Author Topic: LIVE: Zenit-2SB launch with Phobos-Grunt - November 8, 2011 (Read 663007 times)

Skylab · « **Reply #320 on:** 11/08/2011 07:31 pm »

Good to see this one achieve orbit, a nice start to a challenging mission! And thank you, Svetoslav and Yaroslav.

Space Pete · « **Reply #321 on:** 11/08/2011 07:31 pm »

Goooooooooooo Russia!

Rocket Science · « **Reply #322 on:** 11/08/2011 07:31 pm »

I love night launches...

uko · « **Reply #323 on:** 11/08/2011 07:32 pm »

Well done Roscosmos! Good luck for the rest of the mission!

Lets finally get some samples back from Mars!

Kaputnik · « **Reply #324 on:** 11/08/2011 07:32 pm »

Thanks for the commentary- webcast wouldn't work at all for me.
Been watching out for this mission since about 1988!

Svetoslav · « **Reply #325 on:** 11/08/2011 07:34 pm »

I should be the one to thank you...

I am taking this project very personally... especially when it has an instrument from my own country! We already lost one instrument on Mars 96 in 1996, my work in this thread helped me not to think about possible failure modes.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #326 on:** 11/08/2011 07:34 pm »

Congratulations and good luck!

ChileVerde · « **Reply #327 on:** 11/08/2011 07:34 pm »

Quote from: Stan Black on 11/08/2011 07:31 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 11/08/2011 07:26 pm
Looks like end of webcast, as it's still running, but no more images/audio.

Many thanks to Rui and especially Svetoslav and Yaroslav for the unique coverage via translation (really appreciated!

Thank you to everyone!

Indeed, congratulations all around. I even got to practice my Russian listening skills a little. (The lady who was providing pre-launch coverage sounded as if she really was waiting for the real stuff to happen.)

tehwkd · « **Reply #328 on:** 11/08/2011 07:35 pm »

If you missed it: Launch of Zenit-2SB carrying Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1.

gregzsidisin · « **Reply #329 on:** 11/08/2011 07:36 pm »

Quote from: tehwkd on 11/08/2011 07:35 pm

If you missed it: Launch of Zenit-2SB carrying Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1.

What took you so long? lol...

yaroslav · « **Reply #330 on:** 11/08/2011 07:37 pm »

good launch and good start for mission, looking forward for further updates !

Svetoslav · « **Reply #331 on:** 11/08/2011 07:38 pm »

I will be on-line. You can rely on me.

mduncan36 · « **Reply #332 on:** 11/08/2011 07:40 pm »

Thank you to all involved in the translations, providing the links for video, and the commentary with what is taking place. It is such a contrast from the days of my youth when we laughed at Soviet failures and were dismissive of their successes. Now I sit on the other side of the world watching live video at my desk while praying to the gods of spaceflight for a good flight and mission. We all recognize that we are part of this and I hope that feeling continues to be shared with many other endeavors on Earth and in space.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #333 on:** 11/08/2011 07:43 pm »

And William Graham's excellent article for this launch/mission - updated to post launch:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/11/live-zenit-2launch-fobos-grunt-sample-return-mission-to-phobos/

tehwkd · « **Reply #334 on:** 11/08/2011 07:45 pm »

Quote from: gregzsidisin on 11/08/2011 07:36 pm

Quote from: tehwkd on 11/08/2011 07:35 pm
If you missed it: Launch of Zenit-2SB carrying Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1.

What took you so long? lol...

you try uploading a short (few min prelaunch+launch) and long version (~1h of prelaunch coverage+launch) at the same time when your upload speed = 0.5mb

Liss · « **Reply #335 on:** 11/08/2011 07:55 pm »

Schedule (UTC):
22:56 First ignition of ADU (for 570 sec)
23:07 Tank jettison
01:03 Second ignition of ADU (for 1061 sec)

yaroslav · « **Reply #336 on:** 11/08/2011 07:56 pm »

Quote from: gregzsidisin on 11/08/2011 07:31 pm

Another thanks for the translations!

The announcer kept saying "chitiri" ("four") a few times. Maybe a little late to ask, but what was that about?

may be you are speaking about "rass-chetam pribyt" so,
in that case traslation is something like "supporting personnel have to do ..." or so )

Prober · « **Reply #337 on:** 11/08/2011 08:07 pm »

Quote from: tehwkd on 11/08/2011 07:45 pm

Quote from: gregzsidisin on 11/08/2011 07:36 pm
Quote from: tehwkd on 11/08/2011 07:35 pm
If you missed it: Launch of Zenit-2SB carrying Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1.

What took you so long? lol...

you try uploading a short (few min prelaunch+launch) and long version (~1h of prelaunch coverage+launch) at the same time when your upload speed = 0.5mb

While you both were having tea I watched the fine video and captured one moment from it.

You need to enjoy seeing Oxygen Rich to enjoy this sec of the launch.

patchfree · « **Reply #338 on:** 11/08/2011 08:08 pm »

Cbased · « **Reply #339 on:** 11/08/2011 08:09 pm »

(local) Launch time is 00:16:02,871