thor 7 launch 16 april 2015

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hoi,

1.0w 11919 v 28000

 

[adonis1]

poster of VA 222 flight

 

[adonis1]

Ariane 5’s payload fairing is lowered over THOR 7.

arianespace.com

 

[2night]

hoi,

@adonis 1:
nice poster.
where did it come from?

 

[adonis1]

where did it come from?

CSGCentreSpatialGuyanais

 

[adonis1]

 

[adonis1]

 

[adonis1]

thor 7 main characteristics

 

[william-1]

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thor 7 main characteristics

Thor-7 has increased capacity since the 1st data sheets were issued a couple of years ago with 11 ku band transponders now moved up to 21 Ku band + 25 Ka band transponders that will make for better back up support than the original 11 ku band version.

 

[timo_w2s]

Thor-7 has increased capacity since the 1st data sheets were issued a couple of years ago with 11 ku band transponders now moved up to 21 Ku band + 25 Ka band transponders that will make for better back up support than the original 11 ku band version.

Uh oh. Potentially more transponders that will be harder to receive in the UK?

 

[william-1]

This will be a challenge for my 100cm dish set up

 

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This will be a challenge for my 100cm dish set up

Ah you need a bigger dish

 

[william-1]

That is if the footprint for the Ku band is accurate ? it looks difficult but not impossible



48dBW = 75cm dish so at a rough guess the East of England will be around 45dBW =approx 95cm so looks good to me for my location
I may even get this on the 88cm mesh dish ;)

 

[timo_w2s]

That is if the footprint for the Ku band is accurate ? it looks difficult but not impossible

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48dBW = 75cm dish so at a rough guess the East of England will be around 45dBW =approx 95cm so looks good to me for my location
I may even get this on the 88cm mesh dish ;)

It'll be interesting to see how it is on my CM120 in Bucks. Hope the Finnish channels stay on the older satellites.

 

[william-1]

I think you will be ok in both locations with Thor-7 timo_w2s
The SES-5 Nordic beams are on a much tighter beam & I can get all Ku band transponders with my 104cm Gibertini set up.
http://www.flysat.com/ses5.php

 

[solly]

thor 7 will be more large then ses 5
think large metter over mideast can get same tp

 

[william-1]

I loose SES-5 when it snows or during heavy rain so I expect the same with Thor-7 unless I move to a bigger dish size 120cm we will have more idea within the next few weeks.

 

[Laser]

I live near Bristol. SES 5 is a definite NO here. So will be very interested to see how THOR 7 performs.!

 

[william-1]

Both payloads for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 flight are mated to the launch vehicle

April 8, 2015 – Ariane Flight VA222

The heavy-lift Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s April 15 mission is now complete following integration of its dual-satellite payload – consisting of THOR 7 and Sicral 2 – at the Spaceport in French Guiana.


Ariane 5’s upper payload section – composed of THOR 7 and its payload fairing – is raised inside the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building for installation atop the launcher.

Encapsulated in an ogive-shaped protective payload fairing, THOR 7 was lowered into place yesterday over its Sicral 2 co-passenger – which had been installed atop Ariane 5’s core section during preceding activity.

This integration milestone – achieved at the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building for Ariane 5 – clears the way for a new phase that includes the launch readiness review on April 13, which is to be followed by Ariane 5’s rollout to the ELA-3 launch zone the next day.

Designated Flight VA222, liftoff is scheduled during a 1-hr., 54-min. launch window opening on April 15 at 4:43 p.m. local time in French Guiana, with the two spacecraft to be deployed on a mission lasting approximately 34 minutes.

As the upper payload in Ariane 5’s arrangement, THOR 7 – which was built by SSL (Space Systems/Loral) for operation by Telenor Satellite Broadcasting – will be released first in the flight sequence.

This relay platform is equipped with Telenor’s initial high-performance Ka-band payload, designed to serve the maritime sector – offering cost-effective solutions and high-powered coverage over the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the Red Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean. THOR 7 also has a Ku-band payload for broadcast and television services in Central and Eastern Europe.

Sicral 2 – a military telecommunications satellite designed to provide strategic and tactical telecommunications links for French and Italian military forces, as well as reserve capacity for other NATO nations – is to be deployed from the launcher’s lower passenger position, with its separation to follow that of THOR 7.

The spacecraft will be lofted in the framework of a turnkey contract that the Italian Defense Ministry and the French DGA armament agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement) have with Thales Alenia Space Italy. Telespazio, among other things, is responsible for the launch service.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1277.asp

Test feed on Eutelsat 7A @ 7 east
11108 H 4937 HD S2
feed id= CSG Kourou

This feed was active for over an hour no signal now but it will come back just before the launch when the 2 launch feeds on 0.8 west will also become active:-

Thor-5 11357 H 24500 7/8 DVB-S/MPEG-4/HD
Thor-6 11919 V 28000 7/8 DVB-S/MPEG-4 HD

 

[2night]

hoi,
During the preparations for the roll-out of the launcher for flight VA222, an anomaly occurred on a fluid connector between the cryogenic upper stage and the launch table.
As a result, Arianespace has decided to postpone the launch initially scheduled for April 15, 2015, in order to replace this part and perform the subsequent verifications.

The launch vehicle and its THOR 7 and SICRAL 2 satellite payloads are maintained in fully safe conditions and in stand-by mode.

The new launch date targeted will be announced very soon.