ARIANESPACE FLIGHT VS05 / O3b
THE LAUNCH READINESS REVIEW (RAL) took place in Kourou on Saturday June 22, 2013 and authorized count-down operations for the Soyuz – O3b launch.

For the fifth Soyuz launch from the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace will orbit the first four satellites in the O3b constellation. These satellites are built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor.

With Soyuz, Ariane 5 and Vega all operating from the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace is the only launch services provider in the world capable of launching all payloads into all orbits, from the largest to the smallest geostationary satellite, as well as clusters of satellites for constellations and missions to support the International Space Station (ISS).

The launch will be performed from the Soyuz launch site (ELS) in Kourou, French Guiana.



Liftoff is scheduled for Monday, June, 2013 at exactly:

03:53:51 pm local time in French Guiana

02:53:51 pm in Washington, D.C.

06:53:51 pm UTC

08:53:51 pm in Paris

10:53:51 pm in Moscow.

Our website http://www.arianespace.com has upgraded to high-speed transmission and a full-screen format to make it easier for you to follow the company’s activities and to enjoy future launch webcasts. You can also watch the video transmission live on your iPad or iPhone, the Arianespace App is available on iTune and it’s free.

Arianespace Flight VS05 – O3b
Launch postponed by 24 hours
The weather conditions being unfavourable over the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, the launch of the Soyuz VS05 – O3b has been postponed by 24 hours.

A new launch attempt is slated on Tuesday 25 June at 03:54:03 pm local time, 18:54:03 UTC.

The weather conditions being now favourable over the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace, together with its partners, has decided to restart the launch chronology of Arianespace Flight VS05.
Flight VS05 will place into a medium Earth orbit the first four satellites of the O3b constellation.

Liftoff of the Soyuz ST-B launcher is now scheduled for:
- Tuesday 25 June at 03:54 p.m., local time in French Guiana,
- at 02:54 p.m. in Washington DC,
- at 18:54 UTC,
- at 08:54 p.m. in Paris,
- at 10:54 p.m. in Moscow.

Hallo Mike, danke für die Infos,
diesmal haben Paul und ich mal zugeguckt,
war sehr spannend, zusammen mit dem Dossier über die Missionsplanung.
Und endlich mal was zu einer "normalen" Uhrzeit.

Gruß, Alex

Freut mich, dann habe ich ja jemanden erreicht...

VG,
Michael

PS: Vor Ort war der Start übrigens nicht so spektakulär. Scheiß Wolken...

Hi,

die letzten Starts waren eh alle verregnet. Kann es sein das da unten genau so tolles Wetter ist wie hier, nur wärmer?
Würde mich freuen wenn die Kameras da mal Wischer bekommen würden. Geht die Wunderkerze an, blenden die Tropfen auf der Linse doch sehr

Gruß

Neil

Die Regenzeit geht gerade zu Ende. Obwohl.... Hier gibt es eigentlich nur zwei Jahreszeiten: Die Regenzeit und die Zeit wenn's regnet...

VG,
Michael

Geändert von MikeHB am 29. Juni 2013 um 13:18