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S New Satellite, THOR 5, Successfully Launched
Telenor’s new satellite, THOR 5, successfully launched Telenor Satellite Broadcasting is pleased to announce the successful launch of its new geo stationary satellite, THOR 5. The satellite was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12.34 (CET), on 11 February and the launch was declared a success after the satellite separated as planned from the Proton Breeze M launch vehicle at 21.56 (CET) the same day. "I was delighted to see THOR 5 successfully being launched", said Cato Halsaa, CEO of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting. "I would like to thank our partners, Orbital, for carrying out the entire THOR 5 mission programme and ILS, for performing a successful launch. Additional broadcasting services in Europe The THOR 5 satellite will now go through extensive in-orbit testing before it is brought into its final geo- stationary position at 1 degree West and commence operating commercial services. From the1 degree West position, THOR 5 will carry all broadcasting services which currently reside on Thor II and provide additional capacity to allow growth in the Nordic region and expansion into Central and Eastern Europe. First satellite in the replacement and expansion programme THOR 5 is the first new satellite to be launched in Telenor Satellite Broadcasting's replacement and expansion programme for satellites, which has a total investment frame of 2.5 billion NOK (close to 470 million USD). With the completion of the programme, Telenor will have doubled its satellite capacity on 1 degree west, facilitating both organic growth and expansion for Telenor. Increasing need for high powered capacity "The satellite replacement and expansion programme demonstrates Telenor's commitment to the satellite industry and our firm belief that satellites will continue to play an important role as a distribution platform for TV entertainment", says Cato Halsaa, CEO of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting. -
The SICRAL 2 Satellite Was Built by Thales Alenia Space in Italy and France for of the Satellites) Is the Operator Telespazio
April 2015 V A 222 THOR 7 SICRAL 2 LOGOTYPE TONS MONOCHROME LOGOTYPE COMPLET (SYMBOLE ET TYPOGRAPHIE) 294C CRÉATION CARRÉ NOIR AOÛT 2005 VA 222 THOR 7 - SICRAL 2 FIRST ARIANE 5 LAUNCH OF THE YEAR ALL EUROPEAN! On its third launch of the year from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, and first with an Ariane 5, Arianespace will orbit satellites for two European operators: THOR 7 for the private Norwegian company Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc), and SICRAL 2 for Telespazio, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Defense and the French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement, part of the Ministry of Defense). The year’s first mission with the Ariane 5 heavy launcher once again illustrates Arianespace’s assigned task of guaranteeing independent access to space for European operators from both the private and public sectors. Since being founded in 1980, Arianespace has placed 224 satellites into geostationary transfer orbit for customers from Europe. THOR 7 THOR 7 will be the second satellite orbited by Arianespace for the private Norwegian operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc), after THOR 6 in October 2009. Built by Space Systems/Loral using an LS-1300 platform, THOR 7 will weigh approximately 4,600 kg at launch. It is fitted with 21 active Ku-band and 25 Ka-band transponders and will be positioned at 0.8° West. THOR 7 will provide TV broadcasting services for central and eastern Europe. Its payload will also provide broadband communications for the maritime industry, along with spotbeams covering European waters. Offering a design life of 15 years, THOR 7 is the 47th satellite built by Space Systems/Loral (or its predecessor companies) to be launched by Arianespace. -
The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017
Federal Aviation Administration The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 January 2017 Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 i Contents About the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA AST) licenses and regulates U.S. commercial space launch and reentry activity, as well as the operation of non-federal launch and reentry sites, as authorized by Executive Order 12465 and Title 51 United States Code, Subtitle V, Chapter 509 (formerly the Commercial Space Launch Act). FAA AST’s mission is to ensure public health and safety and the safety of property while protecting the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States during commercial launch and reentry operations. In addition, FAA AST is directed to encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space launches and reentries. Additional