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Title: Kosmos-2450 launch - April 29, 2009
Post by: anik on 04/24/2009 04:00 pm
The launch of Kosmos satellite from Plesetsk cosmodrome is planned on April 29.
Title: Re: Launch from Plesetsk - April 29, 2009
Post by: William Graham on 04/24/2009 06:28 pm
Any other details?

My money would be on the Parus launch, but this is basically an educated guess and if it is correct it will probably be coincidence.
Title: Re: Launch from Plesetsk - April 29, 2009
Post by: Satori on 04/25/2009 04:32 pm
Quote from: GW_Simulations on 04/24/2009 06:28 pm
Any other details?

My money would be on the Parus launch, but this is basically an educated guess and if it is correct it will probably be coincidence.

But, isn't stange a Parus launch be so secretive? Maybe Oko, Kobalt'-M or Liana-Lotus?
Title: Re: Launch from Plesetsk - April 29, 2009
Post by: William Graham on 04/25/2009 05:10 pm
I suppose so. It's strange to hear a date so far in advance, but not the type of rocket.

I doubt if it'll be a Soyuz-2, I don't think they'll launch another one ahead of the next Meridian.

Soyuz-U or Molniya-M is possible. How many R-7s can Plesetsk process simultaneously? Do Sites 16 and 43 share an MIK, or have separate ones?

Kosmos-3M is possible, as I said before. My main reason for suspecting it to be a Parus launch was that with the Soyuz launch next month, I was not expecting another R-7, but it is still possible.

Rokot and even Start are also possible, but there are no scheduled launches of either of those rockets that would warrant this much secrecy. Tsyklon-3 is dead and wouldn't have been used for a top-secret launch even if it wasn't.
Title: Soyuz-U/Kobal't-M - April 29, 2009
Post by: William Graham on 04/28/2009 06:25 pm
According to NK (via Google translation), the launch is of a Soyuz-U with a Kobal't-M (Yantar-4K2M).

I presume this will be from Site 16/2.
Title: Re: Soyuz-U/Kobal't-M - April 29, 2009
Post by: Satori on 04/28/2009 06:42 pm
Quote from: GW_Simulations on 04/28/2009 06:25 pm
According to NK (via Google translation), the launch is of a Soyuz-U with a Kobal't-M (Yantar-4K2M).

I presume this will be from Site 16/2.

This information is from the NK forum, right?
Title: Re: Soyuz-U/Kobal't-M - April 29, 2009
Post by: William Graham on 04/28/2009 07:27 pm
Quote from: Satori on 04/28/2009 06:42 pm
Quote from: GW_Simulations on 04/28/2009 06:25 pm
According to NK (via Google translation), the launch is of a Soyuz-U with a Kobal't-M (Yantar-4K2M).

I presume this will be from Site 16/2.

This information is from the NK forum, right?

Yes. I may have misunderstood from the poor quality of the translation. Hopefully one of the members who speaks Russian will be able to clear it up.
Title: Re: Launch from Plesetsk - April 29, 2009
Post by: pm1823 on 04/28/2009 10:36 pm
Yes, your translation is correct, but that info is only a reasonable suggestion. Without warranty.
Title: Re: Launch from Plesetsk - April 29, 2009
Post by: anik on 04/29/2009 03:01 pm
The launch time is 16:58 UTC.
Title: Re: Launch from Plesetsk - April 29, 2009
Post by: William Graham on 04/29/2009 05:11 pm
ITAR-TASS reports launch was on time, and was of a Soyuz-U.
Title: Re: Launch from Plesetsk - April 29, 2009
Post by: faustod on 04/29/2009 05:13 pm
Quote from: GW_Simulations on 04/29/2009 05:11 pm
ITAR-TASS reports launch was on time

Good! Thanks!
Title: Re: Launch from Plesetsk - April 29, 2009
Post by: William Graham on 04/29/2009 05:17 pm
Roskosmos reports that the launch was successful
Title: Re: Kosmos-2450 launch - April 29, 2009
Post by: jan_carlo_bascu on 04/29/2009 07:09 pm
Vesti.ru report launch was succesfull and take place during the morning.
the launch was controlled with the Russia Space Forces supervision.
http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=280985&photo_id=323957&p=1&fr=0
Title: Re: Kosmos-2450 launch - April 29, 2009
Post by: jan_carlo_bascu on 04/30/2009 03:49 am
http://www.infox.ru/authority/defence/2009/04/29/voyenniy_zapusk.phtml

Title: Re: Kosmos-2450 launch - April 29, 2009
Post by: pm1823 on 04/30/2009 01:34 pm
Zvezdanews.ru videoclip
http://rutube.ru/tracks/1836826.html?v=c7f1ca434f91a7eefb7bb1efa3f720da
Title: Re: Kosmos-2450 launch - April 29, 2009
Post by: JimO on 04/30/2009 07:21 pm
Anybody see it from the Moscow area and north? For decades, SL4/6 booster launches at night sparked 'UFO panics' in NW Russia when the gummint denied any responsibility and suggested viewers were seeing Martians. I'm not making this up.

Title: Re: Kosmos-2450 launch - April 29, 2009
Post by: jan_carlo_bascu on 05/01/2009 01:17 am
Space Forces Commander, Major-General Oleg Ostapenko, supervises the launch
Mil.ru Press Release

http://www.mil.ru/info/1069/details/index.shtml?id=61993
Title: Re: Kosmos-2450 launch - April 29, 2009
Post by: jan_carlo_bascu on 05/01/2009 03:05 am
Launch Video

http://www.youtube.com/v/D8hOh4fOjII&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1
Title: Re: Kosmos-2450 launch - April 29, 2009
Post by: Stephan on 05/06/2009 04:43 pm
Some nice pictures there :
http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/photogallery/gallery_176/index.shtml
Title: Re: Kosmos-2450 launch - April 29, 2009
Post by: eeergo on 05/06/2009 07:06 pm
Great link, thanks!

Interesting fairing, looks a bit like the Cosmos fairing for the SAR-Lupe satellites... something to do with it, or just coincidence?
Title: Re: Kosmos-2450 launch - April 29, 2009
Post by: MKremer on 05/06/2009 08:58 pm
Quote from: Stephan on 05/06/2009 04:43 pm
Some nice pictures there :
http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/photogallery/gallery_176/index.shtml

Thanks, those are some great pics, especially the ones showing some of the details of the launch pad 'basement'.