Author Topic: LIVE: Sea Launch - Eutelsat 3B - May 26, 2014 (2110UTC) (Read 69118 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #120 on:** 05/26/2014 09:58 pm »

Half way through the second burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #121 on:** 05/26/2014 10:00 pm »

William Graham · « **Reply #122 on:** 05/26/2014 10:01 pm »

Burn 2 cutoff confirmed

William Graham · « **Reply #123 on:** 05/26/2014 10:01 pm »

Nine and a half minutes until s/c sep

Second burn ended at 22:00:38

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #124 on:** 05/26/2014 10:01 pm »

MECO.

10 mins to S/C Sep.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #125 on:** 05/26/2014 10:03 pm »

William Graham · « **Reply #126 on:** 05/26/2014 10:03 pm »

Using an 1194VS payload adaptor on this mission.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #127 on:** 05/26/2014 10:03 pm »

Nice overview of the separation system.

William Graham · « **Reply #128 on:** 05/26/2014 10:11 pm »

Spacecraft separation confirmed

Occurred at 22:10:28 UTC

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #129 on:** 05/26/2014 10:11 pm »

S/C Sep. Congrats to all involved!

William Graham · « **Reply #130 on:** 05/26/2014 10:12 pm »

Blok-DM now making separation manoeuvres.
Spacecraft AOS expected shortly from South Korea

A12 · « **Reply #131 on:** 05/26/2014 10:19 pm »

"You can really feel the power"

William Graham · « **Reply #132 on:** 05/26/2014 10:23 pm »

AOS has occurred

D_Dom · « **Reply #133 on:** 05/26/2014 10:23 pm »

Spacecraft AOS

A12 · « **Reply #134 on:** 05/26/2014 10:24 pm »

Great !
And great coverage, as usual.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #135 on:** 05/26/2014 10:24 pm »

Now that was a great part of the webcast. Veteran launch guy talking through what AOS is and how it can be early or late. This one was late and he heard AOS live during his interview.

Loved that openness and honesty.

Really good commentator too.

jcm · « **Reply #136 on:** 05/26/2014 10:27 pm »

All in all, very nice coverage from Sea Launch, with good technical data on the web site and during the coverage. Congrats on a succesful return to flight!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #137 on:** 05/26/2014 10:51 pm »

Sea Launch Successfully Launches the EUTELSAT 3B Spacecraft

NYON, Switzerland, May 27, 2014 - Sea Launch SA has successfully launched the EUTELSAT 3B satellite today from at its ocean-based Launch Platform Odyssey. This marks the completion of Sea Launch’s first mission in 2014, its third for Eutelsat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, and its 36th mission overall.

The Zenit-3SL rocket carrying the spacecraft lifted off at 14:09:59 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on Monday, May 26th (21:09:59 UTC, 23:09:59 CEST) from the launch platform, positioned at 154 degrees West longitude in the Pacific Ocean. One hour later, the Block DM-SL upper stage inserted the satellite, weighing 5,967 kilograms (13,155 lbs.) into geosynchronous transfer orbit, on its way to a final orbital position at 3 degrees East longitude. Eutelsat acquired the spacecraft’s first signals from orbit shortly after spacecraft separation. All systems performed nominally throughout the launch mission.

Following acquisition of the spacecraft's signal, Sergey Gugkaev, CEO of Sea Launch, congratulated Eutelsat and the satellite’s prime contractor, Airbus Defence and Space. "I am very pleased to once again announce the successful launch for our valued Eutelsat customer, our third in a row for them.” Gugkaev continued, “I wish to express my gratitude to all of our colleagues at the launch site, Home Port and production and maintenance facilities for their hard work and dedication to Sea Launch program.”

Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat Chairman and CEO, added “We are delighted to see EUTELSAT 3B on its way to 3 degrees East and thank Sea Launch and Energia for this flawless launch. EUTELSAT 3B will be a powerful asset to our in-orbit resources, enabling us to increase the operational flexibility and reach we provide customers in a vast service area spanning Brazil, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. ”
Based on the Eurostar E3000 platform of Airbus Defence and Space, the EUTELSAT 3B satellite has been designed to operate three commercial payloads in the C, Ku and Ka bands. This tri-band configuration will deliver exceptional levels of in-orbit flexibility and coverage from Eutelsat’s expanding 3° East neighourhood. The satellite will enable Eutelsat to diversify its commercial response to Internet Service Providers, telcos, government agencies and broadcasters operating in Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. EUTELSAT 3B has a designed in-orbit lifetime exceeding 15 years.
About Sea Launch SA

Sea Launch SA provides launch solutions to the industry’s satellite operator community based on the Zenit launch system. These services include the provision of all–inclusive launch services incorporating schedule assurance, financing, risk management; insurance and creative contracting solutions to meet the changing demands of the commercial launch market. Sea Launch owns or manages through affiliate agreements the primary technology, patent and other intellectual property and tangible assets required to perform its launch services business. These include the highly specialized vessels Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander each located in the Home Port facility in Long Beach, California, as well as the unique know–how associated with launching satellites from an ocean–based launch platform located directly on the equator. The Sea Launch system offers the most direct and cost-effective route to geostationary orbit for commercial communications satellites, providing diversity of supply, affordability and flexibility for the industry's satellite operators. For more information, please visit the Sea Launch website at www.sea-launch.com

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #138 on:** 05/26/2014 10:52 pm »

Photos:

averagespacejoe · « **Reply #139 on:** 05/26/2014 11:57 pm »

This is probably a dumb question but why does a completed Sea Launch flight count toward the number of Russian orbital launches. I understand Russia owns a majority stake (85%ish) of Sea Launch but doesn't Ukraine still build the Zenit why doesn't Ukraine get credit.