Talk:ExoMars
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Latest ESA info suggest launch in 2013 by Ariane 5. I am looking for a clear reference on this.
- The latest info I know, was on space.com couple of weeks ago and claimed ExoMars to fly in 2011 on a Soyuz-2b rocket from Kourou. Do you have a source for the 2013 launch info? --Bricktop 08:57, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
- Should be clearer either at IAC congress in Fukuoka or at the ESA Ministerial Conference in November in Berlin.Hektor 11:25, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
- At IAC in Fukuoka they said 2011 with a considerably smaller rover than originally intended. But there will be a fixed station as well. They switch from twice as big as MER to somewhat smaller than MER. And launcher is Soyuz.Hektor 12:05, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
- Should be clearer either at IAC congress in Fukuoka or at the ESA Ministerial Conference in November in Berlin.Hektor 11:25, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Launch date decision
- 2011 seems more and more unlikely. Decision on launch date should be taken early 2007 at the end of the current phase of work. So should be 2013 or even 2015 if decision was taken to switch back to Ariane 5. A pity since performance wise 2011 is much more favorable. :( Hektor 08:57, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Delay to 2013
The main text currently says that the delay from 2011 to 2013 will not significantly delay the arrival of the rover on Mars, while my understanding is that there will be a delay of almost two years. If I'm wrong, please say so on here, otherwise I will change the main text. Chrislintott 15:45, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
- Unfortunately this is getting worse, launch in 2015 being more and more likely as announced this week by French weekly Air & Cosmos. Hektor 20:45, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
- Futher delay decreases the payload to an extant that a mission with science output is simply impossible. The rover payload drops well below 6kg for a sojus launcher, wich is less than the summ of mass of the two biggest instruments on board. Although I have a good contact to ESTEC the rumor of 2015 has not reached me jet. Even on a payload review mid of february this was never a point.--Stone 08:26, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
- The payload is decreased, because the trajectory becomes less favourable, this will become better in 2017 or 2019 again. --Stone 09:49, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
- The luncher debate and therefor no clear picture of the mass of the mission is the bigger challenge for the planing of instruments.-Stone 10:03, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
