Proton-M/Briz-M - Raduga-1M #3 - November 11, 2013 (2346UTC)

• Proton-M/Briz-M - Raduga-1M #3 - November 11, 2013 (2346UTC) by input~2 on 27 Aug, 2013 12:06
• Launch is planned for November 1, 2013
  http://www.newsru.com/russia/27aug2013/proton.html
• #1 by Danderman on 27 Aug, 2013 13:43
• What is a "Raduga 1M"? Is this a new bus from ISS?
  
• #2 by Artyom. on 27 Aug, 2013 14:02
• Quote from: Danderman on 27 Aug, 2013 13:43

  Is this a new bus from ISS?
  
  

  No, it is a Russian military communications satellite which is operated by the Russian Space Forces  .
• #3 by Stan Black on 27 Aug, 2013 16:10
• Payload: Raduga-1M 17Ф15М
  Rocket: Proton-M 8К82КМ
  Upper stage: Briz-M 14С43
  Fairing: 14С75
  Launch site: 8П882К (ПУ № 24)
  
  

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  Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI)
  Центр эксплуатации объектов наземной космической инфраструктуры (ЦЭНКИ)
  
  Launch campaign
  
  

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  Выполнение комплекса наземных работ (услуг) по обеспечению подготовки и проведения пуска РКН «РН «Протон-М» - РБ «Бриз-М»» с КА 17Ф15М с космодрома Байконур.

  
  554 890 000 Russian ruble
  Order placed: 11th March 2013
  Contractual period: up to November 2013
  [source]
  
  

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  Ingosstrakh
  Ингосстрах
  
  Insurance
  
  

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  Оказание услуг по осуществлению обязательного страхованию ответственности за причинения вреда жизни, здоровью или имуществу других лиц при запусках космических аппаратов военного назначения в объеме: КА 17Ф15М РН «Протон-М» - 1 запуск; КА 14Ф112 РН «Союз-2.1а» - 1 запуск; КА «СКРЛ-756» РН «Союз-2.1 в» - 1 запуск; КА 14Ф132 РН «Рокот» - 1 запуск; Грузомакет, РН «Ангара-1.2» - 1 запуск.

  
  20 661 000 Russian ruble
  Order placed: 27th September 2013
  [source]
  
• #4 by Stan Black on 28 Sep, 2013 13:52
• There were seven bidders to provide insurance
  http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/pgz/public/action/orders/info/commission_work_result/show?notificationId=6876940
• #5 by Ian on 20 Oct, 2013 16:54
• Launch is now planned for November 11.
  
  
• #6 by input~2 on 20 Oct, 2013 17:19
• Information on the spacecraft from Tsenki (in Russian)
  http://www.tsenki.com/launch_services/help_information/deduced_loadings/view/?SECTION_ID=60&ELEMENT_ID=5936
  
• #7 by Gorizont on 20 Oct, 2013 17:49
• "nformation on the spacecraft from Tsenki (in Russian)
  http://www.tsenki.com/launch_services/help_information/deduced_loadings/view/?SECTION_ID=60&ELEMENT_ID=5936"
  
  Possible this is not correct.
  The shown image of this satellite is the same, als I built in 1/48 scale (rapid-prototyping-method), and shows the known Raduga-satellite.
  
  Raduga-M must have be a differerent appearance and technics.
  
  greetings...
  Soeren
• #8 by input~2 on 21 Oct, 2013 20:07
• Quote from: Gorizont on 20 Oct, 2013 17:49

  "nformation on the spacecraft from Tsenki (in Russian)
  http://www.tsenki.com/launch_services/help_information/deduced_loadings/view/?SECTION_ID=60&ELEMENT_ID=5936"
  
  Possible this is not correct.
  The shown image of this satellite is the same, als I built in 1/48 scale (rapid-prototyping-method), and shows the known Raduga-satellite.
  
  Raduga-M must have be a differerent appearance and technics.
  
  greetings...
  Soeren
  

  Yes, apparently Tsenki has just reproduced data from Raduga-1 description from ISS Reshetnev
  A different design for Raduga-1M appears on the last page of ISS Reshetnev review ("Sibirskii Sputnik") dated December 4, 2012  (see below) - it seems similar to Express-AM platform

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• #9 by owais.usmani on 22 Oct, 2013 18:29
• Has the satellite been delivered to Baikonur?
• #10 by anik on 22 Oct, 2013 19:08
• Quote from: owais.usmani on 22 Oct, 2013 18:29

  Has the satellite been delivered to Baikonur?

