Kompas-3 and Sumbandila launch

• Kompas-3 and Sumbandila launch by sammie on 30 Sep, 2006 13:10
• OK, it's still a far away, but I find this launch somehow interesting. So that's why I start a thread about it already.
  
  Just a reminder of what this launch is about. The satellite is developed and produced (exept for the solar panels and batteries) in South Africa. It will be launched around Christmas time on a Shtil' 2.1 from a submarine in the Barentz Sea.
  
  For people with a basic knowledge of Dutch/Afrikaans, more information can be found here
  
  If the satellite passes the final tests it will be shipped to Russia in November and launched between 20 and 25 december. The satellite is equipped with a multi-spectre camera and has a ground resolution of 6,25 meter. The link also includes a picture.
  
  If someone has updates on this launch, please post them here
  
  (Damn what is Afrikaans een "grappige" language )
• #1 by Danderman on 30 Sep, 2006 15:03
• For more information on Shtil and other naval missile based launchers:  http://www.makeyev.ru/english/start.htm
  
  
• #2 by Danderman on 02 Oct, 2006 15:35
• The Shtil User Guide:
  
  
• #3 by Satori on 14 Oct, 2006 14:21
• Any more news about Sumbandila launch?? There is some confusion about the previous launch date of December 25th (now planned to be the Kompas-3 launch)...  
• #4 by sammie on 15 Oct, 2006 11:34
• I haven't been able to find new updates on any of the websites (such ans SunSpace or Stellenbosch). It could easily that both the Kompass 3 and Sumbandila will be lofted on the same launch vehicle, performance wise.
• #5 by sammie on 09 Nov, 2006 12:13
• fairly new story here, its dated 7 november.
  
  Sumbandila recently successfully completed a series of performance tests at the Institute for Satellite and Software Applications, at Grabouw, near Cape Town. Sumbandila will be handed over to the DST on 15 November and be shipped to a naval facility near Murmansk, in northern Russia.
  
  
• #6 by sammie on 15 Feb, 2007 19:05
• *bump*
  
  Its been a while, new article to found here
  
  Highlights
  *Science and Technology Minister, Mosibudi Mangena, says the SUMBANDILAsat, set to be launched in May
  no other news
• #7 by publiusr on 18 Feb, 2007 19:11
• In general, I think a lot of Russian rockets---but the SLBMs are another matter.
• #8 by sammie on 11 May, 2007 21:51
• www.satindex.com reports that the sat will finally be flown to Russia on May 14. So lets hope that launch will actually happen anytime soon after that...
• #9 by anik on 02 Jun, 2007 09:24
• This schedule does not contain Kompas-3/Sumbandila launch in June, therefore it means that this launch is postponed again...
• #10 by Satori on 17 Jun, 2007 17:49
• The Sumbandila launch will take place in July according to this!
• #11 by anik on 25 Jun, 2007 19:31
• According to http://www.ln.mid.ru/ns-dvbr.nsf/a84cf38ed768735943256ccc003bcff1/55b9de6daba987bbc32573050042a84c?OpenDocument (in Russian), there is not Kompas-3/Sumbandila launch in July...
• #12 by Skyrocket on 09 Nov, 2007 17:18
• Any info on the status of this launch?
  
  
• #13 by anik on 09 Nov, 2007 17:33
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  Skyrocket - 9/11/2007  9:18 PM
  
  Any info on the status of this launch?

  
  Only rumour published here...
• #14 by sammie on 24 Jan, 2008 16:15
• hint provided by the free preview from satellite news digest and a full article provided by Industry Watch.
  
  It seems that the SA-002 won't be launched because South Africa doesn't allow a telementry site to be build on it's territory. Whether this was part of the contract or just additional demands from Russia I don't know. I assume the sat is actually in Russia by now
• #15 by William Graham on 24 Jan, 2008 17:39
• So what about Kompas-3?
• #16 by osiossim on 25 Jan, 2008 12:48
• This is also very unfortunate for South Africa. The satellite was waiting to be launched since December 2006. Its January 2008 and the satellite is still on the storage. If the cause on the news is right, there is no chance for the other Russian launchers to fly Sumbandilasat. Some others are another issue. Politics are always involved in high tech business. Another example is Theos....Also remember Tecsar....
• #17 by ASTUTE on 26 Jan, 2008 12:09
• Why Kompas-3?
  That would be Kompas-2 or Kompas-2N.
• #18 by Skyrocket on 26 Jan, 2008 12:54
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  ASTUTE - 26/1/2008  2:09 PM
  
  Why Kompas-3?
  That would be Kompas-2 or Kompas-2N.

  
  Kompas-2 has already been launched, and the satellite originally refered to Kompas-2N is apparently now called Kompas-3.
  
  
• #19 by Jirka Dlouhy on 26 Jan, 2008 21:33
• Is other opportunity to launch Sumbandilla atop of another launcher? Do You have any information?