Garpun № 12L (Cosmos 2513) - Proton-M/Briz-M – December 13, 2015 (00:19 UTC)

[Stan Black]

Payload: Garpun 14Ф136 № 12Л
Rocket: Proton-M 8К82КМ № 53544
Upper stage: Briz-M 14С43 № 88533
Fairing: 14С75
Launch site: 8П882К (ПУ № 24)

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

Launch campaign

Выполнение комплекса наземных работ (услуг) по обеспечению подготовки и проведения пуска РКН «РН «Протон-М» - РБ «Бриз-М»» с КА 14Ф136 с космодрома Байконур.

503 360 000 Russian ruble
Contract date: 22nd March 2013
Contractual period: up to November 2013
[source]

 - The launch campaign contract is for two launches, the other for a Raduga-1M (see here). Unlike for Raduga-1M it does not include preparation of the satellite, and cost is lower.

[Stan Black]

Looks like this might bump Yamal-401 into next year.
http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum14/topic14042/message1291209/#message1291209
http://www.rusnovosti.ru/news/339464/

[Stan Black]

TsENKI preparing for the launch. Somebody help with the translations?

Работы (услуги) по подготовке СЧ РКН «РН «Протон-М» - РБ «Бриз-М» и РКН в целом к запуску КА 14Ф136 с космодрома Байконур

Term of the contract: November 2014 - March 2015

СЧ ОКР по подготовке космического аппарата 14Ф136 №12Л

Term of the contract: November 2014 - March 2015

Security or safety in dropzones?

Комплекс работ (услуг) по обеспечению безопасности в районах падения отделяющихся частей РКН «Протон-М» - РБ «Бриз-М» при подготовке к пуску и пуску КА 14Ф136 № 12Л с космодрома Байконур

Term of the contract: November 2014 - February 2015

Комплекс работ (услуг) по подготовке к транспортировке СЧ РКН на космодром Байконур, погрузки изделий в транспортные средства и возврата оборудования в обеспечение запуска КА 14Ф136 № 12Л

Term of the contract: November 2014 - February 2015

Комплекс работ (услуг) по обеспечению измерениями текущих навигационных параметров корреляционно-фазовым пеленгатором (КФП) «Ритм» при выведении разгонного блока «Бриз-М» с КА 14Ф136 № 12Л

Term of the contract: November 2014 - February 2015

http://www.tsenki.com/partners_customers/purchases/guidelines/

[Satori]

This launch was delayed to 2015.

[Stan Black]

Manufacturer Reshetnev have issued a tender for transportation of a Garpun satellite to the launch site.

Организация доставки ВС ИЛ-76 изделия 14Ф136 № 12 на космодром «Байконур» и возврат в АО «ИСС» контейнера из-под изделия и оборудовния 08.04.-10.04.2015 г.

http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/common-info.html?noticeId=2178751

[Satori]

This launch is now schedule for May 2015.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

This launch is now schedule for May 2015.

I wonder how they squeeze this one into May with Express-AM8 slipping into mid-May and there's an ILS launch late that month too...

EDIT: Looks like Express-AM8 may be slipping into June which explains the date: http://ria.ru/science/20150402/1056104608.html

[northenarc]

 Presume this will slip again with Mexsat-1 now penciled in for the 15th. Perhaps Inmarsat-5 F3 will end up launching before this one to keep ILS on schedule. 

[Stan Black]

Proton-M/Briz-M (53544/88533)

http://www.orbita.zenite.nu/lancamentos-orbitais-em-maio-de-2015/

[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

[input~2]

Launch now planned for December 2
http://www.interfax.ru/russia/475953

[zubenelgenubi]

Is this launch the last of the "phase 1" Proton-M/Briz-M?  It looks like it from the Proton-K and -M/Briz-M page on Gunter's Space Page.

[Stan Black]

Is this launch the last of the "phase 1" Proton-M/Briz-M?  It looks like it from the Proton-K and -M/Briz-M page on Gunter's Space Page.

