After the fulfillment of the costumes procedures ...
Now I'm curious - What's involved with the customs procedures and does it involve customs officers?!I recall that Apollo astronaunts had to go through something similar right down to filling out declarations of goods they brought back when they returned from the moon.......!
NASA TV will not broadcast the launch.
Soyuz-U rocket is launched.
Live webcast is on http://www.vesti.ru/video1.asx?vid=onair
10-09-2008 Soyuz-U Successfully Lifted Off and Placed Progress M-65 into Orbit Perfectly in line with the schedule, Soyuz-U launcher lifted off from Baikonur pad 1 at 11:50:02 p.m. Moscow time (19:50:02 GMT), on Sept. 10, 2008, thus initiating Progress M-65 supply mission to the International Space Station. In appr. 530 s, the space vehicle was successfully placed in the orbit. Russian Progress cargo vehicle carries propellant, food, water and consumables essential for the station and the crew. Progress M-65 docking to the ISS is scheduled for Sept. 13, at 01:01a.m. Moscow time (Sept. 12 09:01p.m. GMT). Roscosmos Press Office
http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=4085Tanks of Progress M-65 cargo ship were fuelled by propellants and compressed gases yesterday.Progress M-65 will deliver new Orlan-MK (# 4 as per my source) spacesuit for ISS.Two other Orlan-MK (# 5 and # 6 as per my source) spacesuits will arrive aboard Progress M-66 in February 2009.
Andrey, do you have the exact launch time and the 11A511U Soyuz-U serial number?
Andrey, is this the first Orlan to be launched since M-27 on Progress M-49?
I understand Friday's P30 docking will be postponed due to Hurricane Ike's closing of MCC-H. Anyone have a new docking date/time?
Launch Vehicle - SoyuzPayload - Progress M-65ISS Flight - 30P
Would you know the stripe color for each one?
On another forum, we were wondering if Progress M65 already had the digital mods. According http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/fpspace/2007-August/023644.html it was supposed to, but the news is one year old so maybe it has changed
New TsVM-101 computer and new MBITS compact digital onboard informing telemetry system will be on Progress M-01M cargo ship, the launch of which is planned on November 26th, 2008.
According the ISS Daily Reports, the 26th of November is the launch date of Progress M-66 so I guess Progress M-01M and M-66 are the same (different designations)
Quote from: Suzy on 09/12/2008 01:37 AMWould you know the stripe color for each one?There is tradition of NPP Zvezda. If the serial number has last even digit, then the spacesuit has blue stripes, if last odd digit, then red stripes. So spacesuits #4 and #6 have blue stripes, #5 - red stripes.
First time I have heard of the "Primyorka geostationary satellite" and Google doesn't recogise it. Does anyone have any further info?
Quote from: spaceamillion on 09/17/2008 08:34 PMFirst time I have heard of the "Primyorka geostationary satellite" and Google doesn't recogise it. Does anyone have any further info?It is not geostationary satellite. It is satellite communication system.http://niir.ru/eng/page.php?trid=140"SCS [satellite communication system - anik] “Primorka” is a highly automated system of trunk satellite communications, which permits to effect remote booking of channel resource by users of channel capacity with the help of software comprising the higher level automatic control system. The system is an ideal overlay network tool for automatic back up of trunk terrestrial communication channels. The maximal aggregate rate of all information channels of “Primorets” station adds up to 20 Mbps""Satellite communications stations “Primorets” intended for satellite communications system “Primorka” contains a full complex of redundant radio technical equipment with a developed structure of channeling equipment for transmitting all current types of information, including the TV video signal"
"Must see" video. Very close to LV POVs http://tvroscosmos.ru/picture_library/video/start31.wmv