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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Russian Launchers - Soyuz, Progress and Uncrewed => Topic started by: Stan Black on 08/31/2013 07:32 am
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Payload: Ekspress-AMU1
Rocket: Proton-M 8К82КМ with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 4)
Upper stage: Briz-M 14С43 with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 4)
Payload adapter system: 1194VX-1000
Fairing: 14С75.15 with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 4)
Launch site: Baikonur 8П882К-4Ф (ПУ № 39)
State Centre for Space Research and Production, in the name of M.V. Khrunichev
Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени М.В. Хруничева
Proton-M
Изготовление и поставка трех ракет-носителей «Протон-М» для запуска космических аппаратов «Экспресс-АМУ1», «Экспресс-АМ7» и «Луч-4».
4 044 202 000 Russian ruble
- price breakdown not available
[source (http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/pgz/public/action/orders/info/common_info/show?notificationId=492195)] [source (http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/contract/contractCard/common-info.html?reestrNumber=0173100007011000260)] [source (http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=15&did=1340)]
Изготовление и поставка РН «Протон-М» для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМУ1» (8К82КМ-0000-0ТУ-У)
Contract date: 2nd June 2011
Contract number: 100-1139/11
Contractual period: May 2011 to December 2013
Delivery: November 2012
[source (http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/contract/contractCard/common-info.html?reestrNumber=0173100007011000260)] [source (http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=15&did=1340)]
Briz-M
Изготовление и поставка разгонного блока «Бриз-М» для запуска КА системы ГЛОНАСС (14С43-0000-0ТУ)
461 258 300 Russian ruble
Contract date: 24th December 2013
Contract number: 100-С221/13/440
Contractual period: up to 25th November 2015
[source (http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/contract/contractCard/common-info.html?reestrNumber=0173100007013000376)]
Fairing 14С75 and payload adapter
Головной обтекатель (ГО) 14С75.15 с переходной системой (ПС) для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ9 (-АМУ1)» (14С75.15ХХ-0000-0СБ)
155 270 000 Russian ruble
Contract date: 20th February 2013
Contract number: 100-1186/13/76
Contractual period: January 2013 to 25th November 2013
Delivery: November 2013
[source (http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/contract/contractCard/common-info.html?reestrNumber=0173100007013000024)] [source (http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/pgz/public/action/orders/info/common_info/show?notificationId=5245463)]
Launch vehicle support
309 980 000 Russian ruble
Delivery: from the 1st quarter of 2014 to the 4th quarter of 2015
[source (http://www.rscc.ru/company/opentenders/1417.html)] [source (http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/common-info.html?noticeId=1091503)]
Proton-M and 14С75 delivery to launch site
Подготовка к транспортировке, транспортировка эшелона с РН «Протон-М» и ГО 14С75 на космодром Байконур и возврат порожнего транспорта на предприятие
24 853 500 Russian ruble
Contract date: 28th May 2015
Contract number: 100-С232/15/123
Contractual period: up to 25th December 2015
[source (http://zakupki.gov.ru/epz/contract/contractCard/common-info.html?reestrNumber=1770236167415000070)]
Briz-M delivery to launch site
Авиаперевозка разгонного блока «Бриз-М» и транспортно-экспедиторские работы по отправке разгонного блока «Бриз-М»
15 844 700 Russian ruble
Contractual period: up to 25th December 2015
[source (http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000045)]
Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI)
Центр эксплуатации объектов наземной космической инфраструктуры (ЦЭНКИ)
Launch campaign
Подготовка и запуск ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» и разгонного блока «Бриз-М» с космическим аппаратом «Экспресс-АМУ1». Проведение послепусковых работ.
819 641 000 Russian ruble
Contract date: 29th April 2015
Contract number: 924-8321/15/101
Contractual period: up to 30th June 2016
[source (http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/contract/contractCard/common-info.html?reestrNumber=1770236167415000063)] [source (http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000003)]
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) Astrium
Ekspress-AMU1
6 230 000 000 Russian ruble
Contract date: 27th December 2012
[source (http://www.rscc.ru/company/opentenders/813.html)]
Mass: 6,100 kilogrammes
Platform: Eurostar E3000
Service life: 15 years
[source (http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/press_centre/astrium-to-build-new-express-amu1eutelsat-36c-satellite-for-rscc.html)]
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Tender from the Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI) for insurance to cover various launches, including «Ekspress-AM», «Soyuz-TMA», «Progress-M», «GLONASS-M»:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/common-info.html?noticeId=1752593
Direct link to document, dated 21st November 2014:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/download/download.html?id=9745038
Запуск космического аппарата: КА «Экспресс-АМУ1»
Объект страхования: РН «Протон-М», РБ «Бриз-М» для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМУ1»
Страховая сумма (лимит ответственности) млн.руб.: 1 871,900
Страховая премия (максимальный тариф) млн.руб.: 168,470
Ориентировочная дата запуска: III кв. 2015г.
