Author Topic: LIVE: Proton M - EchoStar XIV - March 20, 2010 (Read 36305 times)

Satori · « **Reply #20 on:** 03/20/2010 03:47 pm »

Launch is schedule for 1826:57UTC.

Remember that this is a 9 hour plus mission!!!

According to ILS, the Proton M launch vehicle will use a 5-burn Breeze M mission design. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M upper stage and the EchoStar XIV satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory. From this point in the mission, the Breeze M will perform planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit first to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Separation of the EchoStar XIV satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 9 hours, 10 minutes after liftoff.

Art LeBrun · « **Reply #21 on:** 03/20/2010 03:51 pm »

Thank you for the updates.........I assume there is no visible or audio evidence of the impending last seconds of the countdown?

Satori · « **Reply #22 on:** 03/20/2010 03:51 pm »

At this time there is no signal on the TV Tsenki webcast. The Khrunichev webcast and the ILS webcast will start later...

So, during the TV Tsenki webcast they usually show some images of the preparations for launch... Here we have some...

Satori · « **Reply #23 on:** 03/20/2010 03:54 pm »

Quote from: Art LeBrun on 03/20/2010 03:51 pm

Thank you for the updates.........I assume there is no visible or audio evidence of the impending last seconds of the countdown?

At this time we have no webcast from Tsenki, but hopefully we will have the ILS webcast that will start some minutes before launch. ILS webcast is available at http://ils.imgondemand.com/ .

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Satori · « **Reply #29 on:** 03/20/2010 04:05 pm »

T-1h 20m

Satori · « **Reply #30 on:** 03/20/2010 04:11 pm »

First stage of Proton-M will fall on Areas 25, 15 on the Karaganda Oblast, Republic of Kazakhstan.

The second stage and the nose fairing will fal on Area 327 on the Republic of Altai, Russian Federation.

The third stage will fall on the Pacific Ocean