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

• #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.