SAR-Lupe 4 launch - March 27

• SAR-Lupe 4 launch - March 27 by anik on 17 Mar, 2008 19:04
• http://arms-tass.su/?page=article&aid=52367&cid=125
  
  The satellite has arrived in Plesetsk cosmodrome on March 14th.
• #1 by Nicolas PILLET on 18 Mar, 2008 16:42
• Pictures are posted here : http://www.mil.ru/848/1045/1276/kv/19240/index.shtml?id=39300
• #2 by Jirka Dlouhy on 24 Mar, 2008 13:04
• Kosmos 3M was carried out the MIK to launch pad at Pleseck cosmodrome. Now are processed launcherīs tests.
  
  Launch with SAR-Lupe 4 is assumed for 25. March.
• #3 by SiberianTiger on 24 Mar, 2008 15:19
• The set launch time is:
  
  20:15:27 Moscow Standard Time (the same for Plesetsk)
  18:15:27 MET
  17:15:27 GMT
  1:15:27 p.m. EDT
  
• #4 by Satori on 25 Mar, 2008 09:42
• Transport of the 11K65M-SL Kosmos-3M launch vehicle with the SAR-Lupe 4 satellite to the launch pad...
  
  Images are from here.

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• #5 by lbiderman on 25 Mar, 2008 11:17
• thatīs really a cool payload fairing Good luck with this mission!
• #6 by ckiki lwai on 25 Mar, 2008 11:39
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  lbiderman - 25/3/2008  1:17 PM
  
  thatīs really a cool payload fairing Good luck with this mission!

  
  Agreed :laugh:
  And does anybody know if there will be a webcast?
  I guess not since it is a military launch....
• #7 by Satori on 25 Mar, 2008 12:38
• This is the same brochure as for the previous missions but you can download it in here.
• #8 by Satori on 25 Mar, 2008 16:10
• This launch was delayed 24h due to bad weather.
  
  Text from ITAR-TASS news agency:
  
  Bad weather delays launch of German satellite
  
  25.03.2008, 19.48
  
  PLESETSK (Arkhangelsk region), March 25 (Itar-Tass) -- The launch of a Cosmos-3M rocket carrying a German satellite has been delayed for one day, Space Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Alexei Zolotukhin told Itar-Tass.
  
  “The Cosmos-3M launch is delayed because of bad weather,” he said.
   
  
• #9 by astropl on 26 Mar, 2008 16:24
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  Satori - 25/3/2008  7:10 PM
  
  This launch was delayed 24h due to bad weather.
  
  

  
  And today we have next 24h delay due to weather
  
  http://www.rian.ru/technology/20080326/102300796.html
• #10 by anik on 26 Mar, 2008 17:25
• Reasons of yesterday's and today's postponings of the launch were strong winds on height of 13 kilometres.
• #11 by ksc_houston on 27 Mar, 2008 15:08
• Will be any live coverage ?
• #12 by sammie on 27 Mar, 2008 15:37
• never have been so far, thus unlikely to change for this particular launch
• #13 by William Graham on 27 Mar, 2008 16:18
• Launch should have occurred.
  
  Just waiting for news now.
• #14 by astropl on 27 Mar, 2008 16:31
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  GW_Simulations - 27/3/2008  7:18 PM
  
  Launch should have occurred.
  
  Just waiting for news now.

  
  Liftoff!
  
  http://rian.ru/technology/20080327/102399195.html
• #15 by Satori on 27 Mar, 2008 16:31
• RIA Novosti is announcing the launch of SAR-Lupe 4.
  
  ITAR-TASS is also announcing the launch (in russian).
• #16 by William Graham on 27 Mar, 2008 20:01
• If my calculations are correct, this was the 900^th launch of an R-14 derivative, as well as the 441^st Kosmos-3M launch.
• #17 by edkyle99 on 27 Mar, 2008 20:10
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  GW_Simulations - 27/3/2008  4:01 PM
  
  If my calculations are correct, this was the 900^th launch of an R-14 derivative, as well as the 441^st Kosmos-3M launch.

  
  My list shows 899 and 442, respectively, but I haven't done a top to bottom review of my list in a couple of years.
  
   - Ed Kyle
• #18 by William Graham on 27 Mar, 2008 20:19
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  edkyle99 - 27/3/2008  9:10 PM
  
  

  Quote

  GW_Simulations - 27/3/2008  4:01 PM
  
  If my calculations are correct, this was the 900^th launch of an R-14 derivative, as well as the 441^st Kosmos-3M launch.

  
  My list shows 899 and 442, respectively, but I haven't done a top to bottom review of my list in a couple of years.
  
   - Ed Kyle

  
  I've double checked. I have still got 900 R-14s, but you are right about it being the 442^nd Kosmos-3M. I added up the past launches, and forgot to add today's one.
• #19 by VB94 on 27 Mar, 2008 20:41
• OHB press release:
  
  http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/News/presse/2803_08.html