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Title: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: anik on 04/27/2009 02:14 pm
http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6067

Progress M-67 cargo ship was delivered to Baikonur cosmodrome on April 25.
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: anik on 06/02/2009 05:09 pm
http://www.space.com.ua/gateway/news.nsf/hronolR/0B2364CF3F48C462C22575C900291690!open

Soyuz-U rocket has arrived to cosmodrome on May 29.
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: eeergo on 06/30/2009 02:27 pm
Great video in Roskosmos' Youtube channel about Progress-M67's final processing in Energia's plant (Kurs antenna stow and translation to the rotation and fairing mating stand)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzuiUm9qsl4&feature=channel
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Post by: anik on 07/13/2009 08:48 pm
Baikonur: Progress M-67 Prepared for Docking
13-07-2009

http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6738

Prelaunch processing of the Progress M-67 cargo supply vehicle continues at Baikonur.
The Progress is prepared for transportation from the integration and test facility to the prop filling station (site 31) today. The transportation is scheduled this night. The filling operation is planned to begin tomorrow morning. The Progress' propulsion will be loaded with prop components and pressurized gases.
On Friday, a "packet" was assembled - 4 units of the launcher's 1 stage were integrated with the core of the second stage. Today, launcher's measurement system is being tested.
Soyuz-U rocket with Progress M-67 is planned to lift off on July 24, at 14:56 Moscow time, from launch pad 1.
Progress M-67 will deliver 2.5t of propellant, spare and scientific equipment, water, gases, NASA cargo to the International Space Station.
   
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/photo_07-13.html

The Technical Management meeting took place, which made a decision to fuel Progress M-67 cargo vehicle with propellant components and compressed gases. Progress M-67 cargo vehicle balancing and weighing was completed.
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: jacqmans on 07/16/2009 06:01 am
July 15, 2009. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia

http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/photo_07-15.html

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-67 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Progress M-67 cargo vehicle fuelled with propellant components and compressed gases was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility for final processing operations.

Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: patchfree on 07/17/2009 07:44 pm
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-67 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Progress M-67 transport cargo vehicle was docked with the transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.

(http://www.energia.ru/rus/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/im/photo_07-17-08.jpg)

http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/photo_07-17.html (http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/photo_07-17.html)
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: jacqmans on 07/20/2009 10:51 am
July 19, 2009. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia.

 At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-67 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Designers inspection of the Progress M-67 cargo vehicle was completed. Payload shroud roll on to the cargo vehicle was performed.

Photo-report:
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/photo_07-19.html
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: jacqmans on 07/21/2009 04:46 am
July 20, 2009. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia.

 At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-67 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Orbital module of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, containing Progress M-67 spacecraft was transported from the spacecraft processing facility for the general integration with LV.

Photo-report: http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/photo_07-20.html
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: jacqmans on 07/21/2009 11:45 am
July 21, 2009. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-67 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Orbital module of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, containing Progress M-67 spacecraft was integrated with the Soyuz-U launch vehicle in the processing facility.

http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/photo_07-21.html
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: patchfree on 07/21/2009 05:09 pm
July 21, 2009.

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-67 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Technical management meeting and Government Commission meeting were convened. A decision is made to roll out Soyuz-U launch vehicle with Progress M-67 transport vehicle to the launch pad.

(http://www.energia.ru/rus/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/im/photo_07-21-14.jpg)

http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/photo_07-21_2.html (http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/photo_07-21_2.html)
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: anik on 07/22/2009 02:11 pm
http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6824

Soyuz-U rocket was transported to a launch pad 1/5 today.
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: jacqmans on 07/22/2009 07:12 pm
July 22, 2009. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-67 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Soyuz-U launch vehicle was rolled out from the integration building to the launch pad. Soyuz-U launch vehicle with Progress M-67 transport vehicle is installed on the launch pad. L-2 days activities have been started.

http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/progress-m-67/photo_07-22.html
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: jacqmans on 07/22/2009 07:17 pm
22-07-2009 Progress M-67 L-3 Operations: Photos:

http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6829

Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: jacqmans on 07/23/2009 05:50 pm
23-07-2009 Progress M-67 Prelaunch Processing: Spare Day

http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6835

 L-2 day in Progress M-67 prelaunch processing is a spare day. Most expert groups have a rest prior to the launch day.
Nevertheless, filling equipment tests and loading of the cargo to be delivered to the ISS. Cosmonauts will receive an issue of the Agruments and Facts news-paper this time in addition to nominal cargo.
Soyuz-U with Progress M-67 cargo vehicle aboard is planned to launch on July 24, at 14:56 Moscow time. The Progress will deliver 2.5 t of cargo to the International Space Station.
 
