Progress M-65 launch - September 10, 2008

• #60 by anik on 18 Sep, 2008 15:03
• Quote from: spaceamillion on 17 Sep, 2008 20:34

  First time I have heard of the "Primyorka geostationary satellite" and Google doesn't recogise it. Does anyone have any further info?

  
  It is not geostationary satellite. It is satellite communication system.
  
  http://niir.ru/eng/page.php?trid=140
  
  "SCS [satellite communication system - anik] “Primorka” is a highly automated system of trunk satellite communications, which permits to effect remote booking of channel resource by users of channel capacity with the help of software comprising the higher level automatic control system. The system is an ideal overlay network tool for automatic back up of trunk terrestrial communication channels. The maximal aggregate rate of all information channels of “Primorets” station adds up to 20 Mbps"
  
  "Satellite communications stations “Primorets” intended for satellite communications system “Primorka” contains a full complex of redundant radio technical equipment with a developed structure of channeling equipment for transmitting all current types of information, including the TV video signal"
• #61 by Stephan on 18 Sep, 2008 16:45
• Progress docking video : mms://video.rfn.ru/rtr-vesti/151124.asf
• #62 by spaceamillion on 19 Sep, 2008 18:20
• Quote from: anik on 18 Sep, 2008 15:03

  Quote from: spaceamillion on 17 Sep, 2008 20:34

  First time I have heard of the "Primyorka geostationary satellite" and Google doesn't recogise it. Does anyone have any further info?

  
  It is not geostationary satellite. It is satellite communication system.
  
  http://niir.ru/eng/page.php?trid=140
  
  "SCS [satellite communication system - anik] “Primorka” is a highly automated system of trunk satellite communications, which permits to effect remote booking of channel resource by users of channel capacity with the help of software comprising the higher level automatic control system. The system is an ideal overlay network tool for automatic back up of trunk terrestrial communication channels. The maximal aggregate rate of all information channels of “Primorets” station adds up to 20 Mbps"
  
  "Satellite communications stations “Primorets” intended for satellite communications system “Primorka” contains a full complex of redundant radio technical equipment with a developed structure of channeling equipment for transmitting all current types of information, including the TV video signal"
  

  
  
  Thanks for that Anik !!
  
  Now I understand.
• #63 by spaceamillion on 19 Sep, 2008 19:55
• Just for completeness here are three frame grabs from the final approach and docking from the TsUP coverage

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• #64 by pm1823 on 20 Sep, 2008 01:14
• "Must see" video. Very close to LV POVs
  http://tvroscosmos.ru/picture_library/video/start31.wmv
• #65 by siatwork on 20 Sep, 2008 01:38
• Quote from: pm1823 on 20 Sep, 2008 01:14

  "Must see" video. Very close to LV POVs
  http://tvroscosmos.ru/picture_library/video/start31.wmv
  

  Nice, thanks.  That's the closest I've seen.  On another note, it's kind of interesting to observe how the Soyuz's launch pad release mechanism works (with the counterweghts, and the rocket basically 'hanging' over the blast pit until thurst is built up)