Kondor-E Strela launch - Baikonur - December 19, 2014 (0443UTC)

[Satori]

According to http://www.matthewaid.com/post/101078431326/south-african-military-secretly-resurrected-plan-to-buy, Kondor-E will be launched on December 18.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

The spacecraft arrived at Baikonur on December 1.

Is that MIK-90 (i.e. the old Tsyklon HIF) in the photo? If not, where is that?

[russianhalo117]

The spacecraft arrived at Baikonur on December 1.

Is that MIK-90 (i.e. the old Tsyklon HIF) in the photo? If not, where is that?

Site 92-1 and 94 are active processing areas for UR-100N derived launch vehicles. Site 90-5 is listed as inactive as Site 90 facilities for Tsyklon facilities are filed with UN and in START as dismantled.

[Fuji]

Interesting story 

South Africa purchases Kondor-E spysat from Russia just before its launch
http://seradata.com/SSI/2014/12/south-africa-purchases-kondor-e-spysat-from-russia-just-before-its-launch/

The deal is thought to be worth RAND1 billion (US$89.5 million).

[Lewis007]

The Kondor-E satellite has been transferred to the launchpad.
http://www.tsenki.com/news/news_tsenki/?ELEMENT_ID=117053

[anik]

The Kondor-E satellite has been transferred to the launchpad

Not to a launch pad but from a fuelling station on area 31 to an assembly building on site 2A.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Roscosmos now showing a launch time of 04:55:03 UTC on December 18. That's right in the smack middle of GSLV-III's launch window..... 

[Satori]

Information about Kondor-E http://www.npomash.ru/activities/en/space2.htm

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Any NOTAMs for this launch? 

[ostangen]

Probably those here:

K1719/14 - TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ACTIVATED WI 40 KM RADIUS 4603N 06259E. GND - UNL, DAILY 0430-0530, 18 DEC 04:30 2014 UNTIL 19 DEC 05:30 2014. CREATED: 15 DEC 11:01 2014

P8626/14 - FLT PROHIBITED WI AREA WITH COORD: 570300N 0700508E-571503N 0701810E-571910N 0701726E- 572010N 0701300E-572125N 0700000E-571430N 0694433E- 570050N 0692830E-565100N 0693910E-565155N 0694800E- 570300N 0700508E. SFC - UNL, 18 19 0430-0530, 18 DEC 04:30 2014 UNTIL 19 DEC 05:30 2014. CREATED: 13 DEC 04:19 2014 

P8625/14 - FLT PROHIBITED WI CIRCLE RADIUS 20KM CENTRED 583654N 0711202E. SFC - UNL, 18 19 0430-0530, 18 DEC 04:30 2014 UNTIL 19 DEC 05:30 2014. CREATED: 13 DEC 04:19 2014 

P8599/14 - ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: R99 RUBOR - TOBOLSK NDB (NH) P865 LERPI - INKOR. SFC - UNL, DAILY 0430-0530, 18 DEC 04:30 2014 UNTIL 19 DEC 05:30 2014. CREATED: 11 DEC 08:07 2014

[Chris Bergin]

And now for the obligatory "Any chance of a webcast for this one"?

[Galactic Penguin SST]

And now for the obligatory "Any chance of a webcast for this one"?

My guess is less than zero. 

Hopefully this is not the case for Angara-5 though - big new rocket coming up!

[Chris Bergin]

Is this one set to launch from silo 59 at site 175?

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Is this one set to launch from silo 59 at site 175?

I think yes.

[Chris Bergin]

Ok, so looking for launch confirmation!

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Ok, so looking for launch confirmation!

Apparently launch scrubbed for today - next attempt tomorrow: http://itar-tass.com/kosmos/1655258 

[Chris Bergin]

Ok, so looking for launch confirmation!

Apparently launch scrubbed for today - next attempt tomorrow: http://itar-tass.com/kosmos/1655258 

Bloody heck. At least I was up at this ungodly hour for the Indian launch

Three hours sleep should be interesting

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Ok, so looking for launch confirmation!

Apparently launch scrubbed for today - next attempt tomorrow: http://itar-tass.com/kosmos/1655258 

This happened after the satellite failed to switch to internal power before launch: http://www.interfax.ru/russia/413832

[Artyom.]

The launch time on December 19 is 04:43 UTC.

http://itar-tass.com/kosmos/1657112

[Satori]

Hummm, TsENKI is announcing the livre transmission of the Kondor-E launch: http://www.tsenki.com/broadcast/ ...or maybe not.