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Soyuz-2-1B – Kosmos (Lotos-S № 4) – Plesetsk - October 25, 2018 (00:15 UTC)
by
Stan Black
on 03 Nov, 2017 20:52
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14К159Payload:
Lotos-S 14Ф145 № 804 (part of Liana)
Rocket:
Soyuz-2-1B 14А14-1Б
Launch site:
Plesetsk 17П32-С4 (ПУ №
43/4)
Fairing:
14С741Manufacturer: Machine-Building Plant
Arsenal (prime), Rocket & Space Centre
Progress (orbital module)
Mass: 6,000 kilogrammes
Orbit: 900 kilometres, 67° inclination
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#1
by
Salo
on 03 Nov, 2017 21:01
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#2
by
Star One
on 04 Nov, 2017 14:10
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I am assuming that’s not a completely accurate image. TBH I am amazed that any kind of image has been released.
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#3
by
russianhalo117
on 04 Nov, 2017 16:26
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I am assuming that’s not a completely accurate image. TBH I am amazed that any kind of image has been released.
The SC Bus has also been used by Civilian programmes. The payload portion of the model is based on this image released by TsNIRTI:
http://russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/military/elint/liana/lotos_payload_2.jpgThe image above on his site is a scale model of a Lotos-M (should be S) spacecraft. There are 2 Lotos-S ELINT payload configurations: one with Nuklon onboard and one without Nuklon. Liana system consists of Pion-NKS sea based ELINT with Radar and Lotos-S land based ELINT sats.
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#4
by
Star One
on 04 Nov, 2017 18:07
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I am assuming that’s not a completely accurate image. TBH I am amazed that any kind of image has been released.
The SC Bus has also been used by Civilian programmes. The payload portion of the model is based on this image released by TsNIRTI: http://russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/military/elint/liana/lotos_payload_2.jpg
The image above on his site is a scale model of a Lotos-M (should be S) spacecraft. There are 2 Lotos-S ELINT payload configurations: one with Nuklon onboard and one without Nuklon. Liana system consists of Pion-NKS sea based ELINT with Radar and Lotos-S land based ELINT sats.
Is it speculated if any spacecraft now use large deployable mesh antennas, as wasn’t this something that it’s believed that US models had but Russian didn’t?
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#5
by
russianhalo117
on 04 Nov, 2017 18:45
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I am assuming that’s not a completely accurate image. TBH I am amazed that any kind of image has been released.
The SC Bus has also been used by Civilian programmes. The payload portion of the model is based on this image released by TsNIRTI: http://russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/military/elint/liana/lotos_payload_2.jpg
The image above on his site is a scale model of a Lotos-M (should be S) spacecraft. There are 2 Lotos-S ELINT payload configurations: one with Nuklon onboard and one without Nuklon. Liana system consists of Pion-NKS sea based ELINT with Radar and Lotos-S land based ELINT sats.
Is it speculated if any spacecraft now use large deployable mesh antennas, as wasn’t this something that it’s believed that US models had but Russian didn’t?
only Pion-NKS are known to use Russian style deployable mesh antennas of a design dating back to before the launch of MIR's Priroda module (77KSI).
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#6
by
Satori
on 02 Oct, 2018 23:52
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Russia to launch an ELINT 14F145 Lotus-S1 sat from Plesetsk on October 19, 2018.
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#7
by
zubenelgenubi
on 06 Oct, 2018 23:11
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Russianspaceweb.com lists this satellite to launch from Plesetsk 43/4 on October 19.
http://russianspaceweb.com/2018.htmlIf all goes as (apparently) planned, it will be the next orbital launch from Plesetsk, and the next Soyuz launch from Plesetsk, and become Kosmos 2528.
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#8
by
Satori
on 12 Oct, 2018 16:24
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Launch to be delayed by a few days or weeks.
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#9
by
eeergo
on 17 Oct, 2018 10:54
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#10
by
TGMetsFan98
on 17 Oct, 2018 19:38
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Russian Space Web also has this flight as Soyuz's return to flight.
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/2018.html#14F145October 25: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch a 14F145 electronic intelligence satellite for the Russian military from Pad 4 at Site 43 in Plesetsk. The launch was initially planned for August 26, 2018, but on August 17, the decision was made to postpone the mission even though all preparations at the launch site were proceeding as planned, indicating a possible issue with a previous spacecraft in orbit. At the beginning of October, the launch was planned for October 18, but by the middle of the month, the mission was re-scheduled for October 25, in the wake of the launch accident with the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft on October 11.
