Author Topic: LIVE: ILS Proton-M/Briz-M launch with SES-5 - July 9, 2012 (Read 49146 times)

Salo Ukr · « **on:** 05/21/2012 10:08 am »

Breeze M Delivered to Baikonur For Sirius 5 Satellite Launch

11.05.2012
The Breeze M upper stage for a Proton launch of the Sirius 5 satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral for SES, was delivered today to Baikonur Launch Base.

The Breeze M upper stage was brought to Baikonur’s Yubileyny Airfield aboard an Antonov cargo plane operated by Polyot. The plane landed at approximately 9:25 a.m. Moscow Time.

The launch service contract for the launch of the Sirius 5 satellite on a Proton launch vehicle was signed by the Russian-American International Launch Services Inc. based in Reston, USA. ILS has the exclusive rights to market Proton in the global market.

The Khrunichev Space Center, the designer and manufacturer of the Proton launch vehicle and Breeze M upper stage, is the majority owner of ILS.

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=742

Salo Ukr · « **Reply #1 on:** 05/21/2012 10:14 am »

SES-5 satellite arrives at Baikonur.

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/05/21/ses-5-satellite-arrives-at-baikonur/

anik · « **Reply #2 on:** 05/28/2012 08:15 am »

The launch is planned at 18:23:36 UTC on June 18th.

Moe Grills · « **Reply #3 on:** 05/29/2012 08:57 pm »

Quote from: anik on 05/28/2012 08:15 am

The launch is planned at 18:23:36 UTC on June 18th.

Moscow? This is Kazakhstan. You have a problem.

anik · « **Reply #4 on:** 06/05/2012 02:21 pm »

There are rumour that the launch is delayed to June 22-24 due to Intelsat 19 problems.

Danderman · « **Reply #5 on:** 06/05/2012 02:32 pm »

Given the problems this week with the recent Loral satellite, it is not unexpected that there will be a review of SES-5, another Loral product.

anik · « **Reply #6 on:** 06/07/2012 03:30 pm »

The launch is planned at 18:23 UTC on June 19th.

anik · « **Reply #7 on:** 06/07/2012 08:35 pm »

The launch time is 18:24:05 UTC.

Adonis1 · « **Reply #8 on:** 06/14/2012 02:54 pm »

Media Advisory | ILS Proton to Launch SES-5 for SES

Reston, VA - June 12, 2012

Payload:
SES-5 communications satellite
SS/L 1300 Platform
Separated Spacecraft Mass: ~6,008 kg

Launch Vehicle:
Proton M/Breeze M
705,000 kg (1,554,000 lbs), including payload
58.2 m (191 ft)

Launch Date:
June 20, 2012

Launch Time:
00:24 Baikonur
20:24 Luxembourg, June 19
11:24 PDT, June 19
18:24 GMT, June 19
14:24 EDT, June 19

Launch Site:
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launch Pad 24

Launch Customer:
SES, Luxembourg

Satellite Manufacturer:
Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, California, USA

Launch Vehicle Manufacturer:
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Moscow, Russia

Launch Services Provider:
International Launch Services, Reston, Va, USA

Satellite Use:
SES’ high-powered Ku-band beams will bring incremental capacity over Africa, and the Nordic and Baltic countries to support DTH services. Its comprehensive C-band beams cover Africa, the Middle East and Europe to enable services such as GSM backhaul, VSAT applications, maritime communications and video distribution. SES-5 will also carry the first hosted L-band payload for the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS). The EGNOS payload, which was developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission (EC), will help verify, improve, and report on the reliability and accuracy of navigation positioning signals in Europe.

Satellite Statistics:
__Features EGNOS Payload
__24 C-band transponders
__36 Ku-band transponders
__Planned orbital location: 5 degrees east longitude
__Anticipated service life: 15 years

Mission Profile:
The Proton M launch vehicle, utilizing a 5-burn Breeze M mission design, will lift off from Pad 24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the SES-5 satellite on board. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M upper stage and the SES-5 satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory. From this point in the mission, the Breeze M will perform planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit first to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a geostationary transfer orbit. Separation of the SES-5 satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 9 hours, 12 minutes after liftoff.

Target Orbit at Separation:
Perigee: 4,170 km
Apogee: 35,786 km
Inclination: 23.1 degrees

Spacecraft Separation:
Approximately 9 hours, 12 minutes after liftoff

ILS Mission Statistics:
_21st SES Satellite Launch on ILS Proton
_23rd Space Systems/Loral Satellite Launched on ILS Proton
_5th ILS Proton Launch in 2012
_74th ILS Proton Launch Overall

Live Broadcast/Webcast:
Live Coverage starting at 14:00 Eastern/18:00 GMT.
Launch is scheduled for 14:24:05 Eastern/18:24:05 GMT
Launch Broadcast concludes no later than 15:00 Eastern/19:00 GMT

Webcast can be seen at: http://ses5.imgondemand.com

SD test for Baikonur and Europe/Eutelsat 10A (SD) will begin at 1330 Eastern/1730 GMT
HD test for Luxembourg and Europe/Eutelsat 10A (HD) will begin at 1330 Eastern/1730 GMT
HD test for US/AMC-9 will begin at 1330 Eastern
Baikonur to US SD signal starts at 1300 Eastern/1700 GMT

