Zenit-3SLB launch - Telstar 11N - February 26, 2009

• #40 by William Graham on 26 Feb, 2009 17:17
• Quote from: lbiderman on 26 Feb, 2009 17:14

  Quote from: GW_Simulations on 26 Feb, 2009 17:07

  There is now some coverage on the "official" stream,
  http://tv-tsenki.com/live
  
  The feed isn't very good though (understatement - it's nearly as bad as the Venesat webcast).
  

  
  Actually, it´s so bad that it can´t connect! Guess I´ll have to do with the text updates...
  

  
  Keep trying, it sometimes takes a few attempts.
  
  Failing that, we'll have to make do with Vesti.
• #41 by William Graham on 26 Feb, 2009 17:31
• Coverage on Vesti
• #42 by William Graham on 26 Feb, 2009 17:31
• Liftoff
  
  
  Worst launch coverage since Venesat.
• #43 by vt_hokie on 26 Feb, 2009 17:32
• Quote from: GW_Simulations on 26 Feb, 2009 17:31

  Liftoff
  
  
  Worst launch coverage since Venesat.
  

  
  Wow, glad I didn't miss much!   
• #44 by charlieb on 26 Feb, 2009 17:33
• me neither.
• #45 by lbiderman on 26 Feb, 2009 17:34
• Still trying, no point at it. Anyway, Iīll wait for the video. Itīs not like they were launching humans to the Moon or something...
• #46 by Satori on 26 Feb, 2009 17:34
• Quote from: vt_hokie on 26 Feb, 2009 17:32

  Quote from: GW_Simulations on 26 Feb, 2009 17:31

  Liftoff
  
  
  Worst launch coverage since Venesat.
  

  
  Wow, glad I didn't miss much!   
  

  
  Didn't managed to catch any launch images. Hopefully we will have a video in a day or two on tvroscosmos.ru.
• #47 by William Graham on 26 Feb, 2009 17:37
• Rocket is performing nominally, even if the webcast is not.
• #48 by William Graham on 26 Feb, 2009 17:38
• Second stage throttling down.
• #49 by William Graham on 26 Feb, 2009 17:38
• SECO
• #50 by William Graham on 26 Feb, 2009 17:39
• Flight is nominal
• #51 by William Graham on 26 Feb, 2009 17:40
• Block DM ignition
  
  I'm posting events as I hear them. I've got two computers running the c**p feed from Tsenki, which has intermittent sound (and no video). They are out of sync but I don't know by how much.
• #52 by William Graham on 26 Feb, 2009 17:42
• Block DM flight is nominal
• #53 by Satori on 26 Feb, 2009 17:43
• Is  it possible to have the exact lift-off time for this launch in format 1830:XX.XXXUTC?
  
  Thanks!
• #54 by William Graham on 26 Feb, 2009 17:45
• Block DM shutdown.
• #55 by William Graham on 26 Feb, 2009 19:00
• According to the Land Launch mission page, launch was at 18:29:55.
• #56 by Ronsmytheiii on 26 Feb, 2009 22:26
• Sorry I missed this, had a manufacturing processes test at the time.  however it does not seem too much of a loss considering the lack of proper video.
• #57 by yaroslav on 26 Feb, 2009 23:45
• http://www.sea-launch.com/land-launch/current_land_launch.htm
  
  ...the spacecraft separated from the upper stage at 00:25:41 GMT.
  
  We are awaiting confirmation of acquisition of the first signals from the satellite in orbit from the Gnangara ground station, near Perth, Australia.
• #58 by charlieb on 27 Feb, 2009 00:00
• Well - lot's of luck to the boys and girls at Telesat with IOT ahead.  Personally - I did alot of preliminary ops work on the vehicle before being laid off by Telesat last fall.  It's a beast of a satellite comm payload wise.........
• #59 by yaroslav on 27 Feb, 2009 00:09
• http://www.sea-launch.com/land-launch/current_land_launch.htm
  ...
  Shortly after spacecraft separation, the Gnangara ground station near Perth, Australia, acquired the first signals from the satellite in orbit.