Quote from: gongora on 12/07/2024 02:53 pmQuoteUSN seeks authority to support the LEOP operations for the Sentinels-1D spacecraft to be launched in June 2025When was that application made? During the Sentinel-1C launch they said Sentinel-1D was NET Late-2025
QuoteUSN seeks authority to support the LEOP operations for the Sentinels-1D spacecraft to be launched in June 2025
USN seeks authority to support the LEOP operations for the Sentinels-1D spacecraft to be launched in June 2025
Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 12/07/2024 03:45 pmQuote from: gongora on 12/07/2024 02:53 pmQuoteUSN seeks authority to support the LEOP operations for the Sentinels-1D spacecraft to be launched in June 2025When was that application made? During the Sentinel-1C launch they said Sentinel-1D was NET Late-2025The application was made yesterday, but sometimes their info is already out of date when they file.
With a launch mass of around 2.2 metric tons, Sentinel-1C will operate in low-Earth orbit at an altitude of 700 km and has a design life of 7.25 years. It will be joined in orbit by its twin Sentinel-1D, currently undergoing cleanroom tests at Thales Alenia Space’s facility in Cannes.
That funding will go towards the development and launch of satellites in three orbits. Eighteen satellites will operate in medium Earth orbit (MEO) at an altitude of 8,000 kilometers, providing Ka-band services. A “LEO High” shell at about 1,200 kilometers will include 264 satellites with Ku- and Ka-band services. The system will also include 10 or more satellites in a “LEO Low” shell between 400 and 750 kilometers intended to support incubation of future technologies. ...The next step for IRIS² is a one-year design phase that will also include “consolidation” of the supply chain of contractors for the satellites. A critical design review is planned for early 2028, with launch of the satellites projected to take place in 2029 and 2030. The constellation will require 13 Ariane 64 launches, 10 for the LEO High shell and 3 for the MEO shell. The handful of LEO Low satellites could be launched on other vehicles through the upcoming European Launcher Challenge.
...Earth observation mission FORUM to fly on Vega-C with Avio as launch service provider. ...Four launches are planned for Vega-C in 2025 and five in 2026. Today’s contract signature will enhance ground operations to increase the number of flights per year and shorten the time between two consecutive Vega-C’s launches.The former Ariane 5 integration building will be adapted for the Vega-C launcher at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This will allow technicians to work on two rockets being assembled simultaneously – one on the launch pad and one in the new assembly building – and run two launch campaigns in parallel. This will reduce the time needed between two launches, as well as release operational constraints for Vega-E activities development.
ESA has officially signed a launch service contract with Avio for the upcoming FORUM mission. Scheduled for launch in late 2027, FORUM—short for Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring—will lift off on a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.This agreement marks the first implementation under the new Frame Contract for Procurement of Launch Services between ESA and Avio....FORUM will operate in tandem with the MetOp-Second Generation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit at 830 km altitude.
Paris, December 18th 2024 – Today marked an historical step for Avio as a new European Launch Service Provider.ESA signed today with Avio a frame contract for the procurement of launch services for the benefit of future agency’s missions and a first Work Order for the launch of the FORUM Earth observation mission. ESA's FORUM mission – short for Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring – will be launched by Avio as launch service provider on board a Vega-C from the Kourou European Spaceport in French Guiana. FORUM is a 900kg satellite, will be launched to a Sun-Synchronous Orbit around 830 km, and it will fly in tandem with the Metop-SG A1 satellite developed by ESA for EUMETSAT, the European Meteorological Satellites Organization.
