April 26 - OneWeb L06 (x36) Flight 6 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S -22:14:08.194
03 - May 28 - OneWeb L07 (x36) Flight 7 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S -17:38:39.549
04 - July 1 - OneWeb L08 (x36) Flight 8 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S - 12:48:33.383
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
Late September NET October 15 - SES-17, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3 - 00:15:00
October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
NET November 23 - Galileo-FOC FM23 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM24 (Shriya) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS - 01:07:49
NET Late November - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3
December 29 - OneWeb L13 (x34) Flight 13 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or January 2022)
Starsem's launches:
August 19 20 - OneWeb L09 (x34) Flight 9 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Baikonur 31/6 - 22:18:20
NET September 9 18 - OneWeb L10 (x34) Flight 10 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6
October 14 - OneWeb L11 (x36) Flight 11 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Vostocnniy 1S
December 23 - OneWeb L12 (x34) Flight 12 - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6 (or December 26)
2022
NET Mid-December 2021 January - GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 (or 2022)
Early - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
Q1 - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube - Vega C (VV??) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
NET Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
April Midyear - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Nikolina), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
May 22 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10)
NET late June - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September Late - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS / ELA-4 (or Early 2023)
Q3 - SSMS #4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - SSMS #5: PLATiNO-1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
Late - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET Late - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 / 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-4 / 3
TBD - GSAT-20 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December 2021 December - MicroCarb - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or H2 2021)
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or H2 2021)
Q4 2021 TBD - NESS - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2021 TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
H2 - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
2023
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
March 2023 Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #8 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
April - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Piggybacked:
Q4 - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Falcon 9)
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2042)
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 307 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 110, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 19)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 637
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
PoC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on August 8th
Changes on August 11th
Changes on August 13th
Changes on August 15th
Changes on August 17th
Changes on August 20th
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https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/microcarb
Key facts:
Data from MicroCarb will help us to monitor international progress in meeting the Paris Agreement climate target of limiting global surface warming to well below 2ºC of pre-industrial temperatures
MicroCarb has a special city-scanning observing mode that will allow us, for the first time, to map CO2 emissions across cities which are a large contributor to global emissions.
The UK is involved with the Assembly, Integration and Testing of satellite, design and build of key parts, data collection, algorithm development and scientific mission preparation.
Due to launch in December 2022
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Planned launches:
2021
August 16 - Pleiades Neo 4, SSMS #3: LEDSAT, PRETTY, RadCube, SUNSTORM, µHETsat + multiple sats - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
Changes on August 8th
You forgot BRO-4 as a secondary payload.
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Rideshares are:
- BRO-4 (Unseelabs)
- RADCUBE
- SUNSTORM
- LEDSAT
https://twitter.com/CNES/status/1423667522134544385
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https://telanganatoday.com/newspace-india-ltd-can-also-lease-isro-assets
“The GSAT 24 will be ready for launch by this November/December or next January. The other two satellites GSAT 20 and GSAT 22 are under production,” Sivan added.
The GSAT 20 to be launched by Indian rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III) will be fully propelled by electric power. The satellite will move from the geostationary transfer orbit to geosynchronous orbit with electric propulsion.
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By this application, SSC Space US, Inc. dba Universal Space Network (collectively, "USN"),1 a Delaware Corporation, seeks FCC approval to support the Galileo Flight #11 that will place the 23rd and 24th spacecraft of the “Full Operational Capability” in their operational orbit of the Galileo navigation constellation for the EU. The launch consists of 2 spacecraft that will be launched from French Guiana on November 23, 2021 at 01:07:49 UTC. USN has been contracted to support the Galileo spacecraft LEOP(s) for a period of up to 30 days as the spacecrafts are drifted towards their operational orbit.
The spacecraft(s) are a Medium Earth Orbiting (MEO) spacecraft in a high mid-latitude orbit (57 degrees) with a near circular orbit of altitude of 23400 Km. This orbit allows a nominal 1 visibility over the USN Hawaii station every day. Each spacecraft contact is on the order of 1 to 16 hours.
By this application, SSC Space US, Inc. dba Universal Space Network (collectively, "USN"),1 a Delaware Corporation, seeks FCC approval to support the Launch and Early Orbit (LEOP) support of the Syracuse4A spacecraft on it’s way to geosynchronous parking position at 46 degrees east. The spacecraft will be launched from French Guiana on an Ariane vehicle no earlier than October 15th, 2021 at 00:15:00 UTC. USN has been contracted to support the Syracuse4A spacecraft LEOP for a period of up to 30 days.
The spacecraft will be injected into a highly elliptical orbit at inclination of about 6 degrees. The spacecraft will begin electrical propulsion after initial orbit checkout to raise the orbit. Additional authorization may be requested to support electrical propulsion beyond 30 days. Each spacecraft contact can range from a few minutes at perigee to as much as 9 hours at apogee.
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Cross-post re: Sentinel-2C scheduled launch:
Gearing up for third Sentinel-2 satellite
09/08/2021
<snip >
Once all this has been completed, Sentinel-2C will be transported back to Friedrichshafen for some final checks before being placed in storage to wait until it is time to ship it to the launch site in French Guiana. Liftoff is envisaged to take place in early 2024.
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-2/Gearing_up_for_third_Sentinel-2_satellite
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/flight-st34-oneweb/
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https://ria.ru/20210815/sputniki-1745780989.html
Google translate:
"To the two launches of Soyuz from the Kourou cosmodrome, two Galileo spacecraft in each, planned respectively in November 2021 and April 2022, another launch of two Galileos on Soyuz in September 2022 is added," the source said.
According to him, this is due to the fact that the Ariane 6 rocket, which was planned to be used to launch Galileo satellites, will fly no earlier than the end of next year.
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https://www.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/561994/9709831/S%20-%20Fiche%20LPM%20-%20Syracuse%20IV.pdf
translated:
By 2022: launch of the SYRACUSE 4A and 4B satellites
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https://www.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/561982/9709735/file/S%20-%20Fiche%20LPM%20-%20MUSIS-CSO.pdf
2022 : lancement du satellite CSO-3
hmm how? no launcher ???
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https://www.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/561982/9709735/file/S%20-%20Fiche%20LPM%20-%20MUSIS-CSO.pdf
2022 : lancement du satellite CSO-3
hmm how? no launcher ???
It will be launched on an Ariane-62
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-the-cso-3-satellite-with-ariane-6-for-frances-cnes-and-dga/
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https://www.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/561982/9709735/file/S%20-%20Fiche%20LPM%20-%20MUSIS-CSO.pdf
2022 : lancement du satellite CSO-3
hmm how? no launcher ???
It will be launched on an Ariane-62
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-the-cso-3-satellite-with-ariane-6-for-frances-cnes-and-dga/
But not in 2022. The maiden flight won't be with CSO-3, I think.
https://ria.ru/20210815/sputniki-1745780989.html
Google translate:
"To the two launches of Soyuz from the Kourou cosmodrome, two Galileo spacecraft in each, planned respectively in November 2021 and April 2022, another launch of two Galileos on Soyuz in September 2022 is added," the source said.
According to him, this is due to the fact that the Ariane 6 rocket, which was planned to be used to launch Galileo satellites, will fly no earlier than the end of next year.
Edit: The second Ariane 6 will most likely launch Galileo.
https://insidegnss.com/galileo-update-esas-paul-verhoef-outlines-top-priorities/
After the November/December launch, Verhoef said, “We will do two more launches relatively quickly, one after the other, at intervals of about six or seven months. At that point we will have six new satellites in orbit. That’s two extra in every orbital plane. And then the remaining three launches, six more satellites, will come after that, to complete the batch-three series.”
According to current plans, if the new Ariane 6 is ready, the big launcher will take the last six satellites into orbit. “There will be an Ariane 6 maiden flight, and then we will be its first normal ‘paying’ customer, so to speak,” Verhoef said.
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Cross-post re: Pléiades Neo 4 launch:
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated August 15, lists this launch at 01:47:05 = one second earlier.
Edit: Launch successful!
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Ovzon-3 launch delayed to the end of Q2 2022. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=46592.msg2279433#msg2279433)
Should = NET late June, approximately 4 weeks minimum after JUICE launch.
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https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2954
OneWeb #10
Launch Time
NET Sep 18, 2021
Flight ST-35.
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Cross posts
Launch delayed one day due to launch abort; already updated:
Announcement
08/20/2021 01:27
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage and 34 spacecraft of the OneWeb satellite company was postponed to a backup date for technical reasons.
Currently, the space rocket remains in a pre-launch state. The start time will be announced additionally.
UPDATED: According to preliminary data, the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with 34 OneWeb spacecraft as part of mission 35 is scheduled for August 21, 2021 at 01:18:20 Moscow time.
01:18:20 21 August MST - 3 hours = 22:18:20 20 August UTC
Another one day delay:
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket was postponed at the request of the customer
08/20/2021 22:00
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with 34 OneWeb spacecraft as part of mission 35 has been postponed to the second backup date - August 22, 2021 at 01:13 Moscow time.
The launch was postponed at the request of the customer for additional work on the ground control and monitoring system for spacecraft.
The launch vehicle, booster and spacecraft are in a stable and safe state. The launch complex is restored to its original state.
https://www.roscosmos.ru/32267/
01:13 22 August MST - 3 hours = 22:13 21 August UTC
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
01 - April 29 - Pleiades Neo 3, SSMS #2: ELO Alpha (Tyvak-182A), LEMUR-2 138, Lemur-2 139, NORSAT 3, AII-Bravo - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
02 - July 30 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:00:07.300
03 - August 17 - Pleiades Neo 4, SSMS #3: BRO-4, LEDSAT, RadCube, SUNSTORM - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV - 01:47:06
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb L05 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
02 - April 26 - OneWeb L06 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S -22:14:08.194
03 - May 28 - OneWeb L07 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S -17:38:39.549
04 - July 1 - OneWeb L08 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S - 12:48:33.383
05 - August 21 - OneWeb L09 (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Baikonur 31/6 - 22:13:40.425
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
NET October 15 - SES-17, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3 - 00:15:00
October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
November 23 - Galileo-FOC FM23 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM24 (Shriya) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS - 01:07:49
NET Late November December 18 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3
December 29 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or January 2022)
Starsem's launches:
NET September 14 18 - OneWeb L10 (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6 -18:07
October 14 - OneWeb L11 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Vostocnniy 1S
December 23 - OneWeb L12 (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6 (or December 26)
2022
NET January - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
Early - MEASAT-3d - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
Q1 - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube - Vega C (VV??) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
NET Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
April - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Nikolina), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
NET late June - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
May 22 August 26 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10 September 15)
September - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS
Q3 - SSMS #4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - SSMS #5: PLATiNO-1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Fall Late - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
H2 December - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
Late - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 / 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-4 / 3
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSG-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
H2 - Kinéis (x5) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
December - MicroCarb - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NESS - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
H1 NET March - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
H1 NET April - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 NET May - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
H2 NET June - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
H2 NET July - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6 (or Early 2023)
2023
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October 2022 August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2022 TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #8 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
April October - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
Late 2023 TBD - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
Q4 2025 TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q4 2026)
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2042)
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 307 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 110, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 19)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 637
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
PoC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on August 21st
Changes on August 22nd
Changes on August 23rd
Changes on August 27th
Changes on August 28th
Changes on August 29th
Changes on August 30th
Changes on September 5th
Changes on September 6th
Changes on September 9th
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Euclid launch in December 2022?
https://www.mpg.de/17324055/euclcalibrationing
Euclid Calibration Support Scientist (m/f/d)
Scientist Heidelberg
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Job Code: 326
Job Offer from August 03, 2021
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Euclid's planned launch date is December 2022.
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https://www.roscosmos.ru/32246/
Google translate:
The members of the commission made a decision on readiness for refueling and launching of the carrier rocket on the second reserve date - August 22 at 01:13:40 Moscow time. At present, a joint crew of the Roscosmos State Corporation specialists is starting operations to refuel the rocket with propellant components. After that, the final operations will begin at the launch complex of the Vostok site No. 31, the undocking of the mobile filling units from the filling stations and electric dispensers and the evacuation of personnel from the zero mark.
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https://www.roscosmos.ru/32238/
Google translate:
On Sunday, August 22, 2021, at 01:13:40.425 Moscow time, the launching calculations of subsidiaries of the State Corporation Roscosmos at the Baikonur cosmodrome launched the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage and 34 satellite spacecraft company OneWeb in the framework of mission number 35. After 564 seconds, the orbital unit with satellites is placed on a suborbital trajectory.
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1429285378851287054
Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo
We will be back on September 14 for our next @OneWeb
launch, #ST35 -with one important milestone to @Arianespace
‘s teams at this occasion 🤫.
#MissionToSuccess
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MERLIN (Methane Remote Sensing LIDAR Mission) delayed to 2027:
https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-2440/3586_read-31672/
Google translate:
The German-French small satellite MERLIN (Methane Remote Sensing LIDAR Mission) is a climate mission to observe the greenhouse gas methane in the atmosphere. With the help of a LIDAR (Light Detecting and Ranging) instrument, MERLIN will detect and monitor the greenhouse gas in the earth's atmosphere from a height of around 500 kilometers from 2027.
<snip>
Between 2010 and 2015, the CNES and the German Space Agency at DLR jointly prepared a scientific concept and technical feasibility study and the preliminary technical design for the satellite system. The final design and construction phase has begun. The satellite is scheduled to launch into space in 2027.
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Cross-post confirmation re: JUICE; my bold:
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2021/EPSC2021-358.html
JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer): Plans for the cruise phase
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1. Trajectory during the cruise phase
The mission will be launched from Kourou with an Ariane 5. The baseline launch window is between 26 August – 15 September 2022, with a backup launch slot in August 2023. The interplanetary transfer sequence relies on gravity assist manoeuvres with Venus, Earth and the Moon. The Jupiter orbit insertion will be performed in July 2031. The cruise phase officially starts after the end of the near-Earth commissioning (launch + 3 months) and ends six months before the Jupiter orbit insertion, when the nominal science mission begins.
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At CGMS-49 in May, ESA provided updated launch dates for the following missions:
Biomass: August 2023
Arctic Weather Satellite prototype: Q1 2024
FLEX: October 2024
ALTIUS: 2024
Sentinel-6B: December 2025 (date under review)
FORUM: H2 2026
Aeolus Follow-on (proposed): NET Q4 2029
Source document attached below.
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May 22 August 6 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT June 10 September 15)
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August 26 - September 15 2022
Sep. 5 will obviously be more precise targeted. (in the flight diagram at the bottom)
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2021/EPSC2021-358.html?pdf
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
October 2022 August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV (or Midyear 2023)
Changes on August 29th
Year is 2023, not 2022.
The current planning calls for a launch in August 2023
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Cross-post; my bold:
Meteosat Third Generation takes major step towards its first launch
02/09/2021
After many technical and programmatic challenges, the first satellite of the next generation of the Meteosat family has taken a major step towards its first flight, currently scheduled for launch in autumn 2022.
<snip>
The MTG-I1 satellite will be the first of six satellites being developed in the frame of the MTG contract, from which four ‘Imager’ satellites (MTG-I) and two ‘Sounder’ satellites (MTG-S) are being procured.
The first MTG-S satellite is also progressing well and is on track for launch readiness towards the end of 2023.<snip>
ESA int link (https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Meteosat_Third_Generation_takes_major_step_towards_its_first_launch)
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OneWeb launch date and time: September 14, 18:07 UTC. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=54263.msg2286563#msg2286563)
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Cross-post, with attachment.
VA255 scheduled for October 22.
VA256 scheduled for December 18.
https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1435590609532764161
JWST has an official launch date: December 18, 2021. Happy Holidays!
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Does anyone have a source for info on CSG-2 that could check on the launch plans for it? Looking for current info, not links to stuff from years ago.
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CSG-2 is listed by most manifests as launching on Vega-C. A recent filing for ground station support shows it as launching on a Falcon 9 from Florida NET November. A document on the Italian Space Agency's site that has a 2021 date shows it as launching before the end of 2021.
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twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1435697181785149441
Five Electron launches, 25 satellites, 1 entire constellation: we’ve signed a deal with @KineisIoT to deliver their internet-of-things constellation to space on Electron.
https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1435697186902183936
The proven reliability of Electron’s Kick Stage in successfully deploying 100+ satellites to date was a decisive factor in Kinéis launching with Rocket Lab. The Kick Stage enables precise deployment and means Kinéis doesn’t have to sacrifice spacecraft mass for propulsion.
”We’re thrilled to be Kinéis' launch partner across five dedicated missions. Deploying an entire constellation and having it operational quickly requires each satellite to be deployed to exactly the right orbit. Rocket Lab’s track record of exceptional orbital deployment accuracy provides Kinéis with that assurance."
PETER BECK
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1436015766722203651
We are proud to launch Skyloom’s 1st satellite Uhura-1 aboard an Ariane 6 in 2023. This laser-coms relay node will be a game changer for the industry. Congratulations to CEO Marcos Franceschini on this huge milestone.
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VA257 payloads confirmation, SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), dated September 10.
MEASAT-3d
GSAT-24
early 2022
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
October - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
https://www.avio.com/press-release/first-half-2021-results
... We are already working in Guyana on the new VV20 flight, which is scheduled in November ...
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
Oct. 22 • Ariane 5 • SES 17 & Syracuse 4A
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
01 - April 29 - Pleiades Neo 3, SSMS #2: ELO Alpha (Tyvak-182A), LEMUR-2 138, Lemur-2 139, NORSAT 3, AII-Bravo - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
02 - July 30 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:00:07.300
03 - August 17 - Pleiades Neo 4, SSMS #3: BRO-4, LEDSAT, RadCube, SUNSTORM - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV - 01:47:06
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb L05 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
02 - April 26 - OneWeb L06 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S -22:14:08.194
03 - May 28 - OneWeb L07 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S -17:38:39.549
04 - July 1 - OneWeb L08 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S - 12:48:33.383
05 - August 21 - OneWeb L09 (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Baikonur 31/6 - 22:13:40.425
06 - September 14 - OneWeb L10 (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6 - 18:07:19.121
07 - October 14 - OneWeb L11 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Vostocnniy 1S - 09:40:10.356
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
NET October 15 22 23 - SES-17, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3 - 01:01-03:30
October Early November - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV
November 23 December 1 - Galileo-FOC FM23 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM24 (Shriya) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS - 00:35
December 18 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:10-15:10
Starsem's launches:
December 26 27 - OneWeb L12 (x34-36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6
(or December 23 January 2022)
2022
January 6 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS (or December 29, 2021)
NET January February - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
Q1 - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube - Vega C (VV??) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
Q2 Late - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
April - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Nikolina), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
NET late June - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
August 26 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT September 15)
September - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS (or 2023)
Q3 - SSMS #4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - SSMS #5: PLATiNO-1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Fall - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS (or 2023)
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET Late - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 / 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-4 / 3
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MicroCarb - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NESS - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
NET January 27 March - OneWeb L14 (x34-36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
NET February April - OneWeb (x34-36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
NET March May - OneWeb (x34-36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
NET April June - OneWeb (x34-36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
NET May July - OneWeb (x34-36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS32) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV
September - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO): Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #8 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
January - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
November - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
January - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
November - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
January - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2034
Q2 - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
November - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2042)
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2020's - G2G (Galileo Second Generation) - Ariane - Kourou
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 307 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 110, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 19)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 637
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
PoC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on September 11th
Changes on September 14th
Changes on September 19th
Changes on September 30th
Changes on October 4th
Changes on October 6th
Changes on October 13th
Changes on October 14th
Changes on October 19th
Changes on October 21st
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liftoff 18:07:19.121
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https://ria.ru/20210915/oneweb-1750194753.html
Google translate:
The contract between Arianespace and OneWeb for 21 launches of Soyuz rockets from the Baikonur, Vostochny and Kuru cosmodromes was signed in June 2015. In September 2020, OneWeb announced that the number of contracted Soyuz launches had been reduced to 19. Ten have already been completed: four from Baikonur, five from Vostochny and one from Kuru, 322 satellites have been launched into orbit.
OneWeb expects to begin providing commercial satellite communications services in late 2021, and by June 2022, it intends to deploy a constellation of 648 first-generation satellites, which will provide broadband Internet access to users around the world with full surface coverage.
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/12189183
Google translate:
MOSCOW, August 22. / TASS /. Flight trajectories from the Baikonur cosmodrome during the launches of the British communications satellites OneWeb will be modified to increase the number of vehicles launched at a time. This is stated in the message of Roskosmos, distributed on Sunday.
"Currently, work is underway to optimize flight trajectories from Baikonur, taking into account the fact that the size of the satellites is slightly larger than expected," the message says.
As specified in the state corporation, research is being carried out to launch 36 OneWeb spacecraft from Baikonur, and not 34, as at present. Now 36 such satellites can be launched into orbit from the Vostochny cosmodrome. "This difference is due to the higher energy characteristics of the rocket within the given inclination and the full correspondence of the areas of fall of the stages of the carrier", - noted in Roskosmos.
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What launches will these be assigned to?
https://www.roscosmos.ru/32694/
Containers with two Fregat-MT upper stages developed by the Lavochkin Science and Production Association (part of Roskosmos State Corporation) were shipped from the seaport of St. Petersburg to French Guiana. They are intended for use in upcoming launch campaigns operated by the European launch services provider Arianespace.
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Skyloom signs contract with Arianespace for first launch (https://www.arianespace.com/corporate-news/skyloom-signs-contract-with-arianespace-for-first-launch/)
Telecommunications start-up Skyloom chooses Ariane 64, operated by European launch service company Arianespace, to deploy first geostationary lasercom relay node. The Ariane 64 will deliver Skyloom’s Node-1 as part of a new rideshare mission product.
Arianespace will launch Skyloom’s first geostationary lasercom relay node, a telecommunications start up based in Oakland, California. This innovative satellite will be part of a rideshare mission aboard Arianespace’s next-generation heavy-lift vehicle, the Ariane 64. This vehicle, set to debut in mid-2022 is capable of reaching more reference orbits due to its re-startable Vinci upper-stage. Another virtue of the rideshare missions prepared and performed by Arianespace on their launchers, especially on Vega and, soon, on Ariane 6 and Vega C, is the remarkably lower price point for its customers, along with unrivalled versatility and agility to meet the company’s customers’ needs.
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Skyloom signs contract with Arianespace for first launch (https://www.arianespace.com/corporate-news/skyloom-signs-contract-with-arianespace-for-first-launch/)
Telecommunications start-up Skyloom chooses Ariane 64, operated by European launch service company Arianespace, to deploy first geostationary lasercom relay node. The Ariane 64 will deliver Skyloom’s Node-1 as part of a new rideshare mission product.
Arianespace will launch Skyloom’s first geostationary lasercom relay node, a telecommunications start up based in Oakland, California. This innovative satellite will be part of a rideshare mission aboard Arianespace’s next-generation heavy-lift vehicle, the Ariane 64. This vehicle, set to debut in mid-2022 is capable of reaching more reference orbits due to its re-startable Vinci upper-stage. Another virtue of the rideshare missions prepared and performed by Arianespace on their launchers, especially on Vega and, soon, on Ariane 6 and Vega C, is the remarkably lower price point for its customers, along with unrivalled versatility and agility to meet the company’s customers’ needs.
This is the Uhura-1 satellite announced earlier this month:
https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1436015766722203651
Will most likely launch on the Ariane 64 MLS PoC rideshare mission to GTO in Q3 2023.
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Galileo - December 1
OneWeb - January 6
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https://spacenews.com/launch-companies-optimistic-about-future-demand/
Between GEO satellites and demand from constellations and other customers, he said he was optimistic about the prospects of the Ariane 6, scheduled to make its first launch in the second quarter of 2022. The business plan for the rocket was based on 11 launches a year. “With the perspective we have now for demand, it’s not a dream to consider that we can make it and maybe go beyond.”
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Cross-post re: GSAT-24 launch aboard VA257:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/first-demand-driven-mission-gsat-24-to-be-dedicated-for-tata-sky-nsil-to-launch-satellite-on-ariane-5/articleshow/86687077.cms
[dated October 1]
looking at a February 2022 launch,” Radhakrishnan told TOI.
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2024: CSG-3 on Vega-C
https://www.asi.it/en/earth-science/cosmo-skymed/
The second COSMO SkyMed Second Generation satellite (CSG-2) was planned to be launched with VEGA-C within 2021, but the launcher development has been impacted by the VV15 and VV17 failures and, above all, by the COVID pandemic. The delays, postponing the VEGA-C Maiden Flight to Q1 2022, with a consequent tight schedule of launches in 2022, made the launch period of CSG-2 no longer compatible with the needs of the COSMO Mission. Since Arianespace backlog was already full on Soyuz and Ariane systems in 2021, it was not possible to have a European back-up solution compliant with the CSG-2 schedule, thus an alternative solution with the US provider SPACE X has been adopted allowing to keep the CSG-2 launch within the current year. In line with its long-lasting support ensured to the European launch industry, ASI confirmed its trust in Arianespace and VEGA-C capabilities by contracting the launch of the CSG-3 satellite, planned for 2024. Moreover, other future launch opportunities for ASI missions with VEGA-C are under discussion, confirming Arianespace as a key partner for the Agency.
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The December launch of OneWeb from Baikonur is no longer in the list of launches in 2021.
https://t.me/s/rogozin_do/1113
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https://twitter.com/OneWeb/status/1445796000052961285
OneWeb@OneWeb
Get ready for #OneWebLaunch11!
Lift-off commences on 14th October at 5:40am EST/ 10:40am BST from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, and will take us over halfway to completing our constellation!
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https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
According to that, the Ariane VA 255 launch is scheduled for October 23 at 01:01 UTC.
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1448341526598193154
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
NASA’s Eric Smith says at APAC that there are 11 days of schedule margin for the JWST launch on Dec. 18. On that day, a three-hour window opens at 7:20 am EST. Launch windows open on “essentially” any day after that if needed.
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https://ria.ru/20211014/raketa-1754536685.html
Google translate:
Earlier, the press service of the Glavkosmos company (a subsidiary of Roscosmos) told RIA Novosti that in 2021 from the Baikonur, Vostochny and Kuru sites, 8 to 10 launches of Soyuz rockets with OneWeb satellites are planned, of which seven have already been completed. ... As sources in the rocket and space industry clarified to the agency, the next launch is expected from Baikonur on December 27, from the Kuru cosmodrome on January 6, 2022, and then on January 27 again from Baikonur.
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SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), dated October 19:
Re: VA255 October 23 launch window:
Launch window: 01:01 to 03:30 UTC
Re: VS26 December 1 launch time:
Launch: 00:35 UTC
Re: VA256 December 18 launch time:
Launch at 12:10 UTC
Is there still a 3 hour launch window: 12:10-15:10 UTC?
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/12722347
MOSCOW, October 21. / TASS /. Three launches of Soyuz-ST carrier rockets are expected in 2022 from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov, Director General of the Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities (TSENKI, part of Roscosmos), announced this in an interview with TASS.
"Three launches are planned in 2022, the first of which is expected on January 6," Mukhamedzhanov said.
One launch is expected this year, he added. The Soyuz-ST launch vehicle will launch the spacecraft of the European navigation system Galileo into orbit. "The launch is scheduled for November 30, 2021 (December 1 Moscow time)," Mukhamedzhanov said.
https://tass.ru/kosmos/12722463
MOSCOW, October 21. / TASS /. The contracts for two launches of the Soyuz-ST launch vehicle were signed for 2023. Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov, Director General of the Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities (TsENKI, part of Roscosmos), announced this in an interview with TASS.
"Contracts for two more launches have been signed for 2023," Mukhamedzhanov said, answering the relevant question.
According to the general director of TsENKI, work is underway on new contracts for the launch of a payload with Soyuz rockets from the Kuru cosmodrome.
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Only 3 Soyuz launches from CSG planned in 2022? That's less then what the this forum's schedule says. I wonder if the flights listed here have been pushed into 2023 or are actually on Ariane 6.
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Only 3 Soyuz launches from CSG planned in 2022? That's less then what the this forum's schedule says. I wonder if the flights listed here have been pushed into 2023 or are actually on Ariane 6.
Note some may fly on Ariane-6 and other might move to another year. What is reported might not be up to date information and vice versa.
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/12722347
MOSCOW, October 21. / TASS /. Three launches of Soyuz-ST carrier rockets are expected in 2022 from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov, Director General of the Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities (TSENKI, part of Roscosmos), announced this in an interview with TASS.
"Three launches are planned in 2022, the first of which is expected on January 6," Mukhamedzhanov said.
One launch is expected this year, he added. The Soyuz-ST launch vehicle will launch the spacecraft of the European navigation system Galileo into orbit. "The launch is scheduled for November 30, 2021 (December 1 Moscow time)," Mukhamedzhanov said.
https://tass.ru/kosmos/12722463
MOSCOW, October 21. / TASS /. The contracts for two launches of the Soyuz-ST launch vehicle were signed for 2023. Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov, Director General of the Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities (TsENKI, part of Roscosmos), announced this in an interview with TASS.
"Contracts for two more launches have been signed for 2023," Mukhamedzhanov said, answering the relevant question.
According to the general director of TsENKI, work is underway on new contracts for the launch of a payload with Soyuz rockets from the Kuru cosmodrome.
That means one Soyuz-ST (VS30) from the previous contract will be delayed from 2022 to 2023 and two more will be added (VS31 and VS32)? So 3 Soyuz-ST launches each in 2022 and 2023? Or only 2 launches in 2023?
not clear
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Cross-post:
https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1451503817451769880
Due to additional checks on the ground support equipment, VA255 has been scrubbed. Investigations are ongoing in order to identify a new launch date. The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and spacecraft SES-17 and SYRACUSE 4A are in stable and safe conditions on the launch pad.
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1451786314622308353
Arianespace @Arianespace
The investigations on the ground equipment being completed and the anomaly having been identified and corrected, the new launch window for Ariane Flight VA255 is October 23!
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
01 - April 29 - Pleiades Neo 3, SSMS #2: ELO Alpha (Tyvak-182A), LEMUR-2 138, Lemur-2 139, NORSAT 3, AII-Bravo - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
02 - July 30 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:00:07.300
03 - August 17 - Pleiades Neo 4, SSMS #3: BRO-4, LEDSAT, RadCube, SUNSTORM - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV - 01:47:06
04 - October 24 - SES-17, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3 - 02:10:07.300
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb L05 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
02 - April 26 - OneWeb L06 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S -22:14:08.194
03 - May 28 - OneWeb L07 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S -17:38:39.549
04 - July 1 - OneWeb L08 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S - 12:48:33.383
05 - August 21 - OneWeb L09 (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Baikonur 31/6 - 22:13:40.425
06 - September 14 - OneWeb L10 (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6 - 18:07:19.121
07 - October 14 - OneWeb L11 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Vostocnniy 1S - 09:40:10.356
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
November 15 16 - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV - 09:27
December 1 - Galileo-FOC FM23 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM24 (Shriya) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS - 00:35
December 18 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:10-15:10
Starsem's launches:
December 27 - OneWeb L12 (x 34- 36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6
2022
January 6 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
February - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
Q1 March - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube - Vega C (VV??) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
NET Q2 - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
April - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Nikolina), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
NET late June - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS (or 2023)
Q3 - SSMS #4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
Q2 H2 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear H2 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #5: PLATiNO-1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Fall Q4 December - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET Late - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 / 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-4 / 3
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NESS - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
January 27 - OneWeb L14 (x 34- 36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
NET February - OneWeb (x 34- 36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
NET March - OneWeb (x 34- 36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
NET April - OneWeb (x 34- 36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
NET May - OneWeb (x 34- 36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS32) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
December 2021 Q1 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS (or 2023)
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ZLV
August 26, 2022 NET August - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or NLT September 15)
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO): Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2022 TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
December 2022 Early - MicroCarb - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
H1 March - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
October 2023 March - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #8 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
September 2023 October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
October December - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
H2 September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
2024 TBD - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
January 2026 November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or January 2031 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
November 2030 March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
January March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2033)
2033
November 2031 March - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
2034
2031 TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
Q2 2034 TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
November 2037 March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
November 2038 June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2042)
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2020's NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 308 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 111, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 19)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 639
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
PoC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on October 23rd
Changes on October 26th
Changes on October 29th
Changes on November 4th
Changes on November 7th
Changes on November 11th
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Cross-post re: VA255; it happened at this time. IDK the launch time to the second or millisecond.
https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1452091603963764738
Arianespace
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Check-list done, liftoff planned for 2:10 UTC [November 24].
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As per this schedule (I'm not sure how up to date it is), the first of Vega-C is planned for March 2022, JUICE in Q3 2022, Ariane 6 first flight in Q3/4 2022, MTG-I1 in Q4 2022, and Euclid in Q1 2023.
https://twitter.com/AschbacherJosef/status/1452582751010439178
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/12769589
Google translate:
DUBAI, October 26. / TASS /. Four launches of Russian Soyuz rockets are planned from the Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana next year. This was announced by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at a briefing on Tuesday.
"In 2022, four [Soyuz] launches are planned [from the Kuru cosmodrome]," Rogozin said.
According to him, part of the launches under the federal space program can be transferred to the Guiana Space Center.
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Equals VS27, 28, 29, and 30 scheduled in 2022.
Undoes the previous statement (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg2302442#msg2302442) on the subject.
https://tass.ru/kosmos/12769589
Google translate:
DUBAI, October 26. / TASS /. Four launches of Russian Soyuz rockets are planned from the Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana next year. This was announced by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at a briefing on Tuesday.
"In 2022, four [Soyuz] launches are planned [from the Kuru cosmodrome]," Rogozin said.
According to him, part of the launches under the federal space program can be transferred to the Guiana Space Center.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Announcement of opportunity to fly payloads on ESA’s Space Rider (https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider/Announcement_of_opportunity_to_fly_payloads_on_ESA_s_Space_Rider)
Space Rider’s planned debut is in 2023. Launched on a Vega-C rocket ...
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https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
Vega
11/15/2021 - 6:27 AM (GMT-3) Launch VV20 CERES (ADS)
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Update from same source. One day delay.
Launch: November 16, 0927 UTC
Thank you, GWR64!
https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
Vega
11/15/2021 - 6:27 AM (GMT-3) Launch VV20 CERES (ADS)
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UK and France reach new agreement on climate change mission (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-france-reach-new-agreement-on-climate-change-mission) [dated Nov. 2]
The UK Space Agency has provided new funding for a joint British and French MicroCarb mission dedicated to monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide - the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate change.
Dr Paul Bate, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency, and Laurence Monnoyer-Smith, Director of Sustainable Development of the French space agency, CNES, signed an implementation arrangement for the MicroCarb mission at COP26 – the United Nations climate change conference being hosted by the UK in Glasgow.
The UK will provide a further £3.9 million for the mission, due to launch in early 2023, which will be the first European satellite dedicated to measuring atmospheric CO2 from all around the world – the main greenhouse gas caused by human activity.
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Re: December 27 Baikonur OneWeb launch; 34 or 36 satellite cluster?:
36 [OneWeb satellites] according to the launch schedule from work
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Could the first Ariane 6 launch be a rideshare mission?
https://twitter.com/Ariane6/status/1456663840691732481
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Multiple ESA mission webpages had their launch dates updated on November 8.
JUICE delayed to NET August 2023:
https://sci.esa.int/web/juice
Planned for launch in 2023, it will spend at least three years making detailed observations of the giant gaseous planet Jupiter and three of its largest moons, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=JUICE
JUICE is scheduled to be launched in a window running from 26 August to 15 September 2022 on an Ariane 5 from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. (A backup launch date is scheduled for August 2023, arriving at Jupiter in August 2031.)
Athena delayed back to 2034:
https://sci.esa.int/web/athena/-/59896-mission-summary
Launch 2034
<snip>
Last Update: 8 November 2021
LISA delayed to 2037:
https://sci.esa.int/web/lisa/-/61367-mission-summary
Launch 2037
<snip>
Last Update: 8 November 2021
Altius delayed to 2025:
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Altius/Introducing_Altius
Altius is scheduled to be launched in 2025 on a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/metop-series
Metop-SG A1
Planned Launch date: Q2 2024
Metop-SG B1
Planned Launch date: Q4 2024
Metop-SG A2
Planned Launch date: 2031
Metop-SG B2
Planned Launch date: 2032
Metop-SG A3
Planned Launch date: 2038
Metop-SG B3
Planned Launch date: 2039
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https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/meteosat-series
MTG I1
Planned launch date: Late 2022
MTG S1
Planned launch date: Early 2024
MTG I2
Planned launch date: 2025
MTG I3
Planned launch date: Around 10 years after MTG-I1
MTG S2
Planned launch date: Around 10 years after MTG-S1
MTG I4
Planned launch date: Around 10 years after MTG-I3
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https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/sentinel-series
Sentinel 3C
Launch date: Planned for 2024
Sentinel 3D
Launch date: Planned for 2025
Sentinel 4
Launch date: Early 2024 (on board MTG S1)
Sentinel 5
Launch date: Early 2024 (on board Metop-SG A1)
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http://database.eohandbook.com/database/agencysummary.aspx?agencyID=9
Approved Missions timeline
Mission Launch
MTG-I1 (imaging) Dec 2022
Sentinel-4 A Mar 2024
MTG-S1 (sounding) Mar 2024
METOP-SG A1 Mar 2024
Sentinel-5 A Mar 2024
Sentinel-3 C Oct 2024
METOP-SG B1 Dec 2024
Sentinel-5 B Dec 2024
MTG-I2 (imaging) Sep 2025
Sentinel-3 D Nov 2028
MTG-I3 (imaging) Dec 2030
METOP-SG A2 Mar 2031
Sentinel-4 B Mar 2032
MTG-S2 (sounding) Mar 2032
METOP-SG B2 Mar 2033
MTG-I4 (imaging) Jun 2033
METOP-SG A3 Mar 2038
METOP-SG B3 Jun 2039
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Cross-post:
9M 2021 HIGHLIGHTS (https://www.avio.com/press-release/9m-2021-highlights) [dated Nov 8]
The Maiden Flight of Vega C is expected by March 2022.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
01 - April 29 - Pleiades Neo 3, SSMS #2: ELO Alpha (Tyvak-182A), LEMUR-2 138, Lemur-2 139, NORSAT 3, AII-Bravo - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
02 - July 30 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:00:07.300
03 - August 17 - Pleiades Neo 4, SSMS #3: BRO-4, LEDSAT, RadCube, SUNSTORM - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV - 01:47:06
04 - October 24 - SES-17, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3 - 02:10:07.300
05 - November 16 - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV - 09:27:55
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb L05 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
02 - April 26 - OneWeb L06 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S -22:14:08.194
03 - May 28 - OneWeb L07 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S -17:38:39.549
04 - July 1 - OneWeb L08 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S - 12:48:33.383
05 - August 21 - OneWeb L09 (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Baikonur 31/6 - 22:13:40.425
06 - September 14 - OneWeb L10 (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6 - 18:07:19.121
07 - October 14 - OneWeb L11 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Vostocnniy 1S - 09:40:10.356
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
December 1 2 3 4 5 - Galileo-FOC FM23 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM24 (Shriya) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS - 00:19:20
NET December 18 22 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:20-15:20
Starsem's launches:
December 27 - OneWeb L12 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6
2022
January 6 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
February - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
February - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
March April - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube - Vega C (VV??) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
April - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Nikolina), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
NET Q2 May - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET late June - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS (or 2023)
Q3 - SSMS #4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #5: PLATiNO-1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ELA-4
NET Late - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2023)
H2 NET Late - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2023)
NET Late - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 / 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-4 / 3 (or Early 2023)
TBD - SHALOM - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NESS - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
January 27 - OneWeb L14 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
NET February - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
NET March - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
NET April - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
NET May - OneWeb (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS32) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET August - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO): Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
Early - MicroCarb - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
March - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #8 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
December - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or January 2031 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
March - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
2034
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2020's NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 309 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 111, Soyuz ST - 25, Vega - 20)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 642
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
PoC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on November 16th
Changes on November 17th
Changes on November 19th
Changes on November 22th
Changes on November 27th
Changes on December 1st
Changes on December 3rd
Changes on December 4th
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https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1460537823715643392
Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow
Minus-10 minutes. Weather conditions are favorable for launch this morning in French Guiana.
Liftoff of the 20th Vega rocket is set for precisely 4:27:55am EST (0927:55 GMT) with the three CERES reconnaissance satellites for the French military.
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Cross-post:
From Stephen Clark's article on the VV20 launch:
French military intelligence satellites launch on Vega rocket (https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/16/french-military-intelligence-satellites-launch-on-vega-rocket/) (bolds mine) [dated November 16]
The next Vega launch will be the debut flight of an upgraded version of the rocket called the Vega C <snip>
The Vega C’s inaugural launch is scheduled no earlier than April from French Guiana. Teams at the spaceport will spend the next couple months completing modifications to the launch pad’s mobile gantry to accommodate the larger rocket.
<snip>
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According to this Avio employee, there are only two "classic" Vega's left to launch. I don't know if he was counting VV20 in or not... (so I think you can remove many "Vega/Vega C" in the manifest)
https://twitter.com/ClosertoSpace/status/1460533316625608712
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According to this Avio employee, there are only two "classic" Vega's left to launch. I don't know if he was counting VV20 in or not... (so I think you can remove many "Vega/Vega C" in the manifest)
So, there are only two classic Vegas left to launch, before there are only Vega C.
https://twitter.com/ClosertoSpace/status/1460533316625608712
Same conclusion reached in this cross-post:
One question that I have not seen a clear statement anywhere: is the "standard" Vega going to be phased out after Vega C starts flying? If so how many are left?
After the Vega VV20 launch and the following Vega-C maiden flight, there should be 2 standard Vega left.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/09/28/arianespace-procures-first-batch-of-upgraded-vega-c-rockets-preps-for-ariane-6-order/
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November 17, 2021
Arianespace to launch Australian satellite Optus-11 with Ariane 6
- Arianespace signed a contract with Australian operator SingTel Optus to orbit the Optus-11 satellite using the Ariane 6 heavy launch vehicle.
– Optus-11 will be the seventh SingTel Optus satellite launched by Arianespace.
Arianespace and Australian operator SingTel Optus signed the launch contract for the Optus-11 communications satellite. The launch, scheduled for the second half of 2023, will use the Ariane 64 version of the Ariane 6 launcher, with four solid boosters.
Optus-11 is a Ku-band communications satellite with a coverage zone encompassing Australia and New Zealand. Optus-11 incorporates a number of advanced technologies, especially the latest developments in digital processing, plus active antennas enabling the creation of several thousand beams. Fully configurable in orbit, this satellite will expand the capacity of the operator’s current geostationary orbit constellation – making it the largest constellation ever deployed by an Australian company.
“We are delighted and honored by this renewed mark of confidence from the operator SingTel Optus,” noted Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace. “Over the last 21 years, we have carried out all launches for Optus, and Ariane 6 will now continue this long and successful track record.”
“A vital element to the successful deployment of a new satellite are the partners that we work with. We are delighted to be partnering again with Arianespace, who’s demonstrated over many years the ability to consistently deliver a precise deployment and speed to orbit,” said Ben White, Managing Director, Wholesale, Satellite and Strategy at Optus.
The Ariane 64 configuration for this mission provides enhanced performance to inject the Optus-11 satellite into a high-energy geostationary transfer orbit, enabling it to start operation more quickly.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-launch-optus-11-ariane-6/
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Cross-post:
https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
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12/1/2021 - 9:31 PM (GMT-3) Launch VS26 GALILEO FOC M9
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hmm,
launch 12/02/2021, 00:31 UTC ???
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The second Ariane 6 launch will be for Galileo:
The Ariane 6 countdown: Q&A with ArianeGroup civil program manager Franck Huiban (https://spacenews.com/the-ariane6-countdown-qa-with-arianegroup-civil-program-manager-franck-huiban/) [dated Nov. 19]
Who is Ariane 6’s first commercial customer at the moment?
The second launch will be for Galileo, which is not commercial. Arianespace, the company responsible for marketing and operating the launch service, has announced a contract with Viasat, which is today the first commercial customer on Ariane 64 [Ariane 6’s four-booster variant].
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The second Ariane 6 launch will be for Galileo:
Are there two or three Galileo launches on Soyuz before this flight?
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The second Ariane 6 launch will be for Galileo:
Are there two or three Galileo launches on Soyuz before this flight?
2021
December 2 - Galileo-FOC FM23 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM24 (Shriya) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS - 00:31
2022
April - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Nikolina), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
September - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS
NET late - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4 (or early 2023)
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VS26 launch time to the second; my bold:
EUSPA email presser:
https://euspa.uxmail.io/x/rfAY3LqNK9Z9w4uMI9XgSaesksX5dZWyjwXrKEWGS1beSYCXUZq6odzQyDM3zX2ENLC28wusmfEmN9F6_rypFZNFKTylUISIJ3Zduw/
Most notable is the more detailed 00:31:27 UTC launch time.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2021/11/22/nasa-provides-update-on-webb-telescope-launch/
NASA Provides Update on Webb Telescope Launch
The launch readiness date for the James Webb Space Telescope is moving to no earlier than Dec. 22 to allow for additional testing of the observatory, following a recent incident that occurred during Webb’s launch preparations.
The incident occurred during operations at the satellite preparation facility in Kourou, French Guiana, performed under Arianespace overall responsibility. Technicians were preparing to attach Webb to the launch vehicle adapter, which is used to integrate the observatory with the upper stage of the Ariane 5 rocket. A sudden, unplanned release of a clamp band – which secures Webb to the launch vehicle adapter – caused a vibration throughout the observatory.
A NASA-led anomaly review board was immediately convened to investigate and instituted additional testing to determine with certainty the incident did not damage any components. NASA and its mission partners will provide an update when the testing is completed at the end of this week.
