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.
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.
SN Maxar receives delayed Ovzon 3 satellite parts, August 18TAMPA, 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.<snip><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].
CNES writes in the Annual Report 2021, 2022 highlights:QuoteEnd 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/0000156394077c3bf4319page 37
End of year, Launch of Syracuse 4B by Ariane 5."
Launch of VV22 delayed to December–January:Startup OQ Technology raises $13 million to expand satellite IoT network [dated Sept. 1]Quote from: SpaceNewsArianespace is set to launch OQ’s first fully commercial satellite as part of its next Vega C mission, which was slated for November but is now targeting December through January.
Arianespace is set to launch OQ’s first fully commercial satellite as part of its next Vega C mission, which was slated for November but is now targeting December through January.
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https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1567179452211232768QuoteDue 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.QuoteThe 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
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
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
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. ...
QuoteAugust 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. ...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.
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
Jeff Foust @jeff_foustIsraël: 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.
Jeff Foust @jeff_foustIsraël: 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.
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....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....I Copernicus er også radarsatellitten ROSE-L under bygging. Men denne satellitten skal etter planene ikke skytes opp før tidligst i 2028.
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....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....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.
4th Quarter • Falcon 9 • Hotbird 13GLaunch window: TBDLaunch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida...NET November • Falcon 9 • Eutelsat 10BLaunch window: TBDLaunch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Planned launches:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)2025TBD - TBD - Vega E (inaugural flight) - Kourou ELV (or 2026)
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
