Author Topic: LIVE: Proton-M launch with Anik G1 satellite - April 15, 2013 (Read 47220 times)

Artyom. · « **on:** 02/11/2013 08:46 am »

Quote from: anik

April 5 – Anik G1 – Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur 200/39 – 19:01:00 UTC

Briz-M upper stage for this mission was yesterday delivered to Baikonur

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=2730 (on Russian)

Anik G1 is a canadian communications satellite operated by Telesat Canada, carrying 16 transponders operating in the extended Ku-band that will be used by Shaw Direct, a provider of direct-to-home satellite TV services in Canada. Anik G1 will also provide expansion and follow-on capacity at 107.3 degrees West co-located with the Anik F1R satellite covering South America.

It also has 12 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders that will both replace and expand on Telesat’s Anik F1 satellite now serving South America. In addition, Anik G1 will have three X-band channels for government services over the Americas and part of the Pacific Ocean, and one channel in the reverse Direct Broadcast Service band. To be built by Space Systems/Loral utilizing the flight-proven LS-1300 platform, Anik G1 is anticipated to have a service lifetime of 15 years.

http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/anik-g1.htm

anik · « **Reply #1 on:** 02/27/2013 09:06 am »

The launch is planned at 19:01:00 UTC on April 15th.

Artyom. · « **Reply #2 on:** 03/18/2013 10:28 am »

Anik G1 satellite was delivered to Baikonur cosmodrome today
http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=2755 (on Russian)

russianhalo117 · « **Reply #3 on:** 03/30/2013 01:37 am »

На Байконуре готовятся к очередному пуску ракеты-носителя «Протон»
29.03.2013
На космодроме Байконур продолжается подготовка к пуску ракеты космического назначения «Протон-М» с канадским спутником связи Anik G1/«Аник-Ж1», запланированному в апреле.

Контракт на использование ракеты-носителя «Протон» для выведения на орбиту космического аппарата Anik G1, изготовленного Space Systems /Loral (США) по заказу канадского оператора спутниковой связи Telesat, заключило российско-американское предприятие International Launch Services (Рестон, США).

Пусковая кампания «Протон-М-«Аник-Ж1» стартовала в середине марта после того, как аппарат и предназначенный для его запуска разгонный блок Бриз-М были доставлены на космодром и размещены в монтажно-испытательном корпусе 92А-50. В конце месяца на космодром прибыли основная группа российских и иностранных участников пусковой кампании из ГКНПЦ им. М.В.Хруничева, Space Systems/Loral, RUAG, ILS.

В настоящее время в МИКе проходит автономная подготовка составных частей ракеты космического назначения «Протон» к последующей сборке.
Согласно графику работ, сегодня в чистовом помещении 103 А начались операции по заправке космического аппарата окислителем и горючим. Эти операции продляться несколько дней. Затем после заключительных проверок КА Аnik G1 перевезут в соседний зал (101) для сборки с разгонным блоком.

Разгонный блок «Бриз-М» вчера вывезли из МИКа на топливно–заправочную станцию для заправки баков низкого давления компонентами топлива. Завтра, после завершения операций на ТЗС разгонный блок доставят в зал 101 МИКа и установят в стенд для заключительных проверок. Специалисты Центра имени М.В.Хруничева планируют завершить автономные проверки РБ в ближайшие несколько дней.

На этой неделе российские и иностранные специалисты провели контрольную примерку космического аппарата с переходной системой, которая будет использоваться для установки КА на разгонный блок «Бриз-М».Разработанная в Центре имени М.В.Хруничева переходная система представляет собой отсек конической формы, изготовленный с применением алюминиевых сплавов и композитных материалов. Верхняя часть предназначена для стыковки с комическим аппаратом. В этой части расположены средства разделения, спроектированные и изготовленные в Швеции компанией RUAG Space AB. Средства разделения обеспечивают крепление космического аппарата на корпусе переходной системы и его отделение от разгонного блока на орбите.

ссылка: http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=2773

russianhalo117 · « **Reply #4 on:** 03/30/2013 01:46 am »

ILS has updated the mission control's current mission Section; activated to public Anik G1 mission section:

ILS ANIK G1 MISSION LINK: http://www.ilslaunch.com/mission-control/mission-anik-g1

anik · « **Reply #5 on:** 04/01/2013 12:29 pm »

As per http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=10&zid=776, the launch is planned at 18:36:00 UTC on April 15th.

Satori · « **Reply #6 on:** 04/07/2013 09:34 pm »

Work is progressing for the next Proton-M/Briz-M launch with Anik-G1

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=2774

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=285

Prober · « **Reply #7 on:** 04/07/2013 11:50 pm »

Quote from: anik on 04/01/2013 12:29 pm

As per http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=10&zid=776, the launch is planned at 18:36:00 UTC on April 15th.

maybe anik can tell us the meaning of the word Anik?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #8 on:** 04/08/2013 02:39 am »

Quote from: Prober on 04/07/2013 11:50 pm

Quote from: anik on 04/01/2013 12:29 pm
As per http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=10&zid=776, the launch is planned at 18:36:00 UTC on April 15th.

maybe anik can tell us the meaning of the word Anik?

