Author Topic: LIVE: Proton-M launch with three Glonass-M - March 1, 2010 (Read 39448 times)

Satori · « **Reply #80 on:** 03/01/2010 08:43 pm »

And TV Tsenki webcast is over!

First Blok DM-2 ignition in 12 minutes...

Satori · « **Reply #81 on:** 03/01/2010 08:56 pm »

First DM-2 burn should be taking place. It will end at 2202UTC.

Satori · « **Reply #82 on:** 03/01/2010 09:03 pm »

The first Blok DM-2 burn must have ended at 2202UTC.

Second burn will take place at 0049:02UTC until 0051:36UTC March 2 (Anik info).

Gorizont · « **Reply #83 on:** 03/02/2010 06:30 am »

The first images of the launch (with a white payload-fairing) are available.
This looks very nice to me.

http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9497

and...

http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9500

Also, thank you for the video, Klausd!

Satori · « **Reply #84 on:** 03/02/2010 08:13 am »

The three satellite separation took place as expected at 0051UTC.

Some launch photos from Roskosmos...

zaitcev · « **Reply #85 on:** 03/03/2010 12:25 am »

The launch rate by Proton is amazing (especially by moderm standards). Anagara has a very big shoes to fill.
-- Pete

ugordan · « **Reply #86 on:** 03/03/2010 08:51 am »

tvroscosmos launch video:

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #87 on:** 03/09/2010 05:22 pm »

According to the GLONASS site, the three new satellite will occupy positions 22, 23 and 24, on plane n°3.

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015-100302
СООБЩЕНИЕ ПОТРЕБИТЕЛЯМ СИСТЕМЫ ГЛОНАСС (СПСГ) 015-100302
ТЕМА: ЗАПУСК 40 БЛОКА ГЛОНАСС
1.СОДЕРЖАНИЕ: ЗАПУСК 40 БЛОКА ГЛОНАСС СОСТОЯЛСЯ
02.03.2010 (00:19:44).
ТРИ НОВЫХ КА ГЛОНАСС (731/732/735)
ИМЕЮТ НОМЕРА КОСМОС 2459/2460/2461 СООТВЕТСТВЕННО.
КА ПЛАНИРУЕТСЯ РАЗМЕСТИТЬ В ТОЧКАХ 22,23,24 ПЛОСКОСТИ 3.
2.ПОТРЕБИТЕЛЯМ РЕКОМЕНДУЕТСЯ ОБНОВИТЬ АЛЬМАНАХ

I can understand for position 24 (it is empty right now), and for position 23 too (it is presently occupied by an old satellite, Cosmos 2419, launched in 2005.

But position n°22 is occupied by a very recent satellite, Cosmos 2444 (n°726), launched in september 2008. So, why do they want a new satellite there ??

anik · « **Reply #88 on:** 03/09/2010 05:43 pm »

Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 03/09/2010 05:22 pm

why do they want a new satellite there?

Glonass-M #726 satellite has technical problems. He does not work since August 2009 and unlikely will work in future. Due to problems with this satellite the launch of three Glonass-M satellites was delayed from September 2009 to March 2010.

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #89 on:** 03/19/2010 11:49 am »

On positon n°23 :

Cosmos 2419 (714) has been put in reserve today. Cosmos 2460 (732) is expected to replace him.

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #90 on:** 03/29/2010 04:47 pm »

Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 03/19/2010 11:49 am

On positon n°23 :

Cosmos 2419 (714) has been put in reserve today. Cosmos 2460 (732) is expected to replace him.

According to this page, satellite 714 is in "orbital reserve", but according to this one, it is no longer operationnal.
It is the same for satellite 726, which is reportedly out of service too.

Someone can clarify the situation ?

pm1823 · « **Reply #91 on:** 04/01/2010 03:23 am »

Both pages says, that 714 and 726 'moved to reserve', 714 was operational at that time, but 726 wasn't, unofficially 726 considered lost for Glonass, at-least its civil payload.

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