Author Topic: LIVE: Sea Launch: Galaxy 18 launch - May 21 (Read 33461 times)

jacqmans · « **on:** 03/29/2008 10:40 am »

28.03.2008 Russia delivered in THE USA space starting block for the program "sea start"

http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=3118

(Translated)

Aircraft An-100 of Russian airline "flight" delivered to the airfield Long whip (pcs California, THE USA) space starting block DM -.SL, built in the rocket-space corporation "energy" (Korolev, Moskovskaya region), they reported "interfaksu" in the press- service of "flight".

"starting block enters into the composition of space rocket" the zenith -.3SL ", utilized by a rocket-space complex of sea basing" sea start "for the starting of automatic spacecraft from the floating starting platform", reported acting of the leader of the press- service of company Leonid shirobokov.

McDew · « **Reply #1 on:** 04/14/2008 01:17 pm »

Rumor has it that a problem has been identifed and a significant delay is likely.

WHAP · « **Reply #2 on:** 04/14/2008 01:37 pm »

Launch vehicle or payload? I would guess the latter, but don't want to jump to conclusions.

anik · « **Reply #3 on:** 04/14/2008 02:35 pm »

I heard there was problem with one of valves on Zenit-3SL rocket in previous launch. So all similar valves should be replaced on prime and backup rockets before the next launch. I was told it can take plenty much time.

anik · « **Reply #4 on:** 04/15/2008 03:35 pm »

I was told the preliminary delay is 20 days. So the launch will be possibly not earlier than the beginning of June.

kevin-rf · « **Reply #5 on:** 04/15/2008 03:51 pm »

Boy, that sounds scary, lets hope none get miss wired in the field while being replaced... don't want to see a repeat of ICO F-1 (software, but a valve being sent to the wrong state).

Danderman · « **Reply #6 on:** 04/16/2008 01:45 pm »

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anik - 14/4/2008 7:35 AM I heard there was problem with one of valves on Zenit-3SL rocket in previous launch. So all similar valves should be replaced on prime and backup rockets before the next launch. I was told it can take plenty much time.

Someone should warn those people at Baikonur trying to launch a Zenit this week!

Jirka Dlouhy · « **Reply #7 on:** 04/16/2008 07:29 pm »

Preparations for the launch of Galaxy 18 in May

http://www.sea-launch.com/current_launch.htm

anik · « **Reply #8 on:** 04/17/2008 03:27 pm »

For now the launch is officially postponed by two weeks - from May 13 to May 27.

satlaunch · « **Reply #9 on:** 04/23/2008 12:33 pm »

Space Systems/Loral delivers the Galaxy 18 satellite to Sea Launch Home Port. It arrives from the manufacturing plant in Palo Alto, Calif., in a specially designed container on a flat-bed truck. The spacecraft team will remove the satellite from the container and begin processing activities in the Payload Processing Facility, in preparation for mating with a Zenit-3SL vehicle.

http://www.sea-launch.com/mission_galaxy-18/sat_delivery/sat_delivery.html

vt_hokie · « **Reply #10 on:** 04/24/2008 02:06 am »

SS/L needs to update its website...no upcoming launches listed currently:

http://www.ssloral.com/html/aboutssl/schedule.html

Sounds like they're busy in Palo Alto these days, though, and they just got an order for another EchoStar satellite.

da763 · « **Reply #11 on:** 04/24/2008 09:36 pm »

What's the source for this delay? Also, what happened to http://msdb.honeywell-tsi.com/launches? This page seems to have been down for weeks. Has it moved somewhere?

edkyle99 · « **Reply #12 on:** 04/24/2008 10:12 pm »

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da763 - 24/4/2008 4:36 PM

What's the source for this delay? Also, what happened to http://msdb.honeywell-tsi.com/launches? This page seems to have been down for weeks. Has it moved somewhere?

The MSDB schedule appears to have been part of the following NASA Goddard contract with Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc..

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2003/oct/HQ_c03kk_mission_ops.html

http://www.honeywell.com/sites/portal?smap=aerospace&page=Honeywell-Technology-Solutions3&theme=T6&catID=CFA9A2B17-A759-2CB7-DB00-863E36D59FCD&id=HB209AB41-5096-627B-7FED-7EFB46042BF9&sel=1&sel4=2

Either a contract change has been made, or Goddard directed (or was directed) to remove this page from the public Internet. MSDB had provided communication asset allocations for both civil and military range schedules, so it doesn't surprise me that it has disappeared. My guess is that the disappearance is permanent, but I've been wrong before.

- Ed Kyle

anik · « **Reply #13 on:** 05/05/2008 01:53 pm »

I was told Sea Launch Commander ship will depart Long Beach on May 9th. The preliminary launch date of Galaxy 18 satellite is May 21st.

satlaunch · « **Reply #14 on:** 05/07/2008 02:04 pm »

Payload Transfer from Payload Processing to Rocket Integration

satlaunch · « **Reply #15 on:** 05/08/2008 12:35 pm »

Galaxy 18 preparations continues.

Rocket Transfer from Integration to the Launch Platform

Rocket Rollout and Erection on the Launch Pad for Final Tests

anik · « **Reply #16 on:** 05/09/2008 06:31 am »

Sea Launch Awaiting Data on Land Launch Mission
http://www.space.com/spacenews/

"PARIS -- Sea Launch Co. is moving forward with plans to loft Intelsat's Galaxy 18 satellite the week of May 19 but will not proceed with the launch aboard a Zenit 3SL rocket until it reviews credible data on the performance of the vehicle's Land Launch variant during its inaugural flight April 28. That performance remains unclear, Sea Launch President Rob Peckham said May 8"

anik · « **Reply #17 on:** 05/09/2008 03:43 pm »

http://www.navigon.net/sl/pictures/

Odyssey launch platform has already departed Long Beach.

anik · « **Reply #18 on:** 05/12/2008 02:05 pm »

I was told the launch is planned at 09:23 UTC on May 21st. But (if I am understanding correctly) permission for launch will be given after the examination of data from AMOS-3 launch. That is why (I think) the Sea Launch for now has not issued the press-release with Galaxy 18 launch date.

William Graham · « **Reply #19 on:** 05/13/2008 06:45 pm »

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anik - 12/5/2008 2:05 PM

I was told the launch is planned at 09:23 UTC on May 21st. But (if I am understanding correctly) permission for launch will be given after the examination of data from AMOS-3 launch. That is why (I think) the Sea Launch for now has not issued the press-release with Galaxy 18 launch date.

09:23 - 11:43, according to a reincarnation of MSDB.