Quote from: GWR64 on 03/29/2018 09:05 amhere also:QuoteCe projet MUSIS a été érigé en projet de l'Agence européenne de défense (AED) en 2009. En l'absence d'accord de coopération finalisé, et afin d'éviter tout risque de rupture capacitaire, en 2010, la France a lancé la réalisation d'un segment sol minimum, ouvert à la coopération, et une partie de la composante optique - deux satellites sur les trois prévu à terme. La commande de ces deux satellites est intervenue en 2010 et leur déploiement a été reporté à 2018 pour le premier et 2019 pour le second. Cette échéance est compatible avec la durée de vie prévisible d'Helios IIB.Le conseil des ministres franco-allemand qui s'est tenu à Berlin le 31 mars 2015 a décidé de mettre en place une coopération entre le futur système allemand d'observation radar par satellite SARah et le système CSO en cours de réalisation sous responsabilité française. L'accord comprend, pour la France, l'acquisition d'un segment sol du système SARah et, pour l'Allemagne, l'acquisition d'un segment sol du système CSO ; ces segments permettront l'échange d'images entre pays. Cet accord prévoit également le financement par l'Allemagne, aux deux tiers - soit 210 millions d'euros -, du troisième satellite CSO. La mise en service opérationnel de ce satellite CSO-3 est programmée en 2021, à la suite de celle des satellites CSO-1 et CSO-2 en 2018 et 2019 respectivement. On notera que la mise en service opérationnel complète du système SARah, pour sa part, est prévue à l'horizon 2020.http://www.senat.fr/rap/a17-110-8/a17-110-812.htmlCSO-1: 2018, CSO-2: 2019, CSO-3: 2021 confusing, can this be ?It's indeed 3 spacecrafts, first one to launch in 2018 (i'm guessing in Nov/Dec)
here also:QuoteCe projet MUSIS a été érigé en projet de l'Agence européenne de défense (AED) en 2009. En l'absence d'accord de coopération finalisé, et afin d'éviter tout risque de rupture capacitaire, en 2010, la France a lancé la réalisation d'un segment sol minimum, ouvert à la coopération, et une partie de la composante optique - deux satellites sur les trois prévu à terme. La commande de ces deux satellites est intervenue en 2010 et leur déploiement a été reporté à 2018 pour le premier et 2019 pour le second. Cette échéance est compatible avec la durée de vie prévisible d'Helios IIB.Le conseil des ministres franco-allemand qui s'est tenu à Berlin le 31 mars 2015 a décidé de mettre en place une coopération entre le futur système allemand d'observation radar par satellite SARah et le système CSO en cours de réalisation sous responsabilité française. L'accord comprend, pour la France, l'acquisition d'un segment sol du système SARah et, pour l'Allemagne, l'acquisition d'un segment sol du système CSO ; ces segments permettront l'échange d'images entre pays. Cet accord prévoit également le financement par l'Allemagne, aux deux tiers - soit 210 millions d'euros -, du troisième satellite CSO. La mise en service opérationnel de ce satellite CSO-3 est programmée en 2021, à la suite de celle des satellites CSO-1 et CSO-2 en 2018 et 2019 respectivement. On notera que la mise en service opérationnel complète du système SARah, pour sa part, est prévue à l'horizon 2020.http://www.senat.fr/rap/a17-110-8/a17-110-812.htmlCSO-1: 2018, CSO-2: 2019, CSO-3: 2021 confusing, can this be ?
Ce projet MUSIS a été érigé en projet de l'Agence européenne de défense (AED) en 2009. En l'absence d'accord de coopération finalisé, et afin d'éviter tout risque de rupture capacitaire, en 2010, la France a lancé la réalisation d'un segment sol minimum, ouvert à la coopération, et une partie de la composante optique - deux satellites sur les trois prévu à terme. La commande de ces deux satellites est intervenue en 2010 et leur déploiement a été reporté à 2018 pour le premier et 2019 pour le second. Cette échéance est compatible avec la durée de vie prévisible d'Helios IIB.Le conseil des ministres franco-allemand qui s'est tenu à Berlin le 31 mars 2015 a décidé de mettre en place une coopération entre le futur système allemand d'observation radar par satellite SARah et le système CSO en cours de réalisation sous responsabilité française. L'accord comprend, pour la France, l'acquisition d'un segment sol du système SARah et, pour l'Allemagne, l'acquisition d'un segment sol du système CSO ; ces segments permettront l'échange d'images entre pays. Cet accord prévoit également le financement par l'Allemagne, aux deux tiers - soit 210 millions d'euros -, du troisième satellite CSO. La mise en service opérationnel de ce satellite CSO-3 est programmée en 2021, à la suite de celle des satellites CSO-1 et CSO-2 en 2018 et 2019 respectivement. On notera que la mise en service opérationnel complète du système SARah, pour sa part, est prévue à l'horizon 2020.
