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.
El satélite geoestacionario Cheollian 2A será puesto en órbita en noviembre, mientras que su gemelo para análisis medioambientales, Cheollian 2B, será lanzado en 2019.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Launch is scheduled on Sep 7. at 21:56 - 22:31 UTCIntelsat :http://www.intelsat.com/news/press-release/horizons-3e-arrives-in-french-guiana/QuoteHorizons 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 JapanSKY Perfect JSAT:https://www.sptvjsat.com/load_pdf.php?pTb=t_news_&pRi=1251&pJe=2
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.
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....
"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.
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.
At the end of the ADM-Aeolus webcast the commentator said VA243 is launching on 10 September.<snip>
SFN Launch Schedule, updated Aug. 24:VA243 launch date revised from Sept. 7 to TBD.
Horizons 3e and Intelsat 38Launching 18 September 2018
Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël told SpaceNews that OneWeb’s targeted launch period is from Dec. 18 to Feb. 19 [bold mine].
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 08/27/2018 09:05 pmQuoteThe 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]:Quote“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 QuoteIsraël said there are no other customers on the Arianespace manifest pushing on OneWeb’s schedule.
QuoteThe 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]:Quote“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 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.
“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.”
Israël said there are no other customers on the Arianespace manifest pushing on OneWeb’s schedule.
And another week... new launch date 09/25/2018 QuoteThe Horizons 3e satellite is fueled for a history-making dual-passenger flight on Ariane 5The 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/
The Horizons 3e satellite is fueled for a history-making dual-passenger flight on Ariane 5The 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. ...
