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Title: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Stan Black on 01/31/2015 07:27 am
Satellite: Eutelsat-9B

Operator:Eutelsat S.A.
Nation:France
Contractors:Airbus Defence and Space
Platform:Eurostar 3000
Equipment:66 Ku-band transponders and european data relay system
Mass:5,175 kilogrammes
Service life:15 years
Launch vehicle:Proton-M 8К82КМ with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 3)
Upper stage:Briz-M 14С43 with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 3)
Fairing:15,255 millimetre 14С75 with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 3)
Launch siteBaikonur 8П882К-4Ф (ПУ № 39)
Khrunichev I.L.S. contract:ILS-SC-1305-696 dated 19th August 2013

http://www.eutelsat.com/en/satellites/future-satellites/launch-schedule/EUTELSAT-9B.html
http://www.space-airbusds.com/en/programme/eutelsat-9b-edrs-a-lc7.html

With thanks to Skyrocket:-
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eutelsat-9b.htm
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – July/Ausgust 2015
Post by: Stan Black on 01/31/2015 07:28 am
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

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РКН: КА «Ютелсат-9Б», 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

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Launch: satellite Eutelsat-9B, 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
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – 1st Quarter 2016
Post by: Stan Black on 08/29/2015 11:28 am
Quote from: Satori on 08/29/2015 12:49 pm
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
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 2016
Post by: xm11 on 10/29/2015 08:54 pm

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=3331
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 2016
Post by: Stan Black on 10/30/2015 01:21 pm
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Наименование КАИзготовитель КАКонечный заказчик запускаПримерная дата прибытия КА на космодромПримерная дата запуска КА
Eutelsat 9BAirbus Defence and SpaceEutelsat S.A.18 ноября 2015 г.25 января 2016 г.
DLA-2 (DirecTV Latin America-2) Space Systems LoralIntelsat Satellite, LLC23 марта 2016 г.23 апреля 2016г.
EchoStar XXI Space Systems LoralEchoStar Operating Corporation23 мая 2016 г.25 июня 2016 г.
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/download/download.html?id=17353352
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/documents.html?noticeId=2980118
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 2016
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 10/31/2015 01:14 am
Translating, that's a launch date of 25 January 2016.
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 2016
Post by: Stan Black on 12/18/2015 02:55 pm
Mission overview
http://www.ilslaunch.com/sites/default/files/Eutelsat%209B%20Mission%20Overview%20final.pdf
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 2016
Post by: jacqmans on 12/23/2015 12:52 pm
EUTELSAT 9B satellite
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 2016
Post by: tehwkd on 01/11/2016 11:39 am
jan 27, 2219:00 UTC http://www.federalspace.ru/21930/
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 2016
Post by: Artyom. on 01/11/2016 05:15 pm
Quote from: tehwkd on 01/11/2016 11:39 am
jan 27, 2219:00 UTC http://www.federalspace.ru/21930/ (http://www.federalspace.ru/21930/)
Now the date is not confirmed. Roscosmos denied this information.

http://www.roscosmos.ru/21902/ (http://www.roscosmos.ru/21902/)
http://ria.ru/space/20160111/1358057325.html (http://ria.ru/space/20160111/1358057325.html)
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 2016
Post by: Artyom. on 01/12/2016 06:26 am
Oops :D .

Update: the launch is still scheduled for January 27, 22:19 UTC.

The man from Roscosmos (http://ria.ru/space/20160111/1358057325.html) has not been informed that the launch was postponed.
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 27, 2016 (22:19UTC)
Post by: Nicolas PILLET on 01/12/2016 07:39 am
According to French forum : Eutelsat-9B is already under fairing, and he waits integration with Proton-M launcher in hall 111 (hall 101 hosts ExoMars).

http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t17328p30-lancement-proton-m-exomars-2016-14-mars-2016
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 2016
Post by: tehwkd on 01/12/2016 08:49 am
Quote from: Artyom. on 01/12/2016 06:26 am
Oops :D .

Update: the launch is still scheduled for January 27, 22:19 UTC.