information concerning commercial space transportation can be found on FAA AST’s website: http://www.faa.gov/go/ast Cover art: Phil Smith, The Tauri Group (2017) Publication produced for FAA AST by The Tauri Group under contract. NOTICE Use of trade names or names of manufacturers in this document does not constitute an official endorsement of such products or manufacturers, either expressed or implied, by the Federal Aviation Administration. ii Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 GENERAL CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Introduction 5 Launch Vehicles 9 Launch and Reentry Sites 21 Payloads 35 2016 Launch Events 39 2017 Annual Commercial Space Transportation Forecast 45 Space Transportation Law and Policy 83 Appendices 89 Orbital Launch Vehicle Fact Sheets 100 iii Contents DETAILED CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . -
Commercial Spacecraft Mission Model Update
Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) Report of the COMSTAC Technology & Innovation Working Group Commercial Spacecraft Mission Model Update May 1998 Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation M5528/98ml Printed for DOT/FAA/AST by Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power, Boeing North American, Inc. Report of the COMSTAC Technology & Innovation Working Group COMMERCIAL SPACECRAFT MISSION MODEL UPDATE May 1998 Paul Fuller, Chairman Technology & Innovation Working Group Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) Associative Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation TABLE OF CONTENTS COMMERCIAL MISSION MODEL UPDATE........................................................................ 1 1. Introduction................................................................................................................ 1 2. 1998 Mission Model Update Methodology.................................................................. 1 3. Conclusions ................................................................................................................ 2 4. Recommendations....................................................................................................... 3 5. References .................................................................................................................. 3 APPENDIX A – 1998 DISCUSSION AND RESULTS........................................................ -
Introduction of NEC Space Business (Launch of Satellite Integration Center)
Introduction of NEC Space Business (Launch of Satellite Integration Center) July 2, 2014 Masaki Adachi, General Manager Space Systems Division, NEC Corporation NEC Space Business ▌A proven track record in space-related assets Satellites · Communication/broadcasting · Earth observation · Scientific Ground systems · Satellite tracking and control systems · Data processing and analysis systems · Launch site control systems Satellite components · Large observation sensors · Bus components · Transponders · Solar array paddles · Antennas Rocket subsystems Systems & Services International Space Station Page 1 © NEC Corporation 2014 Offerings from Satellite System Development to Data Analysis ▌In-house manufacturing of various satellites and ground systems for tracking, control and data processing Japan's first Scientific satellite Communication/ Earth observation artificial satellite broadcasting satellite satellite OHSUMI 1970 (24 kg) HISAKI 2013 (350 kg) KIZUNA 2008 (2.7 tons) SHIZUKU 2012 (1.9 tons) ©JAXA ©JAXA ©JAXA ©JAXA Large onboard-observation sensors Ground systems Onboard components Optical, SAR*, hyper-spectral sensors, etc. Tracking and mission control, data Transponders, solar array paddles, etc. processing, etc. Thermal and near infrared sensor for carbon observation ©JAXA (TANSO) CO2 distribution GPS* receivers Low-noise Multi-transponders Tracking facility Tracking station amplifiers Dual- frequency precipitation radar (DPR) Observation Recording/ High-accuracy Ion engines Solar array 3D distribution of TTC & M* station image -
China Dream, Space Dream: China's Progress in Space Technologies and Implications for the United States
China Dream, Space Dream 中国梦,航天梦China’s Progress in Space Technologies and Implications for the United States A report prepared for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Kevin Pollpeter Eric Anderson Jordan Wilson Fan Yang Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank Dr. Patrick Besha and Dr. Scott Pace for reviewing a previous draft of this report. They would also like to thank Lynne Bush and Bret Silvis for their master editing skills. Of course, any errors or omissions are the fault of authors. Disclaimer: This research report was prepared at the request of the Commission to support its deliberations. Posting of the report to the Commission's website is intended to promote greater public understanding of the issues addressed by the Commission in its ongoing assessment of U.S.-China economic relations and their implications for U.S. security, as mandated by Public Law 106-398 and Public Law 108-7. However, it does not necessarily imply an endorsement by the Commission or any individual Commissioner of the views or conclusions expressed in this commissioned research report. CONTENTS Acronyms ......................................................................................................................................... i Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... iii Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 -