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NET December 22 launch date and launch window open time; my bold:
Testing Confirms Webb Telescope on Track for Targeted Dec. 22 Launch (https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2021/11/24/testing-confirms-webb-telescope-on-track-for-targeted-dec-22-launch/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=NASAWebb&utm_campaign=NASASocial&linkId=141557833)
Engineering teams have completed additional testing confirming NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is ready for flight, and launch preparations are resuming toward Webb’s target launch date of Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 7:20 a.m. EST.
= 12:20 UTC
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Cross-post:
The launch of the Soyuz-ST carrier rocket was postponed for a day
12/01/2021 01:30
The launch of the Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket, scheduled for December 2, 2021 from the Guiana Space Center, has been postponed for a day due to unfavorable weather conditions. The decision to postpone the launch was made by the French security service on the safety parameters of CNES.
The launch of the Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage and Galileo spacecraft is currently scheduled for December 3 at 03:27 Moscow time.
<snip>
https://www.roscosmos.ru/33505/
= December 3 00:27 UTC
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Micro-geostationary satellite wins ESA support (https://www.esa.int/Applications/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/Micro-geostationary_satellite_wins_ESA_support)
A small European telecommunications satellite intended for launch into geostationary orbit some 36 000 kilometres above the Earth – which can be used as a basis for future satellites – has won support from ESA.
The new satellite product line and its first protoflight model will be developed and built under a Partnership Project between ESA and SWISSto12, a small to medium-sized enterprise based in Renens, Switzerland. SWISSto12 – which will lead an international consortium – is already marketing this new satellite to commercial operators, which will be able to use it to stream data or broadcast television. The first satellite is due for launch in 2025.
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Cross-post; Soyuz Galileo launch delayed to December 4, 00:23 UTC. Equals December 3, 21:23 local time in French Guiana.
The launch of the Soyuz-ST-B rocket with #Galileo spacecraft , scheduled for December 3 from the Guiana Space Center, was postponed for a day due to the unavailability of the French shipborne station for receiving telemetry information. Now the launch is scheduled for December 4 at 03:23 Moscow time.
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1466746090779201545
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https://twitter.com/RussianSpaceWeb/status/1466930393416880135?cxt=HHwWjsCynfbaytsoAAAA
Anatoly Zak @RussianSpaceWeb
Exact scheduled liftoff time tomorrow for #Soyuz rocket with Galileo satellites is 7:19:20 p.m. EST, 21:19:20 local (03:19:20 Moscow Time on December 5): https://russianspaceweb.com/galileo13.html
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/vs26-galileo-soyuz-success-arianespace/
VS26: Galileo successfully expands his fleet with Arianespace
- On Saturday, December 4, Arianespace has successfully orbited two satellites from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This was the eleventh launch for the constellation by Arianespace, which has now orbited 28 satellites, including 4 IOV, for Galileo.
– With this 13th success of the year, Arianespace hits a new milestone by launching the 179th and 180th satellites for European institutions.
On Saturday, December 4, at 09:19 p.m. local time, a Soyuz launcher lifted off from the CSG in Kourou, French Guiana, and successfully orbited two satellites built by OHB System: Galileo FOC-M9 (23-24), SAT 27-28, as a part of Europe’s Galileo constellation.
These two satellites are the 179th and 180th launched on behalf of European institutions. More precisely, it is the 61st mission launched by Arianespace for ESA and the 23rd and 24th FOC satellites launched by Arianespace for the European Commission.
“Congratulations Europe! With this 11th launch for Galileo, the constellation is now counting 28 satellites in orbit. Arianespace is proud to guarantee a secure and autonomous access to space with the deployment of Galileo, marking another step towards European independence in satellite navigation,” said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace. “I would like to thank the European Union, especially the European Commission, as well as the European Space Agency, our direct customer for this launch, for continuing to trust us with their satellites.”
Operational since 2016, Galileo is the global navigation satellite system that is fully financed and owned by the European Union. Under civilian control, it offers high-precision positioning, navigation and timing services to more than 2,3 billion users worldwide. Undertaken by a European partnership, the European Commission manages Galileo, with European Space Agency (ESA) as the design authority overseeing its development, procuring satellites and the ground segment, and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) overseeing Galileo operations and service provision.
The medium-lift Soyuz (produced by Progress Space Rocket Center, part of the Russian space agency Roscosmos) entered service from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in October 2011, bringing the industry’s longest-operating launcher to the world’s most modern launch base. Soyuz is a four-stage launcher, designed with extremely high reliability requirements for its use in manned missions. This flight will also mark 10 years of Soyuz operations in French Guiana and its 26th mission for the European Spaceport.
VS26 figures:
337th launch overall for the Arianespace family of launchers (301st launch of the family at CSG),
Galileo FOC-M9 are the 1063rd and 1064th satellites launched by Arianespace,
Galileo FOC-M9 are the 490th and 491st satellites launched on Soyuz by Arianespace (66th and 67th at CSG).
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
01 - April 29 - Pleiades Neo 3, SSMS #2: ELO Alpha (Tyvak-182A), LEMUR-2 138, Lemur-2 139, NORSAT 3, AII-Bravo - Vega (VV18) - Kourou ZLV - 01:50
02 - July 30 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:00:07.300
03 - August 17 - Pleiades Neo 4, SSMS #3: BRO-4, LEDSAT, RadCube, SUNSTORM - Vega (VV19) - Kourou ZLV - 01:47:06
04 - October 24 - SES-17, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3 - 02:10:07.300
05 - November 16 - CERES 1, CERES 2, CERES 3 - Vega (VV20) - Kourou ZLV - 09:27:55
06 - December 5 - Galileo-FOC FM23 (Nikolina), Galileo-FOC FM24 (Shriya) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS - 00:19:20.687
07 - December 25 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:20:07.300
Starsem's launches:
01 - March 25 - OneWeb L05 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST30) - Vostocnniy 1S - 02:47:33.180
02 - April 26 - OneWeb L06 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST31) - Vostocnniy 1S -22:14:08.194
03 - May 28 - OneWeb L07 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST32) - Vostocnniy 1S -17:38:39.549
04 - July 1 - OneWeb L08 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST33) - Vostocnniy 1S - 12:48:33.383
05 - August 21 - OneWeb L09 (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST34) - Baikonur 31/6 - 22:13:40.425
06 - September 14 - OneWeb L10 (x34) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST35) - Baikonur 31/6 - 18:07:19.121
07 - October 14 - OneWeb L11 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST36) - Vostocnniy 1S - 09:40:10.356
08 - December 27 - OneWeb L12 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST37) - Baikonur 31/6 - 13:10:37.088
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
January 6 February 20 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Late March April - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
February March - OneWeb (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
February April - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
April - LARES 2, CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube - Vega C (VV??) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ZLV
NET May - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or Q2)
NET late June - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H1 NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 NET Q2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
H1 NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
July-August - TBD (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
September - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS (or 2023)
Q3 - SSMS #4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q3 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
H2 NET Q3 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - SSMS #5: PLATiNO-1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #6 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS/ ELA-4
NET Late - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2023)
NET Late - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2023)
NET Late - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 / 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-4 / 3 (or Early 2023)
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) - Vega/Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Q1 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET Q2 - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - RACE (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - NESS - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
January 27 NET March 5 - OneWeb L14 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
NET February April - OneWeb L15 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
NET March May - OneWeb L16 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
NET April June - OneWeb L17 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
NET May July - OneWeb L18 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
NET June August - OneWeb L19 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST43) - Baikonur 31/6 / Vostochniy 1C
2023
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS??) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS??) - Kourou ELS
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET August - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO): Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV (or 2024)
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Piggybacked:
Early - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Yoda demonstrator - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
March - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #8 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
December - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
2022 TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or January 2031 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
2033
March - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2020's NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2020's - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ZLV
TBD - M-ARGO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - TBD - Kourou
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - GO-3S (Geostationary Observation Space Surveillance System) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
NET 2022 - THR NG - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 311 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 112, Soyuz ST - 26, Vega - 20)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 645
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
PoC - Proof of Concept
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
Changes on December 5th
Changes on December 6th
Changes on December 7th
Changes on December 10th
Changes on December 14th
Changes on December 18th
Changes on December 22th
Changes on December 25th
Changes on December 27th
Changes on December 27th
Changes on January 3rd
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2021
06 - December 5 - Galileo-FOC FM23 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM24 (Shriya) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS26) - Kourou ELS - 00:19:20
Changes on December 5th
Not Patrick but Nikolina, see mission thread.
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https://www.roscosmos.ru/33484/
Google translate:
On Sunday, December 5, 2021, at 03:19: 20.687 Moscow time, joint calculations of Russian and European specialists launched the Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage and Galileo FOC navigation spacecraft.
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SHALOM is now expected to launch in 2025:
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Annual Report 2020 (https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ENG_report_ASI_web.pdf#page=16) [dated Sept. 2021]
2025
SHALOM
Technology: Hyperspectral
Operation: 5 years
Piano Triennale delle Attività 2021-2023 (https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PTA-2021-2023.pdf#page=51) [dated Mar. 10]
Google translate:
SHALOM (Spaceborne Hyperspectral Applicative Land And Ocean Mission) is a mission conceived jointly with the Israeli Space Agency which involves the construction of a system based on a single satellite in low orbit with a platform provided by Israel and an Italian hyperspectral instrument. Once operational, the SHALOM system will extend the operational capabilities of PRISMA by also enabling commercial services. Based on the results of Phase B1 in progress, the detailed design and implementation of the system will be launched.
On the basis of the results of the mission study (Phases A and B1 activities in progress by the UIC Unit - Sheet S10-A), the next phases for the construction of the Italo-Israeli infrastructure are expected to start over the course of the three-year period. (Phases B2 / C / D / E1 in charge of the UOT unit) with full operations starting from 2025.
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https://ria.ru/20211210/raketa-1763141688.html
Google translate:
"On December 27, 2021 at 16.10.37 Moscow time from the Baikonur cosmodrome, it is planned to launch the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage and 36 OneWeb spacecraft on board," the state corporation's website says.
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Cross-post; my bold:
From the JWST Blog (https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2021/12/14/webb-space-telescope-launch-date-update/):
The James Webb Space Telescope team is working a communication issue between the observatory and the launch vehicle system. This will delay the launch date to no earlier than Friday, Dec. 24. We will provide more information about the new launch date no later than Friday, Dec. 17.
[dated Dec 14]
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https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=2&nid=562340&lang=RU
Google translate:
Seven launches with OneWeb spacecraft are tentatively planned for 2022, of which six are from Russian cosmodromes and one is from the Kuru cosmodrome.
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SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/) has been updated (bolds mine):
Late March | Soyuz • Galileo 29 & 30
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana
An Arianespace Soyuz rocket, designed VS28, will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will carry two Galileo full operational capability satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation constellation. The Soyuz-2.1b (Soyuz ST-B) rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. [Dec. 14]
Combined with the previous post, the OneWeb launch from Kourou in March seems to have been changed into a Baikonur launch.
https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=2&nid=562340&lang=RU
Google translate:
Seven launches with OneWeb spacecraft are tentatively planned for 2022, of which six are from Russian cosmodromes and one is from the Kuru cosmodrome.
VA257 has also been delayed:
April | Ariane 5 • MEASAT 3d & GSAT 24
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257, to launch the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. [Dec. 14]
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https://www.avio.com/news-events/esa-and-avio-signed-contract-advance-vega-c-competitiveness
ESA’s Vega-C launch vehicle will fly in the second quarter of 2022 ...
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Does this mean 1 Soyuz-ST-B and 1 Fregat-MT, already purchased, or purchased and delivered to Kourou, are free for another Soyuz mission launching from Kourou?
Could we see one more payload swapped from Ariane 6 to Soyuz?
Combined with the previous post, the OneWeb launch from Kourou in March seems to have been changed into a Baikonur launch.
https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=2&nid=562340&lang=RU
Google translate:
Seven launches with OneWeb spacecraft are tentatively planned for 2022, of which six are from Russian cosmodromes and one is from the Kuru cosmodrome.
"New" VS29 = Sept 2022 Galileo pair?
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Cross-post re: 1st Vega C launch; my bold:
Cross-post:
https://www.avio.com/news-events/esa-and-avio-signed-contract-advance-vega-c-competitiveness
ESA’s Vega-C launch vehicle will fly in the second quarter of 2022 ...
[dated Dec 16]
late March Soyuz VS28, April Ariane 5 VA257,
then Q2 probably means NET May, it's not early 2022,
Inaugural rocket's shipment process is starting:
https://twitter.com/Avio_Group/status/1462808055024869384
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Cross-post; one day JWST launch delay to Christmas (December 25) 🎄
Launch is moved to Christmas Day, December 25 due to weather:
Webb: new target launch date (https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_new_target_launch_date)
Today, 21 December 2021, the Launch Readiness Review for flight VA256 to launch the James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully completed and concluded with the authorisation to perform the launch vehicle rollout and the start of the launch chronology.
However, due to adverse weather conditions at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, flight VA256 – initially scheduled for 24 December – is being postponed.
The new targeted launch date is 25 December, as early as possible within the launch window 12:20–12:52 GMT / 13:20–13:52 CET.
Tomorrow evening, local time in Kourou, another weather forecast will be issued in order to confirm the date of 25 December. The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and Webb are in stable and safe conditions in the final assembly building.
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SN, Pléiades Neo 4 satellite enters service without a hitch (https://spacenews.com/pleiades-neo-4-satellite-enters-service-without-a-hitch/), Dec 16
The final two satellites [Pléiades Neo 5 and 6] in the constellation are currently in qualification tests ahead of their launch on an upgraded Vega C next year [2022], Lombard said.
The four Pléiades Neo are identical to each other apart from the laser links that will be fitted onto the two coming next year, enabling the constellation to increase data transmission speeds for ordering and downloading imagery.
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https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1474716637978841095
William Harwood @cbs_spacenews
Ariane5/JWST: LIFTOFF! At 7:20am EST (1220 UTC); the James Webb Space Telescope is finally on its way!
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Is it just me? I keep dreaming of Dreamchaser on top of an Ariane! :)
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Liftoff 13:10:37.088 UTC
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Cross-post:
TASS reporting that the first OneWeb launch in 2022 is from the Guiana Space Center.
https://tass.ru/kosmos/13301243
February 20 Kourou launch becomes OneWeb Flight 13.
January 27 Baikonur launch (apparently) becomes OneWeb Flight 14, sometime after February 20.
Add cross-post:
TASS reports that Roscosmos has 11 launches of foreign spacecraft in 2022. One of these launches is from Vostochny, three from Kourou, and the remaining seven from Baikonur. Seven of these launches are for OneWeb.
https://tass.ru/kosmos/13313029
7 OneWeb launches = 1 Kourou launch on Feb 20 + 6 Baikonur launches after Feb 20.
If the Baikonur launches are still possible approximately 1 per month, completion would be NET July or August.
As we already have, the other 2 Kourou launches are 2 pairs of Galileo satellites, currently late March and September.
This apparently currently precludes further Kourou Soyuz launches in 2022, such as the possibility of 2022 Soyuz launch of Sentinel-1C.
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https://www.roscosmos.ru/33728/
Google translate:
General Director of Glavkosmos Dmitry Loskutov (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) talks about the company's contracts for 2022.
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- How many OneWeb satellite launches are expected next year? Will the main part be from Baikonur? Will other spaceports be involved?
- It is planned that in 2022 there will be 7 launches of OneWeb spacecraft, with one launch expected from the Guiana Space Center, and six more from the Baikonur cosmodrome. In accordance with the current contract for 2022, all OneWeb spacecraft launches were planned from the Baikonur cosmodrome, so far we are focusing on this.
- When is the first launch of OneWeb satellites expected in 2022?
- The first launch of OneWeb spacecraft is planned to be carried out from the Guiana Space Center in February 2022.
- How many launches in general under the contracts of Glavkosmos are expected next year?
- It is always difficult to talk about plans, especially the implementation of which largely depends on our foreign partners. At the moment, under current contracts, we are focusing on 11 launches of spacecraft for various purposes, of which one will be at the Vostochny cosmodrome, three are planned for implementation from the GKTs, one of which I have already mentioned is the launch of the OneWeb spacecraft. The majority - seven launches - we plan to carry out from the Baikonur cosmodrome.
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Cross-post; re: last Ariane 5 launch
VA261:
According to Stephane Israel, the CEO of Arianespace, the final launch of an Ariane 5 is reserved for JUICE in 2023.
https://twitter.com/ActuSpatiales/status/1475813523989143553
According to the CEO of Arianespace, the very last take-off of an Ariane 5 would be reserved for the JUICE mission , the launch of which is currently scheduled for 2023.
Edited
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/13347837
Google translate:
"In accordance with the launch schedule for 2022 approved by the Roscosmos state corporation, the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage and 36 OneWeb spacecraft from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for March 5, 2022," message.
As specified in the state corporation, it was originally supposed to launch satellites in January. However, the start was postponed at the request of the customer. The devices are expected to arrive at Baikonur on February 10.
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Cross-post; VA261:
Ariane 6 launches will not have VA designations?
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Cross-post; VA261:
Ariane 6 launches will not have VA designations?
That's a good question. VA261 designation is my (our?) assumption, based only on propagating current Ariane 5 designation forward.
Ariane 5 and 6 "VA" numbers could be interleaved when both are launching?
"V" numbers for the last Ariane 4 and first Ariane 5 launches were interleaved.
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CSO-3 launch December 2022, that's the plan of the French Ministry of Defense. (October 4, 2021)
https://www.budget.gouv.fr/documentation/file-download/13654
page 84 (pdf p.83)
We'll see with which launcher.
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Arianespace to launch eight new Galileo satellites
January 6, 2022
ESA and EUSPA have confirmed that Arianespace will launch eight additional Galileo satellites.
Arianespace will launch the first two satellites in 2022, leading to the Full Operational Capability of Galileo open service. Then, three successive launches on Ariane 62 in 2023, 2024 and 2025, will finalize the launch of the first generation of Galileo satellites and will increase the constellation resilience.
These will be the 13th to 16th Galileo missions by Arianespace, which has orbited all satellites in the constellation.
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has chosen Arianespace to launch four new Galileo satellites for Europe’s own satellite navigation system. With this order, EUSPA takes over the role of placing launch services contracts for Galileo from ESA, which acted so far in the name and on behalf of the European Commission and will continue to be the technical authority for these launches.
This order follows European Space Agency’s (ESA) order for the launch of four satellites in October 2021, and will complete the deployment of first-generation Galileo satellites.
These launches will take place from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. After a first launch this year for Galileo, carrying satellites from a previous order, in the first half of 2022, a second Soyuz launch in 2022 will orbit the first two satellites from this latest order. The next three missions will orbit two satellites each on Ariane 62, in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
“I would like to thank ESA and EUSPA, along with the European Commission for continuing to entrust us with their satellites,” said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace. “We’re very proud to once again be helping EU deploy its own global navigation satellite system. This additional order to the service of Galileo once again confirms Arianespace’s assigned mission of ensuring reliable access to space for Europe.”
Each of the eight satellites under this order, built by OHB System AG in Bremen, Germany, will weigh less than 730 kg. They will join the 28 Galileo satellites already deployed to date, as well as the two to be orbited in early 2022 from the Guiana Space Center by Arianespace.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-eight-new-galileo-satellites/
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Arianespace to launch PLATiNO 1 & 2 on Vega and Vega C
January 6, 2022
PLATiNO 1 and 2 are Earth observation satellites that will be launched on a Sun-synchronous orbit.
Both small satellites are due to be launched between 2022 and 2024.
PLATiNO is an all-electric multi-purpose small satellite platform developed in Italy, suitable for a wide range of applications (e.g. Optical, SAR, Telecom, etc.)
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by SITAEL, with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) as the final customer, to orbit PLATiNO 1 & 2 satellites, between 2022 and 2024 on Vega and Vega C. PLATiNO 1 and 2 are Earth observation small satellites operating on Sun-synchronous orbits. PLATiNO 1 will embark a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), operating in the X band, while PLATiNO 2 will carry an optical thermal instrument.
“We are very proud of this new launch contract, which underlines the capacity of Arianespace’s launch solutions, here with Vega and Vega C, to address institutional needs at the most competitive conditions, even for very demanding missions within the 100-500kg class”, Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, declared. “This agreement also demonstrates Arianespace’s capability to support the development of new space initiatives embedded by governments and European institutions”.
PLATiNO is a versatile, multi-mission, high-tech, and all-Italian platform suitable for a wide set of applications that will be equipped with various instruments – both radar and optical – which guarantee optimal resolutions and an on-board computer capable of acquiring and downloading a large number of images.
The PLATiNO platform has been developed by a temporary consortium established between SITAEL, Leonardo, Thales Alenia Space (a joint venture between Thales -67% and Leonardo -33%) and Airbus Defense and Space; it has been designed to support a wide range of missions in different operational scenarios supporting from Earth observation to telecommunications and scientific missions. This platform ensures a reduction of development and operational costs within a frame of an extremely competitive market, supporting a strategic placement of the Italian industries in a sector where new space systems such as megaconstellations are arising.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-platino-1-2-on-vega-and-vega-c/
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Cross-post; a launch date brought forward!
Arianespace is gearing up for a new year that will be just as intense, with a first flight on February 10 from the CSG for OneWeb
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-consolidates-leadership-in-commercial-launch-market-with-15-successful-ariane-soyuz-and-vega-launches-in-2021-and-revenue-growth-of-30-while-gearing-up-for-another-busy-year/ [dated January 6]
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Cross-post; VA261:
Ariane 6 launches will not have VA designations?
That's a good question. VA261 designation is my (our?) assumption, based only on propagating current Ariane 5 designation forward.
Ariane 5 and 6 "VA" numbers could be interleaved when both are launching?
"V" numbers for the last Ariane 4 and first Ariane 5 launches were interleaved.
VA = Vol Ariane, as it is still an Ariane no reason to change (but never say never btw as most CSG terms seem to slowly move to english...) what will change are the serial number, currently they start with L5xxx however for Ariane 6 it will be FM1 FM2 etc. (FM for Flight Model)
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Now that we know the passengers of VA257, and that we know that JUICE will be the last flight of Ariane 5, it thus remains 3 flights with "unknown" satellites.
If I am not mistaken, the potential satellites that will fly on Ariane 5 are :
- Eutelsat Hotbird 13F & 13G & VHTS
- Ovzon-3
- MTG-I1
- Heinrich Hertz
- Syracuse 4B
Do we have any idea which ones will actually fly on Ariane 5, paired with which other ones, and at what approximate date?
As of today, if we only consider launch dates given for each satellite in the Ariane 5 launch log, we have :
VA257, April 2022 : Measat 3D + GSAT 24
VA258, June 2022 : Eutelsat Konnect VHTS + OVZON 3
VA259, 3Q 2022 : Eutelsat 10B + Syracuse 4B
VA260, 4Q 2022 : Galaxy 35 + Galaxy 36 (as a stack) + MTG I-1
VA261, August 2023 (last flight) : JUICE
As Heinrich Hertz is now known to be launched in 2023, and as there will be no more satcom launch on Ariane 5 in 2023, just JUICE (see today's tweet from @ChrisG_NSF), we can deduce it was surely moved on Ariane 64.
https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1479071607956119556?s=20
Stéphane Israël (@arianespaceceo
) notes up to 17 @Arianespace
launches in 2022, with:
- 4 of the 5 Ariane 5s (only JUICE will remain)
- 9 Soyuz launches (4 from Guiana + 5 from Baikonur)
- 1 Ariane 6 flights (1st NET 2nd half 2022)
- 3 Vega-C missions (1st NET April 2022)
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
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Starsem's launches:
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
February 10 20 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Late March - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
April - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
April - LARES 2, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega C (VV??) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV (or Q2)
NET late June - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS, Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
NET Q2 Midyear - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
NET Q2 Midyear - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
July-August - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
September - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS (or 2023)
Q3 September - SSMS #4: KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 Q3 - Eutelsat 10B, Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q3 Q4 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
December - MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
December - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ELV
NET May TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or Q2)
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Q1 NET Q2 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q2 - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NESS - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS 2 LR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Starsem's launches:
March 5 - OneWeb L14 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
NET April - OneWeb L15 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
NET May - OneWeb L16 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
NET June - OneWeb L17 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
NET July - OneWeb L18 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
NET August - OneWeb L19 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST43) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
NET Early - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4 (or NET Late 2022)
NET Early - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 / 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-4 / 3 (or NET Late 2022)
NET Early - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 (FM2) - Kourou ELA-4 (or Late 2022)
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS??) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS??) - Kourou ELS
Q4 2022 NET Q1 - SSMS #5: PLATiNO-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 2022 NET Q1 - SSMS #6 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET August - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO): Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7: PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+/62 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ / 64 - Kourou ELA-3/4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022 TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega/ Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2024)
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2024)
TBD - HRWS SAR (High Resolution Wide Swath SAR) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Piggybacked:
Early - MicroCarb - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
2022 TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane - Kourou ELA
NET Q2 2022 TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2022 TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #8 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Arctic Weather Satellite mission prototype - TBD - Kourou
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon and TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - TBD - Kourou
2022 TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 (x2) - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - TBD - Kourou
2023 TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Vega C Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 ZLV
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD 2030 - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or January 2031 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
2033
March - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 5/6 - Kourou ELA-3/4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - Arctic Weather Satellite mission constellation - TBD - Kourou
2020's NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2020's 2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2020's 2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 311 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 112, Soyuz ST - 26, Vega - 20)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 645
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on January 7th
Changes on January 8th
Changes on January 9th
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https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/avec-la-constellation-syracuse-les-armees-francaises-passent-au-haut-debit-par-satellite.N1153337
Google translate:
It will be joined by two other satellites: Syracuse 4B launched in 2022 and Syracuse 4C ordered by 2025.
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https://www.cieletespace.fr/actualites/ariane-5-reussit-son-dernier-envol-avant-de-lancer-le-telescope-james-webb
Google translate:
Thales Alenia Space, it will be joined in mid-2022 by a second satellite: Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus Defense and Space.
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https://www.newslinet.com/tv-lanomalia-di-hot-bird-13b-che-ha-interrotto-le-emissioni-di-numerosi-canali-domenica-5-settembre-un-segnale-che-la-flotta-a-13-gradi-e-ormai-obsoleta/
Google translate:
New satellites only in 2022
Eutelsat had planned for this year the launch of the Hot Bird 13F and 13G satellites, in order to guarantee the extension of the life of this station, but for various reasons the departure is now scheduled for mid 2022. It will therefore be the case of hope that 13C and 13E will remain in good health for at least one more year. (M.H.B. for NL)
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https://www.newslinet.com/tv-lanomalia-di-hot-bird-13b-che-ha-interrotto-le-emissioni-di-numerosi-canali-domenica-5-settembre-un-segnale-che-la-flotta-a-13-gradi-e-ormai-obsoleta/
Google translate:
New satellites only in 2022
Eutelsat had planned for this year the launch of the Hot Bird 13F and 13G satellites, in order to guarantee the extension of the life of this station, but for various reasons the departure is now scheduled for mid 2022. It will therefore be the case of hope that 13C and 13E will remain in good health for at least one more year. (M.H.B. for NL)
It is interesting that this Hotbird-13B (Hotbird-8) has the longest "estimated orbital maneuver lifetime" of all Hotbirds.
by 2025, a total of 19 years. I suspect by a better GTO after launch on a Proton M.
HB-13C (HB-9), HB-13E (HB-7A), Eutelsat 33E (HB-10) all by 2024.
Hotbird-8, 9 and 10 are identical.
https://www.eutelsat.com/files/PDF/investors/2020-21/URD_Eutelsat_2021_UK.pdf page 26
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/hotbird-13f.htm
Hotbird 13F - 2023 Ko ELA-3 Ariane-5ECA+ with ?
Hotbird 13G - 2023 Ko ELA-4 Ariane-64 with ?
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/hotbird-13f.htm
Hotbird 13F - 2023 Ko ELA-3 Ariane-5ECA+ with ?
Hotbird 13G - 2023 Ko ELA-4 Ariane-64 with ?
This is outdated. I am currently trying to update a lot of stuff which was left in the last few weeks. I do not yet know which Eutelsat payload will end up on which launcher.
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/theos-2lr.htm
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http://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=850
CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7
Full Name Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite -7 aka Arirang-7
Status Approved
Mission Agencies KARI [Lead Agency (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)] , KAI [Cooperating Agency (Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.)]
Launch Date Sep 2022
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https://www.rtbf.be/info/belgique/detail_defense-la-belgique-et-le-g-d-de-luxembourg-songent-a-creer-un-bataillon-binational-a-arlon?id=10785063
Google translate:
He also cited the LUXEOSys Earth Observation Satellite Project - formerly known as the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) - which will be launched within the next two years.
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https://news.cision.com/gomspace-a-s/r/esa-and-gomspace-sign-contract-for-continuation-of-the-gomx-5-mission,c3202464
The GOMX-5 mission will consist of a 12U nanosatellite in the 20kg class to be launched in Q2 2022. The GOMX-5 platform is further improved for increased power handling, payload volume and reliability over longer mission durations.
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https://www.midilibre.fr/2022/01/02/labecedaire-de-ce-qui-nous-attend-a-montpellier-cette-annee-2022-10023040.php
Google translate:
Nano
The Montpellier University Space Center, Van Halen Foundation, will put the finishing touches on the Robusta-3A Méditerranée nano satellite, which will be tasked with anticipating Cévennes episodes through meteorological records. The small craft, the size of three Rubik's cubes in a row, could be sent into orbit in 2023.
Two nano satellites “made in Montpellier” will take off this year aboard Vega C, from the Guyanese space center in Kourou. They are called Robusta MTCube 2 and Celesta and are tasked with different analyzes on the memories for the first and the radiative environment in low orbit for the second.
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lares-2.htm
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https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/race-esa
https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/m-argo
https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/vmmo
https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/lumio
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https://www.cnews.fr/science/2021-04-29/espace-tout-savoir-sur-yoda-cet-engin-de-guerre-protecteur-de-satellites-1076052
Google translate:
Will the Force accompany Yoda? Described as a space “patroller” programmed to protect our military satellites, this new kind of high-tech soldier bears witness to a little-known war unfolding just above our heads.
If this project, carried by the French army in collaboration with the Cnes, refers to the famous little green jedi from Star Wars , it is also the acronym of a more martial name: Eyes in Orbite for an Agile Demonstrator. Already under development, its full-scale test phase could be "put into orbit" as early as 2024.
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How will it work?
Still few technical elements have filtered about the project. However, we know that the Yoda patrol boat will operate in geostationary orbit at an altitude of 35,786 km. "It will be made up of two nanosatellites weighing 10 to 20 kg, which will operate in geostationary orbit in order to validate the technologies for approaching a satellite, size the payloads for proximity operations and train operators from the command of space to operations in space, ”thus summarizes the report by deputy Jean-Jacques Ferrara, available here .
The idea will therefore be to have a machine capable of detecting a potential threat that would target one of its military satellites to come to its side and face it. But Yoda's first step would above all be to teach ground operators how to maneuver such a machine, without necessarily carrying technologies capable of countering an attack.
Its service life would be 5 to 10 years in space, specifies the document which pleads for mastery of space to be a priority. And the deputy added: "on the basis of the results obtained by Yoda, a heavier patrol satellite - of around one hundred kilograms - and truly operational can then be launched around 2030".
https://www.numerama.com/sciences/665644-la-france-construit-yoda-un-patrouilleur-spatial-pour-proteger-ses-satellites.html
Google translate:
The geostationary orbit is located exactly at an altitude of 35,786 km. It is at this altitude that the military satellites Athena Fidus, Sicral 2 and the future Syracuse 4 evolve. The parliamentary report also notes that the arrival of operational vehicles around 2028 or 2029 "corresponds to a reference year" for future satellites: Syracuse 4 C, Iris and Celeste.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
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Starsem's launches:
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS27) - Kourou ELS
Late March - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS
April - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
April May - LARES 2, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega C (VV21/VVC1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV (or Q2)
NET late June - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS, Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3
Midyear - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
Midyear - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or Falcon 9)
July-August - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C (VV22/VVC2) - Kourou ELV
September - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
September - SSMS #4: KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C (VV23/VVC3) - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Eutelsat 10B, Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
December - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS / ELA-4 (or Mid-2023)
December - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q2 - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 LR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
Starsem's launches:
March 5 - OneWeb L14 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
NET April - OneWeb L15 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
NET May - OneWeb L16 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
NET June - OneWeb L17 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
NET July - OneWeb L18 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
NET August - OneWeb L19 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST43) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
NET Early - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Early - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
March - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS??) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS??) - Kourou ELS
NET Q1 - SSMS #5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q1 - SSMS #6 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Early Q2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
April - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET August)
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO): Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 64 / 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-4 /3
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024)
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Piggybacked:
Early - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #8 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2023 November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
December - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2023)
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2023)
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 / 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-4 /3
2023 TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
October 2024 Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X SAR - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD) (or 2023 2026)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or January 2031 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
2033
March - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 / 5 - Kourou ELA-4 /3 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
2020's NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 311 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 112, Soyuz ST - 26, Vega - 20)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 645
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on January 10th
Changes on January 11th
Changes on January 15th
Changes on January 19th
Changes on January 21st
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https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9472672
Abstract:
This paper presents the High-Resolution Wide-Swath (HRWS) mission as the next German civilian spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system for earth observation in X-Band. Following the successful path of the TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X missions, HRWS is designed to guarantee the X-band data and service continuity for institutional, scientific and commercial users well beyond the year 2030. HRWS is a very innovative multistatic SAR mission exploiting the formation flight of one active main satellite and three smaller passive companion satellites. With HRWS the novel MirrorSAR concept will be implemented in space for the first time. The HRWS mission has been approved for realization in December 2020 and, as for the current planning, the launch is expected in the time frame of 2026/2027. This paper presents an overview of the outstanding capabilities and new technologies of HRWS, including F-SCAN, digital beam-forming, hybrid agility, and single-pass dual-baseline interferometry, as well as the various fields of applications.
Published in: EUSAR 2021; 13th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
Date of Conference: 29 March-1 April 2021
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https://spacenews.com/arianespace-looks-to-transitions-of-vehicles-and-business-in-2022/
Those missions will be followed by the launch of the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, mission in the first half of 2023 as the final Ariane 5 mission. “We are quite happy that we will end the brilliant life of Ariane 5 with such an ambitious mission for ESA,” he said.
“The overlap between both launchers will be quite limited,” Israël said in a later interview. He projected three Ariane 6 launches in 2023, followed by an “ambitious ramp up” to eight launches in 2024 and 10 to 12 in 2025. “We are prepared for this ramp up due to the high level of demand.”
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As Arianespace introduces the Ariane 6 and Vega C, the future of Soyuz launches from French Guiana is unclear. While four Soyuz launches from the pad there are scheduled for this year and two next year, Israël raised questions about the use of that facility after 2023.
“We need to have the guarantee of a number of payloads, and it’s not certain because Ariane 6 and Vega C should now take over what Soyuz has delivered,” he said at the briefing. “We’ve had discussions with our Russian partners to see whether there is a business case to go beyond 2023 or not.”
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https://www.popsci.com/space/jupiter-moons-juice-mission/
Scheduled to launch in April 2023, JUICE will blast off from an Ariane 5 rocket before embarking on a 7.6-year journey to reach the gas giant.
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https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9472672
Abstract:
This paper presents the High-Resolution Wide-Swath (HRWS) mission as the next German civilian spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system for earth observation in X-Band. Following the successful path of the TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X missions, HRWS is designed to guarantee the X-band data and service continuity for institutional, scientific and commercial users well beyond the year 2030. HRWS is a very innovative multistatic SAR mission exploiting the formation flight of one active main satellite and three smaller passive companion satellites. With HRWS the novel MirrorSAR concept will be implemented in space for the first time. The HRWS mission has been approved for realization in December 2020 and, as for the current planning, the launch is expected in the time frame of 2026/2027. This paper presents an overview of the outstanding capabilities and new technologies of HRWS, including F-SCAN, digital beam-forming, hybrid agility, and single-pass dual-baseline interferometry, as well as the various fields of applications.
Published in: EUSAR 2021; 13th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
Date of Conference: 29 March-1 April 2021
More recent paper definitively states 2027 as the expected launch year:
German X-Band Spaceborne SAR Heritage and the Future HRWS Mission (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9553095)
Abstract:
This paper provides an overview of the German spaceborne radar program starting with the X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instrument on board the Shuttle Imaging Radar missions (SIR-C/X-SAR) in 1994, followed by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) in 2000. The German national satellite radar program began in 2007 with the launch of the satellite TerraSAR-X, which is providing since then high-resolution X-band images for scientific, commercial and governmental applications. TanDEM-X, an almost identical twin, joined TerraSAR-X in 2010 to form the first bistatic SAR interferometer consisting of two satellites in close formation flight. The TanDEM-X mission generated a global, high-resolution digital elevation model of the Earth surface with unprecedented accuracy. The High-Resolution Wide-Swath (HRWS) mission has been approved for realization at the end of 2020. It is a very ambitious multistatic SAR mission exploiting the formation flight of one active main satellite and three smaller passive companion satellites. HRWS implements for the first time in space the novel MirrorSAR concept. As for the current planning, the launch is expected in 2027.
Published in: 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS
Date of Conference: 11-16 July 2021
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-launch-optus-11-ariane-6/
Arianespace and Australian operator SingTel Optus signed the launch contract for the Optus-11 communications satellite. The launch, scheduled for the second half of 2023, will use the Ariane 64 version of the Ariane 6 launcher, with four solid boosters.
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https://www.sncorp.com/press-releases/unoosa-snc-call-for-interest-dream-chaser-landing-site/
WASHINGTON D.C./VIENNA, October 22, 2019 – The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced the opening of a Call For Interest (CFI) for UN Member States to provide a landing site for the Dream Chaser on its return from a mission expected to occur around 2024.
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https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/smile/default.asp
SMILE: Canada to play key role in first-ever mission to observe the chain of events behind space weather
Launch: November 2024
Mission duration: 3 to 5 years
Mission status: In development
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https://www.ruag.com/en/news/esas-new-arctic-weather-satellite-flies-power-system-ruag-space
With the mission, ESA is embracing the New Space approach. Anders Linder, head of the Electronics Product Group at RUAG Space, comments: “What makes AWS distinctive as an ESA project is that it embraces the New Space way-of-working. This means that cost-effective automotive grade components will be used, and agile development methods applied. Our team is determined to showcase what can be achieved by adopting a state-of-the-art approach here. We are excited to move forward with our customer Omnisys Instrument Sweden and work together with the entire AWS consortium for a successful mission.”
RUAG Space’s Power System is set to be delivered in Q4 2022. The launch of the prototype satellite weighting about 120 kilograms is planned to take place in 2024. The now ordered prototype is planned to be followed-up by a constellation of 16 AWS satellites. Subject to a follow-up decision after the prototype, the constellation would be implemented with the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites EUMETSAT according to the cooperation model established with the Meteosat and MetOp satellites.
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https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider/ESA_signs_contracts_for_reusable_Space_Rider_up_to_maiden_flight
Activities are on track for the first flight of Space Rider in the third quarter of 2023 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider/Announcement_of_opportunity_to_fly_payloads_on_ESA_s_Space_Rider
Space Rider’s planned debut is in 2023. Launched on a Vega-C rocket, it will provide a laboratory in space for an array of applications, orbit altitudes and inclinations. ESA has released a dedicated Announcement of Opportunity with no restriction on nationality for commercial or institutional customers.
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Ride into space on Vega-C secured for FLEX and Altius (https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/FLEX/Ride_into_space_on_Vega-C_secured_for_FLEX_and_Altius)
A contract signed with Arianespace secures the joint launch for two satellites that will further knowledge of our home planet. Scheduled to lift off on a new class of rocket, ESA’s Vega-C, from Europe’s Spaceport in mid-2025, FLEX will yield new information about the health of the world’s plants and Altius will deliver profiles of ozone and other trace gases in the upper atmosphere to support services such as weather forecasting.
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January 11, 2022
Arianespace to launch with Vega C FLEX & ALTIUS, two ESA programmes at the service of environment
- FLEX is developed within ESA’s Future Earth Observation Programme, and will be able to measure photosynthetic activity from space.
– ALTIUS is developed within ESA’s Earth Watch Programme, and aims to overwatch ozone and other trace gases in the upper atmosphere, thus supporting weather forecasting and monitor long-term climate evolutions.
– Both those missions represent Arianespace additional contribution to ESA’s and Europe’s engagement regarding climate change issues and challenges.
Arianespace and the European Space Agency ESA have signed a contract to secure the launch of FLEX and ALTIUS on Vega C, from Europe’s Spaceport mid-2025.
FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer) is the Earth Explorer N°8 (following the most recent EarthCare & Biomass Earth Explorers programs), to quantify photosynthetic activity and plant stress by mapping vegetation fluorescence. FLEX works in tandem with the SENTINEL 3 satellites (thus the same orbital plane requirements). This satellite is manufactured by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor, with the instrument provided by Leonardo.
ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) is an Earth Watch program to measure the atmospheric gases – ozone and others. This satellite is developed by the Belgium manufacturer QinetiQ Space S.A.
Both missions are designed to fly to a Low Earth Orbit (sun synchronous), together on the same dedicated Vega C launch, or alternatively on two different Vega C vehicles. Taking advantage of the remaining performance available on those missions, additional small satellites may embark as auxiliaries. As those two satellites are aiming to monitor climate change and help scientific progress on Earth, these institutional missions place Europe at the spearhead of environmental action.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-with-vega-c-flex-altius-two-esa-programmes-at-the-service-of-environment/
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Arianespace to launch Microcarb on Vega C
January 18, 2022
Microcarb is a science satellite that will trace CO2 sinks and sources on a global scale.
The requested performance for this launch planned in 2023 is 190kg on a sun-synchronous orbit at 650km.
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by ESA, on behalf of the European Commission, to launch Microcarb in 2023 on Vega C. Microcarb is a 190kg satellite developed by CNES that will be delivered into a sun-synchronous orbit, 650km above the Earth.
“We are very proud of this new launch contract, which underlines the capacity of Arianespace to design the most competitive launch solutions, here with Vega C, to address the needs of European institutions”, Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, declared. “We are particularly thrilled to make this iconic project a reality, which is a great example of cooperation between ESA, the European Commission and CNES, with the support of the industry, to better understand the impact of human activity on climate change”.
Microcarb is a small satellite designed to map sources and sinks of carbon dioxide (CO2)—the most important greenhouse gas — on a global scale. To better understand the impact of CO2 produced by human activity and how this greenhouse gas is released and absorbed, NASA launched the OCO-2 satellite in 2014. In 2023, CNES will take over this role with the launch of Microcarb. Its dispersive spectrometer instrument will be able to measure atmospheric concentration of CO2 globally with a high degree of precision (on the order of 1 ppm) and with a pixel size of 4.5 km x 9 km.
The instrument will be flown on a microsatellite built around CNES’s Myriade spacecraft bus with a payload designed and produced by Airbus Defence and Space. This mission involves the French scientific community studying climatology and the carbon cycle. The Microcarb mission includes funding from French Investments for the Future Programmes, as well as from the European Union framework programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-microcarb-on-vega-c/
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First Vega-C flight now scheduled for May; Sentinel-1C scheduled for mid-2023 (or Q4 2022).
ESA considering moving up radar satellite launch after Sentinel-1B malfunction (https://spacenews.com/esa-considering-moving-up-radar-satellite-launch-after-sentinel-1b-malfunction/) [dated Jan. 18] (bolds mine)
The European Space Agency is considering accelerating the launch of a new Earth science satellite after an existing one malfunctioned last month and remains out of service.
Sentinel-1B, a radar imaging satellite launched in April 2016, malfunctioned Dec. 23. Shortly after the anomaly, ESA said they expected to take up to two weeks to restore the satellite to service. However, in a Jan. 7, update, officials said the malfunction was caused by a “potential serious problem related to a unit of the power system” on the spacecraft.
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As part of the overall Copernicus program, which is jointly run by ESA and the European Union, two new radar imaging satellites, Sentinel-1C and -1D, are in development. Sentinel-1C is scheduled to undergo a flight acceptance review in October before a launch currently scheduled for some time in 2023.
Aschbacher and other ESA officials suggested that launch could be moved up if Sentinel-1B cannot be restored. “We’re now looking into launching them as soon as we can,” he said of Sentinel-1C and -1D.
Simonetta Cheli, director of Earth observation at ESA, said that if the investigation into the Sentinel-1B malfunction doesn’t require any design changes to Sentinel-1C, ESA would be ready to launch Sentinel-1C at any time after the October flight acceptance review. “The current launch date is mid-’23 for -1C, so we would look for any opportunity for potentially launching earlier,” she said. “We don’t have an option yet.”
Daniel Neuenschwander, director of space transportation at ESA, said the launch manifest will depend on the date and outcome of the inaugural flight of the Vega-C, currently scheduled for May. “I see an opportunity at the end of ’22,” he said, with some contract modifications required to support an earlier launch.
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Total three Vega C launches scheduled for 2022.
https://spacenews.com/arianespace-looks-to-transitions-of-vehicles-and-business-in-2022/ [dated Jan 7]
Also scheduled for 2022 is the introduction of the Vega C, the upgraded version of the Vega small launch vehicle, with its first launch planned for the second quarter. That will be followed up to two more Vega C launches later in the year.
No mention of remaining Vega launches (deduced to be two (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1071.msg2304980#msg2304980)).
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Further from the above-linked article:
[2022] could be even busier, with up to 17 launches on its manifest for 2022. That includes nine Soyuz launches from Baikonur and French Guiana as well as four Ariane 5 launches.
