Great photos! Thanks to all.
I really like this rocket.
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)
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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?