Unfortunately the two aren't related. The satellite's name comes from Inuktitut, meaning "little brother". The name has been in use since 1972 with Anik A1. Our anik's forum name is a short form of his own name, which is left to the reader as an exercise.

Our Shuttle lover Chris will also like to know that 4 of the old Anik series rode on the Shuttle: Anik C3 on STS-5, Anik C2 on STS-7, Anik D2 on STS-51-A and Anik C1 on STS-51-D.

Satori · « **Reply #9 on:** 04/08/2013 11:22 am »

Orbital Unit with the Anik-G1 satellite was docked to the Proton-M stages...

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=2777

According to http://www.zenite.nu/orbita/index.php?itemid=2347 (in Portuguese) this will be rocket 8K82KM Proton-M/Briz-M (93537/99538)

Artyom. · « **Reply #10 on:** 04/10/2013 08:33 am »

Launcher integration is complete and the Proton-M rocket has moved to the Breeze-M fueling station.

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=2781 (on Russian)

russianhalo117 · « **Reply #11 on:** 04/10/2013 08:04 pm »

MEDIA ADVISORY: ILS PROTON TO LAUNCH ANIK G1
Reston, VA – April 10, 2013
Payload:
Anik G1 communications satellite
SSL 1300 Platform
Separated spacecraft mass: 4,905 kg
Launch Vehicle:
Proton M/Breeze M
705,000 kg (1,554,000 lbs), including payload
56.2 m (184 ft)
Launch Date:
April 16, 2013
Launch Time:
00:36:00 Baikonur
22:36:00 Moscow (April 15)
11:36:00 Palo Alto (April 15)
18:36:00 GMT (April 15)
14:36:00 EDT (April 15)
Launch Site:
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launch Pad 39
Launch Customer:
Telesat, Ontario, Canada
Satellite Manufacturer:
SSL, California, USA
Launch Vehicle Manufacturer:
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center,
Moscow, Russia
Launch Services Provider:
International Launch Services, Virginia, USA
Satellite Use:
Anik G1 is a commercial communications satellite built by SSL for Telesat. The multi-mission, 55 transponder satellite will be located at 107.3° West longitude. This satellite will double C- and Ku-band capacity over South America from this orbital location, provide additional DTH services in extended Ku-Band and provide military X-band coverage of the Americas and substantial portions of the Pacific Ocean
Satellite Statistics:
__24 C-band transponders
__28 Ku-band transponders
__3 X-band transponders
__Planned orbital location: 107.3° west 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 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the Anik G1 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 Anik G1 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 Anik G1 satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 9 hours, 13 minutes after liftoff.
Target Orbit at Separation:
Perigee 9,138 km
Apogee: 35,786 km
Inclination: 13.4 degrees
Spacecraft Separation:
Approximately 9 hours, 13 minutes after liftoff
ILS Mission Statistics:
_2nd ILS Proton Launch in 2013
_79th ILS Proton Launch Overall
_9th Telesat Satellite Launched on ILS Proton
_26th SSL Satellite Launched on ILS Proton
Live Broadcast:
Live Coverage starting at 14:15 EDT/ 18:15 GMT
Launch is scheduled for 14:36 EDT/ 18:36 GMT
Broadcast concludes no later than 15:15 EDT/ 19:15 GMT
Webcast stream seen can be seen at:
http://anikg1.imgondemand.com/
Satellite Test Signals:
Baikonur to Washington Eutelsat 10A will begin at 1300 Eastern
HD test for US/AMC-9 will begin at 1345 Eastern
SD analog test for Canada will begin at 1345 Eastern
In Baikonur and Europe, the Launch Broadcast will be seen on the following (HD):
EUTELSAT 10A (EX W2A) 10 deg East TXP B4 CHANNEL 12MHZ SLOT 4K12
Uplink Frequency: 14393 MHZ POL X
Downlink Frequency: 11093 MHZ POL Y
HD 1080i 50Hz DVBS2 8PSK 9.875Ms/s FEC 3/4,
P RoF 0.2 (MPEG4/H.264 420 21.503 Mbps)
AUDIO: 1 SOUND MONO
AUDIO: 2 SOUND MONO
In the US, the Launch Broadcast will be seen on the following (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 Canada, the Launch Broadcast will be seen on the following (SD analog):
ANIK F2C 3B
Uplink Frequency: 6045.0 Horizontal
Downlink Frequency: 3820.0 Vertical
Audio 6.2 and 6.8
More Information:
Live streaming will begin approximately 20 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.