Both Phase I and Phase III have remained in use in parallel, and soon to be introduced is a Phase IV but evidence suggests at least another twenty Phase III. Proton with serial number 53536 was damaged during transportation to Baikonur, probably features RD-275 engines, and is now outside of warranty period. From what Anik has uncovered the long serial number of this rocket is 4924837975; the only 97x serial number batch production date 2013, just one?

[zubenelgenubi]

Are there any further Garpun launches expected in future?  (This is the second Garpun launch.)

Would not a three-satellite GEO constellation provide global coverage, especially to communicate with assets in LEO?
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/garpun.html

[Phillip Clark]

Are there any further Garpun launches expected in future?  (This is the second Garpun launch.)
Would not a three-satellite GEO constellation provide global coverage, especially to communicate with assets in LEO?
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/garpun.html

Garpun is a replacement for the retired satellites in the Potok series.   Although three locations were registered for Potok, only two were ever used; 80 deg E and 346.5 deg E.   I would not be surprised if the same applied to the Garpun series - however many satellites are actually launched.   Do we know how many satellites are being ordered?

[input~2]

Are there any further Garpun launches expected in future?  (This is the second Garpun launch.)
Would not a three-satellite GEO constellation provide global coverage, especially to communicate with assets in LEO?
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/garpun.html

Garpun is a replacement for the retired satellites in the Potok series.   Although three locations were registered for Potok, only two were ever used; 80 deg E and 346.5 deg E.   I would not be surprised if the same applied to the Garpun series - however many satellites are actually launched.   Do we know how many satellites are being ordered?

Garpun-1 (Kosmos-2473) is at 80°E; so if Phillip is right we could expect Garpun-2 to go to 13.5°W

[Phillip Clark]

Are there any further Garpun launches expected in future?  (This is the second Garpun launch.)
Would not a three-satellite GEO constellation provide global coverage, especially to communicate with assets in LEO?
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/garpun.html

Garpun is a replacement for the retired satellites in the Potok series.   Although three locations were registered for Potok, only two were ever used; 80 deg E and 346.5 deg E.   I would not be surprised if the same applied to the Garpun series - however many satellites are actually launched.   Do we know how many satellites are being ordered?

Garpun-1 (Kosmos-2473) is at 80°E; so if Phillip is right we could expect Garpun-2 to go to 13.5°W

Or #2 goes to 80 deg E and then #1 relocated to 346.5 deg E.   (I never think in terms of deg W!)   This is what happened on some of the earlier missions: 80 deg E seems to be the "prime location".

[zubenelgenubi]

Are there any further Garpun launches expected in future?  (This is the second Garpun launch.)
Would not a three-satellite GEO constellation provide global coverage, especially to communicate with assets in LEO?
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/garpun.html

Garpun is a replacement for the retired satellites in the Potok series.   Although three locations were registered for Potok, only two were ever used; 80 deg E and 346.5 deg E.   I would not be surprised if the same applied to the Garpun series - however many satellites are actually launched.   Do we know how many satellites are being ordered?

Garpun-1 (Kosmos-2473) is at 80°E; so if Phillip is right we could expect Garpun-2 to go to 13.5°W

Or #2 goes to 80 deg E and then #1 relocated to 346.5 deg E.   (I never think in terms of deg W!)   This is what happened on some of the earlier missions: 80 deg E seems to be the "prime location".

So, perhaps the Garpun system is a Russian analog in coverage to the original, operational TDRS system?

(TDRS East and TDRS West, with a Zone of Exclusion on the far side of the Earth from the continental USA) analog to
("Garpun East" and "Garpun West," with a ZOE on the far side of the Earth from Russia)

EDIT: Thank you to Phillip, for the Potok information, and to input.

[Phillip Clark]

Three Potok locations were registered with the ITU:

Potok-1      346.5 deg E

Potok-2        80.0 deg E

Potok-3      192.0 deg E

Potok-3 was never actually used.

[Satori]

Launch will now take place on December 10.