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#11
by
input~2
on 21 Oct, 2018 17:38
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Related NOTAMs
G5964/18 - ATS RTE W57 SEGMENT ABELU - BAROD CLSD. SFC - UNL, 24 2200-25 0300, 25 2200-26 0300, 24 OCT 22:00 2018 UNTIL 26 OCT 03:00 2018. CREATED: 20 OCT 08:21 2018
G5965/18 - ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: B153 ROGIS-NAKIR, B826 LESHUKONSKOE VORDME (LKN)-NALIV, M131 ROGIS-NAKIR. SFC - UNL, DAILY 2200-0300, 24 OCT 22:00 2018 UNTIL 26 OCT 03:00 2018. CREATED: 20 OCT 08:32 2018
G5966/18 - ATS RTE SEGMENTS CLSD: A929 BILMI - GIGES, B946 BILMI - NAREK, G59 ARLEN - BILMI, W144 BILMI - KEKUT, W43 BILMI - PERAG. SFC - UNL, 24 2200-25 0300, 25 2200-26 0300, 24 OCT 22:00 2018 UNTIL 26 OCT 03:00 2018. CREATED: 20 OCT 08:32 2018
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#12
by
zubenelgenubi
on 21 Oct, 2018 21:05
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Cross-post; apparently this launch will proceed before the final report is released on the launch failure of
Soyuz MS-10:
https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1053653789071282176
https://www.roscosmos.ru/25632/
Google translation:
Roscosmos. Meeting of the emergency commission
10/20/2018 4:53 pm
A regular meeting of the emergency commission on an emergency situation that occurred on October 11, 2018 during the launch of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with a manned transport vehicle Soyuz MS-10 was held at the leading research institute of the rocket and space industry of Russia - TsNImash.
After listening to the reports of specialists working on the investigation of the causes of the emergency situation, the members of the emergency commission, after a detailed analysis, approved a preliminary report on the causes of the accident and began to prepare recommendations to exclude similar situations in the future. The final report and the list of recommendations to the enterprises of the rocket and space industry will be approved on October 30, 2018 and presented to the chairman of the State Commission for Flight Testing of Manned Space Systems.
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#13
by
input~2
on 22 Oct, 2018 11:04
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"The areas for aviation are closed from 01:00 to 06:00 Moscow time on October 25 under the launch of Soyuz-2 from Plesetsk with a military satellite. This will be the first launch of the Soyuz rocket after the Baikonur accident," a source said.
https://www.interfax.ru/russia/634412
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#14
by
Alter Sachse
on 22 Oct, 2018 18:07
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Rocket could be at the launch pad.
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#15
by
zubenelgenubi
on 23 Oct, 2018 01:42
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Previous Lotos launch dates/times (all launches on Soyuz LV's from Plesetsk):
Kosmos 2455 11/20/2009, 10:44 UTC
Kosmos 2503 12/25/2014, 03:01 UTC
Kosmos 2524 12/02/2017, 10:43 UTC
Is there a pattern developing that indicates a replacement satellite, or will this be an addition to a pattern by adding a new element to a satellite constellation?
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#16
by
russianhalo117
on 23 Oct, 2018 02:59
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Previous Lotos launch dates/times (all launches on Soyuz LV's from Plesetsk):
Kosmos 2455 11/20/2009, 10:44 UTC
Kosmos 2503 12/25/2014, 03:01 UTC
Kosmos 2524 12/12/2017, 10:43 UTC
Is there a pattern developing that indicates a replacement satellite, or will this be an addition to a pattern by adding a new element to a satellite constellation?
AFAIK it is the same generation and is in addition to previous sats. Kosmos 2455 was a prototype sat and this launch will place the next operational sat in the constellation. I expect Kosmos 2455 will be retired on the next launch after handover period.
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#17
by
tehwkd
on 23 Oct, 2018 04:15
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ULAA TALAGI
G5969/18 - AIRSPACE CLSD AS FLW:
1. AREA: 631600N0412300E-625200N0420200E-624000N0412200E- 622900N0402500E-624000N0394200E-624800N0393200E- 625700N0401800E-631600N0412300E. 2. AREA: 645700N0474000E-643300N0480000E-641600N0462600E- 643700N0461000E-645700N0474000E. 3. AREA: 660000N0540500E-653900N0540500E-652300N0525000E- 654900N0522700E-660000N0540500E. GND - 1500M AGL, DAILY 2200-0300, 24 OCT 22:00 2018 UNTIL 27 OCT 03:00 2018. CREATED: 20 OCT 18:22 2018
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#18
by
Alter Sachse
on 23 Oct, 2018 05:09
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Previous Lotos
Initially orbit 67.15° 240/900 km
67.15° 900/910 km (after a few days)
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#19
by
Phillip Clark
on 23 Oct, 2018 07:07
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Previous Lotos launch dates/times (all launches on Soyuz LV's from Plesetsk):
Kosmos 2455 11/20/2009, 10:44 UTC
Kosmos 2503 12/25/2014, 03:01 UTC
Kosmos 2524 12/12/2017, 10:43 UTC
Is there a pattern developing that indicates a replacement satellite, or will this be an addition to a pattern by adding a new element to a satellite constellation?
Cosmos 2455 appears to have stopped doing orbital manoeuvres and began slow orbital decay when Cosmos 2503 was launched.