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#180 by William Graham on 19 Sep, 2008 09:37
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Today was a test launch of the Bulava missile.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080918/116942009.html
According to Novosti kosmonavtiki the launch was at 14.45 UTC from submarine Dmitry Donskoy.
Today RIAN reported, the launch was carried out by the submarine Yuriy Dolgorukiy. We will see, what is correct.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080919/116955401.html
My understanding of the latter article is that it was referring to the Yuriy Dolgorukiy entering service soon. It was not involved the launch. -
#181 by Yeknom-Ecaps on 24 Sep, 2008 14:51
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VANDENBERG SUPPORTS MISSILE DEFENSE TRACKING TEST
Vandenberg AFB News Release
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Vandenberg successfully launched a space launch vehicle, the Chimera target launch vehicle, which is a modified Minuteman booster vehicle with a simplified target payload at 11:57 p.m. today [September 24] from North Vandenberg.
The launch was part of an exercise involving the tracking of a
long-range target missile by the Near Field Infrared Experiment, or
NFIRE, research satellite.
"For the past 50 years Vandenberg has been at the forefront of advancing space power." said Col. David J. Buck, 30th Space Wing commander. "This launch showcases Vandenberg Air Force Base's global impact and its critical role in advancing space and missile systems."
This exercise provided an opportunity for the NFIRE satellite to collect
high- and low-resolution images of a boosting rocket which will improve
understanding of missile exhaust plume observations and plume-to-rocket body discrimination.
Program officials will continue to evaluate system performance based
upon telemetry and other data obtained during the exercise. The Missile Defense Agency, a joint service agency of the Department of Defense, will use this data to validate and update models and simulations that are fundamental to missile defense technologies.
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#182 by Satori on 07 Oct, 2008 20:24
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There will be a Topol-M launch from Plesetsk from 8 to 12 of October.
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#183 by William Graham on 11 Oct, 2008 12:40
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Russia test fired an R-29RM from a submarine in the Barents Sea today. Still no news on the Topol.
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#184 by William Graham on 12 Oct, 2008 11:03
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The Topol was launched at 07:24 this morning. IIUC, it was a Topol, not a Topol-M.
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#185 by jcm on 12 Oct, 2008 18:19
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The Topol was launched at 07:24 this morning. IIUC, it was a Topol, not a Topol-M.
Russia has also fired reportedly fired two unspecified SLBMs.
They did say which submarines did the launchings, so we can infer the SLBM types. Here's my analysis:
On Oct 12-13 as part of the Stabil'nost'-2008 military exercise,
Russia launched four long range ballistic missiles.
On Oct 11 (prior to 0905 UTC when the Russian media announced it)
the submarine K-114 Tula launched a Sineva missile from the Barents Sea
to an impact area in the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean, with
a range of 11500 km. The Sineva usually carries four reentry
vehicles, although for this maximum range test there may only have been one.
The Sineva is an improved version of the R-29RM Shtil' missile and
its designation may be R-29RGU or R-29RMU.
On Oct 12 at 0724 UTC an RT-2PM Topol' missile was launched from the
GIK-1 Plesetsk spaceport (or possibly the GNIIP military test range at
Plesetsk, if that is still a distinct entity - can my Russian friends
clarify?). It probably had a single reentry vehicle, and reached the
standard Kura impact zone in Kamchatka.
On Oct 12 prior to 0846 UTC, the submarine K-84 Ekaterinburg launched
a missile from the Barents Sea to the Kura range. This was probably
another Sineva missile.
On Oct 12 prior to 0846 UTC, the submarine K-506 Zelenograd launched
a missile, probably an R-29R Volna with 4 reentry vehicles, from the
Sea of Okhotsk to the Chizha range in the Kanin peninsula.
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#186 by Satori on 13 Oct, 2008 14:28
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The Topol was launched at 07:24 this morning. IIUC, it was a Topol, not a Topol-M.
Russia has also fired reportedly fired two unspecified SLBMs.
