FLIGHT 157 L517 - ARIANE 5 10 tonnes

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1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 2. LAUNCH VEHICLE L517 ................................................................................................ 3. THE PAYLOAD ............................................................................................................... 4. THE LAUNCH CAMPAIGN ............................................................................................. 5. THE LAUNCH WINDOW................................................................................................. 6. FINAL COUNTDOWN ..................................................................................................... 7. FLIGHT SEQUENCE....................................................................................................... 8. FUTURE .......................................................................................................................... 9. EADS LAUNCH VEHICLES AND THE ARIANE PROGRAMMES

1. INTRODUCTION
Flight 157 is the 1st launch of an Ariane 5-plus (10 tonnes), the 14th ARIANE 5 launch and the 11th ARIANE launch for the year 2002. Flight 157 is the 11th commercial mission of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle, Flight 157 is also the qualification flight of the version A5ECA of Ariane 5-plus launch vehicle, with the third cryogenic stage ESCA. For these two reasons, this flight is managed by Arianespace. This mission comes after the successful qualification flights (V502 in October 97 and V503 in October 98) conducted under the care of ESA and CNES, and after 10 successful commercial flights among which 9 successes between December 99 and August, 2002 (Flight 510 ended in the stake with post on degraded orbit by satellites Artmis and BSAT2B in July, 2001).. However, since this date, Artmis was able to reach the geostationary orbit thanks to its Ionic engines. Launch vehicle 517 is the 12th production vehicle, operated under Arianespaces responsibility. In a multi-payload launch configuration with SYLDA A (1,500 mm elongated) under long Nose-Fairing, its carrying the HOTBIRD 7 telecommunications satellite in top position, and the French technological satellite STENTOR in bottom position.
HOTBIRD 7, built by ASTRIUM Is placed under the Ariane 5 long fairing built by OERLIKON-CONTRAVES On an adaptater 937VB5 built by EADS-CASA itself put on 1 MFD-A (Modular Fitting Dummy of type A) built by KAISER-THREDE

STENTOR built by ASTRIUM & Alcatel Space Industries Is placed inside the SYLDA 5 A built by ASTRIUM on an adapter 1194 V5 built by EADS-CASA itself put on a MFD-B (Modular Fitting Dummy of type B) built by KAISER-THREDE

HOTBIRD 7 belongs to a very regular customer of Ariane: EUTELSAT. Arianespace Operations Directorate is conducting integration, inspection, operation and launch. The launch is from ELA 3 (dedicated Ariane 5 pad).

2. LAUNCH VEHICLE L517

Launcher description It is composed of an upper composite on the top of the EPC stage including: Stage ESCA of Ergols Cryogenic, The Vehicle Equipment Bay, The cone 3936 The SYLDA 5 payload carrier structure, The Payload Fairing. mounted

The lower composite, built by EADS LAUNCH VEHICLES includes: The main cryogenic stage (EPC) (H 175), Two identical solid propellant boosters (EAP) (P240), secured laterally to the EPC.

Capacity of the sub-system liquid Helium

Main Cryogenic Stage : More than 30 metres high, 5,4 metres in diameter, and weighing only 14,2 metric tons empty, the EPC consists essentially of: a large aluminium alloy tank, a thrust-frame transmitting the engine thrust to the stage, a front skirt linking the EPC to the upper composite and transmitting the thrust of the two solid propellant boosters.

LUNCH VEHICLE L517 (CONTINUED)

With regard to the basic stage of Ariane 5 version, the main evolutions concern the integration of the Vulcain 2 engine (which the thrust is upper of 20 % to that of the Vulcain 1 engine ) which was accompanied by the lowering of the common bottom of the tank and in an intensification of the front skirts structures and thrust frame. The tank is divided into two compartments containing the 175 tons of propellants (about 25 tons of liquid hydrogen and 150 tons of liquid oxygen). Its Vulcain 2 engine delivers a thrust of the order of 135 tons and is swivel-mounted about two axes for control, with the engine activation unit (GAM). This stage is ignited on ground, where its operation is first checked before authorising lift-off. The stage operates continuously for 540 s, providing the essential part of the impulse needed for injection into orbit. At burnout, which occurs at an altitude of between 130 and 420 kilometres, depending on the mission, the stage separates from the upper composite and falls back into the ocean.

