MISSION FAILURE: Progress M-27M launch – Soyuz-2-1A - April 28, 2015

• #20 by Satori on 24 Apr, 2015 14:04
• Other launcher assembly images available at http://www.roscosmos.ru/21445/ (in Russian)

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• #21 by Satori on 25 Apr, 2015 10:08
• Launch information from TsUP...

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• #22 by jacqmans on 26 Apr, 2015 11:02
• Soyuz launch vehicle rollout to the launch pad
  
  April 26, 2015
  
  At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-27M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
  
  Soyuz launch vehicle was rolled out from the integration building to the launch pad. Soyuz-U launch vehicle with Progress M-27M transport vehicle is installed on the launch pad. L-2 days activities have been started.
  
  http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss43/progress_m-27m/photo_04-26.html

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• #23 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Apr, 2015 06:38
• Launch is at 19:09 UTC (3:09 pm EDT) according to the NASA manifest.
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/launchschedule/
• #24 by Galactic Penguin SST on 27 Apr, 2015 12:17
• Moved for live coverage. 
• #25 by Galactic Penguin SST on 27 Apr, 2015 17:31
• #26 by mheney on 27 Apr, 2015 17:43
• Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 27 Apr, 2015 06:38

  Launch is at 19:09 UTC (3:09 pm EDT) according to the NASA manifest.
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/launchschedule/
  

  
  The site lists the time as 3:09 am, not pm - which would make it 0709 UTC 28 Apr
  
• #27 by RonM on 27 Apr, 2015 17:50
• From NASA TV:
  
  

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  2:45 a.m., Tuesday, April 28 - Coverage of the Launch of the ISS Progress 59 Cargo Ship to the ISS (all channels)

  
  That's 2:45 am EDT and 0645 UTC 28 April.
• #28 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Apr, 2015 05:00
• Quote from: mheney on 27 Apr, 2015 17:43

  The site lists the time as 3:09 am, not pm - which would make it 0709 UTC 28 Apr
  

  
  Thanks. I'm not sure how I got that mixed up. The NASA manifest is not showing the mission now. Here's the Tsenki page on the launch.
  
  http://www.tsenki.com/en/launch_services/help_information/launch/2015/?EID=120974
  
  The broadcast site
  
  http://www.tsenki.com/en/broadcast/
  
  is showing a launch time of 10:09 Moscow time (7:09 UTC, 3:09 EDT). Coverage begins at 8:10 Moscow time (5:09 UTC, 1:09 EDT).
• #29 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Apr, 2015 05:27
• We got a picture on the TV!

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• #30 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Apr, 2015 05:31
• Close up.

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• #31 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Apr, 2015 05:33
• Lots of workers at the base of the vehicle.

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• #32 by Galactic Penguin SST on 28 Apr, 2015 05:35
• I have just counted and it looks like this is the 150th Progress mission. Is that correct?
• #33 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Apr, 2015 05:43

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• #34 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Apr, 2015 05:46
• Moving the train.

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• #35 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Apr, 2015 05:48
• Nice shot of the flame trench.

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• #36 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Apr, 2015 06:03
• Back to the payload fairing. The workers appear to have gone.

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• #37 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Apr, 2015 06:06
• Looks like a guy on the left is setting up a video camera.

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• #38 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Apr, 2015 06:09
• T-60 minutes.

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• #39 by Steven Pietrobon on 28 Apr, 2015 06:15
• T-55 minutes.

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