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Perhaps the most important launch of 2022 for Arianespace will be the inaugural launch of the Ariane 6, currently scheduled for the second half of the year.
17 launches:
Ariane 5: 4
Ariane 62: 1
Baikonur Soyuz: 6
Kourou Soyuz: 3
Vega C: 3
(More recently, there is, again, the possibility of Sentinel-1C launching on a Kourou Soyuz at the end of 2022. If that happens, then the Kourou Soyuz and total number of launches would rise by one. See the immediately preceding post.)
Deducing the three Vega C 2022 launches will be the following (VV21, VV22, VV23), on the deduction that the two remaining Vega launches are deferred to NET 2023:
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
May April - LARES 2, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega C (VV??) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV (or Q2)
July-August - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 September - SSMS #4: KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ELV
NET May TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or Q2)
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 - Vega С - Kourou ZLV
TBD - CryoSat FO - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ZLV
TBD - Moon’s south pole samples return mission - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Q1 NET Q2 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q2 - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NESS - Vega / Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS 2 LR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ZLV
Changes on January 7th
Changes on January 9th
Changes on January 19th
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Use of VV21 and VVC1 designations for the Vega C maiden flight:
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@Avio_Group
#InsideVega
The journey of #VegaC towards its maiden flight continues: few days ago, its solid propellant motor P120C was activated and transferred from Regulus to @EuropeSpacePort EUP/K facilities ahead of flight #VV21 (#VVC1).
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Launch delayed to Q4 2022:
Returning airline traffic boosts Viasat and Intelsat financials (https://spacenews.com/returning-airline-traffic-boosts-viasat-and-intelsat-financials/) [dated Aug. 5]
The company said the first ViaSat-3 satellite, which will cover the Americas, has been delivered to Boeing for final spacecraft integration and testing, ahead of a launch in the first or second quarter of 2022.
A second ViaSat-3, for covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is due to launch five to six months later, followed by a third spacecraft for Asia.
Payload issue delays SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy launch to early 2022 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/10/04/payload-issue-delays-spacexs-next-falcon-heavy-launch-to-early-2022/) [dated Oct. 4]
The next commercial Falcon Heavy launch is also scheduled for the second quarter of 2022, carrying a Viasat 3 broadband communications satellite toward geostationary orbit.
5-6 months after Q2 2022 = Q4 2022.
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Cross-post:
According to the CNES website, the launch of the next One Web mission (F13) is scheduled for February 10 at 18:09 UTC.
https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
01 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37
Starsem's launches:
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
April - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
May - LARES 2, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega C (VV21/VVC1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV
NET late June - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS, Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3
July-August - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C (VV22/VVC2) - Kourou ELV
September (TBD) - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELS
September - SSMS #4: KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C (VV23/VVC3) - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Eutelsat 10B, Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q3 Q4 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
December (TBD) - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late March April 6 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS - 00:31:51
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q2 - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 LR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
Starsem's launches:
March 4 5 TBD - OneWeb L14 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6 - 22:41
NET April TBD - OneWeb L15 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
NET May TBD - OneWeb L16 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
NET June TBD - OneWeb L17 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
NET July TBD - OneWeb L18 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
NET August TBD - OneWeb L19 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST43) - Baikonur 31/6
2023
NET Early (TBD) - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 February - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) - Kourou ELS
March (TBD) - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS32) - Kourou ELS
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Early Q1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear 2022 NET Q1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-4 -3 (or Falcon 9)
Midyear 2022 NET Q1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 64 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-4 -3 (or Falcon 9)
NET Q1 - SSMS #5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q1 - SSMS #6 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
April - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET August)
Midyear - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELS / ELA-4 (or December 2022)
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO): Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024)
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Piggybacked:
Early - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #8 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or early 2025)
December - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
September - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or January 2031 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
2033
March - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
2020's NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 312 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 112, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega - 20)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 679
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on January 25th
Changes on January 26th
Changes on January 28th
Changes on February 10th
Changes on February 11th
Changes on February 15th
Changes on February 17th
Changes on February 19th
Changes on February 21st
Changes on March 3rd
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https://euclid.cnes.fr/fr
Mission Caractérisation de la nature de l'énergie sombre
Date de lancement Février 2023 (prévisionnel)
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Re: VS27 Fregat upper stage:
Starting in the Roskosmos press release quoted in the launch thread here (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=54140.msg2334846#msg2334846), it's referred to as a Fregat-M, not MT.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
Feb. 10 • Soyuz • OneWeb 13
Launch time: 1809:37 GMT (1:09:37 p.m. EST)
Launch site: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana
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April 5/6 • Soyuz • Galileo 29 & 30
Launch time: 0031:51 GMT on 6th (8:31:51 p.m. EDT on 5th)
Launch site: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1491836785219055622?cxt=HHwWjMC93d3piLQpAAAA
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1491892654455541769?cxt=HHwWksCy_d-dorQpAAAA
Arianespace @Arianespace
Don't know about you but we enjoyed this first successful launch of 2022! Ракета
Stay tuned, our next #OneWebLaunch is scheduled for March 4th, from the Baïkonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. We sure can't wait to see our #Soyuz launcher place into orbit 36 more @OneWeb
satellites.
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47362/
Der nächste Flug einer Sojus ist zum folgenden Termin geplant:
Nr Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en) Bemerkung
28 Sojus STB VS28 6. April 2022 Galileo FOC FM25 · FM26
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 11. Februar 2022
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https://www.roscosmos.ru/launch/2022/
Запланированные запуски
№ | Дата | Запуск | Космодром | Ракета-носитель |
1 | 05.03.2022 01:41 | Запуск 36 спутников OneWeb (№ 13) (https://www.roscosmos.ru/34146/) | Байконур (https://www.roscosmos.ru/479/) | Союз-2 (https://www.roscosmos.ru/468/) |
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https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/22/02/b25681068/eutelsat-communications-first-half-2021-22-results
FLEET DEPLOYMENT
Nominal deployment programme
Compared to the last quarterly update in October 2021, the entry into service of KONNECT VHTS has been delayed from the first half to the second half of calendar 2023. Furthermore, while still expected within the H1 2023 window, the entry into service of the EUTELSAT 10B satellite has been delayed versus our previous expectations. This reflects the impact of both manufacturing delays and their knock-on effects, including pairing difficulties, related to launch rescheduling, in the context of global Covid crisis.
All other data remains unchanged.
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eutelsat-konnect-vhts.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eutelsat-10b.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/hotbird-13f.htm
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https://aircosmosinternational.com/article/the-first-assembled-eurostar-neo-satellite-3106
Hotbird 13F, like its twin Hotbird 13G, is scheduled for launch next year using an Ariane 64 launcher from the Guyana Space Center.
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Article dated approximately 1 year ago, includes an interesting picture of the hardware.
Edit: More importantly, the two Hotbirds have been Ariane 64 payloads all along? Together? First A64?
https://aircosmosinternational.com/article/the-first-assembled-eurostar-neo-satellite-3106
Hotbird 13F, like its twin Hotbird 13G, is scheduled for launch next year using an Ariane 64 launcher from the Guyana Space Center.
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https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-reschedules-launch-of-the-ovzon-3-satellite-until-the-second-half-of-2022/
February 18, 2022
Regulatory
Ovzon reschedules launch of the Ovzon 3 satellite until the second half of 2022
Ovzon is today announcing that the Ovzon 3 satellite launch will be delayed and is planned to be launched in the second half of 2022. The rescheduling is due to continued insufficiencies and delivery of key components affecting the completion of Ovzon 3 and of a large number of other satellites in the industry.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile_factsheet
Launch: Scheduled for launch in late 2024 or early 2025 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou (launch dimensions compatible with either an Ariane 6 or Vega-C launcher)
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2023
March - Galaxy 37 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Galaxy-37 aka Galaxy-13R
This launchorder is gone, goes to SpaceX.
https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/1229094530086/December%202021%20Quarterly%20Report%20-%20Intelsat%2012-29-2021.pdf
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Cross-post re: MTG-I1:
ESA mission plan says 2023:
https://www.esa.int/ESA/Our_Missions
When you click onto the "mtg series", the mission page still shows 2022. But I suspect that 2023 is more up to date.
Many other ESA missions also have slipped: Biomass and JUICE to 2023, SMILE to 2024, Altius and Flex to 2025.
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/13872497
Google translate:
MOSCOW, 26 February. /TASS/. Roskosmos, in response to EU sanctions, suspends cooperation with European partners in organizing launches from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. This was stated by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
"In response to EU sanctions against our enterprises, Roscosmos is suspending cooperation with European partners in organizing space launches from the Kourou space center and withdrawing its technical staff, including the consolidated launch crew, from French Guiana," Rogozin wrote on his Telegram channel on Saturday.
In turn, the press service of Roscosmos specified that 87 citizens of the Russian Federation are now at the cosmodrome in French Guiana. "We are talking about employees of the NPO named after S. A. Lavochkin, who were preparing the Fregat-MT upper stage for the upcoming launch, as well as employees of the Progress RCC [manufacturer of Soyuz rockets] and the Center for the Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure," - noted in the state corporation.
At the moment, they added in Roskosmos, the issue of the departure of Russian employees is being worked out.
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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/uk-satellite-company-oneweb-suspends-baikonur-launches-2022-03-03/
LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - British satellite company OneWeb said on Thursday it was suspending all launches from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after Moscow'sspace agency demanded guarantees that its spacecraft would not beused for military purposes.
The British government, which owns a stake in OneWeb, said it supported the decision.
"In light of Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, we are reviewing our participation in all further projects involving Russian collaboration," the government said.
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PRESS RELEASE / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Suspension of Soyuz launches operated by Arianespace & Starsem
March 4, 2022
Arianespace is strictly abiding by the sanctions decided by the international community (European Union, United States of America and United Kingdom) following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
As part of the mandate given by the ESA Member States to Arianespace, the operation of the Soyuz launcher from Europe’s Spaceport (CSG, French Guiana) and from Baikonur (Kazakhstan) through Starsem are governed by France/Russia inter-governmental agreement and ESA – Roscosmos space agencies agreement. This operation began after the end of the Soviet Union and has been very successful up to now. However, it is now challenged by Roscosmos’ unilateral decision to withdraw from CSG and suspend all Soyuz launches from Europe’s Spaceport. Readied Soyuz launchers and Galileo satellites are in stable configuration and in security.
Regarding ST38 for OneWeb from Baikonur, it has been postponed indefinitely following the conditions posed by Roscosmos to proceed. Arianespace will work with its partners to ensure the well-being of the goods and means currently in Baikonur.
Arianespace is in close contact with its customers and French and European authorities to best assess all the consequences of this situation and develop alternative solutions.
In the meantime, preparation of upcoming Ariane 5 and Vega C campaigns of 2022 are progressing according to plan and schedule.
Taking over from Ariane 5 and Vega, Ariane 6 and Vega C will provide Europe with a sustainable and autonomous access to space. Arianespace is confident in the success of these two launchers, to which it has been strongly committed since ESA’s 2014 Ministerial Conference in Luxembourg, on European institutional and global commercial markets.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/suspension-of-soyuz-launches-operated-by-arianespace-starsem/
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The French/German spy satellite CSO-3 switches back from Soyuz-ST to Ariane-6.
Launch on Ariane 6 at the end of 2023.
Several sources:
https://www.tellerreport.com/tech/2022-03-04-the-next-french-spy-satellite-should-be-launched-by-ariane-6.HJLti5sJbc.html
Euclid is also set to switch to Ariane 6.
But has a lower priority. (Me: probably not until 2024)
https://twitter.com/cieletespace/status/1499777051309576194
The Ciel & Espace article is mostly behind a paywall. except with G..... webcache
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https://spacenews.com/soyuz-embargo-strands-satellites-with-limited-launch-options/
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
01 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
April NET May - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3
NET late June - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3
May June - LARES 2, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega C (VV21/VVC1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV
July-August - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C (VV22/VVC2) - Kourou ELV
September - SSMS #4: KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C (VV23/VVC3) - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Eutelsat 10B, Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q4 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) TBD - Kourou (TBD) ELS
September (TBD) TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) TBD - Kourou (TBD) ELS
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q2 - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 LR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
2023
NET Early - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 - SSMS #5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q1 - SSMS #6 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT / Ariane 62 (TBD) Vega C - Kourou ELV ELA-4 / ELS (or Midyear)
Q2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
April 5-25 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET August)
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO): Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
December 2022 (TBD) Late - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024)
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
March TBD - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS32) TBD - Kourou ELS
Piggybacked:
Early - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C / Soyuz (TBD) - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #8 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or early 2025)
February 2023 TBD - Euclid - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS31) Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 ELS
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
December 2024 TBD - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2024)
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
September 2026 TBD - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or January 2031 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
2033
March - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2034
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
2020's NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Probably cancelled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
Starsem's launches:
2022 - OneWeb L14 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST38) - Baikonur 31/6
2022 - OneWeb L15 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST39) - Baikonur 31/6
2022 - OneWeb L16 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST40) - Baikonur 31/6
2022 - OneWeb L17 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST41) - Baikonur 31/6
2022 - OneWeb L18 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST42) - Baikonur 31/6
2022 - OneWeb L19 (x36) - Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (ST43) - Baikonur 31/6
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 312 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 112, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega - 20)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 679
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on March 11th
Changes on March 17th
Changes on March 21st
Changes on March 22nd
Changes on March 31st
Changes on April 6th
Changes on April 7th
Changes on April 11th
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The French/German spy satellite CSO-3 switches back from Soyuz-ST to Ariane-6.
Launch on Ariane 6 at the end of 2023.
Several sources:
https://www.tellerreport.com/tech/2022-03-04-the-next-french-spy-satellite-should-be-launched-by-ariane-6.HJLti5sJbc.html
Euclid is also set to switch to Ariane 6.
But has a lower priority. (Me: probably not until 2024)
https://twitter.com/cieletespace/status/1499777051309576194
The Ciel & Espace article is mostly behind a paywall. except with G..... webcache
Took a few days but ESA and CNES sources now confirm this report and Salo's recent changes: EUCLID has been re-assigned to an Ariane 6 launch.
CSO-3 is also indeed back to an Ariane 6 launch.
And more assignments for Ariane 6 are coming. Keep watching the news in the next several weeks. What it basically boils down to is that Dimitry Rogozin, in all his infinitely stupid attempts to exact revenge on ESA and EU, just saved the medium-to-long term future of Ariane 6. One CNES source I communicated with was almost giddy with joy.
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According to French daily La Tribune (https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/la-guerre-en-ukraine-revele-crument-les-lacunes-de-l-autonomie-de-l-industrie-spatiale-europeenne-905748.html)
Selon nos informations, le motoriste italien aurait sécurisé trois moteurs, qui sont en Italie, mais trois autres étaient en cours de fabrication par Youjnoye avant le début des hostilités.
According to our information, the Italian engine manufacturer has secured three engines, which are in Italy, but three others were being manufactured by Youjnoye before the start of hostilities.
Sorry behind a paywall
La guerre en Ukraine révèle crûment les lacunes de l'autonomie de l'industrie spatiale européenne (https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/la-guerre-en-ukraine-revele-crument-les-lacunes-de-l-autonomie-de-l-industrie-spatiale-europeenne-905748.html)
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JUICE, New Baseline trajectory
Launch on April, 5th 2023
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29300.msg2350692#msg2350692
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1504478601239928835?cxt=HHwWhoCp8aLU_eApAAAA
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
ESA’s David Parker: if able to restart cooperation with Roscosmos, a 2024 launch is feasible. If more radical changes needed, look at launch in 2026 and 2028. There are Russian instruments on the ExoMars rover, and Russia supplied radioisotope heating units for it.
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1504481135253807104?cxt=HHwWgICj4eLn_uApAAAA
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
Aschbacher says even a 2026 launch of ExoMars is “very challenging, realistically” if major changes needed. Many technical and financial issues.
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1504482221641535499?cxt=HHwWlsCs_YCn_-ApAAAA
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
ESA says using the inaugural Ariane 6 launch for one of the stranded Soyuz payloads is a possible option, but not necessarily likely. Not a baseline option but will be assessed.
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https://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/1505981450872664067?cxt=HHwWhsC9mdGJqeYpAAAA
Marcia Smith @SpcPlcyOnline
[2nd try w/o the typos]
Thomas Zurbuchen says KDP-B for Mars Sample Return is set for June. Will do dual-lander architecture with launch of both in 2028 and launch of Earth Return Orbiter in 2027. Return of samples in 2033.
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https://twitter.com/esa/status/1508818305414541332
Our Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer @ESA_JUICE has a new launch window!
Liftoff on an @ariane5 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou during a 5-25 April 2023 window, starting an 8-year interplanetary cruise to the Jupiter system.
Explore #Juice's journey 👉
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1511301708290600968?s=20&t=-xgrfcV0bQFz_U7Sce8yqg
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Arianespace signs unprecedented contract with Amazon for 18 Ariane 6 launches to deploy Project Kuiper constellation
April 5, 2022
Arianespace and Amazon sign agreement for 18 Ariane 6 launches, the largest ever both for Arianespace.
The highest performing version of Ariane 6, Ariane 64, will be used over three years to orbit satellites of the Project Kuiper broadband constellation.
Arianespace and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced an unprecedented launch service contract during the International Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, USA, on April 5. Under the terms of the contract, Arianespace will perform 18 Ariane 6 launches for Amazon’s Project Kuiper over a period of three years from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Among the 18 launches planned for the deployment of the Project Kuiper, 16 will be carried out with an advanced version of the Ariane 64.
Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, declared: “This contract, the largest we’ve ever signed, is a great moment in Arianespace’s history. We are honored to be given a significant role to play in the deployment of Amazon’s Project Kuiper, which aims to connect tens of millions of people to the internet. It will build on the European innovative spirit, industrial might, and years of experience of the Ariane partners. That Amazon has chosen the Ariane 6 to do the job is a matter of tremendous pride for us and a great vote of confidence for our new launch vehicle. This day marks a decisive success for the Ariane 6 Program and all its value chain in Europe.”
Arianespace is renowned for its competence in deploying institutional and commercial satellite constellations. For this contract, Arianespace will rely on the Ariane 64 vehicle, the highest performing European launcher which is perfectly tailored for the demanding work of deploying constellations. Ariane 6 will enter service and replace the Ariane 5 as Arianespace’s heavy lift workhorse.
The versatility, high capability, and expected reliability of the Ariane 6 played a key role in securing this agreement with Amazon for the Project Kuiper. Ariane 6 has been designed from the outset to be scalable and able to integrate, during its life and on a regular basis, new technologies. Out of the 18 A64 launches, 16 A64 will benefit from an increase in the power of the P120C solid boosters (called “P120C+” version). Ariane 6’s incremental development is intended to regularly improve the performance of the launch solutions offered by Arianespace and always better fulfil the needs of both institutional and commercial customers. These developments are funded and managed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and implemented by Ariane 6’s launcher system prime contractor ArianeGroup.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to connect the unconnected, providing high-speed, low-latency broadband to unserved and underserved communities across the globe at affordable rates. Homes, schools, hospitals, businesses, governments, and institutions that lack access to connectivity could soon have it through Project Kuiper.
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-signs-unprecedented-contract-with-amazon-for-18-ariane-6-launches-to-deploy-project-kuiper-constellation/
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https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-secures-83-launches-arianespace-blue-origin-and-united
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1511340865834430464?cxt=HHwWgMC9qdKgrvkpAAAA
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
Kuiper satellites per launch vehicle:
Ariane 6: 35-40
New Glenn: 61
Vulcan: 45
(From an ongoing breakfast event at #37space).
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Arianespace signs unprecedented contract with Amazon for 18 Ariane 6 launches to deploy Project Kuiper constellation (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-signs-unprecedented-contract-with-amazon-for-18-ariane-6-launches-to-deploy-project-kuiper-constellation/)
... For this contract, Arianespace will rely on the Ariane 64 vehicle, the highest performing European launcher which is perfectly tailored for the demanding work of deploying constellations. Ariane 6 will enter service and replace the Ariane 5 as Arianespace’s heavy lift workhorse.
... Out of the 18 A64 launches, 16 A64 will benefit from an increase in the power of the P120C solid boosters (called “P120C+” version).
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Official contract has been signed to launch Sentinel-1C on Vega-C
https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1512133436563243024
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-wins-new-contract-to-launch-sentinel-1c-observation-satellite-on-board-vega-c/
- The European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of the European Commission, and Arianespace have signed a launch contract for the third radar satellite in the Sentinel-1 mission, Sentinel-1C.
– The launch is scheduled in the first half of 2023 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
TBD • Ariane 5 • MEASAT 3d & GSAT 24
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257, to launch the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. Delayed from April. [April 9]
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June • Vega C • LARES 2
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
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I was under the impression that Eumetsat firmly ordered Soyuz-ST launches for Metop-SG A1 & B1. But apparently delays and higher demand for Gallileo forced the transition to Ariane 6.
I think for several launches; dots can be connected. for example:
2024
March - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
MetOp-SG A1 is the main payload on the Ariane 62 MLS #2 launch.
Flex and Altius will launch on a shared Vega-C launch.
I think it's highly likely the Proba-3 will launch on a Vega not Vega C. It's a lightweight payload to an odd orbit (highly elliptical at 59deg inclination).
The launch list is way to long. Arianespace doesn't have this many launches in their backlog. Sorry for repeating myself on this point.
For example only Sentinel 1C has firmly been ordered, all other SSO Sentinel satellites have not been firmly ordered.
Also as far as I know, SpaceRider is stil in early study phase. The decision still has to be made to fully develop it.
Also the decision to fully develop Vega-C+/ Vega-E+ and Vega light still have to be made.
In my opinion the Arianespace launch schedule should be the launch backlog. But it also includes the European missions that are in the pipeline. I think a clearer distinction between backlog and pipeline would improve this topic.
AFAIK the Arianespace backlog does not have launches planned beyond 2026.
Then there is the question how to deal with other European launch providers; PLDspace Miura 5, ISAR Spectrum, RFA One, just to name a few. When these are available it's much less obvious smaller payloads, for example Sentinel-7/12 will launch via Arianespace.
When
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
TBD • Ariane 5 • MEASAT 3d & GSAT 24
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257, to launch the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. Delayed from April. [April 9]
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June • Vega C • LARES 2
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
It would be nice if they stated a source for the launch delays.
The reason for the VA257 delay is most likely problems with transporting the satellites to CSG.
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/ariane-6.htm
1 Ariane-62 xx.xx.2022 Ko ELA-4 (dummy) / CuriumOne / OOV-Cube / 3Cat 4 / ISTSAT 1 / GRBBeta / SpaceCase SC-X01 / Bikini Demo
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
01 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
NET May June 17 22 - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:03-22:43
Late June July - LARES 2, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega C (VV21/VVC1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV
July- August - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C (VV22/VVC2) - Kourou ELV
September - SSMS #4: KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C (VV23/VVC3) - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Eutelsat 10B, Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q4 - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET late June Late - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - TBD - Kourou (TBD)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou (TBD)
Piggybacked:
NET Q2 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q2 - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 LR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
2023
NET Early - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 2022 Q1 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 - SSMS #5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q1 - SSMS #6 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or Midyear)
Q2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
April 5-25 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET August)
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS PoC (GTO): Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - SSMS #7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024)
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
Early - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #8 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March NET July - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q3 - SSMS #9 (Equatorial) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #11 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or early 2025)
TBD - Euclid - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
NET January - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #4 (GO-1) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #5 (500km, SSO) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
Late - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
2026
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
2027
Q2 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Harmony (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
Piggybacked:
TBD - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
TBD - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or March 2033)
2035
2034 TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
2020's NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - 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
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Piggybacked:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 312 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 112, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega - 20)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 679
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on April 18th
Changes on April 21st
Changes on April 29th
Changes on May 3rd
Changes on May 18th
Changes on May 20th
Changes on May 28th
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NET late June - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3
The launch was postponed some time ago.
Now Ovzon even writes:
We have announced that the launch of the Ovzon 3
satellite will be delayed. It is now planned for late 2022.
source page 7 Ovzon Annual Report 2021 (https://www.ovzon.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/03/ovzon-annual-report-2021.pdf)
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Galaxy 35 launch Q4 2022:
FCC Filing for Galaxy 35
SAT-RPL-20220414-00041 (https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ib/forms/reports/swr031b.hts?q_set=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number/%3D/SATRPL2022041400041&prepare=&column=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number)
The satellite, which is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2022, will enable Intelsat to more intensively use the 4000-4200 MHz band, thereby facilitating the successful transition of existing services to the upper 200 MHz of C-band spectrum ahead of the clearing deadlines without any disruption to customers.
VA257 launch June 17:
SES-STA-INTR2022-01195 (https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ib/forms/reports/swr031b.hts?q_set=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number/%3D/SESSTAINTR202201195&prepare=&column=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number)
Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”), commencing June 17, 2022, to use its Riverside, California C-band earth station, Call Sign E040125, to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the GSAT-24 satellite. GSAT-24 is expected to launch on June 17, 2022.2 Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately 20 days.
There are at least 2 filings, I think this is the most recent, I don't know what the difference is.
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Cross-post:
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/next-arianespace-launch-scheduled-for-june-22-with-ariane-5/ (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/next-arianespace-launch-scheduled-for-june-22-with-ariane-5/)
Next Arianespace launch scheduled for June 22 with Ariane 5
-Ariane flight 257 is scheduled for June 22.
– The first Ariane 5 of the year will orbit two geostationary telecommunication satellites, MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24.
– Mission VA257 will help improve the broadband coverage in the Asia-Pacific region.
This Ariane 5 launch from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport, is scheduled for June 22, during a launch window from 21:03 to 22:43 UTC.
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Cross-post, my bold:
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/next-arianespace-launch-scheduled-for-june-22-with-ariane-5/ (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/next-arianespace-launch-scheduled-for-june-22-with-ariane-5/)
Next Arianespace launch scheduled for June 22 with Ariane 5 [Apr 26]
-Ariane flight 257 is scheduled for June 22.
– The first Ariane 5 of the year will orbit two geostationary telecommunication satellites, MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24.
– Mission VA257 will help improve the broadband coverage in the Asia-Pacific region.
This Ariane 5 launch from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport, is scheduled for June 22, during a launch window from 21:03 to 22:43 UTC.
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My 7001st post!
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https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/metop-series
Future Satellites
Metop-SG A1
Planned Launch date: not earlier than July 2024
Details: 823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B1
Planned Launch date: not earlier than January 2025
Details: 823–848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
Metop-SG A2
Planned Launch date: 2031
Details: 823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B2
Planned Launch date: 2032
Details: 823–848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
Metop-SG A3
Planned Launch date: 2038
Details: 823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B3
Planned Launch date: 2039
Details: 823-848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
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https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/metop-series
Future Satellites
Metop-SG A1
Planned Launch date: not earlier than July 2024
Details: 823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B1
Planned Launch date: not earlier than January 2025
Details: 823–848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
Metop-SG A2
Planned Launch date: 2031
Details: 823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B2
Planned Launch date: 2032
Details: 823–848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
Metop-SG A3
Planned Launch date: 2038
Details: 823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B3
Planned Launch date: 2039
Details: 823-848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
Already figured out the logic behind this schedule.
A1 +1Y = B1. Replacement satellites are launched 7 years after the previous is launched.
Most likely A1, B1, A2 and B2 could operate all at the same time between 2032 and ~2036.
I made a ESA/European payload list years back. From that I can conclude that A1 had had a >3year launch schedule delay. Because of MetOp-C this isn't really a problem.
They are very likely to all launch on Ariane 62 with rideshare to SSO (MLS). But EUMETSAT ordered Soyuz-ST launches for MetOP-SG A1 & B1. But by 2024 Ariane 6 will be mature enough, and the Soyuz isn't currently available. So the delay might have automatically solved a problem.
Only the METOP-SG A1 & B1 are on the launch manifest for Arianespace, EUMETSAT hasn't ordered the other launches and isn't likely to order them the next five years.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2034
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Athena_factsheet
Planned launch: 2035
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https://www.avio.com/press-release/vega-c-vicino-al-lancio-inaugurale-successo-test-motore-vega-aumento-dei-ricavi
Vega C's inaugural launch date is scheduled for late June 2022
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Vega/Vega-C_stacks_up_for_inaugural_flight_VV21
For flight VV21, the principal payload will be LARES-2, a scientific mission of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Also onboard will be six European research CubeSats.
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Scheduling conflict, re: approximately 2 weeks needed between launches from CSG? My bolds:
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/next-arianespace-launch-scheduled-for-june-22-with-ariane-5/
Next Arianespace launch scheduled for June 22 with Ariane 5 [Apr 26]
-Ariane flight 257 is scheduled for June 22.
https://www.avio.com/press-release/vega-c-vicino-al-lancio-inaugurale-successo-test-motore-vega-aumento-dei-ricavi
Vega C's inaugural launch date is scheduled for late June 2022
(I'm sure that they will figure it out, but curious which will go first.)
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The Galaxy geocommsats in-service annual quarters; not launch annual quarters:
The in service date has been postponed, quarterly report from March 31st. (not paying attention :( )
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Scheduling conflict, re: approximately 2 weeks needed between launches from CSG? My bolds:
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/next-arianespace-launch-scheduled-for-june-22-with-ariane-5/
Next Arianespace launch scheduled for June 22 with Ariane 5 [Apr 26]
-Ariane flight 257 is scheduled for June 22.
https://www.avio.com/press-release/vega-c-vicino-al-lancio-inaugurale-successo-test-motore-vega-aumento-dei-ricavi
Vega C's inaugural launch date is scheduled for late June 2022
(I'm sure that they will figure it out, but curious which will go first.)
Cross-post re: the other shoe dropping:👞 👟 👡 👢 🥿 👠
Looks like Vega C's first launch slipped to July
The Vega-C inaugural launch is planned for July 2022.
https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Invitation_to_media_Join_pre-launch_press_programme_to_see_Vega-C_and_preparations_for_Ariane_6_at_Europe_s_Spaceport
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Planned launches:
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
2027-2028 - Stereoid [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - Daedalus [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2027-2028 - G-Class [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Earth Explorer 11 candidate - TBD - Kourou
EE10
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Putting_the_future_in_FutureEO
Harmony is slated as the tenth Earth Explorer mission and will be reviewed at the User Consultation Meeting on 5 July, after which formal selection should be made in the autumn.
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Preparing_for_tomorrow/ESA_moves_forward_with_Harmony
Following the selection of three Earth Explorer candidate missions to enter a first feasibility study in September 2018, ESA has chosen one of the candidates, Harmony, to move to the next phase of development.
Three concepts, Daedalus, Harmony (formerly called Stereoid) and Hydroterra (formerly called G-Class), have spent the last two years being scrutinised as to their scientific, technical and budgetary feasibility to be ESA’s tenth Earth Explorer mission.
EE11
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Putting_the_future_in_FutureEO
... there are four mission concepts, Cairt, Nitrosat, Wivern, Seastar, competing to be the eleventh Earth Explorer.
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Preparing_for_tomorrow/Four_mission_ideas_to_compete_for_Earth_Explorer_11
Pre-feasibility studies will start in due course, after which further down-selections will be made in 2023 and 2025, with a view to launching the successful Earth Explorer 11 mission in 2031–2032.
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https://spacenews.com/astroscale-gets-funds-for-2024-debris-removal-mission/
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https://www.dlr.de/content/en/articles/news/2021/01/20210301_a-mission-for-earth-s-future.html
The Harmony mission will employ two satellites, which will orbit with one of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites, flying in two different formations. In stereo formation, the Harmony satellites will be positioned at 350 kilometres in front of and behind the Sentinel-1 satellite. In close flight formation, both Harmony satellites will fly relatively close to one another – approximately 200–500 metres apart – and at a distance of 350 kilometres from Sentinel-1
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Preparing_for_tomorrow/ESA_moves_forward_with_Harmony
Three concepts, Daedalus, Harmony (formerly called Stereoid) and Hydroterra (formerly called G-Class), have spent the last two years being scrutinised as to their scientific, technical and budgetary feasibility to be ESA’s tenth Earth Explorer mission.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSXNMVLXadA&t=3071s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSXNMVLXadA&t=3071s)
found via:
https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1530176560615108609?cxt=HHwWgsC9sbDeo7wqAAAA (https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1530176560615108609?cxt=HHwWgsC9sbDeo7wqAAAA)
From the Arianespace Keynote speech at the Strong Korea Forum 2022: (from 51:11 to 1:13:45)
Arianespace has launch orders for: 7 Vega C and 29 Ariane 6. (@52:58)
Launch order backlog has a value of 4.6 billion Euro. Soyuz launch pad closure expected in 2023. (@57:30)
The Soyuz launched by Arianespace collaboration is frozen. (old news)
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To complete the Arianespace launch backlog, I think:
There are 5 Ariane 5 ECA launches remaining, all with two GTO satellites.
And 2 Vega launches. AFAIK BIOMASS and Proba III.
So total backlog is (29+5+7+2=) 43 launches.
If I'm not mistaken there were 10-12 Soyuz launches in the orderbook, but these are frozen.
6 for Oneweb most from Baikonour / Vostochny.
2 for EUSPA Gallileo. (possibly using Metop-SG launchers)
2 for EUMETSAT Metop-SG (>4mT SSO) (possibly already converted into Ariane 6)
2 for ESA, Euclid (>2mT L2) & EarthCARE (Earth Explorer-6)/ASAP-S #1 (>2.35mT SSO)
I think Euclid will be very difficult to find an alternative launcher for.
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To complete the Arianespace launch backlog, I think:
There are 5 Ariane 5 ECA launches remaining, all with two GTO satellites.
Nope : you forgot...
- JUICE
- Galaxy 35 and 36 count only as 1 half of the payload bay, so we'll have 3 comsats on this launch
;)
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https://spacenews.com/arianespace-narrows-vega-c-and-ariane-6-maiden-flight-windows/?preview_id=128271
SEOUL, South Korea — Arianespace plans to conduct the maiden flight of Vega C and Ariane 6 rockets in “the first week of July” and “towards the end of the year,” respectively, a senior executive said June 1.
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https://spacenews.com/avio-qa-powering-the-growth-trajectory/
Are you still on track for a total of three Vega C launches by the end of the year?
Yes, we have contracts for that. We will perform the second launch in the fall. In the winter we should be doing the third one. I don’t know yet whether it will be before the end of the year or immediately at the beginning of next year. It depends on the success of the maiden flight. But that’s the plan.
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Are there specific contracts you can talk about?
I can tell you we have plenty of demand, even from the U.S., because the number of payloads that are wishing to be launched is very substantial, and there’s not enough capacity yet available in the market for them.
We are now looking at launch opportunities by 2026, 2027 and 2028. So we have plenty of opportunity to grow also in flight rates — from three launches to four per year and then towards six launches annually in the next three to four years.
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Are you doing anything else to mitigate the risk of the conflict in Ukraine affecting future supply? Are you looking at AVUM alternatives?
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Secondly, we have recently fired, on ground, our liquid oxygen methane engine. It’s an extremely powerful solution that will power the upper stage of Vega E by 2026.
So, in the in the 2026 timeframe, we may have more than one new upper stage solution available to us.
Could you accelerate the introduction of the next-generation Vega E rocket?
I think we can move the schedule forward by some time — not too much. We cannot cut it in half and make this happen by 2024.
But probably we can accelerate it up to maybe eight months or a year, considering that the first step on our engine development testing went extremely well.
If we see the need to make this happen, we will. For the time being, we want to take all the time we need to make this happen successfully.
Keep in mind that, between now and 2026, we have lots of other things to do. We have of course Vega C, but we also have Space Rider, our remotely piloted spaceplane. We need to be careful not to want to do too many things at the same time.
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Can you elaborate?
Europe has launched a campaign called the Recovery Plan for recovering post-pandemic. As part of this, Italy has decided to invest 2.3 billion euros in space — one billion of which is to create an Italian observation constellation to monitor the country.
Italy by nature is a peculiar country with a very long coastline. We have all sorts of issues with natural disasters including earthquakes, with immigration from Africa — we’ve got it all.
So we elected to create a network of optical radar satellites to monitor our country. Such a constellation will be made of some 34 satellites — we’ll see, but that’s another good stream of work that will come.
When is the first launch for Italy’s Iride Earth observation constellation?
Some of the first launches may be towards the end of 2024, beginning of 2025.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
01 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
June 22 - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:03-22:43
July 1-10 7 - LARES 2, SSMS #4: ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E) - Vega C (VV21/VVC1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV - 11:13
August - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C (VV22/VVC2) - Kourou ELV
September - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 Q1 2023 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
September NET October - KOMPSAT-7, SSMS #5: - Vega C (VV23/VVC3) - Kourou ELV
Q3 November - Eutelsat 10B MTG-I1, Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3
NET Q4 Late - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
NET Q2 H2 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q2 H2 - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 LR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
2023
NET Early - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 - SSMS #5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ / Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3 / ELA-4
H1 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or Midyear)
Q2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
April 5-25 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET August)
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Uhura-1 MLS PoC (GTO): - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024)
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - TBD - Kourou
2022 TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - TBD - Kourou (TBD)
2022 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou (TBD)
Rideshare:
Early - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q1 - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 Q2 2024 - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 Q3 2024 - SSMS #9: Equatorial LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - ESP-MACCS (Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
March Q2 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or early 2025)
NET July December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Euclid - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q2 Q3 - SSMS #10: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 Q4 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #12: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
NET January Q1 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
Midyear - ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV (or 2026)
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 2024 Q2 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 2024 Q3 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
Late 2025 TBD - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q3 2025 Q2 - MLS #4: GTO - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 2025 TBD - MLS #5: SSO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 2025 TBD - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
2027
TBD - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Harmony (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
Rideshare:
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q2 2027 TBD - Sentinel-11A (CIMR 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-11B (CIMR 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 2027 TBD - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear 2025 TBD - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
TBD - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or March 2033)
2035
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Iride constellation - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
2020's NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 312 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 112, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega - 20)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 679
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on June 2nd
Changes on June 4th
Changes on June 7th
Changes on June 13th
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https://esastar-publication-ext.sso.esa.int/ESATenderActions/details/43565
According to the "Arrangement for ESA's Assistance to the Italian National Project concerning Earth Observation and Space Transportation", ESA/LEG/525 Paris, 22 December 2021, ESA will provide technical assistance to the Presidency of Council of Ministries of theItalian Republic for the swift implementation of the Italian "Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza" (hereinafter also IT PNRR), in the domain of Earth Observation and Space Transportation.In providing the technical assistance, ESA will manage the technical and contractual aspects of the project and will be responsible for the procurements related to the Arrangement. This contractual activity is relevant to the Component of the PNRR devoted to Space Activities for Earth Observation (hereinafter called EO PNRR IRIDE Project), which covers the realization of an End-to-End System composed by the Upstream Segment, the Downstream Segment and the Services Segment to provide the geospatial-based services at National and European level, according to the needs expressed by the Italian National Authorities with the objective to provide services to the Public Administration and to private Customers.- The Upstream will be based on a Satellite Constellation(s). The payloads will be a combination of SARs and optical, panchromatic, hyperspectral andinfrared Imagers- The Downstream is composed by the Flight Operation Segment, the Payload Data Ground Segment, the "marketplace" (which is a digital market which combines demand and supply using innovative developments in geospatial processing, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and fusion of different sources of data) and the Cyber Italy (which is a Digital Twin of Italy)- The Services will be a combination of services to public administrations and commercial services. The following 8 services for public administrations have been currently identified: Coastal service and maritime-coastal monitoring, Air Quality Service, Ground Motion Service,Monitor service coverage and land use (Land Cover/Use), Hydrometeorological Service, Water Resources Service, Emergency service, Security service.This procurement addresses the provision of specialized engineering support for the implementation of the upstream, downstream and services elements of the EO PNRR IRIDE Project. The following types of support will be addressed:- Provision of specialized consultancy or execution of technical tasks (e.g. one-shot mission analysis for inclusion of a new constellation, review of Technical Notes addressing specialized topics, etc.)- Execution of technical reviews or status checks, to support the assessment ofthe status of implementation activitiesThe Agency shall submit engineering support requests as they materialize along the project lifetime. The activity will last 4 years.In view of the overarching objective of the Italian PNRR to strengthen growth potential, job creation and economic, social and institutional resilience of Italy, thereby enhancing, in accordance with the objectives of the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility, the economic, social and territorial cohesion and convergence within the Union, the present ITTis addressed to economic operators registered in Italy. Consequently, the Agency shall consider for evaluation all proposals from such economic operators.Industry awarded with this contract is excluded from any other contractual activity in the frame of the EO PNRR IRIDE Project.
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Ariane 5 VA258 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - September 2022 (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=55839.msg2374424#msg2374424)
single launch? ??? looks almost like this, don't see a co-passenger
Syracuse 4B, if ready, might be too big and heavy,
Ovzon-3 or Heinrich Hertz are not ready
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eutelsat-10b.htm
Eutelsat 10B - 2023 Ko ELA-3 Ariane-5ECA+
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/syracuse-4b.htm
Syracuse 4B (ex Comsat-NG 2) - 2022 Ko ELA-3 Ariane-5ECA+ with ?
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https://www.satellitetoday.com/partner-content/2022/05/27/ovzon-ceo-details-how-ovzon-3-launch-will-boost-its-satcom-as-service-offering/
Norén: 2022 will be a phenomenal year. Ovzon 3 is truly a unique capability that has never been more relevant than today. We are looking forward to welcoming what we believe is a very disruptive capability into our core service and solutions. We are working closely with our production partner, Maxar, and making progress in finalizing the satellite and getting ready to launch sometime toward the end of the year.
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https://www.eumetsat.int/science-blog/meteosat-third-generation-cutting-edge-weather-data
ECMWF’s Dr Tony McNally explains how the revolutionary next-generation satellites, Meteosat Third Generation, will improve weather forecasts.
Published on 23 May 2022
As devastating storms, floods, and other extreme weather events become more frequent, it is essential to track the complex systems of the Earth.
Today, thousands of researchers and data users are coming together at the Living Planet Symposium in Bonn, Germany to discuss how best to tackle this formidable challenge. One of the world’s largest Earth observation conferences, the symposium provides experts with an opportunity to exchange ideas on how satellites can best be used to collect wide-ranging information about the planet, from monitoring wetlands, forests, and biodiversity, to tracking the health of the oceans and keeping tabs on diminishing Arctic sea ice, to measuring greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
One essential contribution that will be highlighted at the European Space Agency-organised event are the cutting-edge Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites, the first of which is set to launch in November.
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Arianespace has updated their rideshare mission opportunities page:
https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities
Vega-C rideshares:
SSMS #5: Q4 2022, SSO
SSMS #6: Q1 2023, SSO
SSMS #7: Q3 2023, SSO
SSMS #8: Q4 2023, SSO
SSMS #9: Q4 2023, LEO (45°)
SSMS #10: Q2 2024, SSO
SSMS #11: Q3 2024, LEO (Equatorial)
SSMS #12: Q3 2024, SSO
SSMS #13: Q1 2025, SSO
SSMS #14: Q2 2025, SSO
SSMS #15: Q3 2025, LEO (Equatorial)
Ariane 6 rideshares:
MLS #1: Q2 2025, GTO
MLS #2: Q2 2025, LEO (88°)
MLS #3: Q3 2025, LEO (88°)
MLS #4: Q2 2026, GTO
MLS #5 (SSO) and MLS #6 (LTO, dubbed "Highway to the Moon") are no longer listed, but I presume they are currently NET 2026 per this recent interview:
Arianespace to rival Space X with competitive quality and price (https://www.kedglobal.com/us/aerospace-defense/newsView/ked202205300011) [dated May 30]
We are proposing full rideshare to the Moon with Ariane 6, which we like to refer to as a “Highway to the Moon” mission. The service will start in 2026 to share the launch costs between several lunar passengers, both commercial and institutional.
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Re: Vega-C first launch, date and time:
https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1534177342003810308
The European Space Agency has set a date and launch time for the debut flight of the Vega C rocket: July 7, from French Guiana, at 11:13 UTC.
VA258:
Yes this is the only payload on VA258
https://twitter.com/Eutelsat_SA/status/1534220775837913090
"Our trusted long standing partnership with @Arianespace continues with the launch of #EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS #satellite as a single passenger onboard Ariane 5 soon, suiting our customers' #connectivity expectations" @eberneke #ParisAirForum
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Arianespace has updated their rideshare mission opportunities page:
https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities
Vega-C rideshares:
SSMS #5: Q4 2022, SSO
SSMS #6: Q1 2023, SSO
SSMS #7: Q3 2023, SSO
SSMS #8: Q4 2023, SSO
SSMS #9: Q4 2023, LEO (45°)
SSMS #10: Q2 2024, SSO
SSMS #11: Q3 2024, LEO (Equatorial)
SSMS #12: Q3 2024, SSO
SSMS #13: Q1 2025, SSO
SSMS #14: Q2 2025, SSO
SSMS #15: Q3 2025, LEO (Equatorial)
Ariane 6 rideshares:
MLS #1: Q2 2025, GTO (POC, dedicated rideshare to GTO)
MLS #2: Q2 2025, LEO (88°) Metop-SG A1
MLS #3: Q3 2025, LEO (88°) Metop-SG B1
MLS #4: Q2 2026, GTO
These SSMS and MLS are rideshare opportunities, can we try to find the main payloads for these missions?