ADVISORY LINK: http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/media-advisory-ils-proton-launch-anik-g1

input~2 · « **Reply #12 on:** 04/11/2013 12:39 pm »

Navigational warning for Proton 3rd stage debris

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NAVAREA

NO.13-0257 Date:2013/04/11 12 UTC

NORTH PACIFIC, WESTERN PART.
DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION AREA DESIGNATED
DUE TO ROCKET CARRIER ELEMENTS FALL.
1830Z TO 1945Z DAILY 15 TO 18 APR.
IN ELLIPSE SHAPED AREA CENTERED IN
24-23N 161-46E. LARGE AXIS 216 MILES AND
SMALL AXIS 59.4 MILES. AZIMUTH OF LARGE
AXIS 134 DEGREES.
CANCEL THIS MSG 182045Z APR.

Satori · « **Reply #13 on:** 04/11/2013 12:51 pm »

Khrunichev info about the launch is now available at http://coopi.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=636

Artyom. · « **Reply #14 on:** 04/12/2013 08:01 am »

Proton-M rocket was transported to the launch pad today.
http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=2786 (on Russian)

Artyom. · « **Reply #15 on:** 04/12/2013 12:25 pm »

http://www.tsenki.com/news/news_tsenki/?ELEMENT_ID=99039

Targeteer · « **Reply #16 on:** 04/12/2013 01:14 pm »

What threat--perceived or real--requires an armored personnel carrier escort at Baikonour?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #17 on:** 04/12/2013 01:28 pm »

Quote from: Targeteer on 04/12/2013 01:14 pm

What threat--perceived or real--requires an armored personnel carrier escort at Baikonour?

1. It's a rocket!
2. Baikonur still holds some ICBMs at various points around the cosmodrome (even holds some R-36 SATAN launches over the past few years)
3. Who knows what kind of facilities those terrioists are targetting? I know that armored personnel carrier escort are common at the Cape and VAFB, and Kourou CSG has a few hundred French special forces stationed there....

Stan Black · « **Reply #18 on:** 04/12/2013 01:35 pm »

Quote from: Targeteer on 04/12/2013 01:14 pm

What threat--perceived or real--requires an armoured personnel carrier escort at Baikonur?

Did you see that squirrel?

cneth · « **Reply #19 on:** 04/12/2013 02:04 pm »

Quote from: Stan Black on 04/12/2013 01:35 pm

Quote from: Targeteer on 04/12/2013 01:14 pm
What threat--perceived or real--requires an armoured personnel carrier escort at Baikonur?

Did you see that squirrel?

I think it's a 'groundhog', actually. And anyone who has seen the 1980's movie "CaddyShack" knows what kind of trouble they can be! :-)

Artyom. · « **Reply #20 on:** 04/12/2013 02:08 pm »

Roscosmos video of roll-out

Stan Black · « **Reply #21 on:** 04/12/2013 02:17 pm »

Quote from: Artyom. on 04/12/2013 02:08 pm

Roscosmos video of roll-out

Full factory serial number 5115656749

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #22 on:** 04/12/2013 03:23 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 04/12/2013 01:28 pm

3. Who knows what kind of facilities those terrioists are targetting? I know that armored personnel carrier escort are common at the Cape and VAFB, and Kourou CSG has a few hundred French special forces stationed there....

It is not Special Forces, it is Troops from Foreign Legion (3rd Foreign Infantery Regiment).

input~2 · « **Reply #23 on:** 04/15/2013 08:41 am »

NOTAM for Proton first stage debris

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K0167/13 - ATS ROUTE SEGMENTS CLSD: 1.B822 BETIK-LUGER FROM 75 TO 120 KM 2.A113 TIROK-GISIR FROM 25 TO 65 KM. SFC - UNL, 16-17 APRIL 1830/1855, 15 APR 18:30 2013 UNTIL 17 APR 18:55 2013. CREATED: 14 APR 03:58 2013

input~2 · « **Reply #24 on:** 04/15/2013 09:33 am »

NOTAM for Proton second stage and fairing debris

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P1621/13 - ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: A814 ARNUL-LANBI, B206 ARNUL-AKTAS, G489 TELRU-AKTAS. SFC - UNL, DAILY 1835-1905, 15 APR 18:35 2013 UNTIL 17 APR 19:05 2013. CREATED: 11 APR 09:38 2013

Quote

P1681/13 - RESTRICTED AREA ACT: UNR1238. SFC - UNL, DAILY 1835-1905, 15 APR 18:35 2013 UNTIL 17 APR 19:05 2013. CREATED: 15 APR 09:44 2013

Satori · « **Reply #25 on:** 04/15/2013 10:04 am »

Moved for live coverage...

