Author Topic: LAUNCHED: Soyuz ST-B Flight VS05 - O3b-F1 (PFM,FM02/04/05) - June 25, 2013 (Read 52704 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #101 on:** 06/25/2013 07:37 pm »

Staging. On to the upper stage.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #102 on:** 06/25/2013 07:38 pm »

First burn underway. Four minute burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #103 on:** 06/25/2013 07:40 pm »

"Fregat is like a sophisticated taxi driver"

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #104 on:** 06/25/2013 07:41 pm »

First burn complete.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #105 on:** 06/25/2013 07:42 pm »

8.5 minutes coast.

input~2 · « **Reply #106 on:** 06/25/2013 07:45 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #107 on:** 06/25/2013 07:49 pm »

Double thumbs up!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #108 on:** 06/25/2013 07:50 pm »

Second burn underway.

Nine minute burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #109 on:** 06/25/2013 07:58 pm »

On the big ride uphill.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #110 on:** 06/25/2013 07:59 pm »

Second burn complete.

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #111 on:** 06/25/2013 07:59 pm »

Fregat saying aloha - this commentator sure is having fun

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #112 on:** 06/25/2013 08:00 pm »

Into a long coast. Webcast going to hold until just before the third burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #113 on:** 06/25/2013 08:00 pm »

40 minute break.

Star One · « **Reply #114 on:** 06/25/2013 08:05 pm »

Read elsewhere this is going into an unusual orbit along the equator?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #115 on:** 06/25/2013 08:33 pm »

Actually, the webcast is coming back in 45 minutes from now. 21:17 GMT.

jcm · « **Reply #116 on:** 06/25/2013 08:39 pm »

Quote from: Star One on 06/25/2013 08:05 pm

Read elsewhere this is going into an unusual orbit along the equator?

Yes
From the press kit the intermediate orbits are
-1167 x 192 km x 5.3 deg
153 x 227 km x 5 deg
242 x 7875 km x 3.2 deg
7831 x 7835 km x 0.02 deg - final orbit
with disposal of Fregat into an 8003 x 8041 km x 0.02 deg orbit

jcm · « **Reply #117 on:** 06/25/2013 08:40 pm »

Do we know what the individual 4 satellites will be called?

O3b SV1 to SV4, F1 to F4, No. 1 to No. 4, 1-1 to 1-4,
A to D, etc etc?

woods170 · « **Reply #118 on:** 06/25/2013 09:00 pm »

Past the 90 minute mark

woods170 · « **Reply #119 on:** 06/25/2013 09:17 pm »

Re-orienting for burn