Author Topic: Kanopus-ST - Soyuz-2.1v/Volga - Plesetsk 43/4 - December 5, 2015 (14:09 UTC) (Read 62634 times)

Artyom. · « **Reply #41 on:** 12/05/2015 03:59 pm »

Before launch.

http://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12071009@egNews

Artyom. · « **Reply #42 on:** 12/05/2015 04:26 pm »

Video:

input~2 · « **Reply #43 on:** 12/05/2015 04:52 pm »

A first object has been cataloged by USSTRATCOM
2015-071C/41100 in 208 x 681 km x 98.19°

Liss · « **Reply #44 on:** 12/05/2015 05:06 pm »

41098 and 41099 too.
98.17° 687x695 km 98.62 min

Artyom. · « **Reply #45 on:** 12/05/2015 05:18 pm »

Some more video (low quality) from different angles from Russian TV channel Zvezda.

http://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201512051945-t5ta.htm

northenarc · « **Reply #46 on:** 12/05/2015 06:38 pm »

Quote from: Artyom. on 12/05/2015 05:18 pm

Some more video (low quality) from different angles from Russian TV channel Zvezda.

http://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201512051945-t5ta.htm

That last angle looked like the media were allowed to place a camera near the pad, something I can't remember seeing for Plesetsk launches (or Russian launches in general). Must admit I kind of forgot about this one thinking it was after Atlas/Cygnus, then the Atlas got delayed. So, NK-33's still work apparently, but nobody will ever roll the dice on the remaining Americanized ones.

Targeteer · « **Reply #47 on:** 12/05/2015 07:17 pm »

From the Russian Ministry of Defense Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1683981968511219

input~2 · « **Reply #48 on:** 12/05/2015 08:49 pm »

LTDN for Object A is 5:59:30 am

input~2 · « **Reply #49 on:** 12/05/2015 09:43 pm »

Quote from: input~2 on 12/05/2015 04:52 pm

A first object has been cataloged by USSTRATCOM
2015-071C/41100 in 208 x 681 km x 98.19°

This could be the second stage remaining in orbit

jcm · « **Reply #50 on:** 12/05/2015 10:42 pm »

Quote from: input~2 on 12/05/2015 09:43 pm

Quote from: input~2 on 12/05/2015 04:52 pm
A first object has been cataloged by USSTRATCOM
2015-071C/41100 in 208 x 681 km x 98.19°
This could be the second stage remaining in orbit

Indeed - or, the Volga stage after depletion? I lean towards second stage but I'm not sure if we're sure :-)

Edit - Zak's article says the 2nd stage is suborbital, which would make this the Volga

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #51 on:** 12/05/2015 11:44 pm »

Satellites are officially named Cosmos-2511 and Cosmos-2512.

http://tass.ru/kosmos/2502405

Artyom. · « **Reply #52 on:** 12/06/2015 07:23 am »

http://stat.multimedia.mil.ru/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=26547@cmsPhotoGallery

Artyom. · « **Reply #53 on:** 12/06/2015 07:55 am »

More...

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #54 on:** 12/06/2015 10:06 am »

One of the satellites did not separate from Volga !

http://www.gazeta.ru/army/news/7977329.shtml

Artyom. · « **Reply #55 on:** 12/06/2015 10:06 am »

Oh, no, we have a problem

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One of the satellites did not separate from the Volga upper stage.

http://ria.ru/space/20151206/1336931176.html

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #56 on:** 12/06/2015 10:09 am »

Hope the problem is with KYuA !

Skyrocket · « **Reply #57 on:** 12/06/2015 10:26 am »

Hm, strange - there have been three objects registered in orbit (2015-071A [41098], 2015-071B [41099] and 2015-071C [41100]), which hints, that both satellites have separated.

anik · « **Reply #58 on:** 12/06/2015 10:34 am »

Quote from: Skyrocket on 12/06/2015 10:26 am

Hm, strange - there have been three objects registered in orbit (2015-071A [41098], 2015-071B [41099] and 2015-071C [41100]), which hints, that both satellites have separated.

Comparing the first and the second Soyuz-2-1V launches, I think that 41100 is the second stage.

jcm · « **Reply #59 on:** 12/06/2015 03:10 pm »

Quote from: anik on 12/06/2015 10:34 am

Quote from: Skyrocket on 12/06/2015 10:26 am
Hm, strange - there have been three objects registered in orbit (2015-071A [41098], 2015-071B [41099] and 2015-071C [41100]), which hints, that both satellites have separated.

Comparing the first and the second Soyuz-2-1V launches, I think that 41100 is the second stage.

Yes, Zak's story no longer says stage 2 is suborbital. I agree.