Author Topic: Soyuz-2-1B launch with Kosmos (Persona) satellite - June 7, 2013 (Read 53185 times)

anik · « **Reply #20 on:** 06/07/2013 11:49 am »

No, as always.

Star One · « **Reply #21 on:** 06/07/2013 05:05 pm »

Quote from: anik on 06/07/2013 11:49 am

No, as always.

What kind of coverage can we expect in the Russian media?

Phillip Clark · « **Reply #22 on:** 06/07/2013 05:15 pm »

Quote from: Star One on 06/07/2013 05:05 pm

Quote from: anik on 06/07/2013 11:49 am
No, as always.
What kind of coverage can we expect in the Russian media?

Why should the Russians broadcast the launch of a photoreconnaissance satellite "live". In the West we seem to have the idea that every launch should be broadcast live, but there is now law that such a thing should happen.

I am still staggered at the openness of the Russian (and Chinese) programmes these days.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #23 on:** 06/07/2013 05:19 pm »

Quote from: Star One on 06/07/2013 05:05 pm

Quote from: anik on 06/07/2013 11:49 am
No, as always.

What kind of coverage can we expect in the Russian media?

Usually MoD press releases and TV news reports post-launch with reporters reporting from the launch site.

Note that this one don't have an upper stage so that spysat should be in orbit within 10 minutes of being launched.

anik · « **Reply #24 on:** 06/07/2013 05:19 pm »

Quote from: Star One on 06/07/2013 05:05 pm

What kind of coverage can we expect in the Russian media?

News in media and videos on TV channels after launch.

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #25 on:** 06/07/2013 05:22 pm »

Some views of this launcher in MIK-317/14-3 at the end of this video :

http://www.vesti.ru/videos?vid=512842

Satori · « **Reply #26 on:** 06/07/2013 05:37 pm »

Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 06/07/2013 05:22 pm

Some views of this launcher in MIK-317/14-3 at the end of this video :

http://www.vesti.ru/videos?vid=512842

Thank you! I was looking for these footage!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #27 on:** 06/07/2013 05:50 pm »

I'll be writing up a short one, as we've got that nice overview of the LV and I can probably put about three paras together on the spy sat.

beidou · « **Reply #28 on:** 06/07/2013 05:51 pm »

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 06/07/2013 05:15 pm

Quote from: Star One on 06/07/2013 05:05 pm
Quote from: anik on 06/07/2013 11:49 am
No, as always.
What kind of coverage can we expect in the Russian media?

Why should the Russians broadcast the launch of a photoreconnaissance satellite "live". In the West we seem to have the idea that every launch should be broadcast live, but there is now law that such a thing should happen.

I am still staggered at the openness of the Russian (and Chinese) programmes these days.

I think the openness is even very limited in the West - remember the live broadcast of (U.S.) NRO missions were generally cut off after 10 mins of ignition.

Artyom. · « **Reply #29 on:** 06/07/2013 06:44 pm »

According to http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20130607/942190724.html the launch occured as planned.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #30 on:** 06/07/2013 06:52 pm »

Quote from: Artyom. on 06/07/2013 06:44 pm

According to http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20130607/942190724.html the launch occured as planned.

Very good!

Artyom. · « **Reply #31 on:** 06/07/2013 06:59 pm »

And we have spacecraft separation

!

http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum12/topic13296/message1081875/#message1081875
http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20130607/942193048.html

input~2 · « **Reply #32 on:** 06/07/2013 07:09 pm »

S/C Separation confirmed in the press
http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20130607/942193048.html
launch time was 1837UTC

anik · « **Reply #33 on:** 06/07/2013 07:20 pm »

Some statistics:
3104th launch of space launch vehicle from Russian cosmodromes
1588th launch of space launch vehicle from Plesetsk cosmodrome
274th launch of space launch vehicle from launch pad No. 4
11th launch of Soyuz-2-1B/ST-B space launch vehicle

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #34 on:** 06/07/2013 07:23 pm »

A short article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/06/russian-spy-satellite-launched-soyuz-2-1b/

jcm · « **Reply #35 on:** 06/07/2013 08:34 pm »

I note none of the news stories give a Kosmos name - presumably this will be designated Kosmos-2486 eventually

Satori · « **Reply #36 on:** 06/07/2013 08:41 pm »

This was 14A14-1B Soyuz-2-1B (215).

Stan Black · « **Reply #37 on:** 06/07/2013 09:17 pm »

Features item with GRAU code 14М229

http://www.sudact.ru/arbitral/doc/ONrGErcT5f6P/
http://www.irz.ru/company/30/index.htm

jcm · « **Reply #38 on:** 06/07/2013 10:22 pm »

2013-028A 39177 cataloged, in 186 x 683 km x 98.3 deg, 1030 local time sun-synchronous orbit.

Star One · « **Reply #39 on:** 06/07/2013 10:33 pm »

Quote from: anik on 06/07/2013 05:19 pm

Quote from: Star One on 06/07/2013 05:05 pm
What kind of coverage can we expect in the Russian media?

News in media and videos on TV channels after launch.

Thanks.

The Soyuz looked to be sporting a particularly large fairing on this launch, is it a new model of fairing for the Soyuz-2-1B?

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The Interfax news agency the quoted the same official as saying that the Titov Chief Test center was in control of the satellite officially designated Kosmos-2486 and the spacecraft maintained telemetry communications with the ground and all onboard systems were functioning normally.

Quoted for the Kosmos designation.

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/persona.html