The man from Roscosmos (http://ria.ru/space/20160111/1358057325.html) has not been informed that the launch was postponed.

Now this has also been changed from jan27 2219UTC to January 2016: http://www.federalspace.ru/21930/
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 27, 2016 (22:19UTC)
Post by: tehwkd on 01/14/2016 01:41 pm
Aaand now they put the exact same time/date back on the schedule: http://www.federalspace.ru/21930/
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 27, 2016 (22:19UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 01/15/2016 05:30 pm
NSF forum members may choose to have 2 live web cast links open simultaneously on January 27:

ILS live coverage for the Eutelsat-9B launch at 22:19 UTC
Arianespace live coverage for the Intelsat 29e launch, window opens 22:34 UTC (15 minutes later)
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 27, 2016 (22:19UTC)
Post by: chewi on 01/19/2016 10:14 am
Launch postponed for two days (@ January 29, 2016 / 22:19 UTC)
http://www.interfax.ru/russia/490346
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/21/2016 01:57 pm
ILS DELAYS PROTON LAUNCH OF EUTELSAT 9B

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, January 21, 2016 - The launch of a Proton launch vehicle with the EUTELSAT 9B satellite has been delayed two days due to weather-related logistical issues associated with the nominal delivery of the second stage solid retro rockets. The launch vehicle processing continues without any technical issues, including the retro rockets, and the spacecraft remains in a safe configuration at the launch site.

The launch has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 30 at 04:20:09 local time in Baikonur. The satellite was built for Eutelsat of Paris, France by Airbus Defence and Space of Toulouse, France.
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20UTC)
Post by: jacqmans on 01/22/2016 03:49 pm
Press Release
N°01-2016

Paris, 22 January 2016

Call for Media: First SpaceDataHighway laser node set for launch

The first node of the European Data Relay System will be launched on 29 January from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. 

EDRS is one of a kind and ESA's most ambitious telecom programme to date, creating the means for an entirely new market in commercial satellite communications.

Dubbed the 'SpaceDataHighway', EDRS will uniquely provide near-realtime Big Data relay services using cutting-edge laser technology. It will dramatically improve access to time-critical data, aiding disaster response by emergency services and maritime
surveillance, for example.

Airbus Defence and Space are ESA's programme partner and operator of the service. The first node, called EDRS-A, will begin relaying information this summer from its first customers: the ESA/European Commission Copernicus Sentinel-1 and -2 satellites.


From that point on, ESA and Airbus will use the first and future EDRS nodes to increase the time low-orbiting satellites, the International Space Station and unmanned aircraft can send data to Earth from intermittent to near-continuous, opening up
a wealth of new possibilities. 

Once fully deployed, EDRS will relay up to 50 terabytes of data from space to Earth every day. It will eliminate the downlink delay currently prohibiting immediate access to satellite information and phase out Europe's reliance on foreign ground stations.

EDRS-A will be launched as a hosted payload on the Eutelsat-9B satellite on 29 January at 22.20 GMT (23:20 CET, 04:20 30 January local time) on a Proton rocket, with satellite separation around 9 hours later. In-orbit tests will begin on the EDRS laser
payload three weeks later. The payloads were built by Airbus subsidiary TESAT-Spacecom and funded by the DLR German Aerospace Center Space Administration. 

Learn more about EDRS at: http://www.esa.int/EDRS and follow the mission on Twitter via the hashtags #SpaceDataHighway and #letslaunch, @ESA & @ESA_artes_apps
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/25/2016 02:24 pm
Roll-out to the launch pad will take place on January 26.
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20UTC)
Post by: xm11 on 01/25/2016 07:25 pm

http://www.roscosmos.ru/21934/
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20UTC)
Post by: Artyom. on 01/26/2016 07:13 am
Proton-M was transported to the launch pad today

http://www.roscosmos.ru/21935/
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20UTC)
Post by: Artyom. on 01/26/2016 08:16 am
Photos of the roll-out:
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20UTC)
Post by: Lewis007 on 01/27/2016 06:43 am
Roll-out video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78L41nqZ_6w
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/27/2016 11:06 am
Proton-M long serial number is 6302907978.
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20UTC)
Post by: input~2 on 01/28/2016 07:04 am
K0260/16 -  ATS ROUTE SEGMENTS CLSD: 1.A113 TIROK-GISIR FM 20 TO 65 KM 2.B822 LUGER-BETIK FM 35 TO 85 KM SFC/UNL. DAILY 2115-2315, 29 JAN 21:15 2016 UNTIL 01 FEB 23:15 2016. CREATED: 25 JAN 13:33 2016

