That doesn't look like a typical American missile silo launch. Do they use some kind of hydraulics to lift the missile out of the silo and then ignite the engine?
Accuracy of the orbital placing satellites "RapidEye"After operative processing of telemetry information is calculated features to accuracy of the orbital placing satellites "RapidEye" launched 29.08.2008 (7:15:53.783 UTC) from cosmodrome Baikonur.In contrast with estimated parameters of the orbit accuracy has formed: on semi-major axis (the height) 660 m for satellite 1 and 70 metres for satellite 5, separated last; on orbit's eccentricity accuracy has formed: 0,00008; on inclination of the orbit: 0,004 degrees.Message is received from the first stage's region of fall, about, that stage was lowered for estimated center of the ellipse of the diffusing on distance 2500 m on range and 400 m on lateral component.Accuracy of the satellites orbital placing has exclusive importance for minimization of the expenses of fuel on undertaking the correction of the orbit. Particularly this required for satellites, forming united orbital group, for group "RapidEye" in particular.
LOL. Kosmotras can't find engine from the first stage of used Dnepr LV. The stage was found w/o main engine, i.e. only tanks. They sent fax, where asking commentary for the such "anomaly" from Dnepropetrovsk. W/o engine they have troubles to sign papers with Kazakhs, that drop area was "cleared" from "waste".
Maybe they begin their ban from Kosmotras Dnepr LV, because this company is not backed by Roscosmos and government much as Khrunichev's Proton is and nobody there will cry.
The article on Wikipedia about the five RapidEye satellites names the satellites TACHYS (Rapid), MATI (Eye), CHOMA (Earth), CHOROS (Space), TROCHIA (Orbit) with all names of Greek origin.Does anyone has any other information about this?