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #26 on:** 04/15/2013 12:10 pm »

It never ceases to give me a chill about the stages from Russian boosters dropping on dry land. I've seen pictures of locals living in hollowed out booster stages and the like. It's a totally different world when it comes to assessing safety risks and the like.

Artyom. · « **Reply #27 on:** 04/15/2013 12:23 pm »

State commission has given "go" for a fuelling of Proton-M rocket.
http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=2789 (on Russian)

Prof68 · « **Reply #28 on:** 04/15/2013 12:54 pm »

Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 04/15/2013 12:10 pm

It never ceases to give me a chill about the stages from Russian boosters dropping on dry land. I've seen pictures of locals living in hollowed out booster stages and the like. It's a totally different world when it comes to assessing safety risks and the like.

IMHO, assessment of safety for landing zones is very rational, except when irrational mindless followers of ecology religion step in.
Dry land - yes. Heavily populated land - definitely not. All dropping zones in Kazakhstan and Altai are semi-arid places or heavily forested hills, both with very low population density.
Poisonous fuel - yes. Stable poisonous fuel - definitely not. One of two components of proton fuel is a good fertilizer for plants. Other component is so unstable that 24 to 48 hours at sun rays is enough to completely degrade it to neutral compounds. Frankly, long-term dangers of kerosene/oxygen booster stages could be worse than for Proton stages.

input~2 · « **Reply #29 on:** 04/15/2013 01:07 pm »

Quote from: Prof68 on 04/15/2013 12:54 pm

Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 04/15/2013 12:10 pm
It never ceases to give me a chill about the stages from Russian boosters dropping on dry land. I've seen pictures of locals living in hollowed out booster stages and the like. It's a totally different world when it comes to assessing safety risks and the like.
IMHO, assessment of safety for landing zones is very rational...

Have a look at these press reports on the Altaï situation

:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19127713
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/1336392/Siberians-blighted-by-space-junk.html

Star One · « **Reply #30 on:** 04/15/2013 05:15 pm »

That second link which is eleven years old mentioned they were intending to make alterations to the Proton to mitigate the fuel issue, but the first BBC link makes no mention of if this has been done.

Satori · « **Reply #31 on:** 04/15/2013 05:25 pm »

Live from Baikonur...

Satori · « **Reply #32 on:** 04/15/2013 05:30 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #33 on:** 04/15/2013 05:33 pm »

Webcast page for ILS:
http://anikg1.imgondemand.com/

Satori · « **Reply #34 on:** 04/15/2013 05:36 pm »

T-1h

Artyom. · « **Reply #35 on:** 04/15/2013 05:36 pm »

60 mins to launch.

Artyom. · « **Reply #36 on:** 04/15/2013 05:47 pm »

50 mins to launch.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #37 on:** 04/15/2013 05:50 pm »

Hey Artyom, please try and get a nice quality image of the launch for the article I'll put on at launch please

Mapperuo · « **Reply #38 on:** 04/15/2013 05:51 pm »

owais.usmani · « **Reply #39 on:** 04/15/2013 05:53 pm »

Why are ILS launches always at night?

Artyom. · « **Reply #40 on:** 04/15/2013 05:53 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 04/15/2013 05:50 pm

Hey Artyom, please try and get a nice quality image of the launch for the article I'll put on at launch please

ОК, I'll try

!

Satori · « **Reply #41 on:** 04/15/2013 05:53 pm »

Everything is go for launch...

Artyom. · « **Reply #42 on:** 04/15/2013 05:57 pm »

ILS broadcast has started.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #43 on:** 04/15/2013 05:59 pm »

Quote from: owais.usmani on 04/15/2013 05:53 pm

Why are ILS launches always at night?

Something to do with lighting conditions at S/C separation perhaps? It's quite strange really, many GTO launches out of the Cape (and almost always from Kourou) are at evening local time, Baikonur Proton GTO launches at the wee early morning hours, and Chinese GTO launches seems to gather around midnight. Maybe someone else can explain?

BTW if you want sound for the live broadcast, check out this page: http://www.space-center.ru/LiveVideo.aspx (apparently only works in IE!)

Artyom. · « **Reply #44 on:** 04/15/2013 06:06 pm »

30 mins to launch.

Mapperuo · « **Reply #45 on:** 04/15/2013 06:06 pm »

They have had daylight launches, it isn't exclusively night time.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #46 on:** 04/15/2013 06:07 pm »

Got to love this pre-launch music!

You know you're on to a winner when a song has a xylophone solo!

