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Zenit-3SLB launch with Amos-4 satellite - August 31, 2013 (2005UTC)
by
anik
on 09 May, 2013 05:06
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http://www.sea-launch.com/missions-q11349-Failure_Review_Oversight_Board.aspx"Appropriate corrective actions have been identified and are currently being developed for implementation. The corrective actions are expected to be complete on the existing flight units in the June/July time frame in order to support a Zenit launch from Baikonur in the August/September time frame and do not involve any design changes to the flight hardware. The corrective actions focus on additional standalone inspections and testing of the BIM prior installation into the Zenit 1st stage engine compartment"
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#1
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spectre9
on 09 May, 2013 06:52
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Excellent news.
No engine redesign needed just better inspection of the BIM
Go Zenit! Go Sea Launch!
Hope to see them back in action soon
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#2
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anik
on 31 May, 2013 10:58
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The launch is planned at 20:00 UTC on August 31st.
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#3
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anik
on 27 Jun, 2013 19:47
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Zenit-2S rocket has departed to Baikonur cosmodrome (second time).
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#4
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Artyom.
on 01 Jul, 2013 15:16
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#5
by
Artyom.
on 29 Jul, 2013 04:34
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#6
by
Artyom.
on 22 Aug, 2013 12:35
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Amos-4 payload unit sent for launch vehicle integrationPreparations for the launch of Zenith-2SB (LV) with the upper stage DM-SLB and Israeli spacecraft Amos-4 continue at Baikonur launch site.
Yesterday, the payload unit was loaded onto a transportation platform, and today it was transported to Area 42 of the launch site where it is to be mated with the launch vehicle Zenit-2SB.
The work is performed according to schedule.
The launch of ILV Zenith-3SLB with the upper stage DM-SLB and Israeli spacecraft Amos-4 is slated for September of this year.
http://www.energia.ru/en/launchers/land-launch/amos-4/photo_08-22.html
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#7
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Artyom.
on 22 Aug, 2013 13:55
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#8
by
Artyom.
on 26 Aug, 2013 07:01
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The Ascent Unit/Zenit-2SB LV Mechanical DockingPreparations for the launch of Zenith-2SB (LV) with the upper stage DM-SLB and Israeli spacecraft Amos-4 continue at Baikonur launch site.
Today at the Assembly & Test Facility of the cosmodrome site 42 the specialists of the rocket-space industry provided general assembly of the Integrated Launch Vehicle: mechanical docking of the Ascent Unit consisting of Upper Stage DM-SLB and Amos-4 spacecraft under the payload fairing with Zenit-2SB LV.
The work is performed according to schedule.
http://www.energia.ru/en/launchers/land-launch/amos-4/photo_08-24.html
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#9
by
input~2
on 27 Aug, 2013 16:34
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NOTAMs for fairing drop zone
P4665/13 - RESTRICTED AREA ACT: UNR1237. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2000-2130, 31 AUG 20:00 2013 UNTIL 02 SEP 21:30 2013. CREATED: 27 AUG 12:11 2013
P4652/13 - FLW ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: B928 TELRU - NIGOR, P983 TELRU - NIGOR. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2000-2130, 31 AUG 20:00 2013 UNTIL 02 SEP 21:30 2013. CREATED: 27 AUG 06:05 2013
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#10
by
Prober
on 27 Aug, 2013 16:49
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Any roll out video?
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#11
by
input~2
on 27 Aug, 2013 17:08
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NOTAMs for 2nd stage drop zone
P4654/13 - ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: A931 IGROD - ODIBA, A932 SIBIR - IGROD, A934 SIBIR - NULAR, B233 MANIT - NULAR, B451 ARLAS - IGROD. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2015-2145, 31 AUG 20:15 2013 UNTIL 02 SEP 21:45 2013. CREATED: 27 AUG 06:43 2013
P4653/13 - TEMPO DANGER AREA FOR ACFT FLT ACT: ELLIPSE WITH PARAMETERS: CENTRE COORD 4230N 13538E, RADII 90/40 KM, MAJOR SEMIAXIS AZM 124 DEG. SFC - UNL, AUG 31 SEP 01 02 2015-2145, 31 AUG 20:15 2013 UNTIL 02 SEP 21:45 2013. CREATED: 27 AUG 06:42 2013
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#12
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Artyom.
on 27 Aug, 2013 17:19
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Any roll out video?