  
  Yes, already for a long time.
• #11 by owais.usmani on 23 Oct, 2013 05:12
• Quote from: anik on 22 Oct, 2013 19:08

  Quote from: owais.usmani on 22 Oct, 2013 18:29

  Has the satellite been delivered to Baikonur?

  
  Yes, already for a long time.
  

  
  then why haven't they launched it already? 
• #12 by russianhalo117 on 23 Oct, 2013 15:22
• Quote from: owais.usmani on 23 Oct, 2013 05:12

  Quote from: anik on 22 Oct, 2013 19:08

  Quote from: owais.usmani on 22 Oct, 2013 18:29

  Has the satellite been delivered to Baikonur?

  
  Yes, already for a long time.
  

  
  then why haven't they launched it already? 
  

  Practically just  about every time they get ready to launch it a Proton fails before its launch. The other times involved the SC and its manufacturing and eventually its reprocessing. That is my understanding of this SC's fate.
• #13 by anik on 24 Oct, 2013 10:55
• Quote from: owais.usmani on 23 Oct, 2013 05:12

  then why haven't they launched it already? 

  
  Oh, yes! What happened? What happened? Have those Russians broken again their satellite? Is it quality issue again in Russian space industry? It is a shame!
  
  P.S.: Preparation of the last Raduga-1M satellite on Baikonur cosmodrome is going according to schedule.
• #14 by owais.usmani on 24 Oct, 2013 18:37
• Hey come on!  you wrote "for a long time" so I thought it has been delivered since an year or something! 
• #15 by anik on 24 Oct, 2013 22:23
• Does the "end of September" equal to "for a long time"? I think it equals.
• #16 by anik on 01 Nov, 2013 12:52
• According to Interfax news agency, the launch is planned on November 12th (local time).
• #17 by anik on 06 Nov, 2013 09:44
• Transportation of Proton-M rocket to the launch pad is planned on November 8th
• #18 by input~2 on 07 Nov, 2013 11:56
• NOTAM for Proton 3rd stage debris
  Launch time from 2330UTC on November 11
  

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  J5840/13 - THE RUSSIAN FEDERAL SPACE AGENCY PLANS TO LAUNCH MISSILE
  FRAGMENTS OF THE MISSILE FALL WITHIN FUKUOKA FIR AS FLW
  
  FALLING AREA: BOUNDED BY FLW POINTS
                3250.0N15145.0E 3330.0N15240.0E 3100.0N15540.0E
                3015.0N15450.0E 3250.0N15145.0E
  
  RMK/IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, ATC WILL NOT CLEAR IFR FLT
      THRU ABOVE AREA. SFC - UNL, 2330/0100, 11 NOV 23:30 2013 UNTIL 16 NOV 01:00
  2013. CREATED: 07 NOV 07:14 2013

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• #19 by input~2 on 07 Nov, 2013 12:25
• NOTAM for 2nd stage debris
  Launch time NET 2345UTC on November 11
  

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  P6283/13 -  ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: B206  ARNUL-AKTAS, G489  TELRU-AKTAS. SFC - UNL, 11-13 2345-0030, 11 NOV 23:45 2013 UNTIL 14 NOV 00:30 2013. CREATED: 07 NOV 06:40 2013

  
  edit: more precisely that would be for the 2nd stage and the fairing debris
• #20 by Galactic Penguin SST on 07 Nov, 2013 12:29
• Quote from: input~2 on 07 Nov, 2013 12:25

  NOTAM for 2nd stage debris
  Launch time NET 2345UTC on November 11
  

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  P6283/13 -  ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: B206  ARNUL-AKTAS, G489  TELRU-AKTAS. SFC - UNL, 11-13 2345-0030, 11 NOV 23:45 2013 UNTIL 14 NOV 00:30 2013. CREATED: 07 NOV 06:40 2013

  
  Andrey has put down the launch time as 23:46 UTC on the Russian launch schedule thread. 
• #21 by input~2 on 07 Nov, 2013 12:54
• Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 07 Nov, 2013 12:29

  Andrey has put down the launch time as 23:46 UTC on the Russian launch schedule thread. 
  