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Arianespace has updated their rideshare mission opportunities page:
https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities
Vega-C rideshares:
SSMS #5: Q4 2022, SSO
SSMS #6: Q1 2023, SSO
SSMS #7: Q3 2023, SSO
SSMS #8: Q4 2023, SSO
SSMS #9: Q4 2023, LEO (45°)
SSMS #10: Q2 2024, SSO
SSMS #11: Q3 2024, LEO (Equatorial)
SSMS #12: Q3 2024, SSO
SSMS #13: Q1 2025, SSO
SSMS #14: Q2 2025, SSO
SSMS #15: Q3 2025, LEO (Equatorial)
Ariane 6 rideshares:
MLS #1: Q2 2025, GTO (POC, dedicated rideshare to GTO)
MLS #2: Q2 2025, LEO (88°) Metop-SG A1
MLS #3: Q3 2025, LEO (88°) Metop-SG B1
MLS #4: Q2 2026, GTO
These SSMS and MLS are rideshare opportunities, can we try to find the main payloads for these missions?
MLS #2 and #3 aren't Metop-SG A1 and B1, since those satellites are going to 800 km sun-synchronous orbits.
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SAT-LOA-20220607-00058 (https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ib/forms/reports/swr031b.hts?q_set=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number/%3D/SATLOA2022060700058&prepare=&column=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number)
Galaxy 36 is scheduled for launch in Q4 2022
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https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/metop-series
Metop-SG A1
Planned Launch date:
not earlier than December 2024
Details:
823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B1
Planned Launch date:
Q1 2025
Details:
823–848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
Metop-SG A2
Planned Launch date:
2031
Details:
823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B2
Planned Launch date:
2032
Details:
823–848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
Metop-SG A3
Planned Launch date:
2038
Details:
823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B3
Planned Launch date:
2039
Details:
823-848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
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https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/meteosat-series
MTG I1
Planned launch date:
Q4 2022
Details:
Imaging (FCI, LI, DCS, GEOSAR)
MTG S1
Planned launch date:
Q2 2024
Details:
Sounding (IRS, UVN)
MTG I2
Planned launch date:
2025
Details:
Imaging (FCI, LI)
MTG I3
Planned launch date:
Around 10 years after MTG-I1
Details:
Imaging (FCI, LI)
MTG S2
Planned launch date:
Around 10 years after MTG-S1
Details:
Sounding (IRS, UVN)
MTG I4
Planned launch date:
Around 10 years after MTG-I3
Details:
Imaging (FCI, LI)
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http://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=983
CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - ESP-MACCS
Full Name Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
aka Earth Scout 1 Status Approved
Mission Agencies ESA, UKSA Launch Date Dec 2023
http://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=984
CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - HydroGNSS
Full Name HydroGNSS
aka Earth Scout 2 Status Approved
Mission Agencies ESA, UKSA Launch Date Dec 2024
http://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=678
CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - MERLIN
Full Name Methane Remote Sensing Lidar Mission
aka D/F Climate Mission Status Approved
Mission Agencies CNES, DLR Launch Date Dec 2027
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https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/copernicus_sentinel_expansion_missions
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/flex.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/altius.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cimr.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/chime.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/co2m.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cristal.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lstm.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/rose-l.htm
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https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-05-polar-ice-and-snow-monitoring-mission-cristal-on-track
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ESA announced the launch date of the first Vega-C launch!
VV21 is scheduled to launch on July 7 at 11:13 UTC (07:13 EST). The first launch will deploy the Italian LARES-2 satellite and six European research CubeSats into orbit.
https://twitter.com/EuropeSpace360/status/1534184381635518464
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Cross-post:
SN, Ariane 6 launch debut pushed into 2023 (https://spacenews.com/ariane-6-launch-debut-pushed-into-2023/), June 13
European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher said June 13...Ariane 6 is set to fly “some time” in 2023 during a BBC interview without giving a reason for the delay.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
01 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37
02 - June 22 - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07.300
03 - July 13 - LARES 2, SSMS #4: ALPHA, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E), Trisat-R - Vega C (VV21) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV - 13:13:17
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
September 6 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3
August NET September November - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C (VV22 /VVC2) - Kourou ELV (or January 2023)
November - MTG-I1, Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3
Rideshare:
NET H2 - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET H2 - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 LR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
2023
NET October 2022 January - KOMPSAT-7, SSMS #5 - Vega C (VV23 /VVC3) - Kourou ELV
H1 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ / Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3 / ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or Midyear)
April 5-25 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET August)
Late 2022 Early NET April - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Early H1 Q2 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 Q2 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q1 Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET Q1 Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET Q2 - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024)
2022 TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - TBD - Kourou (TBD)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou (TBD)
Rideshare:
Early - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q1 - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - ESP-MACCS (Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or early 2025)
NET December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Euclid - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #12: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV (or 2026)
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #4: GTO - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MLS #5: SSO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
2027
TBD - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 2026 TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C /Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Harmony (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
Rideshare:
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-11A (CIMR 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-11B (CIMR 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
TBD - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or March 2033)
2035
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Iride constellation - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 - ExoMars RSP (CM+DM) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028) (or US LV)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 314 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 113, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 21)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 688
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on June 15th
Changes on June 18th
Changes on June 22nd
Changes on June 23rd
Changes on June 25th
Changes on July 4th
Changes on July 11th
Changes on July 13th
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Cross-post: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=50323.msg2378038#msg2378038
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Vega/Vega-C_set_for_inaugural_launch
"Six CubeSats make a secondary payload package. AstroBio CubeSat (Italy) will test a solution for detecting biomolecules in space. Greencube (Italy) carries an experiment to grow plants in microgravity. ALPHA (Italy) aims to help understand phenomena related to Earth’s magnetosphere, such as the Northern and Southern Lights.
Three other CubeSats – Trisat-R (Slovenia), MTCube-2 (France) and Celesta (France) will study the effects of a harsh radiation environment on electronic systems."
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Cross-post; first Ariane 6 launch will be VA262:
Eric Berger writes:
The official declined to provide a new, specific launch target for Ariane 6's debut flight. (A separate source has told Ars the working date is no earlier than April 2023). The new launch target is expected to be revealed on July 13 during a joint news conference with European space officials.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/06/europes-major-new-rocket-the-ariane-6-is-delayed-again/
Peter de Selding SpaceIntelReport:
ESA official: No single event caused the latest Ariane 6 delay, and it’s unclear who will have to pay for it
written by Peter B. de Selding June 16, 2022
PARIS — The months-long delay in the inaugural flight of Europe’s heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket, confirmed the week of June 13, came after technical reviews of the vehicle’s upper-stage testing and the launch-sequence software managing the rocket and its launch pad, a European Space Agency (ESA) official said.
There was no single event that precipitated the announcement that Ariane 6’s first flight would slip into 2023, with a more-precise estimate to await further review between now and mid-July, the official said.
https://www.spaceintelreport.com/esa-official-no-single-event-caused-the-latest-ariane-6-delay-and-its-unclear-who-will-have-to-pay-for-it/
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1539723786018332672?cxt=HHwWgIC93YSomd4qAAAA
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VA 257 launch webcast:
Israel: VA258 launches on September 6.
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https://twitter.com/SAB_LS_Official/status/1540360468925190144
SAB Launch Services
@SAB_LS_Official
While 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 LTDN
We have the 3 last seats available to embark last minute passengers at a Special Rate!
main payload unknown
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SAB Launch Services
@SAB_LS_Official
While 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 LTDN
We have the 3 last seats available to embark last minute passengers at a Special Rate!
main payload unknown
If 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.
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VV21 is an ESA mission
I 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. ???
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Cross-post:
NextSpaceFlight (https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6978) lists a launch with a satellite for Eutelsat in November that will expend B1049
Based on the Eutelsat launch schedule this could be any of 10B, Hotbird 13F, Hotbird 13G. All of them are electric propulsion and due to enter service in either H1 2023 or Q2/Q3 2023.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2026
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Contract_secures_design_for_ESA_s_FORUM_satellite
“FORUM, which we plan to launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2027, is a single-satellite mission that will carry a Fourier Transform Spectrometer that can measure across Earth’s entire far-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2026
H2 - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Contract_secures_design_for_ESA_s_FORUM_satellite
“FORUM, which we plan to launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2027, is a single-satellite mission that will carry a Fourier Transform Spectrometer that can measure across Earth’s entire far-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum
Launch on Vega-C.
Airbus est le maître d'oeuvre de la mission et OHB fournit l'instrument. Le satellite FORUM, d'un poids de 883 kg, sera placé sur une orbite polaire à une altitude de 830 km et son lancement est prévu sur un lanceur Vega-C depuis Kourou, en Guyane, en 2027.
Source : https://www.latribune.fr/bourse/la-bourse-en-continu/airbus-contrat-remporte-pour-le-satellite-forum-923534.html (French economics magazine)
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Funny point : now that we know all Ariane 5 flights will be completed before Ariane 6 1st flight, it appears 1st Ariane 6 flight, with 62 version, will be VA262 ;D
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Cross-post; same launch time?
[VV21] NET July 13 now it seems:
https://twitter.com/vega_sts/status/1543998923592929285
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https://twitter.com/Avio_Group/status/1544343947480387585
Avio @Avio_Group
🗓 It's official: @Vega_sts #VegaC maiden flight, #VV21, is scheduled on Wednesday, July 13 ⏰ Set the alarm at 13:13 CEST for the launch from @EuropeSpacePort 🚀 @esa @ASI_spazio @Arianespace
11:13 UTC.
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There are 14 Vega C launches on the vehicle’s manifest through 2025, including five in 2023 and four each in 2024 and 2025. Bianchi said the launches are for a mix of institutional customers, such as ESA, the European Union and the Italian Space Agency ASI, as well as commercial customers that he did not identify.
Source: SpaceNews / Stefano Bianchi, head of ESA’s Flight Programmes Department
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43287.msg2384745#msg2384745
:)
Hm ? recalculated:
5+4+4=13,
+2022 VV21 and VV22 (?) =15 ???
So not counting ESA's Vega-C launch VV21 or is VV22 Pléiades Neo Jan. 2023?
Next: Classic Vega no more?
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https://twitter.com/AschbacherJosef/status/1546899245998948354
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/12/world/exomars-terminated-russia-european-space-agency-scn/index.html
Now, the ESA Council has officially cut ties with Roscosmos on this joint project as a result of the war in Ukraine and ongoing sanctions, ESA's Director General Josef Aschbacher wrote Tuesday on Twitter.
There will be more details shared about the future of the mission on July 20, he said.
The ESA has been considering working more closely with NASA moving forward since it became clear the agency needed "to sever" its ties with Russia, Aschbacher said.
"Geopolitically, it is clear that we need to sever our ties with Russia, and this decision has been made by the member states," Aschbacher previously told CNN. "So yes, it's really unfortunate for all the science and technology and the engineers who have been working on this for four decades. But there is no other choice to make."
https://spacenews.com/exomars-official-says-launch-unlikely-before-2028/
However, ESA announced March 17 it was suspending cooperation with Russia on ExoMars in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. That requires ESA to find not just a new launch for the mission but also replacing the landing platform. That meant pushing the launch back to at least 2026, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said at the time, adding that “even that is very challenging.”
Speaking at a May 3 meeting of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), Jorge Vago, ExoMars project scientist at ESA, said he doubted a new lander could be ready by 2026. “It is theoretically possible, but in practice we think it would be very difficult to reconfigure ourselves and produce our own lander for 2026,” he said. “Realistically, we would be looking at a launch in 2028.”
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https://twitter.com/Avio_Group/status/1547209056837844996
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/following-the-success-of-the-inaugural-flight-arianespace-to-start-operations-of-vega-c-with-seven-launchers-already-sold/
The first commercial launch of Vega C is scheduled in November 2022. The flight, designated VV22, will deliver Pléiades Neo 5 and 6, a pair of satellites wholly funded, manufactured and operated by Airbus.
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Arianespace has updated their rideshare mission opportunities page once again:
https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities
Changes:
SSMS #5: Q4 2022 -> Q1 2023
SSMS #6: Q1 2023 -> Q3 2023
MLS #2: Q2 2025, LEO (88°) -> Q2 2026, GTO
MLS #3 and #4 have been removed.
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Next: Classic Vega no more?
Stéphane Israël confirms here that there are still 2 Vega launches will be.
Apparently the titanium tanks from Russia for the AVUM upper stage have already been delivered.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_uXUM6xC0Vk&t=20744s
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Next: Classic Vega no more?
Stéphane Israël confirms here that there are still 2 Vega launches will be.
Apparently the titanium tanks from Russia for the AVUM upper stage have already been delivered.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_uXUM6xC0Vk&t=20744s
- ESA Earth Explorer 7: Biomass (https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Biomass)
With SSMS: PLATiNO-1, etc.
- ESA science demo Proba-3 (https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba_Missions/Proba-3_Mission3), two small satellites.
Edit: Biomass and Platino-1 have been contacted and arianespace published a press release. Indeed, Proba-3 hasn't been announced officially. But ~550kg combined satellite mass to the odd high inclination 600x 60530km 59deg orbit; means a dedicated launch. Vega could launch this, Vega-C has more capacity. So vega is the logical launcher.
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Next: Classic Vega no more?
Stéphane Israël confirms here that there are still 2 Vega launches will be.
Apparently the titanium tanks from Russia for the AVUM upper stage have already been delivered.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_uXUM6xC0Vk&t=20744s
- ESA Earth Explorer 7: Biomass (https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Biomass)
- ESA science demo Proba-3 (https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba_Missions/Proba-3_Mission3), two small satellites.
However, no launch order has yet been announced for Proba-3.
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later:
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With SSMS: PLATiNO-1, etc.
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on Vega? quite heavy all together ???
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@Salo Sorry for the discussion in this thread. Is there a better place for this?
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unnoticed, CO3D on Vega-C slips to 2024 ( from Jan. 9 2022 )
The CO3D mission (3D Optical Constellation) is a decided mission, currently in phase C/D, due to be launched in March 2024 !
https://labo.obs-mip.fr/multitemp/co3d-the-very-high-resolution-mission-dedicated-to-3d/
Orbit: SSO 502 km, 11:00 LTDN(?)
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ESA Earth Explorer 7; Biomass has a mass of 1200kg, it's target orbit is 666km SSO.
So it's nearly going to the 700km SSO/polar reference orbit for vega (-C) launch capability.
Vega can orbit 1400kg to the reference orbit. So there is 200kg residual capability.
I think SSMS via Vampire rideshare payload structure with two <100kg payloads is possible.
Arianespace published a press release (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-platino-1-2-on-vega-and-vega-c/) stating PLATiNO-1 will launch on Vega in 2022 and PLATiNO-2 on Vega-C in 2024. But plan's could have changed.
I was assuming PLATiNO-1 was based on the Sitael S-75 bus, but possibly it's based on the S-200/PLATiNO bus.
Arianespace/ European launch schedule is really unpredictable and fluid. Differing statement about the magnitude of the Arianepace orderbook. Arianespace states there are 7 Vega-C launches in their backlog, while Avio states 14 launches between 2023 and 2025. This is the amount of launchers ordered.
The launch schedule will become even less predictable because of competition between European launchers.
Let's take Sentinel 2C as example, that's a ~1200kg 780km SSO satellite. Vega was used to launch Sentinel 2A and 2B. Now it could launch on: Vega-C with rideshare (>800kg), Ariane 62 on SSO rideshare mission, or on RFA one (and ISAR Spectrum ?). I thought Sentinel 2C was initially planned to launch in 2022/23, but now it's 2024. Launches always move to the right.
The Copernicus Sentinel Expansion missions, are even less predictable because they are in development, so final mass isn't known jet. When they are lighter there are more launch options. And the launch timing is less certain.
Let me also share;
ESA: Contract secures design for ESA’s FORUM satellite (https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Contract_secures_design_for_ESA_s_FORUM_satellite)
ESA has awarded a contract worth €160 million to Airbus in the UK to build the Earth Explorer FORUM satellite. This exciting new mission will yield unique insight into the planet’s radiation budget and how it is controlled – thereby filling in a critical missing piece of the climate jigsaw.
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“FORUM, which we plan to launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2027, is a single-satellite mission.
I expect a ~1000kg mass for Earth Explorer 7; FORUM.
I appreciate all the work that is put into the Arianespace launch schedule.
Sorry, but AFAIK there isn't a launch on Arianespace backlog with launch dates beyond 2025. These are planned European institutional missions where the launch still needs to be ordered. I would prefer a satellite mass rather than a launcher, because hopefully there will be more launch options. Missions might be launched by other providers than Arianespace.
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ESA Earth Explorer 7; Biomass has a mass of 1200kg, it's target orbit is 666km SSO.
So it's nearly going to the 700km SSO/polar reference orbit for vega (-C) launch capability.
Vega can orbit 1400kg to the reference orbit. So there is 200kg residual capability.
I think SSMS via Vampire rideshare payload structure with two <100kg payloads is possible.
Arianespace published a press release (https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-platino-1-2-on-vega-and-vega-c/) stating PLATiNO-1 will launch on Vega in 2022 and PLATiNO-2 on Vega-C in 2024. But plan's could have changed.
I was assuming PLATiNO-1 was based on the Sitael S-75 bus, but possibly it's based on the S-200/PLATiNO bus.
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I don't think that's possible on Vega: Platino - 200kg Satellite Platform (https://www.sitael.com/space/small-satellites/systems/minisat-platino/)
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I agree GWR64, so there is conflicting info.
I thought the CAS/ESA (Cosmic Vision S2); SMILE mission would launch on a Long March 2C. But that was wrong/ has changed into Vega-C. So the propulsion section could be a Vega-C ALEK
The propulsion segment looks derived from AVUM+, it could be interesting if this delays to 2025 and it could launch on VEGA-E. Could this already be a kick-stage for Vega-E?
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
01 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37
02 - June 22 - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07.300
03 - July 13 - LARES 2, SSMS #4: ALPHA, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E), Trisat-R - Vega C (VV21) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV - 13:13:17
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
September 6 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3
Early November - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C (VV22) - Kourou ELV
Late November - MTG-I1, Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3
2023
January - SSMS #5 - Vega C (VV23) - Kourou ELV
H1 - Eutelsat 10B - Ariane 5 ECA+ / Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3 / ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
H1 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or Midyear)
April 5-25 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET August)
NET April - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024)
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024)
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - TBD - Kourou (TBD)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou (TBD)
Rideshare:
Early - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q1 - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - ESP-MACCS (Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET H2 2022 TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET H2 2022 TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
2022 TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - µHETsat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - THEOS-2 LR - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2023 March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
Q2 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or early 2025)
NET December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Euclid - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #12: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV (or 2026)
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #4: GTO - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MLS #5: SSO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C /Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Harmony (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
Rideshare:
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-11A (CIMR 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-11B (CIMR 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
TBD - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or March 2033)
2035
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Iride constellation - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 - ExoMars RSP (CM+DM) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028) (or US LV)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 314 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 113, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 21)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 688
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on July 19th
Changes on July 27th
Changes on July 28th
Changes on July 30th
Changes on August 1st
Changes on August 6th
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2024 - ISAR Aerospace, Spectrum. @ CSG Diamond pad
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2024 - ISAR Aerospace, Spectrum. @ CSG Diamond pad
Diamant pad, it's a proper name, it doesn't have to be translated ;)
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https://advanced-television.com/2022/07/08/eutelsat-hotbird-13f-passes-tech-tests/
Eutelsat Hotbird 13F is an ‘all electric’ craft and is set to be launched later this year.
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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220216006023/en/Eutelsat-Communications-First-Half-2021-22-Results
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The Eutelsat 10B in-service date has now slipped from H1 2023 to Q3 2023.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220725005935/en/Eutelsat-Communications-Full-Year-2021-22-Results
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Cross-post:
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Operation_centres_in_tune_for_upcoming_weather_satellite
Operation centres in tune for upcoming weather satellite
28/07/2022
ESA / Applications / Observing the Earth / Meteorological missions / meteosat third generation
In just a few months’ time Europe’s first Meteosat Third Generation satellite will soar into the skies on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. <snip>
Slated for launch at the end of November, the first Meteosat Third Generation Imager, MTG-I1, satellite carries a Flexible Combined Imager and a Lightning Imager.
<snip>
This will be followed by packing and shipping, by boat, to Kourou, French Guiana, at the end of September.
Once safely in Kourou, final preparations for lift off will take around seven weeks. Launch is scheduled for late November.
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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-will-inspire-world-when-it-returns-mars-samples-to-earth-in-2033
With planned launch dates for the Earth Return Orbiter and Sample Retrieval Lander in fall 2027 and summer 2028, respectively, the samples are expected to arrive on Earth in 2033.
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2024 - ISAR Aerospace, Spectrum. @ CSG Diamond pad
https://spacenews.com/isar-aerospace-to-launch-from-french-guiana/
Isar said July 21 it signed a binding term sheet with CNES to launch from the Diamant launch complex at the Guiana Space Center, or CSG, near Kourou, French Guiana. The new pad, which will be in addition to one at Andøya, Norway, will host launches starting in the first half of 2024.
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parabolicarc.com:
CNES Announces Winners of Micro and Mini Launcher Operations to Launch from Guiana Space Center (http://www.parabolicarc.com/2022/07/25/cnes-announces-winners-of-micro-and-mini-launcher-operations-to-launch-from-guiana-space-center/)
Among the applications received, 7 winners were pre-selected across Europe, including 2 French: AVIO SPA (Italy), HyImpulse Technologies GmbH (Germany), ISAR Aerospace (Germany), MAIA Space (France), Payload Aerospace (Spain), Rocket Factory (Germany), Latitude (formerly Venture Orbital Systems, France). Other operators may be pre-selected during a subsequent call for additional applications, in particular according to the reception capacities identified at the CSG.
So ISAR Aerospace wasn't the only company selected.
I don not understand how CNES plans to facilitate this many launchers at CSG. Multi user launch zone(s)?
All these companies use LOx as oxidizer, fuels used differ; solid, LNG, LPG, Kerosine.
I think ELA-3, the Ariane 5 launch pad, could also be modified to accommodate small launchers. Aspecially the flameduct for the vulcan engine.
And why select Avio, they can use ELV, the Vega launch zone. They should not use the Diamant launch zone(s).
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ESA, 11/02/2022: ESA selects payloads for Ariane 6 first flight (https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/ESA_selects_payloads_for_Ariane_6_first_flight)
(https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2022/02/payload_collection_on_ariane_6_first_flight/23959609-2-eng-GB/Payload_collection_on_Ariane_6_first_flight_pillars.jpg)
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https://www.viasat.com/about/newsroom/blog/faq--what-is-viasat-3-/
[August 5]
When will the ViaSat-3 satellites launch?
For the first ViaSat-3 satellite over The Americas, service launch to support commercial services is anticipated in the first quarter of 2023 (Viasat’s Q4 for fiscal year 2023). The second ViaSat-3 payload (EMEA) shipped to Boeing July 8, 2022. Its service launch is anticipated for 2023. The launch date of the third satellite over APAC is TBD.
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Launch of MicroCarb now scheduled for the end of 2023:
https://microcarb.cnes.fr/fr/MICROCARB/Fr/index.htm
The objective of MicroCarb is to map, on a planetary scale, the sources and sinks of the main greenhouse gas: CO2. This mission, currently under development, plans the launch of a micro-satellite at the end of 2023.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
01 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37
02 - June 22 - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07.300
03 - July 13 - LARES 2, SSMS #4: ALPHA, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E), Trisat-R - Vega C (VV21) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV - 13:13:17
04 - September 7 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:45:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
Early November 21 December - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch), OQ Technology nanosat - Vega C (VV22) - Kourou ELV (or January 2023)
Q4 December - MTG-I1, Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3
Late November December - MTG-I1, Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3 (or January-February 2023)
2023
January - SSMS #5 - Vega C (VV23) - Kourou ELV
Q1 H1 - Eutelsat 10B , Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) / Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-3 / ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
April 5-25 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 (or NET August)
H1 Second half of April - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or Midyear)
NET April - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 - Eutelsat Hotbird 13G - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024)
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024)
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - TBD - Kourou (TBD)
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - TBD - Kourou (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - ESP-MACCS (Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats) - TBD - Kourou
Early Late - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 LR - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
Q2 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or early 2025)
NET December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Euclid - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9 - Q4 2023)
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou (or January 2025)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #12: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MLS #2 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - MLS #3 (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
2025 TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #4: GTO - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MLS #5: SSO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C /Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Harmony (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
Rideshare:
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-11A (CIMR 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-11B (CIMR 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
TBD - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or March 2033)
2035
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2022 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Iride constellation - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 - ExoMars RSP (CM+DM) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028) (or US LV)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 315 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 114, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 21)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 689
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on August 9th
Changes on August 18th
Changes on August 19th
Changes on August 23rd
Changes on September 2nd
Changes on September 5th
Changes on September 6th
Changes on September 7th
Changes on September 13th
Changes on September 14th
Changes on September 17th
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/07/will-the-ukraine-war-force-esa-to-pass-on-arianespace-use-spacex/
The lift capacity of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is very similar to Ariane 62. There appears to be no technical reason that the highly reliable Falcon rocket could not send the 2,000 kg Euclid satellite into the required L2 orbit. SpaceX has already launched several science payloads for NASA, and quite a few are in the books. A Falcon 9 launch costs around $60 million, a bargain compared to Euclid storage costs.
The key question is how the F9 launch vibration spectrum (which may affect Euclid’s delicate instruments) differs from Ariane/Soyuz. SpaceX has indicated that it will undertake a feasibility study of launching Euclid on Falcon 9 and that this study could be completed by the end of the summer, with a possible launch date as early as Q4 2023.
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Ovzon-3 news:
SN Maxar receives delayed Ovzon 3 satellite parts (https://spacenews.com/maxar-receives-delayed-ovzon-3-satellite-parts/), August 18
TAMPA, Fla. — Ovzon’s first satellite is set to launch between December and February following the delivery of parts caught up in supply chain delays, the Swedish broadband service provider said Aug. 18.
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<snip> Ovzon CEO Per Noré said Ovzon 3’s size makes it easier for Arianespace to work the spacecraft into an existing launch manifest [Ariane 5].
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Ariane VA258: 9/6/2022 - 21:45 UTC launch EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS
https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
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Syracuse-4B:
CNES writes in the Annual Report 2021, 2022 highlights:
End of year, Launch of Syracuse 4B by Ariane 5."
I do not know why the report is published on August 24, 2022 and how up-to-date this information is.
https://www.calameo.com/read/0000156394077c3bf4319
page 37
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Cross-post:
Launch of VV22 delayed to December–January:
Startup OQ Technology raises $13 million to expand satellite IoT network (https://spacenews.com/startup-oq-technology-raises-13-million-to-expand-satellite-iot-network/) [dated Sept. 1]
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.
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https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/VA258-launchkit-EN.pdf
Between 09:45 p.m. and 10:51 p.m. Universal time (UTC)
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Cross-Post: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=55839.msg2404912#msg2404912
https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1567179452211232768
Due to adverse weather conditions at the Guiana Space Center (CSG), the flight VA258 –initially scheduled for September 6– is being postponed.
The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS(*) are in stable and safe conditions.
The new earliest targeted launch date is September 7, 2022 at the earliest within the following launch window.
📍 05:45 p.m. - 07:11 p.m. Washington, D.C.
📍 06:45 p.m. - 08:11 p.m. Kourou
📍 09:45 p.m. - 11:11 p.m. UTC
📍 11:45 p.m. - 01:11 a.m. Paris, on September 8
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Alba Orbital & @SAB_LS_Official
will fly the 1st ever PocketQubes to be launched from Europe using @Arianespace
's Vega-C rocket 🚀
Flying on both VV25 & VV26 in 2023, we're accelerating our launch cadence to provide regular & affordable access to space ▶️ http://ow.ly/stbw50KqslI
https://twitter.com/AlbaOrbital/status/1562424631843524608
August 24, 2022 – Alba Orbital Inc., which offers the lowest cost turnkey access to Space using PocketQubes, and SAB Launch Services S.r.l. (SAB LS) today announced the signature of an agreement to fly six AlbaPod pico-satellite deployers, and respective PocketQubes, on Arianespace Vega missions VV25 and VV26. This agreement facilitates the first ever PocketQube launch from Europe, using Arianespace’s Vega launch vehicle to deliver them to orbit.
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https://www.albaorbital.com/vega-launch
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1567630313190293509?cxt=HHwWioC8zdrdq8ErAAAA
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According to Stéphane Israël on the VA258 launch webcast:
- Next Vega(-C) launch (VV22) on November 21st with Pleiades Neo 5 and 6 on 2nd Vega-C
- Next Ariane 5 launch (VA259) in December with satellites from EUMETSAT (MTG-I1) & Intelsat (Galaxy 35 & 36)
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According to Stephane Israel on VA258 webcast two more launches for Arianespace this year:
Vega C (VV22) on Nov. 21 with Pléiades Neo 5–6
Ariane 5 in December with payloads for Eumetsat and Intelsat
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August 24, 2022 – Alba Orbital Inc., which offers the lowest cost turnkey access to Space using PocketQubes, and SAB Launch Services S.r.l. (SAB LS) today announced the signature of an agreement to fly six AlbaPod pico-satellite deployers, and respective PocketQubes, on Arianespace Vega missions VV25 and VV26. This agreement facilitates the first ever PocketQube launch from Europe, using Arianespace’s Vega launch vehicle to deliver them to orbit.
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https://www.albaorbital.com/vega-launch
The next Vega C missions are planned before the end of 2022. In early 2023 the first Vega C rideshare mission with the SSMS Dispenser will be launched, hosting a vast aggregate of mini and micro satellites as well as CubeSats.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1569696837946179585
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
.@OneWeb & @Arianespace say agreement to compensate OneWeb for lost, but nonetheless paid, Russian Soyuz launches will include possible use of Ariane 6 rocket for 2d-gen OneWeb constellation: https://bit.ly/3d7rvaC
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1569713445188116482
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
Israël: look for a role in Artemis with Ariane 6 launches of proposed European EL3 lunar cargo lander; hope to convince NASA and ESA to go beyond that.
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1569709318919933952
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
Israël: like to end the Ariane 5 with the launch of JUICE in April 2023. Will discuss later this month plans on transition to Ariane 6 next year.
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https://www.romsenter.no/Aktuelt/Siste-nytt/Oppdraget-over-for-radarsatellitten-Sentinel-1B
Oppskytingen av Sentinel-1C har blitt noe fremskyndet og skal etter planen skje i siste halvdel av april 2023.
- Denne oppskytingen gjøres med den nye europeiske bæreraketten Vega-C. Den hadde sin første vellykkete oppskyting 13. juli i år, noe som lover godt for oppskytingen av Sentinel-1C til neste år, sier Moldestad.
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Svikten av Sentinel-1B betyr også at oppskytingen av Sentinel-1D har blitt mye viktigere.
- Håpet var at Sentinel-1A og Sentinel-1B ville vare i 10 år og at Sentinel-1D skulle lagres i noen år. Men nå må Sentinel-1D være klar til å erstatte Sentinel-1A kanskje allerede i 2024, så oppskytingsplanene for denne radarsatellitten blir nok også endret, sier Moldestad.
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I Copernicus er også radarsatellitten ROSE-L under bygging. Men denne satellitten skal etter planene ikke skytes opp før tidligst i 2028.
Google translate:
The launch of Sentinel-1C has been somewhat accelerated and is scheduled to take place in the latter half of April 2023.
- This launch is done with the new European launch vehicle Vega-C. It had its first successful launch on 13 July this year, which bodes well for the launch of Sentinel-1C next year, says Moldestad.
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The failure of Sentinel-1B also means that the launch of Sentinel-1D has become much more important.
- The hope was that Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1B would last for 10 years and that Sentinel-1D would be stored for a few years. But now Sentinel-1D must be ready to replace Sentinel-1A perhaps as early as 2024, so the launch plans for this radar satellite will probably also be changed, says Moldestad.
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In Copernicus, the ROSE-L radar satellite is also under construction. But this satellite is not planned to be launched until 2028 at the earliest.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
4th Quarter • Falcon 9 • Hotbird 13G
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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NET November • Falcon 9 • Eutelsat 10B
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2025
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV (or 2026)
https://www.avio.com/press-release/first-half-2022-results
In May, June, and July 2022 Avio successfully conducted the first series of tests of the new LOX-Methane M10 engine in its own testing facility in Sardinia. Avio’s M10 engine is the very first of its type to be tested in Europe. The first test and the following ones, with a total engine ignition time of more than 800 seconds, allow for a linear and timely development of the program, which will culminate with the planned launch of Vega E in 2026
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Arianespace has updated their rideshare mission opportunities page once again:
https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities
Changes:
SSMS #5: Q4 2022 -> Q1 2023
SSMS #6: Q1 2023 -> Q3 2023
MLS #2: Q2 2025, LEO (88°) -> Q2 2026, GTO
MLS #3 and #4 have been removed.
In the meantime, a Vega SSMS#16 has been pushed in between. 500 km SSO LTDN 11:00 PM Q3 2023
One of the last two Vegas.
https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities
Vega-C SSMS #6 Q4 2023
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According to NEXT SPACEFLIGHT, the Vega-C missions SSMS #3 and SSMS #4 are planned for NET January 2023. I have tried several times to point out this error to the administrator, who also works for nasaspaceflight, but he refuses to be advised and unfriendly does not react. So who is wrong Arianespace or NEXT SPACEFLIGHT?
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/?page=4&search=
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According to NEXT SPACEFLIGHT, the Vega-C missions SSMS #3 and SSMS #4 are planned for NET January 2023. I have tried several times to point out this error to the administrator, who also works for nasaspaceflight, but he refuses to be advised and unfriendly does not react. So who is wrong Arianespace or NEXT SPACEFLIGHT?
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/?page=4&search=
I am on Next Spaceflight’s database editing team and the information I got was that:
“SSMS 1 was on 03/09/2020, then SSMS 2 was on 29/04/2021 with Pléiades 3, but Pléiades 4 was launched with a VAMPIRE structure, not an SSMS one”
Both are at “NET (January) 2023” as I don’t know which month they are planned right now.
So what’s the correct schedule that you think should be?
EDIT: I have just checked https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities (https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities) and I think I now know what you mean, the next one is SSMS #5, which means SSMS #3 must be = flight VV19 with Pléiades 4 on 17 August 2021 and SSMS #4 = VV21 = Vega-C 1st flight on 13 July 2022, is that correct?
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According to NEXT SPACEFLIGHT, the Vega-C missions SSMS #3 and SSMS #4 are planned for NET January 2023. I have tried several times to point out this error to the administrator, who also works for nasaspaceflight, but he refuses to be advised and unfriendly does not react. So who is wrong Arianespace or NEXT SPACEFLIGHT?
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/?page=4&search=
I am on Next Spaceflight’s database editing team and the information I got was that:
“SSMS 1 was on 03/09/2020, then SSMS 2 was on 29/04/2021 with Pléiades 3, but Pléiades 4 was launched with a VAMPIRE structure, not an SSMS one”
Both are at “NET (January) 2023” as I don’t know which month they are planned right now.
So what’s the correct schedule that you think should be?
EDIT: I have just checked https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities (https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities) and I think I now know what you mean, the next one is SSMS #5, which means SSMS #3 must be = flight VV19 with Pléiades 4 on 17 August 2021 and SSMS #4 = VV21 = Vega-C 1st flight on 13 July 2022, is that correct?
yes, SSMS #3 and #4 just needs to be removed from Next Spaceflight
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According to NEXT SPACEFLIGHT, the Vega-C missions SSMS #3 and SSMS #4 are planned for NET January 2023. I have tried several times to point out this error to the administrator, who also works for nasaspaceflight, but he refuses to be advised and unfriendly does not react. So who is wrong Arianespace or NEXT SPACEFLIGHT?
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/?page=4&search=
I am on Next Spaceflight’s database editing team and the information I got was that:
“SSMS 1 was on 03/09/2020, then SSMS 2 was on 29/04/2021 with Pléiades 3, but Pléiades 4 was launched with a VAMPIRE structure, not an SSMS one”
Both are at “NET (January) 2023” as I don’t know which month they are planned right now.
So what’s the correct schedule that you think should be?
EDIT: I have just checked https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities (https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities) and I think I now know what you mean, the next one is SSMS #5, which means SSMS #3 must be = flight VV19 with Pléiades 4 on 17 August 2021 and SSMS #4 = VV21 = Vega-C 1st flight on 13 July 2022, is that correct?
yes, SSMS #3 and #4 just needs to be removed from Next Spaceflight
Changes have been made.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
01 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37
02 - June 22 - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07.300
03 - July 13 - LARES 2, SSMS #4: ALPHA, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E), Trisat-R - Vega C (VV21) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV - 13:13:17
04 - September 7 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:45:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
November 21 23 - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch), OQ Technology nanosat - Vega C (VV22) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I1, Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3
2023
Q1 NET February 17 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 00:15:00
January Febraury-March - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), THEOS 2 smallSat (THEOS 2a, THEOS 2 LR), SSMS #5: ICEYE (x2), satellites - Vega C (VV23) - Kourou ELV (or Q1)
April 5-25 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3
Second half of April 15-30 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
August - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
September - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2024)
Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET April Q4 - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 Q4 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 HR - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q3 - SSMS #16: SSO - Vega - Kourou ELV
Q1 Q4 - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - ESP-MACCS (Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats) - TBD - Kourou
Late - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS-2 LR - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q2 2023 H1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
Q2 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or early 2025)
NET December - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Euclid - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9 - Q4 2023)
Q3 2023 TBD - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 2023 TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2023)
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou (or January 2025)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q3 2023 Q1 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #17: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #18: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Eagle-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
September - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q1 Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-7A (CO2M 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 2025 Q2 - MLS #2: GTO (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MLS #4: GTO - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MLS #5: SSO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - MLS #6 (Highway to the Moon) - Ariane 6/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C /Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Harmony (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
Rideshare:
Q32 2025 Q2 - MLS #3: GTO (550km, Inclination 88°) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M 2) - TBD - Kourou
November - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-11A (CIMR 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-11B (CIMR 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2028 TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032)
TBD - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or March 2033)
2035
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2041
TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
2022-2027 - Eutelsat comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2022 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2022 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Iride constellation - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 - ExoMars RSP (CM+DM) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2028) (or US LV)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 315 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 114, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 21)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 689
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on September 21st
Changes on September 23rd
Changes on October 1st
Changes on October 17th
Changes on October 18th
Changes on October 19th
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2027
TBD - Harmony (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10 candidate] - TBD - Kourou (or 2028)
ESA selects Harmony as tenth Earth Explorer mission (https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/ESA_selects_Harmony_as_tenth_Earth_Explorer_mission)
This exciting new mission will comprise two identical satellites orbiting Earth in convoy with a Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite
Then the next step will involve fine-tuning of the mission design and the subsequent build with a view to launching the satellites in 2029.
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https://spacenews.com/ses-considering-quantum-scamgraphy-satellite-system/
“Eagle-1 is a major building block of a major new European quantum key system. It’s the first satellite quantum scamgraphy system for European cybersecurity,” said ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher at the signing event. “It’s also a major step towards a secure and scalable European quantum communications infrastructure.”
The spacecraft, weighing about 300 kilograms, will be built by Italian company Sitael, with Tesat providing the optical communications terminals. The spacecraft will operate in a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit, making a few passes a day over European ground stations that will be sufficient for testing, said Alberto Rubio, ESA project manager. The launch will be on a European vehicle, he said, as part of a contract that will be announced in the near future.
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Eagle-1 was not the only quantum communications project announced during the conference. On Sept. 19, Thales Alenia Space announced a memorandum of understanding with Singapore-based SpeQtral to conduct tests involving the SpeQtral-1 satellite and ground equipment developed by Thales Alenia. The satellite is slated for launch in 2024 with the tests taking place by 2025.
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Contract_secures_design_for_ESA_s_FORUM_satellite
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/forum.htm
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With the update by arianespace of their website, company profile (https://www.arianespace.com/company-profile/) page. We have a new official datapoint for the Arianespace backlog.
33x Ariane 5 / Ariane 6
9x Vega / Vega C
Old data points are:
2x Vega remaining to be launched
3x Ariane 5 remaining to be launched.
18x Ariane 64[+] for Amazon Kuiper.
This leads to:
2x Vega
7x Vega C
3x Ariane 5
30x Ariane 6; <10x Ariane 62 | >20x Ariane 64[+].
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https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/20/2519630/0/en/SAB-Launch-Services-awarded-contract-to-launch-two-ICEYE-SAR-satellites.html
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.
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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. ...
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-47362/
Der nächste Flug einer Vega ist zum folgenden Termin geplant:
Nr. Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en) Bemerkung
22 Vega-C VV22 23.11.2022 Pleiades Neo 5 · Pleiades Neo 6
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 14. Oktober 2022
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1582017553182117890
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust · Oct 17, 2022 · Follow
At the Astrophysics Advisory Committee meeting this morning, NASA says that ESA is exploring options to launch the Euclid mission on a Falcon 9 in mid or late 2023. It was to launch on a Soyuz, which is no longer an option; not many other alternatives for a 2023 launch.
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
A feasibility study for launching Euclid on a Falcon 9 is ongoing and should be done by the end of the month.
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By this application, SSC Space US, Inc. dba Universal Space Network
(collectively, "USN"),1 a Delaware Corporation, seeks FCC approval to support
the Launch and Early Orbit (LEOP) support of the Syracuse4B spacecraft on its
way to geosynchronous parking position at 46 degrees east. The spacecraft will
be launched no earlier than February 17, 2023, at 00:15:00 UTC. USN has been
contracted to support the Syracuse4B spacecraft LEOP for a period of up to 180
days.
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Spacecraft injection
SYR4b
1 999U 22099A 23048.94923610 .00000000 00000-0 +00000-0 0 14
2 999 3.0301 310.0095 7280542 178.0728 3.1613 2.26979166 18
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https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1977325.html
RTL|Update: 11.10.2022 07:50
On Monday afternoon, the Minister of Defence informed the respective Chamber commissions that the military satellite LUXEOSys will be launched in 2023 as expected.
Minister Bausch informed the defence and budget commissions that the operation is "on track" and that the launch is expected to take place between July and November 2023.
probably Vega ? VV25
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https://spacenews.com/falcon-9-leading-candidate-to-launch-european-science-mission/
[Oct 18]
EarthCARE, an Earth science mission also originally manifested on a Soyuz, will likely go on Vega C, Aschbacher said in August. Sentinel-1C, a radar mapping mission, will also launch on Vega C, while two pairs of Galileo satellites previously set to launch on Soyuz are expected to go on Ariane 6 instead.
He emphasized them any use of non-European launch options like SpaceX would be a temporary measure. “If we go to backup solutions that are not European, this is an interim solution, and Ariane 6 and Vega C will remain our baseline launchers,” he said.
ESA is scheduled to give an update Oct. 19 on the status of Ariane 6 testing that may include a new schedule for that vehicle’s first launch, which has slipped to some time in 2023.
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https://spacenews.com/falcon-9-leading-candidate-to-launch-european-science-mission/
EarthCARE, an Earth science mission also originally manifested on a Soyuz, will likely go on Vega C, Aschbacher said in August.
2023
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EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
EarthCARE roughly corresponds to the maximum payload mass for the Vega-C.
So it will probably launch solo and not before 2024.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=27675.msg2411639#msg2411639
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https://www.gistda.or.th/ewtadmin/ewt/gistda_web/news_view.php?n_id=5675&lang=TH
Google translate
Both THEOS-2 satellites are scheduled to be put into orbit in early 2023. Wait to follow.
Both THEOS 2 satellites on Vega-C VV23 ?
THEOS 2 smallSat (also called THEOS 2a or THEOS 2 LR) built by SSTL, 100 kg,
THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR) built by Airbus, 450 kg
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Difficult, to find current information about THEOS 2 mainSat.
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https://twitter.com/AschbacherJosef/status/1582784219860070400
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https://www.gistda.or.th/ewtadmin/ewt/gistda_web/news_view.php?n_id=5675&lang=TH
Google translate
Both THEOS-2 satellites are scheduled to be put into orbit in early 2023. Wait to follow.
Both THEOS 2 satellites on Vega-C VV23 ?
THEOS 2 smallSat (also called THEOS 2a or THEOS 2 LR) built by SSTL, 100 kg,
THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR) built by Airbus, 450 kg
:-\
Difficult, to find current information about THEOS 2 mainSat.
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/theos_2_main
Launch Feb 2023 EOL ≥2026
Last update: 2022-08-30
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/theos_2_small
Launch Mar 2023 EOL ≥2033
Last update: 2022-08-30
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https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/theos_2_main
Launch Feb 2023 EOL ≥2026
Last update: 2022-08-30
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/theos_2_small
Launch Mar 2023 EOL ≥2033
Last update: 2022-08-30
That's what I mean. How current is this information?
There is only one Vega-C rideshare mission in early 2023 and it goes to SSO 10:30 LTDN.
Followed by solo launch Sentinel-1C.
There it is stated: for THEOS 2 mainSat 9:30 LTDN and for THEOS 2 smallSat 10:30 LTAN. ???
Edit:
So, another source: https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/theos-2#development-status
THEOS-2
Aug 19, 2022
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Launch: Using a Vega or Vega C rocket, this Earth observation mission will be conducted from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. A launch is expected in the first half of 2023.
Orbit: Sun-synchronous orbit, altitude of 500-550 km, LTDN (Local Time on Descending Node): 10:00-10:30 hours.
That would fit Vega-C VV23. But which satellite does this apply to? Or for both?
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1583048671733878784
ESA director general Josef Aschbacher confirmed at a briefing that the agency has selected Falcon 9 to launch the Euclid mission next year. Another Falcon 9 will launch the Hera asteroid mission in 2024. Vega C will launch EarthCARE in 2024.
