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The launcher was delivered today in Baikonur.

http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=8790
« Last Edit: 02/11/2010 11:38 pm by Chris Bergin »
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According to mission profile IS-16 will be injected directly to the Geostationary Earth Orbit.

http://www.ilslaunch.com/assets/pdf/I-16-MO-fINAL.pdf

http://www.ilslaunch.com/Intelsat-16-mission-control/




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Originally Intelsat-16 was to be launched by Zenit-3SLB, this spacecraft is only 2,5mT class satellite, so Proton easly put it into GEO.

Intelsat-16 would be good payload for secondary satellite on Ariane-5.

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According to mission profile IS-16 will be injected directly to the Geostationary Earth Orbit.

http://www.ilslaunch.com/assets/pdf/I-16-MO-fINAL.pdf

http://www.ilslaunch.com/Intelsat-16-mission-control/


RD-275 so not one of the phase III

Also if you trust
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Протон_(ракета-носитель)
next phase III will be Echostar?
« Last Edit: 01/07/2010 06:42 pm by Stan Black »

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Intelsat-16 has arrived today at Baykonur...

http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=8876

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Briz-M upper stage for this launch has arrived today to the Baykonur Cosmodrome on a Antonov An-124-100 'Ruslan' transport aircraft.

The upper stage will be transported from the airport into the assembly and testing complex and will establish into the stand in clean hall 101 for the preparation for the starting. At the spaceport today is also expected the arrival of the additional group of specialists. The basic group of Russian and foreign specialists arrived to the spaceport earlier.

http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=8895

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It is now available the Intelsat 16 Blog from ILS.

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According to http://coopi.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=201, the launch time is 00:39:40 UTC.

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http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=8973

Today the first stage has been docked to the second stage with third stage of Proton-M rocket.

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The satellite has been fueled yesterday.

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http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9077

The fueling of high pressure tanks of Briz-M upper stage has begun today.

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The satellite has been docked with dispenser.
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http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9143

The ascent stage was assembled during weekend.

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http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9187

The ascent stage is transported for the assembly with Proton-M rocket.

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Intelsat 16 Spacecraft Integrated With Proton M Rocket
04.02.2010

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=498

"Yesterday, at the processing facility "MIK" (Pad 92 of the launch site)  the fully assembled Ascent Unit (made of the Intelsat 16 spacecraft, adapter, Breeze M upper stage and payload fairing) was integrated with the Proton launch vehicle. The mating took place in Processing Hall 111.

The Integrated Launch Vehicle processing operations is now reaching the final stage. In a couple of days the ILV will be moved from Hall 111 to the Breeze M fueling station, where the Breeze M (its low pressure tanks) will be loaded with fuel and oxidizer"

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ILS PROTON TO LAUNCH INTELSAT 16

 

 

Payload:                                 Intelsat 16 communications satellite
Platform: Star 2.4
Separated spacecraft mass: Approx. 2,056.6 kg (4,534 lbs)

 

Launch Vehicle:                    Proton M/Breeze M

                                                691,000 kg (1,523,000 lbs), including payload           

                                                56.2 m (184 ft)

 

Launch Date:                         February 12, 2009

 

Launch Time:                        06:39 Baikonur
00:39 GMT
19:39 EST, Feb. 11     

 

Launch Site:                          Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

                                                Launch Pad 39

 

Launch Customer:                Intelsat, Luxembourg

 

Satellite Manufacturer:        Orbital Sciences Corporation, Sterling, Va.

 

Launch Vehicle                     Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center,

Manufacturer:                       Moscow

 

Launch Services                   

Provider:                                International Launch Services, Reston, Va.,
Web site: www.ilslaunch.com.

 

Satellite Use:                         The Intelsat 16 satellite (IS-16) will be located at 58 degrees West Longitude. The high-power Ku-band payload will provide expansion capacity for SKY Mexico offering High Definition (HD) services and delivering news, sports and entertainment programming to its direct-to-home viewers. In addition, IS-16 will be available to provide backup capacity for SKY Brazil.

