Larry-G
24-09-11, 06:31
Atlantic Bird 7 lift-off is currently scheduled by Sea-Launch for 13:18 PDT (20:18 GMT/UTC) on September 24th.
Payload
ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 will be based on Astrium’s Eurostar 3000 platform, optimized for high-growth broadcasting markets, two beams will give superior coverage across the Middle East, including Gulf states, as well as North Africa and North-West Africa.
Up to 44 Ku band transponders will be connected to a broad high power footprint serving the Middle East and North Africa for Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcasting.
A second footprint for North-West Africa, across the Maghreb countries and extending down to the Gulf of Guinea will be connected to a payload of up to 12 Ku-band transponders designed for consumer broadcasting services and equipped to meet high for internet access services.
ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 vital statistics:
Platform: Astrium Eurostar E3000
Width with solar panels deployed 33 m
Mass at launch 4.6 tones
Power at end-of-life 12 kW
Operational lifetime 15 + years
Astrium, a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, is dedicated to providing civil and defense space systems and services.
Mission Profile
From its ocean-based launch site located directly on the equator at 154 degrees West Longitude, a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle will lift the 4,600 kilograms (10,141 lbs.) ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 spacecraft into an optimized geosynchronous transfer orbit on its way to its final geostationary orbit at 7 degrees West longitude.
Lifting off from the Odyssey Launch Platform, the Zenit-3SL rocket will begin its ascent phase of flight. The first stage of the vehicle will separate 2:29 minutes after liftoff, and the protective payload fairing will be jettisoned 43 seconds later. Following its 6 minute burn, the second stage will separate from the Block DM-SL upper stage. The Block DM-SL will begin a 5:40 minute operation and then shut down for a 37:13 minute coast period. The Block DM-SL will burn a second time for 5:51 minutes. Following this second burn, and another 9:50 minute coast period, the spacecraft will separate from the upper stage over the Indian Ocean.
http://www.sea-launch.com/current_launch.htm
Payload
ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 will be based on Astrium’s Eurostar 3000 platform, optimized for high-growth broadcasting markets, two beams will give superior coverage across the Middle East, including Gulf states, as well as North Africa and North-West Africa.
Up to 44 Ku band transponders will be connected to a broad high power footprint serving the Middle East and North Africa for Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcasting.
A second footprint for North-West Africa, across the Maghreb countries and extending down to the Gulf of Guinea will be connected to a payload of up to 12 Ku-band transponders designed for consumer broadcasting services and equipped to meet high for internet access services.
ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 vital statistics:
Platform: Astrium Eurostar E3000
Width with solar panels deployed 33 m
Mass at launch 4.6 tones
Power at end-of-life 12 kW
Operational lifetime 15 + years
Astrium, a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, is dedicated to providing civil and defense space systems and services.
Mission Profile
From its ocean-based launch site located directly on the equator at 154 degrees West Longitude, a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle will lift the 4,600 kilograms (10,141 lbs.) ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 spacecraft into an optimized geosynchronous transfer orbit on its way to its final geostationary orbit at 7 degrees West longitude.
Lifting off from the Odyssey Launch Platform, the Zenit-3SL rocket will begin its ascent phase of flight. The first stage of the vehicle will separate 2:29 minutes after liftoff, and the protective payload fairing will be jettisoned 43 seconds later. Following its 6 minute burn, the second stage will separate from the Block DM-SL upper stage. The Block DM-SL will begin a 5:40 minute operation and then shut down for a 37:13 minute coast period. The Block DM-SL will burn a second time for 5:51 minutes. Following this second burn, and another 9:50 minute coast period, the spacecraft will separate from the upper stage over the Indian Ocean.
http://www.sea-launch.com/current_launch.htm