If we go back to the 2012 launchhttp://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=28640.0;allNone of the above NOTAMS where issued.But this one is identical to a NOTAM active in the 2012 launchV3594/14 - ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: A333 SOTIS - DELIL, G355 SOTIS - DOBUT, G911 KOMOV - MEZEN NDB (MZ), R355 ROKUT - MEZEN NDB (MZ). SFC - UNL, DAILY 1345-1445, 06 MAY 13:45 2014 UNTIL 08 MAY 14:45 2014. CREATED: 02 MAY 11:04 2014.
Soyuz-2-1A was rolled out to the launch pad today.http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20140504/1006479505.html (in Russian)
Quote from: Artyom. on 05/04/2014 09:03 amSoyuz-2-1A was rolled out to the launch pad today.http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20140504/1006479505.html (in Russian)yes, nice Pic
Am I correct in thinking this is the first Kobalt-M to fly since 2012?
Quote from: Star One on 05/04/2014 06:25 pmAm I correct in thinking this is the first Kobalt-M to fly since 2012?Yes, you are.
William Graham's extensive overview treatment provided for this launch!http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/05/soyuz-2-1a-kobalt-m-reconnaissance-satellite/
With an ATK/SLS image in the article?
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 05/06/2014 09:14 amWilliam Graham's extensive overview treatment provided for this launch!http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/05/soyuz-2-1a-kobalt-m-reconnaissance-satellite/I thought it would be Cosmos 2492: have I missed a couple of Cosmos designators somewhere?
http://www.tvsamara.ru/index.php?id=3&DT=06.05.2014&nom=2261 is reporting that the launch will take place at 1348UTC.
.......13:49:39 UTC per unofficial reports.
http://itar-tass.com/nauka/1167933
Liftoff confirmed - http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20140506/1006744666.html !
Excuse me. Could anybody provide some information about the events of the launch, such as the satellite separation time, separation orbit etc.? Many thanks!
Looks like it's in orbit: http://itar-tass.com/nauka/1169734
The spacecraft, No.564, is likely to be the penultimate Kobalt, with the type being retired in favour of the more modern Persona series of satellites.
Excellent coverage and article as usual.One clarification requested about the article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/05/soyuz-2-1a-kobalt-m-reconnaissance-satellite/QuoteThe spacecraft, No.564, is likely to be the penultimate Kobalt, with the type being retired in favour of the more modern Persona series of satellites.This sentence says it is the second to last, then seems to imply it is the last one. After reading this, I'm not sure if one more Kobalt is expected or not.
Блок оптический "Астрар-1" НРДК.202361.001 для комплектования опытного образца прибор БОКЗ-М для летной эксплуатации в составе изделия 11Ф695 № 565 (3321020): 2,00 ШТ;
Поставка ЭРИ для комплектования 2 штатных образцов прибора БОКЗ-М изделия 11Ф695 № 565 с проведением закупки, входного контроля, отбраковочных испытаний, диагностического неразрушающего контроля и выборочного разрушающего физического анализа
Ликвидация аппаратуры приборного отсека спускаемого аппарата серии «Космос», содержащей радиоактивные элементы всего 3 штуки, из них: 2012 год -1 штука, 2013 год -1 штука, 2014 год -1 штука
Cosmos 2392 has been catalogued as being 2014-025A / 39732: two elsets which are really identical so far, confirming the inclination as being 81.4 deg.No sign of the Blok I third stage yet..
Spacecraft now called Cosmos-2495http://itar-tass.com/nauka/1170279
Quote from: input~2 on 05/06/2014 07:31 pmSpacecraft now called Cosmos-2495http://itar-tass.com/nauka/1170279Can someone explain why are they calling Cosmos-2495 to this satellite?
Quote from: Satori on 05/06/2014 08:07 pmQuote from: input~2 on 05/06/2014 07:31 pmSpacecraft now called Cosmos-2495http://itar-tass.com/nauka/1170279Can someone explain why are they calling Cosmos-2495 to this satellite?Well, the only explanation I can find at this moment for this is that the three satellites from the first Soyuz-2.1v launch were also given Kosmos designations.And so, if this is Kosmos-2495, then the last GLONASS-M satellite launched in March is Kosmos-2494.
Quote from: Satori on 05/06/2014 08:47 pmQuote from: Satori on 05/06/2014 08:07 pmQuote from: input~2 on 05/06/2014 07:31 pmSpacecraft now called Cosmos-2495http://itar-tass.com/nauka/1170279Can someone explain why are they calling Cosmos-2495 to this satellite?Well, the only explanation I can find at this moment for this is that the three satellites from the first Soyuz-2.1v launch were also given Kosmos designations.And so, if this is Kosmos-2495, then the last GLONASS-M satellite launched in March is Kosmos-2494.But https://glonass-iac.ru/en/CUSGLONASS/index.php says that one is 2491.
We have a video of the roll out:http://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201405060211-hny0.htm
Any thoughts as to why the russians are not launching into sun-synch for this system? Limits on launch azimuth don't appear obvious...
Quote from: jcm on 05/07/2014 01:18 amQuote from: Satori on 05/06/2014 08:47 pmQuote from: Satori on 05/06/2014 08:07 pmQuote from: input~2 on 05/06/2014 07:31 pmSpacecraft now called Cosmos-2495http://itar-tass.com/nauka/1170279Can someone explain why are they calling Cosmos-2495 to this satellite?Well, the only explanation I can find at this moment for this is that the three satellites from the first Soyuz-2.1v launch were also given Kosmos designations.And so, if this is Kosmos-2495, then the last GLONASS-M satellite launched in March is Kosmos-2494.But https://glonass-iac.ru/en/CUSGLONASS/index.php says that one is 2491....and at http://www.sdcm.ru/smglo/grupglo?version=rus&site=extern it says it's K-2494. The only plausible explanation is that the payloads of the Dec. 28 Soyuz-2.1v launch were given K-2491-3. (unless of course the Russians are issuing numbers out of sequence) Maybe that's a similar deal to that the payloads of the STP-S26 launch given USA #s even when many of them are civilian...