Launch of satellite: satellite Ekspress-AMU1
Insured items: rocket Proton-M, upper stage Briz-M for launch of satellite Ekspress-AMU1
The sum insured (limit of liability), million. ruble: 1 871,900
Insurance premium (maximum tariff), million. ruble: 168,470
The estimated launch date: 3rd quarter of 2015
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Tender from the Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI) for insurance to cover various launch sites; for preparation and launch of rockets «Proton», «Soyuz», «Zenit»:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/common-info.html?noticeId=1922237
Direct link to document, dated 29th December 2014:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/download/download.html?id=10741151
РКН: КА «Экспресс-АМУ1», РН «Протон-М»
Дата запуска: 3 кв. 2015
Страховая сумма (лимит ответственности) млн.руб.: 2 558,10
Страховая премия (максимальный тариф) млн.руб.: 17,9
Launch: satellite Ekspress-AMU1, rocket Proton-M
Launch date: 3rd quarter of 2015
The sum insured (limit of liability), million ruble: 2 558,10
Insurance premium (maximum tariff), million ruble: 17,9
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Launch campaign
Подготовка и запуск ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» и разгонного блока «Бриз-М» с космическим аппаратом «Экспресс-АМУ1». Проведение послепусковых работ.
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000003
1st post updated.
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The Federal Space Agency has issued a tender for the delivery of the Briz-M upper stage to the launch site.
Авиаперевозка разгонного блока «Бриз-М» и транспортно-экспедиторские работы по отправке разгонного блока «Бриз-М»
15 844 700 Russian ruble
Schedule of completion by 25th December 2015.
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000045
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The Federal Space Agency has issued a tender for the delivery of the Proton-M rocket and 14С75 fairing to the launch site.
Подготовка к транспортировке, транспортировка эшелона с РН «Протон-М» и ГО 14С75 на космодром Байконур и возврат порожнего транспорта на предприятие
24 853 500 Russian ruble
Schedule of completion by 25th December 2015.
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000049
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Launch campaign
Подготовка и запуск ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» и разгонного блока «Бриз-М» с космическим аппаратом «Экспресс-АМУ1». Проведение послепусковых работ.
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000003
1st post updated.
The Federal Space Agency has issued a new tender for the launch campaign, to the Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI). Now extended by six months from December 2015 to June 2016, and up from 773 400 000 Russian ruble to 819 641 000 Russian ruble.
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000062
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Planned Russian space launches
(suborbital launches are not included!)
2015
Date Satellite(s) Rocket/Upper stage Cosmodrome Time (UTC)
September 14 Ekspress-AM8 Proton-M/DM-03 Baikonur, 81/24 19:00
October 9 Turksat-4B Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur, 200/39 21:06
October Garpun № 12L Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur, 81/24
November 22 Ekspress-AMU1 Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur, 81/24
2016
Date Satellite(s) Rocket/Upper stage Cosmodrome Time (UTC)
January 7 Exomars-2016 (TGO+EDM Schiaparelli) Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur
First quarter Eutelsat-9B Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur, 200/39
First quarter Intelsat-31 Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur, 200/39
First quarter Echostar-21 Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur
End of year Asiasat-9 Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur
TBD Elektro-L № 3 Proton-M/DM-03 Baikonur
2017
Date Satellite(s) Rocket/Upper stage Cosmodrome Time
TBD MLM Nauka Proton-M Baikonur, 200/39
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Launch is now delayed to December 2015.
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Launch is now delayed to December 2015.
is there reason or is this just the typical bump to the right??
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Launch site changed to platform 39.
Корректировка КД и ЭД на дооборудование СК 8П882К-4Ф (ПУ № 39) для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМУ1»
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/plan/public/download/download.html?id=1839393
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/plan/public/plan/info/actual-documents.html?planId=110810&planInfoId=608587&versioned=&activeTab=1
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Satellite Ekspress-AMU1 delivered at Baikonur.
http://www.express-k.kz/news/?ELEMENT_ID=58922
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Lift-off December 23 at 21:30 UTC
(source: rscc.ru count down: data-target="2015-12-24T00:30:00")
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Proton-M rocket was transported to the launch pad today.