Solid Propellant Boosters: Each of these stages is more than 31-m high, 3 m in diameter, has an empty mass of 40 tons and contains 240 tons of solid propellant. These boosters consist essentially of: an envelope of seven steel cylindrical shells, a flex-mounted nozzle (pressure ratio = 11), with the nozzle activation unit (GAT) the propellant in three segments

The EAPs are ignited 7s after the Vulcain engine. The thrust they deliver varies in time, (600 tons at lift-off, which is about 90 % of the total thrust). They burn for about 130 s and are then separated from the EPC by pyrotechnic cutting and fall back into the ocean. For the mission 517, both EAP are equipped with a kit which will allow to collect them after functioning, then to estimate them. With regard to the the basic stage version Ariane 5, the main evolutions concern the deletion of a bottle GAT, the over load of the segment S1 increasing the thrust by takeoff and the use of a relieved nozzle.

LAUNCH VEHICLE L517 (CONTINUED)

A new Cryogenic Upper Stage, type A: The 3rd stage ESCA was recently developed for the version A5ECA of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle more around the engine HM7B, taken of the 3rd stage of Ariane 4. The mission of the ESCA is to provide additional energy necessary to place payloads into the aimed orbit. The stage also assures through the SCAR (System of Control of Attitude and Roulis) the control of roulis of the upper stage during the propelled phase and the orientation of the payloads for their separation in ballistic phase. It consists of: two tanks containing 14,6 t of ergols (liquid hydrogen and oxygen), the engine HM7B delivering a 6,5 t trust in vacuum, and which has a burning time of about 950 s. Its nozzle is swivel-mounted on two axes, for control.

The thrust frame of Ariane 5 ESC-A The first equipped thrust frame ESCA, delivered on February 13, 2002 to Astrium Gmbh in Breme, Germany. Copyright : EADS-LV.

Ariane 517 10 tonnes launch vehicle, after RAL (Launch readness review) transfered to the launch complex ZL3 in Kourou, Frech Guiana Ds23230ESA/ARIANESPACE/Service optique CSG

Vehicle Equipment Bay: The VEB consists of a cylindrical structure above the ESCA, containing a part of the electrical equipment needed for the mission (2 OBCs, two new defined inertial units, sequential electronics, power supplies, TM with UCTM-D), For information, the basic stage of Ariane 5 version contains a metal structure and integrates the attitude control system (SCA).

Payload Fairing : The bullet-shaped payload fairing protects the payloads during atmospheric flight (acoustic protection at lift-off and in transonic flight, aerothermal fluxes). For this mission, a long Payload Fairing is used. It is 17 m high and 5.4 m in diameter. It consists of two half fairing of ten panels. These panels are made of sandwich structure with perforated, expanded aluminium honeycomb core and two skins of carbon fibre/resin. Two pyrotechnic devices one horizontal (HSS) and the other vertical (VSS) separate the two half fairing. The vertical device imparts enough impulse to the separated fairing to clear them away laterally.

SYLDA 5 (Ariane 5 Dual launch system): This is one of the six versions of this internal structure, 4,6 m in diameter. They vary in height from 4,9 to 6,4 m (in steps of 0,3 m) offering usable volumes from 50 m3 to 65 m3. This system makes it possible to carry a second main payload in one of the three fairing models. For this mission, a SYLDA A version (6,4m high) will be used.

LAUNCH VEHICLE L517 (CONTINUED)

The mission The main mission of flight 157 is to inject orbit:HOTBIRD 7 et STENTOR into a specific geostationary orbit: Apogee altitude Perigee Altitude Inclination Perigee Argument Ascending node 35786. 250. 4. 178. -124.5 km km (*)

(*)With regard to a fixed axis, frozen to H0 - 3s and passed by the launch complex ELA3 in Kourou, Guyana.

HOTBIRD 7 weighs 3,350 kg and STENTOR 2,230 kg. Including the masses of the adapters, the SYLDA, and so on, the total mass the launch vehicle is expected to launch into the orbit described above is 8,390 kg.

