Galileo FOC FM26 & FM32Launch TimeNET Sep 9, 2024
HydroGNSS (Earth Scout 2)HydroGNSS the second of ESA's Earth observation Scout missions, will provide measurements of key hydrological climate variables, including soil moisture, freeze–thaw state over permafrost, inundation and wetlands, and above-ground biomass, using a technique called Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reflectometry.
HydroGNSS will consist of two satellites, which will carry a GNSS Reflectometry instrument at a nominal orbit of 500-600 km and at an inclination of 98°, phased apart by 180 degrees.
The HydroGNSS Scout mission comprises of two small satellites in Low Earth Orbit that sense global hydrological climate variables using GNSS Reflectometry.The Scout programme is a new small satellite initiative in the European Space Agency’s FutureEO Earth Science programme, tapping into the New Space ethos to achieve scientific advances with a small budget and rapid schedule. HydroGNSS is one of the first two Scout missions, and was approved in 2021.
HydroGNSS-1Hydro Global Navigation Satellite System-1 ...Satellite Description First of 2 satellites...Launch Nov 2024
HydroGNSS-2Hydro Global Navigation Satellite System-2 ...Satellite Description Second of 2 satellites...Launch Nov 2024
EPS-MACCS (Earth Scout 1)EPS-MACCS (Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats) focusses on understanding and quantifying atmospheric processes in the upper troposphere and in the stratosphere....The EPS-MACCS constellations consists of three 12U CubeSat built and operated for ESA by GOMSpace as prime contractor.
CubeMAP mission development halted01/06/2023After very careful consideration, ESA’s Earth Observation Programme Board has taken the decision to terminate the development of CubeMAP as a Scout satellite mission. This decision is based on the development path exceeding the programmatic constraints related to the timeline and budgetary boundaries allocated for this category of New Space mission....
The Eagle-1 satellite is due to launch in late 2025 to early 2026 and will then complete three years of in-orbit validation supported by the European Commission.
Kuva Space co-developed the camera technology in Hyperfield-1 with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The second satellite, Hyperfield-1B, will be deployed in Q1 2025 as part of the ESA InCubed program. Later in 2025, the second generation of Hyperfields will be launched with enhanced specifications.
The scheduled launch for the ERMIS constellation is set for the end of 2025.
An ELSA-M In-orbit Demonstration (IOD) is planned for 2026 – with a constellation customer satellite – the first time a commercial Active Debris Removal satellite will complete the end-to-end operations of a removal service with a full sized and fully representative client.
Set to launch during the fiscal year ending in April 2026, ELSA-M will be the world’s first commercial end-of-life service for prepared satellites, meaning satellites designed with technologies such as an interface that will enable docking and removal.
M-ARGO (Miniaturised Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer) is the first stand-alone ESA interplanetary mission with CubeSats. ...The launch is planned in 2026.
EGU24-9147, updated on 08 Mar 2024https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-9147EGU General Assembly 2024,,,Supported by national Dutch funding, the TANGO mission is scheduled for launch in 2027.
LUMIO – New CubeSat Illuminating Lunar Impacts28/06/2024 ...This week ESA have approved the next stage of the Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer (LUMIO) CubeSat mission, meaning it could be ready for launch as early as 2027.
YODA means eYes on Orbit for Demonstration of Agility (yes it sounds as convoluted in the original French), and two copies will be launched in mid-2025 as rideshares to GEO . There, it will protect high-value assets like the Syracuse military communication satellites. French Space Command is also thinking of putting such satellites in low earth orbit, where it has observation satellites to protect. By 2030, a larger, laser-armed patroller called EGIDE will be added.
Arianespace @ArianespaceThe additional checks on Flight #VV24 Vega launcher are now completed, authorizing a new launch attempt for today, September 4 10:50 pm (local time in Kourou – 01.50 a.m. UTC, 03:50 a.m. CEST on September 5).
Arianespace @Arianespace#VV24 flight sequence. Successful liftoff of Vega launcher from @EuropeSpacePort at 10:50pm Kourou Sept. 4th, with Sentinel-2C @CopernicusEU satellite by @EU_Commission @defis_eu on board! #DestinationSpace #Arianespace
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589Vega VV24 due for launch at 0150 UTC.Things missing from the press kit I'll be looking for on the broadcast: AVUM burn times and intermediate orbit parameters
Successful launch.Next Vega launch is Vega C VV25 with Sentinel-1C by the end of the year.It's also the last scheduled Arianespace launch this year.
Galileo FOC FM26 & FM32Launch TimeSun Sep 15, 2024 22:57 GMT
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 09/05/2024 02:27 amDo we have launch time to the second or fraction thereof?https://twitter.com/dutchspace/status/183150578536253044201:50:15 UTC
Do we have launch time to the second or fraction thereof?
Launch is planned for Late-November:QuoteThe two spacecraft of Proba-3 will be launched in a stack configuration by the Indian PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) rocket from the Dhawan Space Centre (previously known as Sriharikota Range). The rocket configuration will be XL which is a more powerful setup using a strap-on booster. The currently foreseen launch day is end of November 2024.https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/proba-3/20240828-proba-3-launch-date-announced
The two spacecraft of Proba-3 will be launched in a stack configuration by the Indian PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) rocket from the Dhawan Space Centre (previously known as Sriharikota Range). The rocket configuration will be XL which is a more powerful setup using a strap-on booster. The currently foreseen launch day is end of November 2024.
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/Galileo L13: LIFTOFF! At 6:50:49pm EDT (2250 UTC)
Raul Verdú, chief business development officer at PLD Space, said the Spanish company was on track for a first launch of its Miura 5 vehicle next year. The company is spending 10 million euros to convert the former Diamant launch site in French Guiana for the vehicle. That pad should be completed by next summer, he said. Asked how likely it would be that the rocket will also be ready by then, he replied simply, “Yes.”
In December 2022, Latitude has successfully tested a prototype of the Navier engine at SaxaVord spaceport, running the engine for roughly 30 seconds. Further testing rounds are now planned for April and June 2023, which would allow for the development of a flight-configuration Navier engine. The Zephyr rocket is then planned to take off from SaxaVord in late 2024, though the possibility of a launch in 2025 is much greater, considering New Space rocket development timelines. Latitude has also been chosen by CNES as a candidate for launches from Kourou, though they are too early in the development phase to be specific when they will launch from French Guiana.
Other companies in Europe are pressing ahead with first launches of new small vehicles. Stanislas Maximin, chief executive of French startup Latitude, said the company plans to have its Zephyr vehicle ready for an initial test launch by the end of 2025.
Planned launches:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)2025NET Summer Late - first flight - Miura 5 - Kourou ELDNET Summer Late - first flight - Miura 5 - KourouChanges on September 19