  Thanks!
• #22 by Artyom. on 08 Nov, 2013 09:05
• Proton-M rocket was transported to the launch pad today.
  http://www.interfax.ru/world/news.asp?id=339598 (On Russian)
• #23 by input~2 on 09 Nov, 2013 05:27
• NOTAM for first stage debris
  

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  K0660/13 - ATS ROUTE SEGMENTS CLSD:
  1.A113 TIROK-GISIR FROM 25KM TO 65KM
  2.B822 BETIK-LUGER FROM 95KM TO 140KM. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2340/0015, 11 NOV 23:40
  2013 UNTIL 13 NOV 00:15 2013. CREATED: 08 NOV 12:41 2013
• #24 by owais.usmani on 09 Nov, 2013 06:57
• I have a feeling that people at ILS would be more concerned about this mission being a success than people at Russian ministry of defense.
• #25 by Galactic Penguin SST on 11 Nov, 2013 05:28
• Finally confirmation that this launch will be broadcast live at http://www.tsenki.com/broadcast/ (starts at 21:45 UTC). 
• #26 by Galactic Penguin SST on 11 Nov, 2013 06:27
• Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11 Nov, 2013 05:28

  Finally confirmation that this launch will be broadcast live at http://www.tsenki.com/broadcast/ (starts at 21:45 UTC). 
  

  
  And as soon as I wrote that they have removed the broadcast notice.  Well they do broadcast the last Raduga-1M launch in January 2010 so let's see what happens....
• #27 by Galactic Penguin SST on 11 Nov, 2013 11:22
• The rollout:
  
  
• #28 by Satori on 11 Nov, 2013 11:41
• This is 8K82KM Proton-M n.º 53541 (Short serial number) / 4925106752 (Long serial number) and Briz-M n.º 88532.
  
  
• #29 by Stan Black on 11 Nov, 2013 12:12
• Quote from: Satori on 11 Nov, 2013 11:41

  This is 8K82KM Proton-M n.º 53541 (Short serial number) / 4925106752 (Long serial number) and Briz-M n.º 88532.

  
  Phase I with RD-276 engines
• #30 by Chris Bergin on 11 Nov, 2013 19:16
• Hmmm, anyone want to list some facts about the spacecraft for the purpose of an article?
• #31 by Stan Black on 11 Nov, 2013 19:40
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  nfm9841.pdf
• #32 by input~2 on 11 Nov, 2013 19:53
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 11 Nov, 2013 19:16

  Hmmm, anyone want to list some facts about the spacecraft for the purpose of an article?
  

  
  Third Raduga-1M built by ISS Reshetnev
  Platform: Kaur-4 /MSS-767 (same as Sesat and Express-AM) See page 11 of Stan's pdf ("PM-7 satellite bus")
  Total satellite mass: 2600 kg (per Stan's source)
  Payload for military/government communications tentatively includes C, X and L bands
  A color picture of the spacecraft was posted upthread
• #33 by input~2 on 11 Nov, 2013 20:09
• The spacecraft should be known as Cosmos-2488 after launch
• #34 by Chris Bergin on 11 Nov, 2013 20:14
• Great work guys, many thanks!
• #35 by William Graham on 11 Nov, 2013 20:31
• Quote from: input~2 on 11 Nov, 2013 20:09

  The spacecraft should be known as Cosmos-2488 after launch
  

  
  Radugas don't always get get Kosmos designations
• #36 by Chris Bergin on 11 Nov, 2013 21:50
• Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11 Nov, 2013 05:28

  Finally confirmation that this launch will be broadcast live at http://www.tsenki.com/broadcast/ (starts at 21:45 UTC). 
  

  
  No sign of a webcast. Scrubbed?
• #37 by Skyrocket on 11 Nov, 2013 21:56
• Quote from: William Graham on 11 Nov, 2013 20:31

  Quote from: input~2 on 11 Nov, 2013 20:09

  The spacecraft should be known as Cosmos-2488 after launch
  

  
  Radugas don't always get get Kosmos designations
  

  
  Radugas do not get Kosmos designation at all. Raduga-1M #1 was erroneously reported to be named  Kosmos-2434, but this report was corrected shortly afterwards. Except from this, no Raduga was ever designated Kosmos.
• #38 by Gorizont on 11 Nov, 2013 21:59
• I also see no webcast until now.
  