LAUNCH VEHICLE L517 (CONTINUED)

Description of diffrent flight phases The time reference being H0 (the moment when the EPC Vulcain engine hydrogen valve is opened) the Vulcain engine is ignited at H0 + 2.7 s. Its nominal operation authorises ignition of the two solid propellant boosters (EAP) at H0 + 7.05 s, causing launch vehicle lift-off. The launch vehicle mass at lift-off is about 780 metric tons, and the initial thrust is 12,800 kN (90 % of which is provided by the EAPs). After a vertical ascent of 5 seconds to clear away from the ELA 3 (mainly from the lightning pylons), the launch vehicle begins a tilting in the plane of trajectory and, 5 seconds later, a roll manoeuvre to place the plane of the EAPs perpendicular to that of the trajectory. The EAP flight continues at zero angle of attack, throughout the atmospheric phase, up to EAP separation. The purpose of the manoeuvres is: to optimise the trajectory to maximise performance to provide satisfactory radio link budget with ground stations to meet in-flight structural loading and guidance constraints.

The EAP separation sequence is triggered when an acceleration threshold is detected, at the time the solid propellant booster thrust drops off. Actual separation occurs in the second following this event. This time is referenced H1. It occurs at about H0 + 137.8 s, at which point the altitude is 68,9 km, and the relative velocity 1,921 m/s. For the rest of the EPC flight, the launch vehicle follows an attitude law controlled in real time by the onboard computer with input information from the navigation unit, which optimises the trajectory to minimise combustion time, and thus propellant consumption. The nose-fairing is jettisoned during this EPC flight as soon as the aerothermal fluxes are small enough to be withstood by the upper payload.

LAUNCH VEHICLE L517 (CONTINUED)

The EPC guided flight aims at a pre-determined orbit, set by safeguard requirements. The Vulcain engine is shut down, when the orbit characteristics are: Apogee altitude Perigee altitude inclination Perigee argument Ascending node longitude This is time refenrence H2. 2147.0 -1321.9 6.796 -39.397 125.402 km km

The "ESCA" powered flight phase, that follows, lasts a little more than 15 minutes and terminates on order from the onboard computer when it estimates (calculating on the basis of information from the inertial unit) that the aimed orbit has been reached. This is time reference H3. The following ballistic phase has the following purposes: Aim the composite in the direction required by HOTBIRD 7, and then by STENTOR, (their orientations for separations are bound to the position of the Sun for their requirements satellites, thus dependent on the launch time) The launchers three-axes stabilisation for HOTBIRD 7, Spin-up the launcher STENTOR (at 4/s) Separate HOTBIRD 7 and STENTOR, Passivate the VEB pressurised tanks (LOX than LH2 of the ESCA.

While managing inort and middle term the spacing of bodies on orbit

LAUNCH VEHICLE L517 (END)

The Main Cryogenic Stage (EPC) naturally falls back into the Pacific Ocean after its separation (see below), breaking up at an altitude of between 80 and 60 km under the loads due to atmospheric reentry. To avoid an explosion of the stage due to the heating of the residual hydrogen, the stage has to be depressurised. This is called passivation. It is accomplished by using a lateral nozzle on the hydrogen tank, actuated by a delayed relay initiated at the time of EPC separation. This lateral thrust is also used for starting the stage rotation, thereby limiting the dispersions during re-entry. The Main Cryogenic Stage (EPC) falls back at an angle of -3,92, and the longitude of the point of impact is 5.83 W. The Kourou, Galliot, Natal, Ascension, and Malindi stations provide visibility during the mission.

PAYLOAD

HOTBIRD 7
- Programme The EUTELSAT Company will be operating this satellite, which is ordered from ASTRIUM to supply telecommunications services, essentially between European countries. By conception, this satellite is compatible with several launche vehicles families: in addition to Ariane 4 and 5 launched from Kourou, the Atlas II launched from Cap Canaveral. HOTBIRD 7, with HOTBIRD 6, is a part of the second generation of the satellites HOTBIRD that will replace gradually the fleet already in orbit. HOTBIRD 7 will replace HOTBIRD 3 and offer a possibility of back-up partial for HOTBIRD 2.

