I would be surprised if anymore could be squeezed out of the Proton, however according to revision 4 of the Proton Mission Planner’s Guide one way to increase capacity is to remove the Biser and rely on the Briz-M.
Quote from: Stan Black on 12/05/2012 06:09 pm I would be surprised if anymore could be squeezed out of the Proton, however according to revision 4 of the Proton Mission Planner’s Guide one way to increase capacity is to remove the Biser and rely on the Briz-M.I don't think that users of the 3 stage version of Proton would agree.
For example, PU n°39 is a 8П882К, a 8П882КМ or a 8П882К-4Ф?
Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 12/27/2012 09:07 pmFor example, PU n°39 is a 8П882К, a 8П882КМ or a 8П882К-4Ф?23 and 24 are 8П882К, 39 and 40 are 8П882К-4Ф.
Quote from: anik on 12/28/2012 11:58 amQuote from: Nicolas PILLET on 12/27/2012 09:07 pmFor example, PU n°39 is a 8П882К, a 8П882КМ or a 8П882К-4Ф?23 and 24 are 8П882К, 39 and 40 are 8П882К-4Ф.Thank you ! And do you know the difference between 8П882К and 8П882К-4Ф ?I guess that 39 and 40 were 8П882К at the beginning, and that they have been upgraded to 8П882К-4Ф ?
Can anyone identify this Proton? Number 100 on second stage
Launch Complex for Proton Launch Vehicle (Brief review) The 8P882K launch complex (launch pads No. 23 and 24, area No. 81) was developed since 1962 by Design Bureau of General Machine-Building, KBOM, (that time GSKB SPETsMASH) led by Vladimir Pavlovich Barmin. The first launch of two-stage Proton launch vehicle was carried out on the 16th of July 1965. Since 1965 the facilities and aggregates, which provide for supporting pre-launch activities, were modified in order to operate with modernised Proton-K (8K82K) rocket. By the beginning of 1967 the modification of aggregates on the Baikonur Cosmodrome were completed. And since March of 1967 the Proton-K began to operate in three-stage configuration. In 1969-1972 the modification of aggregates was continued in order to provide for operation with the 11F71 head parts (long-term orbital stations of Almaz type). Later the service aggregates and transport facilities are permanent modified according to development of head blocks. Taking into account the experience, accumulated in the seventies, the new launch complex - 8P882K-4F (launch pads No. 39, No. 40, area 200) - was designed, built and set in operation. The first launch took place on the 24th of July 1977 (launch pad No. 40).
Quote from: Art LeBrun on 12/28/2012 03:38 pmCan anyone identify this Proton? Number 100 on second stageIf it was 100th launch of Proton rocket, then it is Raduga launch on November 26th, 1982 from pad 200/39.
Stan, Anik, Do we have an updated target launch date for first Phase IV Proton launcher that has been planned in 2013 or are we talking 2014 now do to the recent failures and political insanity between Russia and Kazakhstan. Do we know the payload for this mission yet?
