Kosmos 2462 was launched by a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk this afternoon. Can't quite tell from the translations whether the launch was at 15:00 or 15:02 GMT (19:00/19:02 Moscow time).http://rian.ru/science/20100416/223211683.htmlhttp://infox.ru/accident/crime/2010/04/16/Kosmichyeskiye_voysk.phtml(links copied from NK)EDIT:I have found an English source which gives 15:00 as the launch time.http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100416/158616394.html
Launch Reporthttp://www.mil.ru/info/1069/details/index.shtml?id=72362and a I suppose this is not the original launch photo
According to my classification, it was the 1700th orbital launch attempt of a R-7 class vehicle
And where Soyuz rocket with Soyuz-12?
I count launches of 10 july 1963, 14 december 1966, 18 march 1980 and 26 september 1983 because they were launch attempts, even if the lift-off didn't occur
Your criteria for launch attempt is not clear for me. For example, what to do with such event: rocket is transporting to launch pad, crash and rocket can not be used for launch in future. Is it launch attempt? Or, for example, another event: rocket is on the launch pad, meteorite bump and rocket can not be used for launch any more. Is it launch attempt? Where does your criteria for launch attempt begin? From fuelling?I do not count launch attempts, because it is difficult. I count launches, where launch links to lift-off. So for me, it was 1697th R-7 launch with aim to insert satellite on orbit.
So for me, it was 1697th R-7 launch with aim to insert satellite on orbit
I am sorry, it was actually 1696th launch, because I have accidentally forgotten to exclude Soyuz-2-1A launch in 2004, which was suborbital, not orbital.
Nicolas PILLET, you should point it too. Also, the launch on June 12, 1975 was performed by Soyuz-U rocket, not Voskhod.
Quote from: anik on 04/18/2010 10:25 amAlso, the launch on June 12, 1975 was performed by Soyuz-U rocket, not Voskhod.Thanks, I correct it. Call me Nicolas !
Also, the launch on June 12, 1975 was performed by Soyuz-U rocket, not Voskhod.
I've asked myself a lot of question about this launch, because at the time, Roskosmos said it was actually orbital, but that the payload was deorbited as soon as it reached orbit...
Who is right?
Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 04/18/2010 10:43 amWho is right?According to http://www.plesetzk.ru/index.php?p=inf034&d=doc/inf, there were six Soyuz-U launches from Plesetsk cosmodrome in 1975.
But according to Aleksandr Zhelezniakov, it was a 11A57...
According to user at novosti-kosmonavtik forum the satellite did an de-orbit burn on the 18 juli, and has likely returned to earth.http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10724&start=60