  But... it´s very late (for me) at this time. (23.57 / 11.57 -shortly for midnight-)
  I will see the next day for your postings and information.
  
  greetings and thanks...
  Soeren
  
  edit:
  Nice to see you, Gunter! (skyrocket)
  I visit your webpage very often! (greetings from Saxony) 
• #39 by Satori on 11 Nov, 2013 22:16
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 11 Nov, 2013 21:50

  Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11 Nov, 2013 05:28

  Finally confirmation that this launch will be broadcast live at http://www.tsenki.com/broadcast/ (starts at 21:45 UTC). 
  

  
  No sign of a webcast. Scrubbed?
  

  
  Maybe that post about the webcast on TsENKI was a mistake and there was no webcast schedule after all.
  
  Launch is schedule for 33 minutes from now. Just lets wait.
• #40 by Satori on 11 Nov, 2013 22:39
• We are now at 10 minutes from the schedule launch time.
• #41 by Gorizont on 11 Nov, 2013 22:49
• Hmm, I planned go to bed... but... the interest. ;-)
  I cannot see the webcast from tsenki.
  
  greetings...
  Soeren
• #42 by Satori on 11 Nov, 2013 22:49
• If everything went according to plan, the Proton-M/Briz-M with the Globus-1M (13L) satellite should be lifting-off from Baikonur at this time.
• #43 by Satori on 11 Nov, 2013 22:50
• Scanning the Russian news agencies for news about the launch.
• #44 by Satori on 11 Nov, 2013 22:53
• RIA Novosti is reporting that launch took place!
  
  http://ria.ru/science/20131112/976165536.html (in Rusian).
• #45 by Gorizont on 11 Nov, 2013 22:56
• Thank you very much, Rui! ;-)
• #46 by Satori on 11 Nov, 2013 22:57
• Following the same pattern of a ILS commercial launch, this mission should be a 9 hour plus long flight.
• #47 by Chris Bergin on 11 Nov, 2013 22:59
• Thanks Rui! Good to hear that went well for the launch phase.
• #48 by Ben E on 11 Nov, 2013 23:00
• Citing my article on AmericaSpace.com, I understand that this will be a 5-burn Briz-M mission, of very similar design to the Sirius FM-6 mission.
  
  http://www.americaspace.com/?p=44969
  
  
• #49 by Satori on 11 Nov, 2013 23:05
• And we have confirmation of the separation of the Briz-M with the Globus-1M sat.
  
  http://ria.ru/science/20131112/976166271.html (in Russian).
• #50 by Satori on 11 Nov, 2013 23:06
• Schedule satellite separation is expected at 0847UTC.
• #51 by Gorizont on 11 Nov, 2013 23:15
• Thank you, Rui!
  It seems, that all was nominal.
  
  Perhaps we will see some pictures of the rocket and the launch.
  
  greetings...
  Soeren
• #52 by Galactic Penguin SST on 12 Nov, 2013 04:07
• Currently one object has been found by NORAD - 39377/2013-062C (Briz-M APT?) is in a 404 x 35601 x 48.57 deg. orbit (epoch 03:24 UTC)
• #53 by Galactic Penguin SST on 12 Nov, 2013 04:53
• #54 by jcm on 12 Nov, 2013 05:11
• Quote from: Satori on 11 Nov, 2013 23:05

  And we have confirmation of the separation of the Briz-M with the Globus-1M sat.
  
  http://ria.ru/science/20131112/976166271.html (in Russian).
  

  
  Interesting statement that the payload has L, C, X and Ka-band. I don't think I've seen this information on Raduga-1M
  before.
• #55 by anik on 12 Nov, 2013 05:16
• Quote from: jcm on 12 Nov, 2013 05:11

  Interesting statement that the payload has L, C, X and Ka-band. I don't think I've seen this information on Raduga-1M
  before

  
  This information was copied from Wikipedia: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B0-1%D0%9C_%28%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%29
• #56 by jcm on 12 Nov, 2013 05:18
• Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12 Nov, 2013 04:07

  Currently one object has been found by NORAD - 39377/2013-062C (Briz-M APT?) is in a 404 x 35601 x 48.57 deg. orbit (epoch 03:24 UTC)
  

  
  This is consistent with the 2010 launch and suggests a 4-burn, not 5-burn, profile is being used:
  
   - burn 1 to  170 x 170 km
   - burn 2 to 270 x 5000 km
   - burn 3 to 400 x 35600 km, followed by DTB  (APT) separation
    - burn 4 to GEO
  
  When 5 burns are used, DTB is usually in a lower apogee orbit.
  
