Observers are still being recruited to watch the two Fregat burns. Not all of them are on Earth. More to come.
Quote from: Liss on 11/08/2011 08:11 amQuote from: snowhole on 11/08/2011 06:38 amQuote from: anik on 11/08/2011 06:26 amQuote from: snowhole on 11/08/2011 02:38 amI'm still quite confused of the name of the launch vehicleZenit-2SB41.1 two-stage rocket plus Fobos-Grunt satellite equals Zenit-2FG (or Zenit-2SLB, but not Zenit-3F) rocket.Cheers for the clarification!The idea is that '3' requires some third stage in addition to basic Zenit-2SB type vehicle. In the case of Fobos-Grunt, there is no third stage per documentation, even if Fobos-Grunt ADU propulsion unit is a clone of Fregat. So what is unique about this rocket that makes it a Zenit-2SB41?
Quote from: snowhole on 11/08/2011 06:38 amQuote from: anik on 11/08/2011 06:26 amQuote from: snowhole on 11/08/2011 02:38 amI'm still quite confused of the name of the launch vehicleZenit-2SB41.1 two-stage rocket plus Fobos-Grunt satellite equals Zenit-2FG (or Zenit-2SLB, but not Zenit-3F) rocket.Cheers for the clarification!The idea is that '3' requires some third stage in addition to basic Zenit-2SB type vehicle. In the case of Fobos-Grunt, there is no third stage per documentation, even if Fobos-Grunt ADU propulsion unit is a clone of Fregat.
Quote from: anik on 11/08/2011 06:26 amQuote from: snowhole on 11/08/2011 02:38 amI'm still quite confused of the name of the launch vehicleZenit-2SB41.1 two-stage rocket plus Fobos-Grunt satellite equals Zenit-2FG (or Zenit-2SLB, but not Zenit-3F) rocket.Cheers for the clarification!
Quote from: snowhole on 11/08/2011 02:38 amI'm still quite confused of the name of the launch vehicleZenit-2SB41.1 two-stage rocket plus Fobos-Grunt satellite equals Zenit-2FG (or Zenit-2SLB, but not Zenit-3F) rocket.
I'm still quite confused of the name of the launch vehicle
Does the international cooperation involved - okay, it's mostly China, but you know what I mean - mean real/hi-res launch pics, or just the usual postage-stamps?
I think the one from the phobos.cosmos.ru page is right,
Do you want me to say a few words about the Bulgarian instrument aboard the mission?