P0444/16 -  RESTRICTED AREA UNR1238 ACT. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2215-2315, 29 JAN 22:15 2016 UNTIL 01 FEB 23:15 2016. CREATED: 22 JAN 12:53 2016

P0443/16 -  ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: B206 ARNUL - AKTAS, G489 TELRU - AKTAS. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2215-2315, 29 JAN 22:15 2016 UNTIL 01 FEB 23:15 2016. CREATED: 22 JAN 12:18 2016

A0360/16 -  THE RUSSIAN FEDERAL SPACE AGENCY HAS PLANNED A MISSILE LAUNCH. DEBRIS FROM THIS LAUNCH WILL FALL WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 2515N16000E TO 2600N16045E TO 2330N16335E TO 2245N16248E 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 2200-2330, 29 JAN 22:00 2016 UNTIL 02 FEB 23:30 2016. CREATED: 25 JAN 18:54 2016 
Title: Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 01/29/2016 12:07 pm
Moved for live coverage!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Hog on 01/29/2016 02:13 pm
Anyone have an accurate UTC launch time.  There was some local Baikonur times, some UTC times. I need a time so I can convert to EST.
Thanks.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 01/29/2016 02:26 pm
Quote from: Hog on 01/29/2016 02:13 pm
Anyone have an accurate UTC launch time.  There was some local Baikonur times, some UTC times. I need a time so I can convert to EST.
Thanks.

http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/media-advisory-ils-proton-launch-eutelsat-9b (http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/media-advisory-ils-proton-launch-eutelsat-9b)

Launch Date:
January 30, 2016
 
Launch Time:
04:20:09 Baikonur
01:20:09  Moscow
23:20:09  Paris, January 29, 2016
22:20:09 GMT, January 29, 2016
17:20:09 ET, January 29, 2016

 ;)
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Artyom. on 01/29/2016 02:51 pm
The State Commission has given go-ahead for fuelling of Proton-M rocket with Eutelsat-9B.

http://www.roscosmos.ru/21943/ (in Russian)
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 02:58 pm
There's our Proton M for today:

Article too:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/01/ils-proton-m-eutelsat-9b-launch/
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Artyom. on 01/29/2016 07:01 pm
We have a live broadcast from Baikonur cosmodrome!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Flying Beaver on 01/29/2016 07:16 pm
Quote from: Artyom. on 01/29/2016 07:01 pm
We have a live broadcast from Baikonur cosmodrome!

Where is that feed available from?
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Artyom. on 01/29/2016 07:26 pm
Quote from: Flying Beaver on 01/29/2016 07:16 pm
Quote from: Artyom. on 01/29/2016 07:01 pm
We have a live broadcast from Baikonur cosmodrome!

Where is that feed available from?
As always, on the website of Roscosmos and TsENKI:

http://www.roscosmos.ru/317/ (http://www.roscosmos.ru/317/)
http://www.tsenki.com/306/ (http://www.tsenki.com/306/)
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Artyom. on 01/29/2016 07:26 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Artyom. on 01/29/2016 07:39 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Kryten on 01/29/2016 07:40 pm
Chris' launch article has been tweeted out by ILS;
Quote
‏@ILSLaunch
ILS Proton M set for Eutelsat-9B launch. http://bit.ly/1WSo5oH
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/29/2016 07:46 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/29/2016 08:06 pm
Service tower is now being moved to the launch position...
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/29/2016 08:07 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:09 pm
On the pad.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/29/2016 08:12 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/29/2016 08:16 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:21 pm
T-60 minutes. Rolling back the service tower.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/29/2016 08:24 pm
Service tower is now at the launch position.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:26 pm
T-55 minutes. Video links