In Baikonur, the Launch Broadcast will be seen on the following in SD:
Eutelsat 10A (EX W2A) 10 deg East TXP C05 Channel 36MHZ (USPORT MUX SRVC-8)
Uplink Frequency: 13104.17 MHZ POL X BY RAMB1 USMUX1 W2A C05 KU UP
Downlink Frequency: 11304.17 MHZ POL Y
SD 625 16:9 50Hz DVBS2 8PSK 30.0Ms/s FEC 5/6,
P RoF 0.2 (72_MUX MPEG2 422 72.669 Mbps)
Audio:1 Sound Mono
Audio:2 Sound Mono

In the US, the Launch Broadcast will be seen on the following in HD:
AMC-9, transponder C10, channel C10A
83 degrees West
18 mhz.
Uplink Frequency: 6,116.000 Horizontal
Downlink Frequency: 3,891.000 Vertical
1080i QPSK
FEC: 3/4
Symbol rate: 13.333, DVB – S, MPEG2 HD 4:2:0

In Luxembourg, the Launch Broadcast will be seen on the following in HD:
Eutelsat 10A (EX W2A) 10 deg East TXP C05 Channel 36MHZ 5A36 (USPORT MUX SVC-456)
Uplink frequency: 13104.17 MHZ POL X BY RAMB1 USMUX1 W2A C05 KU UP
Downlink frequency: 11304.17 MHZ POL Y
HD 1080i 50Hz DVBS2 8PSK 30.0Ms/s FEC 5/6,
P RoF 0.2 (72_MUX MPEG2 420 72.669 Mbps)
Audio:1 Sound Mono
Audio:2 Sound Mono

More Information:
Live streaming will begin approximately 24 minutes before liftoff. General mission information and launch status updates are available at www.ilslaunch.com. You can also follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook for mission updates.

http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/media-advisory-ils-proton-launch-ses-5-ses

Lewis007 · « **Reply #9 on:** 06/15/2012 06:47 am »

Attached is the SES-5 misison overview published by ILS

anik · « **Reply #10 on:** 06/18/2012 09:54 am »

The launch is postponed by one day (for now) due to problems with Proton-M rocket's control system.

Satori · « **Reply #11 on:** 06/18/2012 11:34 am »

Launch vehicle was transported to the launch pad on June 17th: http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=258

anik · « **Reply #12 on:** 06/18/2012 02:10 pm »

Launch time is 18:24:35 UTC.

Information about launch: http://coopi.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=600 (in Russian)

Lewis007 · « **Reply #13 on:** 06/18/2012 03:08 pm »

Roscosmos roll-out video

Note: they call the satellite by its old name, Sirius-5.

anik · « **Reply #14 on:** 06/18/2012 06:45 pm »

Decision about launch date will be tomorrow morning. Specialists will work during today's night for a testing of replaced equipment.

http://ria.ru/science/20120618/676202578.html
http://www.interfax.ru/news.asp?id=251153

Gorizont · « **Reply #15 on:** 06/18/2012 07:34 pm »

Go Proton, go!

greetings..
Soeren

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #16 on:** 06/19/2012 03:16 am »

ILS PROTON LAUNCH OF SES-5 SATELLITE POSTPONED 24 HOURS

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, June 19, 2012 – The launch of an ILS Proton launch vehicle with the SES-5 satellite was postponed today for one day for technical reasons with the launch vehicle. The satellite is being launched for SES of Luxembourg and was built by Space Systems/Loral. The launch is now set for June 21 at 12:24 am local time.

The delay was called after Khrunichev engineers at the launch site received an out of tolerance telemetry reading on a first stage subsystem during pre-flight testing. The replacement unit has been installed and fully tested; all test results are nominal. The vehicle and satellite remain in a safe configuration at the launch site.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #17 on:** 06/19/2012 08:07 am »

Roscosmos said that the problem was not fixed and the rocket requires rollback to the HIF for fixing.

http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19215

anik · « **Reply #18 on:** 06/19/2012 08:29 am »

The problem is with control actuator on the first stage of Proton-M rocket. It will be replaced.

tehwkd · « **Reply #19 on:** 06/19/2012 02:29 pm »

ILS Proton Launch of SES-5 Satellite Postponed

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, June 20, 2012 – The launch of an ILS Proton launch vehicle with the SES-5 satellite was postponed today for technical reasons with the launch vehicle. The satellite is being launched for SES of Luxembourg and was built by Space Systems/Loral. The launch date will be determined at a later time.
On June 18, Khrunichev engineers at the launch site received an out of tolerance telemetry reading on a first stage subsystem during pre-flight testing. However, based on additional pre-flight testing performed on June 19, it was determined that further investigation is necessary, requiring the launch vehicle be returned to the processing hall for additional testing. The vehicle and satellite remain in a safe configuration at the launch site.

Updated information will be posted on the ILS web site, www.ilslaunch.com, as it becomes available.

http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/ils-proton-launch-ses-5-satellite-postponed