European coverage

HOTBIRD 7 should thus enlarge the fleet of EUTELSAT satellites, which is already one of the biggest in the world with services covering the entire planet. Other EUTELSAT satellites are being manufactured or are about to be launched: e-BIRD, W5, W3A, Expres AM1.

American coverage

PAYLOAD (CONTINUED)
Ariane has already been used to launch many satellites for EUTELSAT: the series inaugurated when Eutelsat II F1 was launched on Ariane 4 Flight 38 on 30/08/90, and was followed: Eutelsat II F2 and F4 Hotbird I, 3 and 4 Telstar 12 W2 and W1 Eurobird Atlantic-Bird 2 (on A44L (on A44LP (on A44LP (on A44L (on A5 (on A44P Flight 41 and Flight 51), Flight 71, A44LP Flight 99 & A42P 1 Flight 06) Flight 121) Flight 111 and A44P Flight 132) Flight 140) Flight 144)

Photos by Arianespace

- Mission HOTBIRD 7 is designed to respond to the increasing demand for next generation digital direct-broadcast television and interactive services, operating up to 40 channels. 39 repeaters operate in the frequency bands of 33MHz and 1 in 49.5 MHz. The zone of coverage concerns Europe, and it will be offering alle these services with outstanding operational flexibility. The satellite will have two deployed antennaes that can point to all the visible zones of earth since its orbital position.

PAYLOAD (CONTINUED)

PAYLOAD (CONTINUED)
Satellite

HOTBIRD 7 is based on the stabilised three-axis platform EUROSTAR 2000+. * Dimensions * Masse Weight * Power * Propulsion * Stabilisation Transmission capacity
5.2 x 2.3 x 3.4 metres on lift-off dry 6 700 W (payload at life end) orbit control and apogee motor using bi-liquide fuels 3-axis stabilisation in orbit 3,350 kg 1,530 kg

40 repeaters in Ku band, band BSS

13 longitude Est Europe

* Orbital position * Ground coverage

Expected life duration : 12 years

Kourou : Hotbird 7 in the Integration Hall, October 9, 2002 Copyright : ESA/CNES/Arianesapce photo : service optique CSG

PAYLOAD (CONTINUED)

STENTOR
- Programme The projet STENTOR (Satellite de Tlcommunication pour Exprimenter de Nouvelles Technologies en Orbite) is an experimental telecommunications satellite supported by the French Space Agency CNES, together with France Telecom and the French Ministry of Defence, DGA. The satellite is manufactured by the Industrial Project Group ASTRIUM and ALCATEL SPACE INDUSTRIE which are co-prime contactors for the programme. The mission of the satellite STENTOR is to make demonstration in orbit of the space telecommunications technologies developed by the French satellite manufacturers and to improve their competitive position on the international telecommunications market. These new technologies (80 % of the on-board equipment is experimental) concern the payload (antennaes, digital television, repeaters, EHF service) as well as the plateform (structure, chemical propulsion, plasmic propulsion, thermical control, orbital attitude, energy, data management, command and telemetry). The programme, once the satellite in orbit, is foreseen in two stages: A 2 year period for technological and system experiments and implementation of the various payload operating scenarios, A 7 year period to study and aging process and performance stability of the onboard equipment, and in particular to demonstrate new telecommunications services (point-to-point high-speed transmission, interconnection between different networks, multimedia applications).

- Mission Coverage zone EHF of STENTOR

PAYLOAD (CONTINUED)
Exemples of STENTORs coverage zones in Ku band

- Satellite STENTOR is based on an experimental trois-axes stabilised platform on geostationary orbit. The satellite uses the strcture of the SPACEBUS 3000 B3. The thermal control uses the original system containing a fluid buckle with capillary pumping. A deployable radiator allows to increasethe the thermical capacity. The propulsion used a bi-liquid system with an apogee motor of 400 N thrust and a attitude control system composed of 14 thrust nozzles. Fuel pressurisation is realized with a new type of Helium capacity on titane wound carbon. The satellite also disposed a system of two blocs of Xenon plasmic propulsion. (The tank is identical to that used for the Helium). The propulsife blocks are 2 axis steerable.

