Author Topic: Angara-1.2PP first launch - July 9, 2014 (Read 124296 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #60 on:** 06/27/2014 10:23 am »

William Graham's overview article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/06/russias-angara-rocket-maiden-flight/

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #61 on:** 06/27/2014 10:29 am »

Heh. Got an advert for Dove soap with the same woman as the UK advert, but this time she's speaking Russian!

Anyway....World Cup on at the moment. Seems the Russian for football, is football!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #62 on:** 06/27/2014 10:36 am »

There's a small screen shot of Angara as they move through the news.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #63 on:** 06/27/2014 10:50 am »

I don't think they are going to cover this properly until a few mins to launch. Just lots of political stuff at the moment.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #64 on:** 06/27/2014 11:01 am »

L-15 mins.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #65 on:** 06/27/2014 11:10 am »

T-5 mins. I've no idea what they are talking about!

rnc · « **Reply #66 on:** 06/27/2014 11:11 am »

Not much evidence of engine chill down either ... coverage very laid back.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #67 on:** 06/27/2014 11:12 am »

Bigger res:

Svetoslav · « **Reply #68 on:** 06/27/2014 11:12 am »

Some things I think I understood : A new (unique) launch pad has been developed for Angara, the same pad can be used for all versions of the rocket - Light, Medium, Heavy.

JimO · « **Reply #69 on:** 06/27/2014 11:12 am »

Any word on launch window duration? Presumably since it's not orbital, it's pretty wide.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #70 on:** 06/27/2014 11:16 am »

Seems to be on a hold according to NK.

Svetoslav · « **Reply #71 on:** 06/27/2014 11:17 am »

Correct (according) to webcast. There's a pause of the launch sequence right now.

Bargemanos · « **Reply #72 on:** 06/27/2014 11:17 am »

Only if i could understand one word of it..

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #73 on:** 06/27/2014 11:18 am »

Yeah, the news anchor seemed to be getting messages about a hold there. Now to a VT.

Remes · « **Reply #74 on:** 06/27/2014 11:18 am »

showed 54min to start (do starta?)

Svetoslav · « **Reply #75 on:** 06/27/2014 11:19 am »

Automatic hold of sequence.

A hour delay.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #76 on:** 06/27/2014 11:19 am »

Reporter on the scene.

"I wish we were like SpaceX because they never delay!"

Targeteer · « **Reply #77 on:** 06/27/2014 11:21 am »

Quote from: Svetoslav on 06/27/2014 11:12 am

Some things I think I understood : A new (unique) launch pad has been developed for Angara, the same pad can be used for all versions of the rocket - Light, Medium, Heavy.

Unique, like the Delta IV pads at both the Cape and Vandenberg?

Svetoslav · « **Reply #78 on:** 06/27/2014 11:25 am »

As far as I can understand from the webcast, the launch has been delayed for tomorrow.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #79 on:** 06/27/2014 11:27 am »

Putin giving his military man some sort of "permission" to delay!