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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1460 on: 09/21/2018 05:49 am »
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
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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1461 on: 09/21/2018 10:10 am »
Isn't the list missing Solar Orbiter, with NET Feb 2020?
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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1462 on: 09/21/2018 12:24 pm »
Solar Orbiter is launching on Atlas V.

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1463 on: 09/21/2018 06:22 pm »
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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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1464 on: 09/22/2018 05:17 pm »
Cross-posts; already updated here:

SFN 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/
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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, updated September 21, lists this launch as OneWeb 1, delayed from late 2018 to February 2019, with VS designation removed.

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1465 on: 09/22/2018 08:10 pm »
https://www.eutelsat.com/en/satellites/future-satellites.html
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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.

...

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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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1466 on: 09/22/2018 10:35 pm »
AFAIK Arianespace has currently 61 launches on it's launch manifest (and five launch commitments).
In this Arianespace press-release 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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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1467 on: 09/23/2018 01:22 pm »
https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/ConferencesandEvents/DAT_4069835.html
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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.
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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1468 on: 09/23/2018 02:13 pm »
Yes
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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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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1470 on: 09/23/2018 07:51 pm »

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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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1471 on: 09/26/2018 06:07 pm »
Vega PRISMA launch
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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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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1472 on: 09/27/2018 02:41 pm »
Vega PRISMA launch
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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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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1473 on: 09/29/2018 12:06 am »
http://northafricapost.com/25552-morocco-to-foster-earth-observation-capabilities-with-second-satellite.html
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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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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1474 on: 09/29/2018 10:06 am »
http://northafricapost.com/25552-morocco-to-foster-earth-observation-capabilities-with-second-satellite.html
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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:

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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.

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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
« Last Edit: 09/29/2018 10:07 am by calapine »

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1475 on: 09/29/2018 11:52 am »
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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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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1476 on: 10/02/2018 12:29 pm »
VV13 = 20/11/2018 for now

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1477 on: 10/04/2018 05:33 am »
https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
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Oct. 19/20 • Ariane 5 • BepiColombo
Launch time: 0145 GMT on 20th (9:45 p.m. EDT on 19th)

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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1478 on: 10/04/2018 09:57 am »
https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-future-missions/earthcare#_56_INSTANCE_v9HD_matmp

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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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Re: Arianespace launch schedule
« Reply #1479 on: 10/05/2018 06:19 pm »
...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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