Author Topic: Angara-1.2PP first launch - July 9, 2014 (Read 124300 times)

Artyom. · « **Reply #160 on:** 07/09/2014 12:10 pm »

The second stage cut-off

http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum13/topic14153/message1277054/#message1277054

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #161 on:** 07/09/2014 12:21 pm »

We're calling this a success, I assume?

owais.usmani · « **Reply #162 on:** 07/09/2014 12:26 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 07/09/2014 12:21 pm

We're calling this a success, I assume?

Looks like it is a success:

http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum13/topic14153/message1277105/#message1277105

Artyom. · « **Reply #163 on:** 07/09/2014 12:31 pm »

Success - http://www.interfax.ru/384904

!

rnc · « **Reply #164 on:** 07/09/2014 12:34 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 07/09/2014 12:21 pm

We're calling this a success, I assume?

Banner claiming success on Russia Today site.

"Success" is a definition that's only known to the Russian team. But to us mortals it looks like it went well, so congrats to all concerned.

Artyom. · « **Reply #165 on:** 07/09/2014 12:43 pm »

We have video!!

http://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201407091539-oob6.htm

And on YouTube:

bastro · « **Reply #166 on:** 07/09/2014 01:55 pm »

Aah finaly,
congrats to Roscosmos.

After all those years it's finaly flying ;-)

Rather a slow lifting.
Don't know if this is due to this special version or that it is specific for the Angara.

russianhalo117 · « **Reply #167 on:** 07/09/2014 02:06 pm »

Quote from: bastro on 07/09/2014 01:55 pm

Aah finaly,
congrats to Roscosmos.

After all those years it's finaly flying ;-)

Rather a slow lifting.
Don't know if this is due to this special version or that it is specific for the Angara.

Primarily for this single flight version, but will still fly slower than A3 and A5 which have boosters with uprated engines for some flights.

jcm · « **Reply #168 on:** 07/09/2014 02:16 pm »

Quote from: russianhalo117 on 07/07/2014 05:15 pm

Quote from: baldusi on 07/07/2014 12:34 pm
Just a silly question. Does it has a 3m fairing? Shouldn't it have at least a 4.1m for validating the A5? Related question: what fairings will be available on the Angara 5 family?
it would not reach its defined target with the added wight of the A5 fairing, A5 second stage and the A5 payload mass simulator. it would need booster units to get it up to upper atmosphere.

Is there any information about the apogee or cutoff velocity on this mission?
I am guessing it was near-orbital with apogee in the 200-300 km range, as has been done for some other PL to Kura LV test
flights, rather than flying an ICBM type trajectory with 1000 km-ish apogee - is there any hint to confirm this?

edkyle99 · « **Reply #169 on:** 07/09/2014 02:18 pm »

Quote from: rnc on 07/09/2014 12:34 pm

"Success" is a definition that's only known to the Russian team. But to us mortals it looks like it went well, so congrats to all concerned.

All we know for sure, if the video is to be believed, is that Angara rose from the pad and into the clouds for several seconds. Unless some independent tracking data is made available (it won't) we can only wonder if the rocket failed or succeeded after it entered the clouds.

This is all Elon's fault.

- Ed Kyle

baldusi · « **Reply #170 on:** 07/09/2014 02:20 pm »

Congratulations, then, for the longest LV development in history!

edkyle99 · « **Reply #171 on:** 07/09/2014 02:26 pm »

Quote from: jcm on 07/09/2014 02:16 pm

Quote from: russianhalo117 on 07/07/2014 05:15 pm
Quote from: baldusi on 07/07/2014 12:34 pm
Just a silly question. Does it has a 3m fairing? Shouldn't it have at least a 4.1m for validating the A5? Related question: what fairings will be available on the Angara 5 family?
it would not reach its defined target with the added wight of the A5 fairing, A5 second stage and the A5 payload mass simulator. it would need booster units to get it up to upper atmosphere.