Press ReleaseQuotetoday the launch of the Franco-German CSO3 military satellite on Ariane 6 has also been agreed.
today the launch of the Franco-German CSO3 military satellite on Ariane 6 has also been agreed.
http://www.aircosmosinternational.com/franco-german-military-satellite-to-launch-on-ariane-6-112403 [Jun 22]QuoteParis and Berlin have agreed to launch a future addition to the Composante Spatiale Optique (CSO) high-resolution military reconnaissance satellite network on Ariane 6. The satellite, CSO 3, is scheduled to enter service in 2021 to improve revisit times offered by the first two platforms.
Paris and Berlin have agreed to launch a future addition to the Composante Spatiale Optique (CSO) high-resolution military reconnaissance satellite network on Ariane 6. The satellite, CSO 3, is scheduled to enter service in 2021 to improve revisit times offered by the first two platforms.
Sounds like one firm contract and 4 options on the Eutelsat order?[Arianespace] Ariane 6 accelerates as Arianespace signs first commercial GEO multiple-launch contract, plus a new institutional mission [Sep 10]QuoteWorld Satellite Business Week 2018Arianespace is present at World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) from September 10 to 14 in Paris, confirming the attractiveness of its launcher family with the announcement of two contracts for Ariane 6: the first with Eutelsat as part of a launch services agreement involving five satellites; and the second with France’s CNES space agency and the country’s DGA defense procurement agency for the CSO-3 satellite. A third contract also was signed recently with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for Ariane 5 missions to orbit two satellites.Arianespace’s backlog is now 59 launches to be carried out during the coming years, including three on Vega C and five on Ariane 6 – the new launchers slated to make their maiden flights in 2019 and 2020, respectively.Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, will participate in the WSBW roundtable entitled: “Accelerating Access to Space” on Tuesday, September 11 at 4:00 p.m.First multi-launch commercial contract with GEO satellites for Ariane 6, along with its third institutional missionAs World Satellite Business Week opened its doors, Arianespace and Eutelsat announced the signature of a multi-year multiple-launch agreement concerning five satellites to be launched through 2027, making Eutelsat the first commercial Ariane 6 customer with geostationary orbit satellite payloads. For institutional missions, after the two launch contracts signed in 2017 for the European Commission and ESA’s Galileo constellation, CNES and the DGA have chosen the A62 version of Ariane 6 (with two boosters) to launch their CSO-3 satellite. These orders clearly reflect the competitiveness and versatility of Ariane 6, which will be available in two versions to handle all orbits and multiple payload configurations under the fairing.<snip>Arianespace’s order book value has reached more than €4.9 billion. This corresponds to 59 launches: 17 Ariane 5s, five with Ariane 6, 28 with Soyuz and nine with Vega/Vega C.<snip>Ariane 6 and Vega C: getting closer!Development of the new members of Arianespace’s launcher family is proceeding apace, with first missions planned in 2019 for Vega C and 2020 for Ariane 6.<snip>European institutions also have reached major milestones in their commitment to Ariane 6 and Vega C. After the European Commission announced its proposed ambitious space budget for the upcoming decade, an ESA Council meeting in June confirmed funding for the transition period between Ariane 5 and Ariane 6. In addition to the four government contracts already signed for Europe’s new launchers (three for Ariane 6 and one for Vega C), the commitment of European governments to all missions identified during the transition phase is a key to the sustainable success of these launchers.<snip>