The roll out is planned on August 29
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#13
by
Artyom.
on 28 Aug, 2013 10:38
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#14
by
Artyom.
on 28 Aug, 2013 13:57
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#15
by
Artyom.
on 28 Aug, 2013 14:02
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#16
by
Prober
on 28 Aug, 2013 15:41
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#17
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Phillip Clark
on 28 Aug, 2013 16:10
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Is there a launch profile page, as their usually is for Sea Launch and Land Launch commercial Zenit missions, please? If there is I've not managed to find it!
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#18
by
Prober
on 28 Aug, 2013 18:22
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#19
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Phillip Clark
on 29 Aug, 2013 05:57
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#20
by
Artyom.
on 29 Aug, 2013 08:14
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#21
by
Artyom.
on 29 Aug, 2013 11:10
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#22
by
Lewis007
on 30 Aug, 2013 11:45
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Roll-out video
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#23
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 30 Aug, 2013 14:46
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Any launch time line available for this launch?
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#24
by
input~2
on 30 Aug, 2013 14:55
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#25
by
input~2
on 30 Aug, 2013 20:30
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NOTAM for 1st stage drop zone
K0475/13 - ATS ROUTE SEGMENT CLSD: R366 GONEL-IRGIT FROM 15 TO 75KM. SFC - UNL, 3108,0109,0209 1955/2120, 31 AUG 19:55 2013 UNTIL 02 SEP 21:20 2013. CREATED: 28 AUG 08:56 2013
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#26
by
input~2
on 30 Aug, 2013 20:38
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#27
by
Satori
on 30 Aug, 2013 20:55
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Any launch time line available for this launch?
Ignition - 2004:55UTC
Launch - 2005:00UTC
1 stage sep - 2007:19UTC
Fairing sep - 2010:10UTC
Blok DM-SLB sep - 2013:29UTC
DM-SLB 1st burn - 2013:43UTC to 2017:37UTC
DM-SLB 2nd burn - 2119:55UTC to 2125:38UTC
DM-SLB 3rd burn - 0238:31UTC to 0239:32UTC
AMOS-4 sep - 0250:22UTC
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#28
by
Phillip Clark
on 31 Aug, 2013 07:39
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#29
by
Satori
on 31 Aug, 2013 12:05
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Moved for live coverage...
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#30
by
input~2
on 31 Aug, 2013 14:10
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Another feed for live broadcast:
mms://mms1.rrsat-internet.tv:8088/Amos4
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#31
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Aug, 2013 15:49
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What's the planned spacecraft separation orbit?
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#32
by
Satori
on 31 Aug, 2013 16:17
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What's the planned spacecraft separation orbit?
H=35786 km
h=3090 km
i=26.85
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#33
by
Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 16:27
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#34
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Aug, 2013 16:55
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What's the planned spacecraft separation orbit?
H=35786 km
h=3090 km
i=26.85
Thanks, I can't find the information anywhere on the web. (last time on a commercial Land Launch mission the information is on Sea Launch's website, but not this time
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#35
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Aug, 2013 18:15
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Tsenki now on live coverage. Also one engineer at NK forums is
giving out updates too.
I suggest you guys use
this link instead of the usually given ones - the connection is usually more stable.
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#36
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Satori
on 31 Aug, 2013 18:42
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#37
by
Prober
on 31 Aug, 2013 18:50
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#38
by
Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 18:52
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Launch article ready, but I'll go post launch for a nice launch image
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#39
by
Nicolas PILLET
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:17
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There are good shots of launcher preparation... Someone is recording ?
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#40
by
Prober
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:29
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From that great Animation ...
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#41
by
IanO
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:30
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Something is up weird with this launch. The strong back is still up and should be down by now?
I think we were both off by an hour. Must be around T-30 now, and prop loading has started as you can see by the oxygen venting.
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#42
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Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:33
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Yeah, coming up on L-30 minutes now.
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#43
by
Prober
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:34
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Looks like some winds at the site, but the LOX is flowing.
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#44
by
tehwkd
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:36
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#45
by
jcm
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:45
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The one missing piece of info about this launch is the physical size of the AMOS-HP bus - we just know it's more than twice the mass, and 'larger'. Does anyone have the bus dimensions or solar panel span? I've emailed IAI but am not optimistic about an answer..
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#46
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:54
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#47
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Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:55
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#48
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:55
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#49
by
Prober
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:56
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#50
by
Artyom.
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:57
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#51
by
Prober
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:58
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#52
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Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 19:59
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#53
by
Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:00
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#54
by
Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:02
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About T-180 seconds.
