Any chance the 2nd stage could have reentered over New England? A newscaster friend reported a meteor tonight. http://whdh.com/news/meteor-spotted-in-the-sky-across-new-england/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:29 - Updated Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:29Angosat-1 remains in orbitLuanda - The Angolan State Secretary for Information Technology, Manuel Homem said after participating in the Council of Ministers meeting that Angosat-1 satellite has made its normal trajectory and is in orbit for which it was planned ... we have the satellite under control.Further information will be provided “in the next eight or 16 hours on its state, readiness" – he said.On Wednesday midmorning and without citing any official source, national and foreign media outlets reported the loss of contact with Angosat.On Tuesday, the Zenit rocket with the first Angolan satellite on board, Angosat-1, was launched by Russia from the Baikonur cosmodrome, after having been tested numerous times.According to Roscosmos, Russia's State Space Activities Corporation, the rocket put the satellite into orbit as planned, separating it from the orbital transfer stage.
Object D cataloged by USSTRATCOM2017-086D/43090 in 166 x 547 km x 51.37°
"Angosat was insured for $121 million"http://tass.ru/kosmos/4846940
Quote from: input~2 on 12/27/2017 11:21 am"Angosat was insured for $121 million"http://tass.ru/kosmos/4846940This means a satellite loss would cost Angola $199M ...http://tass.ru/info/4847125
Quote from: input~2 on 12/27/2017 05:05 pmQuote from: input~2 on 12/27/2017 11:21 am"Angosat was insured for $121 million"http://tass.ru/kosmos/4846940This means a satellite loss would cost Angola $199M ...http://tass.ru/info/4847125This means Angola will stop payments on the loan which Russia provided to Angola to order satellite and launch.
Quote from: koshvv on 12/27/2017 07:48 pmQuote from: input~2 on 12/27/2017 05:05 pmQuote from: input~2 on 12/27/2017 11:21 am"Angosat was insured for $121 million"http://tass.ru/kosmos/4846940This means a satellite loss would cost Angola $199M ...http://tass.ru/info/4847125This means Angola will stop payments on the loan which Russia provided to Angola to order satellite and launch.Perhaps insurance is in case of a launch anomaly, but a spacecraft failure would be covered by the manufacturer?And of course there will be the issue of finger pointing with the satellite manufacturer blaming the failure on the launch vehicle even after a clean launch and separation.
What is the standard amount of time after which the satellite is declared dead? (or is there one?) I understand that some satellites have come back in contact after random durations.
The satellite successfully navigated in space, opened solar panels and antennas, began transmitting telemetric information to Earth. Communication with the spacecraft lasted 42 minutes, after which it suddenly broke off. - Experts are trying to restore the device. Our employees study the previously received telemetric information, make attempts to get in touch, - RSC Energia told Izvestia .The battery charge on the satellite should be enough for 10-16 hours of uninterrupted operation after separation from Fregat (5:54 Moscow time on December 27). But RSC Energia is sure that the opportunity to establish communication will continue after this period, as the solar panels managed to open up.