I have confirmation that Sich-2 satellite is already at Dombarovski, and that the launch is planned for march-april 2011.
Onboard of Progress M-09M will be a small satellite called "Kedr" (Gagarin΄s call sign) 30kg, 550x550x400mm, which will goes into space during a Russian EVA from the ISS.http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=14634
Is the 5th Soyuz per year that Space Adventures is planning, starting in 2013, certain enough to get on this schedule?
Quote from: Stan Black on 11/14/2010 08:36 amQuote from: Stan Black on 11/13/2010 09:50 am To launch KAZSAT-2 with another satellite in March 2011 rocket needs to fly a different trajectory. Heading for an initial 48° orbit?http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/news.shtmlhttp://www.rian.ru/science/20101110/294707158.htmlhttp://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=19646.msg514402#msg514402http://infox.ru/science/universe/2010/11/09/Kazahstan_podportil_.phtml For other paired launches they are swapping partners so they dont have to use the 48° orbit The original pair of Yamal-300K and Telkom-3 were too heavy together for 51·5°; so Telkom-3 shares a launch with Ekspress-MD2 and Yamal-300K with Luch-5B. The only doubt I have is how will they launch Yamal-300K with Luch-5B? Telkom-3, Yamal-300K and Amos-5 are all based around the Ekspress-1000N platform. For the launch of Amos-5, the smaller Luch-5A will be affixed on top. However pictures of 300K shows antennas on top.http://space.skyrocket.de/img_sat/yamal-300k__1.jpghttp://www.gascom.ru/upload/content_image/yamal_300/yamal_300k.jpghttp://www.ciemat.es/sweb/Spain-ISTC-STCU/22abril/ISS.pdf
Quote from: Stan Black on 11/13/2010 09:50 am To launch KAZSAT-2 with another satellite in March 2011 rocket needs to fly a different trajectory. Heading for an initial 48° orbit?http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/news.shtmlhttp://www.rian.ru/science/20101110/294707158.htmlhttp://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=19646.msg514402#msg514402http://infox.ru/science/universe/2010/11/09/Kazahstan_podportil_.phtml For other paired launches they are swapping partners so they dont have to use the 48° orbit The original pair of Yamal-300K and Telkom-3 were too heavy together for 51·5°; so Telkom-3 shares a launch with Ekspress-MD2 and Yamal-300K with Luch-5B.
To launch KAZSAT-2 with another satellite in March 2011 rocket needs to fly a different trajectory. Heading for an initial 48° orbit?http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/news.shtmlhttp://www.rian.ru/science/20101110/294707158.htmlhttp://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=19646.msg514402#msg514402
Kosmos-2470 (Geo-IK-2)
Quote from: anik on 01/31/2011 06:47 pmKosmos-2470 (Geo-IK-2) Is that confirmed? I haven't seen it anywhere outside this site. Although I would expect a Kosmos designation to be assigned, even official sources seem to be calling it Geo-IK-2.
March 29 two Gonets-M satellites, Kosmos, MiR Rokot/Briz-KM Plesetsk 133/3