It seems that, initial preparations meeting held on Monday. The date is 26 June exact time is not mentioned. Pls refer the
Eenadu Telugu newspaperThx
~Prasad
Due to some technical glitches found in the vehicle, it is postponed to 27th June. PM Modi may visit on 30th June. So there is chance of delaying to that day.
Pls refer
Eenadu PaperEenadu Paper ArchivedThx
~Prasad
Due to some technical glitches found in the vehicle, it is postponed to 27th June. PM Modi may visit on 30th June. So there is chance of delaying to that day.
Pls refer
Eenadu Paper
Eenadu Paper Archived
Thx
~Prasad
Given the target orbit plane of SPOT-7 is the same as SPOT-6 (and Pléiades-1A/B) - SSO w/ altitude = 694 km, inclination = 98.2º, LTAN = 22:00 hours, I guess the launch time is about the same as that of SPOT-6, i.e. ~04:30 UTC (~10 am local)? Can someone confirm?
Due to some technical glitches found in the vehicle, it is postponed to 27th June. PM Modi may visit on 30th June. So there is chance of delaying to that day.
Pls refer
Eenadu Paper
Eenadu Paper Archived
Thx
~Prasad
What technical glitches?
And I don't think they'd delay the mission simply because the Minister of Space would like to witness a launch. For starters, he'd publicly decry that - given that he's already been deriding the NaMo sycophancy. He'll be kept in the loop and wil hop on a plane when they're reasonably sure that they're going to go.
Google translate doesn't pick-up the text from the Eenadu website. They're using some different (not unicode) encoding for the Telugu text.
And I don't think they'd delay the mission simply because the Minister of Space would like to witness a launch.
Well, the PTI article in English says this:
Asked if there would be any change in the date of the launch, he said the date and time also depend on the availability of VIPs, if any, witnessing the launch.
From ISRO official Facebook page:
Integration of PSLV C23 is completed. The satellites (SPOT 7 from France, two satellites from Canada, and on each from Germany and Singapore) are also integrated with the launcher.
Looks like the launch has moved to 04:19 UTC on June 30 (see photo below).
It turns out that the rumored Indonesian cubesat isn't on board; instead there's VELOX-P1 from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University - sistercraft VELOX-P2 was launched last November on the multi-satellite Dnper rocket launch.
June 20, 2014 PRINT THIS PAGE
PSLV-C23 Launch Scheduled on June 30, 2014
The launch of ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C23, is scheduled on June 30, 2014 (Monday) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. The vehicle lift-off time is scheduled at 09:49 hrs IST.
PSLV-C23 will carry a 714 kg French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-7 as the main payload. Also, the 14 kg AISAT of Germany, NLS7.1 (CAN-X4) & NLS7.2 (CAN-X5) of Canada each weighing 15 kg, and the 7 kg VELOX-1 of Singapore are being carried as co-passengers. These five satellites are being launched under commercial arrangements that ANTRIX has entered with the respective foreign agencies.
All the five satellites have been integrated with PSLV-C23 and the final phase of checks is progressing. The Mission Readiness Review (MRR) Committee and the Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) are meeting on June 27, 2014 to review the progress of prelaunch activities. After the clearance from LAB, the 49 hour count down for the mission will commence at 08:49 hrs IST on June 28, 2014.
http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/scripts/pressreleasein.aspx?Jun20_2014
Well, it doesn't say that it was postponed because he was going to make a visit... (Yes, I read that ISRO official's speculative statement, but that was speculative)..
But if they DID delay it for that, I'd be very annoyed.
ISRO is testing AINS (Advanced Interial Navigation System) in C23. It is mentioned in the brochure itself; I thought it was mentioned there casually but not
Here is the ref:
Andhra Jyothi Today Thx
~Prasad
ISRO is testing AINS (Advanced Interial Navigation System) in C23.
The
brochure shows it mounted as a payload (pg 3). Is the AINS mounted to the fourth stage (and, separately, will it be navigating the 4th stage), or is it a separate payload in itself? Does it have any propulsion?
Also, the imaging resolution of SPOT-7, as mentioned in the brochure is different from that mentioned on Wikipedia, as well as the GIM-space article linked somewhere earlier in this thread.
