Astra 3B Launch 23.5E

[Analoguesat]

Astra 3B Launch (Luxembourg)

Astra 1G

12170V
27500 3/4

Set up in preparation for Friday nights rescheduled launch of Astra 3B. FTA - just carrying this test-card atm

 

[kemal1923]

SES ASTRA, a SES company (Paris: SESG) (LuxX: SESG), announced that after additional technical checks, the launch of its new satellite ASTRA 3B is now scheduled for April 9, 2010. The company said that the satellite will be launched into space between 18:59 and 19:48 local time from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana.


EADS Astrium E3000 satellite bus (Pictured: Amazonas 2 is readied in the Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation facility)
ASTRA 3B was built by EADS Astrium in Toulouse using a Eurostar E3000 platform. ASTRA 3B will be located at 23.5 degrees East, ASTRA's orbital position for delivering DTH broadcast services mainly to the Benelux and Eastern Europe as well as two-way broadband services across Europe and the Middle East.

 

[woborny]

my first time watching a live launch for a satellite..

and the clock stops at 42 seconds...!!!!!

will they launch within this window....?!?!?!?

 

[Analoguesat]

Theres half an hour left in tonights window yet so as long as the clock restarts in the next 20 minutes we will be ok. (The clock is reset to 7:00 for the automatic sequencing)

 

[Analoguesat]

Heres a pic of the launcher on the pad

 

[woborny]

I like the commentator..."the news is I have no news!!" - he should be on GMTV!!!

 

[chris]

Heres a pic of the launcher on the pad

Does one of those links launch the rocket

 

[woborny]

was that a no go for tonight they just said???
ive stayed up for this, my first launch, and nothing is happening!!!
this bird is jinxed!!

they are investigating "an anomaly"

new launch date to be annnounced later....

 

[fergyc]

Crap same here

 

[BombedOne]

LOL, that happens because we are in coverage zone...

We were in 1K coverage zone - it blew.
We are in 3B coverage zone - it seems not taking off at all.

only 1M was lucky exception

 

[hexah]

Somebody forgot the matches. O-no

 

[woborny]

Reports from French Guiana say that the twice-cancelled launch of Astra 3B will not be reinstated much before mid-May.

From Rapid TV News...
_http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/201004186364/astra-3b-delayed-until-mid-may.html

 

[popovp]

Reports from French Guiana say that the twice-cancelled launch of Astra 3B will not be reinstated much before mid-May.

From Rapid TV News...
_http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/201004186364/astra-3b-delayed-until-mid-may.html

This hight 21:41 GMT
Arianespace - VideoCorner

 

[fergyc]

Test card here

 

[popovp]

Test card here

Yes, now.But the foto was 20:47 EET(17:47 GMT), transmission from the Space Center.

 

[woborny]

has it gone...?
or
has it gone tits up again???
or
am i too early????

 

[Analoguesat]

She flies! 4 minutes in to the mission, and all going well. A perfect and on time launch

 

[popovp]

She flies! 4 minutes in to the mission, and all going well. A perfect and on time launch

Some fotos:
And a bulgarian colleague video record:Изстрелването на спътник Astra 3b от космодрума Ariane 22.05.2010 / VBOX7

 

[Gunes]

Any news about 3B's test location?

 

[solly]

the satellite not on orbit yet