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K2083/15 - ATS ROUTE SEGMENTS CLSD: 1.A113 TIROK-GISIR FM 25 TO 65 KM 2.B822 LUGER-BETIK FM 35 TO 85 KM SFC/UNL. DAILY 2100-2200, 23 DEC 21:00 2015 UNTIL 26 DEC 22:00 2015. CREATED: 18 DEC 15:25 2015
P7806/15 - RESTRICTED AREA ACT: UNR1238. GND - UNL, DAILY 2130-2230, 23 DEC 21:30 2015 UNTIL 26 DEC 22:30 2015. CREATED: 17 DEC 03:16 2015
P7799/15 - FLW ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: B206 ARNUL - AKTAS G489 TELRU - AKTAS. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2130-2230, 23 DEC 21:30 2015 UNTIL 26 DEC 22:30 2015. CREATED: 16 DEC 14:15 2015
A5104/15 - THE RUSSIAN FEDERAL SPACE AGENCY HAS PLANNED A MISSILE LAUNCH. DEBRIS FROM THIS LAUNCH WILL FALL WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 2515N16000E 2600N16045E 2330N16335E 2245N16248E BACK TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY ALL NON-PARTICIPATING AIR TRAFFIC ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THE NOTAMED AREA. IFR AIRCRAFT UNDER ATC JURISDICTION SHOULD ANTICIPATE CLEARANCE AROUND THE NOTAMED AREA. SFC - UNL, DLY 2130-2300, 23 DEC 21:30 2015 UNTIL 26 DEC 23:00 2015. CREATED: 18 DEC 16:01 2015
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2zZaiyeF6A
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Looks like the long serial number is 9118907977.
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Looks like the long serial number is 9118907977.
Looks like 5116907977 ;)
Thank you for the correction, Andrey!
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Seems we'll have coverage.
'Прямая трансляция запуска РН «ПРОТОН» - «Бриз-М» с «ЭКСПРЕСС-АМУ1» с космодрома Байконур'
'A live webcast of the launch of "Proton" - "Breeze-M" with "EXPRESS AMU1" from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.' (google translate)
http://www.tsenki.com/306/
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Moved for live coverage.
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Any English overview for this satellite? I assume it's going to be similar to the other http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=Ekspress birds, but the AMU1 makes me think there's something different.
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Any English overview for this satellite? I assume it's going to be similar to the other http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=Ekspress birds, but the AMU1 makes me think there's something different.
Maybe this can help: http://www.space-airbusds.com/en/press_centre/airbus-defence-and-space-to-build-new-express-amu1eutelsat-36c-satellite-for-rscc.html
https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/express-amu1-satellite-has-left-airbus-defence-and-space/
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Any English overview for this satellite? I assume it's going to be similar to the other http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=Ekspress birds, but the AMU1 makes me think there's something different.
Maybe this can help: http://www.space-airbusds.com/en/press_centre/airbus-defence-and-space-to-build-new-express-amu1eutelsat-36c-satellite-for-rscc.html
https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/express-amu1-satellite-has-left-airbus-defence-and-space/
Well that's PERFECT! :) Thank's Rui!
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Is there any public information about the transfer orbits?
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Is there any public information about the transfer orbits?
What are transfer orbits?
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On the air, and its foggy.
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What are transfer orbits?
The orbits after each Briz-KM burn.
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The orbits after each Briz-KM burn
Briz-M.
First burn - 51.6°, 182x182 km
Second burn - 50.3°, 277x5007 km
Fourth burn - 49.1°, 442x35814 km
Fifth burn - 22.5°, 4362x35793 km
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A live webcast of the launch of "Proton" - "Breeze-M" with "EXPRESS AMU1" from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
12/23/2015
FSUE "TsENKI" will provide online coverage of the launch of "Proton" - "Breeze-M"
Launch is scheduled on December 24, 2015 at 00 h 30 min 50 sec MST.
Live broadcast will be available on the websites:
www.tsenki.com (http://www.tsenki.com) - site of FSUE "TsENKI"
www.tv-tsenki.com (http://www.tv-tsenki.com) - site of FSUE "TsENKI" for broadcasts
www.federalspace.ru (http://www.federalspace.ru), www.roscosmos.ru (http://www.roscosmos.ru) - Roscosmos sites (see "Multimedia" / "line - broadcast").
