Quote from: russianhalo117 on 06/24/2022 01:45 amThe Angara-A5DM-03 Persei (71754/2L) launcher set for an Q4 2022/Q1 2023 EKS/Tundra/Kupol launch shipped to Plesetsk on 16 May 2022.Subscription Paywalled Article: Angara-5 to carry its first satelliteThe Angara-1.2/AM (71603?/2L) launcher set for an Q4 2022 Kosmos launch (A1.2/AM second test flight) entered its shipping preparation to Plesetsk on 16 June 2022.Subscription Paywalled Article: Another Angara-1.2 is planned in 2022
The Angara-A5DM-03 Persei (71754/2L) launcher set for an Q4 2022/Q1 2023 EKS/Tundra/Kupol launch shipped to Plesetsk on 16 May 2022.Subscription Paywalled Article: Angara-5 to carry its first satellite
Roscosmos showed photos of #Angara1.2 in Khrunichev Center which will be sent to Plesetsk and will perform the last test flight for this type of launch vehicles. Without Z so far, but there’s no fairing on the photo.https://twitter.com/katlinegrey/status/1549272167078105088
If I understand the information at NK correctly, the launch takes place Oct 14...Oct 17 between 19:00 and 21:30 UTC
October 15 (288:19:00:55.xxx) - Kosmos-2560 (EMKA/MKA-EO №3) – Angara-A1.2/AM (17603/2L) – Plesetsk, 35/1Paywall: http://russianspaceweb.com/protected/angara1-2-flight2.html
https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/16067467Kosmos-2560 confirmed
I would hope that the Kosmos 2560 satellite avoids the failures experienced by the Kosmos 2255 in orbit because the latter spacecraft was assigned to the first orbital launch of the Angara 1.2 variant.
Quote from: Vahe231991 on 10/15/2022 08:05 pmI would hope that the Kosmos 2560 satellite avoids the failures experienced by the Kosmos 2255 in orbit because the latter spacecraft was assigned to the first orbital launch of the Angara 1.2 variant.I suppose you mean Kosmos-2555. It's not because it didn't maneuver that it was a failure. Kosmos-2551 performed exactly the same type of mission last year. It's unlikely both suffered exactly the same failure. This may well have been their intended mission.
https://www.interfax.ru/russia/868039"Kosmos-2560 was launched in the target orbit"
Lifting off from Plesetsk today, Angara 1.2 has launched a satellite for the Russian military designated Kosmos-2560.The identity and purpose of the spacecraft are unclear, even prompting questions about previous launches.By Justin Mooney (@OGNovuh):
CelesTrak has GP data for 1 object from the launch (2022-135) of COSMOS 2560 atop an Angara-1.2 launch vehicle from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Oct 15 at 1955 UTC: tass.com/science/1523353.
Please, avoiding politics as much as possible, could someone familiar with the language and symbols describe the markings on the vehicle? There appear to be 3 images near the top, two near the bottom, and writing down the side in two places.I'll start:- the top image appears to represent the State Flag of the Russian Federationand:- the writing in red down the right side of the vehicle appears to represent Angara 1.2.That leaves 4 images and the writing down the left side of the vehicle.Thanks in advance for avoiding opinions on any of the markings!
https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4599617.htmlMentions 'Razbeg' type.
Khrunichev is the black writing, The Almaz/Salyut logo is Khrunichev's logo, and the red patch is this Angara's mission patch. Russian flag, the Plesetsk Cosmodrome space and missile military patch then the Z patch is geopolitical propaganda.
Razbeg (14F156)http://russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_military.html
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 10/17/2022 02:13 pmRazbeg (14F156)http://russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_military.html14F156 is the index for Razdan, a big reconnaissance satellite of the Progress Rocket and Space Center. The 14F index for Razbeg is unkown.
The payload launched by Angara 1.2 is also called EO MKA in a document published on September 29 by the Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh. https://raaks.ru/wp-content/uploads/Ingosstrah.-Obzor-strahovaniya-kosmicheskih-riskov-v-Rossii.-2022.pdfSo far the name has only been mentioned by insiders on the NK forum, so it's good to see it confirmed by a more official source.
Do you know what "EO" stands for?
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 10/16/2022 11:53 pmKhrunichev is the black writing, The Almaz/Salyut logo is Khrunichev's logo, and the red patch is this Angara's mission patch. Russian flag, the Plesetsk Cosmodrome space and missile military patch then the Z patch is geopolitical propaganda.To me "Khrunichev" text looks like is in dark blue.And under the Russian flag is Space Forces logo.
Quote from: input~2 on 10/18/2022 09:05 pmDo you know what "EO" stands for?"O" could stand for "optical", in which case EO MKA would be deciphered as "experimental optical small satellite". It can't be "electro-optical" because the Russians literally say "optico-electronic", in which case it would be OE MKA. I've seen one article where the abbreviation EOKA is most likely used to refer to NPO Lavochkin's 14F150 satellites (Kosmos-2519/2542/2558 type). These satellites almost certainly carry one or more optical payloads to observe other satellites and the Earth's surface, so EOKA could be "experimental optical satellite". However, there's no evidence so far that Kosmos-2560 and its two predecessors (2551 and 2555) have an optical payload. Another question is why "EO" is written separately from "MKA" if it means "experimental optical". EO MKA (written separately) is sometimes seen in technical literature in the meaning "experimental testing of a small satellite " (экспериментальная отработка малого космического аппарата), but that doesn't sound like a satellite name. So no, we can't tell for sure right now what EO stands for.
Per Anatoly Zak's website this is the third and expected final flight of an MKA-EO prototype flight model. They are non propulsive free flyers. Only the first was stated to be a confirmed failure that was likely either dead on arrival or by the second orbit after battery depletion since it per other sources did call home shortly after separation.
So... the orbit appears to be lower... Is there evidence that the satellite successfully raised the orbit on its own?