MTG Infra-Red SounderTEMIS, as part of the ANTARES consortium, successfully closed the negotiation meeting with Kayser-Threde Munich for the Design, Development and Manufacturing of 3 different EGSEs for the Meteosat Third Generation IRS (Infra-Red Sounder) instrument.The contract furniture consists in:3x IRS SCOEs;4x SDP SCOEs;1x Thermal EGSE....

High-altitude winds over the Spaceport in French Guiana have resulted in the decision by Arianespace and the European Space Agency to postpone tonight’s Vega mission with three satellite payloads and ALTS subsystem manufactured by  TEMIS.A new launch date will be decided based on the evolution of the weather conditions....

From ArianeSpace press release:Arianespace VV02 – Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1: Launch postponed by 24 hoursEvry, April 25, 2013To carry out additional checks on the mobile gantry system used on the Vega launch complex (SLV), the European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace have decided to postpone the Vega launch VV02 for 24 hours. It was originally scheduled for the night of May 2 to 3.Liftoff is scheduled for the night of May 3 to 4, 2013, at exactly:11:06:31 pm (local time...

ALTS SubSystem passed its final tests that carries to the chronology repetition for the incoming countdown.The link with the receiving ground stations has been successfully validated and the ALTS is now ready for flight. ...

The ALTS Subsystem verification, after the integration of VESPA dual payload dispenser, was succesfully completed thanks to TEMIS personnel in the Guyana Space Center.      The VV02 PAC is ready to be integrated into the fairings while the ALTS EGSEs will be installed in CDL3 (centre de lancement 3)...