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https://spacenews.com/ariane-6-first-launch-slips-to-late-2023/
ESA will also seek support for a “Block 2” upgrade for the Ariane 6 that will include a larger solid rocket motor, the P120+, for the vehicle’s strap-on boosters as well as improvements in the Vinci engine in the upper stage. That will increase the rocket’s capacity to low Earth orbit by three metric tons, he said.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
01 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37
02 - June 22 - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07.300
03 - July 13 - LARES 2, SSMS #4: ALPHA, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E), Trisat-R - Vega C (VV21) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV - 13:13:17
04 - September 7 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:45:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
December 14 - Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, MTG-I1 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3
November 23 25 December - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch), OQ Technology nanosat - Vega C (VV22) - Kourou ELV - 01:47
2023
NET February 17 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 00:15:00
Febraury-March - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), THEOS 2 smallSat (THEOS 2a, THEOS 2 LR), SSMS #5: ICEYE (x2), EIRSAT-1, satellites - Vega C (VV23) - Kourou ELV (or Q1)
April 5-25 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3
April 15-30 - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2024)
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q3 - SSMS #16: SSO - Vega - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - ESP-MACCS (Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats) - TBD - Kourou
Late - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
2024
Early - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Late 2023 Early - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
June - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
October 14 - Hera, Juventas, APEX (Asteroid Prospection Explorer) - Ariane 64/ASTRIS - Kourou ELA-4 (Falcon 9)
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or early 2025)
Late - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
August 2023 TBD - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or September 2023)
TBD - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - TBD - Kourou (or January 2025)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #17: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #18: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
NET December 2024 Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
Q1 Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
TBD - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November 2028)
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
September 2025 Q1 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-7A (CO2M-A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Early - Sentinel-7B (CO2M-B) - TBD - Kourou
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-11A (CIMR 1) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-11B (CIMR 2) - TBD - Kourou
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
2030
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032 )
Late - Sentinel-7C (CO2M 3) - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
March December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
March - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or March 2033)
March June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032 2034)
2035
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
March December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
March June - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2042
2041 TBD - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Iride constellation - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
2024-2027 - IRIS² constellation - multiple launches - Kourou
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2026 (TBD) - Jason-CS Follow-on A - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - ExoMars RSP (CM+DM) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or US LV) (or 2026)
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 315 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 114, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 21)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 689
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on October 20th
Changes on October 24th
Changes on November 5th
Changes on November 10th
Changes on November 21st
Changes on November 22nd
Changes on November 24th
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https://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4926/8178_read-5116/
Der nächste Flug einer Ariane 5 ist zum folgenden Termin geplant:
Nr. Version Flug Startdatum Nutzlast(en) Bemerkung
115 Ariane 5 ECA VA259 14.12.2022 (tbc) MTG-I1 · Galaxy 35 · Galaxy 36
Angaben ohne Gewähr, Änderungen jederzeit möglich. Aktualisiert: 14. Oktober 2022
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https://spacenews.com/esa-moves-two-missions-to-falcon-9/
Other missions could also be affected by Ariane 6 delays. Francisco-Javier Benedicto Ruiz, director of navigation for ESA, said that ESA and the European Union need to resume launches of Galileo satellites, put on hold by the loss of Soyuz and Ariane 6 delays, in late 2023 or early 2024 to keep the navigation constellation at full strength.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj7xk5m00j9o
At a glance
EIRSAT-1 stands for Educational Irish Research Satellite 1.
The satellite was designed, developed, built and tested at University College Dublin (UCD).
A launch window is between mid-January and mid-February.
It will be launched 520km into the sky from the European spaceport in French Guiana
Published
5 October 2022
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https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-11-bye-bye-biomass-forest-monitoring-satellite-departs-for-final
02 November 2022
Space
Bye-Bye Biomass: forest monitoring satellite departs for final testing before launch
Stevenage, 02 November 2022 – Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) forest measuring satellite has left the Airbus Defence and Space site in Stevenage and is on its way to Toulouse for final testing ahead of launch.
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Biomass is set to launch from Kourou, French Guiana on a Vega rocket in 2024, and is scheduled to operate for five years.
#SpaceMatters #biomass @AirbusSpace @AirbusintheUK @ESA_EO @esaclimate
So far I thought the last 2 Vega should take off in 2023. There is always talk of 4 launches in 2023, Vega+Vega-C I think.
If Biomass is scheduled to launch on Vega in 2024, then there will be 3 Vega-C launches and one Vega launch in 2023?
VV23 Vega C SSMS #5 TRITON, THEOS-2 ...
VV24 Vega C Sentinel-1C
VV25 Vega SSMS #16 LUXEOSys + ?
VV26 Vega C SSMS #6 Kompsat-7?
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https://twitter.com/arianespace/status/1590253065055399942
Proud to announce that @SES_Satellites selected us to launch EAGLE-1 🛰️ on our #VegaC 🚀!
Want to know more about this satellite that will serve Europe’s #Quantumscamgraphy?
Take a look at our press release: https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ses-selects-arianespace-to-launch-eagle-1-satellite-for-europes-quantum-scamgraphy/
#QuantumKeyDistribution #cybersecurity
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https://cnes-csg.reservationlancement.fr/en/Inscription/Lancements
Vega C
11/24/2022 - 10:47 PM (GMT-3) Launch VV22 Pléiades Néo 5 & 6
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider/To_orbit_and_back_with_Space_Rider
Europe’s bid to deliver a return-to-Earth service for in-orbit transportation and research projects is rapidly taking shape, with teams working on the Space Rider spacecraft gearing up for a series of drop tests in 2023. Drop tests with small-scale models will be followed by a full-scale test in anticipation of inaugural flight towards the end of 2024.
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The satellites operating names upon reaching orbit and enter LEOPS phase are shown in parentheses:
MTG-I 1 (Meteosat 12)
MTG-S 1 (Meteosat 13, Sentinel 4A)
MTG-I 2 (Meteosat 14)
MTG-I 3 (Meteosat 15)
MTG-S 2 (Meteosat 16, Sentinel 4B)
MTG-I 4 (Meteosat 17)
Meteorological Operational = METOP
METOP-SG-A 1 (METOP 4 )
METOP-SG-B 1 (METOP 5 )
METOP-SG-A 2 (METOP 6 )
METOP-SG-B 2 (METOP 7 )
METOP-SG-A 3 (METOP 8 )
METOP-SG-B 3 (METOP 9 )
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Pléiades Neo 5 and 6 launch date and time; first change:
Save the date: 24 November GMT (23 November local time at @EuropeSpacePort) @vega_sts flight #VV22 will mark the first operational mission for the new #VegaC rocket. [Nov 1]
Second change:
November 18, 2022
Arianespace’s first Vega C mission to complete Pléiades Neo constellation for Airbus Defence and Space
- Arianespace’s upcoming Vega C launch, scheduled for November 24, will orbit Pléiades Neo 5 and 6, thus completing the new Airbus Defence and Space’s Earth Observation constellation.
– After the successful Vega C inaugural flight in July 2022, flight VV22 marks the beginning of Vega C operational phase, under the responsibility of Arianespace.
On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 10:47 pm local time (01:47 am (UTC) on Friday, November 25), Arianespace’s first Vega C mission will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, with the 30cm resolution satellites Pléiades Neo 5 and 6. This first commercial flight follows the success, July 13, of Vega C inaugural launch operated by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespaces-first-vega-c-mission-to-complete-pleiades-neo-constellation-for-airbus-defence-and-space/
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https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/meteosat-series
MTG I1
Planned launch date: Q4 2022
Details: Imaging (FCI, LI, DCS, GEOSAR)
MTG S1
Planned launch date: Q2 2024
Details: Sounding (IRS, UVN)
MTG I2
Planned launch date: Q1 2026
Details: Imaging (FCI, LI)
MTG I3
Planned launch date: Around 10 years after MTG-I1
Details: Imaging (FCI, LI)
MTG S2
Planned launch date: Around 10 years after MTG-S1
Details: Sounding (IRS, UVN)
MTG I4
Planned launch date: Around 10 years after MTG-I3
Details: Imaging (FCI, LI)
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https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/metop-series
Metop-SG A1
Planned Launch date: Q1 2025
Details: 823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B1
Planned Launch date: Q4 2025
Details: 823–848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
Metop-SG A2
Planned Launch date: 2031
Details: 823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B2
Planned Launch date: 2032
Details: 823–848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
Metop-SG A3
Planned Launch date: 2038
Details: 823–848 km, Sounding and Optical Imaging, METimage, IASI-NG, MWS, Sentinel-5, 3MI, RO
Metop-SG B3
Planned Launch date: 2039
Details: 823-848 km, Microwave imaging and sounding, SCA, MWI, ICI, RO, ADCS-4
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https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/sentinel-series
Sentinel 3D
Launch date: Planned for 2025
Position: TBC
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sentinel-3.htm
Sentinel 3D - 2025 Ko ELV Vega-C
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http://database.eohandbook.com/database/agencysummary.aspx?agencyID=9
MTG-I1 (imaging) Nov 2022
MTG-S1 (sounding) Jun 2024
Sentinel-3 C Oct 2024
METOP-SG A1 Dec 2024
METOP-SG B1 Mar 2025
MTG-I2 (imaging) Sep 2025
Sentinel CO2M-A Dec 2025
Sentinel CO2M-B Mar 2026
Sentinel-3 D Nov 2028
MTG-I3 (imaging) Dec 2030
METOP-SG A2 Dec 2031
METOP-SG B2 Mar 2032
MTG-S2 (sounding) Jun 2032
MTG-I4 (imaging) Jun 2033
METOP-SG A3 Dec 2038
METOP-SG B3 Mar 2039
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https://spacenews.com/europe-reaches-funding-deal-for-sovereign-broadband-constellation/
TAMPA, Fla. — The European Union reached a provisional agreement Nov. 17 to cover nearly half the 6 billion euro ($6.2 billion) cost of deploying a secure connectivity constellation by 2027.
The European Parliament and member states agreed on a deal to contribute 2.4 billion euros from 2023-2027 for a sovereign network of satellites called IRIS², or Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite.
The financing would come from funding previously earmarked for other European programs over the period, with the private sector expected to provide the remaining 3.6 billion euros via public-private partnerships.
Europe said contracts for these partnerships would be awarded through a competitive process to build the infrastructure needed for the constellation, which Reuters reported could involve up to 170 satellites in low Earth orbit.
Initial services are slated to begin in 2024 ahead of full operational capability by 2027.
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https://spacenews.com/esa-leadership-optimistic-about-funding-as-ministerial-begins/
ESA also needs 700 million euros to restructure the ExoMars mission after ESA cut ties with Russia earlier this year, although the agency is looking for only half of that at this ministerial meeting. That would enable ExoMars, previously planned to launch in September on a Russian rocket with a Russian landing platform, to launch no earlier than 2028 with European replacements for those Russian elements.
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He said that the lack of a funding increase will not affect missions already in development, although one large one, an X-ray telescope called Athena, is undergoing restructuring and a likely delay because of development issues and cost growth. Hasinger said ESA will instead delay later missions.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
February • Ariane 5 • Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA259, to launch the Syracuse 4B and Heinrich Hertz communications satellites. Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus, will relay secure communications between French military aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval vessels, including submarines. The Heinrich Hertz satellite, built by OHB, will test new communications technologies on a mission funded by the German government. The small Ovzon 3 geostationary communications satellite for the Swedish company Ovzon will also be on this launch.
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NET April 5 • Ariane 5 • JUICE
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA261, to launch the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, or JUICE. The JUICE spacecraft, built by Airbus, will make detailed observations of the giant gas planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons — Ganymede, Callisto and Europa — with a suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments. JUICE will enter orbit around Jupiter in July 2031. This will mark the final launch of Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
December • Vega-C • Pléiades Neo 5 & 6
Launch time: 0147 GMT (9:47 p.m. EST)
Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/the-long-tangled-journey-of-a-european-rover-to-mars-takes-another-twist/
The long, tangled journey of a European rover to Mars takes another twist
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... However, in the end, ministers decided that they would invest hundreds of millions of more euro into the project for Europe to develop its own entry, descent, and lander module for the vehicle.
"I am very glad to say that we have found a positive way forward," Aschbacher said. "Europe will take responsibility, and a majority of the work will be done with European technology."
NASA, he said, is expected to contribute a rocket for the mission, an engine for the descent module with adjustable thrust, and radioactive heating units. This exchange will be done via barter. So, for example, in exchange for a rocket launch, Europe might provide an Airbus Beluga aircraft to transport large cargo.
The mission now has a launch date of no earlier than 2028, Aschbacher said. At this time, the only available US rocket capable of boosting the mission is SpaceX's Falcon Heavy booster, but the competition for the launch vehicle will not be held for a couple of years. At that time United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket and SpaceX's Starship may be options, as well as Blue Origin's New Glenn vehicle.
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1596096579718770689
Arianespace @Arianespace
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🗓️ The new targeted launch date for #VV22 now is December 20;
🗓️ The new targeted launch date for #VA259 –initially scheduled for December 14- now is December 13.
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[4/5] In order to secure both launch dates for #Ariane5 flight #VA259 and #VegaC flight #VV22, Arianespace decided to update its manifest, swapping the two missions:
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🗓️ The new targeted launch date for #VV22 now is December 20;
🗓️ The new targeted launch date for #VA259 –initially scheduled for December 14- now is December 13. [Nov 25]
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
01 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37
02 - June 22 - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07.300
03 - July 13 - LARES 2, SSMS #4: ALPHA, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E), Trisat-R - Vega C (VV21/VC01) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV - 13:13:17
04 - September 7 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:45:07.3
05 - December 13 - Galaxy 35 (Galaxy 3CR), Galaxy 36 (Galaxy 28R), Meteosat-12 (MTG-I1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
December 21 - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch), OQ Technology nanosat - Vega C (VV22/VC02) - Kourou ELV - 01:47
2023
NET February 17 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 00:15:00
Febraury-March - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), THEOS 2 smallSat (THEOS 2a, THEOS 2 LR), SSMS #5: ICEYE (x2), EIRSAT-1, satellites - Vega C (VV23/VC03) - Kourou ELV (or Q1)
April 5-25 14-30 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3
April 15-30 May-June - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
September - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET December - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2024)
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q3 - SSMS #16: SSO - Vega - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - ESP-MACCS (Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats) - TBD - Kourou
Late - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
2024
NET Early - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
June - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Early Midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or January 2025)
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or Q4 2024 2025)
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or early 2025)
Q3 2023 Late - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6], ASAP-S #1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2024)
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2023 TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #17: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #18: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
2024 NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 2026 - Sentinel-7A (CO2M-A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q4 Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
2024 NET Late - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q1 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 Early 2028 - Sentinel-7B (CO2M-B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2024 NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 Late 2030 - Sentinel-7C (CO2M-C) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025 NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
2027 Q2 - Sentinel-9A (CRISTAL) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - Sentinel-12A (ROSE-L) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-11A (CIMR-A) - TBD - Kourou
2025 Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-8A (LSTM) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Sentinel-10A (CHIME) - TBD - Kourou
2030
2026 (TBD) Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2032 )
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
2028 Q1 - Sentinel-11B (CIMR-B) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2 2034 )
March Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
Q2 2042 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2035
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
March Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Iride constellation - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
2024-2027 - IRIS² constellation - multiple launches - Kourou
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 316 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 115, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 21)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 692
Acronyms:
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on November 25th
Changes on November 28th
Changes on November 29th
Changes on November 30th
Changes on December 5th
Changes on December 13th
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https://twitter.com/eumetsat/status/1597183131899293697
EUMETSAT @eumetsat
ICYMI: We have a new launch date for #MTGI1 of 13 December! 📅
You can find an updated timeline with all milestones over at our launch hub: https://bit.ly/3q2SJlB
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https://www.eumetsat.int/planned-launches
MTG-S1 - Q2 2024
Sentinel-3C - Q4 2024
MetOp SG A1 - January-April 2025
MetOp SG B1 - Q4 2025
Sentinel-6B - Q4 2025
CO2M A - Q4 2025
MTG-I2 - Q1 2026
CO2M B - Q1 2026
CO2M C - Q4 2026
CRISTAL - Q2 2028
CIMR A - Q4 2028
Sentinel-3D - Q4 2028
MTG-I3 - Q4 2030
Sentinel-6 NG A - Q4 2030
CIMR B - Q1 2031
Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - Q3 2031
MetOp-SG A2 - Q4 2031
MTG-S2 - Q2 2032
MetOp-SG B2 - Q4 2032
Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - Q1 2033
MTG-I4 - Q2 2033
Sentinel-6 NG B - Q4 2033
Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - Q1 2035
MetOp-SG A3 - Q4 2038
MetOp-SG B3 - Q4 2039
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Launch time given in source material:
Cross-post:
EUMETSAT @eumetsat
ICYMI: We have a new launch date for #MTGI1 of 13 December! 📅
You can find an updated timeline with all milestones over at our launch hub: https://bit.ly/3q2SJlB [Nov 28]
Expanded link in the tweet:
https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/upcoming-launches
Scroll down page to "MTG-I1 Milestones."
The illustrated timeline shows launch on December 13 20:30 UTC.
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-supporting-the-european-unions-copernicus-programme-with-vega-c/
Vega C November 29, 2022
Arianespace supporting the European Union’s Copernicus programme with Vega C
- Arianespace today announces having signed a contract with the European Commission for the procurement of 5 Vega C launches.
– Arianespace will launch five Sentinel satellites for the Copernicus programme, designed to give Europe continuous, independent and reliable access to Earth observation data.
– Launches scheduled from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, between 2024 and 2026 boost new European light launcher Vega C’s backlog to 13.
On November 29, 2022, Arianespace announced having signed with the European Commission (Directorate General for Defence, Industry and Space), a contract for the procurement of five launch services with Vega C for the Copernicus component of the European Union’s (EU) Space Programme.
“I would like to thank the European commission, especially the DG DEFIS teams, along with ESA, for continuing to entrust us with the launch of the Sentinel satellites of the Copernicus Programme,” said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace. “To support the European Union’s ambitions and to ensure its sovereign access to Space is at the heart of our mission. This signature once again demonstrates the versatility and competitiveness to the new European light launcher Vega C, which backlog is now boosted to 13 launches.”
Timo Pesonen, Director-General of DG DEFIS said: “Thanks to this new contract with Arianespace, the European Commission is securing Copernicus launches over the next six years. These launches will ensure that, with the support of ESA, the Copernicus constellation is replenished and new observation capacities are put into orbit. We look forward to this new partnership with Vega C and Arianespace, key for the implementation of the EU Space Programme”.
The Sentinel satellites included in the contract are:
Sentinel-1D , will be equiped with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to provide all-weather ocean and land high resolution multi-purpose observations. It will round out the initial capacity offered by the preceding Sentinel-1 satellites to offer a comprehensive response to the needs for environmental and security monitoring via space-borne radar systems. The satellite, weighing around 2.3 metric tonnes, will be placed in a Sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude around 690 km. The launch is scheduled from the second half of 2024. In April 2021, Arianespace was selected for the launch of Sentinel-1C satellite, scheduled in the first half of 2023 on board Vega C. Arianespace previously launched Sentinel-1A in 2014 and -1B in 2016.
Sentinel-2C will provide high-resolution optical imagery for land services. It will monitor variability in land surface conditions, and its wide swath width and high revisit time will support monitoring of Earth’s surface changes. The satellite, weighing around 1.2 metric tonnes, will be placed in a Sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude around 780 km. The launch is scheduled for mid-2024. Arianespace previously launched Sentinel-2A in 2015 and -2B in 2017.
Sentinel- 3C will provide high-accuracy optical, radar and altimetry data for marine and land services. It measures variables such as sea-surface topography, sea- and land-surface temperature, ocean and land colours with high-end accuracy and reliability. The satellite, weighing around 1.2 metric tonnes, will be placed in a Sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude around 810 km. The launch is scheduled for 2024-2025.
Sentinel CO2M-A and CO2M-B will carry a near-infrared and shortwave-infrared spectrometer to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by human activity, providing the EU with a unique and independent source of information, to assess the effectiveness of policy measures, and to track their impact towards decarbonizing Europe and meeting national emission reduction targets. The measurements from the mission will reduce current uncertainties in estimates of emissions of carbon dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuel at national and regional scales. The satellites, each weighing around 1.5 metric tonnes, will be placed in a Sun-synchronous orbit. Both launches are scheduled for 2025-2026.
Sentinel satellites are part of Copernicus, one of the flagships of the European Union Space Programme, which counts among the leading Earth Observation systems worldwide. Copernicus provides continuous, independent and reliable Earth observation data and services to public authorities, companies and citizens. It presently includes seven dedicated Sentinel satellites: Sentinel-1A radar imaging satellite, Sentinel-2A and -2B optical imaging satellites, Sentinel-3A and -3B for ocean and atmosphere monitoring; Sentinel-5P enables monitoring the quality of air, while Sentinel-6 is monitoring sea levels.
Vega C, the new European light launcher, has been specifically upgraded to launch satellites of the class of the Copernicus component and is perfectly suited to serve the Earth Observation market because of its performance and versatility. With Vega C and Ariane 6, Arianespace is able to offer the best possible solutions to orbit all kind of payloads for any range of applications.
Vega C is an ESA program carried out in cooperation between public institutions and industry across 12 European partner states. The prime contractor of Vega C, responsible for delivering to Arianespace a launcher “ready-to-fly” at the Guiana Space Center, is AVIO Spa (Colleferro, Italy).
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-ariane-6-to-launch-intelsat-satellites/
Ariane 6 November 30, 2022
Arianespace Ariane 6 to launch Intelsat satellites
- Arianespace to launch two satellites onboard a dedicated Ariane 6 in 2025.
– The contract repurposes a previous launch agreement and introduces one additional satellite.
– IS-41 & IS-44 will expand Intelsat’s global connectivity and 5G reach.
Arianespace signed a contract with longtime customer Intelsat to launch two satellite payloads, IS-41 and IS-44, using the heavy-lift Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2025. This agreement repurposes a previous launch contract and adds one additional satellite.
“We are honored, yet again, by our faithful longtime partner Intelsat with another significant contract,” said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace. “Intelsat is entrusting us with two highly sophisticated payloads for flight aboard our next generation heavy lift vehicle, the Ariane 64. What a tremendous vote of confidence in our team and our launcher! This special relationship goes back four decades and spans the entire Ariane line.”
“Launched with the Ariane 6, these innovative satellites will extend Intelsat’s 5G global reach and Media neighborhoods with high-speed, dynamically-allocated connectivity across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia for commercial and government mobility customers, as well as cellular network backhaul,” said David C. Wajsgras, CEO of Intelsat. “Without world-class, international aerospace partners like Arianespace, Intelsat would not be the global leader it is today.”
Thales Alenia Space is manufacturing the IS-41 and IS-44 satellites, which are based on the innovative and flexible Space Inspire product line. The two software-defined satellites, fully reconfigurable in orbit, will collectively weigh close to 8000 kg at launch and will be placed into the requested geostationary transfer orbit.
Ariane 6 has been designed from the outset to be scalable and able to integrate, during its life and on a regular basis, new technologies. Ariane 6’s incremental development is intended to regularly improve the performance of the launch solutions offered by Arianespace and always better fulfil the needs of both institutional and commercial customers. These developments are funded and managed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and implemented by Ariane 6’s launcher system prime contractor ArianeGroup.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
Dec. 20 • Vega-C • Pléiades Neo 5 & 6
Launch time: 0147 GMT (9:47 p.m. EST)
Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
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https://twitter.com/Avio_Group/status/1597545258392637442
Avio @Avio_Group
The new targeted launch date for #VegaC's next launch is December 20 🚀 #StayTuned for #VV22 #VC02
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I think December 21st (UTC) was correct for VV22.
Pléiades Neo, Countdown has Commenced!
The launch of the final two satellites in French Guyana on 20th December 2022 - 22h47 - Kourou time (21st December – 1h47 UTC / 21st December – 2h47 CET) represents the completion of the Pléiades Neo constellation and the dawn of a new era in very high-resolution Earth observation. Now really is the moment the stars align!
https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/
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ESA highlights in 2023
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Launch of Juice mission to Jupiter from Europe’s Spaceport, French Guiana
Launch window: 14-30 April 2023
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Launch of Sentinel-1C, third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite
Launch window: May-June 2023
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https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/ESA_highlights_in_2023
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Avio: 3 Vega(-C) launches 2023 sold, the 4th is still under negotiation ???
https://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2022%2f20221125-Avio-Market-Update-2022_vDEF_20221202_103612.pdf
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https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider/To_orbit_and_back_with_Space_Rider
Europe’s bid to deliver a return-to-Earth service for in-orbit transportation and research projects is rapidly taking shape, with teams working on the Space Rider spacecraft gearing up for a series of drop tests in 2023. Drop tests with small-scale models will be followed by a full-scale test in anticipation of inaugural flight towards the end of 2024.
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http://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=850
CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7
Full Name Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite -7 aka Arirang-7 Status Approved
Mission Agencies KARI [Lead Agency (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)] , KAI [Cooperating Agency (Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.)]
Launch Date Sep 2023
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https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2022/11/Hall_of_mirrors_for_Proba-3_laser_testing
“Due to launch in 2024, Proba-3 is ESA’s precision formation flying mission,” comments Damien Galano, ESA’s Proba-3 project manager. “By maintaining their relative position against one another for up to six hours per orbit at a nominal 144 m apart, the ‘Occulter’ spacecraft will cast a shadow onto its ‘Coronagraph’ counterpart to form an artificial solar eclipse in space, so that the Sun’s faint outer atmosphere or corona can be studied freely.
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba_Missions/About_Proba-3
Proba-3 facts and figures
Launch date: 2024
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https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1930
Galileo FOC FM25-FM26
Launch Time
NET December, 2023
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https://twitter.com/esa_eo/status/1600516094254522368
5⃣more @CopernicusEU Sentinel satellites now have a ticket to space🚀
A contract signed today between @esa & @Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A & -B satellites:
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Launches_secured_for_five_Sentinel_satellites
Launches secured for five Sentinel satellites
07/12/2022
ESA / Applications / Observing the Earth / Copernicus
A contract signed today between ESA and Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for five Copernicus Sentinels: Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, and the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A and -B satellites. All the satellites will be launched on Vega-C rockets from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana and are scheduled to take place between 2024 and 2026.
The contract not only marks an important milestone in the continuity of the Sentinel missions and the European Union’s Copernicus programme, but also Europe’s autonomous access to space.
It follows the European Union’s Framework Contract for Launch Services with Arianespace, signed on 29 November 2022.
ESA signed today’s contract with Arianespace in the name of and on behalf of the European Union, represented by the European Commission.
Copernicus is the largest provider of Earth observation data in the world – and key to the success of the programme is the suite of Sentinel satellite missions developed by ESA.
The first three Sentinel missions were each designed to operate as a pair of identical satellites, orbiting 180 degrees apart for optimal repeat observations of the planet and data delivery.
Each mission carries different instruments to deliver a wealth of data to feed a range of environmental services offered through the Copernicus programme, which helps address some of today’s toughest environmental challenges such as food security, rising sea levels, diminishing ice, natural disasters, and the overarching issue of the climate crisis.
To ensure continuity of data, the Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 missions were each conceived as four-satellite missions; first the A and B satellites working in tandem and subsequently replaced by the C and D satellites.
Copernicus Sentinel-1A has been in orbit since 2014, followed by Sentinel-1B which was launched in 2016. However, Sentinel-1B came to an end this year owing to a technical issue so will be replaced by Sentinel-1C, which will be launched in the first half of 2023 on a Vega-C rocket.
This new contract covers the launch of Sentinel-1D in the second half of 2024.
Carrying advanced radar technology to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface, the Sentinel-1 mission delivers essential data to monitor sea ice, track icebergs and glaciers, subsidence, oil spills and much more.
The contract also covers the launch of Sentinel-2C in mid-2024.
Sentinel-2A was launched in 2015 and Sentinel-2B was launched in 2017.
The satellites each carry an innovative wide swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands to help monitor land cover change and planet growth, for example.
The launch of Sentinel-3C, also included in the contract, is envisaged to take place in 2024–2025.
Sentinel-3A was launched in 2016 and Sentinel-3B was launched in 2018.
The satellites each carry a suite of cutting-edge instruments that measure Earth’s oceans, land, ice and atmosphere to monitor and understand large-scale global dynamics.
The mission provides essential information in near-real time for ocean and weather forecasting.
ESA is also developing six Copernicus Sentinel Expansion missions to address European Union policies and gaps in Copernicus user needs, expanding the current capabilities of the Copernicus programme.
The contract also includes the launch of the first Copernicus Sentinel Expansion mission: the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) mission.
The CO2M satellites will each carry a near-infrared and shortwave-infrared spectrometer to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by human activity.
This will provide a unique and independent source of information to assess the effectiveness of policy measures, and to track their impact towards decarbonising Europe and meeting national emission reduction targets. CO2M-A and CO2M-B are scheduled to be launched in 2025–2026.
The precise launch periods for the five satellites will be reviewed by Arianespace, ESA and the European Commission, based on the Arianespace launch manifest and the priorities for the Copernicus Programme.
ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes, Simonetta Cheli, said, “ESA is thrilled to continue its collaboration with this trusted European launch service, which has been safely placing Europe’s precious Copernicus Sentinels in orbit for several years now. Beyond the reliability of the service, we warmly welcome Arianespace’s cooperative approach to assisting us with the busy Sentinel launch schedule.
“This new contract to launch five Copernicus Sentinel satellites on the new Vega-C rockets is an important step in not only ensuring continuity of the Sentinel-1, -2, and -3 missions and the data they provide for applications and science, but also for the new CO2M mission.
Arianespace’s Chief Executive Officer, Stéphane Israel, said, “One week after the signature of the Framework Contract with the European Commission (DG DEFIS), I am thrilled to ink, today, this specific contract with ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes, for five new Vega C launches.”
“It underlines the ability of Vega-C to answer the needs of the Copernicus programme as well as Arianespace’s will to be up to its mission, to guarantee, together with ESA and the European Union, sovereign access to space for Europe.”
Artist's view of Vega-C on the launch pad
Artist's view of Vega-C on the launch pad
Succeeding the Vega rockets, ESA’s Vega-C deliver increased performance, greater payload volume and improved competitiveness.
Operating from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, this rocket extends Europe’s autonomy in space by supporting new mission possibilities, including return-to-Earth operations with ESA's reusable Space Rider re-entry vehicle. Vega-C features major enhancements from Vega: two new solid propulsion stages, an uprated upper stage and new fairing, and new ground infrastructure.
Vega-C is a single body rocket nearly 35 m high with a mass at liftoff of 210 tonnes. It can place about 2300 kg in a reference 700 km-polar orbit. Using a new range of payload carriers, Vega-C can accommodate a mix of cargo shapes and sizes, ranging from CubeSats as small as one kilogram up to a single large payload such as a Sentinel satellite.
ESA’s Director of Space Transportation, Daniel Neuenschwander, noted that Vega-C complements a new family of launch services together with today’s Ariane 5 and later Ariane 6 programmes to ensure Europe maintains flexible, competitive, and autonomous access to space.
“The successful inauguration flight paved the way for Vega-C to win the confidence of European institutions and commercial customers. All the work done by ESA and our partners to realise this new and versatile launch system is delivering an optimal solution for a fast-changing market, starting with Earth Observation.”
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1602762849134252032
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ESA’S NEW FAST MISSION IS ARRAKIHS
2 November 2022
ARRAKIHS has been selected as the new fast mission in ESA's Science Programme. By imaging faint galaxies in the nearby Universe, ARRAKIHS will provide important measurements to test open questions in cosmology.
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Following a call for missions in December 2021, 19 summary proposals were submitted by the space science community, with four teams subsequently invited to provide more comprehensive proposals. At the Science Programme Committee (SPC) meeting on 2 November, ARRAKIHS was selected to move into a study phase. ARRAKIHS is scheduled for launch in the early 2030’s.
The ARRAKIHS (Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys) proposal team comprises an international group of experts led by Rafael Guzmán (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain).
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/call-for-missions-2021/selection-of-f2
According to the attached document, launch is scheduled for the third quarter of 2029 on a dedicated Vega C or rideshare.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2022
01 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37
02 - June 22 - MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24 - Ariane 5ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:50:07.300
03 - July 13 - LARES 2, SSMS #4: ALPHA, ABCS (AstroBio CubeSat), CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D), GreenCube, MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA-1E), Trisat-R - Vega C (VV21/VC01) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELV - 13:13:17
04 - September 7 - Eutelsat Konnect VHTS - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA258) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:45:07.3
05 - December 13 - Galaxy 35 (Galaxy 3CR), Galaxy 36 (Galaxy 28R), Meteosat-12 (MTG-I1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3 - 20:30:07.3
06 - December 21 - Pleiades Neo 5, Pleiades Neo 6 (Dual SSO Launch) - Vega C (VV22/VC02) - Kourou ELV - 01:47 - launch failure - second stage accident
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
NET February 17 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 00:15:00
February-March - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), THEOS 2 smallSat (THEOS 2a, THEOS 2 LR), SSMS #5: ICEYE (x2), EIRSAT-1, MACSAT, satellites - Vega C (VV23/VC03) - Kourou ELV (or Q1)
April 14-30 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3
May-June - Sentinel-1C (ROSE-C) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
September - KOMPSAT-7 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET December - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2024)
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q3 - SSMS #16: SSO - Vega - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - ESP-MACCS (Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats) - TBD - Kourou
Late - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Alina lander (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
2024
Early - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Early - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
June - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Sentinel-1D (ROSE-C) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or January 2025)
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
November - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or early 2025)
Late - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - BIOMASS (Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment) [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #17: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #18: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO (LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
Midyear - FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer satellite) [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q4 Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
NET Late - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q1 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO (Earth Return Orbiter) [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Q2 - CRISTAL (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey), Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
2030
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q1 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
Q2 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2035
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Iride constellation - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
2024-2027 - IRIS² constellation - multiple launches - Kourou
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - Gaia-2 (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 317 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 115, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 22/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 695
Acronyms:
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on December 16th
Changes on December 21st
Changes on December 24th
Changes on December 25th
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Cross-post; VV22 launch failure:
https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/flight-vv22-failure-of-the-mission/
Flight VV22: Failure of the mission
Approximately [3] minutes and 27 seconds after liftoff an anomaly occurred on the Zefiro 40 thus ending the Vega C mission.
Data analyses are in progress to determine the reasons of this failure.
A media briefing is organized Wednesday, December 21 at noon local time (3:00 pm UTC) with the videoconference platform Zoom via the link below:
https://arianespace.zoom.us/j/65576582999
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I see no reference on the press-kit to OQ Technology nanosat being on board.
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I see no reference on the press-kit to OQ Technology nanosat being on board.
At the beginning of this month, OQ Technology's MACSAT was scheduled for next Vega C flight, not this one.
Ibadan, 2 December 2022. – OQ Technology, a pioneer of 5G IoT satellite services, has announced March 2023 as the planned launch date for the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) & European Space Agency ( ESA) -supported MACSAT mission, following its recent 13 million euros Series A funding round.
The on-orbit pathfinder mission, to launch on a Vega-C rocket rideshare mission (VV23), is to demonstrate advanced 5G IoT services.
Source : https://spacewatch.global/2022/12/oq-technology-announces-launch-date-for-macsat-mission/
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Moderator:
Posts split/merged to Vega Evolution Discussion Thread (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43287.0).
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https://spacenews.com/dark-clouds-silver-linings-five-ways-war-in-ukraine-is-transforming-the-space-domain/
Meanwhile, Europe’s Vega-C rocket is now slated to launch ESA’s EarthCARE Earth science mission in early 2024.
[Dec 23]
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
February-March NET H1 - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), THEOS 2 smallSat (THEOS 2a, THEOS 2 LR), SSMS #5: ICEYE (x2), EIRSAT-1, MACSAT, satellites - Vega C (VV23/VC03) - Kourou ELV (or Q1)
April 13 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:15 (or April 14-30)
May-June - Sentinel-1C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET February 17 Mid-June - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 - 00:15:00
September - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET December - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2024)
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q3 - SSMS #16: SSO - Vega - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Late - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2022 TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
2024
Early - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Early - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
June - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or January 2025)
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
Late - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2024)
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - PLATiNO-2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #17: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #18: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Eagle-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
Early April - SMILE - Vega C /Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV (or November 2024)
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q4 Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
NET Late - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - Iride (xTBD) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q1 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/E / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Susie (re-usable upper stage) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Q2 - CRISTAL (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
2030
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q1 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
Q2 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2035
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Iride constellation - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
2024-2027 - IRIS² constellation - multiple launches - Kourou
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 317 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 115, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 22/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 695
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on January 23rd
Changes on February 1st
Changes on February 3rd
Changes on February 13th
Changes on February 14th
Changes on February 17th
Changes on February 20th
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Next Ariane 5 launch is delayed to June:
NET June - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 00:15:00
https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/le-retard-du-satellite-allemand-h2sat-repousse-le-lancement-de-syracuse-4b-948096.html
So the JUICE Mission in April will be the penultimate Ariane 5 launch!
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1617439104836190209
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher says he expects the investigation into last month's Vega C launch failure to wrap up on the second half of February. Return to flight as soon as possible but acknowledges need for deep analysis of quality issues with vehicle.
https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1617441919721676805
Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA director of space transportation, says that because the Vega C failure involves it second stage, it may be possible to return to flight first with Vega (which uses a different second stage) before Vega C.
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https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230201011800320
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will launch a multipurpose satellite in the fourth quarter of this year using a European space rocket, the science ministry said Wednesday.
The Korea Multipurpose Satellite 6, known as the Arirang 6, was originally planned to be launched on Russia's Angara 1.2 vehicle last year from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwestern Russia.
But the plan was scrapped due to the international community's sanctions on Moscow over the Ukrainian invasion.
The Ministry of Science and ICT said it has canceled a contract with Russia last month and picked the Vega-C rocket co-developed by the European Space Agency for the new space launch provider through an international auction.
But the actual launch is expected to take place in the fourth quarter, as Vega-C is now under investigation for its launch failure in December, said the ministry.
On top of that, the ministry said it is working on rescheduling the launch of a next-generation midsized observational satellite, which was scheduled to be aboard Russia's Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1621620080940310529
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
Satellite operator Ovzon, which lost its slot on one of the last Ariane 5 launches because of satellite production delays, says its Ovzon 3 GEO satellite will now launch on a Falcon 9 in the 3rd quarter of the year.
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https://twitter.com/esa/status/1625088023892267010
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https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1625179058177970183
China 'N Asia Spaceflight @CNSpaceflight
CAS, ESA, Arianespace & Airbus recently completed the integration test of SMILE with Vega-C rocket adapter. More tests with European payloads planned in the year & the Mission-Critical Design Review in June. If everything goes well, the launch will happen in April of 2025
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2025
Early April - SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou (or November 2024)
Vega C confirmed by tweet from previous message.
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UNOOSA and Avio select team from University in Nairobi for CubeSat launch opportunity using the Vega C launcher (https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/informationfor/media/2022-unis-os-578.html)
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Avio S.p.A. (Avio) have selected a consortium led by the University of Nairobi in Kenya, joined by the University of Arizona from the United States of America and the non-profit organization Space Trust as the first awardee of the 'Accessing space with Vega C' programme. The selected team will launch a CubeSat at no cost on board the Vega C rocket.
The "NaSPUoN-0GPM2030" satellite is a 3U class CubeSat aiming at building capacity in Kenya by bringing together international partners with existing technical capabilities. The satellite will be developed at the University of Nairobi supported by the University of Arizona and Space Trust.
The CubeSat will be used to demonstrate technologies, such as an inflatable antenna. It will build on NaSPUoN (Nanosatellite Platform for the University of Nairobi), a test bed to integrate satellite technologies, designed and developed by students from the University of Nairobi under a grant provided by Kenya Space Agency.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
April 13 • Ariane 5 • JUICE
Launch time: Approx. 1215 GMT (8:15 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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Mid-June • Ariane 5 • Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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NEOMIR: finding risky asteroids outshone by Sun (https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Planetary_Defence/NEOMIR_finding_risky_asteroids_outshone_by_Sun)
Details of the Space Safety Programme's NEOMIR mission are currently being fleshed out and it is planned to be launched around 2030 with an Ariane 6-2 rocket.
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Avio investors presentation Feb. 15 2023
On page 10 a "V2K" engine is mentioned.
Is that the planned in-house replacement for the Ukrainian engine for Vega-C AVUM+ ?
The failure at VV21 is not mentioned anywhere. I'm afraid that nothing has changed with Avio.
https://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2023%2f20230209-Cowen-Conference_vDEF_1_20230215_062120.pdf
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https://www.ariane.group/en/news/susie-the-reusable-space-transporter-european-style/
With Susie, ArianeGroup offers Europe an all-new, smart, reusable upper stage concept, compatible with Ariane 6 and with the subsequent generation of European launchers. A stage such as this meets the future needs of both automated freighter and crewed flight missions, to, in and from space, and would contribute to enhancing Europe’s strategic independence.
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1631588068053352455
[Arianespace’s Stéphane Israël says the Vega launch this summer will carry two main payloads and some smallsat rideshares, to be named in the coming weeks. Sentinel-1C will be the payload on the Vega C return to flight late this year.[/quote]
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https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Loss_of_flight_VV22_Independent_Enquiry_Commission_announces_conclusions
Considering the nature of the VV22 anomaly, the Commission emphasizes that its conclusions on Zefiro 40 do not affect the Vega launcher which is relying on the Zefiro 23 and Zefiro 9 motors. In this context, Arianespace decided to adapt its launch schedule to reassign a mission to one of its two remaining Vega launchers with a targeted launch date before the end of summer 2023.
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A task force steered by ESA and Arianespace has started implementing the roadmap proposed by the Commission and will thoroughly follow the implementation of the actions by Vega’s prime contractor Avio, in order to ensure a reliable and robust return to flight of Vega-C. The targeted launch date is end of 2023.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
April 13 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:15:01 (or April 14-30)
Mid- June 21 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3
Late Summer Late July-August - TBD (x2), SSMS #16: SSO - Vega (VV23) - Kourou ELV (or Q3)
Q4 - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET December - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early 2024)
May-June Late - Sentinel-1C - Vega C (VV24/VC03) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2024
Early - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Early - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
June - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or January 2025)
H2 - MAIA (PLATiNO-2) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
Late - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ELV
NET H1 2023 TBD - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), THEOS 2 smallSat (THEOS 2a, THEOS 2 LR), SSMS #5: ICEYE (x2), EIRSAT-1, MACSAT, satellites - Vega C (VV23/VC03) - Kourou ELV
September 2023 TBD - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 2023 TBD - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2023 TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2023 TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
2023 Early - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
Q1 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #17: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #18: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
Late 2023 TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 2023 TBD - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 2023 TBD - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 2023 TBD - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2023 TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
2023 TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
2023 TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
April - SMILE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late 2024 Q4 - IRIDE (x10) F1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x15) F2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q4 Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
NET Late - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Rideshare:
December 2023 June - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q1 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/E / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Susie (re-usable upper stage) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Q2 - CRISTAL (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
2030
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q1 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
Q2 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2035
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Iride constellation - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
2024 2025- 2027 - IRIS² constellation (170 sats) - multiple launches - Kourou
NET 2026 - IRIDE (xTBD) F3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Iris (military optical observing capabilities) - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 317 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 115, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 22/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 695
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
IRIS² - Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on March 3rd
Changes on March 8th
Changes on March 14th
Changes on March 16th
Changes on March 21st
Changes on March 27th
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https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/esp-maccs#eop-quick-facts-section
ESP-MACCS / CubeMAP
Dec 14, 2022
ESA| UKSA| TIS (ESP-MACCS)|VNIR Hyperspectral Solar Disk Imager (ESP-MACCS)|
ESP-MACCS (Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats), also known as CubeMAP, is a constellation of three satellites planned for launch in 2024 as an European Space Agency (ESA) Scout mission. ESA’s Scout missions are designed to send miniature satellites to space to gather meaningful scientific information with regard to the Earth and its processes. ESP-MACCS will be utilised to quantify atmospheric processes in the upper troposphere and stratosphere.
Quick facts
Overview
Mission type EO
Agency ESA, UKSA
Mission status Approved
Launch date June 2025
Instruments TIS (ESP-MACCS), VNIR Hyperspectral Solar Disk Imager (ESP-MACCS)
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https://space4climate.com/microcarb-satellite/
MicroCarb is expected to launch in 2024 and will monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2022/all2022/164/
CubeSpec is starting the implementation phase, with a planned launch early 2024.
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https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-blogs/space-missions-to-watch-in-2023/
The German-based Planetary Transportation Systems may also launch its Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module (ALINA) in December. A Google Xprize alumnus, ALINA will land near the Apollo 17 landing site.
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1550
Alina lander
Launch Time
NET December, 2023
Rocket
Ariane 64
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Jan 5, 2023:
https://wccftech.com/taiwan-speeds-up-efforts-to-develop-local-starlink-after-russias-ukraine-invasion/
Taiwan is currently developing the TRITON (FORMOSAT-7R) satellite, which is planned to launch on an Arianespace rideshare mission.
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https://science.apa.at/power-search/14375960803765742549
Google translate:
New Austro satellite
The Viennese space company Beyond Gravity (formerly Ruag Space), the Graz University of Technology and Seibersdorf Labor GmbH are primarily responsible for the new red-white-red "Cubesat" with the abbreviation "PRETTY" (Passive REflectometry and Dosimetry). According to the university, the device is to take off on March 9 aboard a "Vega C" rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana. After the first commercial launch of the new carrier rocket went wrong on December 21, there is now a question mark over the next activities. If "PRETTY" makes it into space, the new small satellite will carry out precise height measurements, for example of glaciers and sea waves, and investigate radiation in near-Earth space. A new measuring method is used here,
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/muhetsat.htm
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NASA and Italian Space Agency Join Forces on Air Pollution Mission
March 8, 2023
The two agencies are partnering on a satellite to understand the effects of different types of particle pollution on human health.
