Kosmos (Blagovest n.º 13L) - December 25: https://ria.ru/science/20181024/1531340116.html
Planned Russian space launches(suborbital launches are not included!)2018Date Time (UTC) – Satellite(s) – Rocket/Upper stage – CosmodromeLate December 25 (22:12) Fourth quarter – Kosmos (Blagovest n.º 13L) Comercial launch - Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur, 200/39Changes on October 18Changes on October 24Changes on October 26
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 06/26/2018 05:19 pmQuote from: woods170 on 06/26/2018 07:04 amQuote from: Phosphorus on 06/26/2018 06:55 amIs the Proton launcher for MLM manufactured, and sitting somewhere, waiting for the go-ahead to fly?Or is it still to be built?With the upcoming retirement of Proton:https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=17568.msg1833077#msg1833077I'm curious to know if the launcher for MLM is already in existence, or is part of the final batches to be built?The only part of the launcher for MLM that is known to actually exist is the fairing. That is because the fairing is a special build. Some of the protrusions of the MLM stick slightly outside the payload envelope, notably where the European Robotic Arm (ERA) is attached to the module. To make room for those protrusions a part of the "skin-on-stringers" construction of the fairing was modified.Seen from the outside the fairing for MLM looks no different from a regular one, but internally it is different in a few places.Every launcher to date that has been assigned to MLM has been flown upon reaching the end of its useful certified life by flying other government payloads. MLM will now have to use a newer Phase-IV as its previous assigned launcher is now launching Blagovest n.º 13L this year (2018: November - Kosmos (Blagovest n.º 13L) - Proton-M/Briz-M - Baikonur (or 2019)). Other wise it will have to wait for Vostochny Site-1A Pad 1 (1A/1) to be finished and launch on Angara-A5M or Angara-A5V.The Proton rockets used to launch W7 and Yahsat-1B both were previously assigned to MLM Nauka.http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/documents.html?noticeId=2405815https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=17568.msg1088974#msg1088974
Quote from: woods170 on 06/26/2018 07:04 amQuote from: Phosphorus on 06/26/2018 06:55 amIs the Proton launcher for MLM manufactured, and sitting somewhere, waiting for the go-ahead to fly?Or is it still to be built?With the upcoming retirement of Proton:https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=17568.msg1833077#msg1833077I'm curious to know if the launcher for MLM is already in existence, or is part of the final batches to be built?The only part of the launcher for MLM that is known to actually exist is the fairing. That is because the fairing is a special build. Some of the protrusions of the MLM stick slightly outside the payload envelope, notably where the European Robotic Arm (ERA) is attached to the module. To make room for those protrusions a part of the "skin-on-stringers" construction of the fairing was modified.Seen from the outside the fairing for MLM looks no different from a regular one, but internally it is different in a few places.Every launcher to date that has been assigned to MLM has been flown upon reaching the end of its useful certified life by flying other government payloads. MLM will now have to use a newer Phase-IV as its previous assigned launcher is now launching Blagovest n.º 13L this year (2018: November - Kosmos (Blagovest n.º 13L) - Proton-M/Briz-M - Baikonur (or 2019)). Other wise it will have to wait for Vostochny Site-1A Pad 1 (1A/1) to be finished and launch on Angara-A5M or Angara-A5V.
Quote from: Phosphorus on 06/26/2018 06:55 amIs the Proton launcher for MLM manufactured, and sitting somewhere, waiting for the go-ahead to fly?Or is it still to be built?With the upcoming retirement of Proton:https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=17568.msg1833077#msg1833077I'm curious to know if the launcher for MLM is already in existence, or is part of the final batches to be built?The only part of the launcher for MLM that is known to actually exist is the fairing. That is because the fairing is a special build. Some of the protrusions of the MLM stick slightly outside the payload envelope, notably where the European Robotic Arm (ERA) is attached to the module. To make room for those protrusions a part of the "skin-on-stringers" construction of the fairing was modified.Seen from the outside the fairing for MLM looks no different from a regular one, but internally it is different in a few places.
Is the Proton launcher for MLM manufactured, and sitting somewhere, waiting for the go-ahead to fly?Or is it still to be built?With the upcoming retirement of Proton:https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=17568.msg1833077#msg1833077I'm curious to know if the launcher for MLM is already in existence, or is part of the final batches to be built?
If this goes on December 21, then the Proton-M is already on the launch pad.
any live streaming for Proton?