 

Satellite Statistics:                — 24 Ku-Band transponders

                                                __Orbital location:  58 degrees West longitude

                                                __Anticipated service life: 16 years

 

Mission Profile:                     The Proton M launch vehicle, utilizing a 4-burn Breeze M mission design, will lift off from Pad 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the Intelsat 16 satellite on board. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M upper stage and the Intelsat 16 satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory.  From this point in the mission, the Breeze M will perform planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit first to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a geostationary orbit.  Separation of the Intelsat 16 satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 9 hours, 34 minutes after liftoff. 

 

Target Orbit                           Apogee: 37,678 km (23,412 miles)

at Separation:                        Perigee:  37,678 km (23,412 miles)
Inclination: 0.0 degrees

 

Spacecraft Separation:        Approximately 9 hours, 34 minutes after liftoff

 

ILS Mission Statistics:         __1st ILS/Proton Launch of 2010; 2nd Proton launch in just over 2 weeks
__57th ILS/Proton Launch
__2nd Orbital Satellite Launched on Proton

                                                __6th Intelsat Satellite Launched with ILS

 

 

More information:                 Live webcast at http://www.ilslaunch.com will begin approximately 20 minutes before liftoff.  General mission information and launch status updates are available at the website or on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at 1-800-852-4980.  Coordinates for satellite broadcast of the launch will be posted when they are confirmed.

 

Live Launch Broadcast:       Live Coverage starting at 7:19 PM ET US 11 February 2010

Launch is scheduled for 7:39PM ET US 11 February 2010

Launch Broadcast concludes no later than 8:15 PM ET US (Firm Out)

 

LAUNCH BROADCAST WILL BE SEEN IN NORTH AMERICA ON THIS FEED:

Satellite: Galaxy 16

Transponder: 14C

Orbital Position: 99 W

Band: C Analog NTSC

Bandwidth 36 MHz

Uplink Frequency: 6205.0 MHz Horizontal

Downlink Frequency: 3980.0 MHz Vertical

 

LAUNCH BROADCAST WILL BE SEEN IN EUROPE ON THIS FEED:

Satellite: NSS-7 ENV EUH

Digital Channel – CH-9/2

Orbital Position 338.0 Degrees East

Band: KU Digital PAL

Bandwidth 9 MHz

UPLINK Frequency 14,443.00 MHz Vertical

Downlink Frequency: 11,653.00 MHz Horizontal

Sym Rate 5.632

FEC ¾

 

LAUNCH BROADCAST WILL BE SEEN AT THE LAUNCH SITE ON THIS FEED:

Satellite: Eutelsat W2A

Digital Channel D10 B

Band: Ku

Orbital Position: 10 Degrees East

Satellite Channel - EUTELSAT SESAT 1 B3 "G"

Bandwidth 9 MHz

Uplink Frequency 13969.8330 MHz Vertical

Downlink Frequency: 11669.8330 MHz Horizontal

Sym Rate 5.632

FEC ¾
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According to mission profile IS-16 will be injected directly to the Geostationary Earth Orbit.

http://www.ilslaunch.com/assets/pdf/I-16-MO-fINAL.pdf

http://www.ilslaunch.com/Intelsat-16-mission-control/


RD-275 so not one of the phase III

Also if you trust
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Протон_(ракета-носитель)
next phase III will be Echostar?

Someone has updated the Russian Wikipedia entry; this launch now shows Briz-M 99511 which is one of the enhanced versions(?)
« Last Edit: 02/05/2010 11:24 am by Stan Black »

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The launcher was transfered to the launch pad today.

http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9242
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According to mission profile IS-16 will be injected directly to the Geostationary Earth Orbit.

http://www.ilslaunch.com/assets/pdf/I-16-MO-fINAL.pdf

http://www.ilslaunch.com/Intelsat-16-mission-control/


RD-275 so not one of the phase III

Also if you trust
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Протон_(ракета-носитель)
next phase III will be Echostar?

Someone has updated the Russian Wikipedia entry; this launch now shows Briz-M 99511 which is one of the enhanced versions(?)

http://coopi.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=473

RD-276 - so is this a late change?

INTELSAT-16 at 2,056 kilogrammes mass makes Proton-M phase III appear a bit excessive?
« Last Edit: 02/08/2010 06:02 pm by Stan Black »

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