Satori · « **Reply #47 on:** 04/15/2013 06:11 pm »

T-25m

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #48 on:** 04/15/2013 06:16 pm »

Off we go with the ILS webcast.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #49 on:** 04/15/2013 06:16 pm »

ILS formed exactly 20 years ago today!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #50 on:** 04/15/2013 06:17 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #51 on:** 04/15/2013 06:18 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #52 on:** 04/15/2013 06:18 pm »

Jennifer's got a new hair do

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #53 on:** 04/15/2013 06:19 pm »

Anik G1 coverage

kevin-rf · « **Reply #54 on:** 04/15/2013 06:21 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 04/15/2013 05:59 pm

Quote from: owais.usmani on 04/15/2013 05:53 pm
Why are ILS launches always at night?

Something to do with lighting conditions at S/C separation perhaps? It's quite strange really, many GTO launches out of the Cape (and almost always from Kourou) are at evening local time, Baikonur Proton GTO launches at the wee early morning hours, and Chinese GTO launches seems to gather around midnight. Maybe someone else can explain?

I always assumed it had to do with thermal constraints and earth's shadow. With cryo upper stages you have a more benign thermal environment if you hang between the second stage first and second burn in earth's shadow. With the Briz-M hypergolics, maybe the goal is to prevent propellant cooling and becoming more viscous by launching such that it stays out of earth's shadow during the long cruise between burns.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #55 on:** 04/15/2013 06:24 pm »

T-12 mins.

Artyom. · « **Reply #56 on:** 04/15/2013 06:26 pm »

10 mins to launch.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #57 on:** 04/15/2013 06:26 pm »

Anik G1:

Satori · « **Reply #58 on:** 04/15/2013 06:31 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #59 on:** 04/15/2013 06:31 pm »

More promos.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #60 on:** 04/15/2013 06:35 pm »

T-90 seconds.

Satori · « **Reply #61 on:** 04/15/2013 06:35 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #62 on:** 04/15/2013 06:35 pm »

Artyom. · « **Reply #63 on:** 04/15/2013 06:36 pm »

LAUNCH!!!

Satori · « **Reply #64 on:** 04/15/2013 06:36 pm »

Launch!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #65 on:** 04/15/2013 06:36 pm »

LAUNCH!!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #66 on:** 04/15/2013 06:37 pm »

Artyom. · « **Reply #67 on:** 04/15/2013 06:37 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #68 on:** 04/15/2013 06:37 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #69 on:** 04/15/2013 06:38 pm »

Nominal at T+60 seconds.

Artyom. · « **Reply #70 on:** 04/15/2013 06:38 pm »

First Stage Separation

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #71 on:** 04/15/2013 06:38 pm »

Staging!

Second stage ignition - 1-2 Sep.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #72 on:** 04/15/2013 06:39 pm »

Quote from: Artyom. on 04/15/2013 06:37 pm

Thanks!

Anik G1_028.jpg is what I'll use!

Satori · « **Reply #73 on:** 04/15/2013 06:39 pm »

Satori · « **Reply #74 on:** 04/15/2013 06:42 pm »

Stage 2/3 sep and fairing sep!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #75 on:** 04/15/2013 06:42 pm »

Oh, this is useful!

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #76 on:** 04/15/2013 06:42 pm »

2nd stage separation.
3rd stage ignition.

Artyom. · « **Reply #77 on:** 04/15/2013 06:42 pm »

Second Stage Separation!

Payload Fairing Jettison

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #78 on:** 04/15/2013 06:45 pm »

This fella likes his job!

Satori · « **Reply #79 on:** 04/15/2013 06:46 pm »

Stage 3 / Briz-M sep!

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #80 on:** 04/15/2013 06:47 pm »

Briz-M ignition.

Satori · « **Reply #81 on:** 04/15/2013 06:48 pm »

Briz-M first ignition!

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #82 on:** 04/15/2013 06:51 pm »

Quote from: Satori on 04/15/2013 06:48 pm

Briz-M first ignition!

Hmm..... I nearly fell over when I heard some kind of shouting on the LCC intercom.... so it's normal!

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #83 on:** 04/15/2013 06:55 pm »

Quote from: Satori on 04/15/2013 06:48 pm

Briz-M first ignition!

And nominal shutdown! (6 sec. early)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #84 on:** 04/15/2013 06:55 pm »

Oh, this fella is English.

Artyom. · « **Reply #85 on:** 04/15/2013 07:01 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #86 on:** 04/15/2013 07:02 pm »

11:49 Eastern for S/C Sep.

ILS Webcast ending. Thanks to all for the coverage - which continues with updates of the burns.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #87 on:** 04/15/2013 07:03 pm »

Mid May for the next ILS launch.

belegor · « **Reply #88 on:** 04/15/2013 07:23 pm »

Quote from: Artyom. on 04/15/2013 07:01 pm

Sorry, have to ask:
I gather that the broadcast is now in HD (as demonstrated by the above video), however the feed on the website is still relatively low quality (it seems to me better than before, but still squeezed in a relatively small window). Where can I get access to the HD stream?

Satori · « **Reply #89 on:** 04/15/2013 07:25 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 04/15/2013 07:03 pm

Mid May for the next ILS launch.