NASA and the Italian space agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) are partnering to build and launch the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) mission, an effort to investigate the health impacts of tiny airborne particles polluting some of the world’s most populous cities. MAIA marks the first NASA mission whose primary goal is to benefit societal health, as well as the first time epidemiologists and public health researchers have been directly involved in development of a satellite mission.
Set to launch before the end of 2024, the MAIA observatory will consist of a satellite known as PLATiNO-2 provided by ASI and a science instrument built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The mission will collect and analyze data from the observatory, sensors on the ground, and atmospheric models.
Those results will then be related to human birth, death, and hospitalization records to answer pressing questions about the health impacts of solid and liquid particles that contaminate the air we breathe. These particles, called aerosols, have been linked to respiratory diseases such as asthma and lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke, and adverse reproductive and birth outcomes, including premature birth and low infant birth weight.
“Breathing airborne pollution particles has been associated with many health problems, but the toxicity of different particle mixtures has been less well understood,” said David Diner, NASA’s principal investigator for MAIA. “Working together with colleagues in Italy and around the world, we expect that MAIA will help us understand how airborne particle pollution puts our health at risk and potentially provide insights that will inform the decisions of public health officials and other policymakers.”
(740 kilometers) above Earth’s surface, the mission will also collect some data over 30 secondary target areas throughout the world.
Epidemiologists on the science team intend to study the effects of short-term exposure to particulate pollution over the course of days, as well as chronic exposure, which can last many years. Also of interest is “sub-chronic” exposure, such as the monthslong inhaling of pollutants that might occur during pregnancy, which can lead to adverse health effects for a mother and infant.
More About the Mission
MAIA is a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and ASI. JPL, which is managed for NASA by Caltech in Pasadena, leads the U.S. component of the project and is providing the observatory’s science instrument and hosting the instrument operations center. NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) will provide uplink and downlink services for commands and data, and NASA’s Atmospheric Science Data Center will provide computational resources to generate and archive science products. ASI will provide the PLATiNO-2 spacecraft, contribute launch services, and host the mission operations center.
To learn more about MAIA, visit:
https://maia.jpl.nasa.gov/ (https://maia.jpl.nasa.gov/)
NASA JPL Press Release (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-and-italian-space-agency-join-forces-on-air-pollution-mission)
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1635674641292468224
Arianespace @Arianespace
We are proud to announce at #SATShow a new contract signed with the Italian government for the deployment of the #IRIDE Earth observation constellation with 3 #VegaC launches to be scheduled from end of 2025 onwards!
Take a look at our Press release 👇
https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-awarded-new-vega-c-launches-for-the-iride-programme/
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https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-awarded-new-vega-c-launches-for-the-iride-programme/
March 14, 2023
Arianespace awarded new Vega C launches for the IRIDE programme
• 2 firm Vega C launches and one option to deploy future Earth observation constellation IRIDE.
• 3 launches to be scheduled from late 2025 onwards.
• Vega C backlog boosted to 15 firms launches, demonstrating yet again the competitiveness of the new European light launcher.
On March 14, Arianespace announced having signed with ESA, who is acting on the behalf of the Italian government, for the procurement of two Vega C launches. The contract also includes an option for a third dedicated launch. These launches, scheduled for the last quarter of 2025 onwards from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), will support the deployment of the future Earth Observation constellation IRIDE.
“I would like to thank the Italian government, along with the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency ASI, to entrust Arianespace to deploy the state-of-the-art Earth Observation constellation IRIDE with Vega C,” said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace. “To support implementation of such constellations projects, pivotal to a better understanding of the Environment changes at a global scale and to improving life on Earth, is at the core of our mission and we are particularly excited to be part of this adventure.”
This new contract also demonstrates the versatility and competitiveness of the new European light launcher Vega C, whose backlog has now grown to 15 launches. The Vega C is an upgraded variant and is perfectly suited to serve the Earth observation market because of its higher performance and versatility. The Vega C is an ESA program carried out in cooperation between public institutions and private industry across 12 European partner states. AVIO SpA (Colleferro, Italy) is the prime contractor of Vega C, responsible for the development of the launcher system and delivering to Arianespace a launcher “ready-to-fly” at the Guiana Space Center.
“The Italian government has requested the European Space Agency to assist in the implementation of the ambitious IRIDE Earth Observation programme, funded by the PNRR” – declared Simonetta Cheli, director of the Earth Observation Programmes at the European Space Agency. “The first major programme milestone – set for end of March 2023 – is approaching and with this contract ESA repays the trust of the Italian government while confirming its confidence in Arianespace and in the Vega C launch system. IRIDE represents a unique growth opportunity for the entire Italian space ecosystem.”
IRIDE is an end-to-end system composed of constellations of LEO satellites (Upstream Segment), the ground-based Operations infrastructure (Downstream Segment) and a range of Services to be delivered to the Italian Public Administration (Service Segment). The constellation will be based on different sensing techniques and technologies, encompassing Synthetic Aperture Radars, SAR, imaging as well as optical imaging, from medium to high resolution and in many different frequency ranges.
With institutional purposes primarily, the IRIDE constellation will be used to support the Civil Protection and other State institutions to implement measures against hydro-geological instability, to protect the coastline and prevent fires, to monitor critical infrastructures, air quality, and weather conditions.
IRIDE is an initiative of the Italian government. With an investment of approximately 1.1 billion euros, the new constellation will be completed within five years. The European Space Agency is providing assistance to this Italian national project and is implementing the procurement actions on behalf of the Italian government.
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https://www.italianpost.news/space-the-first-contracts-signed-for-the-iride-satellite-constellation/
December 3, 2022 by ItalianPostNews
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There are two activities covered by the contracts signed today. One is the High Resolution Multispectral Mission, by Argotec (Turin), whose contract provides for the development and delivery of a first batch of 10 satellites (and the development of the related Flight Operation Segment, FOS) by November 2024 with the option negotiated for a second batch of 15 satellites, to be delivered by November 2025. The Argotec-led industrial team includes the partners Officina Stellare and Rhea System. The other activity concerns the High Resolution Multispectral Mission of OHB Italia (Milan). The contract provides for the development and delivery of a first lot of 12 satellites (and the development of the related Flight Operation Segment, FOS) by November 2024 with the negotiated option for a second lot of 12 satellites, to be delivered by November 2025. The industrial team led by OHB Italia includes the partners OPTEC, Telespazio and Aresys.
The current agreement has a total value of 68 million euros for 22 satellites, of which 10 built by Argotec and 12 built by OHB Italia. By the end of 2025, with the optional assignment of the second batch of satellites, the combination of the two constellations will allow the daily review of each location in Italy with a ground sampling distance (GSD) of the order of 2 metres. This would represent an investment of around €126 million.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-I_fBCB5a4
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Cross-post:
Arianespace's Stéphane Israël: Last Ariane 5 launch scheduled for June 21, carrying two European government payloads. [Mar 15]
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
April 13 • Ariane 5 • JUICE
Launch time: 1215:01 GMT (8:15:01 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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June 21 • Ariane 5 • Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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Any idea of the payloads or mission?
Ranzo said that Avio will start stacking an original Vega vehicle on the launch pad in French Guiana by the end of June for a launch in late July or August. Arianespace has yet to disclose the customers for the launch other than saying at a March 3 briefing that it will carry two primary payloads and several smaller rideshares.
https://spacenews.com/avio-secures-italian-government-funding-for-methane-engine-and-small-launch-vehicle-prototype/
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https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_1882
The Commission launches an invitation to tender to procure a concession contract to implement the EU satellite constellation called IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite).
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The Commission is looking forward to receiving proposals of the whole array of the European industrial ecosystem, from well-established European industries to dynamic SMEs and newcomers. The proposals will be evaluated during a competitive dialogue in view of a contract signature by the beginning of 2024. The provision of full operational capability for governmental services is foreseen in 2027.
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2024
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba_Missions/Proba-3_complete_Formation-flying_satellites_fully_integrated
Proba-3 is due to be flown by PSLV launcher from India next year.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
01 - April 14 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:14:36.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
June 16 21 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:16-23:01
Late July- Late August - ICEYE (x2), PROBA V-CC, SSMS #16: AlphaSat, Iperdrone.0, EIRSAT 1, ESTCube 2, TRITON (FORMOSAT 7R) - Vega (VV23) - Kourou ELV (or Q3)
Late December - Sentinel-1C - Vega C (VV24/VC03) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - FORMOSAT 7R (TRITON) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2024
Q4 2023 Early - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
Early - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
NET December 2023 H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Early)
NET Early H1 - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET H1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
June Q3 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
H2 - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or January 2025)
H2 - MAIA (PLATiNO-2) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
Late - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3.3 (ViaSat 3 APAC) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), THEOS 2 smallSat (THEOS 2a, THEOS 2 LR), SSMS #5: ICEYE (x2), EIRSAT-1, MACSAT, satellites - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PROBA 3 Coronagraph, PROBA 3 Occulter - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Early - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
Q1 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #17: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #18: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
April - SMILE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x10) F1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x15) F2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - Jason-CS-B (Sentinel-6B) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (or Q1 2026) (or Falcon 9)
NET Late - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2024 TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Rideshare:
June - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2024 TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q1 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/E / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Susie (re-usable upper stage) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Q2 - CRISTAL (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
2030
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q1 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
Q2 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2035
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2026 - IRIDE (xTBD) F3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2027 - IRIS² constellation (170 sats) - multiple launches - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 318 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 116, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 22/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 696
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
IRIS² - Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on March 28th
Changes on March 31st
Changes on April 2nd
Changes on April 13th
Changes on April 14th
Changes on April 25th
Changes on May 2nd
Changes on May 5th
Changes on May 18th
Changes on May 28th
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https://www.eumetsat.int/planned-launches
MTG-S1 - Q3 2024
https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/meteosat-series
MTG-S1
Planned launch date: Q3 2024
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/proba-v-cc.htm
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Alba Orbital to launch pocketqube clusters on two Vega-C ridershare missions to SSO, one in Q2 2024 (SSMS #10) and one in Q4 2024 (SSMS #12): http://www.albaorbital.com/launch
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1646485394584752130
Arianespace @Arianespace
The new targeted launch date is April 14, 2023, at:
· 08:14 a.m. Washington, D.C. time,
· 09:14 a.m. Kourou time,
· 12:14 p.m. Universal time (UTC),
· 02:14 p.m. Paris time,
· 12:14 a.m., April 15, Tokyo time.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
April 14 • Ariane 5 • JUICE
Launch time: 1214:29 GMT (8:14:29 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana
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https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1646849635825197056
William Harwood @cbs_spacenews
A5/JUICE: LIFTOFF! At 8:14:29am EDT (1214 UTC)
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Vega C and Ariane 6 2024
https://twitter.com/chenryspace/status/1648377695577817110
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https://twitter.com/AschbacherJosef/status/1648739532374790144
Josef Aschbacher @AschbacherJosef
Never has a PPT caused so much commotion! The slide was merely a condensed timeline graphic - 2024 could have been more to the right, I admit! Vega C Launch plan is still Dec 2023, A6 no date confirmed today.
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I think it's about Optus-11, although it doesn't say it directly. 2 years delay
https://content-technology.com/asia-pacific-news/delay-for-new-sky-nz-satellite/
Delay for New Sky NZ Satellite
By Phil Sandberg
28/02/2023
Sky New Zealand announced in July 2020 that it had renewed its partnership with telecommunications operator Optus to deliver a new software-defined satellite to replace the existing D-series satellite.
The new satellite was originally expected to be ready for service in late 2023. Optus has now confirmed that, based on the advice from the satellite’s manufacturer, various factors (including Covid and manufacturing and supply chain issues) have delayed the planned ready for service date of the satellite until late 2025.
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2024
TBD - ViaSat 3 Asia - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Due to repeated A6 delays the ViaSat 3 Asia, now called ViaSat-3.3 by the company and in regulation filings, mission left Arianespace for apparent breach of contract since it had no way of reaching orbit and debuting servicd in 2023 if it had stayed with Arianespace. They are looking at exercising a contract option with SpaceX for a Direct GEO insertion mission profile for VS-3.3. The launch provider for VS-3.4 [spare] remains TBD.
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/viasat-3.htm
One satellite is booked on an Ariane-5ECA rocket, while another will be launched on an Atlas-5(551) launch. Another launch contract was awarded to a Falcon-Heavy (Block 5)(ex). The first three satellites will be launched from 2020 to 2022. The Arianespace launch contract was in June 2019 changed to an Ariane-64 rocket for a 2021 launch. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the initial launch date slipped to 2023. Due to delays of Ariane-6, the third was moved off this launcher.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
June 16 • Ariane 5 • Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
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https://twitter.com/SpaceNews_Inc/status/1656761798031179778
SpaceNews @SpaceNews_Inc
OHB expects first Ariane 6 launch in early 2024
https://spacenews.com/ohb-expects-first-ariane-6-launch-in-early-2024/
WASHINGTON — A key Ariane 6 supplier expects the rocket to make its first launch within a year, but ruled out any chance the vehicle could fly before the end of 2023.
In a May 10 earnings call, executives with German aerospace company OHB predicted that the rocket will make its long-delayed debut within the first several months of 2024, the strongest indication yet by those involved with the rocket’s development that it will not be ready for launch before the end of this year.
“It’s not yet launched, but we hope that it will launch in the early part of next year,” said Marco Fuchs, chief executive of OHB, of Ariane 6 during a presentation about the company’s first quarter financial results. A subsidiary of OHB, MT Aerospace, produces tanks and structures for the rocket.
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CNES MicroCarb [April 19, 2023]: https://microcarb.cnes.fr/fr
Date de lancement Pas avant 2025
Launch date Not before 2025
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Cross-post:
TRITON is scheduled to launch with Vega at the end of August.
That's what they write today on the island of Taiwan. ;)
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/4307433
Google translate
Taiwan's first self-made weather satellite "Wind Hunter" will be launched at the end of August
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2023/05/20 10:00
[Central News Agency] Taiwan's first self-made weather satellite, the Wind Hunter, was originally scheduled to launch in the first quarter of this year, but due to the failure of the first commercial launch of the rocket responsible for the launch, the launch schedule was delayed; relevant officials pointed out that the Wind Hunter will be changed at the earliest by the end of August It was carried by another vehicle, Vega, and lifted off in French Guiana.
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VA261:
https://centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/fr/dernier-lancement-ariane-5-va261
Le 117e et dernier vol Ariane 5 est prévu pour le vendredi 16 juin, entre 18h16 et 20H01 (heure de Guyane), 23h16 et 00h01 heure de Paris. Sous la coiffe, les satellites militaires de télécommunications Heinrich-Hertz et Syracuse-4B.
Google translation:
The 117th and last Ariane 5 flight is scheduled for Friday June 16, between 6:16 p.m. and 8:01 p.m. (French Guiana time), 11:16 p.m. and 12:01 a.m. Paris time. Under the fairing, the military telecommunications satellites Heinrich-Hertz and Syracuse-4B.
so launchwindow is: 21:16 to 23:01 UTC
Assuming the local times are correct. The conversion to Paris time (CEST) is incorrect for the end time.
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https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-awards-launch-services-contract-for-sentinel-6b-mission
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Sentinel-6B mission. Sentinel-6B will continue the long-term global sea level data record begun in 1992 by Topex/Poseidon followed by Jason 1, 2, 3, and Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich. The mission is a partnership between NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ESA (European Space Agency), and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites.
This is a firm fixed price contract with a value of approximately $94 million, which includes launch services and other mission related costs. The Sentinel-6B mission currently is targeted to launch November 2025, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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Arianespace will launch Kompsat-6 with Vega C for Korea Aerospace Research Institute
May 31, 2023
Kompsat-6 will be launched as early as December 2024 onboard Vega C
Kompsat-6 will provide high-resolution radar imagery for GIS (Geographical Information Systems), disaster and environment monitoring as well as ocean and land management.
On May 31, Arianespace announced the signature of a launch contract for the Earth observation satellite Kompsat-6 that will be delivered to orbit by the European light launcher Vega C. Kompsat-6 will be launched from Europe’s Spaceport, in French Guiana, as early as December 2024.
“Arianespace is proud to support KARI,” said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace. “Since 1992 and the launch of the first Korean satellite on Ariane 4, we have orbited a total of 8 spacecraft for both public and private entities there, including recently Geo-Kompsat-2A and 2B. With this upcoming launch, which comes on top of Kompsat-7 also to be launched by Vega C, we are delighted to serve the country’s interests with our light lift vehicle, and to deploy a new Earth observation satellite that will allow Korea to better monitor the environment and protect its population.”
Kompsat-6 is the second SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) imaging satellite developed by KARI. It will replace its predecessor, Kompsat-5, while deploying improved imaging radar performance. This Earth observation satellite will carry two payloads, the SAR instrument (X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar) and the S-AIS (Satellite-Automatic Identification System). SAR payload is a high-resolution all-weather imager, which has applications in mapping, GIS, environment and disaster monitoring as well as management of oceans and land. The S-AIS payload is a maritime wireless system used to identify position, heading, destination and cargo of larger vessels with the main purpose of collision prevention between larger vessels and with additional applications in maritime traffic management.
This new contract demonstrates the versatility and competitiveness of the new European light launcher Vega C. Thanks to its increased capabilities and performance as well as a larger fairing, Vega C is perfectly suited to serve the full gamut of Earth observation payloads, including heavier radar satellites. Vega C is an ESA program carried out in cooperation between public institutions and private industry across 12 European partner states. AVIO SpA (Colleferro, Italy) is the prime contractor of Vega C, responsible for the development of the launcher system and delivering to Arianespace a “ready-to-fly” launcher at Europe’s Spaceport.
https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-will-launch-kompsat-6-for-korea-aerospace-research-institute/
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2025
TBD - ClearSpace-1 - TBD - Kourou
https://www.avio.com/press-release/vega-c-selected-launch-clearspace-1-active-debris-removal-mission
Vega C has been selected to launch the ClearSpace-1 spacecraft, an active debris removal mission. The launch is scheduled as soon as the second half of 2026.
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https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Europe_is_aiming_for_the_Moon
N° 25–2023: Europe is aiming for the Moon
2 June 2023
A bold ambition for Europe in space exploration received enthusiastic support from politicians, business leaders and independent experts from across Europe at an event held today in Vienna.
Delegates discussed the immense international, economic and societal importance of space exploration for Europe – and how to establish the way forward.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said: "Space technologies are key technologies for our future. Space science and technology will continue to play an important role in the future. ESA fulfils much more than just a strategic policy task, it is above all about innovation and technology leadership and thus ultimately also about Europe and Austria as a business location."
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said: “Space offers immense opportunities for Europe. Europe is already a leader in Earth observation, climate monitoring, navigation and space science. In addition, human and robotic exploration have recently seen a rapid growth in most space faring nations.
“Europe cannot afford to be left behind. Three countries already send astronauts into space: the US, Russia and China, soon to be joined by India. To retain its technological leadership, leverage geopolitical opportunities, seize upcoming economic opportunities and attract the best talent, Europe must act now to develop its own sovereign access to space, not only for increased autonomy but also to be a stronger partner for international cooperation.”
Europe should establish an independent European presence in Earth orbit, lunar orbit, on the Moon and beyond, according to “Revolution Space: Europe’s Mission for Space Exploration”, which was recently produced by an independent high-level advisory group, members of whom took part in the event.
Internationally, more than 100 lunar missions are planned to take place by 2030.
Having the ability to send European astronauts to low Earth orbit or to the Moon in a European spacecraft, carrying on board astronauts from other continents, will empower Europe to trade on an equal footing with other major space powers, Therese Niss, an Austrian politician and entrepreneur who is a member of the independent high-level advisory group, told delegates.
The group called on ESA to help to transform and invigorate the European space industry and identify its economic impact; develop scenarios for independent and sustainable European human access to low Earth orbit after the end of the International Space Station in 2030; to land on the Moon within 10 years; and to propose visionary and transformative European flagship projects in space for the 2030s and beyond.
ESA is now working to realise this bold vision and will present its plans to its Council during a high-level space summit that will be held in Seville in Spain on 6 and 7 November.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
01 - April 14 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:14:36.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
NET Late June 16 17 Early July - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 - 21:26-23:01 (or Late June)
Late August - ICEYE (x2), PROBA V-CC, SSMS #16: AlphaSat, Iperdrone.0, EIRSAT 1, ESTCube 2, TRITON (FORMOSAT 7R) - Vega (VV23) - Kourou ELV
December - Sentinel-1C - Vega C (VV24/VC03) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
NET October - ROM-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2024
Early - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Early H1 - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
NET H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET H1 - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET H1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or January 2025)
H2 - MAIA (PLATiNO-2) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
NET October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET December - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3.3 (ViaSat 3 APAC) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ELV
TBD - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), THEOS 2 smallSat (THEOS 2a, THEOS 2 LR), SSMS #5: MACSAT, satellites - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Early - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
Q1 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #17: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 12 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #18: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2023 TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2023 TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
April - SMILE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x10) F1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x15) F2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Late - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Rideshare:
June - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q1 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025 NET H2 - ClearSpace-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/E / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Susie (re-usable upper stage) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Q2 - CRISTAL (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
Late - Vigil-L5 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Harmony-1 (Earth Explorer 10A, Concordia), Harmony-2 (Earth Explorer 10B, Discordia) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
2030
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TRUTHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q1 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
Q2 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2035
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
Late 2023 - SPAINSAT NG I - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2024) (or Falcon 9)
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2024 - SPAINSAT NG II - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Falcon 9)
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2026 - IRIDE (xTBD) F3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2027 - IRIS² constellation (170 sats) - multiple launches - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2030's - ESA crew spacecraft - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 318 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 116, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 22/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 696
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
IRIS² - Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
PRETTY - Passive Reflectometry and Dosimetry
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
TRUTHS - Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on June 7th
Changes on June 10th
Changes on June 11th
Changes on June 13th
Changes on June 15th
Changes on June 16th
Changes on June 18th
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1665661147108847619
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Spanish-built comms module for military Spainsat NG-1 satellite (military Ka, X, UHF bands), a joint @Thales_Alenia_S - @AirbusSpace effort, sent from Spain to Toulouse for integration w/ Airbus Eurostar NEO bus. Launch 2024, with twin NG-2 to launch 2025. Both with @SpaceX
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https://centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/fr/va261-ariane-5-se-prepare-pour-son-ultime-missiom
edit: link fixed
Le 117e et dernier vol Ariane 5 est prévu pour le vendredi 16 juin, entre 18h26 et 20H01 (heure de Guyane), 23h26 et 00h01 heure de Paris. Sous la coiffe, les satellites militaires de télécommunications Heinrich-Hertz et Syracuse-4B.
Hmm, wasn't paying attention.
I replaced the old link with the current one, but didn't see that the start time of the launch window has changed by 10 minutes..
The strange leap in time in the conversion at the end remains, however. (+5h -> +4h)
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http://www.albaorbital.com/launch
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https://rom-space.ro/missions/
Rom-3
This is Rom-2's improved sibling.
It will be similar, yet will contain an improved camera resolution and higher efficiency solar panels.
It will also operate on radio-amateur frequencies.
Status: To be integrated in Q3 2023
Deployer system: Albapod
Rocket: Vega C
142 18 57 34
days hours minutes seconds
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https://rom-space.ro/missions/
Rom-3
This is Rom-2's improved sibling.
It will be similar, yet will contain an improved camera resolution and higher efficiency solar panels.
It will also operate on radio-amateur frequencies.
Status: To be integrated in Q3 2023
Deployer system: Albapod
Rocket: Vega C
142 18 57 34
days hours minutes seconds
Weird countdown, the Alba Orbital schedule has a Vega-C opportunity in Q2 2024 which is significantly further away than just 142 days
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1668191794062938118
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Ariane 6 progress report: Autumn test firing of 2d stage by @DLR_de added to schedule. Assembly of inaugural-flight vehicle to start in November. @esa @CNES @ArianeGroup @Arianespace .
https://bit.ly/43OrkWe
https://www.spaceintelreport.com/ariane-6-autumn-test-firing-of-upper-stage-added-to-schedule-assembly-of-1st-flight-vehicle-to-start-in-november/
Ariane 6: Autumn test firing of upper stage added to schedule; assembly of 1st flight vehicle to start in November
written by Peter B. de Selding June 12, 2023
PARIS — Government and industry managers of Europe’s heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket have added an additional test firing of the vehicle’s upper stage, to occur in the autumn, but otherwise reported apparently nominal progress on the vehicle’s development.
The final Ariane 5 mission is scheduled this month. The successor rocket, Ariane 6, is about two years behind schedule. Its inaugural flight, from Europe’s Guiana Space Center spaceport in South America, is likely to occur in the first half of 2024.
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TBD Ariane 5 • Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA260, to launch the Syracuse 4B and Heinrich Hertz communications satellites. Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus, will relay secure communications between French military aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval vessels, including submarines. The Heinrich Hertz satellite, built by OHB, will test new communications technologies on a mission funded by the German government. This will be the final launch of an Ariane 5 rocket. Delayed from February due to problems completing the Heinrich Hertz satellite. Moved forward from June 21. Delayed from June 16.
Updated: June 15
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1669377340428648448
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https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/pretty
Launch ≥2024 EOL ≥2027
Last update: 2023-06-12
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1669415817539366912
In a vert short (< 5 mins) briefing, Arianespace said they postponed the launch because of concerns about three pyrotechnical transmission lines after similar ones failed in tests. The suspect lines will be replaced. No new launch date, but an update planned for late June.
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/harmony.htm
https://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=1044
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/harmony_1
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/harmony_2
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https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Vigil
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_weather/Introducing_ESA_Vigil_Earth_s_devoted_solar_defender
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/vigil_l5
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/TRUTHS
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/truths
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1669365209637564416
Where are the Jedi? EU Commission rejects 4 of 5 Iris2 constellation bids, and now must deal with the Empire (https://www.spaceintelreport.com/where-are-the-jedi-eu-commission-rejects-4-of-5-iris2-constellation-bids-and-now-must-deal-with-the-empire/)
[paywalled]
PARIS — The European Commission rejected four of the five bid requests it received from industry to participate in the multibillion-dollar Iris2 secure connectivity project and is now left to negotiate with an industrial team that is too big to fail.
A consortium of Airbus Defense and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES and Thales Alenia Space, backed by Deutsche Telekom, OHB SE, Orange, Hisdesat, Telespazio and Thales Group...
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
July Ariane 5 • Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA260, to launch the Syracuse 4B and Heinrich Hertz communications satellites. Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus, will relay secure communications between French military aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval vessels, including submarines. The Heinrich Hertz satellite, built by OHB, will test new communications technologies on a mission funded by the German government. This will be the final launch of an Ariane 5 rocket. Delayed from February due to problems completing the Heinrich Hertz satellite. Moved forward from June 21. Delayed from June 16.
Updated: June 17
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Cross-post; no surprise:
https://twitter.com/astro_danyboy/status/1670727850926698496
BREAKING
Take-off of Ariane 6 in 2024: this is what Philippe Baptiste (DG CNES) has just announced at @EmmanuelMacron at @salondubourget.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1670819703453896706
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Hyperspectral imagery startup @KuvaSpace , one of 9 New Space co's selected as @CopernicusEU
Contributing Missions, signs 5-yr, EUR 5M ($5.5M) contract w/ @defis_eu to provide imagery. 1st sat to launch late 2023; then four 12U sats to follow 2024. Goal is up to 100 by 2030.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1670817795129344002
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
.@esa & @defis_eu add 9 NewSpace co's as @CopernicusEU Contributing Missions (CCMs):
@aerospacelab_be @PROMETHEE_Space @EnduroSat for multispectral;
@KuvaSpace hyperspectral;
@constellr @OroraTech @AistechSpace thermal infrared;
@satlantis_ @AbsolutSensing atmospheric composition
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https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/observation-de-la-terre-promethee-se-fait-une-place-au-soleil-966019.html
Google translate:
Prometheus has the sacred fire... Nearly three years after its creation, the start-up headed at full speed by Olivier Piepsz is making a name for itself in the closed circle of Earth observation players. It signed with Hemeria, one of its shareholders who won the call for tenders, a contract for the supply of the first satellite (about 50 kg) for its constellation Japetus, then 20 other satellites after commissioning orbit of the first. The first satellite should be delivered by Hemeria at the end of 2025.
https://twitter.com/EnduroSat/status/1670788197968756736
EnduroSat @EnduroSat
Today in the presence of @ThierryBreton Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union, and Dr. @AschbacherJosef , ESA DG, EnduroSat`s Balkan Constellation was selected by @esa and the EU for the Copernicus Contributing missions #spaceiscloserthanyouthink #CopernicusEU
https://endurosat.com/news/the-balkan-constellation-is-selected-by-esa/
The Balkan Constellation is another step for EnduroSat’s mission of making space data universally accessible. Balkan-01 is a 16U NanoSat, equipped with a cutting-edge multispectral camera. The onboard processing of deep neural networks will enable new use cases for imagery analytics. The first satellite is scheduled for launch in Q2 2024.
The Balkan Constellation’s 120 NanoSats will provide the Balkans and the EU with unprecedented visit time, real-time cloud-based monitoring service, and AI-powered detection. The provided space data will accelerate access to maritime surveillance, humanitarian, and ecological support, as well as environmental monitoring.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
01 - April 14 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:14:36.3
02 - July 5 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:00:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
Late August - ICEYE (x2), PROBA V-CC, SSMS #16: AlphaSat, Iperdrone.0, EIRSAT 1, ESTCube 2, TRITON (FORMOSAT 7R), PLATiNO-1 (TBD) - Vega (VV23) - Kourou ELV (or September)
December - Sentinel-1C - Vega C (VV24/VC03) - Kourou ELV (or 2024)
2023 - PLATiNO-1 - Vega - Kourou ELV TBD
Rideshare:
Q4 - HYPERFIELD-1 - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET October - ROM-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2024
Early - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Vega C - Kourou ELV Falcon 9
March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 Q1 - dummy payload, CuriumOne, OOV-Cube, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1, GRBBeta, SpaceCase SC-X01, Bikini Demo, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
NET H1 - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 Falcon 9
NET H1 - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET H1 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET H1 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET April - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ELV
Midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or January 2025)
NET October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Decembe - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Uhura-1 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3.3 (ViaSat 3 APAC) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 Falcon 9
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), THEOS 2 smallSat (THEOS 2a, THEOS 2 LR), SSMS #5: MACSAT, satellites - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Early - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
Q1 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #17: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - Balkan-01 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - MAIA (PLATiNO-2) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 12 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #18: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HYPERFIELD NG (x4) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
April - SMILE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x10) F1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x15) F2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Late - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 2024 TBD - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Rideshare:
June - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Japetus - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q1 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET H2 - ClearSpace-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/E / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Susie (re-usable upper stage) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Q2 - CRISTAL (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
Late - Vigil-L5 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Harmony-1 (Earth Explorer 10A, Concordia), Harmony-2 (Earth Explorer 10B, Discordia) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
2030
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TRUTHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q1 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
Q2 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2035
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - Balkan (x120) [Endurosat] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2030 - HYPERFIELD NG (x100) [Kuva Space] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - IRIDE (xTBD) F3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - Japetus (x20) [Prométhée] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2027 - IRIS² constellation (170 sats) - multiple launches - Kourou
NET 2025 2027 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2030's - ESA crew spacecraft - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GESat constellation [Absolut Sensing] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GEI-Sat constellation [Satlantis] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - constellr constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aerospacelab constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - OroraTech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aistech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-1, ERMIS-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-3 - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 319 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 117, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 22/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 698
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CERES - Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
IRIS² - Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
PRETTY - Passive Reflectometry and Dosimetry
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
TRUTHS - Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on June 20th
Changes on June 24th
Changes on June 27th
Changes on June 30th
Changes on July 4th
Changes on July 5th
Changes on July 10th
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https://twitter.com/AbsolutSensing/status/1670791679429812225
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/New_Space_companies_join_Copernicus
https://satlantis.com/satlantis-joins-the-copernicus-contributing-missions/
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https://newsroom.arianespace.com/flight-261-new-targeted-launch-date/
The new targeted launch date for Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit and SYRACUSE 4B is July 4.
Following the replacement of the three pyrotechnical transmission lines identified as doubtful on the Ariane 5 launcher as well as a comprehensive review of all pyrotechnical lines, Arianespace decided to resume the launch campaign for VA261.
Initially scheduled for June 16, the new targeted launch date for VA261 is July 4, 2023, as soon as possible within the following launch window:
Between 05:30 p.m. and 07:05 p.m. Washington, D.C. time,
Between 06:30 p.m. and 08:05 p.m. Kourou time,
Between 09:30 p.m. and 11:05 p.m. Universal time (UTC),
Between 11:30 p.m. and 01:05 a.m., July 5, Paris time,
Between 06:30 a.m. and 08:05 a.m., July 5, Tokyo time.
The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and its passengers Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit and SYRACUSE 4B are in stable and safe conditions.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1673752530931843072
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
.@esa @Arianespace @ArianeGroup : Assuming OK inaugural flight, 2d mission to occur several months later; ramp to 9-10/year by 2025 w/ upgraded version for @Amazon #Kuiper by then. Vehicle starts at 40% less costly than Ariane 5, but goal remains 50%. https://bit.ly/3O02Kgh
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1674491302879064070
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Test firing anomaly likely pushes Vega-C return to fight into 2024; @esa says costs of nearly 3-year delay in Ariane 6 rocket will be paid by industry. @ArianeGroup @OHB_SE @CNES @Avio_Group .
https://www.spaceintelreport.com/vega-c-rockets-test-firing-likely-pushes-return-to-flight-into-2024-esa-says-industry-must-finance-cost-of-ariane-6-delays/
Vega-C rocket's test firing likely pushes return to flight into 2024; ESA says industry must...
LA PLATA, Maryland — Europe’s new Vega-C medium-lift rocket, grounded since December after it failed on…
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1674472603820478464
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
They don't have to like it: @esa launching science mission w/ @SpaceX this weekend, then Earth obs mission in 2024, followed by 4 @defis_eu #Galileo sats pending security review. https://bit.ly/3CUm5ZE
https://www.spaceintelreport.com/esa-and-spacex-euclid-science-satellite-is-next-then-earth-observation-and-navigation-satellites-in-2024/
ESA and SpaceX: Euclid science satellite is next, then Earth observation and navigation satellites in 2024
written by Peter B. de Selding June 29, 2023
LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Space Agency (ESA), as expected, is moving more of its launches to SpaceX given delays in European government-financed rockets and the fact that in today’s medium- and heavy-lift launcher market, just about all roads lead to the SpaceX Falcon 9 — for ESA along with commercial customers.
The most recent transfer is of the ESA-Japan EarthCare solar-radiation satellite. Likely to come is the launch of four Galileo positioning, navigation and timing satellites, ESA officials said June . . .
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1674491302879064070
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Test firing anomaly likely pushes Vega-C return to fight into 2024; @esa says costs of nearly 3-year delay in Ariane 6 rocket will be paid by industry. @ArianeGroup @OHB_SE @CNES @Avio_Group
https://www.spaceintelreport.com/esa-and-spacex-euclid-science-satellite-is-next-then-earth-observation-and-navigation-satellites-in-2024/
Vega-C rocket’s test firing anomaly likely pushes return to flight into 2024; ESA says industry must finance cost of Ariane 6 delays
written by Peter B. de Selding June 29, 2023
LA PLATA, Maryland — Europe’s new Vega-C medium-lift rocket, grounded since December after it failed on its second mission, is unlikely to return to flight this year following an issue with a test firing of its newly designed second-stage engine.
Vega-C prime contractor Avio SpA said the test firing of the Zefiro-40 motor, designed to last for 97 seconds, lost pressure after 40 seconds for reasons not yet known.
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1675207044373069824
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher says the relationship with SpaceX was "very professional." Launching EarthCARE on a Falcon 9 in the 2nd quarter of 2024; Hera in Oct. 2024.
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1676113796023177217
Arianespace @Arianespace
Subject to favorable weather conditions, the earliest possible launch date for VA261 flight is July 5, 2023:
📌 Between 7:00 p.m. and 8:05 p.m. Kourou, French Guiana time,
📌 Between 10:00 p.m. and 11:05 p.m. Universal time (UTC).
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https://twitter.com/Avio_Group/status/1676168978367156224
Avio @Avio_Group
Another success for Vega C, selected to launch the Kompsat-6 satellite on behalf of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The versatility of our launcher is once again confirmed. Read and download the press release: 📥 https://bit.ly/44gFxw0 #AVIO #spaceiscloser #space
https://www.avio.com/sites/avio.com/files/attachments/PR%20Avio%20Kompsat-6.pdf
Colleferro,31 May 2023 – Vega C has been selected to launch the Earth Observation satellite Kompsat-6 (Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite) for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The launch is scheduled for no earlier than December 2024 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana
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https://twitter.com/OQTEC/status/1676163057544843265
OQ TECHNOLOGY - Connecting 24 Billion Devices @OQTEC
🚨 🎉 BREAKING NEWS! We have been awarded a € 1.1 Million contract by @esa
to build and launch 3 advanced nanosatellites featuring multiple payloads providing space-based #5G #NBIoT services, intersatellite links, and others. Read full press release:
https://www.oqtec.com/news/oq-technology-has-been-successfully-awarded-a-eur-1-1-million-contract-to
ERMIS-1 and ERMIS-2 Cubesats built by OQ Hellas will host the payloads of OQ Technology Luxembourg to demonstrate 5G internet-of-things non-terrestrial network (5G-IoT-NTN) connectivity and additionally incorporate Inter-Satellite Link (ISL) to enhance its coverage.
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ERMIS-3 co-built by OQ Hellas with NKUA will host payloads from the other members of the consortium to demonstrate optical communications link and hyperspectral Earth Observation data to support precision agriculture.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/04/20230704-ariane-5-v261-live/
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1676712689475674117
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https://spacenews.com/europe-leans-on-spacex-to-bridge-launcher-gap/ [Jul 6]
The original version of the Vega, which does not use the Zefiro 40, is scheduled to resume launches in September, but most launches on the Vega manifest are of the more powerful Vega C. European startups such as Isar Aerospace and Rocket Factory Augsburg are working on small launch vehicles whose first flights could take place before the end of the year.
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At the same briefing, ESA officials said they were also in discussions with SpaceX for the launch of up to four Galileo satellites on Falcon 9 vehicles. “We are moving ahead with negotiations to conclude hopefully soon with SpaceX,” said Javier Benedicto, ESA’s director of navigation. That is contingent on concluding the negotiations with SpaceX as well as securing approvals from the European Union and its security agreement with SpaceX.
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With Ariane 6 development running three years late. The Ariane 5 last launch successfully completed. Soyuz no longer available because of the sanctions imposed on Russia because they invaded Ukraine. Vega only having two launches left (the rideshare this year and BioMass in 2024). And lastly the design flaws in the Zefiro 40 stage that ground Vega C. Europe has completely lost acces to space.
Ariane 6 is likely to launch Q1 2024. Vega C remains to be seen if they will launch before H2 2024.
I think there are several European institutional payloads that can no longer wait on European launch industry to get their act together. And several payloads are to valuable to launch on the unproven (Vega (C) = unreliable) European launch options.
Because of SpaceX and politics; nearly all launchers are currently in transition.
(Japan/JAXA H2=>H3; ULA Atlas V => Vulcan, NGIS Antares 230 => 330 / Firefly MLV.
For Europe there are two launch provider options: SpaceX Falcon 9 and ISRO PSLV & GSLV; that might be able to launch payloads earlier that Vega C or Ariane 6 can.
Would others enjoy speculating what payloads might transition to other launchers?
I'll kick off.
SpaceX got awarded the contrast to launch ESA science missions EUCLID and HERA. And the Jason-CS/ Sentinel 6 satellites are launched by SpaceX under NASA contracts
I think SpaceX might get 5 to 10 other launch contract. ISRO might also get a couple of launches.
Launches I think beter outsourced are:
All three remaining Gallileo Gen 1 launches (that's 3 launches).
The Sentinel 1C (+4x CO3D)
EUMETSAT payloads MetOP-SG A1 & B1 (Ariane 6 to unproven) and possibly also MTG-S1
If Vega C and/ or other European launch options aren't available before H2 2024: Sentinel 2C & 3C.
In my opinion these contracts should be awarded before the end of this year.
European launch industry deserved the humiliation/ 'slab in their face' of losing these European institutional launch contracts.
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I think there are several European institutional payloads that can no longer wait on European launch industry to get their act together. And several payloads are to valuable to launch on the unproven (Vega (C) = unreliable) European launch options.
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Launches I think better outsourced are:
All three remaining Gallileo Gen 1 launches (that's 3 launches).
The Sentinel 1C (+4x CO3D)
EUMETSAT payloads MetOP-SG A1 & B1 (Ariane 6 too unproven) and possibly also MTG-S1
If Vega C and/ or other European launch options aren't available before H2 2024: Sentinel 2C & 3C.
In my opinion these contracts should be awarded before the end of this year.
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There is the Sentinel 1D.
Also there are 2 commercial comsats ( Eutelsat 36D & ViaSat 3.3 ) that was manifested for launch on the Ariane 64 in 2023. Their operators will likely not wait for Ariane 64 that likely be NET Q4 2023.
The first manifested Ariane 62 payload after the inaugural test launch is the CSO 3 imaging satellite for the French military. Who might want it launched ASAP with the current Eastern Europe situation.
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https://www.gpsworld.com/gmv-secures-contract-with-esa-for-g2g-ground-segment/
The ground segment will be responsible for controlling the two new second-generation satellite platforms, which are currently in the design and production phase. A total of 12 satellites are expected to be launched over the next three years. The new ground control system is scheduled to come into operation in 2025, coinciding with the launch of the first satellite of this second generation.
The new contract signed between GMV and ESA is worth over €200 million. This includes the contracting of core G2G activities, for a value of around €155 million. These activities will be carried out over a period of 42 months, from mid-2023 until the end of 2026, with options for extension until 2028.
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https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/galileo-g2#galileo-second-generation-g2
The G2 satellites will gradually join the existing constellation, but will be much larger than existing satellites. Using electric propulsion for the first time, and hosting an enhanced navigation antenna, their fully digital payloads are being designed to be easily reconfigured in orbit, enabling them to actively respond to the evolving needs of users with novel signals and services.
New on-board technologies include electric propulsion to propel the satellites from the orbit in which they will be launched to the final operational orbits, allowing two satellites to be launched at once despite their increased mass. Inter-satellite links between the satellites will let them routinely cross-check their performance and reduce their dependency on the availability of ground installations. The satellites will also feature a more powerful navigation antenna, more precise onboard atomic clocks, as well as advanced jamming and spoofing protection mechanisms to safeguard Galileo signals.
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https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/platino#platino-2
Spacecraft Parameters
• Payload mass: up to 90 kg
• Payload power: 200 W average, 1 kW peak
• Payload allowable volume: 800 x 800 x 1000 mm3
• Typical minisatellite launch mass: 200 kg
• Platform design life: up to 5 years.
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https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/biomass
The Biomass launch is expected around April 2024 and is planned to be a five-year mission.
https://spacewatch.global/2023/03/esas-biomass-satellite-robust-for-launch/ [March 3]
Biomass is expected to launch in 2024 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on a Vega rocket.
https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-11-bye-bye-biomass-forest-monitoring-satellite-departs-for-final [November 2, 2022]
Biomass is set to launch from Kourou, French Guiana on a Vega rocket in 2024, and is scheduled to operate for five years.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
01 - April 14 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:14:36.3
02 - July 5 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:00:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
September - ICEYE (x2) THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), PROBA V-CC, SSMS #16: AlphaSat, Iperdrone.0, EIRSAT 1, ESTCube 2, TRITON (FORMOSAT 7R), PLATiNO-1 (TBD) - Vega (VV23) - Kourou ELV (or Late August)
December - Sentinel-1C - Vega C (VV24/VC03) - Kourou ELV (or 2024)
Rideshare:
Q4 - HYPERFIELD-1 - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET October - ROM-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2024
Mid-March Midyear - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
NET H1 Q2 - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET H1 Q2 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET H1 Q2 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 NET April 1 - dummy payload, 3Cat 4, Bikini Demo, CuriumOne, CURIE A (ELaNa 48), CURIE B (ELaNa 48), GRBBeta, ISTSAT 1, OOV-Cube, SpaceCase SC-X01, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET April - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega - Kourou ELV
H2 - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or January 2025)
Q3 Q4 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or H1 2025)
NET October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET December - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Uhura-1 (Node-1) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ViaSat 3.3 (ViaSat 3 APAC) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 Falcon Heavy
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), THEOS 2 smallSat (THEOS 2a, THEOS 2 LR), SSMS #5: MACSAT, satellites - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Early - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
Q1 - SSMS #7: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - SSMS #17: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - Balkan-01 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - MAIA (PLATiNO-2) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 12 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #18: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SSMS #5: MACSAT - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SSMS #6: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SSMS #8: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SSMS #9: LEO 45° - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HYPERFIELD NG (x4) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
Late 2024 NET Q1 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
April - SMILE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x10) F1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x15) F2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Late - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Rideshare:
June - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Japetus - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q1 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q1 Q2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q3)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET H2 - ClearSpace-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega C/E / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Susie (re-usable upper stage) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Q2 - CRISTAL (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
Late - Vigil-L5 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Harmony-1 (Earth Explorer 10A, Concordia), Harmony-2 (Earth Explorer 10B, Discordia) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
2030
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TRUTHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q1 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
Q2 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2035
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - Balkan (x120) [Endurosat] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2024 2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2030 - HYPERFIELD NG (x100) [Kuva Space] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - IRIDE (xTBD) F3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - Japetus (x20) [Prométhée] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2027 - IRIS² constellation (170 sats) - multiple launches - Kourou
NET 2027 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2030's - ESA crew spacecraft - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GESat constellation [Absolut Sensing] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GEI-Sat constellation [Satlantis] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - constellr constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aerospacelab constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - OroraTech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aistech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-1, ERMIS-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-3 - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 319 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 117, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 22/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 698
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
CURIE - CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
IRIS² - Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
PRETTY - Passive Reflectometry and Dosimetry
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
TRUTHS - Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on July 15th
Changes on July 22nd
Changes on July 28th
Changes on August 10th
Changes on August 15th
Changes on August 21st
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Will this affect ViaSat-3.3? Launch is currently TBD 2024:
Cross-posts re: ViaSat-3. 1; I'm sure that this will delay the Viasat-3.2 launch [TBD]:
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Viasat Provides Status Update on ViaSat-3 Americas Satellite (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/viasat-provides-status-update-on-viasat-3-americas-satellite-301876028.html)
12 Jul, 2023, 16:37 ET
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today disclosed that an unexpected event occurred during reflector deployment that may materially impact the performance of the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite. Viasat and its reflector provider are conducting a rigorous review of the development and deployment of the affected reflector to determine its impact and potential remedial measures.