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 05/07/2014 04:12 amQuote from: jcm on 05/07/2014 01:18 amQuote from: Satori on 05/06/2014 08:47 pmQuote from: Satori on 05/06/2014 08:07 pmQuote from: input~2 on 05/06/2014 07:31 pmSpacecraft now called Cosmos-2495http://itar-tass.com/nauka/1170279Can someone explain why are they calling Cosmos-2495 to this satellite?Well, the only explanation I can find at this moment for this is that the three satellites from the first Soyuz-2.1v launch were also given Kosmos designations.And so, if this is Kosmos-2495, then the last GLONASS-M satellite launched in March is Kosmos-2494.But https://glonass-iac.ru/en/CUSGLONASS/index.php says that one is 2491....and at http://www.sdcm.ru/smglo/grupglo?version=rus&site=extern it says it's K-2494. The only plausible explanation is that the payloads of the Dec. 28 Soyuz-2.1v launch were given K-2491-3. (unless of course the Russians are issuing numbers out of sequence) Maybe that's a similar deal to that the payloads of the STP-S26 launch given USA #s even when many of them are civilian...The SKRL spheres got Kosmos numbers. Aist didn't got a Kosmos number.
Another launch video
Quote from: Satori on 05/07/2014 06:54 amQuote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 05/07/2014 04:12 amQuote from: jcm on 05/07/2014 01:18 amQuote from: Satori on 05/06/2014 08:47 pmQuote from: Satori on 05/06/2014 08:07 pmQuote from: input~2 on 05/06/2014 07:31 pmSpacecraft now called Cosmos-2495http://itar-tass.com/nauka/1170279Can someone explain why are they calling Cosmos-2495 to this satellite?Well, the only explanation I can find at this moment for this is that the three satellites from the first Soyuz-2.1v launch were also given Kosmos designations.And so, if this is Kosmos-2495, then the last GLONASS-M satellite launched in March is Kosmos-2494.But https://glonass-iac.ru/en/CUSGLONASS/index.php says that one is 2491....and at http://www.sdcm.ru/smglo/grupglo?version=rus&site=extern it says it's K-2494. The only plausible explanation is that the payloads of the Dec. 28 Soyuz-2.1v launch were given K-2491-3. (unless of course the Russians are issuing numbers out of sequence) Maybe that's a similar deal to that the payloads of the STP-S26 launch given USA #s even when many of them are civilian...The SKRL spheres got Kosmos numbers. Aist didn't got a Kosmos number.This still leaves us short of one Kosmos number. Perhaps the dummy mass/payload adoptor on this mission got also a Kosmos number?
Still no new TLEs for Cosmos 2495 for three days. Surely it can't have been lost??!!!!!!
Diffrent launch times :jcm's launchlog 13:49:39 NK-Forum and here 13:49:35What is right ?
Quote from: Alter Sachse on 07/13/2014 08:41 amDiffrent launch times :jcm's launchlog 13:49:39 NK-Forum and here 13:49:35What is right ?13:49:34.901 UTC.
Apparently recovered yesterday, according to Space-Track.
Quote from: gwiz on 09/04/2014 04:23 pmApparently recovered yesterday, according to Space-Track.So, not a record-breaking duration then. I wonder if next year's final Kobalt-M will break the 133 days duration record?
Just been playing with some numbers.No two-lines were issued for September 3rd, so maybe the satellite was recalled the previous day with a landing at about 18:26 UTC? That would mean that the final TLE to be issued is also the final equator crossing of the satellite.Alternatively, the satellite might have landed about 18:11 UTC on September 3rd with no TLEs being issued during the day.These figures assume a final equator crossing between 40-45 deg E which is low but not unprecedented for this orbital inclination.
The following has been posted on the SEESAT mailing list by Bjφrn Gimle:Rob Matson sent me the following info, of which I was not aware otherwise:...I do occasionally check the archives to see if interesting events thatIm aware of have been brought up there. I was VERY surprised to see thatno one has mentioned the spectacular administrative decay of Cosmos 2495three nights ago over Colorado and Wyoming!It was witnessed by hundreds of people and the debris cloud is veryimpressive on Doppler radar (a snapshot of which Ive attached). Thatdrifting debris cloud is visible for over half an hour in radar images fromDenver and Cheyenne. A little surprising to me that the Russians wouldcommand destructive reentry to occur over land rather than ocean especially over CONUS when some pieces of the 6.7-ton satellite willlikely survive to the ground....The reentry occurred at around 10:30 *pm* local time Sep.2, so not a daytimereentry. Feel free to post my comments to SeeSat with my name.I'll be a little surprised if there wasn't at least one list member whowitnessed it.So, was the main descent module from Cosmos 2495 recovered inside Russia or did it decay from orbit?
Excellent analysis here :http://www.spaceflight101.com/kosmos-2495-re-entry.html
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=19386.0A thread about a similar incident, where the service module came down in Mexico, although the return capsule presumably landed in Russia.
Was the fairing kept attached to the rocket for longer; like they did with Progress M-25M?http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=28784.msg1289645#msg1289645