World Satellite Business Week 2018Arianespace is present at World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) from September 10 to 14 in Paris, confirming the attractiveness of its launcher family with the announcement of two contracts for Ariane 6: the first with Eutelsat as part of a launch services agreement involving five satellites; and the second with France’s CNES space agency and the country’s DGA defense procurement agency for the CSO-3 satellite. A third contract also was signed recently with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for Ariane 5 missions to orbit two satellites.Arianespace’s backlog is now 59 launches to be carried out during the coming years, including three on Vega C and five on Ariane 6 – the new launchers slated to make their maiden flights in 2019 and 2020, respectively.Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, will participate in the WSBW roundtable entitled: “Accelerating Access to Space” on Tuesday, September 11 at 4:00 p.m.First multi-launch commercial contract with GEO satellites for Ariane 6, along with its third institutional missionAs World Satellite Business Week opened its doors, Arianespace and Eutelsat announced the signature of a multi-year multiple-launch agreement concerning five satellites to be launched through 2027, making Eutelsat the first commercial Ariane 6 customer with geostationary orbit satellite payloads. For institutional missions, after the two launch contracts signed in 2017 for the European Commission and ESA’s Galileo constellation, CNES and the DGA have chosen the A62 version of Ariane 6 (with two boosters) to launch their CSO-3 satellite. These orders clearly reflect the competitiveness and versatility of Ariane 6, which will be available in two versions to handle all orbits and multiple payload configurations under the fairing.<snip>Arianespace’s order book value has reached more than €4.9 billion. This corresponds to 59 launches: 17 Ariane 5s, five with Ariane 6, 28 with Soyuz and nine with Vega/Vega C.<snip>Ariane 6 and Vega C: getting closer!Development of the new members of Arianespace’s launcher family is proceeding apace, with first missions planned in 2019 for Vega C and 2020 for Ariane 6.<snip>European institutions also have reached major milestones in their commitment to Ariane 6 and Vega C. After the European Commission announced its proposed ambitious space budget for the upcoming decade, an ESA Council meeting in June confirmed funding for the transition period between Ariane 5 and Ariane 6. In addition to the four government contracts already signed for Europe’s new launchers (three for Ariane 6 and one for Vega C), the commitment of European governments to all missions identified during the transition phase is a key to the sustainable success of these launchers.<snip>
QuoteTBD 2024 - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4Google Translate from here:QuoteIn the medium term, the major deadlines for the program will be the launch of the CSO-2 and CSO-3 satellites, planned for May 2020 and October 2021.
TBD 2024 - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 - Kourou ELA-4
In the medium term, the major deadlines for the program will be the launch of the CSO-2 and CSO-3 satellites, planned for May 2020 and October 2021.
QuoteEurope's #Ariane6 heavy-lift rocket's debut slips to late 2021; Covid-19 is only part of the reason. https://www.spaceintelreport.com/europes-heavy-lift-ariane-6-rocket-debut-slips-to-late-2021-covid-19-is-not-the-only-reason/ [Jun 4]https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1268566155737862146
Europe's #Ariane6 heavy-lift rocket's debut slips to late 2021; Covid-19 is only part of the reason. https://www.spaceintelreport.com/europes-heavy-lift-ariane-6-rocket-debut-slips-to-late-2021-covid-19-is-not-the-only-reason/ [Jun 4]
ESA requests 230 million euros more for Ariane 6 as maiden flights slips to 2022, dated October 29During an Oct. 29 briefing following the 291st ESA Council held over the last two days [article submitted from Valetta, Malta], Daniel Neuenschwander, director for space transportation at ESA:Quote...the 230 million euros in additional funding requested by ESA is a 6% increase in the development cost of Ariane 6. This puts the total cost of development at over 3.8 billion euros ($4.4 billion), significantly more than the approximately $400 million spent to develop the SpaceX Falcon 9 against which the Ariane 6 will compete.ESA hopes to secure the additional funding for development of the Ariane 6 within the next few months.Re: early Ariane 6 flight schedule, also from the article:Flight 1, A62 Q2 2022 Payload was to be 30 OneWeb satellites; Arianespace received partial payment before the bankruptcy filing. Payload options are being actively investigated.Flight 2, A62 Galileo satellite [I thought it was 2 Galileo satellites.]Flight 3, A64 Payload not named. [Perhaps Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, Eutelsat Hotbird 13G from our launch schedule thread.] Or not.