Broadcast started: 22:00:00 (Moscow time)
End of broadcast: 2:00:00 December 25 2015 (Moscow time) [misprint for December 24?]
(source: http://www.tsenki.com/375/ (http://www.tsenki.com/375/))
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Service tower roll-back.
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almost looks like fog
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A live webcast of the launch of "Proton" - "Breeze-M" with "EXPRESS AMU1" from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
12/23/2015
FSUE "TsENKI" will provide online coverage of the launch of "Proton" - "Breeze-M"
Launch is scheduled on December 24, 2015 at 00 h 30 min 50 sec MST.
Live broadcast will be available on the websites:
www.tsenki.com (http://www.tsenki.com) - site of FSUE "TsENKI"
www.tv-tsenki.com (http://www.tv-tsenki.com) - site of FSUE "TsENKI" for broadcasts
www.federalspace.ru (http://www.federalspace.ru), www.roscosmos.ru (http://www.roscosmos.ru) - Roscosmos sites (see "Multimedia" / "line - broadcast").
Broadcast started: 22:00:00 (Moscow time)
End of broadcast: 2:00:00 December 25 2015 (Moscow time) [misprint for December 24?]
(source: http://www.tsenki.com/375/ (http://www.tsenki.com/375/))
This worked best for me: http://www.russianspaceweb.com/
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Rollback of access gantry.
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If I'm doing the time zones right, we're at L-1 hour, correct?
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Service tower roll-back almost finished.
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Gostly white Proton-M on the background.
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T-60 minutes.
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Bus passing by.
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Another view into the gloom.
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a passing car moving fast :D
she's fueled I'd move away fast
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T-55 minutes. Here's an enhanced view where you can the Proton a little more clearly.
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We are not going to see much of this launch.
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Flight track (range/altitude coordinates) will be visible here:
http://coopi.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=428 (http://coopi.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=428)
(using Internet Explorer only!)
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First burn - 51.6°, 182x182 km
Second burn - 50.3°, 277x5007 km
Fourth burn - 49.1°, 442x35814 km
Fifth burn - 22.5°, 4362x35793 km
Great, thanks!
Do you also happen to have the start and end times of each Briz-M burn?
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If you are using VLC player, select Tools -> Effects and Filters -> Video Effects -> Essential. Play around with Gamma and Contrast to a better view. The link is
http://tsenki.cdnvideo.ru/tsenki/tsenkitv2.sdp/playlist.m3u8
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T-45 minutes. Seems to be a little clearer in the enhanced view.
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The fog makes it look like a scene out of "Blade Runner". :)
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You can watch the altitude versus range plot on VLC player at
mms://www.space-center.ru/video2
Edit by mod: also, with Internet Explorer, here
(http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32712.msg1463971#msg1463971)
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people say launch cancelled
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T-40 minutes.
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Postponed 24 hrs due to high upper winds.
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people say launch cancelled
The altitude plot just ended, so probably true.
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Postponed 24 hrs due to high upper winds.
OK. Thanks. That is Christmas morning here!
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ahhh no wonder the feed dropped :(
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Do you also happen to have the start and end times of each Briz-M burn?
UTC.
21:42:06, 271 s
22:38:23, 1064 s
00:59:02, 699 s
01:12:58, 345 s
06:23:58, 393 s
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It's not often you hear of a weather scrub at Baikonur!
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Postponed!
from Khrunichev website:
Дата старта: 25.12.2015
Время старта: 00 ч 31 м 19 с (Московское время)
i.e. Dec 24, 21:31:19 UTC
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Yikes hope it avoids Santa.;)
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Yikes hope it avoids Santa.;)
Don't worry; Santa is a well-informed, jolly old elf. I understand Kris Kringle is a NSF member! ;)
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Yikes hope it avoids Santa.;)
Don't worry; Santa is a well-informed, jolly old elf. I understand Kris Kringle is a NSF member! ;)
thought that was father xmas?
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Yikes hope it avoids Santa.;)
I think it is this guy in Russia, and he visits on New Year's Eve rather than December 24.
http://www.russianlife.com/blog/grandfather-frost-more-than-just-santa-claus/
Also, Orthodox Christmas falls on January 7 in Russia, I think.
