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Designed to place payloads weighing up to 9.6 tonnes into GTO, this increased capacity allows the Ariane 5 ECA to handle dual launches of very large satellites.<\/p>\n
Given Arianespace now enjoys a full family of launch vehicles \u2013 following the introduction of the Soyuz and Vega rockets at the Spaceport \u2013 the company adopted a new numbering system to identify its missions with these three vehicles.<\/p>\n
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As such, Ariane 5 flights carry the \u201cVA\u201d designation, followed by the flight number. The \u201cV\u201d stands for \u201cvol\u201d, the French word for \u201cflight\u201d, while the \u201cA\u201d represents the use of an Ariane launch vehicle.<\/p>\n
With the introduction of Soyuz at the Spaceport in 2011, Arianespace missions from South America with the medium-lift workhorse launcher are being designated \u201cVS\u201d, while flights with the lightweight Vega vehicle are referenced as \u201cVV\u201d, following its successful debut in 2012.<\/p>\n
This mission was designated Flight VA214 in Arianespace\u2019s launcher family numbering system and was the 214th launch since operations began with the Ariane series of vehicles in 1979, as well as the 70th flight for the heavy-lift Ariane 5 version.<\/p>\n
The launcher had India\u2019s INSAT-3D satellite installed in the lower position of its payload \u201cstack\u201d, with Europe\u2019s Alphasat as the upper passenger.<\/p>\n
The payload lift performance for this mission was 9,760 kg., which included a combined total of some 8,770 kg. for the two satellite passengers, as well as the launcher\u2019s SYLDA dual-passenger dispenser system and satellite integration hardware.<\/p>\n
![\"Alphasat](\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Z412.jpg\" "\\"Alphasat")
Alphasat is Europe\u2019s largest telecommunications satellite ever manufactured and results from a large-scale public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Inmarsat.<\/p>\nBuilt by prime contractor Astrium, it is the first flight model of Europe\u2019s Alphabus high-capacity satellite platform, configured with a new-generation L-band geo-mobile mobile communication relay system and four technology demonstration payloads for ESA.<\/p>\n
Alphasat will expand the UK-based Inmarsat operator\u2019s global mobile telecommunication network \u2013 delivering new capabilities in terms of performance and resource availability, providing 50 percent more accessible spectrum with double spectral efficiency and nearly 20 percent more channels.<\/p>\n
The satellite\u2019s solar array will span nearly 40 meters once deployed in orbit, generating more than 12 kW of power.<\/p>\n
![\"INSAT-3D\"](\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Z315.jpg\" "\\"INSAT-3D\\"")
INSAT-3D was developed by India\u2019s Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) space agency and its ISRO Space Applications Centre, designed to provide meteorological observation and monitoring of land\/ocean surfaces.<\/p>\nThe satellite \u2013 which is adapted from India\u2019s I-2K spacecraft bus \u2013 is equipped with a six-channel imager and 19-channel sounder, as well as a data relay transponder and a payload for satellite-aided search and rescue operations.<\/p>\n
Once fueled, INSAT-3D had an estimated lift-off mass of 2,090 kg, and features eight new-generation digital signal processors and an 11-meter antenna reflector.<\/p>\n
It also is configured with four technology demonstration payloads for ESA.<\/p>\n
Deployment of Alphasat occurred first, at just under 28 minutes into the flight. This was followed by the release of the SYLDA dispenser, allowing<\/p>\n
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the subsequent separation of INSAT-3D to complete the Arianespace mission 32 minutes after lift-off.<\/p>\n
The previous Spaceport missions performed by Arianespace so far this year were the June 25 medium-lift Soyuz launch that orbited O3b Networks\u2019 first four connectivity satellites; an Ariane 5 flight on June 5 with Europe\u2019s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, which was Ariane\u2019s heaviest payload ever; the May 7 lift-off of Vega on this lightweight vehicle\u2019s second flight, carrying the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 satellites; and an Ariane 5 mission on February 7 with the Amazonas 3 and Azerspace\/Africasat-1a passengers.<\/p>\n
Completing the 2013 activity to date was a Soyuz launch from Kazakhstan\u2019s Baikonur Cosmodrome on February 6, conducted by Arianespace\u2019s Starsem affiliate with six second-generation Globalstar satellites. It marked the fourth and final mission currently contracted by Globalstar with Arianespace\/Starsem for the deployment of its second-generation satellite constellation.<\/p>\n
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