2014 Commercial Space Transportation Forecasts
Federal Aviation Administration 2014 Commercial Space Transportation Forecasts May 2014 FAA Commercial Space Transportation (AST) and the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) 2014 Commercial Space Transportation Forecasts $ERXWWKH)$$2IÀFHRI&RPPHUFLDO6SDFH7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ 5IF'FEFSBM"WJBUJPO"ENJOJTUSBUJPOT0Gm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mDJBM FOEPSTFNFOU PG TVDI QSPEVDUT PS NBOVGBDUVSFST FJUIFS FYQSFTTFE PS JNQMJFE CZ UIF 'FEFSBM "WJBUJPO "ENJOJTUSBUJPO L )HGHUDO$YLDWLRQ$GPLQLVWUDWLRQҋV2IÀFHRI&RPPHUFLDO6SDFH7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................1 COMSTAC 2014 COMMERCIAL GEOSYNCHRONOUS -
Delta II Data Sheet
Delta II Data Sheet http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/delta2.html Space Launch Report: Delta II Data Sheet Home On the Pad Space Logs Library Links Delta II Vehicle Configurations Vehicle Components Delta Launch History Delta 226, a Standard 7925-9.5 with a GPS Payload Boeing's Delta II, one of the world's most most successful expendable space launch vehicles, was an updated version of the Thor-Delta series that first flew for NASA in 1960. In the early 1980s, NASA halted procurement at Delta 183 after shifting all payloads to the Space Transportation System. To create Delta II for the U.S. Air Force Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) program after the 1986 Challenger accident, McDonnell Douglas had to restart Delta production. The new rocket's first stage was stretched 3.66 meters and it's payload fairing was widened. The ultimate Delta II version, which did not appear until 1990, was boosted by more powerful solid rocket motors and a more powerful first stage motor. Delta 184, the first Delta II, launched GPS 14 on Valentine's Day, 1989. Boeing used a four-digit numbering system to identify specific Delta models. The first digit indicated the first stage and solid rocket motor (SRM) type. The first Delta II models, 16 altogether, were 6000-series birds with Extra Long Extended Tank (XLET) Thor first stages, with a Rocketdyne RS-27A main engine, and with Thiokol Castor 4A SRMs. Subsequent 7000-series Delta II vehicles used more powerful Alliant Graphite Epoxy SRMs (GEMs). Delta 2 7925-10C (Composite 10 ft. -
Interplanetary Cubesats: Opening the Solar System to a Broad Community at Lower Cost
Interplanetary CubeSats: Opening the Solar System to a Broad Community at Lower Cost Robert L. Staehle,1 Brian Anderson,2 Bruce Betts,3 Diana Blaney,1 Channing Chow,2 Louis Friedman,3 Hamid Hemmati,1 Dayton Jones,1 Andrew Klesh,1 Paulett Liewer,1 Joseph Lazio,1 Martin Wen-Yu Lo,1 Pantazis Mouroulis,1 Neil Murphy,1 Paula J. Pingree,1 Jordi Puig-Suari,4 Tomas Svitek,5 Austin Williams,4 Thor Wilson1 Final Report on Phase 1 to NASA Office of the Chief Technologist 2012 December 8 Interplanetary CubeSats could enable small, low-cost missions beyond low Earth orbit. This class is defined by mass < ~ 10 kg, cost < $30 M, and durations up to 5 years. Over the coming decade, a stretch of each of six distinct technology areas, creating one overarching architecture, could enable comparatively low-cost Solar System exploration missions with capabilities far beyond those demonstrated in small satellites to date. The six technology areas are: (1) CubeSat electronics and subsystems extended to operate in the interplanetary environment, especially radiation and duration of operation; (2) Optical telecommunications to enable very small, low-power uplink/downlink over interplanetary distances; (3) Solar sail propulsion to enable high !V maneuvering using no propellant; (4) Navigation of the Interplanetary Superhighway to enable multiple destinations over reasonable mission durations using achievable !V; (5) Small, highly capable instrumentation enabling acquisition of high-quality scientific and exploration information; and (6) Onboard storage and processing of raw instrument data and navigation information to enable maximum utility of uplink and downlink telecom capacity, and minimal operations staffing. -
2013 Commercial Space Transportation Forecasts
