Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/15/2011 06:30 amBriz-M? Wasn't it a Fregat stage?There is not Briz-M upper stage on Zenit-2SLB rocket for Fobos-Grunt launch, there is not upper stage there at all, there is a cruise propulsion engine Flagman based on Fregat upper stage.
Briz-M? Wasn't it a Fregat stage?
Phobos-Grunt has been delivered to Baikonur today
Full credit to Astro0 over at UnmannedSpaceFlight.com for these linkshttp://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=1844&view=findpost&p=179317Work and testing on the actual spacecraft (about 17mins and 118mb)http://www.federalspace.ru/download/video/2011_09_26_Fobos_Grunt.flvAnimation of the entire mission (about 11mins and 71mb)http://www.federalspace.ru/download/video/2011_09_26_FobosGr.flv
I think we can expect a 24 hour+ delay. The Phobos-Grunt booster should have been moved to its launch platform by now.
The Zenit-2 rocket was transported to the launchpad on November 6.Source: http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=18210With events occuring during the weekend, coverage is not optimal. I have not seen pictures or a video yet, but expect this will follow later today.