Author Topic: Rokot launch with two Gonets-M, Kosmos-2481 and MiR satellites - July 28, 2012  (Read 26865 times)

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The launch of Rokot rocket with Briz-KM upper stage and two Gonets-M, Kosmos and MiR satellites from launch pad 133/3 of Plesetsk cosmodrome is planned in the second quarter of 2011.
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Launch date is May 26.

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A little article about the MiR satellite, found in Reshetnev's newsletter n°251.
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MiR is another name for Yubeleny-2?

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MiR is another name for Yubeleny-2?


Yes, as indicated in the text near the photograph of the satellite.
http://kosmosnews.fr l'actualité spatiale russe en français

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Any further news on this launch? Did it take place or was it postponed

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It was postponed. New launch date is TBD.

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The launch is planned on June 30th.

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According to Novosti kosmonavtiki forum, the launch is planned on July 2nd.

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I guess MiR stands for Mikro-(R-something)?
But we don't know what?

I read your article in NK 2012 No. 3 on Gonets with interest. Do we know which Gonets satellites are the ones still operating?

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I guess MiR stands for Mikro-(R-something)?
But we don't know what?


According to http://www.iss-reshetnev.ru/?cid=news&nid=1212 MiR is acronym from Mikhail Reshetnyov:

Было принято решение о том, что малый космический аппарат будет назван «МиР» - по первым буквам имени и фамилии Михаила Решетнёва, основателя ОАО «ИСС» и выдающегося деятеля отечественной космонавтики.
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Do we know which Gonets satellites are the ones still operating?

If I have understood correctly, three Gonets-D1 satellites (No. 13, 14, 15), which were launched in 1996, and Gonets-M (No. 12), which was launched in 2010.

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Thanks to both of you!
Very strange that the 1996 sats are still working but none of the later ones.
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http://www.eurockot.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20041175:2012-june-01-russian-federal-launch-marks-rockot-return-to-flight&catid=50:news&Itemid=99

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Following the decision by the Russian State Commission to return Rockot to flight after the failed injection of the GEO-IK2 satellite on February 01, 2011, the preparation of the Rockot launcher as well as the two Russian spacecraft "Gonez-M" and "MiR" for their launch has started at Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The return-to-flight of Rockot is now planned for July 2012. This will be the first Rockot launch in 2012.

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According to Novosti kosmonavtiki forum, the launch is planned on July 13th.
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According to Novosti kosmonavtiki forum, the launch is planned at 03:12 UTC on July 13th.

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According to Novosti kosmonavtiki forum, the launch has been delayed by two weeks due to problem with Briz-KM upper stage.

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Do we know what type of problem on Briz-KM US they are dealing with.

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Do we know what type of problem on Briz-KM US they are dealing with

Problem with cables of on-board batteries.

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The launch is planned at 01:35:00 UTC on July 28th, as per Roskosmos.
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