Author Topic: Kompsat-3A Dnepr launch, Dombarovskiy - March 25, 2015 (22:08 UTC) (Read 22090 times)

tul · « **on:** 09/09/2010 04:03 pm »

Kompsat-3 gets a brother, with an infrared sensor. Kompsat-3A will be launched in 2013. The launch bidding was done until August 27th, 2010.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2010/03/129_62003.html

http://new.kari.re.kr/english/06_kari_bulletin_board/01_notice_invitation_bids/bidding_view.asp?iMenu_seq=87&iPage=1&strQueryType=kubun&strQueryWord=&dateType=&sDate=&eDate=&iSeq=1176

osiossim · « **Reply #1 on:** 09/12/2010 02:20 pm »

Seems like KARI web page mentiones about the bidding information only. I assume the bid process has not been finalized and launch vehicle has not been selected yet.

Anybody has any information if H-2A would be a preferred launch vehicles as it was on Kompsat-3A?

osiossim · « **Reply #2 on:** 12/15/2010 06:10 am »

Dnepr will launch Kompsat-3A in 2013. Komsat-3 will be launched by H-2A in 2012.

Satori · « **Reply #3 on:** 01/04/2015 03:52 pm »

Launch is schedule for January 22, 2015.

russianhalo117 · « **Reply #4 on:** 01/05/2015 07:35 pm »

SC declared ready to ship. Korea should have official news release of the shipping plan any day now.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #5 on:** 01/18/2015 06:25 am »

Quote from: russianhalo117 on 01/05/2015 07:35 pm

SC declared ready to ship. Korea should have official news release of the shipping plan any day now.

Well I guess with no news till now it's not going to launch on January 22?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #6 on:** 01/18/2015 11:47 am »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 01/18/2015 06:25 am

Quote from: russianhalo117 on 01/05/2015 07:35 pm
SC declared ready to ship. Korea should have official news release of the shipping plan any day now.

Well I guess with no news till now it's not going to launch on January 22?

Sounds like this news report is pointing to launch in February and this one is pointing to late February, but since even K-Pop failed to encourage me to learn Korean, can anyone who can read them check if the info above is correct? Thanks!

input~2 · « **Reply #7 on:** 01/18/2015 04:18 pm »

Yes, launch will take place in February
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/section/2015/01/14/7311020000AKR20150114001600017.HTML

Satori · « **Reply #8 on:** 01/29/2015 10:35 am »

Launch is now schedule for March 12.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #9 on:** 02/02/2015 09:55 am »

Hmm the Russians are saying that they are suspending all Dnepr launches again - another round of bureaucratic struggle?

Source: http://itar-tass.com/kosmos/1738648

Prober · « **Reply #10 on:** 02/03/2015 01:56 am »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 02/02/2015 09:55 am

Hmm the Russians are saying that they are suspending all Dnepr launches again - another round of bureaucratic struggle?

Source: http://itar-tass.com/kosmos/1738648

also notes Zenith in the pic...that means the Zenit?

Artyom. · « **Reply #11 on:** 02/03/2015 08:08 am »

"The launch will take place in March".

http://itar-tass.com/kosmos/1740407

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #12 on:** 02/23/2015 08:55 pm »

Was this posted elsewhere here on NSF?

February 10, 2015
"Russian military allowed to launch Russia-Ukraine Dnepr rocket with South Korean satellite"
http://tass.ru/en/non-political/776758

Quoting from the article:
"But International Space Company (ISC) Kosmotras CEO Alexander Serkin told TASS the company will fulfill all its commitments on launches of Dnepr carrier rockets with foreign spacecraft under earlier signed contracts. In his words, Kompsat-3A is to be launched in March. Another two Dnepr launches are scheduled for 2015.

"Our international partners have nothing to worry about, we will fulfill all commitments we undertook," he stressed then."

The 2 other 2015 Dnepr launches are 2 Iridium NEXT satellites and PAZ, correct?

Curious,
Zubenelgenubi

input~2 · « **Reply #13 on:** 02/24/2015 06:24 am »

Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 02/23/2015 08:55 pm

The 2 other 2015 Dnepr launches are 2 Iridium NEXT satellites and PAZ, correct?

Correct. You may want to have a look at the dedicated planned Russian launches thread
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=26990.msg1324348#msg1324348

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #14 on:** 02/25/2015 02:21 am »

Questions about the planned sun-synchronous orbit for this satellite:

I've read a source stating 685 km circular, which would imply an inclination of approx. 98.1 degrees?
http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/481

But I've also read a source stating 528 km circular x 98.5 degrees.
http://www.spaceflight101.com/kompsat-3a.html

Gunter's Space Page orbit information appears to refer to the already-launched Kompsat-3
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/kompsat-3.htm

The KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) English-language website has a page for Kompsat-3, but I could not find a mention of Kompsat-3A there.
http://eng.kari.re.kr/sub01_01_02_02

What is the correct planned orbit?

The World Meteorological Organization web page (link above) listed the orbit's ECT = Equatorial Crossing Time? as 10:50 ascending.

If this is correct, does this mean that the LTAN (Local Time of Ascending Node) is 10:50 local time?

And finally, if the correct orbital parameters are discovered, can an approximate launch time be determined?

(I've tried to find primary sources, or as close as I have the skill to find, and then show my sources. I hope I haven't referred to any secondary news sources that the forum-at-large do not wish to see referred to.)

Curious,
Zubenelgenubi

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #15 on:** 03/04/2015 11:44 am »

The launch is now scheduled on March 26. That's the 5th launch currently scheduled on March 25-27....

http://www.interfax.ru/russia/427780

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #16 on:** 03/11/2015 05:53 am »

Korean news sources are now reporting that the launch will happen on March 25 at 22:08 UTC. That makes it the 3rd launch in 7 hours on March 25!

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #17 on:** 03/13/2015 09:20 am »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/11/2015 05:53 am

Korean news sources are now reporting that the launch will happen on March 25 at 22:08 UTC. That makes it the 3rd launch in 7 hours on March 25!

Confirmed by ISC Kosmotras - exact liftoff time is planned at 22:08:46 UTC (while it listed 23:08 UTC, I think this is a time zone mistake since it also listed it as 3:08:46 am local, which should be UTC+5).