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Will this affect ViaSat-3.3? Launch is currently TBD 2024:
Cross-posts re: ViaSat-3. 1; I'm sure that this will delay the Viasat-3.2 launch [TBD]:
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Viasat Provides Status Update on ViaSat-3 Americas Satellite (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/viasat-provides-status-update-on-viasat-3-americas-satellite-301876028.html)
12 Jul, 2023, 16:37 ET
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today disclosed that an unexpected event occurred during reflector deployment that may materially impact the performance of the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite. Viasat and its reflector provider are conducting a rigorous review of the development and deployment of the affected reflector to determine its impact and potential remedial measures.
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VS-3.2 through VS-3.4 remain grounded pending the results of the on orbit troubleshooting and verification testing. Results may result in either staying with the current component manufacturer or switching to an equivalent component manufacturer. Note that VS-3.4 is the ground spare for this series after the four satellite series was reduced to three on orbit for FOC..
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https://www.taiwanplus.com/news/taiwan-news/technology-and-science/230714010/taiwans-triton-weather-satellite-heads-to-french-guiana
Taiwan's Triton Weather Satellite Heads to French Guiana
Reporter/Provider - Scott Huang/Sally Jensen
Publish Date - 07/14/2023
Taiwan's first domestically-made weather satellite Triton was shipped to French Guiana on Friday, with a planned launch date set for September. If the launch succeeds, Triton will collect data to predict heavy rainfall and typhoon paths.
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Cross-post:
https://www.taiwanplus.com/news/taiwan-news/technology-and-science/230714010/taiwans-triton-weather-satellite-heads-to-french-guiana
Taiwan's Triton Weather Satellite Heads to French Guiana
Reporter/Provider - Scott Huang/Sally Jensen
Publish Date - 07/14/2023
Taiwan's first domestically-made weather satellite Triton was shipped to French Guiana on Friday, with a planned launch date set for September. If the launch succeeds, Triton will collect data to predict heavy rainfall and typhoon paths.
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https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/amazon-is-getting-ready-to-launch-a-lot-of-broadband-satellites/
Last year, launch industry officials said the Ariane 6 rocket will carry between 35 and 40 Kuiper satellites on each of Arianespace's missions for Amazon, the Vulcan Centaur can accommodate 45 Kuiper satellites per launch, and the New Glenn can haul 61 per flight.
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Didn't Viasat cancel their Ariane 6 contract?
edit: https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/30/viasat-seeks-replacement-for-ariane-6-for-launch-of-third-viasat-3-satellite/
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A ground station filing mentioned a mid-March date for Sentinel-2C.
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https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider/Space_Rider_enters_phase_D_for_drop_tests
Space Rider uses a novel technique for braking from its orbital speeds of 28 800 km/h to a soft landing on a runway to be built at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Coming out of the supersonic speeds, at about 5 km from the landing strip Space Rider will release a parafoil and steer itself automatically to a soft landing.
Tests on a smaller parafoil will start this month to prepare for a full-scale test later this year using a 70 m2 parafoil. The smaller tests will allow engineers to tweak the algorithms that will pilot the spacecraft using winches to pull and release the canopy – just like a human parapente pilot does.
Nobody controls the weather, and more tests are set for next year under the worst possible conditions.
https://europeanspaceflight.com/esas-space-rider-spacecraft-reaches-key-milestone/
In the February 2023 update from programme manager Galli, an estimated launch date of Q4 2024 was discussed. However, with just the drop tests being several months behind schedule, a maiden flight of Space Rider will almost certainly slip into the first quarter of 2025 at the earliest.
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Didn't Viasat cancel their Ariane 6 contract?
edit: https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/30/viasat-seeks-replacement-for-ariane-6-for-launch-of-third-viasat-3-satellite/
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is not expected to be available for a commercial mission in time for when Viasat says the third ViaSat 3 satellite is scheduled for launch in late 2024.
That leaves SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy and ULA’s Vulcan rocket as the most likely contenders for the contract to launch the ViaSat 3 satellite for the Asia-Pacific region.
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https://www.skyloom.co/about/
LATE 2024
First Skyloom optical geostationary node launched
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LUXEOSys (NAOS):
For many months there has been a dispute in Luxembourg about the cost of the project.
The Luxembourg Parliament had approved the project, with an alleged total cost (!) of €170M.
In my view, this is a completely unrealistic value. In the meantime, the costs have almost doubled.
There is now a report about it. (in French) But I did not find an updated launch period in it.
Apparently this point has gone down a bit. ???
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https://spacenews.com/esa-confirms-ariane-6-debut-to-slip-to-2024/ [Aug 9]
Following those tests, ESA said there will be a long-duration static-fire test of the Vulcain 2.1 engine at the Kourou spaceport, tentatively scheduled for Sept. 26. Only after that test, the agency said, will it be ready to announce a launch date for the inaugural Ariane 6.
“However,” the ESA statement added, “the inaugural flight is now scheduled for 2024.”
The slip of the Ariane 6 debut to 2024 was widely anticipated. In an earnings call in May, executives with OHB, the German company that is a supplier to the Ariane 6, said they expected the rocket to make its first launch “early next year” but not before.
That first Ariane 6 launch will carry a number of smallsat payloads, including a NASA-supported cubesat called Cubesat Radio Interferometry Experiment, or CURIE. A chart presented at a NASA smallsat town hall meeting during the 37th Annual Small Satellite Conference here Aug. 7 stated that CURIE would launch on an Ariane 6 no earlier than April 1, 2024.
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Those issues led ESA to procure Falcon 9 launches from SpaceX for its Euclid space telescope, which successfully launched July 1, and the Hera asteroid mission in 2024. ESA also plans to acquire a Falcon 9 for its EarthCARE Earth science mission in 2024. ESA and the European Commission are weighing the use of Falcon 9 to launch Galileo navigation satellites.
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https://spacenews.com/esa-confirms-ariane-6-debut-to-slip-to-2024/
Following those tests, ESA said there will be a long-duration static-fire test of the Vulcain 2.1 engine at the Kourou spaceport, tentatively scheduled for Sept. 26. Only after that test, the agency said, will it be ready to announce a launch date for the inaugural Ariane 5.
My crystal ball says June 4th, 1996 ;D
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THEOS-2 launch on Vega VV23.
https://www.thaigov.go.th/news/contents/details/71302
15/08/2566 [Aug.15 2023]
THEOS-2 set to launch in September 2023
August 13, 2023, Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhanadirek disclosed about the progress of THEOS-2, Thailand’s second satellite system for earth observation, designed and developed by the Thais through knowledge transfer and capacity building.
According to the Deputy Government Spokesperson, assembly and testing of THEOS-2 is now complete. It is now kept at the Airbus Test Facility in Toulouse, France, ready to be launched from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana in either the end of August or September 2023. THEOS-2A, Thailand’s small observation optical satellite is also scheduled to be launched at the end of October from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), located in Sriharikota, India. It is now kept at the National Satellite Assembly Integration and Test (AIT) facilities in the Space Krenovation Park (SKP), located in Sri Racha, Chonburi province. THEOS-2’s mission duration is expected to be 3 years. However, launch schedule and timeline is subject to change pending associated factor and situation.
THEOS-2A launch on an PSLV or SSLV?
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/theos-2hr.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/theos-2lr.htm
https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/macsat
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a little delay at the next Meteosat satellite launches
https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/meteosat-series
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Vega VV23
https://www.estcube.eu/blog/ESTCube--2%27s-journey-into-space
ESTCube-2's journey into space
Update 15.08.2023
ESTCube-2 has passed the clean test and the last system checks. On August 13, 2023, the team of the Czech SAB LS laboratory sent all the launch capsules with the satellites by plane to French Guiana, where they are now waiting in the nose of the rocket. The last two large satellites are being placed on the Vega rocket right now, and the launch with the ESTCube-2 satellite is planned for September 19.
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https://spacenews.com/kuva-space-wins-5-million-euro-award-to-supply-hyperspectral-data/
Artist's rendering of Kuva Space Hyperfield-1 microsatellite scheduled to launch in November 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare flight.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
01 - April 14 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:14:36.3
02 - July 5 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:00:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
September 19 October 5 - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), TRITON (FORMOSAT 7R), SSMS #5: AlphaSat, Iperdrone.0, ANSER A, ANSER B, ANSER C, CSC 1, CSC 2, EIRSAT 1, ESTCube 2, MACSAT, NESS, PRETTY, PLATiNO-1 (TBD), PROBA V-CC - Vega (VV23) - Kourou ELV - 01:36
Rideshare:
Q4 - HYPERFIELD-1 - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET October - ROM-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NESS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2024
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
NET April - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7], PLATiNO-1 - Vega (VV24) - Kourou ELV
NET April 1 Mid-Year - dummy payload, 3Cat 4, Bikini Demo, CuriumOne, CURIE A (ELaNa 48), CURIE B (ELaNa 48), EIRSAT 1, GRBBeta, ISTSAT 1, Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A), OOV-Cube, SpaceCase SC-X01, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 Q4 - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 Q4 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q2 Q4 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or H1 2025)
NET Q4 - Sentinel-1C - Vega C (VV24/VC03) - Kourou ELV (or December 2023)
Mid-March NET Q4 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
March NET Q4 - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 NET Q4 - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or January 2025)
NET October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET December - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Uhura-1 (Node-1) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Early - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
Q1 Q2 - SSMS #10: SSO 650 km, Alba Orbital Cluster 10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET H1 - PLATiNO-1 - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - Balkan-01 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #6: SSO 540 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO 530 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 12 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
TBD - SSMS #5: MACSAT - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - PRETTY - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HYPERFIELD NG (x4) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or Late 2023)
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV (or Late 2023)
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2023)
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2023)
TBD - AlphaSat - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2023)
TBD - Iperdrone.0 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2023)
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
NET Q1 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
April - SMILE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x10) F1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x15) F2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Late - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Rideshare:
2024 Q1 - SSMS #9: LEO 45° SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
June - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Q1 2024 Q2 - SSMS #7: SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO 650 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 2024 November - PLATiNO-2 (MAIA) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Japetus - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q1 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q3)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET H2 - ClearSpace-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega C /E / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Susie (re-usable upper stage) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 2025 Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 2025 Q3 - SSMS #15: LEO Equatorial SSO 680 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #16: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 2025 Q4 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Fall - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
2026 TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 2024 Q2 - SSMS #17: LEO 45° SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 2026 Q4 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Q2 - CRISTAL (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
Rideshare:
Q4 2024 Q2 - SSMS #18: LEO 45° SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 2027 Q3 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #19: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
Late - Vigil-L5 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Harmony-1 (Earth Explorer 10A, Concordia), Harmony-2 (Earth Explorer 10B, Discordia) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #20: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS #4: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #21: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV[/color]
2030
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TRUTHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q1 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
Q2 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2035
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - Balkan (x120) [Endurosat] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2030 - HYPERFIELD NG (x100) [Kuva Space] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - IRIDE (xTBD) F3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - Japetus (x20) [Prométhée] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2027 - IRIS² constellation (170 sats) - multiple launches - Kourou
NET 2027 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2030's - ESA crew spacecraft - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GESat constellation [Absolut Sensing] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GEI-Sat constellation [Satlantis] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - constellr constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aerospacelab constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - OroraTech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aistech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-1, ERMIS-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-3 - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 319 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 117, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 22/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 698
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
CURIE - CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
IRIS² - Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
PRETTY - Passive Reflectometry and Dosimetry
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
TRUTHS - Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on August 29th
Changes on August 30th
Changes on August 31st
Changes on September 4th
Changes on September 7th
Changes on September 10th
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https://ts2.space/en/european-digipeating-satellites-set-for-fall-2023-launch/
The Romanian Federation of Amateur Radio (FRR) is also preparing for a satellite launch. Their satellite, ROM-3, is a picoSAT measuring 50 x 50 x 100 millimeters, set to launch in October or November 2023. ROM-3 has three main missions: acting as a digital amateur radio repeater, transmitting low-resolution SSDV images in Gaussian frequency shift keying (GFSK) mode, and sending a CW beacon for signal detection and measurement. The downlink frequency for ROM-3 is 436.235 MHz, transmitting at 20 WPM on CW, 500 bps GFSK telemetry, and 5 kBps GFSK SSDV. The satellite will be launched by SpaceX into a 500-kilometer polar orbit.
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https://www.lagazettedemontpellier.fr/live/63d29de2e052d11c64e54e3b/le-centre-spatial-universitaire-de-montpellier
Google tanslate:
Predicting episodes in the Cévennes, detecting plastics that pollute the oceans, anticipating droughts,... the very concrete projects of the CSUM nanosatellites are numerous. The next to be sent into space will be Robusta-3A Méditerranée, which is due to take Ariane 6's maiden flight at the end of 2023.
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https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/gomx-5
GOMX-5 (GomSpace Express-5)
Jul 25, 2023
ESA
GomSpace
Expected to launch in 2023, GOMX-5 is a 12U CubeSat operated by GomSpace and funded by the European Space Agency (ESA). This 5-year mission aims to demonstrate new nanosatellite capabilities involving communication and maneuverability.
Quick facts
Overview
Agency ESA, GomSpace
Launch date Late 2023
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https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Compact_electric_thruster_cleared_for_space_firing
Compact electric thruster cleared for space firing
27/06/2023
ESA / Enabling & Support / Space Engineering & Technology
An innovative compact electric propulsion system has recently completed its extended qualification firing test campaign in space-representative vacuum and temperature conditions, leaving it ready to be deployed aboard the ESA-supported µHETSat technology demonstration microsatellite mission, slated for launch by the end of this year.
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2025
NET Q1 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/08/space-rider-update/
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Space Rider program has officially begun its validation and testing phase, as it prepares for a maiden flight in the third quarter of 2025.
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https://twitter.com/arianespace/status/1697293871670034535
Our next flight will be #VV23!
Under #Vega’s fairing:
🛰️ THEOS-2, built by @AirbusSpace for @GISTDA
🛰️ FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON, for @TASA_Taiwan
🛰️ And 10 auxiliary payloads
Targeted launch date? October 4!
To know more:
https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-targeting-october-4-for-its-next-vega-launch-vv23/
Vega August 31, 2023
ARIANESPACE TARGETING OCTOBER 4 FOR ITS NEXT VEGA LAUNCH VV23
Arianespace’s next mission is targeted on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 10:36 p.m. local time (October 5, 01:36 a.m. UTC), from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana with a Vega launcher. The mission, called VV23, will place its passengers into sun-synchronous orbit.
Additional information about this Vega launch, due to embark a main passenger, THEOS-2, and a secondary one, FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON, as well as ten auxiliary payloads, is provided here below:
THEOS-2 (THailand Earth Observation System-2) is a high-resolution Earth observation optical satellite, part of the next-generation national geo-information system provided by Airbus Defence and Space to support the Kingdom of Thailand’s key development priorities. Delivering 0.5-meter ground resolution imagery, this end to end system will complement THEOS-1, launched in 2008 for Thailand, one of the few nations in the world able to fully exploit geo-information for societal benefits.
FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON, developed by the Taiwanese Space Agency (TASA), is equipped with the Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R), which collects signals that bounce off the sea surface. It helps scientists calculate the wind field over the oceans. This data will be shared with the global meteorology community, contributing to the forecast of typhoon intensity and trajectory.
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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/theos-2.htm
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https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities
All flights opportunities
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #5 → FULL
Launch on: Q3.2023
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 560 km
Local time: 10:30 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #10
Launch on: Q1.2024
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 650 km
Local time: 10:30 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #6
Launch on: Q3.2024
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 540 km
Local time: 2:00 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #8 → Full
Launch on: Q4.2024
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 530 km
Local time: 10:45 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #9
Launch on: Q1.2025
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 580 km
Local time: 6:00 PM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #7 → FULL
Launch on: Q2.2025
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 580 km
Local time: 5:45 PM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #13 → FULL
Launch on: Q3.2025
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 650 km
Local time: 10:00 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #14
Launch on: Q2.2026
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 550 km
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #15 → FULL
Launch on: Q3.2026
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 680 km
Local time: 10:00 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #16
Launch on: Q3.2026
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 550 km
Local time: 10:45 PM LTDN
Opportunity Ariane 6 MLS #1
Launch on: Q4.2026
Orbit: GTO
Inclination: 6°
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #17
Launch on: Q2.2027
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 550 km
Opportunity Ariane 6 MLS #2
Launch on: Q4.2027
Orbit: GTO
Inclination: 6°
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #18
Launch on: Q2.2028
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 550 km
Opportunity Ariane 6 MLS #3
Launch on: Q3.2028
Orbit: GTO
Inclination: 6°
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #19
Launch on: Q4.2028
Orbit: LEO
Altitude: 550 km
Inclination: 5°
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #20
Launch on: Q2.2029
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 550 km
Opportunity Ariane 6 MLS #4
Launch on: Q3.2029
Orbit: GTO
Inclination: 6°
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #21
Launch on: Q4.2029
Orbit: LEO
Altitude: 550 km
Inclination: 5°
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2023/08/16/irelands-first-satellite-will-shake-up-hunt-for-cosmic-gamma-ray-bursts/?sh=109a415372fb
Ireland’s first-ever satellite EIRSAT-1, a gamma-ray burst hunting CubeSat, should see launch into low-Earth orbit later this year. Designed and manufactured by Ireland’s University College Dublin (UCD), the mission (with costs on the order of a few million euro)* will see launch atop a multi-payload Ariane rocket provided by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities
All flights opportunities
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #5 → FULL
Launch on: Q3.2023
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 560 km
Local time: 10:30 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #10
Launch on: Q1.2024
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 650 km
Local time: 10:30 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #6
Launch on: Q3.2024
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 540 km
Local time: 2:00 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #8 → Full
Launch on: Q4.2024
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 530 km
Local time: 10:45 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #9
Launch on: Q1.2025
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 580 km
Local time: 6:00 PM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #7 → FULL
Launch on: Q2.2025
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 580 km
Local time: 5:45 PM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #13 → FULL
Launch on: Q3.2025
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 650 km
Local time: 10:00 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #14
Launch on: Q2.2026
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 550 km
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #15 → FULL
Launch on: Q3.2026
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 680 km
Local time: 10:00 AM LTDN
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #16
Launch on: Q3.2026
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 550 km
Local time: 10:45 PM LTDN
Opportunity Ariane 6 MLS #1
Launch on: Q4.2026
Orbit: GTO
Inclination: 6°
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #17
Launch on: Q2.2027
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 550 km
Opportunity Ariane 6 MLS #2
Launch on: Q4.2027
Orbit: GTO
Inclination: 6°
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #18
Launch on: Q2.2028
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 550 km
Opportunity Ariane 6 MLS #3
Launch on: Q3.2028
Orbit: GTO
Inclination: 6°
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #19
Launch on: Q4.2028
Orbit: LEO
Altitude: 550 km
Inclination: 5°
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #20
Launch on: Q2.2029
Orbit: SSO
Altitude: 550 km
Opportunity Ariane 6 MLS #4
Launch on: Q3.2029
Orbit: GTO
Inclination: 6°
Opportunity Vega C SSMS #21
Launch on: Q4.2029
Orbit: LEO
Altitude: 550 km
Inclination: 5°
SSMS #5 : is Theos-2+Triton, the -C is wrong there.
otherwise guesses or no idea for some missions,
SSMS #10: main payload could be Sentinel 2C, 10:30 AM LTDN would fit
SSMS #6 : 2:00 AM LTDN, main payload could be KOMPSAT 7, the orbit of KOMPSAT 3A is similar
SSMS #8 : CO3D ? + ?
SSMS #9 : Biomass ?? or KOMPSAT 6
SSMS #7 : CSG-3, 5:45 PM LTDN would fit, but isn't it too heavy for a SSMS mission ??
SSMS #13 and/or #15 : Sentinel 3 , FLEX and ALTIUS ?
I think that will change umpteen times, depending on what happens.
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Cross-posted from the Vega Evolution Discussion thread (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43287.msg2519622#msg2519622).
The return to flight of Vega C won't happen before the end of 2024, coming from a reliable French source in Kourou.
If the delay is real. A lot of payloads will be migrating to someone else.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1698723520203669975
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Pending Sept-Oct testing, 1st Ariane 6 flight could occur mid-2024, with commercial missions starting end-2024. @esa @CNES @ArianeGroup @Arianespace @DLR_SpaceAgency @defis_eu.
https://bit.ly/3sGfkch
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Cross-post:
Biomass should be the payload for VV24, the final Vega launch.
(This would make the Vega C Return to Flight VV25.)
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Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) - November 2025
https://twitter.com/NASAOIG/status/1699444797029716230
NASA OIG @NASAOIG
We examined NASA’s Earth System Science Pathfinder program to assess its efforts to monitor the planet’s climate and help develop solutions for addressing the threats of climate change.
https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-23-018
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The Vega E launcher, whose first flight is scheduled for 2027, thanks to the introduction of the innovative, high-performance M10 engine, will be able to carry a payload of approximately three tons into orbit, that is, double the maximum payload mass of the current version of Vega, and significantly more than the next version of Vega C. Furthermore, thanks to the manoeuvrability features of the M10 engine, with re-ignition and active thrust control capabilities, the Vega E launcher will be able to release many satellites in different orbits during the same mission and at very competitive cost.
Source:
Avio 2023 Half-Year Financial Report (https://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2023%2f2023-Half-Year-Financial-Report_20230908_104224.pdf)
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https://twitter.com/AndrewParsonson/status/1701206871762227694
There WILL be a European access to space gap now, at least a few months long and hinging on Ariane 6's first flight.
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https://twitter.com/arianespace/status/1701530709624774905
@Arianespace and @INTELSAT just signed a contract to launch the IS-45 payload with #Ariane6. This is the 67ᵗʰ satellite to be launched by Arianespace to the benefit of longtime customer Intelsat (since 1983). #WSBW
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https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022SPIE12180E..2ZR/abstract
CubeSpec is an ESA in-orbit-demonstration mission, based on a 6U CubeSat, targeting high-resolution astronomical spectroscopy. It is developed and funded in Belgium and scheduled for launch at the end of 2024.
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https://spacenews.com/arianespace-to-launch-intelsat-small-geo-satellite/
Arianespace announced Sept. 12 it signed a contract with Intelsat to launch the IS-45 satellite in the first half of 2026. The satellite will fly with unnamed co-passengers on the more powerful version of the Ariane 6, the Ariane 64.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
01 - April 14 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:14:36.3
02 - July 5 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:00:07.3
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
October 5 7 - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), TRITON (FORMOSAT 7R), SSMS #5: ANSER LEADER, ANSER FOLLOWER 1, ANSER FOLLOWER 2, CSC-1, CSC-2, ESTCube 2, MACSAT, N3SS, PRETTY, PVCC (PROBA V-CC) - Vega (VV23) - Kourou ELV - 01:36
2024
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
NET April - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7], PLATiNO-1 - Vega (VV24) - Kourou ELV (or Q2)
Mid-Year - dummy payload, 3Cat 4, Bikini Demo, CuriumOne, CURIE A (ELaNa 48), CURIE B (ELaNa 48), EIRSAT 1, GRBBeta, ISTSAT 1, Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A), OOV-Cube, SpaceCase SC-X01, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or H1 2025)
NET Q4 - Sentinel-1C - Vega C (VV24/VC03) - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or January 2025)
NET Q4 - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET December - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Uhura-1 (Node-1) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Late - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q1 NET Q4 - SSMS #10: SSO 650 km, Alba Orbital Cluster 10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 NET Q4 - Balkan-01 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 NET Q4 - SSMS #6: SSO 540 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 NET Q4 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO 530 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 12 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
Early Late - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HYPERFIELD NG (x4) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AlphaSat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Iperdrone.0 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
NET February - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or NET 2027)
Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
NET Q1 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
April - SMILE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x10) F1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x15) F2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Late - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #9: SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
June - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - SSMS #7: SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO 650 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - PLATiNO-2 (MAIA) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Japetus - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026
Q1 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Intelsat-45 (IS-45) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q3)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET H2 - ClearSpace-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega C / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Susie (re-usable upper stage) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: SSO 680 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #16: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #17: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Q2 - CRISTAL (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #18: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #19: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
Late - Vigil-L5 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Harmony-1 (Earth Explorer 10A, Concordia), Harmony-2 (Earth Explorer 10B, Discordia) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
2024 TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #20: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS #4: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #21: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2030
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TRUTHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Fall 2027 TBD - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q1 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
Q2 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2035
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2023 - TBD - Vega C light (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 2024 - Kuiper (x35) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2023 2025 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 2025 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 2025 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2023 2025 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - Balkan (x120) [Endurosat] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2030 - HYPERFIELD NG (x100) [Kuva Space] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - inaugural flight - IFD 2 - Kourou
NET 2026 - IRIDE (x9) F3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - IRIDE (x35) second batch - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - Japetus (x20) [Prométhée] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2027 - IRIS² constellation (170 sats) - multiple launches - Kourou
NET 2027 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2027 - SR-E first flight - Vega E+ - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2030's - ESA crew spacecraft - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GESat constellation [Absolut Sensing] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GEI-Sat constellation [Satlantis] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - constellr constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aerospacelab constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - OroraTech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aistech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-1, ERMIS-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-3 - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 319 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 117, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 22/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 698
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
CURIE - CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
IFD 2 - In-Flight Demonstrator (two stage to orbit)
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
IRIS² - Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
PRETTY - Passive Reflectometry and Dosimetry
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SR-E - Space Rider-Evolution
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
TRUTHS - Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on September 14th
Changes on September 29th
Changes on September 30th
Changes on October 2nd
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https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/csg_3
Launch ≥2024
https://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=967
Full Name COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation - 4
Mission Agencies ASI [Lead Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana)]
Launch Date Feb 2025
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/csg_4
Launch ≥2027
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https://europeanspaceflight.com/evidence-mounting-that-avio-intends-to-split-from-arianespace/
Evidence Mounting That Avio Intends to Split from Arianespace
By Andrew Parsonson -
June 6, 2023
Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo told Wired that work being done on a reusable demonstrator may be a prelude to an entirely new product line for the company.
Ranzo’s made the statements during an interview with the Italian version of the technology website as part of its “Italy, Place of Innovation” series of articles.
In the interview, Ranzo stated that an in-flight demonstrator that the company had received European covid recovery funds to develop will determine whether it is “feasible” for Avio to develop reusable launch vehicles. The vehicle in question is the two-stage In-Flight Demonstrator (IFD) which will be used to validate the company’s M60 and M10 methane-fueled rocket engines and to experiment with first stage reentry and reusability. If the experimentation is successful, Ranzo stated that he does not exclude the possibility of opening a new “innovative, cleaner, and less expensive product line.” This appears to be even more evidence that the company is eyeing a split from Arianespace which currently manages the marketing and launch of Avio’s Vega line of launch vehicles.
In response to questions about the possibility of Avio splitting from Arianespace, a spokesperson told European Spaceflight in March that the company had no plans to “market and manage Vega launches” itself. However, the company was also granted preclearance by CNES in August 2022 to launch from a new commercial facility that is being built on the grounds of the old Diamant launch facility at the Guiana Space Centre. As Avio already has Vega and Vega C launch facilities at the space centre, it was, at the time, unclear what vehicle the company intended to operate out of the new facility.
In June 2022, Avio secured €340 million in European covid recovery funds to develop the bulk of a new launch system outside the structures of the European Space Agency. The M10 upper stage engine is the exception with the company already receiving funds to develop the engine for Vega E, the vehicle that is intended to replace Vega C towards the end of the decade. Ranzo has now all but admitted that the company is eyeing a new product line distinct from Vega that will be developed from the work being done on the LFD demonstrator. The only question that remains is what will become of Vega E?
Avio has already received ESA funding for the development of Vega E. Will Avio, as a result, be building Vega E at the same time it is building and operating an entirely new vehicle in the same class? Or is that the clue? Does Avio intend to build a larger vehicle with the aim of replacing the medium-launch capability vacuum left when Europe selected to cease launching Soyuz? Possibly but then the company would be unable to utilize the new commercial launch facility at the Guiana Space Centre which CNES has earmarked for micro and mini launch operators. This again leaves us with the question: does Avio intend to be building two launch vehicles in the same class at the same time?
On the question of reusability
During the interview, Ranzo told Wired that reusability was not ignored by European operators but rather rejected for “market reasons.” He went on to state that projects like Europe’s Iris2 megaconstellation may be the catalyst that makes it feasible for the continent to develop and build reusable launch vehicles. The feasibility of reusability will, however, likely be less dependent on market demand and more dependent on vehicle size.
In January, MaiaSpace CEO Yohann Leroy explained that the company’s Maia launch vehicle would see a drop in performance of two-thirds of the vehicle’s payload capacity when it was being recovered. He went on to explain that recovering and reusing the launch vehicle would not reduce the cost of the launcher to a point that would justify the loss in performance. Leroy did not share how many times each Maia vehicle would be reused, which certainly affects the equation. However, it is looking increasingly likely that the reuse of small launch vehicles may not be economically viable. It is a reality that the likes of Relativity Space and Rocket Lab have already acted on choosing to shift focus to the development of larger vehicles.
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https://www.eucass.eu/images/eucass2022/plenaries/P2-2_AVIO-Ferraris.pdf
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https://avio-data.teleborsa.it/2022/20220920-Meeting_Banca-IMI_vDEF_1_20221011_121208.pdf
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https://europeanspaceflight.substack.com/p/whats-avio-up-to
Vega C Light
The Vega C Light project was envisioned to be a dedicated ride to space for satellites that would otherwise have flown aboard a rideshare mission. The three-stage vehicle would have utilized the Zefiro 40 second stage and Zefiro 9 third stage from Vega C for its first two stages. The upper stage would be a variant of the Avum upper stage that would replace the liquid propulsion system with a solid fuel alternative. Vega C Light would have been approximately 17 metres tall with a payload capacity of up to 300 kilograms to a 500 km SSO orbit.
Despite the Avio website still outlining this version of the vehicle, the company has confirmed with me that the project has since evolved to become a demonstrator for its methalox engine technology.
The project currently doesn’t have a name and is referred to internally as In-Flight Demonstrator or IFD for short. The vehicle is expected to be launched on a maiden flight in 2026. It will have a small payload capacity and will instead be focused on proving the technology that will be applied to the company’s next generation of products.
In parallel, the company is also currently developing the M10 methalox upper stage engine that will be utilized aboard Vega E, Avio’s planned successor to Vega C. It has also received €120 million in funding from the Italian government to develop a first methalox engine. It is, as a result, safe to say that Avio sees its future in methane-powered launch vehicles.
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https://webapps.itc.utwente.nl/sensor/getsat.aspx?name=Tandem-L
Tandem-L
Global (radar) observation of dynamic processes on the earth's surface (2 sats), measuring e.g. forest biomass and height, glacier dynamics, sea ice extent, soil moisture, ocean currents, deformation of the earth's surface
Launched in: 2029
Repeat cycle: 8 days
Orbit height: 760 km
Orbit type: Sun Synchronous
Organisation: DLR - Germany
Postponed, on-hold. Launch planned for 2029
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https://academic-accelerator.com/encyclopedia/miura-5
The first test flight of Miura 5 is scheduled for the end of 2024.
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https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/mars_sample_return_independent_review_board_report.pdf
Page 14:
Technical issues, risks, and performance-to-date indicate a near zero probability of ERO/CCRS or SRL/MAV meeting the 2027/2028 Launch Readiness Dates (LRDs). Potential LRDs exist in 2030, given adequate funding and timely resolution of issues.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1707097269395210735
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
.#ItalianDefenseMinistry registers at @ITU a constellation of 19,708 satellites; 899 planes in LEO & MEO orbits; S-, X-, military-Ka bands. @defis_eu @EU4Space @ASI_spazio .https://bit.ly/3tauBSM
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Can someone please make a correction in the NEXT SPACEFLIGHT Rocket Launch Manifest?
The upcoming Vega launch on Oct 5th needs to changed from SSMS #16 to SSMS #5.
And the SSMS #5 launch needs to be removed from December 2024
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Can someone please make a correction in the NEXT SPACEFLIGHT Rocket Launch Manifest?
The upcoming Vega launch on Oct 5th needs to changed from SSMS #16 to SSMS #5.
And the SSMS #5 launch needs to be removed from December 2024
I'm one of those in charge; looks like Arianespace changed the numbering some time ago.
However it's confusing as the one they call "SSMS #5" is marked as launching on Vega-C this year, which is not going to happen.
Let me think about what to do with them...
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VV23 delayed to October 7th.
The country's second earth observation satellite, which is widely known as THEOS-2, is expected to launch into orbit on Oct 7, said Minister of Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Supamas...
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well Galactic Penguin SST, it is very obvious that this sheet from Arianespace is full of mistakes. The next Vega C launch will not happen before Q3 2024. So please just change SSMS #16 to SSMS #5, like it is in every other launch schedule and in this one. Many thanks !
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https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespaces-next-vega-mission-will-embark-12-passengers/
- On October 6, Arianespace will launch two Earth observation satellites, THEOS-2 (Thailand Earth Observation System-2), manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space for the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), and FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON for Taiwan Space Agency (TASA).
- Flight VV23 will also embark ten auxiliary payloads.
- For this mission, the Vega launcher will target a sun-synchronous orbit.
Arianespace’s next mission is targeted on Friday, October 6, 2023 at 10:36 p.m. local time (October 7, at 01:36 a.m. UTC), from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana with a Vega launcher. The mission, called VV23, will place its passengers into sun-synchronous orbit.
This mission will embark a main passenger, THEOS-2, and a secondary one, FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON:
THEOS-2 is a high-resolution Earth observation optical satellite, part of the next-generation national geo-information system provided by Airbus Defence and Space to support the Kingdom of Thailand’s key development priorities. Delivering 0.5-meter ground resolution imagery, this end to end system will complement THEOS-1, launched in 2008 for Thailand, one of the few nations in the world able to fully exploit geo-information for societal benefits.
FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON, developed by the Taiwanese Space Agency (TASA), is equipped with the Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R), which collects signals that bounce off the sea surface. It helps scientists calculate the wind field over the oceans. This data will be shared with the global meteorology community, contributing to the forecast of typhoon intensity and trajectory.
The 21st mission of Europe’s Vega light launcher will also orbit ten auxiliary payloads for six different clients:
ANSER (Advanced Nanosatellite Systems for Earth observation Research) LEADER, ANSER FOLLOWER 1 and ANSER FOLLOWER 2. This cluster of three cubestats working together to study and monitor the quality of inland (reservoirs) water over Iberian Peninsula is led by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial. The launch services is funded by the IOD/IOV program of the European Union.
ESTCube-2, manufactured by the University of Tartu (Estonia), aims to demonstrate deorbiting with plasma brake technology and qualify a deep-space nanospacecraft platform for future missions that will use the electric solar wind sail. The launch services for this mission is funded by the IOD/IOV program of the European Union.
N3SS (Nanosat 3U pour la Surveillance du Spectre) project is a demonstration system for detecting and localize radio-frequency jammers on civil spectrum. CNES is responsible for the system and satellite development and also in charge of the in-flight operations of the satellite. U-Space is the prime contractor for the platform development and the satellite AIT/AIV.
PRETTY (Passive REflecTomeTry and dosimetrY) and MACSAT that will be launched on behalf of SAB-LS. The first one is a 3U cubesat with a primary payload equipped with a passive reflectometer in the L5 Band for GPS and Galileo; and the second one is an in-orbit demonstration (IoD) mission to demonstrate IoT (Internet of things) communication over 5G.
PVCC (Proba-V Companion Cubesat), a 12U cubesat aiming at testing the performance of the payload on a cubesat platform in order to provide data to support the calibration of cubesat Earth observation missions. PVCC is an ESA mission lead by ESA/TEC for the design, launch and commissioning phases and by ESA/ESRIN and ESA/REDU for the operational and end-of-life phases.
CSC-1 & 2, two 6UXL multi-payload IOD cubesats aggregating 7 payloads from 5 countries: Belgium, Spain, Estonia, France and Czechia. They are part of the European Union IOD/IOV program for which ISISPACE/ISL is responsible for the mission implementation.
These small satellites will be carried as auxiliary payloads on the innovative Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) deployment system. The SSMS rideshare service, developed with the support of the European space industry, was first deployed by Arianespace in September 2020. Funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), Arianespace’s SSMS service will soon be joined by the Multiple Launch Service (MLS), a similar offering designed for the Ariane 6 launch vehicle. With these two services, Arianespace can offer a wide range of affordable launch opportunities for small satellites and constellations.
Ten European countries contribute to Vega, which was developed by ESA, with the Italian Space Agency ASI as lead contributor and Avio (based in Colleferro, Italy) as the launcher prime contractor. Avio is in charge of all industrial operations up to liftoff. Vega has been part of the Arianespace launcher family since its first flight in 2012.
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1708779907923268043
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
ESA announced this morning it's targeting a return to flight of the Vega-C in the fourth quarter of 2024 to accommodate work to improve the design of the Zefiro 40 nozzle, after damage in a test in June, and perform two firing tests to confirm those changes.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1707765274760430039
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Italy's $1.1B Iride EO constellation: 33 months to build, launch 1st 34 satellites (X-band, multi- & hyperspectral, AIS, very high-res optical.) Governance, data policy still TBD. @ASI_spazio @esa @EU4Space @defis_eu @CopernicusEU . https://bit.ly/459Pf2H
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https://spacenews.com/esa-delays-vega-c-return-to-flight-to-late-2024/
The second, and final, Vega launch is scheduled for the second quarter of 2024. Stéphane Israël, chief executive of Arianespace, said the payload for that mission, along with the Vega C return to flight, have yet to be identified. Arianespace expects to perform four Vega C flights in 2025 and subsequent years, with the possibility of increasing that launch rate to five or six a year.
The Vega C manifest includes several launches for Copernicus, the joint Earth observation program of ESA and the European Commission. Among them is Sentinel-1C, a radar imaging satellite considered so critical that, at one point, ESA has discussed moving up its launch from the first half of 2023 before the Vega C launch failure took place last December. The spacecraft is too large to launch on the original Vega.
“We are discussing with the European Commission and also with ESA how to best accommodate this situation,” Israël said. That includes, he said, finding “the best solutions to speed up what we can speed up.”
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said any decision to move Sentinel-1C to a different launch vehicle, including a non-European one, will be in the hands of the European Commission, which takes ownership of the satellite before launch. “They will decide where and when to launch this satellite,” he said.
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1709849456932229147
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
With $398M from @defis_eu , @esa now fully integrated into #iris2 secure-comms constellation & development by #SpaceRise consortium; contracts to launch 4 @GalileoGNSS sats on 2 @SpaceX Falcon 9s in 2024 signed.
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1710502202798707023
Arianespace @Arianespace
#VV23 launch sequence has been interrupted (measurement slightly above its maximum threshold)
Additional checking ongoing to confirm a new launch attempt on October 7 10.36p.m. (Kourou time) – October 8 01.36a.m. (UTC).
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
01 - April 14 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:14:36.3
02 - July 5 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:00:07.3
03 - October 9 - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), TRITON (FORMOSAT 7R), SSMS #5: ANSER LEADER, ANSER FOLLOWER 1, ANSER FOLLOWER 2, CSC-1, CSC-2, ESTCube 2, MACSAT, N3SS, PRETTY, PVCC (PROBA V-CC) - Vega (VV23) - Kourou ELV - 01:36
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
NET April - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7], PLATiNO-1 - Vega (VV24) - Kourou ELV (or Q2)
April-May Mid-Year June 15-July 31 - dummy payload, 3Cat 4, Bikini Demo, CuriumOne, CURIE A (ELaNa 48), CURIE B (ELaNa 48), EIRSAT 1 , GRBBeta, ISTSAT 1, Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A), OOV-Cube, SpaceCase SC-X01, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q3 Q4 - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 - Sentinel-1C - Vega C (VV24/VC03) - Kourou ELV (or Falcon 9)
NET Q4 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Q4 - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET December - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
Late - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
TBD - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
TBD - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
TBD - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
Rideshare:
NET Q4 - SSMS #10: SSO 650 km, Alba Orbital Cluster 10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - Balkan-01 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #6: SSO 540 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO 530 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 12 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
Late - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HYPERFIELD NG (x4) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AlphaSat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Iperdrone.0 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
NET February - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or NET 2027)
Q1 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
NET Q1 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
April - SMILE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
January June - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or NET Q4 2024)
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x10) F1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x15) F2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
October - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or NET October 2024)
NET Late - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2024 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2024 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 2024 TBD - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 2024 TBD - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Q4 2024 TBD - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or H1 2025)
Late 2024 TBD - Uhura-1 (Node-1) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024 TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024 TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024 TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 2024 TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #9: SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
June - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - SSMS #7: SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO 650 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - PLATiNO-2 (MAIA) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Japetus - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2024 TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2024 TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024 TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024 TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024 TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2024 TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2026
Q1 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
H2 - Intelsat-45 (IS-45) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q3)
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET H2 - ClearSpace-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega C / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: SSO 680 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #16: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - SBG-TIR - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #17: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Q2 - CRISTAL (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
2026 TBD - SUSIE (re-usable upper stage) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SBG-VSWIR - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #18: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #19: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
Late - Vigil-L5 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Harmony-1 (Earth Explorer 10A, Concordia), Harmony-2 (Earth Explorer 10B, Discordia) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #20: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS #4: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #21: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2030
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
December - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TRUTHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q1 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
December - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
June - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2)
Q4 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
Q2 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2035
Q1 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
2037
TBD - LISA (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2035 TBD - NewATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4)
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q4 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2024 2025 - Kuiper (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2024 2025 - Kuiper (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - Balkan (x120) [Endurosat] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2030 - HYPERFIELD NG (x100) [Kuva Space] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - inaugural flight - IFD 2 - Kourou
NET 2026 - IRIDE (x9) F3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - IRIDE (x35) second batch - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - Japetus (x20) [Prométhée] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2025 2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2027 - IRIS² constellation (170 sats) - multiple launches - Kourou
NET 2027 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2027 - SR-E first flight - Vega E+ - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2030's - ESA crew spacecraft - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GESat constellation [Absolut Sensing] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GEI-Sat constellation [Satlantis] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - constellr constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aerospacelab constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - OroraTech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aistech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-1, ERMIS-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-3 - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 320 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 117, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 23/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 710
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
CURIE - CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
IFD 2 - In-Flight Demonstrator (two stage to orbit)
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
IRIS² - Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
PRETTY - Passive Reflectometry and Dosimetry
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SR-E - Space Rider-Evolution
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
SUSIE - Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
TRUTHS - Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on October 7th
Changes on October 8th
Changes on October 9th
Changes on October 22nd
Changes on October 23rd
Changes on November 6th
Changes on November 7th
Changes on November 8th
Changes on November 13th
Changes on November 24th
Changes on November 25th
Changes on November 29th
Changes on November 30th
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1710705242906525700
Arianespace @Arianespace
#VV23: additional checks still ongoing, thus no attempt today Saturday, October 7.
Stay tuned for more updates about the new targeted launch date.
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1711057217309331871
Arianespace @Arianespace
#VV23: additional checks completed, new launch attempt confirmed on Sunday, October 8 10:36 p.m. Kourou time (01:36 a.m. UTC on October 9). @GISTDA #TASA @AirbusSpace @TyvakNanoSat @Avio_Group
@esa @CNES @EuropeSpacePort
#GoVega!
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https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1711194758264074617
Stephen Clark @StephenClark1
Europe's Vega rocket is back in action tonight, launching from French Guiana at 9:36pm EDT (0136 UTC) with 12 satellites heading for polar orbit.
This is the second to last flight of the base version of Vega, while the upgraded Vega-C will be grounded until late 2024.
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https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/1711243445501927624
Stéphane Israël @arianespaceceo
After the success of #VV23, #Vega will be back @EuropeSpacePort for the final run, scheduled Q2 2024. Keep you posted!
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Cross-posts:
https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/ariane-6-vers-un-premier-vol-en-avril-mai-2024-977533.html
[Oct 11]
-ESA is aiming for a April-May launch windows of the first Ariane 6
-Anomaly that delayed Long test fire is caused by an impermeability issues in the hydraulic systems of the Vulcan's TVC, Arianegroup expects a quick fix that should not affect the first launch's schedule
-WDR in deteriorated conditions planned for October 24-25
-Long test fire is planned for Late november, pending repairs of the Vulcain's nozzle.
-First launch A6's fairing arriving in Kourou on November 3, its core stage and upper stage on December 10
-Planned launch rate: 2 A6 in 2024, 6 in 2025, 8 in 2026, 10 in 2027; First 4 will be Ariane 62
-2 of the 18 kuiper launches seem to have been shifted to Ariane 62 (instead of the previous 16 A64+ plus 2 A64)
<snip>
-Planned launch rate: 2 A6 in 2024, 6 in 2025, 8 in 2026, 10 in 2027; First 4 will be Ariane 62
-2 of the 18 kuiper launches seem to have been shifted to Ariane 62 (instead of the previous 16 A64+ plus 2 A64)
What will the second Ariane 6 launch be? A62 or A64? Payload?
