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LIVE: PSLV C21 - SPOT 6 - September 9, 2012 (0423UTC)
by
input~2
on 18 Jul, 2012 16:00
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Launch of PSLV C21 with Spot 6 and PROITERES (a microsat from OIT, Osaka Institute of Technology) is planned on August 16, 2012 (local time) according to a
press release from OIT (in Japanese)
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#1
by
input~2
on 24 Jul, 2012 15:18
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23 July 2012 ... SPOT 6, the brand new Earth observation satellite built by Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, is now ready for launch. It will be transferred in the coming days from the Astrium Satellites facility in Toulouse (France) to the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India where it will be integrated with the PSLV launcher that will carry it into orbit ...
http://www.eads.com/eads/int/en/news/press.20120723_astrium_spot6.html
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#2
by
input~2
on 24 Jul, 2012 15:33
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Since according to PSLV user's manual launcher/spacecraft integration requires about 30 days, a launch date of end August is more likely than August 16...
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#3
by
Danderman
on 24 Jul, 2012 19:44
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I would guess that this a countertrade deal, in which ISRO launches SPOT, and Ariane launches an ISRO satellite to GEO.
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#4
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Salo Ukr
on 30 Jul, 2012 18:35
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#5
by
Salo Ukr
on 31 Jul, 2012 08:34
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#6
by
Salo Ukr
on 02 Aug, 2012 19:09
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#7
by
input~2
on 04 Aug, 2012 17:00
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A newspaper in Telugu indicates a September 6 launch date
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source in Telugu)
while the FCS French forum points at September 9
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#8
by
input~2
on 08 Aug, 2012 10:38
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ISRO gets ready for historic 100th missionWe have today (so far) put 99 missions (62 satellites and 37 launch vehicles) from the days of Aryabhata (satellite) of 1975
So "a mission" can be a satellite or a launch vehicle...
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#9
by
input~2
on 12 Aug, 2012 04:41
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Early NOTAM publication for 2nd stage and 3rd stage debris
F1971/12 - ROCKET LAUNCH FROM INDIA WILL TAKE PLACE
FLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF INDIA:
INDIAN SATELLITE LAUNCH IS SKED TO TAKE PLACE WITH
ASSOCIATED DANGER ZONES WHICH ENCROACH THE MELBOURNE FLIGHT
INFORMATION REGION (FIR).
THE DEFINITIVE LAUNCH WINDOW FOR THE PSLV-C21 ROCKET HAS BEEN
SCHEDULED FROM 5 SEPTEMBER 2012 TO 04 OCTOBER 2012. DANGER TIMES
ARE FROM 0345UTC TO 0600UTC.
DANGER ZONES ARE BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES:
DANGER ZONE 4:
N00 50 E082 00
N00 35 E083 35
S03 25 E083 00
S03 10 E081 25
DANGER ZONE 5:
S28 00 E075 00
S29 00 E079 00
S33 00 E078 00
S32 00 E074 00. SFC - UNL, DAILY DANGER TIMES 0345/0600, 05 SEP 03:45 2012 UNTIL
04 OCT 06:00 2012. CREATED: 10 AUG 00:48 2012
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#10
by
input~2
on 13 Aug, 2012 04:51
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#11
by
input~2
on 16 Aug, 2012 08:31
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#12
by
Skyrocket
on 16 Aug, 2012 09:15
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Launch date confirmed September 9 at 0420UTC from FLP
3 satellites onboard: Spot-6, Proiteres and "India 50 kg Mini Redent Strapon Inertial Navigation System satellite"
http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=1&subCategory=3&ContentId=80489
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"Mini Redent Strapon Inertial Navigation System satellite" should read
"mini Redundant Strapdown Inertial Navigation System" (aka mRESINS).
It is a test of an improved, miniaturized version of the Redundant Strapdown Inertial Navigation System (RESINS) already used on PSLV and GSLV rockets. It features an additional avionics box fixed to the fourth stage and not a free-flying satellite. For guidance, this PSLV mission relies on the standard RESINS. If successful, mRESINS will take over for future flights.
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#13
by
input~2
on 16 Aug, 2012 09:22
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Thanks Gunter for clearing this up
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#14
by
input~2
on 16 Aug, 2012 13:01
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#15
by
input~2
on 17 Aug, 2012 15:51
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#16
by
input~2
on 22 Aug, 2012 10:37
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#17
by
William Graham
on 22 Aug, 2012 11:45
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Isro’s 100th mission: PSLV-C21 on September 9
The space agency has undertaken 99 missions, including 62 satellites and 37 launch vehicles, since the launch of the Aryabhatta in 1975.
They've miscounted.
4 SLV + 4 ASLV + 21 PSLV + 7 GSLV = 36 launches.
This is the 22nd PSLV, and the 37th launch overall, so assuming they do have 62 satellites (I don't have time to check), this is actually the 99th "mission", not the 100th.
That said, counting both launches and missions together does look as if they are trying to manufacture a milestone where none exists.
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#18
by
input~2
on 22 Aug, 2012 12:05
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That said, counting both launches and missions together does look as if they are trying to manufacture a milestone where none exists.
Agreed!
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#19
by
input~2
on 25 Aug, 2012 17:38
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The Prime Minister of India will watch the launch on Sept 9 "from 9:20am to 9:50am" (LT) (0350-0420UTC)
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source)
