Author Topic: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT 36W-1 January 28, 2017  (Read 53972 times)

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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #120 on: 01/28/2017 12:29 am »
T+25 minutes.

Playing the Relationship presentation.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #121 on: 01/28/2017 12:29 am »
Altitude 360 kilometers, speed 8.92 kilometers a second, downrange 9100 kilometers.

Good thrust on Fregat.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #122 on: 01/28/2017 12:30 am »
Fregat was originally designed by Russia as an interplanetary probe.

It was then modified to fly on Soyuz.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #123 on: 01/28/2017 12:31 am »
Just mentioned the Cluster 2 satellite quartet.

Not the original quartet which was lost on the maiden flight of Ariane 5.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #124 on: 01/28/2017 12:32 am »
T+28 minutes. Fregat MECO-1. Now we enter the ballistic phase, or "space ballet", in which Fregat orients itself for spacecraft separation.

Hispasat 36W-1 will separate from Fregat 4 minutes and 10 seconds after MECO-1.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #125 on: 01/28/2017 12:32 am »
Nice simulated sunrise as seen from the CGI telemetry.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #126 on: 01/28/2017 12:33 am »
Now getting data from the Malindi tracking station.

Altitude 760 kilometers, speed 9.26 kilometers a second, downrange 11,000 kilometers.
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Ballistic phase. Coming up on S/C Sep.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #128 on: 01/28/2017 12:33 am »
Playing the Hispasat LEOP presentation.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #129 on: 01/28/2017 12:34 am »
Just passed the half-hour mark of the flight.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #130 on: 01/28/2017 12:35 am »
Fregat and Hispasat 36W-1 are currently in a geosynchronous transfer orbit whose apogee is at 35,786 kilometers and perigee is at a Low Earth parking orbit altitude; maybe at 185 kilometers.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #131 on: 01/28/2017 12:36 am »
T+31 minutes, 30 seconds.

Altitude 1170 kilometers, speed 8.92 kilometers a second, downrange 12,100 kilometers.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #132 on: 01/28/2017 12:36 am »
Spacecraft sep confirmation will be a bit later than scheduled.
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Waiting for the Russians to confirm S/C Sep.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #134 on: 01/28/2017 12:37 am »
And we have spacecraft separation! Arianespace kicks off the year of 2017 with a great start!

Congrats to Hispasat, Arianespace, the European Space Agency, and the makers of Soyuz on a spectacular GTO ascent!
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #135 on: 01/28/2017 12:38 am »
Before we begin the post-launch speeches, we'll have to wait for AOS from Hispasat 36W-1.

It's a new milestone Arianespace possibly included in the launch profile.
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Confirmation, but no applause....
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #137 on: 01/28/2017 12:38 am »
Playing more launch replays. Doesn't get any better than this.
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Waiting for more confirmation (AOS).

Article:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/01/arianespace-soyuz-st-b-launches-hispasat-36w-1/

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Re: LIVE: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS16 - HISPASAT-AG1 January 27, 2017
« Reply #139 on: 01/28/2017 12:41 am »
Explaining the three Arianespace launchers.
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