Topol launch news on portuguese PUBLICO on-line version http://www.publico.clix.pt/videos/?v=20081013111353&z=1 -
#187 by Yeknom-Ecaps on 13 Oct, 2008 20:40
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Reuters reports Topol was RS-12M version.
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=5cddfdf1-35de-43b6-8539-a392c5303da9 -
#188 by Olaf on 14 Oct, 2008 12:19
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Reuters reports Topol was RS-12M version.
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=5cddfdf1-35de-43b6-8539-a392c5303da9
According to my information RS-12M is the designation of Topol, Topol-M is called RS-12M2.
Here links for the four launches.
http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/10/sineva_extended_range_launch.shtml
http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/10/more_slbm_launches.shtml
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#189 by William Graham on 20 Oct, 2008 13:08
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NASA launched a Black Brant IX from White Sands at 08:39 GMT this morning.
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#190 by jcm on 20 Oct, 2008 23:05
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NASA launched a Black Brant IX from White Sands at 08:39 GMT this morning.
This is NASA 36.207DG; the previous rocket by the same PI, -M. Kowalski of NRL - was the J-PEX ultraviolet spectrograph which got an EUV spectrum of a white dwarf star. I'm guessing this flight may be a reflight of J-PEX or of a similar instrument (Kowalski has also proposed a Small Explorer payload with an advanced version of J-PEX). -
#191 by William Graham on 20 Oct, 2008 23:57
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This is NASA 36.207DG; the previous rocket by the same PI, -M. Kowalski of NRL - was the J-PEX ultraviolet spectrograph which got an EUV spectrum of a white dwarf star. I'm guessing this flight may be a reflight of J-PEX or of a similar instrument (Kowalski has also proposed a Small Explorer payload with an advanced version of J-PEX).
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#192 by Olaf on 22 Oct, 2008 09:58
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Russian Strategic Rocket Forces have launched a SS-19/ RS-18 rocket today from Baikonur at 09.10 UTC.
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#193 by Satori on 22 Oct, 2008 12:40
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Russian Strategic Rocket Forces have launched a SS-19/ RS-18 rocket today from Baikonur at 09.10 UTC.
Images from http://www.tsenki.com/NewsDoSeleFed.asp?NEWSID=4533
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#194 by Stephan on 27 Oct, 2008 14:59
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Video of the launch : http://tvroscosmos.ru/picture_library/video/Start/start34.wmv
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#195 by Satori on 28 Oct, 2008 10:03
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There was an Improved Orion launch from the CLBI Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (Barreira do Inferno Launch Center), Brazil, at 0604:08UTC October 27. This launch was part of the Parelhas Operation.
Images from the CLBI press-center.
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#196 by William Graham on 29 Oct, 2008 06:22
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There was an Improved Orion launch from the CLBI Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (Barreira do Inferno Launch Center), Brazil, at 0604:08UTC October 27. This launch was part of the Parelhas Operation.
Images from the CLBI press-center.
Was an upper stage flown? Without an upper stage, IO cannot reach space. -
#197 by Skyrocket on 29 Oct, 2008 06:48
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There was an Improved Orion launch from the CLBI Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (Barreira do Inferno Launch Center), Brazil, at 0604:08UTC October 27. This launch was part of the Parelhas Operation.
Images from the CLBI press-center.
Was an upper stage flown? Without an upper stage, IO cannot reach space.
Unlikely, as IO does generally not have upper stages. IO in turn is often used as an upper stage. -
#198 by jcm on 01 Nov, 2008 00:12
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There was an Improved Orion launch from the CLBI Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (Barreira do Inferno Launch Center), Brazil, at 0604:08UTC October 27. This launch was part of the Parelhas Operation.
Images from the CLBI press-center.
Was an upper stage flown? Without an upper stage, IO cannot reach space.
That's not entirely true. It depends on the launch site and the payload mass; IO routinely reaches 100-105 km from Andoya. The Brazlian space agency reports an expected apogee of 95-105 km
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#199 by William Graham on 03 Nov, 2008 22:08
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There were two SM-3 tests against SRBM targets on Saturday. Not sure of apogees, but one of the SM-3s failed.