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#55
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:03
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The umbilical train is now finally off the rocket (automatically).
No wonder I have some weird feeling hearing those hissing sounds - the last time a rocket has launched from the Zenit pad at Baikonur was the Phobos-Grunt launch!
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#56
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:03
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Looks like they've stopped venting.
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#57
by
Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:04
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Can hear the train moving away!
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#58
by
Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:05
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#59
by
mheney
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:05
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So - which feed has the correct aspect ratio? The 4:3 or the 16:9?
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#60
by
Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:05
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#61
by
Star One
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:05
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Launch!
First time I have seen a Zenit launch live. Really leaps off the pad.
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#62
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:05
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#63
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mheney
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:05
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Look at that pad camera shake!
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#64
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Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:05
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#65
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:05
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#66
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:06
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#67
by
Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:06
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#68
by
Artyom.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:06
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LAUNCH!!!
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#69
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:06
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#70
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Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:06
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#71
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:06
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#72
by
Prober
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:07
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#73
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:07
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#74
by
Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:07
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#75
by
Star One
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:07
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Sounded rather windy there.
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#76
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:07
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#77
by
jcm
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:08
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Should have Stage 1 separation, 2 min 19s into flight - think that was the sudden dimming I just saw
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#78
by
Star One
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:08
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Looks to be.
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#79
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:09
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Seems to be going well. Just a dot in the night sky now...
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#80
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Chris Bergin
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:10
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#81
by
ugordan
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:11
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I think I can hear the announcer still calling out a nominal flight faintly over the pad noise.
And there are folks already at the pad
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#82
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Nick L.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:12
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Think they lost it on the camera.
People already at the pad (guy walked out of frame right before the first image)
Also looks like the support teams (including some fire trucks, it seems - just in case) are heading to the pad.
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#83
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:14
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Can't hear clearly, but I think the 2nd stage is now off and the Block-DM is now burning.
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#84
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Star One
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:14
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Coverage appears to have ended.
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#85
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jcm
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:15
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NK forum poster says Stage 2 separated from Blok DM-SL (as planned)
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#86
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jcm
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:21
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#87
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Artyom.
on 31 Aug, 2013 20:22
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#88
by
Targeteer
on 31 Aug, 2013 23:11
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updates?
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#89
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jcm
on 01 Sep, 2013 00:46
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updates?
Should be climbing to apogee, with burn 3 at 0238 UTC in just under 2 hours - probably we'll get a statement around 0300 UTC?
No TLEs yet
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#90
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 01 Sep, 2013 03:11
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I know it's very early Sunday in Moscow right now, but can someone confirm if the upper stage burns and spacecraft separation has occurred as planned?
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#91
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 01 Sep, 2013 03:21
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#92
by
Artyom.
on 01 Sep, 2013 06:20
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#93
by
input~2
on 01 Sep, 2013 10:35
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A first object has been catalogued by USSTRATCOM
39237/2013-045A in 2862 x 35842 km x 26.88° at epoch Sept 1, 0914UTC
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#94
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Nicolas PILLET
on 01 Sep, 2013 12:30
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On SIS website :
http://landlaunch.ru/ The launch is scheduled on September 1st, 2013 and will be the first launch of Zenit-3SLB LV with increased performance.
Someone know what they are speaking about ?
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#95
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 01 Sep, 2013 17:12
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Apparently the Zenit's second stage burn up in the atmosphere just off the Russian far eastern coast - which caught surprise many early up residents at Vladivostok!
Photo source:
http://cheslav.livejournal.com/29219.html
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#96
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Artyom.
on 02 Sep, 2013 04:49
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#97
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Satori
on 02 Sep, 2013 07:43
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#98
by
Artyom.
on 02 Sep, 2013 08:28
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#99
by
Artyom.
on 02 Sep, 2013 09:52
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Roscosmos video of the launch (HD)
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#100
by
EE Scott
on 02 Sep, 2013 16:02
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Great photos! Thanks to all.
I really like this rocket.
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#101
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input~2
on 07 Sep, 2013 19:51
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A first object has been catalogued by USSTRATCOM
39237/2013-045A in 2862 x 35842 km x 26.88° at epoch Sept 1, 0914UTC
This first object now appears to be the upper stage DM SLB (now known as Object B/39238-2013-045B)
The S/C is now tracked as Object A (was nearing geo orbit as of yesterday)
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#102
by
fatjohn1408
on 10 Sep, 2013 14:37
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On SIS website : http://landlaunch.ru/
The launch is scheduled on September 1st, 2013 and will be the first launch of Zenit-3SLB LV with increased performance.