Web
http://www.tsenki.com/306/
http://coopi.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=428
http://eutelsat9b.imgondemand.com/
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/EDRS/Watch_the_EDRS_launch

VideoLan
http://tsenki.cdnvideo.ru/tsenki/tsenkitv2.sdp/playlist.m3u8
mms://www.space-center.ru/video1
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:30 pm
T-50 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/29/2016 08:33 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:35 pm
You can watch the launch animation here.

mms://www.space-center.ru/video4

Trajectory is here

mms://www.space-center.ru/video2
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:36 pm
T-45 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:39 pm
First stage (enhanced image).
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:40 pm
T-40 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/29/2016 08:40 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:43 pm
This is what they are showing on Channel 3.

mms://www.space-center.ru/video3
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:45 pm
T-35 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 08:50 pm
ILS Webcast soon to begin:
http://eutelsat9b.imgondemand.com/

#LoungeJazz
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:50 pm
T-30 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 08:52 pm
Vehicles leaving the pad.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:56 pm
T-25 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Prober on 01/29/2016 08:58 pm
nods to my mates ;)
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:59 pm
Did I just hear a cat?!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Mark McCombs on 01/29/2016 09:00 pm
Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:59 pm
Did I just hear a cat?!

Or two.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Prober on 01/29/2016 09:00 pm
wow, they still have cars moving away.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/29/2016 09:00 pm
We are now at 20 minutes for launch... all looks good.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:00 pm
T-20 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Prober on 01/29/2016 09:01 pm
nice intro...
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:01 pm
And ILS is up and running....
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Kryten on 01/29/2016 09:02 pm
Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 08:35 pm
You can watch the launch animation here.

mms://www.space-center.ru/video4

Trajectory is here

mms://www.space-center.ru/video2
Are there any alternate links for those? My browser won't even recognise them as URLs.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:02 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:02 pm
ILS studio broadcast has started.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Prober on 01/29/2016 09:03 pm
some old ILS, some new
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:04 pm
Quote from: Kryten on 01/29/2016 09:02 pm
Are there any alternate links for those? My browser won't even recognise them as URLs.

You need to use VideoLan VLC player. A web link is

http://coopi.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=428
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:05 pm
T-15 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:06 pm
Eutelsat manager loves his satellite.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:09 pm
Coming up on T-10 mins. Promo videos right now.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:10 pm
Green weather.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:10 pm
T-10 minutes. Go for launch.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:11 pm
T-9 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:12 pm
T-8 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:13 pm
T-7 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:14 pm
T-6 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:15 pm
T-5 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:16 pm
T-4 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:16 pm
T-4 mins.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:17 pm
T-3 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:18 pm
Spacecraft overview.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:18 pm
T-2 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:19 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:20 pm
T-1 minute.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:21 pm
LAUNCH!!

Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:21 pm
Liftoff!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Prober on 01/29/2016 09:21 pm
Launch
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:21 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:22 pm
T+1 minute.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:22 pm
MaxQ
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:23 pm
T+2 minutes. Confirmation of ignition of second stage and separation of first stage.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:23 pm
Staging.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:24 pm
T+3 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Prober on 01/29/2016 09:24 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:24 pm
T+4 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:26 pm
T+5 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Svetoslav on 01/29/2016 09:26 pm
Staging 2/3 completed, 3rd stage running!!!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:27 pm
Second stage separation.

Fairing separation.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:27 pm
Staging and payload fairing jettison confirmed.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:28 pm
T+7 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:29 pm
T+8 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:30 pm
T+9 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:30 pm
Stage 3 separation.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Svetoslav on 01/29/2016 09:31 pm
Congrats to Russia for the good work of the first three stages  up to Briz-M separation!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:32 pm
T+11 minutes.