PAYLOAD (CONTINUED)
For the avionic, the concept used for STENTOR is based on that of EUROSTAR 3000. The batteries use Ion-Lithium technology. A GPS is on-board to test possibilities of autonomous positioning. Payload includes services in Ku bands (3 repeaters and 3 antennaes) and EHF (1 repeater and 1 antennae). STENTORs most considerable elements of the external appendixes (deployed or fix) are: The broadcast deployable antenna, The orientable antenna, The active transmission antenna in Ku band, The fix antenna for EHF band , The deployed solar pannels , The deployable radiator.

PAYLOAD (END)
- Technical caracteristics
4,5 x 3,3 x 2,7 metres 15,6 metres (solar panel span) on lift-off dry 2,100 W (payload: at life end) orbit control and apogee motor using bi-liquid fuels (NTO/MMH) and ionic propulsion 3-axis stabilisation en orbit 3 repeaters in Ku band, in bands with 14 14.25 GHz and 12.5 to 12.75 GHz 1 repeater EHF in the bands of 44 45 GHz and 20.2 to 21.2 GHz 11 longitude West Europe and Guyana. 2,230 kg 1,186 kg

* Dimensions * Mass Weight * Power * Propulsion * Stabilisation * Transmission capacity * Orbital position * Ground coverage

Expected life duration : 9 years

LAUNCH CAMPAIGN

The Main Cryogenic Stage (EPC) ARIANE 5 in Les Mureaux, France operations in the integration docks, before shipped to the Guyana Space Center Copyright : EADS-LV. photo: Studio Bernot

Thrust frame of Ariane 5 ESCA at EADS-LV Les Mureaux, France, before his departure to ASTRIUM in Breme, Germany Copyright : EADS-LV. photo: Studio Bernot

The Main Cryogenic Stage (EPC) loaded in Le Havre on the TOUCAN four Kourou, Guyana Copyright : EADS-LV. photo: JL

LAUNCH CAMPAIGN (CONTINUED)

Mayor steps of launch compaign Flight 157are summaraised below: Removal of EPC from storage and erection in the Launch Vehicle Integration building (BIL) Transfert of solid boosters (EAP) and accosting Removal from storage and erection of ESCA Removal from storage and erection of the Paiload Fairing Flight control check-out and over-all check out Tlaunch vehicle transfert from the Integration Building (BIL) to Final Assembly Building (BAF) Arrival of HOTBIRD 7 in Guyana Arrival of STENTOR en Guyana 1st RSL with transfers BAF ZL 2nd RSL with transfers BAF ZL HOTBIRD 7 filling STENTOR filling HOTBIRD 7 mated on his adapter Integration of the composite (HOTBIRD 7 + ACU) on SYLDA STENTOR mated on his adapter Integration of the upper composite General repetition Launch Readiness Review Launch Vehicle transfer from BAF to Launch Pad (ZL3) 1st Final countdown General repetition Launch Readiness Review Launch Vehicle transfer from BAF to Launch Pad (ZL3) Final countdown, including EPC and ESCA filling
August, 22 August ,23 to 27 September, 05 September, 11-12 September, 25 September, 30 October, 02 October, 09 October, 11 to 18 November, 04-07 November, 14 November, 15 November, 15 November, 16 November, 18 November, 20 November, 22 November, 25 November, 26 November, 28 December, 06 December, 06 December, 06 December, 11

The not detection of the correct ignition of the external chill-down igniters (AMEF) stopped the liftoff on November 28th before the ignition of Vulcain engine, but after opening of the cryotechniques arms. Reconfiguration of Ariane 5, Flight 157 is compleated, the additional RAL was held on December 9th, it authorized the reprogrammation of the launch on December 11th.

