Post by: anik on 03/17/2008 07:04 pm
The satellite has arrived in Plesetsk cosmodrome on March 14th.
Post by: Nicolas PILLET on 03/18/2008 04:42 pm
Post by: Jirka Dlouhy on 03/24/2008 01:04 pm
Launch with SAR-Lupe 4 is assumed for 25. March.
Post by: SiberianTiger on 03/24/2008 03:19 pm
20:15:27 Moscow Standard Time (the same for Plesetsk)
18:15:27 MET
17:15:27 GMT
1:15:27 p.m. EDT
Post by: Satori on 03/25/2008 09:42 am
Images are from here (http://www.mil.ru/848/1045/1276/kv/19240/index.shtml?id=39753).
Post by: lbiderman on 03/25/2008 11:17 am
Post by: ckiki lwai on 03/25/2008 11:39 am
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lbiderman - 25/3/2008 1:17 PM
thatīs really a cool payload fairing :D Good luck with this mission!
Agreed :laugh:
And does anybody know if there will be a webcast?
I guess not since it is a military launch....
Post by: Satori on 03/25/2008 12:38 pm
Post by: Satori on 03/25/2008 04:10 pm
Text from ITAR-TASS news agency:
Bad weather delays launch of German satellite
25.03.2008, 19.48
PLESETSK (Arkhangelsk region), March 25 (Itar-Tass) -- The launch of a Cosmos-3M rocket carrying a German satellite has been delayed for one day, Space Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Alexei Zolotukhin told Itar-Tass.
The Cosmos-3M launch is delayed because of bad weather, he said.
Post by: astropl on 03/26/2008 04:24 pm
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Satori - 25/3/2008 7:10 PM
This launch was delayed 24h due to bad weather.
And today we have next 24h delay due to weather :(
http://www.rian.ru/technology/20080326/102300796.html
Post by: anik on 03/26/2008 05:25 pm
Post by: ksc_houston on 03/27/2008 03:08 pm
Post by: sammie on 03/27/2008 03:37 pm
Post by: William Graham on 03/27/2008 04:18 pm
Just waiting for news now.
Post by: astropl on 03/27/2008 04:31 pm
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GW_Simulations - 27/3/2008 7:18 PM
Launch should have occurred.
Just waiting for news now.
Liftoff!
http://rian.ru/technology/20080327/102399195.html
Post by: Satori on 03/27/2008 04:31 pm
ITAR-TASS is also announcing the launch (http://www.itar-tass.com/level2.html?NewsID=12524020&PageNum=0) (in russian).
Post by: William Graham on 03/27/2008 08:01 pm
Post by: edkyle99 on 03/27/2008 08:10 pm
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GW_Simulations - 27/3/2008 4:01 PM
If my calculations are correct, this was the 900th launch of an R-14 derivative, as well as the 441st Kosmos-3M launch.
My list shows 899 and 442, respectively, but I haven't done a top to bottom review of my list in a couple of years.
- Ed Kyle
Post by: William Graham on 03/27/2008 08:19 pm
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edkyle99 - 27/3/2008 9:10 PMQuoteGW_Simulations - 27/3/2008 4:01 PM
If my calculations are correct, this was the 900th launch of an R-14 derivative, as well as the 441st Kosmos-3M launch.
My list shows 899 and 442, respectively, but I haven't done a top to bottom review of my list in a couple of years.
- Ed Kyle
I've double checked. I have still got 900 R-14s, but you are right about it being the 442nd Kosmos-3M. I added up the past launches, and forgot to add today's one.
Post by: VB94 on 03/27/2008 08:41 pm
http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/News/presse/2803_08.html
Post by: DarthVader on 03/28/2008 02:37 am
The following page have 2 pictures of this launch:
http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/Satellites/Missions/sarlupe-status3.html
Post by: on 03/28/2008 02:48 am
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DarthVader - 28/3/2008 1:37 AM
I'm guessing there's no video of the launch ... Is there any video of a Kosmos-3M launch available?
The following page have 2 pictures of this launch:
http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/Satellites/Missions/sarlupe-status3.html
pictures was of Sar-Lupe 3 launching in 2007
Post by: DarthVader on 03/28/2008 03:04 am
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jancarlobascu - 27/3/2008 8:48 PMQuoteDarthVader - 28/3/2008 1:37 AM
I'm guessing there's no video of the launch ... Is there any video of a Kosmos-3M launch available?
The following page have 2 pictures of this launch:
http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/Satellites/Missions/sarlupe-status3.html
pictures was of Sar-Lupe 3 launching in 2007
oopsy ... sorry. :(
Post by: SiberianTiger on 03/28/2008 09:53 am
Post by: DarthVader on 03/28/2008 06:43 pm
Post by: on 03/29/2008 04:31 am
SAR-LUPE 4 press release and pictures (russian)
Post by: Danderman on 03/01/2009 04:19 am
Quote from: link=topic=12323.msg262771#msg262771 date=1206768669
http://www.mil.ru/info/1069/details/index.shtml?id=40037
SAR-LUPE 4 press release and pictures (russian)
Here are many pre-launch photos:
http://foto.mail.ru/mail/mirny2007/45
Post by: Danderman on 03/01/2009 04:38 am
The two pictures of the yesterday's launch:
http://content.foto.mail.ru/mail/mirny2007/2/i-18.jpg
Post by: Danderman on 03/01/2009 04:40 am
http://content.foto.mail.ru/mail/mirny2007/2/i-16.jpg
:o
Post by: eeergo on 03/01/2009 01:17 pm
... and here is something you may never have seen before:
I think it was shown during the Cryosat launch too. IIRC, there were flames in the service tower.
Post by: pm1823 on 03/01/2009 02:51 pm
... and here is something you may never have seen before:
I think it was shown during the Cryosat launch too. IIRC, there were flames in the service tower.
Flames? It looks like securing launch pad from toxic components.
Post by: eeergo on 03/01/2009 04:14 pm
Flames? It looks like securing launch pad from toxic components.
No, I was referring to the previous Kosmos launch, the one with Cryosat. I seem to recall there were flames in the ground equipment, though it appeared to be nominal. Perhaps I'm mistaken, just pointing out I'd seen the spraying before.
Post by: Satori on 03/01/2009 06:36 pm
Flames? It looks like securing launch pad from toxic components.
No, I was referring to the previous Kosmos launch, the one with Cryosat.
CryoSat was launched by Rokot-KM. The image is of the Rokot-KM Cryosat launch platform.
Post by: eeergo on 03/01/2009 06:53 pm
CryoSat was launched by Rokot-KM. The image is of the Rokot-KM Cryosat launch platform.
And that's another time my working by memory fails :) Of course, sorry about that. The spray system is similar, however.