LIVE: PSLV C21 - SPOT 6 - September 9, 2012 (0423UTC)

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Launch of PSLV C21 with Spot 6 and PROITERES (a microsat from OIT, Osaka Institute of Technology) is planned on August 16, 2012 (local time) according to a press release from OIT (in Japanese)

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23 July 2012    ... SPOT 6, the brand new Earth observation satellite built by  Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, is now ready for  launch. It will be transferred in the coming days from the Astrium  Satellites facility in Toulouse (France) to the Satish Dhawan Space  Center in India where it will be integrated with the PSLV launcher that  will carry it into orbit ...

http://www.eads.com/eads/int/en/news/press.20120723_astrium_spot6.html

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Since according to PSLV user's manual launcher/spacecraft integration requires about 30 days, a launch date of end August is more likely than August 16...

[Danderman]

I would guess that this a countertrade deal, in which ISRO launches SPOT, and Ariane launches an ISRO satellite to GEO.

[Salo Ukr]

HAL delivers propellant tank for PSLV rocket

[Salo Ukr]

C21 is planned in 2nd week of Sept now. Refer link (As per the local news paper Eenadu in Telugu)

Edit by input~2: the Eenadu link in Telugu has to be linked to the publication date, it will be available during 4 months at: http://archives.eenadu.net/07-30-2012/Homeinner.aspx?item=break23

[Salo Ukr]

SPOT-6 is reached Sriharikota. Refer link (in Telugu)

Thx
~Prasad

Edit by input~2: the Eenadu link in  Telugu has to be linked to the publication date, it will be available during 4 months at:  http://archives.eenadu.net/08-02-2012/Homeinner.aspx?item=break38

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A newspaper in Telugu indicates a September 6 launch date
(source in Telugu)
while the FCS French forum points at September 9

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ISRO gets ready for historic 100th mission

We have today (so far) put 99 missions (62 satellites and 37 launch vehicles) from the days of Aryabhata (satellite) of 1975

So "a mission" can be a satellite or a launch vehicle...

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Early NOTAM publication for 2nd stage and 3rd stage debris

F1971/12 - ROCKET LAUNCH FROM INDIA WILL TAKE PLACE
FLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF INDIA:
INDIAN SATELLITE LAUNCH IS SKED TO TAKE PLACE WITH
ASSOCIATED DANGER ZONES WHICH ENCROACH THE MELBOURNE FLIGHT
INFORMATION REGION (FIR).

THE DEFINITIVE LAUNCH WINDOW FOR THE PSLV-C21 ROCKET HAS BEEN
SCHEDULED FROM 5 SEPTEMBER 2012 TO 04 OCTOBER 2012. DANGER TIMES
ARE FROM 0345UTC TO 0600UTC. 

DANGER ZONES ARE BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES:
DANGER ZONE 4:
N00 50 E082 00
N00 35 E083 35
S03 25 E083 00
S03 10 E081 25

DANGER ZONE 5:
S28 00 E075 00
S29 00 E079 00
S33 00 E078 00
S32 00 E074 00. SFC - UNL, DAILY DANGER TIMES 0345/0600, 05 SEP 03:45 2012 UNTIL
04 OCT 06:00 2012. CREATED: 10 AUG 00:48 2012

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SPOT 6 heading for India

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Launch date confirmed September 9 at 0420UTC from FLP
3 satellites onboard: Spot-6, Proiteres and "India 50 kg Mini Redent Strapon Inertial  Navigation System satellite"

http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=1&subCategory=3&ContentId=80489

[Skyrocket]

Launch date confirmed September 9 at 0420UTC from FLP
3 satellites onboard: Spot-6, Proiteres and "India 50 kg Mini Redent Strapon Inertial  Navigation System satellite"

http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=1&subCategory=3&ContentId=80489

the "Mini Redent Strapon Inertial  Navigation System satellite" should read "mini Redundant Strapdown Inertial Navigation System" (aka mRESINS).

It is a test of an improved, miniaturized version of the Redundant Strapdown Inertial Navigation System (RESINS) already used on PSLV and GSLV rockets. It features an additional avionics box fixed to the fourth stage and not a free-flying satellite. For guidance, this PSLV mission relies on the standard RESINS. If successful, mRESINS will take over for future flights.

[input~2]

Thanks Gunter for clearing this up

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Here they say launch on Sept 9 at 9:15am LT (0345UTC) (could be a mishearing for 9:50am LT (0420UTC))
http://www.visalaandhra.com/breakingnews/article-89722  (in Telugu)