May 14.

Mapperuo · « **Reply #90 on:** 04/15/2013 07:37 pm »

Quote from: belegor on 04/15/2013 07:23 pm

Quote from: Artyom. on 04/15/2013 07:01 pm

Sorry, have to ask:
I gather that the broadcast is now in HD (as demonstrated by the above video), however the feed on the website is still relatively low quality (it seems to me better than before, but still squeezed in a relatively small window). Where can I get access to the HD stream?

It's broadcast on satellite, they include the details in their media notices.

belegor · « **Reply #91 on:** 04/15/2013 07:39 pm »

Quote from: Mapperuo on 04/15/2013 07:37 pm

It's broadcast on satellite, they include the details in their media notices.

Ah, so no web broadcast then (yet?). Thanks.

Satori · « **Reply #92 on:** 04/15/2013 07:50 pm »

Into second Briz-M burn...

Satori · « **Reply #93 on:** 04/15/2013 08:02 pm »

Second Briz-M ended...

Satori · « **Reply #94 on:** 04/15/2013 08:11 pm »

Second Briz-M burn ended 22 seconds early.

owais.usmani · « **Reply #95 on:** 04/15/2013 08:20 pm »

Why are the Briz-M burns always shorter than originally planed?

anik · « **Reply #96 on:** 04/15/2013 08:26 pm »

Quote from: owais.usmani on 04/15/2013 08:20 pm

Why are the Briz-M burns always shorter than originally planed?

Probably due to actual more powerful thrust of engine than planned. Also after separation from rocket the upper stage re-calculates burns, which depend on actual conditions.

owais.usmani · « **Reply #97 on:** 04/15/2013 08:33 pm »

Quote from: anik on 04/15/2013 08:26 pm

Quote from: owais.usmani on 04/15/2013 08:20 pm
Why are the Briz-M burns always shorter than originally planed?

Probably due to actual more powerful thrust of engine than planned. Also after separation from rocket the upper stage re-calculates burns, which depend on actual conditions.

Do other upper stages like Centaur and Blok DM also do that?

input~2 · « **Reply #98 on:** 04/15/2013 09:19 pm »

patchfree · « **Reply #99 on:** 04/15/2013 10:03 pm »

I don't understand the blog information on the ILS website. They indicate the second burn in a post dated as 4:08 PM (GMT)

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"Anik G1 | Second Burn Completion
April 15, 2013 4:08 pm (GMT)"

How is this possible? 4:08 PM GMT means 16h08 GMT, so 18H08 Paris. But the launch time was 20h36 Paris... I am right?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #100 on:** 04/15/2013 10:14 pm »

Quote from: patchfree on 04/15/2013 10:03 pm

I don't understand the blog information on the ILS website. They indicate the second burn in a post dated as 4:08 PM (GMT)

Quote
"Anik G1 | Second Burn Completion
April 15, 2013 4:08 pm (GMT)"

How is this possible? 4:08 PM GMT means 16h08 GMT, so 18H08 Paris. But the launch time was 20h36 Paris... I am right?

I guess it was meant to be 4:08 EDT - which is 7 minutes after burn 2. This is 22 seconds short of the planned duration, so I guess the rocket performed better than expected.

Burn 3 not yet confirmed - should have started 10 minutes ago.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #101 on:** 04/15/2013 10:29 pm »

3rd and 4th burns completed - 11 seconds and 5 seconds early, so nominal flight up till now. Final burn at 03:27-03:36 UTC; spacecraft separates at 03:49 UTC.

Prober · « **Reply #102 on:** 04/15/2013 11:18 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 04/15/2013 10:29 pm

3rd and 4th burns completed - 11 seconds and 5 seconds early, so nominal flight up till now. Final burn at 03:27-03:36 UTC; spacecraft separates at 03:49 UTC.

ohhh I missed this launch; good to see the Britz did its thing.

mtakala24 · « **Reply #103 on:** 04/16/2013 12:18 am »

Quote from: owais.usmani on 04/15/2013 08:33 pm

Do other upper stages like Centaur and Blok DM also do that?

I think both of those upper stages are bound to have accelerometers/IMU's, and why would you not use data from those to get the best possible injection accuracy? (= closed-loop guidance ).

Disclaimer: Of course, I'm an armchairist in regards to these things.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #104 on:** 04/16/2013 03:39 am »

Final burn complete - looks OK.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #105 on:** 04/16/2013 03:51 am »

Confirmed spacecraft separation!

