thor 7 launch 16 april 2015

[william-1]

http://www.telenorsat.com/thor7/

 

[adonis1]

Launch of Arianespace flight VA222 is delayed for ~ 10 days.

 

[solly]

bad news for telenor

 

[william-1]

http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/04/14/ariane-5-launch-postponed-by-faulty-connector/

http://www.telenorsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/THOR-7-coverage.pdf

 

[solly]

new date 24 april next friday

http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2015/4-16-2015-VA222-launch-date.asp

 

[2night]

hoi,

ARIANESPACE FLIGHT VA222
THOR 7 and SICRAL 2: LAUNCH DELAYED

During the final count-down operations for flight VA222 slated for today, an anomaly occurred on a conditioning equipment of the launcher. As a result, Arianespace has decided to bring back the launcher to the Final Assembly Building (BAF).

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

The new launch date will be announced later today.

 

[solly]

Arianespace Flight VA222 > Ariane 5 ECA – THOR 7 and SICRAL 2: Launch is scheduled for Sunday, April 26, 2015
Kourou, April 24, 2015The reconfiguration work and related checkout on the Ariane 5 ECA launcher are now complete.

The new targeted launch date for Flight VA222, to orbit the THOR 7 and SICRAL 2 satellites, is now slated for Sunday, April 26 at 4:37 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (3:37 p.m. in Washington D.C., 19:37 UTC and 9:37 p.m. in Paris).

 

[william-1]

http://www.telenorsat.com/thor7/ The launch window opens @ 20:37 & closes @ 22:40 GMT

http://www.telenorsat.com/thor7/live-video-feed/

You can also view the launch of Thor-7 on the 2 live feeds @ 0.8 west
11357 H 24500 in HD from Thor-5
11919 V 28000 in HD from Thor-6

 

[hvdh]

Also, on 13°E 11662 V 27500 three new SID's have appeared some days ago (no video yet):
Live Leop Ch1
Live CASD Ch2
Live Kourou Ch3

 

[popovp]

On 0.9W, 11919V/28000

 

[4wd]

^^^ Thanks for the tip! Found it (great to have a working motorized dish)
btw, I hate telenor (probably like some apparently feel about sky etc in uk), but am wishing full success to all who have worked for years for this launch.

 

[Tururu]

For all of Europe is valid this frequency / tp.
Para toda Europa es valida esta frecuencia/tp.

11919 V 28000 7/8 DVB-S in HD from Thor-6

The tp is SD but only valid for HD tuners.
El tp es SD pero solo es valido para sintonizadores HD.

 

[hvdh]

13°E 11662 V 27500: Live Kourou Ch3, now with arianespace test card and short promo (SD).
7°E 10959 H 4937: same in HD.
Plenty to choose from!

Edit: launch delayed to 20:00 UTC.

 

[skomedal]

Temporary launch delay

 

[adonis1]

Arianespace @Arianespace

Launch countdown hold for Flight #VA222 for a "red" condition involving the launch infrastructure.

 

[Analoguesat]

Poor stream on the Arianespace web site here tonight - it keeps sticking & jumping

 

[william-1]

Successful launch deployment soon.
Via CSG Kourou feed on 7 east 10959 H 4937 HD S2 on 88cm dish
Tracking signals picked up in Brazil
Main stage now disconnected & the top stage has started.
Promo video:- 11 Ku band transponders for European beam the rest of the Ku & Ka transponders will be use for maritime services from the Atlantic covering the USA East coast to Norway & the Mediterranean Sea.

 

[william-1]

Confirmed Thor-7 separation completed.
Thor -7 will now climb to 36,000 feet deploy the solar array & start the engines over the next 8 days with testing in 12 days time.

 

[Tururu]

That low resolution by Hot Bird, 50% of Thor 6.
Recorded from 2 satellites.
---------
Que baja resolucion por Hot Bird, 50% de Thor 6.
Grabado por los 2 satelites.

 

[adonis1]