LIVE: Proton-M/Briz-M – Ekspress-AMU1 – December 24, 2015 (21:31 UTC)

[Stan Black]

Payload: Ekspress-AMU1
Rocket: Proton-M 8К82КМ with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 4)
Upper stage: Briz-M 14С43 with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 4)
Payload adapter system: 1194VX-1000
Fairing: 14С75.15 with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 4)
Launch site: Baikonur 8П882К-4Ф (ПУ № 39)

State Centre for Space Research and Production, in the name of M.V. Khrunichev
Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени М.В. Хруничева

Proton-M

Изготовление и поставка трех ракет-носителей «Протон-М» для запуска космических аппаратов «Экспресс-АМУ1», «Экспресс-АМ7» и «Луч-4».

4 044 202 000 Russian ruble
 - price breakdown not available
[source] [source] [source]

Изготовление и поставка РН «Протон-М» для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМУ1» (8К82КМ-0000-0ТУ-У)

Contract date: 2nd June 2011
Contract number: 100-1139/11
Contractual period: May 2011 to December 2013
Delivery: November 2012
[source] [source]

Briz-M

Изготовление и поставка разгонного блока «Бриз-М» для запуска КА системы ГЛОНАСС (14С43-0000-0ТУ)

461 258 300 Russian ruble
Contract date: 24th December 2013
Contract number: 100-С221/13/440
Contractual period: up to 25th November 2015
[source]

Fairing 14С75 and payload adapter

Головной обтекатель (ГО) 14С75.15 с переходной системой (ПС) для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ9 (-АМУ1)» (14С75.15ХХ-0000-0СБ)

155 270 000 Russian ruble
Contract date: 20th February 2013
Contract number: 100-1186/13/76
Contractual period: January 2013 to 25th November 2013
Delivery: November 2013
[source] [source]

Launch vehicle support

309 980 000 Russian ruble
Delivery: from the 1st quarter of 2014 to the 4th quarter of 2015
[source] [source]

Proton-M and 14С75 delivery to launch site

Подготовка к транспортировке, транспортировка эшелона с РН «Протон-М» и ГО 14С75 на космодром Байконур и возврат порожнего транспорта на предприятие

24 853 500 Russian ruble
Contract date: 28th May 2015
Contract number: 100-С232/15/123
Contractual period: up to 25th December 2015
[source]

Briz-M delivery to launch site

Авиаперевозка разгонного блока «Бриз-М» и транспортно-экспедиторские работы по отправке разгонного блока «Бриз-М»

15 844 700 Russian ruble
Contractual period: up to 25th December 2015
[source]

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

Launch campaign

Подготовка и запуск ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» и разгонного блока «Бриз-М» с космическим аппаратом «Экспресс-АМУ1». Проведение послепусковых работ.

819 641 000 Russian ruble
Contract date: 29th April 2015
Contract number: 924-8321/15/101
Contractual period: up to 30th June 2016
[source] [source]

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) Astrium

Ekspress-AMU1

6 230 000 000 Russian ruble
Contract date: 27th December 2012
[source]

Mass: 6,100 kilogrammes
Platform: Eurostar E3000
Service life: 15 years
[source]

[Stan Black]

Tender from the Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI) for insurance to cover various launches, including «Ekspress-AM», «Soyuz-TMA», «Progress-M», «GLONASS-M»:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/common-info.html?noticeId=1752593

Direct link to document, dated 21st November 2014:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/download/download.html?id=9745038

Запуск космического аппарата: КА «Экспресс-АМУ1»
Объект страхования: РН «Протон-М», РБ «Бриз-М» для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМУ1»
Страховая сумма (лимит ответственности) млн.руб.: 1 871,900
Страховая премия (максимальный тариф) млн.руб.: 168,470
Ориентировочная дата запуска: III кв. 2015г.

Launch of satellite: satellite Ekspress-AMU1
Insured items: rocket Proton-M, upper stage Briz-M for launch of satellite Ekspress-AMU1
The sum insured (limit of liability), million. ruble: 1 871,900
Insurance premium (maximum tariff), million. ruble: 168,470
The estimated launch date: 3rd quarter of 2015

[Stan Black]

Tender from the Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI) for insurance to cover various launch sites; for preparation and launch of rockets «Proton», «Soyuz», «Zenit»:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/common-info.html?noticeId=1922237

Direct link to document, dated 29th December 2014:-
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/download/download.html?id=10741151

РКН: КА «Экспресс-АМУ1», РН «Протон-М»
Дата запуска: 3 кв. 2015
Страховая сумма (лимит ответственности) млн.руб.: 2 558,10
Страховая премия (максимальный тариф) млн.руб.: 17,9

Launch: satellite Ekspress-AMU1, rocket Proton-M
Launch date: 3rd quarter of 2015
The sum insured (limit of liability), million ruble: 2 558,10
Insurance premium (maximum tariff), million ruble: 17,9

[Stan Black]

Launch campaign

Подготовка и запуск ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» и разгонного блока «Бриз-М» с космическим аппаратом «Экспресс-АМУ1». Проведение послепусковых работ.

http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000003

1st post updated.

[Stan Black]

The Federal Space Agency has issued a tender for the delivery of the Briz-M upper stage to the launch site.

