Rokot/ Briz-KM with 3 Gonets-M September 11, 2013 (2323UTC)

• Rokot/ Briz-KM with 3 Gonets-M September 11, 2013 (2323UTC) by input~2 on 09 Sep, 2013 11:45
• Some details on this upcoming launch from Plesetsk are described at
  http://www.tsenki.com/launch_services/help_information/launch/2013/?EID=102609
• #1 by input~2 on 09 Sep, 2013 11:51
• NOTAM for 1st stage (V5526) and fairing (V5527)
  

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  V5526/13 -  DANGER AREA ACT: ULD2. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2315-2359, 11 SEP 23:15 2013 UNTIL 12 SEP 23:59 2013. CREATED: 07 SEP 07:47 2013

  
  

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  V5527/13 -  DANGER AREA ACT WI RADIUS 50KM CENTRED 7424N 05307E. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2315-2359, 11 SEP 23:15 2013 UNTIL 12 SEP 23:59 2013. CREATED: 07 SEP 08:03 2013

  
  

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  V5548/13 -  ACFT FLT PROHIBITED IN AREA BOUNDED BY COORD: 631600N 0412300E-625200N 0420200E-624000N 0412200E- 622900N 0402500E-624000N 0394200E-624800N 0393200E- 625700N 0401800E-631600N 0412300E. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2315-2359, 11 SEP 23:15 2013 UNTIL 12 SEP 23:59 2013. CREATED: 08 SEP 07:51 2013

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• #2 by Satori on 10 Sep, 2013 16:30
• This launch will use Rokot (4926391838) and Briz-KM (72519).
• #3 by Stan Black on 10 Sep, 2013 20:08
• Payload: Gonets-M blok № 12
  Rocket: Rokot 14А05
  
  

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

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  Выполнение работ по транспортировке РКН 14А05 «Рокот» для запуска КА «Гонец-М» № 15-17

  7 154 000 Russian ruble
  Order placed: 19th April 2011
  Contractual period: April to December 2011
  [source] [source] [source]
  
  

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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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  Подготовка и запуск ракеты космического назначения с космическими аппаратами «Гонец-М»

  158 200 000 Russian ruble
  Order placed: 20th April 2011
  Delivery: October 2011 to March 2012
  Contractual period: December 2012
  [source] [source]
  
  

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• #4 by input~2 on 11 Sep, 2013 12:19
• NOTAM for 2nd stage
  

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  P4886/13 -  TEMPO DANGER AREA ACT WI CIRCLE RADIUS 50KM CENTRED 7816N 16355E. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2315-2359, 11 SEP 23:15 2013 UNTIL 12 SEP 23:59 2013. CREATED: 07 SEP 07:43 2013

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• #5 by averagespacejoe on 11 Sep, 2013 18:20
• Will this launch be televised live I forget if it is a military launch or not?
• #6 by input~2 on 11 Sep, 2013 18:38
• Quote from: averagespacejoe on 11 Sep, 2013 18:20

  Will this launch be televised live I forget if it is a military launch or not?
  

  AFAICT there will be no live broadcast, at least from Tsenki
• #7 by Satori on 11 Sep, 2013 23:25
• Is everything goes according to plan, launch should have taken place by now.
• #8 by Satori on 11 Sep, 2013 23:27
• First stage burn was scheduled to end at 2323:06UTC and payload fairing separation takes place at 2325:54UTC.
• #9 by Satori on 11 Sep, 2013 23:30
• Separation of Briz-KM with the three spacecraft is expected at 2328:09UTC.
• #10 by Satori on 11 Sep, 2013 23:32
• RIA-Novosti confirms the launch of Rokot from Plesetsk: http://ria.ru/science/20130912/962579030.html (in Russian).
• #11 by Satori on 11 Sep, 2013 23:36
• There will be two burns of Briz-KM before spacecraft separation. First burn takes place from 2328:15UTC to 2337:44UTC. Second burn takes place from 0037:24UTC to 0038:17UTC.
• #12 by Satori on 11 Sep, 2013 23:44
• Spacecraft separation is expected at 0107:13UTC on September 12.
• #13 by jcm on 11 Sep, 2013 23:47
• Quote from: Stan Black on 10 Sep, 2013 20:08

  Payload: Gonets-M blok № 12
  Rocket: Rokot 14А05
  
  

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  State Centre for Space Research and Production, in the name of M.V. Khrunichev
  Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени М.В. Хруничева
  
  Rokot
  
  Delivery to launch site
  
  Выполнение работ по транспортировке РКН 14А05 «Рокот» для запуска КА «Гонец-М» № 15-17
  7 154 000 Российский рубль
  Order placed: 19th April 2011
  Contractual period: April to December 2011
  [source]
  
  Транспортировка ракеты космического назначения «Рокот» для запуска КА «Гонец-М» № 15, 16, 17
  8 129 000 Российский рубль
  Order placed: 12th July 2012
  Contractual period: April to November 2012
  [source]
  

  
  Note that according to Andrey during the 2012 launch, this lot should be No  14, 16, 17
  
  

  Quote from: anik on 09 Aug, 2012 15:17

  According to http://www.gonets.ru/showNews10.html, two Gonets-D1 and three Gonets-M satellites are currently working in Gonets-D1M communication system.
  
  Three Gonets-M satellites (12, 13, 15) were launched into one orbital plane. The next three Gonets-M satellites (14, 16, 17) will be launched into another orbital plane. At first, there will be four orbital planes in Gonets-D1M system with three satellites in each.
  
