Сегодня ESA собирается осуществить дебютный запуск ракеты Ariane 6. На него возложены ожидания. Ведь после состоявшегося в прошлом году ухода Ariane 5 на пенсию, у Европы вообще не осталось ракет-носителей тяжелого класса. В результате, несмотря на жалобы европейских чиновников, многие контракты пришлось отдать SpaceX.
Конечно, с коммерческой точки зрения Ariane 6 никогда в жизни не составит конкуренции Falcon 9. Это классическая одноразовая ракета, проектировавшая еще во времена, когда руководители пусковых операторов вроде ULA и Arianespace в открытую посмеивались над планами Маска. Но по крайней мере, у Ariane 6 будут гарантированные заказы от европейских военных и того же ESA. Так что у ракеты должно быть какое-никакое будущее. Но для начала посмотрим, чем завершится ее первый полет.
Окно для запуска Ariane 6 откроется сегодня в 22:00 по Минску/Москве/Киеву. Ссылка на прямую трансляцию на Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/live/ogXamYYJpQk?si=6N5hjkUsfXDxJ_uf
YouTubeAriane 6 first flight - clean feed (Official broadcast)Launch update, 9 July 16:00 CEST: As part of standard operations in the Ariane 6 preparation after mobile gantry removal, routine checks in the ground segment equipment showed a small issue in a data acquisition system. It has now been resolved. Liftoff is now scheduled no earlier than 16:00 local time (21:00 CEST), with the live stream starting at 15:30 local time (20:30 CEST).This is a big moment for Europe, as the rocket will ensure our guaranteed, autonomous access to space – and all of the science, Earth observation, technology development and commercial possibilities that it entails. With many features brand new to Ariane 6, we’ll be able to carry more and take it further, while sustainably disposing of the launcher's upper stage to prevent it becoming space debris.Phase 1: From ground to orbitThe first phase of Ariane 6’s flight will launch the rocket off Earth and into space with the thrust from the main stage powered by the Vulcain engine together with the force from the two powerful P120C boosters. Phase 1 includes the separation of the main stage from the upper stage and the first boost of the upper stage’s Vinci engine, which inserts it and its passengers into an elliptical orbit 300 by 700 km above Earth.The first flight of Ariane 6 will have three phases, each of which will demonstrate various abilities for Europe’s newest heavy-lift rocket.Phase 2: Upper stage reignition and satellite deploymentThe next phase is when Ariane 6’s newest feature is put to the test: reignition of the upper stage. In phase 2, the Vinci engine will re-fire, changing Ariane 6’s orbit from elliptical to circular. This will be followed by the deployment of the rocket’s eight satellites and the activation of its five onboard experiments. Phase 3 : Tech demos, deorbiting and capsule separationThe final phase in Ariane 6’s inaugural flight will be to push the cryogenic upper stage to its limits and validate its ability to perform under microgravity conditions. The final phase will initiate the controlled deorbit of the upper stage back through Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific ‘NEMO point’, to prevent it from becoming space debris. Moments later, the two reentry capsules onboard will separate from the upper stage, and all three will make their safe descent back home.The launch will be covered in several languages which can be followed at the links below:English:
https://youtube.com/live/B0oFpOJaIYc?fe ... hareFrench:
https://youtube.com/live/AfNPzSOalEU?fe ... hareGerman:
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Public date:Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:13:57 +0000