...the 230 million euros in additional funding requested by ESA is a 6% increase in the development cost of Ariane 6. This puts the total cost of development at over 3.8 billion euros ($4.4 billion), significantly more than the approximately $400 million spent to develop the SpaceX Falcon 9 against which the Ariane 6 will compete.ESA hopes to secure the additional funding for development of the Ariane 6 within the next few months.
Quote from: Skyrocket on 08/15/2021 11:15 amQuote from: GWR64 on 08/15/2021 08:47 amhttps://www.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/561982/9709735/file/S%20-%20Fiche%20LPM%20-%20MUSIS-CSO.pdfQuote2022 : lancement du satellite CSO-3hmm how? no launcher It will be launched on an Ariane-62https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-the-cso-3-satellite-with-ariane-6-for-frances-cnes-and-dga/But not in 2022. The maiden flight won't be with CSO-3, I think.Quote from: Salo on 08/15/2021 04:51 amhttps://ria.ru/20210815/sputniki-1745780989.htmlGoogle translate:Quote"To the two launches of Soyuz from the Kourou cosmodrome, two Galileo spacecraft in each, planned respectively in November 2021 and April 2022, another launch of two Galileos on Soyuz in September 2022 is added," the source said.According to him, this is due to the fact that the Ariane 6 rocket, which was planned to be used to launch Galileo satellites, will fly no earlier than the end of next year.Edit: The second Ariane 6 will most likely launch Galileo.Quote from: Salo on 07/08/2021 12:01 pmhttps://insidegnss.com/galileo-update-esas-paul-verhoef-outlines-top-priorities/QuoteAfter the November/December launch, Verhoef said, “We will do two more launches relatively quickly, one after the other, at intervals of about six or seven months. At that point we will have six new satellites in orbit. That’s two extra in every orbital plane. And then the remaining three launches, six more satellites, will come after that, to complete the batch-three series.”According to current plans, if the new Ariane 6 is ready, the big launcher will take the last six satellites into orbit. “There will be an Ariane 6 maiden flight, and then we will be its first normal ‘paying’ customer, so to speak,” Verhoef said.
Quote from: GWR64 on 08/15/2021 08:47 amhttps://www.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/561982/9709735/file/S%20-%20Fiche%20LPM%20-%20MUSIS-CSO.pdfQuote2022 : lancement du satellite CSO-3hmm how? no launcher It will be launched on an Ariane-62https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-the-cso-3-satellite-with-ariane-6-for-frances-cnes-and-dga/
https://www.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/561982/9709735/file/S%20-%20Fiche%20LPM%20-%20MUSIS-CSO.pdfQuote2022 : lancement du satellite CSO-3hmm how? no launcher
2022 : lancement du satellite CSO-3
https://ria.ru/20210815/sputniki-1745780989.htmlGoogle translate:Quote"To the two launches of Soyuz from the Kourou cosmodrome, two Galileo spacecraft in each, planned respectively in November 2021 and April 2022, another launch of two Galileos on Soyuz in September 2022 is added," the source said.According to him, this is due to the fact that the Ariane 6 rocket, which was planned to be used to launch Galileo satellites, will fly no earlier than the end of next year.
"To the two launches of Soyuz from the Kourou cosmodrome, two Galileo spacecraft in each, planned respectively in November 2021 and April 2022, another launch of two Galileos on Soyuz in September 2022 is added," the source said.According to him, this is due to the fact that the Ariane 6 rocket, which was planned to be used to launch Galileo satellites, will fly no earlier than the end of next year.
https://insidegnss.com/galileo-update-esas-paul-verhoef-outlines-top-priorities/QuoteAfter the November/December launch, Verhoef said, “We will do two more launches relatively quickly, one after the other, at intervals of about six or seven months. At that point we will have six new satellites in orbit. That’s two extra in every orbital plane. And then the remaining three launches, six more satellites, will come after that, to complete the batch-three series.”According to current plans, if the new Ariane 6 is ready, the big launcher will take the last six satellites into orbit. “There will be an Ariane 6 maiden flight, and then we will be its first normal ‘paying’ customer, so to speak,” Verhoef said.
After the November/December launch, Verhoef said, “We will do two more launches relatively quickly, one after the other, at intervals of about six or seven months. At that point we will have six new satellites in orbit. That’s two extra in every orbital plane. And then the remaining three launches, six more satellites, will come after that, to complete the batch-three series.”According to current plans, if the new Ariane 6 is ready, the big launcher will take the last six satellites into orbit. “There will be an Ariane 6 maiden flight, and then we will be its first normal ‘paying’ customer, so to speak,” Verhoef said.