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #106 on:** 04/16/2013 04:24 am »

Press release:

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ILS PROTON SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES ANIK G1 FOR TELESAT

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, April 16, 2012 – International Launch Services (ILS), a leader in providing mission integration and launch services to the global commercial satellite industry, successfully delivered Telesat’s Anik G1 satellite into orbit today on an ILS Proton. Telesat is a leading global fixed satellite services operator providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecom, corporate and government customers.
The ILS Proton lifted off from Pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 12:36 a.m. today local time (April 15: 6:36 p.m. GMT and 2:36 p.m. EDT). Utilizing the standard 5-burn Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) mission design, the Breeze M successfully released the Anik G1 satellite into orbit after a 9 hour and 13 minute mission. The satellite was manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and built on the highly reliable 1300 platform. Weighing 4.9 metric tons at liftoff, Anik G1 was the 26th SSL satellite launched on an ILS Proton, as well as the 9th Telesat satellite launched by an ILS Proton.
Anik G1 has 24 C-band, 28 Ku-band and 3 X-band transponders that form a 55 transponder, multi-mission satellite. Once in service, Anik G1 will provide direct-to-home (DTH) television service in Canada, as well as broadband, voice, data, and video services in South America where economic growth has driven high demand for satellite capacity. It will also be the first commercial satellite with substantial X-band coverage for government communications over the Americas and the Pacific Ocean including Hawaii.
Anik G1 will be positioned at 107.3 degrees West longitude where it will be co-located with Telesat’s Anik F1 satellite effectively doubling both the C-band and Ku-band transponders serving South America from the 107.3 degrees West orbital location.
Today’s mission was the 385th launch for Proton since its maiden flight in 1965 and the 79th ILS Proton Launch overall. The Proton Breeze M vehicle is developed and built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Moscow, Russia’s premier space industry manufacturer and majority shareholder in ILS.
ILS President Phil Slack stated, “We thank Telesat for once again entrusting us with their satellite, their business and for their partnership over 14 years. We also want to express our gratitude for the work of all of the teams involved, including ILS, Khrunichev, Telesat, and SSL. Their efforts ensured a successful mission today.”
Telesat’s President and CEO, Dan Goldberg remarked, “This is an important new satellite for Telesat and our customers. Anik G1 provides expansion capacity for DTH services over Canada, a new X-band payload for government services, and additional C-band and Ku-band capacity for South America, where demand continues to grow. Telesat would like to thank ILS, SSL and everyone who played a role in making this launch a success.”

Salo · « **Reply #107 on:** 04/16/2013 05:18 am »

http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=20030

input~2 · « **Reply #108 on:** 04/16/2013 05:39 am »

input~2 · « **Reply #109 on:** 04/16/2013 05:42 am »

USSTRATCOM has catalogued the APT initially in:
347 x 21591 km x 49.4° (39129/2013-014C)

input~2 · « **Reply #110 on:** 04/16/2013 05:50 am »

Prof68 · « **Reply #111 on:** 04/16/2013 06:36 am »

Quote from: input~2 on 04/15/2013 01:07 pm

Quote from: Prof68 on 04/15/2013 12:54 pm
Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 04/15/2013 12:10 pm
It never ceases to give me a chill about the stages from Russian boosters dropping on dry land. I've seen pictures of locals living in hollowed out booster stages and the like. It's a totally different world when it comes to assessing safety risks and the like.
IMHO, assessment of safety for landing zones is very rational...
Have a look at these press reports on the Altaï situation :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19127713
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/1336392/Siberians-blighted-by-space-junk.html

I read them and many more reports. It is simply whining of representatives of local ecology movements. Utterly unprofessional, incoherent and stupid. No scientifically valid link ever established between rocket stages failing and any long-term effect to nature or population.

Artyom. · « **Reply #112 on:** 04/16/2013 07:35 am »

My congratulations!

owais.usmani · « **Reply #113 on:** 04/16/2013 07:37 am »

Can anybody post the link of the gallery of the launch campaign of AnikG1 at Khrunichev? It was there at the NK forum but NK is apparently busted at the moment (again!)

Thanks!

Artyom. · « **Reply #114 on:** 04/16/2013 07:59 am »

Launch time was 1835:59.986 UTC.

Spacecraft separation was 0348:44.315 UTC.

Artyom. · « **Reply #115 on:** 04/16/2013 08:04 am »

Quote from: owais.usmani on 04/16/2013 07:37 am

Can anybody post the link of the gallery of the launch campaign of AnikG1 at Khrunichev?

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=2790

?

owais.usmani · « **Reply #116 on:** 04/16/2013 08:32 am »

Quote from: Artyom. on 04/16/2013 08:04 am

Quote from: owais.usmani on 04/16/2013 07:37 am
Can anybody post the link of the gallery of the launch campaign of AnikG1 at Khrunichev?
http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=2790 ?

Nevermind, seems like I can access NK again.

I was talking about this one: http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=285

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #117 on:** 04/16/2013 10:09 am »

I know that Proton has had some high-profile problems in the past. Just out of interest, what is ILS's success rate with the type?