Is there any information about the apogee or cutoff velocity on this mission?
I am guessing it was near-orbital with apogee in the 200-300 km range, as has been done for some other PL to Kura LV test
flights, rather than flying an ICBM type trajectory with 1000 km-ish apogee - is there any hint to confirm this?

This report said that the rocket (second stage?) went 5,700 km to Kura Range.
http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20140709/1015301609.html

- Ed Kyle

Satori · « **Reply #172 on:** 07/09/2014 02:27 pm »

Quote from: jcm on 07/09/2014 02:16 pm

Quote from: russianhalo117 on 07/07/2014 05:15 pm
Quote from: baldusi on 07/07/2014 12:34 pm
Just a silly question. Does it has a 3m fairing? Shouldn't it have at least a 4.1m for validating the A5? Related question: what fairings will be available on the Angara 5 family?
it would not reach its defined target with the added wight of the A5 fairing, A5 second stage and the A5 payload mass simulator. it would need booster units to get it up to upper atmosphere.

Is there any information about the apogee or cutoff velocity on this mission?
I am guessing it was near-orbital with apogee in the 200-300 km range, as has been done for some other PL to Kura LV test
flights, rather than flying an ICBM type trajectory with 1000 km-ish apogee - is there any hint to confirm this?

http://www.zenite.nu/orbita/russia-lanca-angara-em-voo-sub-orbital/

Artyom. · « **Reply #173 on:** 07/09/2014 02:30 pm »

Launch photos.

Photo by Denis Efremov

fatjohn1408 · « **Reply #174 on:** 07/09/2014 02:34 pm »

What is the gas seemingly coming out of the upper stage during the launch?

Artyom. · « **Reply #175 on:** 07/09/2014 02:54 pm »

And from the website of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation:

Star One · « **Reply #176 on:** 07/09/2014 03:03 pm »

Russia’s Angara 1.2 Rocket Succeeds in Inaugural Flight, Khrunichev Says.

Quote

PARIS — Russian rocket builder Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center said its long-delayed Angara 1.2PP, or 1.2 Inaugural Flight, rocket on July 9 successfully completed its debut mission from Russia’s Plesetsk Cosmodrome, a suborbital flight that Russian officials hope will usher into operation a cleaner-flying vehicle whose launches are no longer dependent on other nations’ approval.

Further details of the flight on the link.

http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/41184russia’s-angara-12-rocket-succeeds-in-inaugural-flight-khrunichev-says

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #177 on:** 07/09/2014 03:40 pm »

Quote from: Artyom. on 07/09/2014 02:30 pm

Launch photos.

Photo by Denis Efremov

More in his blog post: http://netwind.livejournal.com/59680.html

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #178 on:** 07/09/2014 05:35 pm »

Some more pictures here : http://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/cosmic/news/more.htm?id=11968384@egNews

jcm · « **Reply #179 on:** 07/09/2014 06:35 pm »

Quote from: Satori on 07/09/2014 02:27 pm

Quote from: jcm on 07/09/2014 02:16 pm
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 07/07/2014 05:15 pm
Quote from: baldusi on 07/07/2014 12:34 pm
Just a silly question. Does it has a 3m fairing? Shouldn't it have at least a 4.1m for validating the A5? Related question: what fairings will be available on the Angara 5 family?
it would not reach its defined target with the added wight of the A5 fairing, A5 second stage and the A5 payload mass simulator. it would need booster units to get it up to upper atmosphere.

Is there any information about the apogee or cutoff velocity on this mission?
I am guessing it was near-orbital with apogee in the 200-300 km range, as has been done for some other PL to Kura LV test
flights, rather than flying an ICBM type trajectory with 1000 km-ish apogee - is there any hint to confirm this?

http://www.zenite.nu/orbita/russia-lanca-angara-em-voo-sub-orbital/

Wow! Rui, that is spectacularly good work, congratulations.
For the orbital parameters, is your source a public document or a private source?
- thanks Jonathan