CSO-3 launch December 2022, that's the plan of the French Ministry of Defense. (October 4, 2021)https://www.budget.gouv.fr/documentation/file-download/13654page 84 (pdf p.83)We'll see with which launcher.
Launched:№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)202201 - February 10 - OneWeb L13 (x34) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-M (VS27) - Kourou ELS - 18:09:37Planned launches:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)2022Late March April 6 TBD - Galileo-FOC FM25 (Patrick), Galileo-FOC FM26 (Julina) - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS28) - Kourou ELS - 00:31:51September (TBD) - Galileo-FOC FM27, Galileo-FOC FM28 - Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS29) - Kourou ELSNET Q3 Q4 - TBD - Ariane 62 (FM1) [inaugural flight] - Kourou ELA-4December (TBD) - CSO 3 - Ariane 62 Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS30) - Kourou ELS ELA-4 (or 2023)Changes on January 26thChanges on January 28thChanges on February 10thChanges on March 3rd
Quote from: GWR64 on 03/05/2022 05:16 pmThe French/German spy satellite CSO-3 switches back from Soyuz-ST to Ariane-6.Launch on Ariane 6 at the end of 2023. Several sources:https://www.tellerreport.com/tech/2022-03-04-the-next-french-spy-satellite-should-be-launched-by-ariane-6.HJLti5sJbc.htmlEuclid is also set to switch to Ariane 6.But has a lower priority. (Me: probably not until 2024)https://twitter.com/cieletespace/status/1499777051309576194The Ciel & Espace article is mostly behind a paywall. except with G..... webcacheTook a few days but ESA and CNES sources now confirm this report and Salo's recent changes: EUCLID has been re-assigned to an Ariane 6 launch.CSO-3 is also indeed back to an Ariane 6 launch.And more assignments for Ariane 6 are coming. Keep watching the news in the next several weeks. What it basically boils down to is that Dimitry Rogozin, in all his infinitely stupid attempts to exact revenge on ESA and EU, just saved the medium-to-long term future of Ariane 6. One CNES source I communicated with was almost giddy with joy.
The French/German spy satellite CSO-3 switches back from Soyuz-ST to Ariane-6.Launch on Ariane 6 at the end of 2023. Several sources:https://www.tellerreport.com/tech/2022-03-04-the-next-french-spy-satellite-should-be-launched-by-ariane-6.HJLti5sJbc.htmlEuclid is also set to switch to Ariane 6.But has a lower priority. (Me: probably not until 2024)https://twitter.com/cieletespace/status/1499777051309576194The Ciel & Espace article is mostly behind a paywall. except with G..... webcache
https://twitter.com/AschbacherJosef/status/1582784219860070400Quote3⃣This said, the inaugural flight is now planned for Q4 2023. With a project of this magnitude, let me be clear that this is a *planned* date and that the programme will still need to achieve a number of milestones for this schedule to remain valid.
3⃣This said, the inaugural flight is now planned for Q4 2023. With a project of this magnitude, let me be clear that this is a *planned* date and that the programme will still need to achieve a number of milestones for this schedule to remain valid.
https://twitter.com/SpaceNews_Inc/status/1656761798031179778QuoteSpaceNews @SpaceNews_IncOHB expects first Ariane 6 launch in early 2024https://spacenews.com/ohb-expects-first-ariane-6-launch-in-early-2024/QuoteWASHINGTON — A key Ariane 6 supplier expects the rocket to make its first launch within a year, but ruled out any chance the vehicle could fly before the end of 2023.In a May 10 earnings call, executives with German aerospace company OHB predicted that the rocket will make its long-delayed debut within the first several months of 2024, the strongest indication yet by those involved with the rocket’s development that it will not be ready for launch before the end of this year.“It’s not yet launched, but we hope that it will launch in the early part of next year,” said Marco Fuchs, chief executive of OHB, of Ariane 6 during a presentation about the company’s first quarter financial results. A subsidiary of OHB, MT Aerospace, produces tanks and structures for the rocket.