LAUNCH CAMPAIGN (END)

Kourou : September 30, 2002 Transfert without fairing from BIL to BAF Copyright : ESA/CNES/Arianespace, photo : service optique CSG Kourou : Erection of ESC-A, in the Launcher Integration Hall (BIL) September 5, 2002 Copyright : ESA/CNES/Arianespace, photo : service optique CSG

Kourou : transfert of the launch vehilce, October 11, 2002 Copyright : ESA/CNES/Arianespace photo : service optique CSG

THE LAUNCH WINDOW

For a launch during the night from Wednesday December 11, to Thursday December 12, 2002, with H0 at 10:22 p.m. GMT, the launch window will last 53 minutes:

PARIS &DARMSTADT Time December 11/12, 2002 11:22 p.m. - 00:14 a.m.

KOUROU Time December 11, 2002 7:22 p.m. 08:14 p.m.

UNIVERSAL Time December 11, 2002 10:22 p.m. 11:14 p.m.

The launch window will close at 11:14 p.m. (GMT). The launch window is determined from a compromise between launcher and satellite constraints.

FINAL COUNTDOWN
This includes all launch vehicle, satellite, and launch base preparation operations needed to allow ignition of the Vulcain engines, then the Solid Propellant Boosters, at the launch time chosen, at the earliest possible time in the satellite launch window. The countdown ends with a synchronised sequence managed by the ARIANE ground checkout computers starting at H0 - 6 min 30s. If a countdown interruption shifts H0 beyond the launch window, the launch is postponed to D+1 or D+2 depending on the nature of the problem and the time to solve it. H0 - 7h 30
Check of electrical systems, red indicators, count down time Flushing, then configuring of EPC and Vulcain for filling and chilling down.

H0 - 6h

Final preparation of launch area : closure of doors, removal of safety barriers, configuring of fluid circuits for filling Flight Programmes loading Test of radio links between Launch Vehicle and BLA Alignment of inertial guidance platforms

H0 - 5h

Evacuation of Launch Pad Filling of EPC in four phases: pressurisation of ground stores ( hour) chilling down of ground lines ( hour) filling of stage tanks (2 hours) top-ups (until synchronised sequence)

H0 - 5h H0 - 4h

Pressurisation of control and command system: (GAT for the EAPs and GAM for the EPC)
Filling of ESCA in four phases: pressurisation of ground stores ( hour) chilling down of ground lines ( hour) filling of stage tanks (1 hours)

top-ups (until synchronised sequence) H0 - 3h H0 - 30mn H0 - 7mn Chilling down of Vulcain engine Preparation of Synchronise Sequence d State of pre-synchronization

SYNCHRONISED SEQUENCE
This starts at H0 - 6 min 30 s and includes all launch vehicle operations leading to lift-off. These operations are controlled fully automatically by the ELA3 Operational Command Control (CCO). During this sequence, all the means involved in the launch are synchronised by the "countdown time" distributed by the Guyana Space Centre (CSG). In the first phase (down to H0-6 s), the launch vehicle is gradually placed in lift-off configuration. In the second phase (down to H0-3.2 s), or irreversible sequence, the synchronised sequence is no longer dependent on the CSG countdown. The last phase is the launch vehicle ignition phase.
FLUID SYSTEMS H0 - 6mn 30 s Stopping of top-ups (LOX and LH2) Top-ups of LOX and LH2 to flight value Opening of launch table flood safety valves H0 - 4 min Flight-pressurisation of RO2 and RH2 tanks Isolation of tanks and beginning of umbilical flushing at ground-vehicle interface H0 - 2 min Opening of Vulcain supply valves Closure of engine chilling down ground valves ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS H0 - 6mn 30 s Arming of pyrotechnic line safety barriers

H0 - 3 min 30s Loading of H0 in two OBCs Switching of 2nd OBC to observer mode H0 - 1 min Switching of EPC control system supply from ground to vehicle H0 50 s Switching of launch vehicle electrical supply from ground to vehicle H0 37 s Start of ignition sequence automatic system Start of vehicle measurement recorders Arming of pyrotechnic line electric safety barriers H0 22 s Activation of lower stage control systems Authorisation of OBC management take-over

H0 - 30s Checking of ground-vehicle umbilical flushing Opening of flue flood valves

H0 - 18s Pressurisation of POGO suppression device H0 - 2s Checking of EPC tank flight pressures