ESA: Vega contracts for future operations and developmentQuote...Earth observation mission FORUM to fly on Vega-C with Avio as launch service provider. ...Four launches are planned for Vega-C in 2025 and five in 2026. Today’s contract signature will enhance ground operations to increase the number of flights per year and shorten the time between two consecutive Vega-C’s launches.The former Ariane 5 integration building will be adapted for the Vega-C launcher at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This will allow technicians to work on two rockets being assembled simultaneously – one on the launch pad and one in the new assembly building – and run two launch campaigns in parallel. This will reduce the time needed between two launches, as well as release operational constraints for Vega-E activities development.AFAIK; The 2025 launches have Arianespace as launch service provider. The 2026 launches are provided by AvioAnd spacerider will launch on Vega-E! ESA signs launch contract for climate mission FORUM with AvioQuoteESA has officially signed a launch service contract with Avio for the upcoming FORUM mission. Scheduled for launch in late 2027, FORUM—short for Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring—will lift off on a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.This agreement marks the first implementation under the new Frame Contract for Procurement of Launch Services between ESA and Avio....FORUM will operate in tandem with the MetOp-Second Generation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit at 830 km altitude.Avio: Vega C to launch the ESA FORUM mission in 2027QuoteParis, December 18th 2024 – Today marked an historical step for Avio as a new European Launch Service Provider.ESA signed today with Avio a frame contract for the procurement of launch services for the benefit of future agency’s missions and a first Work Order for the launch of the FORUM Earth observation mission. ESA's FORUM mission – short for Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring – will be launched by Avio as launch service provider on board a Vega-C from the Kourou European Spaceport in French Guiana. FORUM is a 900kg satellite, will be launched to a Sun-Synchronous Orbit around 830 km, and it will fly in tandem with the Metop-SG A1 satellite developed by ESA for EUMETSAT, the European Meteorological Satellites Organization.
Please delete: Unclear Rideshare:NET 2024 - Nano-JASMINE - Vega C - Kourou ELVThe launch was cancelled in 2020s and the satellite is now displayed in Kakamigahara Air and Space Museumhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nano-JASMINE
The contracts, announced Dec. 18, support work to increase the launch rate of the current Vega C rocket and continue development of an upgraded version, Vega E. Those contracts have a combined value of approximately 350 million euros ($364 million), according to Avio.One contract will cover work to convert a former Ariane 5 integration building at the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, for use by the Vega C. Currently, the Vega C is assembled on the launch pad, which limits launch rates; the building will allow Avio to perform two launch campaigns in parallel.“This will greatly enhance capacity,” Giulio Ranzo, chief executive of Avio, said in an interview. The company is planning four launches of the Vega C in 2025 using current infrastructure, but he said the new integration building will support an increase to six launches annually in the future. ...The contract continues work on the Vega E up to final ground qualification of the rocket. Ranzio said Avio is targeting a first launch of Vega E in 2027 or 2028. He said the Vega E will have improved payload performance — 3 metric tons to low Earth orbit compared to 2.3 tons for the Vega C — at the same price.In addition to the development contracts, Avio signed a contract with ESA for the launch of the agency’s Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring (FORUM) mission. That spacecraft, scheduled for launch in 2027 on a Vega C, will measure emissions by the Earth in far-infrared wavelengths to study the effects of water vapor and ice clouds on climate....Ranzo said the next Vega C launch is projected for the end of March or early April, carrying ESA’s Biomass Earth science satellite.
MicroCarb Satellite – a UK success story 07 July, 2024[...]Mission facts[...]- The satellite is due for launch in early summer 2025[...]
According to a Phase A/B1 development document published in July 2024, ESA is targeting 2031 for the launch of the first Argonaut mission. The lander is set to launch aboard an ArianeGroup Ariane 64 rocket from the Guiana Space Centre.
https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-set-to-sign-major-argonaut-lunar-lander-contract-in-q1/QuoteAccording to a Phase A/B1 development document published in July 2024, ESA is targeting 2031 for the launch of the first Argonaut mission. The lander is set to launch aboard an ArianeGroup Ariane 64 rocket from the Guiana Space Centre.
Antonov Design Bureau #3921 (A124) departed Cayenne-Rochambeau (CAY) at 07:07PM -03
"the installation of flight equipment and subsystems will begin ahead of the spacecraft’s debut, currently expected to take place in 2027."