Federal Aviation Administration 2013 Commercial Space Transportation Forecasts May 2013 FAA Commercial Space Transportation (AST) and the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) • i • 2013 Commercial Space Transportation Forecasts About the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA AST) licenses and regulates U.S. commercial space launch and reentry activity, as well as the operation of non-federal launch and reentry sites, as authorized by Executive Order 12465 and Title 51 United States Code, Subtitle V, Chapter 509 (formerly the Commercial Space Launch Act). FAA AST’s mission is to ensure public health and safety and the safety of property while protecting the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States during commercial launch and reentry operations. In addition, FAA AST is directed to encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space launches and reentries. Additional information concerning commercial space transportation can be found on FAA AST’s website: http://www.faa.gov/go/ast Cover: The Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Antares rocket is seen as it launches from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls NOTICE Use of trade names or names of manufacturers in this document does not constitute an official endorsement of such products or manufacturers, either expressed or implied, by the Federal Aviation Administration. • i • Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . 1 COMSTAC 2013 COMMERCIAL GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT LAUNCH DEMAND FORECAST . -
2015 HRP Annual Report
National Aeronautics and Space Administration HUMAN RESEARCH PROGRAM SEEKING KNOWLEDGE FY2015 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Human Research Program Overview ................................................................... 01 }}Background }}Goal and Objectives }}Program Organization }}Partnerships and Collaborations Major Program-Wide Accomplishments ...............................................................07 International Space Station Medical Projects Element .......................................... 13 Space Radiation Element ...................................................................................... 25 Human Health Countermeasures Element ........................................................... 31 }}Vision and Cardiovascular Portfolio }}Exercise and Performance Portfolio }}Multisystem Portfolio }}Bone and Occupant Protection Portfolio }}Technology and Infrastructure Portfolio Exploration Medical Capability Element .............................................................. 45 Space Human Factors and Habitability Element .................................................. 53 }}Advanced Environmental Health Portfolio }}Advanced Food Technology Portfolio }}Space Human Factors Engineering Portfolio Behavioral Health and Performance Element ....................................................... 63 }}Sleep/Fatigue Portfolio }}Behavioral Medicine Portfolio }}Team Risk Portfolio Engagement and Communications ....................................................................... 71 Publications ..........................................................................................................77 -
Opening the Solar System to a Broad Community at Lower Cost
Staehle R., et al. (2013): JoSS, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 161-186 (Peer-reviewed Article available at www.jossonline.com) www.DeepakPublishing.com www.JoSSonline.com Interplanetary CubeSats: Opening the Solar System to a Broad Community at Lower Cost Robert L. Staehle1, Diana Blaney1, Hamid Hemmati1, Dayton Jones1, Andrew Klesh1, Paulett Liewer1, Joseph Lazio1, Martin Wen-Yu Lo1, Pantazis Mouroulis1, Neil Murphy1, Paula J. Pingree1, Thor Wilson1, Brian Anderson2, C. Channing Chow II2†, Bruce Betts3, Louis Friedman3, Jordi Puig-Suari4, Austin Williams4, and Tomas Svitek5 1 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA USA 2 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA 3 The Planetary Society, Pasadena, CA USA 4 California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA USA 5 Stellar Exploration, Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA USA Abstract Interplanetary CubeSats could enable small, low-cost missions beyond low Earth orbit (LEO). This class is defined as having a mass of <~10 kg, cost of <$30 M, and mission duration of up to five years. Over the coming decade, a stretch of each of six distinct technology areas, creating one overarching architecture, could enable com- paratively low-cost Solar System exploration missions with capabilities far beyond those demonstrated in small satellites to date. The six technology areas are (1) CubeSat electronics and subsystems extended to operate in the interplanetary environment, especially radiation and duration of operation; (2) optical telecommunications to enable very small,