  However, the transfer inclination is 48.6 deg instead of 46.5 deg used in 2010.
  The 2007 launch used a 5 burn profile (with DTB in 17660 km apogee orbit) and a 49 deg transfer orbit.
  So, each of the Raduga-1M/Briz launches to date has used a different profile!
  
  
• #57 by jcm on 12 Nov, 2013 05:20
• Quote from: anik on 12 Nov, 2013 05:16

  Quote from: jcm on 12 Nov, 2013 05:11

  Interesting statement that the payload has L, C, X and Ka-band. I don't think I've seen this information on Raduga-1M
  before

  
  This information was copied from Wikipedia: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B0-1%D0%9C_%28%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%29
  

  
  Ah. Your Wikipedia is better than our Wikipedia! :-)
• #58 by anik on 12 Nov, 2013 05:23
• Quote from: jcm on 12 Nov, 2013 05:18

  This is consistent with the 2010 launch and suggests a 4-burn, not 5-burn, profile is being used

  
  Yes, four burns:
  
  "Дальнейшее выведение космического аппарата на целевую орбиту будет осуществляться с помощью четырех включений двигателей разгонного блока "Бриз-М". Ожидается, что на это уйдет девять часов", - сообщил "Интерфаксу-АВН" официальный представитель управления пресс-службы и информации Минобороны по войскам ВКО полковник Дмитрий Зенин.
  (C) Today's Interfax-AVN agency's report
• #59 by jcm on 12 Nov, 2013 05:35
• Perigee of the DTB/APT transfer orbit was at 0325 UTC, which is right on the expected timeline by comparison with the 2010 launch. Apogee is at 0840 UTC, 7 min before spacecraft separation, a good time for the final burn.
• #60 by input~2 on 12 Nov, 2013 06:32
• From Russian wikipedia on Raduga-1M
  

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  Также на борту устанавливалась аппаратура для работы в Ka-диапазоне, а также в диапазоне миллиметровых волн (ретрансляторы «Тор» с частотой 20, 42, 44 ГГц).

  In military communications context, these frequencies are usualy referred to as "EHF band" rather than "Ka band"
   
• #61 by input~2 on 12 Nov, 2013 08:06
• S/C separation OK!
  http://ria.ru/space/20131112/976268448.html
  
• #62 by input~2 on 12 Nov, 2013 08:11
• S/C separation took place as planned at 0847:13UTC
• #63 by input~2 on 12 Nov, 2013 15:58
• Still no TLEs at this time for the S/C and Briz-M
• #64 by input~2 on 13 Nov, 2013 11:50
• Here we are!
  
  Object A: 39375/2013-062A in 34375 x 36211 km x 0.128° (epoch Nov 12, 1432UTC)  (presumably the S/C)
  Object B: 39376/2013-0162B in 33000 x 35142 km x 0.172° (epoch Nov 12, 1432UTC) (presumably Briz-M)
  
• #65 by input~2 on 17 Nov, 2013 09:24
• Comparing the achieved injection orbits of Raduga-1M#2 and Raduga-1M#3, it seems that the latter was more inclined and less circular:
  
  Raduga-1M#2: 5 hours after separation from Briz-M was in quasi circular GEO orbit: 35772 x 35797 km x 0.07°
  Raduga-1M#3: ~6 hours after separation from Briz-M was in a more elliptical orbit: 34375 x 36211 km x 0.128°
  
• #66 by Galactic Penguin SST on 19 Nov, 2013 02:40
• Did I read correctly that ground control has completely lost all telemetry link with the Briz-M for the full duration of its flight (till S/C sep.)!? 
  
  
• #67 by owais.usmani on 19 Nov, 2013 06:52
• Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 19 Nov, 2013 02:40

  Did I read correctly that ground control has completely lost all telemetry link with the Briz-M for the full duration of its flight (till S/C sep.)!? 
  

  
  Yeah, I was kinda surprised as to how come a federal Briz-M mission has gone so flawlessly. Looks like the Briz-M did its "thing" afterall.
• #68 by owais.usmani on 29 Nov, 2013 12:15
• Confirmation from Khrunichev that there was a telemetry problem:
  
  http://ria.ru/space/20131129/980536553.html