A62 with CSO-3
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CNES: CO3D launch date 2025
https://co3d.cnes.fr/en/co3d-0
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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – AGENCY SUMMARY - ESA:
https://database.eohandbook.com/database/agencysummary.aspx?agencyID=8
Approved Missions timeline
Mission Launch
Sentinel-1 C Mar 2024
EarthCARE Jun 2024
AWS Jun 2024
Sentinel-4 A Sep 2024
MTG-S1 Sep 2024
Sentinel-2 C Oct 2024
HydroGNSS Oct 2024
Biomass Mar 2025
Sentinel-5 A Mar 2025
METOP-SG A1 Mar 2025
ALTIUS May 2025
Sentinel-1 D Jun 2025
Sentinel-3 C Oct 2025
Sentinel-6 B Dec 2025
METOP-SG B1 Dec 2025
FLEX Mar 2026
Sentinel CO2M-A Jun 2026
Sentinel CO2M-B Sep 2026
MTG-I2 (imaging) Sep 2026
FORUM Aug 2027
Sentinel-2 D Sep 2028
Sentinel CRISTAL-A Dec 2028
Sentinel-3 D Dec 2028
Sentinel LSTM-A Mar 2029
Sentinel ROSE-L A Sep 2029
Sentinel CIMR-A Oct 2029
Harmony Dec 2029
Sentinel CHIME-A Dec 2029
TRUTHS Mar 2030
Sentinel CRISTAL-B Jun 2030
MTG-I3 (imaging) Oct 2030
Sentinel LSTM-B Mar 2031
Sentinel ROSE-L B Sep 2031
Sentinel CIMR-B Oct 2031
Sentinel CHIME-B Dec 2031
Aeolus-2 Dec 2031
METOP-SG A2 May 2032
Sentinel-5 B May 2032
Sentinel-4 B Oct 2032
MTG-S2 (sounding) Oct 2032
METOP-SG B2 Nov 2032
MAGIC/MCDO Dec 2032
MTG-I4 (imaging) Jun 2034
METOP-SG A3 May 2039
Sentinel-5 C May 2039
METOP-SG B3 Nov 2039
Planned Missions timeline
Mission Launch
AIRMO Constellation 2024
Sentinel CO2M-C 2027
Space Weather L1-A 2028
MAGIC/NGGM 2032
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https://space.oscar.wmo.int/Spaceagencies
16 ESA European Space Agency
Aeolus (2018-2023)
BIOMASS (2025-2030)
CryoSat (2005-2028)
EarthCARE (2024-2027)
Envisat (2002-2012)
ERS (1991-2011)
FLEX (2026-2029)
GOCE (2009-2013)
PROBA (2001-2025)
Sentinel-1 (2014-2032)
Sentinel-2 (2015-2033)
Sentinel-3 (2016-2038)
Sentinel-5P (2017-2025)
SMOS (2009-2025)
SWARM (2013-2025)
SOHO (1995-2025)
CLUSTER (2000-2026)
Solar Orbiter (2020-2030)
XMM-Newton (1999-2026)
Galileo (2011-2031)
FORUM (2027-2032)
Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions (2025-2036)
ALTIUS (2025-2028)
TRUTHS (2029-2039)
EDRS (2019-2034)
ESA SSA (2029-2039)
HydroGNSS (2024-2029)
PRETTY (2023-2024)
Harmony (2029-2034)
AWS (2024-2029)
EPS (2006-2027)
EPS-SG (2025-2047)
SEOSat/Ingenio (2020-2020)
Meteosat 1st Generation (1977-2017)
Meteosat 2nd Generation (2002-2033)
Meteosat 3rd Generation (2022-2044)
ISS (2009-2027)
Sentinel-6 (2020-2032)
ICEYE (2018-2040)
EPS-Sterna (2029-2042)
EPS-Aeolus (2028-2033)
18 EUMETSAT European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
EPS (2006-2027)
EPS-SG (2025-2047)
Meteosat 1st Generation (1977-2017)
Meteosat 2nd Generation (2002-2033)
Meteosat 3rd Generation (2022-2044)
Sentinel-6 (2020-2032)
EPS-Sterna (2029-2042)
EPS-Aeolus (2028-2033)
JASON (2001-2024)
Sentinel-3 (2016-2038)
Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions (2025-2036)
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/sentinel_1
Sentinel-1
Sentinel-1A (2014-2023)
Sentinel-1B (2016-2022)
Sentinel-1C (2024-03-2031)
Sentinel-1D (2024-2032)
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/sentinel_2
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-2A (2015-2023)
Sentinel-2B (2017-2024)
Sentinel-2C (2024-2031)
Sentinel-2D (2027-2033)
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/sentinel_3
Sentinel-3
Sentinel-3A (2016-2023)
Sentinel-3B (2018-2025)
Sentinel-3C (2026-2033)
Sentinel-3D (2028-2038)
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/copernicus_sentinel_expansion_missions
Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions
CHIME (2029-2034)
CIMR (2029-2036)
CO2M-A (2025-2033)
CO2M-B (2026-2033)
CO2M-C (2026-2033)
CRISTAL (2027-2034)
LSTM (2029-2034)
ROSE-L (2028-2033)
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/esa_ssa
ESA Space Situational Awareness programme
Vigil-L5 (2029-2039)
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/meteosat_3rd_generation
Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) - “I” imaging, “S” sounding
MTG-I1 (2022-2030)
MTG-I2 (2026-2034)
MTG-I3 (2032-2040)
MTG-I4 (2036-2044)
MTG-S1 (2024-2033)
MTG-S2 (2034-2042)
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/eps_aeolus
Eumetsat Polar System - Aeolus
Aeolus-2 (2028-2033)
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/eps_sterna
Eumetsat Polar System STERNA
Sterna-1 (2029-2042)
Sterna-2 (2029-2042)
Sterna-3 (2029-2042)
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/aws
Arctic Weather Satellite
AWS PFM (2024-2029)
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https://spacenews.com/esa-preparing-for-assisted-reentry-of-aeolus-spacecraft/
At ESA’s November 2022 ministerial meeting, member states approved plans for a two-satellite follow-on mission, Aeolus 2, slated to launch at the end of the decade in cooperation with Eumetsat. “This decision taken last year is the most tangible and most solid demonstration of the value of the success of this mission, which perhaps was not obvious at the beginning,” he said.
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Planned launches:
2024
April-May Mid-Year - dummy payload, 3Cat 4, Bikini Demo, CuriumOne, CURIE A (ELaNa 48), CURIE B (ELaNa 48), EIRSAT 1, GRBBeta, ISTSAT 1, Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A), OOV-Cube, SpaceCase SC-X01, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 /
https://www.esa.int/Education/CubeSats_-_Fly_Your_Satellite/Ireland_s_first_satellite_on_its_way_to_launch
After years of development with the support of the ESA Education programme, the Educational Irish Research Satellite 1 (EIRSAT-1) is set to launch in November, marking Ireland’s first steps into space.
The satellite has left Ireland and is on its way to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA. Launch is currently slated for launch on 29 November on a Space X Falcon 9 rocket.
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https://twitter.com/AndrewParsonson/status/1721977495451259043
Andrew Parsonson @AndrewParsonson
Still whispers, but it looks like Sentinel-1C, which is currently scheduled to be launched aboard Vega C in 2024, will be launched aboard Falcon 9. It will likely first be announced that it will be launched aboard the Vega C return to flight mission. However, not only will Vega C likely not make the late 2024 deadline but it’s also considered unlikely that it will have the performance on the return to flight mission for S1C, as it's at the high end of the vehicle's performance envelope. When the contract was initially signed in 2022, S1C was slated to be launched in the first half of 2023. Image credit: IABG
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2035
TBD - ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Final_three_for_ESA_s_next_medium_science_mission
New way forward for future large (L-class) mission: NewAthena
ESA’s Science Programme Committee has also today endorsed a rescoped version of Athena, which was selected as a large mission in 2014. Designed to capture X-ray light to study the hot and energetic Universe, the way forward for 'NewAthena' is expected to transform our knowledge in almost every corner of modern astrophysics.
ESA, the science community, instrument teams, and international partners have worked hard to come up with a simplified mission design that meets the cost requirements set by the Science Programme Committee but nevertheless delivers scientific excellence and ambition in line with that expected of a flagship L-class mission.
The adoption of NewAthena is expected in 2027, with launch planned for 2037.
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https://spacenews.com/esa-to-start-commercial-cargo-program/
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency announced Nov. 6 it will start a competition to develop commercial vehicles to transport cargo to and from the International Space Station by 2028, a step towards developing a crewed vehicle.
https://spacenews.com/arianegroup-begins-testing-prototype-of-multirole-susie-upper-stage/
Although specific dates and budget figures are not available, the timeline for a smaller commercial cargo version of Susie could be ready for 2028, meeting the deadline set by ESA for the European reusable cargo system contest. The system would be intended to serve the ISS and potentially Starlab and commercial space stations.
The spacecraft design intends to be scalable without significant changes to its aerodynamic values. Crewed missions could potentially occur in the early 2030s, says Wolf.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l64-hEGeXZY
Also per https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp (https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp):
SPACE-X EOIRSAT VANDENBURG SPACE FORCE STATION, FL (sic)
PRIMARY -29 NOV 1804Z-1918Z
BACKUP -30 NOV 1804Z-1918Z
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https://www.usgs.gov/publications/calibration-and-validation-surface-biology-and-geology-sbg-mission-concept
Calibration and validation for the Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) mission concept: Recommendations for a multi-sensor system for imaging spectroscopy and thermal imagery
August 23, 2023
The primary objective of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) mission is to measure biological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical features of the Earth's surface, realizing a key conceptual component of the envisioned NASA Earth System Observatory (ESO). SBG is planned to launch as a two-platform mission in the late 2020s, the first of the ESO satellites. Targeted science and applications objectives based on observations of the Earth's SBG helped to define the mission architecture and instrument capabilities for the SBG mission concept.
https://thermal2023.esa.int/iframe-agenda/files/presentation-235.pdf
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https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/Ariane_6_joint_update_report_30_November_2023
First flight period
ESA, CNES and ArianeGroup are targeting the first launch of Ariane 6 between mid June and end of July 2024.
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ESA sets mid-2024 date for first Ariane 6 launch (https://spacenews.com/esa-sets-mid-2024-date-for-first-ariane-6-launch/)
November 30, 2023
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At a Nov. 30 briefing, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announced a launch period for the inaugural Ariane 6 flight of June 15 through July 31. A more precise launch date will be provided after qualification reviews in the spring of 2024.
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If the first launch is successful, ESA and Arianespace will work towards a second launch before the end of 2024. “The target is to have a second flight by the end of the year,” said Stéphane Israël, chief executive of Arianespace. “This is a key target for us.” That second launch, he later said, would carry the CSO-3 reconnaissance satellite for the French military.
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VA263:
ESA sets mid-2024 date for first Ariane 6 launch (https://spacenews.com/esa-sets-mid-2024-date-for-first-ariane-6-launch/)
November 30, 2023
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If the first launch is successful, ESA and Arianespace will work towards a second launch before the end of 2024. “The target is to have a second flight by the end of the year,” said Stéphane Israël, chief executive of Arianespace. “This is a key target for us.” That second launch, he later said, would carry the CSO-3 reconnaissance satellite for the French military.
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µHETSat aboard Project 425 and rideshares Falcon 9 December 1 launch from Vandenberg:
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=korea425 (https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=korea425)
There are a total of 25 spacecraft on board this mission, including KOREA's 425, Space BD’s ISL48, SITAEL’s uHETSat, D-Orbit’s ION SCV Daring Diego, York Space Systems’ Bane, and PlanetIQ’s GNOMES-4.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2023
01 - April 14 - JUICE - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA260) - Kourou ELA-3 - 12:14:36.3
02 - July 5 - Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA261) - Kourou ELA-3 - 22:00:07.3
03 - October 9 - THEOS 2 mainSat (THEOS 2 HR), TRITON (FORMOSAT 7R), SSMS #5: ANSER LEADER, ANSER FOLLOWER 1, ANSER FOLLOWER 2, CSC-1, CSC-2, ESTCube 2, MACSAT, N3SS, PRETTY, PVCC (PROBA V-CC) - Vega (VV23) - Kourou ELV - 01:36
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
NET April - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7], PLATiNO-1 - Vega (VV24) - Kourou ELV (or Q2)
June 15-July 31 - dummy payload, 3Cat 4, Bikini Demo, CuriumOne, CURIE A (ELaNa 48), CURIE B (ELaNa 48), GRBBeta, ISTSAT 1, Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A), OOV-Cube, SpaceCase SC-X01, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET September Q3 Q4 - Sentinel-2C - Vega C (VV24) - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
Mid-November - Mid-December - TBD - Vega C (VV25/VC03) - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 Mid-November - Sentinel-1C - Vega C (VV24/VC03) - Kourou ELV (or Falcon 9)
NET Q4 Mid-November - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Q4 Mid-November - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Q4 Mid-November - PLATiNO-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Q4 Mid-November - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Q4 Mid-November - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Q4 Mid-November - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET December - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Q3 Late - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 (VA263 / FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
Late - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
NET Q4 - SSMS #10: SSO 650 km, Alba Orbital Cluster 10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - Balkan-01 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #6: SSO 540 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO 530 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 12 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
Late - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HYPERFIELD NG (x4) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - µHETsat - Vega / Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AlphaSat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Iperdrone.0 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
NET February - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or NET 2027)
Q1 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or October)
H1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 Q2 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
April - SMILE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
June - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Q1 Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELVQ4 - IRIDE (x10) F1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x15) F2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Midyear Q4 - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Uhura-1 (Node-1) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #9: SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
June - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - SSMS #7: SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO 650 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - PLATiNO-2 (MAIA) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Japetus - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2026
Q4 2025 Q1 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 2025 Q1 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q1 Q2 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Late 2025 Q1 - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 Q3 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q3)
H2 - Intelsat-45 (IS-45) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET H2 - ClearSpace-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega C / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: SSO 680 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #16: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Q4 2026 Q3 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - SBG-TIR - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #17: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q2 Q4 - CRISTAL-A (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
TBD - SUSIE - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SBG-VSWIR - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #18: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #19: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 2028 Q3 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
Late - Vigil-L5 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Harmony-1 (Earth Explorer 10A, Concordia), Harmony-2 (Earth Explorer 10B, Discordia) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #20: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS #4: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #21: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2030
Q4 - CRISTAL-B (Sentinel-9B) - Vega C/E - Kourou ELV
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
November - Sentinel-6C - Vega C/E - Kourou ELV
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TRUTHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q1 Q3 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
December 2031 Q2 - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2031)
2033
December 2030 Q1 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2030)
Q4 2032 Q1 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 2031 Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2034
Q1 2033 Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
2035
June 2032 H1 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q2 2032)
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO B - TBD - TBD
2036
Q1 2035 Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
Q2 2033 Q3 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - LISA (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - New ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
December 2038 Q2 - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q4 2038)
2040
Q4 2039 Q1 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2025 - Kuiper (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - Kuiper (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - Balkan (x120) [Endurosat] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2030 - HYPERFIELD NG (x100) [Kuva Space] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - inaugural flight - IFD 2 - Kourou
NET 2026 - IRIDE (x9) F3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - IRIDE (x35) second batch - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - Japetus (x20) [Prométhée] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2027 - IRIS² constellation (170 sats) - multiple launches - Kourou
NET 2027 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2027 - SR-E first flight - Vega E+ - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031- 2032-2033 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031- 2032-2033 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2030's - ESA crew spacecraft - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GESat constellation [Absolut Sensing] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GEI-Sat constellation [Satlantis] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - constellr constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aerospacelab constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - OroraTech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aistech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-1, ERMIS-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-3 - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 320 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 117, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 23/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 710
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
CURIE - CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
IFD 2 - In-Flight Demonstrator (two stage to orbit)
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
IRIS² - Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
PRETTY - Passive Reflectometry and Dosimetry
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SR-E - Space Rider-Evolution
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
SUSIE - Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
TRUTHS - Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on December 1st
Changes on December 6th
Changes on December 13th
Changes on December 14th
Changes on December 15th
Changes on December 26th
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https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1730568639353344345
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
.@AirbusSpace starts full production of 6 2d-gen @GalileoGNSS sats. @Thales_Alenia_S is also building 6. Each is >2,000kg vs 733kg for 1st-gen; 6 atomic clocks vs 4; more power; anti-jam anti-spoof. 1st launches in 2025.
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FYI, the Alba Orbital manifest table is gone from their website.
First find of Alba Orbital manifest? See attached image [in original post].
Alba Orbital to launch pocketqube clusters on two Vega-C ridershare missions to SSO, one in Q2 2024 (SSMS #10) and one in Q4 2024 (SSMS #12): http://www.albaorbital.com/launch
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https://europeanspaceflight.com/the-case-of-the-missing-vega-avum-propellant-tanks/
The Case of the Missing Vega AVUM Propellant Tanks
By Andrew Parsonson -
December 4, 2023
Two of the four tanks necessary to power the fourth stage of the final Vega flight disappeared several months ago, leaving Avio scrambling to find an alternate solution.
The Vega AVUM fourth stage stands at 1.74 meters tall with a diameter of 1.9 meters. The stage is equipped with the Ukrainian RD-869 UDMH/NTO liquid-fueled engine. The propellant for the engine is stored across four spherical tanks.
A source talking to European Spaceflight revealed in early October that two of the four propellant tanks for the final Vega flight had gone missing. Last week, a second source independently verified the story.
As of late 2022, the final flight of Vega was to have been the European Space Agency’s Biomass forest measuring satellite, the launch contract of which had been signed in October 2019. However, in early 2023, the agency began to consider that the launch of its Sentinel 2C Earth observation mission was more urgent. The decision to swap out Biomass for Sentinel 2C was officially made during the summer. The contract to build Sentinel 2C and 2D was awarded to Airbus Defence and Space in January 2016. The contract was worth more than €280 million.
The two propellant tanks that went missing were housed in an Avio production department in Colleferro that had undergone renovation work. At some point following the completion of the renovations, the two tanks were found to be missing.
According to the initial source, the tanks had not been entered into a company-wide asset management system that tracked the location of all vital Avio components. This ensured that the teams tasked with investigating the disappearance had very little to go on when beginning their search for the missing tanks.
Despite the futility of the search, the tanks were eventually found. This was, however, not the good news Avio had hoped for. The tanks are, unfortunately, not in a usable state. They had been crushed and were found alongside metal scraps in a landfill.
At the moment, Avio does not have any way of acquiring new tanks for the mission, with all Vega production lines having been shut down. Avio is, as a result, exploring two options in an attempt to salvage the mission.
The first potential solution is using the four tanks that were used during the vehicle’s qualification phase before its maiden flight in 2012. The company hoped to utilize two of the tanks to perform re-qualification tests, leaving the other two for the flight itself. However, this solution is not without its challenges. These tanks have been sitting around for over a decade, and the integrity of several elements that would be incredibly difficult to inspect would be next to impossible to guarantee. While this route is still being considered, there is also an alternate plan in the works.
As a last-ditch effort to save the final Vega mission, Avio is now looking at modifying the AVUM upper stage for use aboard Vega. This Frankenstein solution, which would use elements of a Vega C AVUM+ stage, would be completely unproven. This makes trusting a critical payload with what is essentially a test flight a challenging ask.
Regardless of which solution Avio goes with, the company is unlikely to be able to fulfill its commitment to launch the final Vega flight in the first half of 2024.
European Spaceflight asked ESA, Avio, and Arianespace if they would like to comment on this story, but all declined.
Correction: An earlier version of the article stated that Biomass was being launched aboard the final Vega flight in 2024.
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https://twitter.com/SpaceVoyaging/status/1731256922257363393
Space Voyaging @SpaceVoyaging
🇪🇺🚀During a press briefing held on Nov. 30 @esa , @ArianeGroup and @CNES analyzed the recent Ariane 6 milestones and future developments. The new European rocket is now set to liftoff between June 15 and July 23, 2024. Find out more in our Blog article📲:
https://www.spacevoyaging.com/exciting-news-for-ariane-6-as-esa-prepares-first-launch/
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
2031-2032 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Nitrosat [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Seastar [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2031-2032 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
Cairt and Wivern Earth Explorer candidates go forward (https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Cairt_and_Wivern_Earth_Explorer_candidates_go_forward) (EE11)
ESA has reached a significant milestone in its commitment towards a deeper understanding of Earth's dynamic processes and addressing pressing environmental challenges with the selection of two new candidates – Cairt and Wivern – to progress to the next development phase as part of the process of realising the Agency’s eleventh Earth Explorer satellite mission.
The two Earth Explorer 11 mission concepts promise to build on the success of missions that provide or are set to provide vital data for scientific research.
Cairt – short for changing-atmosphere infrared tomography – would provide the measurements needed to make a necessary step change in understanding the links between climate change, atmospheric chemistry and dynamics in the altitude range of about 5 to 115 km.
It would focus on the processes that couple atmospheric circulation, composition and regional climate change, providing critical observations not available from existing or planned satellite missions.
Cairt would be the first limb-sounder with imaging Fourier-transform infrared technology in space.
Wivern – short for wind velocity radar nephoscope – would provide the first measurements of wind within clouds and precipitation. It would also deliver profiles of rain, snow and ice water.
Carrying a dual-polarisation, conically scanning, 94 GHz Doppler radar with an 800 km swath, the mission would improve forecasts of hazardous weather and provide new insights into severe storms.
It would also contribute to the climate record of cloud and precipitation profiling.
Selection of Earth Explorer 11 in 2025 and launch in the 2032–33 timeframe.
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1735295501023482168
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
From the ESA Council media briefing that just concluded: the next Vega (not Vega C) launch has slipped to September 2024 to accommodate a workaround for lost AVUM tanks. Also, Biomass has been taken off that launch; its launch plans are TBD.
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EUMETSAT's planned launches timeline has been updated:
https://www.eumetsat.int/planned-launches
Full list separated by year:
H1 2025: MTG-S1
Q1 2025: Sentinel-3C
Q2 2025: MetOp-SG A1
Nov 2025: Sentinel-6B
Q1 2026: MetOp-SG B1
Q1 2026: CO2M-A
Q2 2026: CO2M-B
Q3 2026: MTG-I2
Q3 2027: CO2M-C
2028: Sentinel-3D
Q4 2028: CRISTAL-A
Q3 2029: CIMR-A
Q4 2030: CRISTAL-B
Nov 2030: Sentinel-6C
Q3 2031: CIMR-B
Q2 2032: MetOp-SG A2
Q1 2033: MTG-I3
Q1 2033: MetOp-SG B2
Q3 2033: Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A
Q4 2033: Sentinel-6 NG B
Q3 2034: Sentinel-3 NG OPT A
H1 2035: MTG-S2
Q3 2035: Sentinel-3 NG TOPO B
Q3 2036: Sentinel-3 NG OPT B
Q3 2036: MTG-I4
Q2 2039: MetOp SG-A3
Q1 2040: MetOp SG-B3
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https://spacenews.com/final-vega-launch-delayed-because-of-upper-stage-tank-problem/
The problem with the final Vega is separate from ongoing work to return the Vega C to flight after a launch failure nearly a year ago. The next Vega C launch is currently scheduled for between mid-November and mid-December of 2024, Tolker-Nielsen said, after two static-fire tests of the Zefiro-40 second stage of that vehicle with a redesigned nozzle.
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Space Rider Completes Initial Ground Segment Testing (https://europeanspaceflight.com/space-rider-completes-initial-ground-segment-testing/) (European Spaceflight)
Teams from Telespazio, ALTEC, and Thales Alenia Space have successfully completed the first ground segment tests for the European Space Agency’s reusable Space Rider spacecraft.
ESA’s Space Rider likely to launch third quarter of 2025, program manager says (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/08/space-rider-update/) (NASASpaceflight.com)
Space Rider was initially scheduled to complete its maiden flight in 2023, however, several delays have pushed the date back. According to Galli, the new target date is now the third quarter of 2025.
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
June 15-July 31 - dummy payload, 3Cat 4, Bikini Demo, CuriumOne, CURIE A (ELaNa 48), CURIE B (ELaNa 48), GRBBeta, ISTSAT 1, Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A), OOV-Cube, SpaceCase SC-X01, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET September - Sentinel-2C - Vega (VV24) - Kourou ELV
Mid-November - Mid-December - TBD - Vega C (VV25/VC03) - Kourou ELV
NET Mid-November - Sentinel-1C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or Falcon 9)
NET Mid-November - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Mid-November - PLATiNO-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Mid-November - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Mid-November - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Mid-November - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET December - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
Late - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 (VA263 / FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
NET Q4 - SSMS #10: SSO 650 km, Alba Orbital Cluster 10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - Balkan-01 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #6: SSO 540 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO 530 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 12 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
Late - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HYPERFIELD NG (x4) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AlphaSat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Iperdrone.0 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Foreign launcher:
April - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39A
May - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Falcon 9 - Vandenberg SLC-4E
July - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39A
NET Q3 - Sentinel-1C - Falcon 9 - Vandenberg SLC-4E
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or October)
H1 2025 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
April - SMILE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
June - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELVQ4 - IRIDE (x10) F1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x15) F2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Eutelsat 36D comsat - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Uhura-1 (Node-1) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or NET Mid-November 2024)
Late 2024 TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #9: SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
June - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - SSMS #7: SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO 650 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - PLATiNO-2 (MAIA) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Japetus - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2026
Q1 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q1 - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4 (or Q3)
H2 - Intelsat-45 (IS-45) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET H2 - ClearSpace-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET February 2025 TBD - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or NET 2027)
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega C / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: SSO 680 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #16: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Q3 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - SBG-TIR - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #17: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CRISTAL-A (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
TBD - SUSIE - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SBG-VSWIR - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #18: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #19: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
Late - Vigil-L5 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Harmony-1 (Earth Explorer 10A, Concordia), Harmony-2 (Earth Explorer 10B, Discordia) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #20: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS #4: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #21: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2030
Q4 - CRISTAL-B (Sentinel-9B) - Vega C/E - Kourou ELV
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
November - Sentinel-6C - Vega C/E - Kourou ELV
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TRUTHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q3 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4 (or 2032-2033)
2032
Q2 - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2034
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
2035
H1 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO B - TBD - TBD
TBD 2037 - LISA (x3) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
Q3 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - New ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q2 - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2040
Q1 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2025 - Kuiper (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - Kuiper (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - Balkan (x120) [Endurosat] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2030 - HYPERFIELD NG (x100) [Kuva Space] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - inaugural flight - IFD 2 - Kourou
NET 2026 - IRIDE (x9) F3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - IRIDE (x35) second batch - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - Japetus (x20) [Prométhée] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2027 - IRIS² constellation (170 sats) - multiple launches - Kourou
NET 2027 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2027 - SR-E first flight - Vega E+ - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2032-2033 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2032-2033 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2030's - ESA crew spacecraft - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GESat constellation [Absolut Sensing] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GEI-Sat constellation [Satlantis] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - constellr constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aerospacelab constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - OroraTech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aistech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-1, ERMIS-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-3 - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 320 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 117, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 23/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 710
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
CURIE - CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
IFD 2 - In-Flight Demonstrator (two stage to orbit)
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
IRIS² - Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
PRETTY - Passive Reflectometry and Dosimetry
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SR-E - Space Rider-Evolution
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
SUSIE - Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
TRUTHS - Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on December 31st
Changes on January 13th
Changes on January 24th
Changes on January 25th
Changes on February 23rd
Changes on February 24th
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXUCYW8ia-0
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https://spacenews.com/europe-considers-launching-copernicus-satellite-on-falcon-9/
ORLANDO, Fla. — Europe may shift the launch of a Copernicus Earth observation satellite to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to avoid further delays in getting it into orbit.
At a press briefing Jan. 11, Simonetta Cheli, director of Earth observation at the European Space Agency, said the agency and the European Commission will decide in the near future whether to switch the Sentinel-1C radar imaging satellite from Vega C to Falcon 9.
ESA, she said, is providing information to the Commission “in terms of options for launch” of the spacecraft. “The Commission is assessing all elements and in the coming days and weeks, we’ll take a final decision considering a backup option of Falcon 9.”
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At the briefing, Toni Tolker-Nielsen, ESA’s director of space transportation, said the return to flight for Vega C is currently scheduled for mid-November, but suggested that it could slip by a month. “It should be at least before the end of the year. We’re pretty sure of that,” he said.
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ESA and the European Commission already have plans for as many as four Falcon 9 launches this year. ESA’s EarthCARE Earth science mission is scheduled for launch in May on a Falcon 9, while the Hera asteroid mission is planned to launch in October. The European Commission announced in November it was finalizing a contract with SpaceX to launch two pairs of Galileo navigation satellites on Falcon 9 rockets, tentatively scheduled for April and July.
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https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/csg_3
Satellite: CSG-3
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Launch ≥2025
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/csg_4
Satellite: CSG-4
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Launch ≥2026
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https://twitter.com/esa/status/1750501530254336358
ESA @esa
⚠Breaking space science news⚠
We have adopted two new ambitious space science missions:
🪐 EnVision: a bold mission to study Venus from its inner core to its outer atmosphere, giving important new insight into the planet's history, geological activity and climate targeted to launch in 2031.
🔗https://esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/We_re_heading_for_Venus_ESA_approves_EnVision
〰️LISA: the first scientific endeavour to detect and study gravitational waves from space targeted to launch in 2035.
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Capturing_the_ripples_of_spacetime_LISA_gets_go-ahead
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Hellas Sat 5 on Ariane 64 late 2025-early 2026.
Source : https://newsbulletin247.com/technology/202081.html
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Hellas Sat 5 on Ariane 64 late 2025-early 2026.
Source : https://newsbulletin247.com/technology/202081.html
is dated November 7, 2022
Currently, I found this about Hellas Sat 5:
Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space sign a Memorandum of Understanding to develop Optical Communication payload for Hellas Sat 5 satellite
26 Jan 2024
Thales Alenia Space
Athens, January 26th, 2024 - Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of an optical communication payload for the upcoming new mission to be embarked on the future Hellas Sat 5 telecommunications satellite, operating in geostationary orbit at 39 degrees East. ...
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press_release/hellas-sat-and-thales-alenia-space-sign-memorandum-understanding
launch rocket and date are not mentioned
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Hellas Sat 5 on Ariane 64 late 2025-early 2026.
Source : https://newsbulletin247.com/technology/202081.html
is dated November 7, 2022
Currently, I found this about Hellas Sat 5:
Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space sign a Memorandum of Understanding to develop Optical Communication payload for Hellas Sat 5 satellite
26 Jan 2024
Thales Alenia Space
Athens, January 26th, 2024 - Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of an optical communication payload for the upcoming new mission to be embarked on the future Hellas Sat 5 telecommunications satellite, operating in geostationary orbit at 39 degrees East. ...
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press_release/hellas-sat-and-thales-alenia-space-sign-memorandum-understanding
launch rocket and date are not mentioned
Didn't notice the old date, sorry.
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https://interestingengineering.com/photo-story/launch-vehicle-in-photos-miura-5-first-flight-scheduled-in-2025-from-europes-spaceport#miura-5-take-off-illustration
While Miura1 launched in October 2023, the contract was signed recently, aiming for the first flight of Miura 5 in 2025, launching from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
https://spacenews.com/pld-space-wins-spanish-government-funding-for-miura-5-launch-vehicle/
Miura 5 is a small launch vehicle with a payload of up to 540 kilograms to low Earth orbit. The vehicle’s first stage is designed to be recovered through ocean splashdown and reused. Test flights are scheduled to begin as soon as 2025 from a launch site in French Guiana.
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Because of the Vega-C problems, Arianespace loses LUXEOSys.
It is scheduled to launch on Falcon-9 between Oct. 2024 and Jan. 2025.
in German: https://www.diegrenzgaenger.lu/gesellschaft/spacex-wurde-ausgewaehlt-um-den-ersten-luxemburgischen-satelliten-zu-starten/
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Hellas Sat 5 on Ariane 64 late 2025-early 2026.
Source : https://newsbulletin247.com/technology/202081.html
is dated November 7, 2022
Currently, I found this about Hellas Sat 5:
Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space sign a Memorandum of Understanding to develop Optical Communication payload for Hellas Sat 5 satellite
26 Jan 2024
Thales Alenia Space
Athens, January 26th, 2024 - Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of an optical communication payload for the upcoming new mission to be embarked on the future Hellas Sat 5 telecommunications satellite, operating in geostationary orbit at 39 degrees East. ...
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press_release/hellas-sat-and-thales-alenia-space-sign-memorandum-understanding
launch rocket and date are not mentioned
More recent article:
Still launching on Ariane 6, launch expected by 2027:
Internet Speed in Greece to Surge 1,000 Times with Hellas Sat 5 (https://www.tovima.com/science/internet-speed-in-greece-to-surge-1000-times-with-hellas-sat-5/amp/)
01.02.2024
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The launch of the Hellas Sat 5 satellite is anticipated to take place at the French Guiana launch center by the end of 2027. This initiative represents a significant step for Greece in advancing its presence and capabilities in the field of space exploration and technology.
[...]
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Arctic Weather Satellite
The mission
The Arctic Weather Satellite mission will provide frequent coverage of Earth for improved nowcasting and numerical weather prediction. Carrying a cross-track scanning microwave radiometer, the Arctic Weather Satellite mission provides measurements of atmospheric humidity and temperature.
The launch
Date: June 2024
Site: Vandenberg, California, US
Rocket: SpaceX Falcon 9
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/Arctic_Weather_Satellite
Image credit: ESA
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Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024
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Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)
2024
H1 - TBD - Spectrum (Isar) - Kourou (former Diamond launchpad)
June 15-July 31 - dummy payload, 3Cat 4, Bikini Demo, CuriumOne, CURIE A (ELaNa 48), CURIE B (ELaNa 48), GRBBeta, ISTSAT 1, Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A), OOV-Cube, SpaceCase SC-X01, hosted payload: PariSat, Peregrinus, SIDLOC, ESA YPSat–Eye2Sky - Ariane 62 (VA262 / FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
NET September - Sentinel-2C - Vega (VV24) - Kourou ELV
Mid-November - Mid-December - TBD - Vega C (VV25/VC03) - Kourou ELV
NET Mid-November - BIOMASS [Earth Explorer 7] - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Mid-November - PLATiNO-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Mid-November - KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Mid-November - LUXEOSys (NAOS) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET Mid-November - SpaceBelt (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
NET December - KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6) - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or 2025)
Late - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 (VA263 / FM2) - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
NET Q4 - SSMS #10: SSO 650 km, Alba Orbital Cluster 10 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - Balkan-01 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #6: SSO 540 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #11: LEO Equatorial - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #8: SSO 530 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - SSMS #12: SSO, Alba Orbital Cluster 12 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - EAGLE-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
December - HydroGNSS - TBD - Kourou
Late - CubeSpec - Vega C - Kourou
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV25) - Kourou ELV
TBD - PocketQubes - Vega C (VV26) - Kourou ELV
TBD - ELSA-m - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - SpeQtral-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - RACE 1, RACE 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HYPERFIELD NG (x4) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AWS prototype - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - TANGO-Carbon, TANGO-Nitro - Vega C / Ariane 62 - Kourou ELV / ELA-4
TBD - M-ARGO (Miniaturised – Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GOMX-5A, GOMX-5B - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ION-SVC: Astrocast (x10) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - AlphaSat - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Iperdrone.0 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Foreign launcher:
April - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39A
May - EarthCARE [Earth Explorer 6] - Falcon 9 - Vandenberg SLC-4E
June - AWS prototype - Falcon 9 - Vandenberg SLC-4E
July - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39A
NET Q3 - Sentinel-1C - Falcon 9 - Vandenberg SLC-4E
2025
January - ISRU Demonstrator (In-Situ Resource Utilisation) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
January - Sentinel-2D - TBD - Kourou (or 2025-2028)
Q1 - Sentinel-3C - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or October)
H1 - MTG-S1 (Sentinel-4A) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Q2 - MetOp-SG A1 (EPS-SG-a, Sentinel-5A) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (or April)
April - SMILE - Vega C - Kourou ELV
June - Sentinel-1D - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Midyear - FLEX [Earth Explorer 8], ALTIUS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or December)
NET Q3 - Space Rider flight 1 - Vega C - Kourou ELVQ4 - IRIDE (x10) F1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - IRIDE (x15) F2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q4 - Space Rider flight 2 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM29, Galileo-FOC FM30 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM31, Galileo-FOC FM32 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TBD - Ariane 64 [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Uhura-1 (Node-1) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Lunar Rideshare Mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EDRS-D (hosted payload) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Dream Chaser United Nations space mission - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Intelsat-41 (IS-41), Intelsat-44 (IS-44) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Syracuse-4C - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Galileo-FOC FM33, Galileo-FOC FM34 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Optus-11 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Skynet 6A - Ariane 6 (TBD) - Kourou ELA-4 (TBD)
TBD - SHALOM - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CO3D 1, CO3D 2, CO3D 3, CO3D 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou
Rideshare:
Q1 - SSMS #9: SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
June - ESP-MACCS - TBD - Kourou
Q2 - SSMS #7: SSO 580 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #13: SSO 650 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
November - PLATiNO-2 (MAIA) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Late - Japetus - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - MicroCarb - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ALINA lander, Audi lunar quattro rover - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - VMMO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - LUMIO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - YODA demonstrator (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Hemeria GEO sat (x2) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - GO-1 (GSO small satellites mission) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
2026
Q1 - MetOp-SG B1 (EPS-SG-b) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Q1 - Space Rider flight 3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q2 - CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET Midyear - Space Rider flight 4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MTG-I2 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
H2 - Intelsat-45 (IS-45) - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
NET H2 - ClearSpace-1 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - PLATO - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET Late - Space Rider flight 5 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - CSG-4 - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or NET 2027)
TBD - SKIM [Earth Explorer 9 candidate] - Vega C/Ariane 62 - Kourou
TBD - TBD - Vega C / IOS-OSPM (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Ariane 6 Evo - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #14: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #15: SSO 680 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - SSMS #16: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #1: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2027
Q3 H2 - CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) - TBD - Kourou
Late - Hellas Sat 5 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - EL3 - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - CLTV - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - FORUM [Earth Explorer 9] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - HRWS-X - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - SBG-TIR - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - TBD - Vega E+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #17: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 - MLS #2: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
December - MERLIN - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2028
Midyear - ROSE-L (Sentinel-12A) - TBD - Kourou
Q4 - CRISTAL-A (Sentinel-9A) - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q4 TBD - Sentinel-3D - TBD - Kourou (or November)
TBD - SUSIE - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - SBG-VSWIR - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #18: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS #3: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #19: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2029
January - Human Lunar Exploration (ascent module) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) - TBD - Kourou
Q3 - ARRAKIHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV (or early 2030’s)
NET Q4 - Aeolus FO - TBD - Kourou
Late - Vigil-L5 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - ARIEL, Comet Interceptor (fast mission) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - Harmony-1 (Earth Explorer 10A, Concordia), Harmony-2 (Earth Explorer 10B, Discordia) - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
TBD - Sentinel-1A 2nd Gen, Harmony (x2) (Stereoid) [Earth Explorer 10] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - LSTM (Sentinel-8A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - CHIME (Sentinel-10A) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - TanDEM-L - Vega C (TBD) - Kourou ELV (TBD)
Rideshare:
Q2 - SSMS #20: SSO 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
Q3 - MLS #4: GTO - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q4 - SSMS #21: LEO 5° 550 km - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2030
Q4 - CRISTAL-B (Sentinel-9B) - Vega C/E - Kourou ELV
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG A (Jason-CS Follow-on A) - Vega-E (TBD) - Kourou ELV
November - Sentinel-6C - Vega C/E - Kourou ELV
TBD - NEOMIR - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
TBD - TRUTHS - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - ERO [Mars Sample Return] - Ariane 64 - Kourou ELA-4
Rideshare:
TBD - YODA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2031
Q3 - CIMR-B (Sentinel-11B) - TBD - Kourou
TBD - EnVision [M5 mission] - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2032
Q2 - MetOp-SG A2 (Sentinel-5B) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2033
Q1 - MTG-I3 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q1 - MetOp-SG B2 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A - TBD - TBD
Q4 - Sentinel-6 NG B - TBD - TBD
2034
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT A - TBD - TBD
2035
H1 - MTG-S2 (Sentinel-4B) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG TOPO B - TBD - TBD
TBD - LISA (x3) (eLISA, NGO) - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2036
Q3 - Sentinel-3 NG OPT B - TBD - TBD
Q3 - MTG-I4 - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2037
TBD - New ATHENA - Ariane 6 - Kourou ELA-4
2038
December - Sentinel-5C - TBD - Kourou
2039
Q2 - MetOp-SG A3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2040
Q1 - MetOp-SG B3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
Unclear:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site
NET 2025 - Kuiper (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - Kuiper (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
NET 2025 - TBD - Vega C/VEnUS - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - TBD - Vega C+ (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - VD20 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2025 - AWS constellation (x16) - TBD - Kourou
NET 2025 - Balkan (x120) [Endurosat] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2026 - G2G (x2) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
2025-2030 - HYPERFIELD NG (x100) [Kuva Space] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - inaugural flight - IFD 2 - Kourou
NET 2026 - IRIDE (x9) F3 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - IRIDE (x35) second batch - Vega C (multiple launches) - Kourou ELV
NET 2026 - Japetus (x20) [Prométhée] - Vega C - Kourou ELV
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2026-July 2029 - Kuiper (x40) - Ariane 64+ - Kourou ELA-4
2027 - IRIS² constellation (170 sats) - multiple launches - Kourou
NET 2027 - G2G (xTBD) - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4 (multiple launches)
NET 2027 - SR-E first flight - Vega E+ - Kourou ELV
NET 2028 - Sentinel-2A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
NET 2028 - Sentinel-3A 2nd Gen - TBD - Kourou
2028-2029 - Celeste (military electromagnetic listening) - TBD - Kourou
2032-2033 - Cairt [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2032-2033 - Wivern [Earth Explorer 11 candidate] - TBD - Kourou
2030's - test flight - Ariane Next (Ariane 7) - Kourou
2030's - ESA crew spacecraft - TBD - Kourou
NLT 2040 - GAIA-2 - TBD - Kourou
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 - GOCE-FO - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Seosat-Ingenio-2 - TBD - Kourou
Rideshare:
2020s - VNREDSat-1b - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - NaSPUoN-0GPM2030 - Vega C - Kourou ELV
TBD - GESat constellation [Absolut Sensing] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - GEI-Sat constellation [Satlantis] - TBD - Kourou
TBD - constellr constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aerospacelab constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - OroraTech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - Aistech constellation - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-1, ERMIS-2 - TBD - Kourou
TBD - ERMIS-3 - TBD - Kourou
Statistics:
Orbital launches from Hammaguir - 4 (Diamant A - 4)
Orbital launches from CSG - 320 (Diamant B - 5, Europa II - 1, Diamant BP.4 - 3, Ariane 1 - 11, Ariane 2 - 6, Ariane 3 - 11, Ariane 4 - 116, Ariane 5 - 117, Soyuz ST - 27, Vega/Vega С - 23/2)
Satellites from Hammaguir - 4
Satellites from CSG - 710
Acronyms:
ALINA - Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module
ALTIUS - Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
ARIEL - Atmospheric Remote‐sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large‐survey
ARRAKIHS - Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys
ASAP-S - Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads for Soyuz rocket
ATHENA - Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics
AWS - Arctic Weather Satellite
BIOMASS - Biomass monitoring mission for Carbon Assessment
CHIME - Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
CIMR - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
CLTV - Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle
CO2M - Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Comsat-NG - Communication par Satellite de Nouvelle Génération
CRISTAL - Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter
CSG - COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
CSO - Composante Spatiale Optique
CURIE - CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment
EL3 - European Large Logistic Lander
ERO - Earth Return Orbiter
ESP-MACCS - Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats
FLEX - Fluorescence Explorer satellite
FORUM - Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
G2G - Galileo Second Generation
GAIA-2 - Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics-2
GTO - Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GEO - Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
HRWS-X - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR system for earth observation in X-Band
IFD 2 - In-Flight Demonstrator (two stage to orbit)
ION-SVC - In Orbit Now - Satellite Carrier Vehicle
IOS-OSPM - In Orbit Servicing Operating Support & Propulsion Module
IRIS² - Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LSTM - Land Surface Temperature Monitoring
LUMIO - LUnar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
MERLIN - MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN
MLS - Multi Launch System
NAOS - National Advanced Optical System
NEOMIR - Near Earth Object Mission in the Infra-Red
NESS – Nanosat 3U for Surveillance of the civilian Spectrum
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
PoC - Proof of Concept
PRETTY - Passive Reflectometry and Dosimetry
RACE - Rendezvous Autonomous Cubesats Experiment
ROSE-C - Radar Observing System for Europe - C-Band
ROSE-L - Radar Observing System for Europe - L-Band
SKIM - Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring
SMILE - Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
SR-E - Space Rider-Evolution
SSO - Sun Synchronous Orbit
SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service
SUSIE - Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration
TANGO - Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers
TRUTHS - Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies
VEnUS - VEGA Electric Nudge Upper Stage
VMMO - Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter
YODA - Yeux en Orbite pour un Démonstrateur Agile
Changes on February 27th
Changes on March 15th
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https://www.eumetsat.int/planned-launches
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1769789050460709328
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
Arianespace CCO Steven Rutgers says at a Satellite 2024 panel today that the company expects to perform its first Ariane 6 launch in 90-100 days (or mid to late June; the first part of a target launch period that runs through July.)