Someone know what they are speaking about ?
I dont know but while most sources speak of a GEO performance of 3750 for the Zenit 3SLB, the AMOS 4 should weigh in at 4250. A heck of a performance increase and immediately taken advantage of!
In addition I would like to know if the launch service provider here TsENKI? Is Sea Launch totally not involved or what?
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#103
by
anik
on 10 Sep, 2013 16:16
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In addition I would like to know if the launch service provider here TsENKI?
SIS:
http://landlaunch.ru/Is Sea Launch totally not involved or what?
Totally not involved as it was with Amos-3 in 2008.
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#104
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fatjohn1408
on 10 Sep, 2013 16:37
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In addition I would like to know if the launch service provider here TsENKI?
SIS: http://landlaunch.ru/
Is Sea Launch totally not involved or what?
Totally not involved as it was with Amos-3 in 2008.
And SIS is not a subsidiary of Sea launch as wikipedia states or what?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_LaunchOr SIS /= LandLaunch?
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#105
by
William Graham
on 10 Sep, 2013 17:38
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In addition I would like to know if the launch service provider here TsENKI?
SIS: http://landlaunch.ru/
Is Sea Launch totally not involved or what?
Totally not involved as it was with Amos-3 in 2008.
And SIS is not a subsidiary of Sea launch as wikipedia states or what? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Launch
Or SIS /= LandLaunch?
Land Launch was a Sea Launch subsidiary; SIS is a separate company which I think was originally a Land Launch contractor - although I'm going from memory here as I can't remember where I read all this. I'm sure I recall reading about some dispute between Sea/Land Launch and SIS, which ended up with SIS conducting a launch without SL/LL's participation - I think it was an Intelsat but I'm not sure because I can't find the thread/article now.
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#106
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William Graham
on 10 Sep, 2013 17:55
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Found what I was looking for:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=17586.100http://www.space.com/spacenews/spacenews_summary.html#BM_1
"In a ruling published Aug. 25, the court said Intelsat could take the place of Sea Launch as the customer for three launches that Intelsat had contracted with Sea Launch but that rely on Moscow-based Space International Services (SIS)"
"Intelsat has three Land Launch contracts for which payment is still due. The first is a final payment for the June launch of the Measat 1R satellite, a launch that Intelsat had sold to Malaysia's Measat satellite operator.
The second contract is for the Intelsat IS-15 satellite, scheduled for launch late this year, with the third being for the IS-18 satellite to be orbited in late 2010 or early 2011"
I'm not sure who conducted the IS-18 launch, as Sea Launch was still mentioned in the press releases. Land Launch seems to have disappeared completely now though.
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#107
by
anik
on 10 Sep, 2013 18:29
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And SIS is not a subsidiary of Sea launch as wikipedia states or what?
SIS never was subsidiary of Sea Launch. Before Sea Launch bankruptcy there was agreement between Sea Launch and SIS for performing of Baikonur's Zenit-3SLB launches: Sea Launch gets contract, SIS performs it. Such work was made for Telstar 11N, MeaSat-3a and Intelsat-15. Amos-3 and Amos-4 are pure SIS contracts. Intelsat-18 was Sea Launch contract, but after Sea Launch bankruptcy it was transferred to SIS and then again back to Sea Launch when SIS had not available Zenit-2SB rocket. After Sea Launch bankruptcy there is no agreement between Sea Launch and SIS for performing of Baikonur's Zenit-3SLB launches.
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#108
by
Stan Black
on 10 Sep, 2013 20:28
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And SIS is not a subsidiary of Sea launch as wikipedia states or what?
SIS never was subsidiary of Sea Launch. Before Sea Launch bankruptcy there was agreement between Sea Launch and SIS for performing of Baikonur's Zenit-3SLB launches: Sea Launch gets contract, SIS performs it. Such work was made for Telstar 11N, MeaSat-3a and Intelsat-15. Amos-3 and Amos-4 are pure SIS contracts. Intelsat-18 was Sea Launch contract, but after Sea Launch bankruptcy it was transferred to SIS and then again back to Sea Launch when SIS had not available Zenit-2SB rocket. After Sea Launch bankruptcy there is no agreement between Sea Launch and SIS for performing of Baikonur's Zenit-3SLB launches.
Not wishing to go too far off topic, but who is the Lybid Zenit-3F contract with?
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#109
by
Prober
on 11 Sep, 2013 21:42
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