- Ed Kyle
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Well I thought Proton can even launch in a tornado :P (btw I am pretty sure I saw a Soyuz launching in a blizzard)
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Well I thought Proton can even launch in a tornado :P (btw I am pretty sure I saw a Soyuz launching in a blizzard)
a little bit off-topic... but there is this soyuz tma-22 launch, with shkaplerov, burbank and ivanishin :) i am sure the weather was not really so bad, but the visuals were amazing... and the photos are too :) one of my favourite launches :)
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Well I thought Proton can even launch in a tornado :P (btw I am pretty sure I saw a Soyuz launching in a blizzard)
a little bit off-topic... but there is this soyuz tma-22 launch, with shkaplerov, burbank and ivanishin :) i am sure the weather was not really so bad, but the visuals were amazing... and the photos are too :) one of my favourite launches :)
Going further off-topic, but who else remembers the first commercial satellite launch in the Soviet era? IRS 1A was launched atop a Votok-2M in a raging blizzard and the world's press - invited for the event - only saw a n ascending orange glow through the snow.
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... atop a Votok-2M ...
Vostok-2M )
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I have a short video of this launch here : http://www.kosmonavtika.com/lancements/1988/17031988/17031988photos.html
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It's not often you hear of a weather scrub at Baikonur!
Iridium launch in 1998 is one example.
http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/176/12.shtml (https://web.archive.org/web/20120628052740/http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/176/12.shtml)
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GO for launch!
The State Commission confirmed the scheduled lift-off time of the Proton-M rocket (21:31:19 UTC) and gave the go-ahead to loading the LV with propellants - Roscosmos.
Yesterday's photos:
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GO for launch!
The State Commission confirmed the scheduled lift-off time of the Proton-M rocket (21:31:19 UTC) and gave the go-ahead to loading the LV with propellants - Roscosmos.
Yesterday's photos:
Good news! Weather forecast must be better.
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GO for launch!
The State Commission confirmed the scheduled lift-off time of the Proton-M rocket (21:31:19 UTC) and gave the go-ahead to loading the LV with propellants - Roscosmos.
Yesterday's photos:
Good news! Weather forecast must be better.
You would think so but that doesn't explain yesterday's scrub at T-38(?) minutes. I think that just like every other launch service that upper level winds are not in the main weather forecast. Those only forecast surface level winds, not the ones at altitude.
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Postponed 24 hrs due to high upper winds.
The Proton Launch System Mission Planners Guide has this paragraph:-
During first stage flight, lateral dynamic loads are generated by wind gusts superimposed on steady-state wind loads generated by the jet stream. LV longitudinal flexible oscillations are produced at 10 to 12 Hz by the natural random pulsation of the engine thrust. There is no pogo phenomenon. The maximum value of these oscillations based on telemetry measurements is 0,35 g.
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Live broadcast should start at 19:30 UTC on tsenki.com
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The live broadcast began.
Today the weather is better...
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much better
there she is..
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Tour bus leaving it late! ;D
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Good morning and Merry Christmas everyone!
What you see on
mms://www.space-center.ru/video2
mms://www.space-center.ru/video3
mms://www.space-center.ru/video4
http://tsenki.cdnvideo.ru/tsenki/tsenkitv2.sdp/playlist.m3u8
http://tsenki.cdnvideo.ru/tsenki/tsenkitv2.sdp/playlist.m3u8 (enhanced)
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T-55 minutes.
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T-50 minutes.
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T-45 minutes.
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T-40 minutes. Enhanced image.
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T-35 minutes.
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winds are getting louder :o
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T-30 minutes.
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winds are getting louder :o
It seems to me winds are stronger today than yesterday
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T-25 minutes. Still can see vehicles moving around.
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T-20 minutes.
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T-15 minutes.
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T-10 minutes.
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T-9 minutes.
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T-8 minutes.
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T-7 minutes.
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T-6 minutes.
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T-5 minutes.
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T-4 minutes.
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T-180 seconds.
Happy Christmas Steven! :)
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T-3 minutes.
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T-2 minutes.
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T-1 minute.
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LAUNCH!!
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launched
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Only one ascent shot before they went back to the pad.
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Liftoff!
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T+1 minute 13 seconds.
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Only one ascent shot before they went back to the pad.
It went into the clouds.
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T-2 minutes.
Launch now succesful
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T+2 minutes 3 seconds. First stage separation.
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Keeps saying it's nominal, so they'll have staged.
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T+3 minutes.
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T+4 minutes.
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T+5 minutes.
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Second stage separation.
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2-3 staging.
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T-6 minutes. Fairing separation.
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Bye to the fairing.
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T+7 minutes.
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T+8 minutes.
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T+9 minutes.
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Third stage separation.
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T+11 minutes.
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Fourth stage ignition.
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T+12 minutes 3 seconds.
