Kompas-2 launch - May 26

• Kompas-2 launch - May 26 by anik on 07 May, 2006 17:24
• It should be the next Russian launch...
  
  Kompas-2 satellite is intended for testing of the scientific equipment ("Vulkan" theme) for forecasting of earthquakes from space...
  
  It will be launched by Shtil' (RSM-54) rocket from Russian submarine K-114 "Tula" in Barents sea on May 25...
• #1 by anik on 19 May, 2006 09:02
• Kompas-2 satellite will be launched at the period from May 22 till May 26... Target launch date and time are May 24 and 18:50 UTC now...
• #2 by Skyrocket on 19 May, 2006 15:47
• Do you know, which version of the Shtil' rocket will be employed? I guess it is the Shtil'-1N as in the Tubsat-N launch.
  
  By the way, the Shtil rocket is very unique, as it jettisons the engine of the third stage before the post boost system takes over.
  
  Here is a link to the User-Guide: http://www.astro.helsinki.fi/projects/hesa/microsat/shtil.doc

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• #3 by anik on 19 May, 2006 17:28
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  Skyrocket - 19/5/2006  7:34 PM
  
  Do you know, which version of the Shtil' rocket will be employed?

  
  No, unfortunately, Gunter... But according to Novosti kosmonavtiki magazine we named this rocket officially as Shtil'-1 (not Shtil'-1N) at the first launch in 1998...
• #4 by Chris Bergin on 24 May, 2006 03:26
• Preview http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?id=4513
• #5 by sammie on 24 May, 2006 11:19
• I just wanted to add a page dedicated to the Kompass 2 fligt, hopefully it will deliver some additional information
• #6 by anik on 24 May, 2006 17:53
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  anik - 7/5/2006  9:11 PM
  
  from Russian submarine K-114 "Tula"

  
  Damn!... According to http://compass.izmiran.ru/launcher Kompas-2 satellite will be launched from the submarine "Ekaterinburg"...
• #7 by astropl on 24 May, 2006 19:41
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  anik - 19/5/2006  10:49 AM
  
  Kompas-2 satellite will be launched at the period from May 22 till May 26... Target launch date and time are May 24 and 18:50 UTC now...

  
  The launch is delayed (by at least one day)
  http://compass.izmiran.ru/news
• #8 by sammie on 24 May, 2006 21:22
• how is it that I can't view that page but still got my language settings at EN? But thanks for the update.
  
  I've taken the liberty to add a Shtil page on Wikipedia If you've got any additions, feel free to change it.
• #9 by anik on 25 May, 2006 12:16
• Unfortunately, according to my source, Kompas-2 satellite will not be launched today... Maybe tomorrow or on May 27 even...
• #10 by anik on 26 May, 2006 07:57
• MCC-M expert has told me today that Kompas-2 satellite will be launched today at 18:50 UTC...
• #11 by jcm on 26 May, 2006 21:18
• So what's the Russian expansion of KOMPAS?
  In English, COMPASS = Complex Orbital Magneto-Plasma Autonomous Small Satellite.
  
  In Russian I guess something like
    Kompleksniy Orbital'niy Magento-Plazma Avtonomniy Sputnik?
  
  Oh, and did we finally confirm that the sub is K-84 and not K-114, and:
  was launch from a submerged position on this flight, rather than with the sub on the surface?
    Jonathan
• #12 by anik on 26 May, 2006 22:04
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  jcm - 27/5/2006  1:05 AM
  
  So what's the Russian expansion of KOMPAS?

  
  Possibly Kompleksniy Orbital'niy Magnito-Plazmenniy Avtonomniy Sputnik... But at Russian "Novosti kosmonavtiki" magazine (No. 2, 2002, p. 40) the first satellite of this type was named as "Kompass" (with two "s") and I do not know why the second satellite is written with single "s"...
  
  UPDATING: Word "Compass" (in English) = word "Kompas" (in Russian)... Then "Kompass" is written wrongly at NK...
  
  

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  jcm - 27/5/2006  1:05 AM
  
  did we finally confirm that the sub is K-84 and not K-114

  
  Exactly K-84 "Ekaterinburg", because K-114 "Tula" was my wrong information...
  
  

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  jcm - 27/5/2006  1:05 AM
  
  was launch from a submerged position on this flight, rather than with the sub on the surface?

  
  This launch was performed from the submerged position...
• #13 by sammie on 26 May, 2006 23:06
• Thanks for the information, looks promising
• #14 by anik on 27 May, 2006 10:48
• Nice page (in Russian) about Kompas-2 satellite on MCC-M website...
  http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/kompas.htm
  
  Dimensions of the satellite in the combined condition - 1700x800x500 millimeters
  Dimensions of the satellite in the unwrapped condition - 1170x2800x4020 millimeters
  Daily average capacity of system of power supplies of the satellite - 25 watts
  Weight of the satellite - 77 kilogrammes
  Weight of the scientific equipment of the satellite - 14.5 kilogrammes
  Time of active existence of the satellite - not less than 12 months

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• #15 by Chris Bergin on 30 May, 2006 14:31
• Problems with the software
  
  http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11524632
• #16 by anik on 30 May, 2006 18:53
• http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/fpspace/2006-May/019869.html
• #17 by sammie on 08 Jun, 2006 13:06
• Has somebody additional information about the Compass. Because when I acces the Izimran news website I get an error. Is the satellite salvaged or has the problem resulted in a total loss?