SpaceNews @SpaceNews_IncOHB expects first Ariane 6 launch in early 2024https://spacenews.com/ohb-expects-first-ariane-6-launch-in-early-2024/
WASHINGTON — A key Ariane 6 supplier expects the rocket to make its first launch within a year, but ruled out any chance the vehicle could fly before the end of 2023.In a May 10 earnings call, executives with German aerospace company OHB predicted that the rocket will make its long-delayed debut within the first several months of 2024, the strongest indication yet by those involved with the rocket’s development that it will not be ready for launch before the end of this year.“It’s not yet launched, but we hope that it will launch in the early part of next year,” said Marco Fuchs, chief executive of OHB, of Ariane 6 during a presentation about the company’s first quarter financial results. A subsidiary of OHB, MT Aerospace, produces tanks and structures for the rocket.
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1674472603820478464QuotePeter B. de Selding @pbdesThey don't have to like it: @esa launching science mission w/ @SpaceX this weekend, then Earth obs mission in 2024, followed by 4 @defis_eu #Galileo sats pending security review. https://bit.ly/3CUm5ZEhttps://www.spaceintelreport.com/esa-and-spacex-euclid-science-satellite-is-next-then-earth-observation-and-navigation-satellites-in-2024/QuoteESA and SpaceX: Euclid science satellite is next, then Earth observation and navigation satellites in 2024written by Peter B. de Selding June 29, 2023LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Space Agency (ESA), as expected, is moving more of its launches to SpaceX given delays in European government-financed rockets and the fact that in today’s medium- and heavy-lift launcher market, just about all roads lead to the SpaceX Falcon 9 — for ESA along with commercial customers.The most recent transfer is of the ESA-Japan EarthCare solar-radiation satellite. Likely to come is the launch of four Galileo positioning, navigation and timing satellites, ESA officials said June . . .
Peter B. de Selding @pbdesThey don't have to like it: @esa launching science mission w/ @SpaceX this weekend, then Earth obs mission in 2024, followed by 4 @defis_eu #Galileo sats pending security review. https://bit.ly/3CUm5ZE
ESA and SpaceX: Euclid science satellite is next, then Earth observation and navigation satellites in 2024written by Peter B. de Selding June 29, 2023LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Space Agency (ESA), as expected, is moving more of its launches to SpaceX given delays in European government-financed rockets and the fact that in today’s medium- and heavy-lift launcher market, just about all roads lead to the SpaceX Falcon 9 — for ESA along with commercial customers.The most recent transfer is of the ESA-Japan EarthCare solar-radiation satellite. Likely to come is the launch of four Galileo positioning, navigation and timing satellites, ESA officials said June . . .
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1698723520203669975QuotePeter B. de Selding @pbdesPending Sept-Oct testing, 1st Ariane 6 flight could occur mid-2024, with commercial missions starting end-2024. @esa @CNES @ArianeGroup @Arianespace @DLR_SpaceAgency @defis_eu. https://bit.ly/3sGfkch
Peter B. de Selding @pbdesPending Sept-Oct testing, 1st Ariane 6 flight could occur mid-2024, with commercial missions starting end-2024. @esa @CNES @ArianeGroup @Arianespace @DLR_SpaceAgency @defis_eu. https://bit.ly/3sGfkch
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 10/11/2023 08:43 pmQuote from: TheKutKu on 10/11/2023 01:05 pm<snip>-Planned launch rate: 2 A6 in 2024, 6 in 2025, 8 in 2026, 10 in 2027; First 4 will be Ariane 62-2 of the 18 kuiper launches seem to have been shifted to Ariane 62 (instead of the previous 16 A64+ plus 2 A64)What will the second Ariane 6 launch be? A62 or A64? Payload?A62 with CSO-3
Quote from: TheKutKu on 10/11/2023 01:05 pm<snip>-Planned launch rate: 2 A6 in 2024, 6 in 2025, 8 in 2026, 10 in 2027; First 4 will be Ariane 62-2 of the 18 kuiper launches seem to have been shifted to Ariane 62 (instead of the previous 16 A64+ plus 2 A64)What will the second Ariane 6 launch be? A62 or A64? Payload?
