I think the payload is XM-5.
Heard there was fire at the Fili hotel and the launch team had to be relocated to the Kometa but no delay to the launch.
Proton-M Assembled for Sirius XM 5 Launch.Prelaunch processing in the view of the upcoming launch of US Sirius XM-5 spacecraft by Proton-M/Breeze-M continues at Baikonur.Russian space experts, together with their foreign colleagues, transported Sirius' upper composite to the LV integration building, and mated it with the launcher.The launch is to occur at 22.53 MSK, October 14. Roscosmos PAO.www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10512&lang=en
A very nice collection of images can be seen at http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=225
Quote from: Satori on 10/11/2010 03:16 pmA very nice collection of images can be seen at http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=225Thank you. What is the purpose of the small building in the very lower left image?
Launch will be from Site 81/24. I can't remember the last time an ILS launch went from anywhere other than 200/39.
Next up is 2-3 sep.Want to see a replay of the launch. I'm sure I saw a big flash at about T+10-15 seconds.
Thanks as always to Rui!
The flash Chris mentioned looks like an optical effect...
Upper stage Briz-M was delivered in Baikonur on august 24th, 2010.http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=12220
Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 08/25/2010 12:48 pmUpper stage Briz-M was delivered in Baikonur on august 24th, 2010.http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=12220Does anyone knows when the Proton-M components were delivered in Baykonur?
Quote from: Satori on 10/26/2010 01:03 pmQuote from: Nicolas PILLET on 08/25/2010 12:48 pmUpper stage Briz-M was delivered in Baikonur on august 24th, 2010.http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=12220Does anyone knows when the Proton-M components were delivered in Baykonur?http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=1754http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=1767