Briz-M ignition.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:33 pm
T+12 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:34 pm
T+13 minutes. Confirmation of Briz-M ignition.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:35 pm
T+14 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:36 pm
T+15 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:36 pm
Briz-M cutoff!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: DatUser14 on 01/29/2016 09:37 pm
Lovely work by all involved. Not a fan of the webcast style, but I don't think I can change it.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:38 pm
Some launch data.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:39 pm
In orbit. Confirmation of first cutoff.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:39 pm
ILS doing their "rockets are fast" promo.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/29/2016 09:40 pm
ILS coverage ending. Thanks to Steven and co for the coverage! Only about nine hours to go....!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Mapperuo on 01/29/2016 09:42 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao0-aoTjSF4
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 09:43 pm
End of ILS coverage.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Mark McCombs on 01/29/2016 09:58 pm
Congrats to ILS, EutelSat and all others for a good launch.  8)

Lets hope this Briz-M will be safely passivated in its final resting orbit.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 10:01 pm
Estimated event times.

T+           UTC
0:00:00  22:20:09 Launch
0:11:16  22:31:25 First Briz-M Ignition
0:15:47  22:35:56 First Briz-M Cutoff

1:07:33  23:27:42 Second Briz-M Ignition
1:25:17  23:45:26 Second Briz-M Cutoff

3:28:12  01:48:21 Third Briz-M Ignition
3:41:53  02:02:02 Third Briz-M Cutoff

3:42:43  02:02:52 APT Jettison

3:44:10  02:04:19 Fourth Briz-M Ignition
3:48:01  02:08:10 Fourth Briz-M Cutoff

8:51:48  07:11:57 Fifth Briz-M Ignition
8:59:55  07:20:04 Fifth Briz-M Cutoff

9:12:00  07:32:09 Spacecraft Separation
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 10:31 pm
Stage is burning!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 10:35 pm
T+1 hour 14 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 10:41 pm
T+1 hour 20 minutes. Cutoff should be soon.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 10:47 pm
Second burn cutoff!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/29/2016 11:00 pm
Confirmation of second cutoff.

"Eutelsat #e9b 2nd main engine burn completed successfully. Next update in 2.5 hours."
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 12:48 am
One minute to start of third burn.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 12:49 am
Ignition!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 12:54 am
I+5 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 12:59 am
I+10 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 01:02 am
Third cutoff!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 01:03 am
APT separation.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 01:05 am
Fourth ignition!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 01:07 am
I+2 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 01:09 am
Fourth cutoff!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 01:17 am
Confirmation of successful third and fourth burns.

"Eutelsat #e9b 3rd & 4th main engine burns completed successfully. Next update in 5 hours."
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 06:11 am
One minute to start of fifth ignition.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 06:12 am
Fifth ignition! Right on schedule.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 06:16 am
I+4 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Artyom. on 01/30/2016 06:18 am
Launch video from Roscosmos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD1DINmgswc
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 06:21 am
And we have fifth cutoff! Separation in about 12 minutes.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 06:23 am
Confirmation of fifth successful burn.

"Eutelsat #e9b 5th main engine burn completed successfully."
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 06:33 am
Spacecraft separation! Waiting on confirmation.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 06:39 am
Mission success!

"Eutelsat #e9b Mission Success with ILS PROTON!"

Congratulations to ILS, Eutelsat and Airbus Defence and Space for the successful launch!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: ZachS09 on 01/30/2016 07:02 am
Thank goodness another Proton successfully made it to orbit. Job well done, people.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: input~2 on 01/30/2016 07:03 am
Briz-M APT cataloged as 2016-005C/41312
in 384 x 19573 km x 49.4°
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: A12 on 01/30/2016 07:03 am
Congratulations to everybody involved.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Artyom. on 01/30/2016 07:08 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: input~2 on 01/30/2016 07:14 am
Debris areas
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: xm11 on 01/30/2016 08:10 am
USSTRATCOM  objects tle ?
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Mikhail-G on 01/30/2016 08:26 am
Quote from: xm11 on 01/30/2016 08:10 am
USSTRATCOM  objects tle ?
Only the stack of Eutelsat 9b, Briz-M after 3rd burn and Briz-M DTB have been cataloged as of now
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Star One on 01/30/2016 08:34 am
BBC article covering the secondary laser communication payload on this satellite.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35446894
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: northenarc on 01/30/2016 09:04 am
 Congrats to all concerned, and thanks to NSF and especially Steven for his dedicated coverage. Considering the recent Briz-M breakup in orbit it will be noteworthy to see if this one was successfully passivated. 
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: jacqmans on 01/30/2016 09:10 am
Press Release
N°02-2016

Paris, 30 January 2016

First SpaceDataHighway laser relay in orbit

The European Data Relay System's first laser terminal has reached space aboard its host satellite and is now under way to its final operating position.