<snip>-Planned launch rate: 2 A6 in 2024, 6 in 2025, 8 in 2026, 10 in 2027; First 4 will be Ariane 62-2 of the 18 kuiper launches seem to have been shifted to Ariane 62 (instead of the previous 16 A64+ plus 2 A64)
QuoteSN ESA sets mid-2024 date for first Ariane 6 launchNovember 30, 2023[...]At a Nov. 30 briefing, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announced a launch period for the inaugural Ariane 6 flight of June 15 through July 31. A more precise launch date will be provided after qualification reviews in the spring of 2024.[...]If the first launch is successful, ESA and Arianespace will work towards a second launch before the end of 2024. “The target is to have a second flight by the end of the year,” said Stéphane Israël, chief executive of Arianespace. “This is a key target for us.” That second launch, he later said, would carry the CSO-3 reconnaissance satellite for the French military.[...]
SN ESA sets mid-2024 date for first Ariane 6 launchNovember 30, 2023[...]At a Nov. 30 briefing, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announced a launch period for the inaugural Ariane 6 flight of June 15 through July 31. A more precise launch date will be provided after qualification reviews in the spring of 2024.[...]If the first launch is successful, ESA and Arianespace will work towards a second launch before the end of 2024. “The target is to have a second flight by the end of the year,” said Stéphane Israël, chief executive of Arianespace. “This is a key target for us.” That second launch, he later said, would carry the CSO-3 reconnaissance satellite for the French military.[...]
- no consequences for next launch expected
Stephane Israel announces the anomaly/demonstration stage failure won't impact the next launch campaign,still planned for the end of the year...
Second launch forcasted in December, after Vega-C.
At the press conference, Stefan Israel gave the following dates for the next three launches. Six Ariane 6 launches are planned for 2025.Vega - Early September for Copernicus.Vega C - End November.Ariane 6 - December.
Software fix planned to correct Ariane 6 upper stage issue Jeff Foust September 16, 2024...“We could have done the second flight without correcting it,” he said, since the mission does not require multiple burns of the Vinci engine to place the satellite in its planned orbit. “But we want to deorbit the second stage during this second flight, and to deorbit the upper stage we need to correct what has happened.” ...Israël said Arianespace is still planning to conduct the second Ariane 6 launch by the end of the year, weeks after the return to flight of the Vega C rocket currently planned for late November or early December, even with the APU software change. “We will see if we match this objective in the coming weeks and months,” he said of the schedule.
Arianespace ARIANESPACE TO LAUNCH EUROPEAN UNION’S COPERNICUS EARTH OBSERVATION SENTINEL-1C SATELLITE ON DECEMBER 3, 2024Press release 24-11Evry-Courcouronnes, 10 October 2024• On December 3, 2024 (Kourou time), Arianespace will launch Sentinel-1C, a Copernicus satellite for the European Commission within the scope of a contract signed with the EuropeanSpace Agency (ESA).<snip>
https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1854942953426301387QuoteArianespace says the next Ariane 6 launch is now scheduled for no earlier than mid-February, and not this December as previously projected.https://newsroom.arianespace.com/ariane-6-first-commercial-flight-scheduled-for-early-2025?lang=engQuoteARIANE 6 FIRST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT SCHEDULED FOR EARLY 2025ARIANE 608.11.2024Ariane 6 first commercial flight scheduled for early 2025Following the success of Ariane 6’s inaugural flight and a full analysis of the data collected, ArianeGroup and Arianespace announce that the European heavy-lift launcher will make its first commercial flight in the first quarter of 2025.Arianespace will announce the flight date a few weeks before the launch.After the success of Ariane 6’s inaugural flight on July 9, ArianeGroup, Arianespace and their partners are now preparing for the launcher’s second flight.There are several stages in the lead-up to the second launch:-Analysis of millions of data points collected during the inaugural flight is now complete. The data confirms the excellent behavior and performance of Ariane 6, and only a small number of deviations from forecasts, which have been fully understood and are being addressed. The flight software correction required to re-ignite the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and de-orbit the upper stage has been completed.-Launcher production: the main stage and upper stage for this flight are now integrated at ArianeGroup’s sites in Les Mureaux, France, and Bremen, Germany. They will soon be traveling to French Guiana on the innovative low-carbon ship, Canopée.-Lastly, within the Ariane 6 launch complex (ELA 4) at Europe’s Spaceport, handover to Arianespace and ArianeGroup has been effected and work is underway to finalize preparations for the second flight and subsequent ones.In light of these different factors, Ariane 6 is expected to make its next flight in the first quarter of 2025, from mid-February. Arianespace is working with customers to prepare the next launches for 2025, for which the scheduled dates are unchanged.“Arianespace is getting set for the first commercial launch of Ariane 6, and the next ones that will take place in 2025. We again thank our customers, the French Space Agency and the French Ministry for the Armed Forces, for their trust. We are preparing this fresh start for Europe in space with enthusiasm,” said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace.“After the successful inaugural flight on July 9, the teams from ArianeGroup and its partners retrieved and analyzed millions of data points. The careful analysis enabled us to make a number of adjustments in preparation for Ariane 6’s future missions and confirm the quality of development of Europe’s new heavy-lift launcher and its ability to carry out all missions to all orbits. The ramp-up has now started in both our own and our partners’ factories, and we are already working on the next launchers,” said Martin Sion, CEO of ArianeGroup.Ariane 6 is a program managed and financed by the European Space Agency (ESA). As lead contractor and design authority for the launcher, ArianeGroup is responsible for development and production together with its industrial partners. As of this first commercial flight, Ariane 6 is being marketed and operated by Arianespace.