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: patchfree on 07/23/2009 05:54 pm
22-07-2009 MCC is Ready to Control Progress M-67 Mission
   The ISS RS flight directors met in the MCC today to analyze the results of the operation personnel Progress M-66 control training. The directors decided on readiness of the MCC ops people to control the Progress.
    Progress M-67 will lift-off on July 24 at 14:57 Moscow time (10:57 GMT). The Progress is planned to dock to the ISS on July 29. Autonomous mission of the cargo vehicle this time will take 5 days due to delays with the launch of shuttle STS-127 which is to undock from the station on July 28.
   
MCC Press Office

http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6826 (http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6826)

Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: patchfree on 07/23/2009 05:58 pm
Live coverage of "Progress M-67" Mission. Сosmodrome Baikonur.

Start: 13:00 Jule 24, 2009 (Moscow time, MSKS). End: 16:00 Jule 24, 2009 (Moscow time, MSKS).
Launch time: 14:56:53 Jule 24, 2009 (Moscow time, MSKS).

http://www.tv-tsenki.com/ (http://www.tv-tsenki.com/)
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: William Graham on 07/24/2009 09:13 am
Live coverage of "Progress M-67" Mission. Сosmodrome Baikonur.

Start: 13:00 Jule 24, 2009 (Moscow time, MSKS). End: 16:00 Jule 24, 2009 (Moscow time, MSKS).
Launch time: 14:56:53 Jule 24, 2009 (Moscow time, MSKS).

http://www.tv-tsenki.com/ (http://www.tv-tsenki.com/)

Webcast has started, but the feed quality is poor.
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:20 am
Moved for live coverage...
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:22 am
LC1 PU-5 (17P32-5) 'Gagarinskiy Start' with 11A511U Soyuz-U / 11F615A55 n.º 367 Progress M-67.
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:24 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: William Graham on 07/24/2009 09:26 am
What R-7 flight is this?  1500+ somethng?
I think it is the 1743rd launch (based on Jonathan McDowell's list of R-7 launches (http://planet4589.org/space/lvdb/launch/R-7), removing one which didn't actually launch,* and adding six since the last update).

*A Vostok-2M which exploded during fuelling
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:27 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:28 am
There are still people at the launch complex...
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:32 am
Looking at the landscape...
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: William Graham on 07/24/2009 09:36 am
What R-7 flight is this?  1500+ somethng?
I think it is the 1743rd launch (based on Jonathan McDowell's list of R-7 launches (http://planet4589.org/space/lvdb/launch/R-7), removing one which didn't actually launch,* and adding six since the last update).

*A Vostok-2M which exploded during fuelling

Also the 825th flight of the Soyuz-U (including the U2 variant)
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:36 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:38 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:39 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:40 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:42 am
Is anyone going to record the launch?
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:43 am
Some cleaning before the launch...
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:46 am
Did anyone managed to get the password for the High-resolution transmission? I've sent an email to Tsenki, but it keeps coming back due to some kind of problem.
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:48 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:48 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:49 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:51 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:52 am
There is red truck position in front  (have no idea what it is)

Fireman...
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 09:57 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:03 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:06 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:07 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:08 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:10 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:11 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:14 am
Everything looks to be okay. The launcher is already fueled...
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:15 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:19 am
Technicians are now leaving the launch complex...
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:20 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:21 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:23 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:33 am
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Post by: Ronsmytheiii on 07/24/2009 10:33 am
http://vesti.ru/translation.asx?id=50
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/24/2009 10:34 am
Engineers still at the pad!
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:34 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:35 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:36 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:39 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:40 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:42 am
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Post by: patchfree on 07/24/2009 10:42 am
No more engineers on the pad now.
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:43 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/24/2009 10:44 am
Closing in on T-10 mins.
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:46 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:48 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: patchfree on 07/24/2009 10:50 am
Don't miss the track of the launch at http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/vyved_progress.htm (http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/vyved_progress.htm)
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:52 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/24/2009 10:52 am
Around T-3 minutes.
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:55 am
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Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/24/2009 10:57 am
Launch!!
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 10:59 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:00 am
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Post by: patchfree on 07/24/2009 11:01 am
4 min and the guys are again on the pad!
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/24/2009 11:01 am
Engineers at the pad already!
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: patchfree on 07/24/2009 11:04 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:04 am
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Post by: Ronsmytheiii on 07/24/2009 11:04 am
for some reason Vesti never lets me stream on vlc....
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:05 am
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Post by: patchfree on 07/24/2009 11:05 am
(Don't URL embed images, attach them please - Chris)
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Post by: ksc_houston on 07/24/2009 11:06 am
Separation I think. Can anyone confirm?
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:06 am
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Post by: patchfree on 07/24/2009 11:07 am
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Post by: patchfree on 07/24/2009 11:10 am
the tracking station

Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: William Graham on 07/24/2009 11:10 am
Roskosmos is reporting that the launch was successful.
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: patchfree on 07/24/2009 11:11 am
As usual!
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:13 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:15 am
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Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/24/2009 11:18 am
Very nice coverage Rui :)
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:18 am
...an empty pad.
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:21 am
Very nice coverage Rui :)

Thanks Chris!!!
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:22 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:24 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:26 am
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 11:28 am
...humm, I think that's all for the coverage of launch guys...
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: jeklund on 07/24/2009 01:38 pm
Very nice coverage Rui :)

Thanks Chris!!!
Is she their PAO?  Russians sure know how to do space the right way!
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Lawntonlookirs on 07/24/2009 01:45 pm
Thanks for the coverage. 
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Post by: Satori on 07/24/2009 04:17 pm
Launch images from Roskosmos (http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6854) and Energiya (http://www.energia.ru/index.html)...
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: pm1823 on 07/24/2009 05:29 pm
...and best POVs on this launch by tvroscosmos.ru studio
http://www.youtube.com/v/Su9LkLb5_y4
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: jacqmans on 07/25/2009 08:57 am
25-07-2009 Progress M-67: Mission Begins. Photos From Launch Site

http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6867

Progress M-67 Successfully Lifts Off from Baikonur Progress M-67 successfully lifted off from Baikonur launch pad 1 (Gagarin`s) onboard Russian launcher Soyuz-U at 14.57 Moscow time. The cargo vehicle has reached the target orbit and now flies towards the Inernational Space Station. Progress M-67 is due to dock to the ISS at 15:16 Moscow time on July 29. 
 
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: patchfree on 07/25/2009 05:00 pm
A mistake in the russian version (http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6867 (http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6867)) of this news: "Стыковка ТГК «Прогресс М-02М» с Международной космической станцией запланирована на 15:16 по московскому времени 29 июля с.г."

Not Progress M-02M! Progress M67...
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Danderman on 07/25/2009 06:14 pm
the tracking station



Feeling a little lazy today, can you remind me which radar system this is? Is it Kama?
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: catfry on 07/27/2009 07:05 am
It seems we needn't worry about the ability to keep the high launch rate of Progress and Soyuz now with 6 persons on ISS. At least the rocket operation seems to manage (maybe not surprising since it has performed similar and higher rates in the past).
Perhaps the manufacture of the spacecraft is more worrying.
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Nicolas PILLET on 07/27/2009 08:05 pm
What R-7 flight is this?  1500+ somethng?
I think it is the 1743rd launch (based on Jonathan McDowell's list of R-7 launches (http://planet4589.org/space/lvdb/launch/R-7), removing one which didn't actually launch,* and adding six since the last update).

*A Vostok-2M which exploded during fuelling

Did you count in the Jonathan's list ?

According to my classification (http://www.kosmonavtika.com/lanceurs/soyouz/liste/tous.html), it is only launch n°1692...
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: edkyle99 on 07/27/2009 08:11 pm
What R-7 flight is this?  1500+ somethng?
I think it is the 1743rd launch (based on Jonathan McDowell's list of R-7 launches (http://planet4589.org/space/lvdb/launch/R-7), removing one which didn't actually launch,* and adding six since the last update).

*A Vostok-2M which exploded during fuelling

Did you count in the Jonathan's list ?

According to my classification (http://www.kosmonavtika.com/lanceurs/soyouz/liste/tous.html), it is only launch n°1692...

Progress M-67 was the 1,746th R-7 launch.  This total includes all suborbital R-7 launches.  It would be the 1,691st (give or take) orbital launch attempt.

 - Ed Kyle
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Nicolas PILLET on 07/27/2009 08:19 pm
OK, so if we count the 1980 Vostok-2M prelaunch failure, Progress M-67 was the 1,692nd orbital launch attempt...

Thank you very much for clarification !
Title: Re: LIVE: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Stan Black on 07/27/2009 08:51 pm
If a prelaunch failure counts then an actual launch attempt should count too?

What about the launch failure of Molnija-M 78051676
to launch Kosmos-2340? Engines did ignite then one came loose. 16th Januray 1997
Kosmos-2340 eventualy launch by 76032647

http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/142/08.shtml
http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/149/22.shtml
Title: Re: Progress M-67 launch - July 24, 2009
Post by: Nicolas PILLET on 07/29/2009 04:29 pm
Great video in Roskosmos' Youtube channel about Progress-M67's final processing in Energia's plant (Kurs antenna stow and translation to the rotation and fairing mating stand)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzuiUm9qsl4&feature=channel

Obviously, it is in the MIK-254 in Baykonur cosmodrome, not in Korolyov...