EDRS-A was launched on 29 January as part of the Eutelsat-9B telecom satellite at 22:20 GMT (23:20 CET, 04:20 30 January local time) atop a Proton rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. 

The satellite was released at 07:32 GMT today, around 36 000 km over the equator, and is now moving towards its final geostationary position at 9°E over Europe, where it will be operated by Eutelsat.

EDRS is ESA's most ambitious telecom programme yet, taking the form of a public-private partnership between ESA and Airbus Defence and Space, with Airbus operating the service and the DLR German Space Administration funding the development of the 
laser terminal. 

Dubbed the 'SpaceDataHighway', EDRS will revolutionise satcoms as Europe's first optical communication network, capable of relaying user data in near-real time at an unprecedented 1.8 Gbit/s. 

Normally, low-orbiting satellites must come within view of a ground station before they can send their information to Earth. 

EDRS instead collects their information from its higher, geo-stationary position via laser and immediately relays it to the ground, dramatically improving access to time-critical and potentially life-saving data.

ESA, Airbus and DLR will in a few days begin testing EDRS-A's general health and performance, working with the EDRS ground stations in Germany, Belgium and the UK.

Test links to its first customers, the European Commission's Copernicus Sentinel satellites, will then be carried out over several weeks for the service to begin this summer. Data relay for the International Space Station will start in 2018.

Completing the system

The second EDRS node, the dedicated EDRS-C satellite, will be launched next year to join EDRS-A over Europe. A third is planned in 2020 over the Asia-Pacific region, doubling the system's coverage.

Learn more about EDRS at www.esa.int/EDRS
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: jacqmans on 01/30/2016 10:45 am
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: baldusi on 01/30/2016 12:14 pm
Congratulations to ILS, Khrunichev, Roscosmos, Eutelsat, Astrium and ESA!
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Prober on 01/30/2016 01:27 pm
Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 01/30/2016 06:39 am
Mission success!

"Eutelsat #e9b Mission Success with ILS PROTON!"

Congratulations to ILS, Eutelsat and Airbus Defence and Space for the successful launch!


a well done Steven you sure put some time in on this coverage ;)
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Mikhail-G on 01/30/2016 01:30 pm
Objects cataloged by JSpOC:
Eutelsat 9B as 41310 in 4375 x 35687 x 12.05 deg (nominal: 4454 x 35702 x 12.10 deg)
Briz-M as 41311 in 3756 x 33895 x 12.53 deg
Briz-M APT as 41312 in 348 x 19573 x 49.39 deg
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Rocket Science on 01/30/2016 02:36 pm
Congrats to all the teams and thank you to dedicated by NSF! :)
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: jacqmans on 01/30/2016 03:35 pm
Press release, 30 January 2016

Launch of Europe's 'Data Highway in Space'

The first component of Europe's 'Data Highway in Space' has been launched. The initial node of the European Data Relay System (EDRS), carried on board the Eutelsat commercial telecommunications satellite Eutelsat 9B, took off en-route to geostationary orbit – 36,000 kilometres above Earth - on 29 January 2016 at 23:20 CET from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

"Europe's independence regarding space-based satellite communications has increased with the launch of EDRS-A. Germany has made a significant contribution to this mission with the development and construction of the laser communications terminals and the operation of an EDRS Control Center, which also promises significant commercial benefits," said Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Executive Board.

Germany has developed and built the laser communications terminals

EDRS is considered a milestone in the field of telecommunications. As a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Defence and Space, it will carry a data volume of up to 1.8 gigabits per second with a minimal time delay from space to Earth. The heart of the system, consisting of the two geostationary nodes EDRS-A and, from 2017, EDRS-C, is the laser communication terminals, developed and built in Germany.

