LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Ekspress-AM7 – March 18, 2015 (22:05 UTC)

[Stan Black]

Payload: Ekspress-AM7
Rocket: Proton-M 8К82КМ with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 3) № 93552
Upper stage: Briz-M 14С43 with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 3) № 99553
Payload adapter system: 1194VX
Fairing: 14С75.15 with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 3)
Launch site: Baikonur 8П882К-4Ф (ПУ № 39)

State Centre for Space Research and Production, in the name of M.V. Khrunichev
Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени М.В. Хруничева

Proton-M

Изготовление и поставка трех ракет-носителей «Протон-М» для запуска космических аппаратов «Экспресс-АМУ1», «Экспресс-АМ7» и «Луч-4».

4 044 202 000 Russian ruble
 - price breakdown not available
[source] [source] [source]

Изготовление и поставка РН «Протон-М» для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ7» (8К82КМ-0000-0ТУ-У)

Order placed: 2nd June 2011
Contractual period: May 2011 to December 2013
Delivery: July 2013
[source] [source] [source]

Briz-M

Разгонный блок «Бриз-М» (14С43-0000-0ТУ)

427 369 600 Russian ruble
Order placed: 16th May 2012
Contractual period: April 2012 to 25th November 2013
[source]

Fairing 14С75 and payload adapter

Головной обтекатель (ГО) 14С75.15 с переходной системой (ПС) для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ7» (14С75.15ХХ-0000-0СБ)

155 270 000 Russian ruble
Order placed: 20th February 2013
Contractual period: January 2013 to 25th November 2013
Delivery: November 2013
[source]

Launch vehicle support

206 000 000 Russian ruble
Delivery: from the 2nd quarter of 2013 to the 4th quarter of 2014, to support a launch in the 3rd quarter of 2014
[source] [source]

Proton-M and 14С75 delivery to launch site

Подготовка к транспортировке, транспортировка РН «Протон-М» с ГО 14С75.15 для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ7» и возврат порожнего транспорта

27 122 100 Russian ruble
Order placed: 26th February 2014
Contractual period: up to 25th December 2014
[source] [source]

Briz-M delivery to launch site

Авиаперевозка РБ «Бриз-М» и транспортно-экспедиторские работы по отправке разгонного блока «Бриз-М» для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ7»

17 102 000 Russian ruble
Order placed: 17th February 2014
Contractual period: up to 25th December 2014
[source] [source]

RUAG Space AB (Sweden)

1194VX

Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI)
Центр эксплуатации объектов наземной космической инфраструктуры (ЦЭНКИ)

Launch campaign

Подготовка и запуски РН «Протон-М» и РБ «Бриз-М» с КА «Экспресс-АМ7» и с КА «Экспресс-АМ4R». Проведение послепусковых работ.

737 000 000 Russian ruble
Order placed: 22nd November 2013
Contractual period: November 2014
[source]

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) Astrium

Ekspress-AM7

Mass: 5,712 kilogrammes
Platform: Eurostar E3000
Service life: 15 years
Transponders: 24 C-band, 36 Ku-band, 2 L-band
[source]

[Stan Black]

Briz-M delivery to launch site

Транспортировка РБ «Бриз-М» для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ7»

http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/pgz/public/action/orders/info/common_info/show?notificationId=8209019

Proton-M and 14С75 delivery to launch site

Транспортировка РН «Протон-М» с ГО для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ7»

http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/pgz/public/action/orders/info/common_info/show?notificationId=8209752

1st post updated.

[Stan Black]

“Nominal Mission Lifetime” means, with respect to the Express AM7 Satellite, (based upon a Proton phase 4 performance) a period of 15 (fifteen) years after completion of the Final or Provisional Acceptance of the Satellite in orbit (whichever occurs first).

http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/common-info.html?purchaseId=445821&&purchaseMethodType=is

[Stan Black]

Launch campaign

Подготовка и запуски РН «Протон-М» и РБ «Бриз-М» с КА «Экспресс-АМ7» и с КА «Экспресс-АМ4R». Проведение послепусковых работ.

http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/pgz/public/action/contracts/info/common_info/show?contractInfoId=12211437

1st post updated.