Rocket Science · « **Reply #118 on:** 04/16/2013 10:14 am »

Congratulations to all the teams, well done! Thanks to NSF for the great coverage.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #119 on:** 04/16/2013 10:18 am »

Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 04/16/2013 10:09 am

I know that Proton has had some high-profile problems in the past. Just out of interest, what is ILS's success rate with the type?

ILS has managed 79 launches from 1996. 5 of them were failures and 1 was a partial failure:

AsiaSat 3 (Dec. 1997)
Astra 1K (Nov. 2002)
Arabsat 4A (Feb. 2006)
JCSAT-11 (Sep. 2007)
AMC-14 (Mar. 2008)
Yamal 402 (Dec. 2012) (partial)

input~2 · « **Reply #120 on:** 04/16/2013 12:36 pm »

USSTRATCOM has catalogued initially:

Anik-G1 / 2013-014B/ 39128 in
9105 x 35823 km x 13.4°

Briz-M / 2013-014A / 39127 in
7951 x 34492 km x 13.9°

robertross · « **Reply #121 on:** 04/16/2013 02:32 pm »

Great work by the teams.

Thanks to all for the coverage. Maybe one day I'll be making use of DTH TV signals from this bird!

Adonis1 · « **Reply #122 on:** 04/16/2013 03:06 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4po4UABfYs&feature=youtu.be

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #123 on:** 04/16/2013 03:15 pm »

SSL-built multi-mission satellite for telesat

begins post-launch maneuvers ACCORDING TO PLAN

Following successful April 15 launch, Anik G1 deploys solar arrays and continues progress to geostationary orbit

PALO ALTO, Calif. – April 16, 2013 — Space Systems/Loral (SSL), a leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that the Anik G1 satellite, designed and built for Telesat, one of the world’s top satellite operators, was launched yesterday and is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan. The satellite deployed its solar arrays on schedule following its launch aboard a Proton Breeze M launch vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS) from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. The satellite will begin firing its main thruster tomorrow in order to start maneuvering into geosynchronous orbit.

“I would like to thank and congratulate everyone at Telesat, ILS, and SSL who contributed to the success of Anik G1,” said John Celli, president of SSL. “With a legacy of trust and collaboration, our companies share a commitment to the highest quality service and the expansion of the world’s ability to communicate.”

Anik G1 is a multi-mission satellite with three different payloads that will provide direct-to-home (DTH) television service in Canada, as well as broadband, voice, data, and video services in South America where economic growth has driven high demand for satellite services. It is also the first commercial satellite with a substantial X-band payload for government communications over the Americas and the Pacific Ocean including Hawaii. The satellite will be positioned at 107.3 degrees West longitude where it will be co-located with Telesat’s Anik F1 satellite, doubling both the C-band and Ku-band transponders serving South America from the 107.3 degrees West orbital location.

“The launch of Anik G1 reflects Telesat’s commitment to bringing the most advanced satellite services to our customers,” said Dan Goldberg, President and CEO of Telesat. “Once in service, Anik G1 will provide expansion capacity for DTH services over Canada, a new X-band payload for government services, and additional C-band and Ku-band capacity for South America, where demand continues to grow. The Anik G1 program was a superb team effort between Telesat and SSL and we are very pleased that the satellite is on orbit and has completed its initial deployments according to plan.”

Anik G1 is based on the highly reliable SSL 1300 space-proven platform, which has the flexibility to support a broad range of applications and technology advances. The spacecraft is designed to deliver service for 15 years or more. With this launch, there are 73 SSL-built satellites currently on orbit.

About Telesat (www.telesat.com)

Telesat is a leading global fixed satellite services operator providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecom, corporate and government customers. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices and facilities around the world, the company’s state-of-the-art fleet will grow to 14 satellites once Anik G1 is brought into service. The fleet today consists of 13 satellites plus the Canadian Ka-band payload on ViaSat-1. Telesat also manages the operations of additional satellites for third parties. Privately held, Telesat’s principal shareholders are Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Loral Space & Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LORL).

About SSL

SSL has a long history of delivering reliable satellites and spacecraft systems for commercial and government customers around the world. As a leading provider of commercial satellites, the company works closely with satellite operators to provide spacecraft for a broad range of services including television and radio distribution, digital audio radio, broadband Internet, and mobile communications. Billions of people around the world depend on SSL satellites every day. For more information, visit www.ssloral.com.

input~2 · « **Reply #124 on:** 04/18/2013 08:21 am »

Anik-G1 on its way to GEO:
2013-014B was in 13660 x 35808 km x 8.9° at epoch April 17, 2049UTC

input~2 · « **Reply #125 on:** 04/20/2013 08:28 am »

Objects A and B have now been switched so that 2013-014A/39127 corresponds to Anik-G1 and 2013-014B/39128 to Briz-M