THALES ALENIA SPACE TO BUILD STATE-OF-THE-ART ASTRA 1P AND ASTRA 1Q SATELLITES FOR SES18 NOV 2021Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced that it has signed a contract with SES to deliver 2 Ku-band geostationary satellites, ASTRA 1P and ASTRA 1Q to serve SES’s major European broadcasters’ content distribution operations as well as deliver connectivity services over Europe at 19.2°E.ASTRA 1P, a classic wide-beam satellite, will support SES’s prime TV neighbourhood and enable content owners, private and public broadcasters across Germany, France and Spain to continue broadcasting satellite TV channels in the highest-picture quality in the most cost-efficient manner. It will be based on the full electric and powerful Spacebus NEO platform developed by Thales Alenia Space and already flight proven in orbit.[...]
Check-out this stunning video showing the successful integration of SES' ASTRA 1P platform with the payload. The satellite mating operation took place last week in @Thales_Alenia_S' clean rooms of Cannes on schedule. #Telecommunications #SpacebusNEO @SES_Satellites
Cannes' know-how in geostationary orbit25/10/2023The Astra 1P satellite, currently being assembled at Thales Alenia Space's premises in the Cité des Festivals, will be sent into space in the second half of 2 from Florida.The expert hands of Thales Alenia Space's Cannes site are currently hard at work finalizing the Astra 1P wide-beam telecommunications satellite. This work is intended for SES, a major telecommunications operator based in Luxembourg.[...]Intended to replace three satellites, and planned for about fifteen years of use, the structure is based on the powerful 100% electric Spacebus NEO platform, designed and developed by Thales Alenia Space. It has already proven itself in orbit, with six satellites in operation, including SES-17 for SES. ASTRA 1P aims to strengthen SES's leading TV position, offering extended coverage to countries such as Germany, Spain and France. Since the signing of the contract between SES and Thales Alenia Space, the project has come a long way."A large module assembled in Toulouse and another, smaller one, assembled at the Cannes site, were grouped together a few weeks ago. The satellite will be finalized in the second quarter of 2024, for a launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the summer, from Cape Canaveral in Florida," said Jean-Michel Bretagne, project manager of the Astra 1P satellite.[...]With a launch mass of about five tonnes and a height of nearly seven metres, the satellite reaches 45 metres after the deployment of the solar panels. "The power of the 20kW payload will make Astra 1P one of the most powerful satellites in geosynchronous orbit," said Florent Bire, Assembly, Integration and Test Manager for Astra 1P at Thales Alenia Space.(Google Translate from French)
Happy to have welcomed SES & its customers in #Cannes. They came to see the @Thales_Alenia_S-built ASTRA 1P communications satellite that will strengthen @SES_Satellites' prime TV neighborhood at 19.2 degrees East by providing wide-beam coverage across 🇪🇺 including 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 & 🇪🇸
Honored to have welcomed a delegation of journalists who came to see ASTRA 1P, a high tech space jewel, in our clean rooms of Cannes. Satellite based on our powerful electrical platform #SpacebusNEO
SES-24 is expected to launch no earlier than June 10, 2024.
Our #ASTRA1P satellite has voyaged across the Atlantic and has arrived safely to its launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida! 🛰️ @SpaceXThe most powerful wide-beam satellite to ever orbit at SES's prime orbital slot of 19.2 degrees East, ASTRA 1P will deliver superior TV experiences to 119 million TV homes across Europe with unparalleled image quality and wide reach that broadcasters, sports organisations and content owners can rely on! Check out a #BTS look of ASTRA 1P leaving the @Thales_Alenia_S manufacturing site earlier this month. 👇 Discover more about ASTRA 1P, launching in the coming weeks! https://ow.ly/2Nf950RQJXk
https://www.ses.com/newsroom/enhancing-tv-experiences-over-192-degrees-east
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated May 24 UTC after the launch of Starlink 6-63; my bold:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on May 27 at 7:30-11:30 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the SES-24/Astra 1P communications satellite for SES on mid-June.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on May 27 at 7:30-11:30 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the SES-24/Astra 1P communications satellite for SES on mid-June.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on May 28 at 7:30-11:28 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the SES-24/Astra 1P communications satellite for SES from pad 40 on mid-June.
https://www.ses.com/sites/default/files/2022-02/SES%20Full%20Year%202021%20Results_0.pdf[dated 24 February 2022]
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1630102713814974464Quote.@SES_Satellites: O3b mPower deployment schedule slips slightly. 2nd & 3rd pairs to launch on two @SpaceX Falcon 9s in Q2 (was Q1), with initial commercial service 'late Q3.' 4th pair to launch later this year, final 3 sats in 2024.