Arianespace says the next Ariane 6 launch is now scheduled for no earlier than mid-February, and not this December as previously projected.
ARIANE 6 FIRST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT SCHEDULED FOR EARLY 2025ARIANE 608.11.2024Ariane 6 first commercial flight scheduled for early 2025Following the success of Ariane 6’s inaugural flight and a full analysis of the data collected, ArianeGroup and Arianespace announce that the European heavy-lift launcher will make its first commercial flight in the first quarter of 2025.Arianespace will announce the flight date a few weeks before the launch.After the success of Ariane 6’s inaugural flight on July 9, ArianeGroup, Arianespace and their partners are now preparing for the launcher’s second flight.There are several stages in the lead-up to the second launch:-Analysis of millions of data points collected during the inaugural flight is now complete. The data confirms the excellent behavior and performance of Ariane 6, and only a small number of deviations from forecasts, which have been fully understood and are being addressed. The flight software correction required to re-ignite the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and de-orbit the upper stage has been completed.-Launcher production: the main stage and upper stage for this flight are now integrated at ArianeGroup’s sites in Les Mureaux, France, and Bremen, Germany. They will soon be traveling to French Guiana on the innovative low-carbon ship, Canopée.-Lastly, within the Ariane 6 launch complex (ELA 4) at Europe’s Spaceport, handover to Arianespace and ArianeGroup has been effected and work is underway to finalize preparations for the second flight and subsequent ones.In light of these different factors, Ariane 6 is expected to make its next flight in the first quarter of 2025, from mid-February. Arianespace is working with customers to prepare the next launches for 2025, for which the scheduled dates are unchanged.“Arianespace is getting set for the first commercial launch of Ariane 6, and the next ones that will take place in 2025. We again thank our customers, the French Space Agency and the French Ministry for the Armed Forces, for their trust. We are preparing this fresh start for Europe in space with enthusiasm,” said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace.“After the successful inaugural flight on July 9, the teams from ArianeGroup and its partners retrieved and analyzed millions of data points. The careful analysis enabled us to make a number of adjustments in preparation for Ariane 6’s future missions and confirm the quality of development of Europe’s new heavy-lift launcher and its ability to carry out all missions to all orbits. The ramp-up has now started in both our own and our partners’ factories, and we are already working on the next launchers,” said Martin Sion, CEO of ArianeGroup.Ariane 6 is a program managed and financed by the European Space Agency (ESA). As lead contractor and design authority for the launcher, ArianeGroup is responsible for development and production together with its industrial partners. As of this first commercial flight, Ariane 6 is being marketed and operated by Arianespace.
Second Ariane 6 heading for Europe’s Spaceport-The main and upper stages of the second Ariane 6 launcher are on board the Canopée sail-assisted cargo vessel and will reach Kourou, French Guiana, at the end of November.-After integration and testing by ArianeGroup, the two cryogenic stages will be sent to the Ariane 6 Launcher Assembly Building at Europe’s Spaceport for assembly as the launcher’s central core.-These are the stages for the first Ariane 6 commercial flight, operated by Arianespace.