• #14 by jcm on 11 Sep, 2013 23:54
• Quote from: Satori on 11 Sep, 2013 23:27

  First stage burn was scheduled to end at 2323:06UTC and payload fairing separation takes place at 2325:54UTC.
  

  I think that should read 'First stage burn was scheduled to end at 2325:06 UTC'
  
• #15 by Satori on 11 Sep, 2013 23:54
• I can confirm that the satellites are 14, 16 and 17.
• #16 by Satori on 11 Sep, 2013 23:55
• Quote from: jcm on 11 Sep, 2013 23:54

  Quote from: Satori on 11 Sep, 2013 23:27

  First stage burn was scheduled to end at 2323:06UTC and payload fairing separation takes place at 2325:54UTC.
  

  I think that should read 'First stage burn was scheduled to end at 2325:06 UTC'
  
  

  
  Yes, you are right 2325:06UTC.
• #17 by Galactic Penguin SST on 12 Sep, 2013 02:11
• Apparently the launch was successful: http://www.interfax.ru/russia/news.asp?id=328427
• #18 by jcm on 12 Sep, 2013 02:15
• GP just beat me to it: launch success http://vz.ru/news/2013/9/12/649949.print.html
• #19 by jcm on 12 Sep, 2013 02:57
• And first object cataloged as 39249,  in 1494 x 1510 km x 82.5 deg orbit
• #20 by input~2 on 12 Sep, 2013 08:39
• 3 more objects have been catalogued:
  B in 1493 x 1508 km x 82.49°
  C in 1495 x 1507 km x 82.50°
  D (potentially Briz-KM) in 1175 x 1502 km x 82.48°
  
• #21 by Galactic Penguin SST on 12 Sep, 2013 09:48
• Launch news report: http://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201309120946-5uyx.htm
• #22 by Silmfeanor on 12 Sep, 2013 09:50
• since noone linked to it yet - here is the article from NSF for this launch 
  
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/09/russian-rockot-three-gonets-m-satellites/
• #23 by Galactic Penguin SST on 12 Sep, 2013 13:18
• Oooh Roscosmos gave us a clearer launch video! 
  
  
• #24 by bolun on 12 Sep, 2013 13:23
• 09/12/2013
  
  Rockot Launches 3 Russian Gonets-D1M Satellites Successfully
  
  On September 11, 2013 at 23.23 hrs UTC, a Rockot launcher successfully deployed 3 Russian government Gonets-D1M satellites into an orbit of about 1500 km altitude and 82.5 degrees inclination from the designated  Rockot launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
  
  This was the eighth launch of a Rockot with the Breeze-KM upper stage for the Russian government (“Federal Launch”) since 2005 and the second such  launch of a Rockot in 2013.
  
  In addition, Eurockot has performed a total of 10 launches of Earth observation, scientific  and communication satellites for international customers since and will continue with the simultaneous launch of the three Swarm spacecraft for the European Space Agency (ESA) scheduled for November 2013.
  
  http://www.eurockot.com/2013/09/rockot-launches-3-russian-gonets-d1m-satellites-successfully/
• #25 by Stan Black on 12 Sep, 2013 16:35
• Quote from: jcm on 11 Sep, 2013 23:47

  Quote from: Stan Black on 10 Sep, 2013 20:08

  Payload: Gonets-M blok № 12
  Rocket: Rokot 14А05
  
  

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  State Centre for Space Research and Production, in the name of M.V. Khrunichev
  Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени М.В. Хруничева
  
  Rokot
  
  Delivery to launch site
  
  Выполнение работ по транспортировке РКН 14А05 «Рокот» для запуска КА «Гонец-М» № 15-17
  7 154 000 Российский рубль
  Order placed: 19th April 2011
  Contractual period: April to December 2011
  [source]
  
  Транспортировка ракеты космического назначения «Рокот» для запуска КА «Гонец-М» № 15, 16, 17
  8 129 000 Российский рубль
  Order placed: 12th July 2012
  Contractual period: April to November 2012
  [source]
  

  
  Note that according to Andrey during the 2012 launch, this lot should be No  14, 16, 17
  
  

  Quote from: anik on 09 Aug, 2012 15:17

  According to http://www.gonets.ru/showNews10.html, two Gonets-D1 and three Gonets-M satellites are currently working in Gonets-D1M communication system.
  
  Three Gonets-M satellites (12, 13, 15) were launched into one orbital plane. The next three Gonets-M satellites (14, 16, 17) will be launched into another orbital plane. At first, there will be four orbital planes in Gonets-D1M system with three satellites in each.
  

  
  

  
  It looks like only the second contract for Rokot transportation was executed.
  
  The tender was placed on 8th June 2012
  
  Order placed on 12th July 2012
  
  Number 15 was launched as part of the previous blok, on 28th July 2012
  
  The contract for this blok’s Rokot transportation was completed 27th December 2012.
  
  Have I got this correct?
  
  http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/pgz/public/action/orders/info/events_journal/show?notificationId=3558817
  
  
• #26 by russianhalo117 on 12 Sep, 2013 17:01
• Do we have the official Kosmos Numbers yet for satellites 14, 16 and 17?
• #27 by Galactic Penguin SST on 12 Sep, 2013 17:16
• Quote from: russianhalo117 on 12 Sep, 2013 17:01

  Do we have the official Kosmos Numbers yet for satellites 14, 16 and 17?
  

  
  They should't have one since the satellites are for a civil company.