.@SES_Satellites: O3b mPower deployment schedule slips slightly. 2nd & 3rd pairs to launch on two @SpaceX Falcon 9s in Q2 (was Q1), with initial commercial service 'late Q3.' 4th pair to launch later this year, final 3 sats in 2024.
QuoteYTD 2023 RESULT31 October 2023
YTD 2023 RESULT31 October 2023
QuoteCannes' know-how in geostationary orbit25/10/2023<snip>"A large module assembled in Toulouse and another, smaller one, assembled at the Cannes site, were grouped together a few weeks ago. The satellite will be finalized in the second quarter of 2024, for a launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the summer, from Cape Canaveral in Florida," said Jean-Michel Bretagne, project manager of the Astra 1P satellite.<snip>(Google Translate from French)
Cannes' know-how in geostationary orbit25/10/2023<snip>"A large module assembled in Toulouse and another, smaller one, assembled at the Cannes site, were grouped together a few weeks ago. The satellite will be finalized in the second quarter of 2024, for a launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the summer, from Cape Canaveral in Florida," said Jean-Michel Bretagne, project manager of the Astra 1P satellite.<snip>(Google Translate from French)
NGA Rocket Launching notice.Primary launch window is expected to be June 11 at 21:30 to 01:30 UTC.Quote from: NGA060429Z JUN 24NAVAREA IV 649/24(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 112130Z TO 120158Z JUN, ALTERNATE 122108Z TO 130136Z, 132046Z TO 140114Z, 142023Z TO 150051Z, 152001Z TO 160029Z, 161939Z TO 170007Z, AND 171917Z TO 172345Z JUN IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-38.56N 080-37.37W, 28-54.00N 080-20.00W, 28-48.00N 080-16.00W, 28-35.00N 080-26.00W, 28-31.63N 080-33.58W. B. 32-02.00N 076-52.00W, 33-04.00N 075-53.00W, 33-24.00N 075-03.00W, 33-16.00N 074-50.00W, 32-37.00N 075-04.00W, 31-48.00N 076-35.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 180045Z JUN 24.//
060429Z JUN 24NAVAREA IV 649/24(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 112130Z TO 120158Z JUN, ALTERNATE 122108Z TO 130136Z, 132046Z TO 140114Z, 142023Z TO 150051Z, 152001Z TO 160029Z, 161939Z TO 170007Z, AND 171917Z TO 172345Z JUN IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-38.56N 080-37.37W, 28-54.00N 080-20.00W, 28-48.00N 080-16.00W, 28-35.00N 080-26.00W, 28-31.63N 080-33.58W. B. 32-02.00N 076-52.00W, 33-04.00N 075-53.00W, 33-24.00N 075-03.00W, 33-16.00N 074-50.00W, 32-37.00N 075-04.00W, 31-48.00N 076-35.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 180045Z JUN 24.//
This launch probably now circa NET June 15.
A Falcon 9 will launch the SES-24/Astra 1P communication satellite for SES from pad 40 on June 15 in the late afternoon-evening EDT.
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 06/07/2024 11:37 amWell it has shown up on https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp and...it's named Starlink Group 10-2.SPACEX STARLINK 10-2, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FLPRIMARY: 06/11/24 2130Z-0158ZBACKUP: 06/12/24 2108Z-0136Z 06/13/24 2046Z-0114Z 06/14/24 2023Z-0051Z...and quickly slipped by one day to June 12:SPACEX STARLINK 10-2, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FLPRIMARY:06/12/24 2108Z-0136ZBACKUP: 06/13/24 2046Z-0114Z 06/14/24 2023Z-0051Z
Well it has shown up on https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp and...it's named Starlink Group 10-2.SPACEX STARLINK 10-2, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FLPRIMARY: 06/11/24 2130Z-0158ZBACKUP: 06/12/24 2108Z-0136Z 06/13/24 2046Z-0114Z 06/14/24 2023Z-0051Z
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated June 9; my bold:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on June 12 at 5:08-9:08 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the SES-24/Astra 1P communication satellite for SES from pad 40 on June 17 around 5:30-9:30 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. The next Falcon Heavy will launch NASA & NOAA's GOES-U GOES-N weather satellite from pad 39A on June 25 at 5:16-7:16 p.m. EDT. The side boosters will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on June 12 at 5:08-9:08 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the SES-24/Astra 1P communication satellite for SES from pad 40 on June 17 around 5:30-9:30 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. The next Falcon Heavy will launch NASA & NOAA's GOES-U GOES-N weather satellite from pad 39A on June 25 at 5:16-7:16 p.m. EDT. The side boosters will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
Falcon 9's busy launch cadence is expected to continue this week as SpaceX launches two Starlink missions and a television satellite for SES.John Sharp (@ukspacebulletin) with this week's launch roundup ⬇️
