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Title: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: Justin Space on 04/29/2006 10:16 am

Thought I would start a thread. for this launch. Will there be any web coverage of this?

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: anik on 04/29/2006 11:41 am

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Justin Space - 29/4/2006  2:16 PM

Will there be any web coverage of this?

No, unfortunately, because this is a military launch... :(

But if this launch will be shown on Russian TV, then I shall try to make pictures and publish their here... :)

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: edkyle99 on 04/29/2006 06:22 pm

This looks to be the first R-7 launch from Plesetsk since the Molniya M failure
of June, 2005.

 - Ed Kyle

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: Satori on 05/02/2006 12:42 pm

Hi!

Any idea about the launch time?

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: Hotol on 05/02/2006 01:13 pm

Thanks for the offer of getting anything off Russian TV. Any links to info (in English)?

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: anik on 05/02/2006 02:28 pm

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Satori - 2/5/2006  4:42 PM

Any idea about the launch time?

Unfortunately, Russian Space Forces did not announce the tomorrow's launch time officially yet... :( I know only that this launch will be in late evening at Moscow time... :)

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: David AF on 05/02/2006 02:38 pm

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anik - 2/5/2006  9:28 AM

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Satori - 2/5/2006  4:42 PM

Any idea about the launch time?

Unfortunately, Russian Space Forces did not announce the tomorrow's launch time officially yet... :( I know only that this launch will be in late evening at Moscow time... :)

Is this a military satellite, Anik?

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: anik on 05/02/2006 03:02 pm

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David AF - 2/5/2006  6:38 PM

Is this a military satellite, Anik?

Yes, of course, David... For Russian Ministry of Defence...

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: Jim on 05/02/2006 03:33 pm

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anik - 2/5/2006  11:02 AM

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David AF - 2/5/2006  6:38 PMIs this a military satellite, Anik?

Yes, of course, David... For Russian Ministry of Defence...

Any designation of Kosmos means Russian Military

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: Satori on 05/02/2006 06:59 pm

Hi!

According to ITAR-TASS the 11A511U Soyuz-U was rolled of from the technical complex of the GIK-1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 09.30 May 2nd (Moscow Time I supose) and was put on LC16: http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=7425884&PageNum=2

Can we expect a new kind of military photoreconnaissance vehicle?

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: anik on 05/03/2006 08:39 am

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Satori - 2/5/2006  4:42 PM

Any idea about the launch time?

At 17:38 UTC...

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: Launch Fan on 05/03/2006 01:47 pm

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slipstream - 3/5/2006  3:57 AM

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Satori - 2/5/2006  10:59 PM

According to ITAR-TASS the 11A511U Soyuz-U was rolled of from the technical complex of the GIK-1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 09.30 May 2nd (Moscow Time I supose)

Yep, 09:30 MSD in the Russian version of the same newsartice ( http://armstass.su/?page=article&aid=25591&cid=25 )

And launch is scheduled at 21:38 MSD (17:38 UTC)  according to http://www.prime-tass.ru/news/show.asp?id=589212&ct=news (in Russian)

ps Hehe, anik, sorry :) I was a bit late searching for the english version of that PRIME-TASS text about the 30th year of the 11A511U Soyuz modification :)

Babblefish doesn't like Russian (this only makes a bit of sense) Launch = Neglected it seems :)

The military automatic spacecraft for new generation will be neglected today from the spaceport Of plesetsk

MOSCOW, 3 May /pra1m- TASS/. the military automatic spacecraft for new generation will be neglected today from the spaceport Of plesetsk with the aid of the carrier rocket to "Soyuz". "the launching of satellite in the interests of Russian defense department is planned to 21:38 msk", they reported ITAR- TASS at the northern spaceport. "carrier rocket to" Soyuz "with the military satellite is located on 2-1 launcher of the 16th launch pad Of plesetska", specified the collocutor of agency.

The previously leader of the federal space agency of /Roskosmos/ Anatoliy perminov reported that only third of satellites of Russian orbital group work within the limits it is timetable active existence. According to the data on December 2005, "in the composition of Russian orbital group are counted 96 automatic spacecraft, of them 62 are exploited beyond the limits it is timetable active existence", he, emphasized. Analogous indices and in the orbital group of the military designation: of 40 automatic spacecraft 33 they function beyond the limits it is timetable active existence. Now in orbits find navigation automatic spacecraft, communication satellites of early notification about the starting of ballistic missiles, electronic and photo-reconnaisances, trackings of the oceans.

The liquid-fuel three-stage carrier rocket of middle class "Soyuz" is exploited since 1963, and on 3 May, 1976, is accepted in the operation the standardized rocket "Soyuz" OF /YYASHCHYYU/. carrier it is created on the ballistic missile base R -7. The rockets of family "Soyuz" are intended for the starting of the automatic spacecraft of different types with mass of up to 7,2 tons in circular orbits by the height of 200 km, and also manned and cargo ships. Launching weight of carrier - 311 tons. Since 1963 on the present time from the domestic spaceports carry ouied more than 1150 booster rockets of this type.

03.05.2006 09:11

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: eeergo on 05/03/2006 02:29 pm

I found this news a bit strange... more considering today's launch... Are they misinformed or this isn't a 'true' spysat? See the link...

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=670903

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: Chris Bergin on 05/03/2006 05:59 pm

Should have launched - if anyone can update?

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: astropl on 05/03/2006 06:16 pm

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Chris Bergin - 3/5/2006  7:59 PM

Should have launched - if anyone can update?

Yes, launch was on time: http://rian.ru/technology/cosmos/20060503/47181556.html

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: Chris Bergin on 05/03/2006 06:17 pm

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astropl - 3/5/2006  7:16 PM

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Chris Bergin - 3/5/2006  7:59 PM

Should have launched - if anyone can update?

Yes, launch was on time: http://rian.ru/technology/cosmos/20060503/47181556.html

Nice :)

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: astropl on 05/03/2006 06:29 pm

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Chris Bergin - 3/5/2006  8:17 PM

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astropl - 3/5/2006  7:16 PM

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Chris Bergin - 3/5/2006  7:59 PM

Should have launched - if anyone can update?

Yes, launch was on time: http://rian.ru/technology/cosmos/20060503/47181556.html

Nice :)

Everything OK! :) http://rian.ru/technology/20060503/47182036.html

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: anik on 05/04/2006 02:28 pm

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Satori - 2/5/2006  10:59 PM

Can we expect a new kind of military photoreconnaissance vehicle?

According to my source Kosmos-2420 is second Kobal't-M reconnaissance satellite...

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: Skyrocket on 05/04/2006 02:34 pm

The observed orbit is also compatible with a Kobalt-M (or a Kobalt) satellite. Kobalt-M is more likely, as the second flight of it was reported to be scheduled for 2006

http://www.satobs.org/seesat/May-2006/0043.html

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: Chris Bergin on 05/04/2006 04:55 pm

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slipstream - 4/5/2006  1:40 PM

Video fragment from the launch coverage by Russian "First TV Channel" (http://www.1tv.ru/owa/win/ort6_main.main?p_news_title_id=88761)

http://www-download.1tv.ru/video/2006_05/0405061205.asf
(1.1MB; 320x240; 40sec)

Thanks for that.

Wow, that Russian TV presenter talks very fast!  :o

Title: RE: May 3 – Kosmos-2420 – Soyuz-U – Plesetsk
Post by: anik on 05/04/2006 04:56 pm

Specially for those who like images of launch... :)