In the context of spaceflight, a launch campaign is the set of activities which prepare a launch vehicle for lift-off. In Spaceflight, a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a Rocket used to carry a payload from the Earth's surface into Outer space.
Activities during the launch campaign include launch vehicle assembly, integration of the payload, fueling of the vehicle, and preparing the launch pad, the launch range and tracking stations. In Spaceflight, a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a Rocket used to carry a payload from the Earth's surface into Outer space. In military aircraft or space exploration the payload is the carrying capacity of an aircraft or space ship including as Cargo, Munitions scientific instruments A launch pad is the area and facilities where rockets or spacecrafts liftoff A rocket range or missile range is a large area associated with a Rocket launch site. An earth station or ground station is the surface-based (terrestrial end of a Communications link to an object in Outer space.
For a NASA expendable launch vehicle, the launch campaign is begins approximately 45 days prior to launch. An expendable launch system is a Launch system that uses an expendable launch vehicle (ELV to carry a payload into Space. [1]
Parallel campaigns
Arianespace, the contractor responsible for launching the Ariane 5 for the European Space Agency, can conduct two Ariane 5 ECA launch campaigns in parallel at the Guyana Space Centre. Arianespace SA is a French company and was founded in 1980. They undertake the production operation and marketing of the Ariane 5 rocket launcher as part Ariane 5 is a European Expendable launch The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member The Guiana Space Centre, or more commonly Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG is a French Spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. [2]
References
- ^ Generic Mission Plan. NASA.
- ^ Second Ariane 5 ECA Launch Campaign Is Underway At The Spaceport. Space Travel.
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