Tag: Europe’s Space Port

MTG-I1 lifts off

The first Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I1) satellite lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 13 December at 21:30 CET.

From geostationary orbit, 36,000 km above the equator, this all-new weather satellite will provide state-of-the art observations of Earth’s atmosphere and realtime monitoring of lightning events, taking weather forecasting to the next level. The satellite carries two completely new instruments: Europe’s first Lightning Imager and a Flexible Combined Imager.

MTG-I1 is the first of six satellites that form the full MTG system, which will provide critical data for weather forecasting over the next 20 years. In full operations, the mission will comprise two MTG-I satellites and one MTG Sounding (MTG-S) satellites working in tandem.

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December 14, 2022
Vega-C inaugural launch campaign timelapse, VV21

ESA’s new Vega-C rocket lifted off for its inaugural flight VV21 at 15:13 CEST/13:13 UTC/10:13 local time from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. With new first and second stages and an uprated fourth stage, Vega-C increases performance to about 2.3 t in a reference 700 km polar orbit, from the 1.5 t capability of its predecessor, Vega. For flight VV21, Vega-C’s payload is LARES-2, a scientific mission of @AsiTVit and six research CubeSats from France, Italy and Slovenia.

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Directed by:
Manuel Pedoussaut/Zetapress
Stéphane Corvaja/ESA

Music by: Hubrid – Cosmic Breath

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July 28, 2022
Vega-C launch (operational audio only)

Enjoy the inaugural flight of ESA’s new Vega-C rocket. The principal payload of this flight is LARES-2, a scientific mission of @AsiTV. Also onboard are six European research CubeSats.

– Stay tuned: 00:00 – 7:06
– 1st launch attempt: 7:07 – 36:49
– Intermission: 36:50 – 1:29:36
– 2nd launch attempt: 1:29:37 – 1:35:43
– 2nd Intermission: 1:35:44 – 2:29:56
– Liftoff and stage separation: 2:29:57 – 3:00:31
– 1st break of the speakers: 3:00:32 – 3:44:55
– LARES-2 separation: 3:44:56 – 4:13:50
– 2nd break of the speakers: 4:13:51 – 4:35:53
– Cubesats separation: 4:35:54 – 4:57:45
– Intermission: 4:57:46 – 5:24:38
– Press conference: 5:24:39 – 6:11:30

Channels with commentary are available here:
English: https://youtu.be/_uXUM6xC0Vk
Italian: https://youtu.be/mgxx3A2FIQ8
French: https://youtu.be/XnijRbDBxZE

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July 13, 2022
Lancement de Vega-C

Enjoy the inaugural flight of ESA’s new Vega-C rocket. The principal payload of this flight is LARES-2, a scientific mission of @AsiTV. Also onboard are six European research CubeSats.

– Stay tuned: 00:00 – 7:06
– 1st launch attempt: 7:07 – 36:49
– Intermission: 36:50 – 1:29:36
– 2nd launch attempt: 1:29:37 – 1:35:43
– 2nd Intermission: 1:35:44 – 2:29:56
– Liftoff and stage separation: 2:29:57 – 3:00:31
– 1st break of the speakers: 3:00:32 – 3:44:55
– LARES-2 separation: 3:44:56 – 4:13:50
– 2nd break of the speakers: 4:13:51 – 4:35:53
– Cubesats separation: 4:35:54 – 4:57:45
– Intermission: 4:57:46 – 5:24:38
– Press conference: 5:24:39 – 6:11:30

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July 13, 2022
Vega-C launch

Enjoy the inaugural flight of ESA’s new Vega-C rocket. The principal payload of this flight is LARES-2, a scientific mission of the @AsiTV. Also onboard are six European research CubeSats.

– Stay tuned: 00:00 – 7:06
– 1st launch attempt: 7:07 – 36:49
– Intermission: 36:50 – 1:29:36
– 2nd launch attempt: 1:29:37 – 1:35:43
– 2nd Intermission: 1:35:44 – 2:29:56
– Liftoff and stage separation: 2:29:57 – 3:00:31
– 1st break of the speakers: 3:00:32 – 3:44:55
– LARES-2 separation: 3:44:56 – 4:13:50
– 2nd break of the speakers: 4:13:51 – 4:35:53
– Cubesats separation: 4:35:54 – 4:57:45
– Intermission: 4:57:46 – 5:24:38
– Press conference: 5:24:39 – 6:11:30

Live commentary is provided by Matt Russell from @The Interplanetary Podcast, together with ESA’s Dante Galli, Space Rider Programme Manager.

Other audio channels available are:
– Italian: https://youtu.be/mgxx3A2FIQ8
– French: https://youtu.be/XnijRbDBxZE
– No commentary: https://youtu.be/sJTm-3QxDQc

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July 13, 2022
Vega-C: Stacked and ready to launch

ESA’s newest launcher stands nearly 35m tall when its four stages and payload are fully stacked. For its inaugural flight, VV21, the main payload is LARES-2, a scientific mission of @AsiTV.

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July 11, 2022
Vega-C inaugural launch: mission highlights

This animated preview of flight VV21 illustrates gantry rollout and liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, stage and fairing separations, and deployment of the Italian Space Agency’s LARES-2 scientific payload and six research CubeSats. Vega-C represents a dramatic capability boost compared to its predecessor, Vega, which has flown since 2012. With new first and second stages and an uprated fourth stage, Vega-C increases performance from Vega’s 1.5 t to about 2.2 t in a reference 700 km polar orbit and handles larger payloads.

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June 8, 2022
Back to business – Europe’s Spaceport

Workers are returning to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana to resume preparations for Vega and Ariane 5 launches. Construction of the new Ariane 6 launch pad has also restarted.

COVID-19 lockdown measures introduced in March meant that all but safety-critical operations were suspended at the Spaceport and the vast site had to be secured. Strict new safety and hygiene procedures have now been introduced. Launch teams returning from mainland Europe will spend two weeks in quarantine.

Vega is due to return to flight this summer on its first rideshare mission dedicated to small satellites and Vega’s new dispenser called the Small Spacecraft Mission Service.

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May 31, 2020
Ariane 6 launch complex – March 2020

Take a tour of the Ariane 6 launch complex and its various facilities filmed on 1 March 2020 at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

The 8200 tonne 90 metre-high mobile gantry stands over the launch pad. Take a look at the bogies that moved it there. Inside stand two mock-ups of the P120C boosters flanked by work platforms that will enable engineers to access the launch vehicle.

Delve deep under the launch table structure to see engineers working on the launch support systems.

Outside, tour past the liquid hydrogen and oxygen stores and on up to the assembly building where a mock-up of the Ariane 6 core stage is waiting at the entrance. Close by are additional service facilities, and the pumping station that will provide the water to quell the exhaust from the motors at liftoff.

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Credits: CNES/ESA

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April 12, 2020
Galileo 23-26 – Liftoff

Europe’s next four Galileo satellites lifted off at 11:25 GMT (13:25 CEST, 08:25 local time) on 25 July from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana atop an Ariane 5 launcher.

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July 25, 2018