"Germany has developed this technology over the last 25 years and, through its ESA contributions and the national space programme, has invested around 280 million euro," commented Gerd Gruppe, the DLR Executive Board Member responsible for the German Space Administration, and he added: "We are thus creating a clear competitive advantage and major efficiency gains - particularly with regard to environmental monitoring; for example, for emergency services, natural disasters, weather forecasting and the monitoring of maritime traffic."

The German Space Operations Center at the DLR site in Oberpfaffenhofen will be responsible for the monitoring of the communications payloads, and will also control the EDRS-C satellite. DLR has invested a further 8.7 million euro for the construction of the ground segment and preparations for its operation. The Bavarian State Ministry of Economics and Media, Energy and Technology (Bayerisches Staatsministerium fuer Wirtschaft und Medien, Energie und Technologie) has also provided 7.5 million euro.

Transporting data packets to Earth at up to 1.8 gigabits per second

Due to their perceived stationary position in space, EDRS-A and EDRS C will be able to receive high-rate communications data from low-flying Earth observation satellites and send it to Earth without delay. Therefore, the observation satellites will not - as has previously been the case - be restricted to short periods of line-of-sight contact during their flight over ground stations. EDRS uses optical laser links which, at 1.8 gigabits per second, offers a significantly higher bandwidth than was possible with conventional radio links. The laser terminals need less than one minute to establish a connection between geostationary and low-Earth orbit. In addition, the 'crowded' frequencies of conventional radio connections can be avoided. The geostationary relay satellites will send the data packets to ground stations in Europe, including the DLR facility in Weilheim, a station in Redu (Belgium) and one in Harwell (England).

Copernicus Programme's Sentinel satellites will be the first users

The initial EDRS node – EDRS-A - will commence its data relay services in the summer of 2016. The first users will be the European Commission's Copernicus satellites, Sentinel-1 and -2. The second EDRS payload, EDRS-C, will be launched from the European Spaceport in French Guiana in 2017 on board an Ariane-5 rocket. From 2018, the International Space Station (ISS) will also be able to communicate with Earth through EDRS. In its final configuration, EDRS will achieve global coverage and transmit more than 50 terabytes of data per day from Earth orbit.

Nine hours after the launch - on 30 January 2016 at 08:32 CET - the Eutelsat 9B Satellite with its EDRS-A payload separated from its Proton launcher. The satellite's final position will be at an altitude of 36,000 kilometres above the equator at nine degrees east, roughly corresponding to the longitude of Stuttgart. The first orbital tests of the EDRS-A laser link are scheduled for 22 February.

Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Satori on 01/30/2016 05:22 pm
Exact launch time: 2220:08.966UTC, on January 29th.
Spacecraft separation at: 0732:09.453UTC, on January 30th.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: input~2 on 01/30/2016 05:42 pm
Quote from: Mikhail-G on 01/30/2016 01:30 pm
Objects cataloged by JSpOC:
Eutelsat 9B as 41310 in 4375 x 35687 x 12.05 deg (nominal: 4454 x 35702 x 12.10 deg)
4454 x 35702 km x 12.10°  (or rather 12.18°): This is not the "nominal orbit of the satellite" but the nominal "target orbit" as defined by Khrunichev which is the one of the Briz-M/satellite composite at separation

The achieved "target orbit" as observed via Briz-M telemetry according to Khrunichev was:
4371 x 35688 km x 12.06°

4375 x 35687 km x 12.05° is the satellite orbit some 5.5 hours after separation as derived from Object A (not composite) first TLE from JSpOC catalog
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/31/2016 05:45 am
Quote from: Prober on 01/30/2016 01:27 pm
a well done Steven you sure put some time in on this coverage ;)

Thanks. It was convenient for me since it was a Saturday with the launch at 8:50 am and separation at 6:02 pm.
Title: Re: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Eutelsat-9B – January 29, 2016 (22:20 UTC)
Post by: Lewis007 on 02/02/2016 08:23 am
Video of ILS launch broadcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85-ILyUVa0g