SYNCHRONISED SEQUENCE
This starts at H0 - 6 min 30 s and includes all launch vehicle operations leading to lift-off. These operations are controlled fully automatically by the ELA3 Operational Command Control (CCO). During this sequence, all the means involved in the launch are synchronised by the "countdown time" distributed by the Guyana Space Centre (CSG). In the first phase (down to H0-6 s), the launch vehicle is gradually placed in lift-off configuration. In the second phase (down to H0-3.2 s), or irreversible sequence, the synchronised sequence is no longer dependent on the CSG countdown. The last phase is the launch vehicle ignition phase.
FLUID SYSTEMS H0 - 6mn 30 s Stopping of top-ups (LOX and LH2) Top-ups of LOX and LH2 to flight value Opening of launch table flood safety valves H0 - 4 min Flight-pressurisation of RO2 and RH2 tanks Isolation of tanks and beginning of umbilical flushing at ground-vehicle interface H0 - 2 min Opening of Vulcain supply valves Closure of engine chilling down ground valves ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS H0 - 6mn 30 s Arming of pyrotechnic line safety barriers

H0 - 3 min 30s Loading of H0 in two OBCs Switching of 2nd OBC to observer mode H0 - 1 min Switching of EPC control system supply from ground to vehicle H0 50 s Switching of launch vehicle electrical supply from ground to vehicle H0 37 s Start of ignition sequence automatic system Start of vehicle measurement recorders Arming of pyrotechnic line electric safety barriers H0 22 s Activation of lower stage control systems Authorisation of OBC management take-over

H0 - 30s Checking of ground-vehicle umbilical flushing Opening of flue flood valves

H0 - 18s Pressurisation of POGO suppression device H0 - 2s Checking of EPC tank flight pressures

SYNCHRONISED SEQUENCE (CONTINUED)

IRREVERSIBLE SEQUENCE H0 6 s Arming and ignition of AMEFs to burn off hydrogen flowing out when the chamber is cooled at ignition p of Vulcain H0 5.5 s Switching of ground information communication bus management to OBC IGNITION SEQUENCE H0 3 s Check of computer states Switching of inertial reference systems to flight mode Activation of Helium pressurisation Monitoring of LOX and LH2 pressures Activation of guidance, navigation and control functions H0 2 s Control flight-pressurisation of EPC tanks H0 0,2 s Check at the latest by the OBC of the acquisition of the report arm cryotechniques retracted H0 + 6.65s Ignition of Vulcain engine and checking of operation (H0 corresponds to the opening of the hydrogen chamber valve) H0 + 6.9 s End of Vulcain operation check H0 + 7.05 s Ignition of two EAPs

FLIGHT SEQUENCE
temps /H0 (s) ---7,305 12,336 17,05 32,05 48,6 65,0 110,7 137,04 137,82 ---0 07 0 13 0 17 0 32 0 49 1 05 1 51 2 17 2 23 temps/H0 (mn) Event EAP/EPC powered flight Lift-off Beginning of tilting manoeuvre Beginning of roll manoeuvre End of tilting manoeuvre transsonic (Mach = 1) Pdyn max. switch to max (41,4 m/s2) switch to = 6,17 m/s H1 EAP Separation EPC powered flight --0,08 0,35 2,5 6,8 12,6 41,5 68,2 68,9 463,2 464,2 472 548 656 828 1908 2332 2333 altitude (km) Vabs (m/s) Vrel (m/s) --0 36 76 217 325 480 1517 1920 1921 ----

187,83 412,8 527,6 533,6 ---537,7 789,6 1000 1091,7 1471,5

3 08 8 48 8 54

Nose-fairing jettisoning EPC burn-out (H2) EPC Seperation ESCA powered flight

113,3 211 215 215

2547 4781 7222 7248

2104 4305 6744 6770 ----

6 53 Galliot-Natal inter-visibility

9 58 13 10 16 40 18 12 24 32

ESCA ignition Natal-Ascension Interv ESCA mid point Ascension-Libreville intervisibility ESCA (H3-1) burn-out

215 201 207 229 646

7250 7885 8484 8752 9857

6773 7408 8006 8273 9359

FLIGHT SEQUENCE (CONTINUED)

temps /H0 (s) ---1473,5 1479,1 1645,1 Jusqu 1885,2 1885,6 1895,6 2140.9 2141,5 2151,3 2171,5 2364,4 2374,7 2941,3

temps/H0 (mn)

