Author Topic: LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Ekspress-AT1/Ekspress-AT2 – 15th March 2014 (Read 36681 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #40 on:** 03/15/2014 10:07 pm »

T-60 seconds.

Good luck Proton!

Lots of chatter on the loop.

Gorizont · « **Reply #41 on:** 03/15/2014 10:07 pm »

hmm... using rscc.ru for time-comparing... the rocket is still on pad ;-)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #42 on:** 03/15/2014 10:08 pm »

LAUNCH!!

Gorizont · « **Reply #43 on:** 03/15/2014 10:08 pm »

Lift off!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #44 on:** 03/15/2014 10:09 pm »

Was lost in the clouds for a while. Russian for normal noted.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #45 on:** 03/15/2014 10:10 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #46 on:** 03/15/2014 10:11 pm »

Out of range of the camera now.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #47 on:** 03/15/2014 10:14 pm »

Engineers already back at the pad!

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #48 on:** 03/15/2014 10:14 pm »

Good 2nd stage sep. and 3rd stage ignition.
And payload fairing sep. too...

Satori · « **Reply #49 on:** 03/15/2014 10:17 pm »

Nominal flight so far.

Satori · « **Reply #50 on:** 03/15/2014 10:18 pm »

Briz-M separation...

Mapperuo · « **Reply #51 on:** 03/15/2014 10:21 pm »

Gorizont · « **Reply #52 on:** 03/15/2014 10:22 pm »

Nice to read this!

I´m also out of range.

Good night and thanks to all for these information of the launch-campaign!
Soeren

Satori · « **Reply #53 on:** 03/15/2014 10:30 pm »

We have a 9 hour long mission before spacecraft separation at 0811UTC (Express-AT1) and 0829UTC (Express-AT2). So, still a long way to go!!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #54 on:** 03/15/2014 11:41 pm »

Short article for the launch:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/03/proton-m-lofts-express-satellite-duo/

Sorry to reference the failure again, but the article was too short without it and it notes everything's been fine since

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #55 on:** 03/16/2014 04:34 am »

http://www.federalspace.ru/20348/

Targeteer · « **Reply #56 on:** 03/16/2014 04:39 am »

Quote from: Artyom. on 03/04/2014 10:06 am

Assembly of the ascent unit of Proton-M rocket was completed.

http://www.federalspace.ru/20282/ (In Russian)

Is it unusual to have the larger, presumably heavier satellite mounted on top of the smaller one as indicated in two of the pictures"

pippin · « **Reply #57 on:** 03/16/2014 06:00 am »

No, Ariane 5, for example, does the same thing due to the limited space inside Sylda.

Targeteer · « **Reply #58 on:** 03/16/2014 06:42 am »

Quote from: pippin on 03/16/2014 06:00 am

No, Ariane 5, for example, does the same thing due to the limited space inside Sylda.

True but on the Ariane5/Sylda the upper satellite is mounted on the Sylda, not the lower satellite

pippin · « **Reply #59 on:** 03/16/2014 06:50 am »

Sure, but it makes sense to have the heavier payload at the front, gives you a better weight distribution although I doubt it makes a big difference here.