Авиаперевозка разгонного блока «Бриз-М» и транспортно-экспедиторские работы по отправке разгонного блока «Бриз-М»

15 844 700 Russian ruble
Schedule of completion by 25th December 2015.
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000045

[Stan Black]

The Federal Space Agency has issued a tender for the delivery of the Proton-M rocket and 14С75 fairing to the launch site.

Подготовка к транспортировке, транспортировка эшелона с РН «Протон-М» и ГО 14С75 на космодром Байконур и возврат порожнего транспорта на предприятие

24 853 500 Russian ruble
Schedule of completion by 25th December 2015.
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000049

[Stan Black]

Launch campaign

Подготовка и запуск ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» и разгонного блока «Бриз-М» с космическим аппаратом «Экспресс-АМУ1». Проведение послепусковых работ.

http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000003

1st post updated.

The Federal Space Agency has issued a new tender for the launch campaign, to the Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI). Now extended by six months from December 2015 to June 2016, and up from 773 400 000 Russian ruble to 819 641 000 Russian ruble.
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ep44/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0173100007015000062

[Stan Black]

Planned Russian space launches
(suborbital launches are not included!)

2015
Date – Satellite(s) – Rocket/Upper stage – Cosmodrome – Time (UTC)

September 14 – Ekspress-AM8 – Proton-M/DM-03 – Baikonur, 81/24 19:00
October 9 – Turksat-4B – Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur, 200/39 21:06
October – Garpun № 12L – Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur, 81/24
November 22 – Ekspress-AMU1 – Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur, 81/24

2016
Date – Satellite(s) – Rocket/Upper stage – Cosmodrome – Time (UTC)

January 7 – Exomars-2016 (TGO+EDM Schiaparelli) – Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur
First quarter – Eutelsat-9B – Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur, 200/39
First quarter – Intelsat-31 – Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur, 200/39
First quarter – Echostar-21 – Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur
End of year – Asiasat-9 – Proton-M/Briz-M – Baikonur
TBD – Elektro-L № 3 – Proton-M/DM-03 – Baikonur

2017
Date – Satellite(s) – Rocket/Upper stage – Cosmodrome – Time

TBD – MLM Nauka – Proton-M – Baikonur, 200/39

[Satori]

Launch is now delayed to December 2015.

[russianhalo117]

Launch is now delayed to December 2015.

is there reason or is this just the typical bump to the right??

[Stan Black]

Launch site changed to platform 39.

Корректировка КД и ЭД на дооборудование СК 8П882К-4Ф (ПУ № 39) для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМУ1»

http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/plan/public/download/download.html?id=1839393
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/plan/public/plan/info/actual-documents.html?planId=110810&planInfoId=608587&versioned=&activeTab=1

[Adonis1]

Satellite Ekspress-AMU1 delivered at Baikonur.

http://www.express-k.kz/news/?ELEMENT_ID=58922

[input~2]

Lift-off December 23 at 21:30 UTC
(source: rscc.ru count down: data-target="2015-12-24T00:30:00") 
 

[Artyom.]

Proton-M rocket was transported to the launch pad today.

[input~2]

K2083/15 -  ATS ROUTE SEGMENTS CLSD: 1.A113 TIROK-GISIR FM 25 TO 65 KM 2.B822 LUGER-BETIK FM 35 TO 85 KM SFC/UNL. DAILY 2100-2200, 23 DEC 21:00 2015 UNTIL 26 DEC 22:00 2015. CREATED: 18 DEC 15:25 2015
P7806/15 -  RESTRICTED AREA ACT: UNR1238. GND - UNL, DAILY 2130-2230, 23 DEC 21:30 2015 UNTIL 26 DEC 22:30 2015. CREATED: 17 DEC 03:16 2015
P7799/15 -  FLW ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: B206 ARNUL - AKTAS G489 TELRU - AKTAS. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2130-2230, 23 DEC 21:30 2015 UNTIL 26 DEC 22:30 2015. CREATED: 16 DEC 14:15 2015
A5104/15 -  THE RUSSIAN FEDERAL SPACE AGENCY HAS PLANNED A MISSILE LAUNCH. DEBRIS FROM THIS LAUNCH WILL FALL WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 2515N16000E  2600N16045E  2330N16335E  2245N16248E  BACK TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN.  IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY ALL NON-PARTICIPATING AIR TRAFFIC ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THE NOTAMED AREA.  IFR AIRCRAFT UNDER ATC JURISDICTION SHOULD ANTICIPATE CLEARANCE AROUND THE NOTAMED AREA. SFC - UNL, DLY 2130-2300, 23 DEC 21:30 2015 UNTIL 26 DEC 23:00 2015. CREATED: 18 DEC 16:01 2015

[Galactic Penguin SST]

[Satori]

Looks like the long serial number is 9118907977.

[Satori]

Looks like the long serial number is 9118907977.

Looks like 5116907977 

Thank you for the correction, Andrey!

[northenarc]

 Seems we'll have coverage.
  'Прямая трансляция запуска РН «ПРОТОН» - «Бриз-М»  с «ЭКСПРЕСС-АМУ1» с космодрома Байконур'
  'A live webcast of the launch of "Proton" - "Breeze-M" with "EXPRESS AMU1" from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.' (google translate)
 http://www.tsenki.com/306/

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Moved for live coverage.