Event Ballistic phase

altitude (km) --650 662 1089 1885 1887 1923 2876 2879 2919 3001 3806 4703 6275

24 34 24 39 27 25 31 25 31 26 31 36 35 41 35 42 35 51 36 12 39 25 39 36 49 01

Phase 1 and 2 operations of ratrappage inthe beginning of phase SCAR Phase 3 Beginning of HOTBIRD 7 orientation HOTBIRD 7 Separation Phase 5 - manuvre dorientation du SYLDA SYLDA Separation Phase 7 orientation before spin up Phase 8 spin up to 4/s STENTOR Separation Phase 10 beginning of composite despin Phase 11 beginning of ESCA orientation Phase 12 spin up to 45/s End of spin up at 45/s Beginning of ESCA passivation

THE FUTURE
- Launches in 2002: As of today launches planned in 2002 are: 8 ARIANE 4s and 5 ARIANE 5s. Seven Ariane 4 launches and three Ariane 5 launches have been carried out to date After mission Ariane 517, the next Ariane 5 flight at the beginning of 2003 (necessarily between 13th, and January, 31st) has to be a mission on an Ariane 5 P1+ launch vehicle with the European probe ROSETTA (mission towards two asteroids and a comet) - The programme A5+ The programme A5+ has for general target the starting of successive evolutions of ARIANE 5, essentially concentrated on its upper floor. It has to get him, by the end of the decade, the possibility of realizing double launches of satellites of the 6 tons class on geostationary transfer orbit (this will be the double capacity of the most successful version of an ARIANE 4). In this frame, the launch vehicle Ariane 517 marks an important milestone with the qualification of the launcher version A5ECA, 1st version of the Ariane 5+ programme that arrived at the end of development. Here after the versions developed within the programme A5+: Launcher version A5ECA: The 3rd stage is replaced by the ESC-A, that will carry the total launch capacity of a little more than 6 tonnes to about 9.5 tonnes. Launcher version A5E/S: Diverted directly from the current launch vehicle ARIANE 5 by bringing multiple improvements on each of the stages.

At the same time the development of the following version already began. This version, A5ECB, is equipped with an improved 3rd stage, "the Cryogenic Upper Stage of type B" (ESC-B). A completely new propulsion system will carry in 2007 the performance of an ARIANE 5 launch vehicle to 12 tonnes in a double launch mission to GTO. These successive evolutions will allow the launcher ARIANE 5 to preserve the competitiveness acquired thanks to its capacity of double launches, by adapting itself to the evolution of the market of geostationnary satellites, among which the size and mass do not stop growing.

EADS LAUNCH VEHICLES AND THE ARIANE PROGRAMMES

EADS LAUNCH VEHICLES, the European space transportation specialist, designs and develops the launch vehicles of the Ariane family, as well as orbital infrastructures, the ATV spacecraft, missiles for the French deterrent force and space equipment. The Company employs 3,200 people in France. Under the ARIANE 4 and 5 programmes, it is continuing the activities previously carried out by AEROSPATIALE MATRA LANCEURS. The many contributions to these two programmes for which ARIANESPACE calls on EADS LAUNCH VEHICLES include:

its role as Industrial Architect for both launch vehicles, as stage manufacturer, the assembly and delivery of the first and third stages of ARIANE 4 and the EAP et EPC (solid propellant and cryogenic stages) for ARIANE 5),

Ariane 5 Launch Vehicle Integation site in Les Mureaux, France

Mission analysis for both launch vehicles and the provision of their respective flight software. the manufacture of ARIANE 4 first stage tanks and a share in the manufacture of the EPC tank for ARIANE 5, the manufacture of a wide range of payload adapters, the mission analyses on both, Ariane 4 and Ariane 5 launch vehicles, the validation on ISF (Installation de Simulation Fonctionnelle) and the supply of the programs of Flight software validation, EADS-LV engineers systematically carry out a post-flight analysis of mission results to increase understanding of launch vehicle behaviour (Level 1 system analysis).