[Stan Black]

Can someone help me understand this? Looks like they are paying International Launch Services (ILS) to support this launch?

$931,200

http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/documents.html?purchaseId=931019&&purchaseMethodType=ep

There are four documents; these two appear relevant:-
Приказ_Закупка у ЕП
Exhibit 2_Express AM7_рус

[Stan Black]

Tender from the Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI) for insurance to cover various launches, including «Ekspress-AM», «Soyuz-TMA», «Progress-M», «GLONASS-M»:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/common-info.html?noticeId=1752593

Direct link to document, dated 21st November 2014:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/download/download.html?id=9745038

Запуск космического аппарата: КА «Экспресс-АМ7»
Объект страхования: РН «Протон-М», РБ «Бриз-М» для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ7»
Страховая сумма (лимит ответственности) млн.руб.: 1 949,550
Страховая премия (максимальный тариф) млн.руб.: 175,460
Ориентировочная дата запуска: I кв. 2015г.

Launch of satellite: satellite Ekspress-AM7
Insured items: rocket Proton-M, upper stage Briz-M for launch of satellite Ekspress-AM7
The sum insured (limit of liability), million. ruble: 1 949,550
Insurance premium (maximum tariff), million. ruble: 175,460
The estimated launch date: 1st quarter of 2015

[Stan Black]

Latest "official" news report about Russian launches, this time for February - March 2015: http://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=363303

The new dates are:

March 3 - 3x Gonets-M [block 14]
March 17 -  Ekspress-AM7

[Stan Black]

Tender from the Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI) for insurance to cover various launch sites; for preparation and launch of rockets «Proton», «Soyuz», «Zenit»:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/common-info.html?noticeId=1922237

Direct link to document, dated 29th December 2014:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/download/download.html?id=10741151

РКН: КА «Экспресс АМ7», РН «Протон-М»
Дата запуска: 1 кв. 2015
Страховая сумма (лимит ответственности) млн.руб.: 2 558,10
Страховая премия (максимальный тариф) млн.руб.: 17,9

Launch: satellite Ekspress-AM7, rocket Proton-M
Launch date: 1st quarter of 2015
The sum insured (limit of liability), million ruble: 2 558,10
Insurance premium (maximum tariff), million ruble: 17,9

[Satori]

Launch will take place at 2206UTC on March 16.

[Satori]

Launch is now schedule for March 19.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Launch is now schedule for March 19.

Local time, apparently. Here the launch time is specified as March 18 @ 22:05 UTC.

[Artyom.]

Ekspress-AM7 was delivered to Baikonur today.

http://www.tsenki.com/news/news_tsenki/?ELEMENT_ID=118897

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Interesting....T-5 days and Roscosmos don't even made one peep about what's going on about launch preparations? Are they scared about the RSCC/Airbus D&S curse? 

[Satori]

Interesting....T-5 days and Roscosmos don't even made one peep about what's going on about launch preparations? Are they scared about the RSCC/Airbus D&S curse? 

Transported to the fuelling station... http://www.roscosmos.ru/21359/ (in Russian)

[jacqmans]

http://www.federalspace.ru/21363/

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NOTAMS
K0288/15 -  ATS ROUTE SEGMENTS CLSD: 1.A113 TIROK-GISIR FM 25 TO 68 KM 2.B822 LUGER-BETIK FM 35 TO 85 KM SFC/UNL. 18 MAR 21:50 2015 UNTIL 18 MAR 22:50 2015. CREATED: 14 MAR 01:35 2015

P1388/15 -  RESTRICTED AREA UNR1238 ACT. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2150-2250, 18 MAR 21:50 2015 UNTIL 19 MAR 22:50 2015. CREATED: 11 MAR 10:02 2015

P1382/15 -  ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD A814 ARNUL - ADOBA, B206 ARNUL - AKTAS, G489 TELRU - AKTAS. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2150-2250, 18 MAR 21:50 2015 UNTIL 19 MAR 22:50 2015. CREATED: 11 MAR 08:07 2015

[Galactic Penguin SST]

[Satori]

Long serial number: 6308287981

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Launch time line!

http://coopi.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=711

[Artyom.]

In English - http://coopi.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=699.