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#220
by
Yeknom-Ecaps
on 26 Nov, 2008 20:21
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#221
by
edkyle99
on 27 Nov, 2008 15:49
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Flight was reported to have lasted 40 minutes before the payload was recovered by parachute. The flight was designated "Kavoshgar-2" (some sources say "Kavosh-2").
I believe a Safir rocket was used for Kavoshgar-1 back in February. Nothing official on what was used for this one, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same.
A video of this flight (see the Iran Space thread) appears to show this launch being performed by a relatively small solid fuel rocket. This may be the same launch that was said to have occurred near the Iran/Iraq border.
- Ed Kyle
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#222
by
William Graham
on 28 Nov, 2008 17:50
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Russia tested another Bulava today.
According to RIA Novosti, thirteen missile tests (including five orbital Dnepr launches) will be conducted next year.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081128/118590168.htmlOf the eight sub-orbital launches, five will be new missiles, and three will be life-extension tests of old systems. I don't know whether this is just ground-launched missiles, or whether these figures include SLBMs.
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#223
by
Satori
on 05 Dec, 2008 15:54
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#224
by
jcm
on 05 Dec, 2008 16:01
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Didn't get even near space, but just to have a note on this... China conducts first successful test of hybrid rocket.
Cool - I've met some of the Beihang students - they were a fun bunch (we held the first ever Beijing-based Yuri's Night). It will be interesting to see if this develops beyond a student project
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#225
by
William Graham
on 05 Dec, 2008 21:50
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Three sub-orbital launches were conducted today.
At 10:35:10 GMT, a VS-30/Orion was launched from Svalbard on an auroral research flight.
At 20:04 GMT, a missile (probably a Polaris/STARS) was launched from Kodiak Island. A GBI was launched from Vandenberg at 20:21, and intercepted the Polaris at 20:29.
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#226
by
edkyle99
on 06 Dec, 2008 17:52
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#227
by
jcm
on 07 Dec, 2008 02:49
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Three sub-orbital launches were conducted today.
At 10:35:10 GMT, a VS-30/Orion was launched from Svalbard on an auroral research flight.
At 20:04 GMT, a missile (probably a Polaris/STARS) was launched from Kodiak Island. A GBI was launched from Vandenberg at 20:21, and intercepted the Polaris at 20:29.
Press releases, and neat photos (complete with rainbow effect in launch plume), of the GBI launch.
http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/release.asp?prid=679
http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123126885
- Ed Kyle
Note that the MDA press release [mda.mil] says the OBV was launched at 2023, not 2021.
But I tend to give more weight to the Vandenberg release.
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#228
by
Yeknom-Ecaps
on 08 Dec, 2008 00:46
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Didn't get even near space, but just to have a note on this... China conducts first successful test of hybrid rocket.
Cool - I've met some of the Beihang students - they were a fun bunch (we held the first ever Beijing-based Yuri's Night). It will be interesting to see if this develops beyond a student project
Anyone know of photos for this launch/recovery?
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#229
by
Satori
on 10 Dec, 2008 15:31
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#230
by
Satori
on 11 Dec, 2008 16:47
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Image of the VS-30/Orion that was launched from Svalbard on December 8th.
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#231
by
Olaf
on 17 Dec, 2008 06:35
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#232
by
William Graham
on 23 Dec, 2008 09:40
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Bulava test occurred this morning. It was destroyed by the Russian equivalent of an RSO after it went off course.
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#233
by
jcm
on 23 Dec, 2008 13:29
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Bulava test occurred this morning. It was destroyed by the Russian equivalent of an RSO after it went off course.
Pravda reports it was sttage 3 the malfunctioned after successful stage 1 and 2 burn, so it probably reached space. Launch was from TK-208 Dmitriy Donskoy in the White Sea.
Time was "early tuesday morning' Dec 23.
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#234
by
William Graham
on 23 Dec, 2008 17:19
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Bulava test occurred this morning. It was destroyed by the Russian equivalent of an RSO after it went off course.
Pravda reports it was sttage 3 the malfunctioned after successful stage 1 and 2 burn, so it probably reached space. Launch was from TK-208 Dmitriy Donskoy in the White Sea.
Time was "early tuesday morning' Dec 23.
Some other sources suggest it failed just after 1/2 separation.
The launch time I heard was 03:00 GMT.
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#235
by
jcm
on 23 Dec, 2008 21:57
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Bulava test occurred this morning. It was destroyed by the Russian equivalent of an RSO after it went off course.
Pravda reports it was sttage 3 the malfunctioned after successful stage 1 and 2 burn, so it probably reached space. Launch was from TK-208 Dmitriy Donskoy in the White Sea.
Time was "early tuesday morning' Dec 23.
Some other sources suggest it failed just after 1/2 separation.
The launch time I heard was 03:00 GMT.
OK - I haven't seen any sources with that info.
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#236
by
William Graham
on 23 Dec, 2008 22:52
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Bulava test occurred this morning. It was destroyed by the Russian equivalent of an RSO after it went off course.
Pravda reports it was sttage 3 the malfunctioned after successful stage 1 and 2 burn, so it probably reached space. Launch was from TK-208 Dmitriy Donskoy in the White Sea.
Time was "early tuesday morning' Dec 23.
Some other sources suggest it failed just after 1/2 separation.
The launch time I heard was 03:00 GMT.
OK - I haven't seen any sources with that info.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081223/119134332.html"The missile left the tube, but went off course due to a malfunction after the first stage separation"
http://lenta.ru/news/2008/12/23/bulava/ (via an online translator)
"Start was made on 23 December at six o'clock in the morning Moscow time"
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#237
by
jcm
on 24 Dec, 2008 04:14
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Bulava test occurred this morning. It was destroyed by the Russian equivalent of an RSO after it went off course.
Pravda reports it was sttage 3 the malfunctioned after successful stage 1 and 2 burn, so it probably reached space. Launch was from TK-208 Dmitriy Donskoy in the White Sea.
Time was "early tuesday morning' Dec 23.
Some other sources suggest it failed just after 1/2 separation.
The launch time I heard was 03:00 GMT.
OK - I haven't seen any sources with that info.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081223/119134332.html
"The missile left the tube, but went off course due to a malfunction after the first stage separation"
http://lenta.ru/news/2008/12/23/bulava/ (via an online translator)
"Start was made on 23 December at six o'clock in the morning Moscow time"
Thanks, I had missed these. The lenta story repeats the third stage reference. The RIAN story says "after first stage", could be a long time after...
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#238
by
edkyle99
on 09 Jan, 2009 14:06
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#239
by
William Graham
on 11 Jan, 2009 11:39
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An Orion was launched from Poker Flat this morning. Still waiting to hear the apogee (sometimes Orions make it into space, sometimes they don't)...