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T+13 minutes.
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T+14 minutes.
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T+15 minutes.
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Fourth stage first cutoff!
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In parking orbit.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvQwWhUBmDQ
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Schedule of upcoming events: (all times UTC)
Briz M 2nd burn: 22:38:52-22:56:36
3rd burn: 00:49:31-01:11:10
APT sep: 01:11:59.52
4th burn: 01:13:27-01:19:12
5th burn: 06:24:27-06:30:50
S/C sep: 06:43:19
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About five minutes before second ignition.
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One minute to start of burn.
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Right on the button!
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T+2 minutes. 16 minutes to go.
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T+5 minutes.
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T+10 minutes.
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T+15 minutes. About 3 minutes to go.
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Briz-M second cutoff!
I'll be at Christmas lunch for the third and fourth burns, but might be able to cover the final burn if I get back in time.
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Current position. 2-D and 3-D.
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Here are the times relative to launch at 21:31:19 UTC
Briz-M UTC Time from launch Duration
2nd burn: 22:38:52-22:56:36 T+1:07:33-1:25:17 17:44
3rd burn: 00:49:31-01:11:10 T+3:18:12-2:39:51 21:39
APT sep: 01:11:59.52 T+3:40:41
4th burn: 01:13:27-01:19:12 T+3:42:08-3:47:53 5:45
5th burn: 06:24:27-06:30:50 T+8:53:08-8:59:31 6:23
S/C sep: 06:43:19 T+9:12:00
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Third burn starting soon.
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Still no burn. Maybe the time posted is incorrect or my sums were wrong.
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OK, we have third ignition! Looks like the time posted was 10 minutes early.
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T+2 minutes. 9.5 minutes to go.
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T+5 minutes.
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T+10 minutes. 1:39 to go.
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Third cutoff!
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Tank separation.
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Fourth ignition. 5:45 to go.
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T+2 minutes.
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T+4 minutes. 1:45 minutes to go.
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Briz-M fourth cutoff! Now in transfer orbit.
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I take it that this did not turn out to be a Phase IV Upgrade?
- Ed Kyle
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Launch photos:
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More..
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http://tass.ru/kosmos/2556559
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Separation satellite announced on tsenki.com
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Spacecraft separation!
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Confirmation from Roscosmos website - http://www.roscosmos.ru/21901/ (in Russian).
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Communications satellite "Express AMU1" launched into the target orbit
http://tass.ru/kosmos/2556675
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The data channel is still running, two more Briz-M disposal burns at 8:47 and 10:07 UTC
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Spacecraft was separated at T0 + 33120.32s vs.T0 + 33120.00s planned! 8)
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Tsenki broadcast has now ended
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Roscosmos video of the launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyfpNyrtzOw&feature=youtu.be&a
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do we have the exact launch time?
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do we have the exact launch time?
Sure: http://coopi.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=735
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Hi all,
(sorry for my english :p)
I'm in Baikonur, then here my 2 photos taken from the 92A50, Proton building.
(http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/579138IMG924901.jpg)
(http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/921934IMG9250.jpg)
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A little trivia about this launch: :)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2015/12/24/proton-rocket-to-launch-russian-european-comsat/
Express AMU1/Eutelsat 36C will eventually replace and expand on services from Eutelsat 36A, a 15-year-old satellite that launched aboard Lockheed Martins Atlas 3 rocket in May 2000 on the first flight of the Russian RD-180 engine that went on to power United Launch Alliances Atlas 5 rocket fleet.
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Objects entered in JSpOC catalog:
2015-082A/41191 in 4324 x 35770 km x 22.36° (S/C)
2015-082B/41192 in 3680 x 33980 km x 23.0° (Briz-M)
2015-082C/41193 in 332 x 15400 km x 49.56° (APT)
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Objects entered in JSpOC catalog:
2015-082A/41191 in 4324 x 35770 km x 22.36° (S/C)
2015-082B/41192 in 3680 x 33980 km x 23.0° (Briz-M)
2015-082C/41193 in 332 x 15400 km x 49.56° (APT)
That's odd, I don't see any actual TLE elements for 41193 on space-track,
just the catalog entry - I gather there's an internal problem with getting the TLEs from JSPOC to the site somehow.
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The achieved "target orbit" of the Briz-M/satellite composite was very close to nominal, according to Briz-M telemetry:
Achieved orbital period : 42807.2 seconds
Wanted orbital period : 42807.9 seconds
Difference: 0.7s or 0.0016%! 8)