http://www.gascom.ru/en/news/events/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=1910&print=Y
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Yamal-300K payload is designed by Gazprom Space Systems, its acceptance test was performed in November 2011.
I don't understand... Gazprom Space Systems built the payload by its own ?? Don't you find this quite surprising ? I can't imagine that this unexperienced company could reach the same level as Thales Alenia Space, or others...
http://www.gascom.ru/en/news/events/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=1910&print=Y
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Yamal-300K payload is designed by Gazprom Space Systems, its acceptance test was performed in November 2011.
I don't understand... Gazprom Space Systems built the payload by its own ?? Don't you find this quite surprising ? I can't imagine that this unexperienced company could reach the same level as Thales Alenia Space, or others...
The key here is that the "payload" was designed by Gazprom Space Systems, not the satellite. And "payload design" could mean many things, one of them not being "assembly of the payload".
Exactly 3 days after spacecraft separations, USSTRATCOM doesn't seem to track publicly either of them
Let's see if something will be published to-day!
any updates on the Luch system going into operation?
Apparently USSTRATCOM has reserved 4 catalog numbers for in-orbit objects from this launch, ie 38977 to 38980.
For the time being only the Briz-M tank (38977) is publicly tracked.
Finally, Nov 27, we see US tracking data for two of the high orbit objects
38977 in 35921 x 36085 km x 0.2 deg over 12.9E moving 2 deg W per day
38978 in 35607 x 35826 km x 0.2 deg over 87.9E moving 0.9 deg E per day
My tentative guess is that 38978 is Yamal, 38977 is the Briz-M, and the Luch is still missing.
The drop tank previously tracked as 38977 is now 38979.
Finally, Nov 27, we see US tracking data for two of the high orbit objects
38977 in 35921 x 36085 km x 0.2 deg over 12.9E moving 2 deg W per day
38978 in 35607 x 35826 km x 0.2 deg over 87.9E moving 0.9 deg E per day
My tentative guess is that 38978 is Yamal, 38977 is the Briz-M, and the Luch is still missing.
The drop tank previously tracked as 38977 is now 38979.
We'll know if 38977 is Luch-5B if it stops at 16°W around December 6
Finally, Nov 27, we see US tracking data for two of the high orbit objects
38977 in 35921 x 36085 km x 0.2 deg over 12.9E moving 2 deg W per day
38978 in 35607 x 35826 km x 0.2 deg over 87.9E moving 0.9 deg E per day
My tentative guess is that 38978 is Yamal, 38977 is the Briz-M, and the Luch is still missing.
The drop tank previously tracked as 38977 is now 38979.
We'll know if 38977 is Luch-5B if it stops at 16°W around December 6
Ah, my bad, I forgot Luch 5B was going to the west slot. OK, so 38977 is probably Luch then, fair enough
Transition of information :
Rui -> NSF -> anik -> NK -> Gazprom -> Stan -> NSF
Transition of information :
Rui -> NSF -> anik -> NK -> Gazprom -> Stan -> NSF
Yes it can be a little problematic finding the original source of information!
I posted the same information on three threads just to provide clarity.
It does look like that here on NSF we knew that the two Briz were modified at Baikonur, not returned to Khrunichev, and we new the serial numbers and delivery dates. You know, I always thought that NK was
the source of information, but you are now making me believe that they sourced their information from NSF!
Transition of information :
Rui -> NSF -> anik -> NK -> Gazprom -> Stan -> NSF
Yes it can be a little problematic finding the original source of information!
I posted the same information on three threads just to provide clarity.
It does look like that here on NSF we knew that the two Briz were modified at Baikonur, not returned to Khrunichev, and we new the serial numbers and delivery dates. You know, I always thought that NK was the source of information, but you are now making me believe that they sourced their information from NSF!
This is an exception. Believe me, I read NK every month, and they are THE source for Russian Space !
