Author Topic: Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat - OneWeb F8 (x36) - Vostochny - 1 July 2021 (12:48 UTC) (Read 17317 times)

Alter Sachse · « **on:** 05/26/2021 11:27 am »

https://www.roscosmos.ru/31232/

In parallel, intensive preparations for the July launch are underway at Vostochny. For example, specialists from Roskosmos' subsidiaries, the Vostochny Space Center (a branch of the Ground Space Infrastructure Facilities Operation Center) and the Lavochkin Science and Production Association, transported the Fregat upper stage from the launch vehicle's assembly and test building to the fueling and neutralization station at the cosmodrome.

These works are part of the launch of the fifth batch of 36 spacecraft from the company OneWeb from the cosmodrome Vostochny, scheduled for July 2021. Roscosmos specialists will soon begin refueling the upper stage with propellant components and compressed gases. According to the schedule, the work on the refueling of "Fregat" will take place until June 18, 2021.

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A great thread about the news of and discussion about the OneWeb constellation is here: OneWeb constellation

And for the previous OneWeb launches:
Soyuz-STB/Fregat-M (VS21) - OneWeb (x6) - (21:37 UTC) February 27, 2019 [from Kourou]

Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat - OneWeb Fl. 2 (x34) - Baikonur - Feb 6, 2020, 21:42 UTC

Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat - OneWeb Fl. 3 (x34) - Baikonur - March 21, 2020, 17:06 UTC

Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat - OneWeb F4 (x36) - Vostochny - December 18, 2020 (12:26 UTC)

Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat - OneWeb F5 (x36) - Vostochny - 25 March 2021 (02:47 UTC)

Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat - OneWeb F6 (x36) - Vostochny - 25 April 2021 (22:14 UTC)

Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat - OneWeb F7 (x36) - Vostochny - 28 May 2021 (17:38 UTC)

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #1 on:** 06/02/2021 01:31 pm »

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=26990.msg2246629#msg2246629

July 1st 12:48:33 UTC

Soyuz-2.1B/Fregat 15000-008 ?/123-12
(B15000-008 or X15000-008 ?)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #2 on:** 06/08/2021 06:09 pm »

https://twitter.com/m_ladovaz/status/1402278983899701254

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@OneWeb @OneWebSatellit1 did it again. 💪💪We are delivering per plan. Another batch of satellites is ready to ship today.
With this next launch we are going to have enough satellites to deliver enterprise grade service in Canada. U.K., Northern Europe, Alaska … finally!!

GWR64 · « **Reply #3 on:** 06/08/2021 07:29 pm »

Antonov An-124 RA-82046

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ra-82046

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #4 on:** 06/10/2021 06:17 am »

https://www.roscosmos.ru/31410/

Specialists from the Vostochny Space Center (a branch of the Ground Space Infrastructure Facilities Operation Center) and the Progress Rocket and Space Center (part of Roskosmos State Corporation) in the launch vehicle assembly and test building conducted operations to unload component parts of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle and began assembling them into a "package" (first and second stages).

This rocket is intended for the upcoming commercial launch from the Vostochny cosmodrome. The Fregat upper stage for this mission is being refueled at the refueling-neutralization station.

On the previous day, the blocks of two Soyuz-2.1b rockets, as well as two head fairings designed for commercial launches, arrived at Vostochny on a special train. Specialists from the Vostochny Space Center transported them to the Unified Technical Complex. A joint launch team began working with parts of one of the arriving launch vehicles, and the other will remain in storage until work begins.

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Alter Sachse · « **Reply #5 on:** 06/10/2021 06:19 am »

Quote from: Alter Sachse on 06/02/2021 01:31 pm

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=26990.msg2246629#msg2246629

July 1st 12:48:33 UTC

Soyuz-2.1B/Fregat 15000-008 ?/123-12
(B15000-008 or X15000-008 ?)

X15000-008 (Kh15000-008) !

GWR64 · « **Reply #6 on:** 06/10/2021 04:44 pm »

Quote from: GWR64 on 06/08/2021 07:29 pm

Antonov An-124 RA-82046

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ra-82046

landed 13:25 local time on Blagoveshchensk-Ignatyevo Airport

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #7 on:** 06/10/2021 07:42 pm »

Rondaz · « **Reply #8 on:** 06/10/2021 08:33 pm »

Another batch of OneWeb satellites arrived at Vostochny

06/10/2021 21:00

On Thursday, June 10, 2021, a new batch of 36 OneWeb spacecraft was delivered to the Ignatievo airport (Blagoveshchensk) by the An-124-100 aircraft. Specialists of the Vostochny Space Center (a branch of TsENKI - the Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) delivered them to the cosmodrome, where a joint technical calculation began preparations for the upcoming launch using the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage.

This work is being carried out as part of the contracts between Glavkosmos (a subsidiary of Roscosmos State Corporation) with the European launch services provider Arianespace (operator of the OneWeb spacecraft launch using the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle) and Starsem. Representatives of the Progress Rocket and Space Center, the S.А. Lavochkin, TsENKI and Glavkosmos (all enterprises of Roskosmos) work side by side with foreign customers.

To date, the constellation of OneWeb satellites in low Earth orbit numbers 218 spacecraft, with hundreds of others planned to be launched. The upcoming launch should bring the number of OneWeb satellites in orbit to 254. OneWeb LEOs are designed to provide high-speed Internet for terrestrial consumers.

https://www.roscosmos.ru/31413/

Rondaz · « **Reply #9 on:** 06/15/2021 10:23 am »

At Vostochny, a "package" of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket was assembled for the fifth commercial launch

06/15/2021 12:45

At the Vostochny cosmodrome, specialists from subsidiaries of the State Corporation Roscosmos - the Center for Operations of Ground Space Infrastructure Facilities and the Progress Rocket and Space Center - completed the mechanical assembly cycle of the "package" (first and second stages) of the Soyuz launch vehicle in accordance with the comprehensive preparation schedule. -2.1b ". The "package" of the rocket was put into storage mode until the start of the launch campaign.

The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle is intended for the fifth commercial launch from the Vostochny cosmodrome. It is being implemented by the European launch services provider Arianespace for OneWeb. Upper stage "Fregat" for this mission is located at the refueling and neutralization station. Refueling works according to the schedule will take place until June 18, 2021. 36 OneWeb spacecraft arrived at the launch site on June 10. They are currently preparing for the upcoming launch at Vostochny.

LEO OneWeb spacecraft are designed to provide terrestrial consumers with high-speed Internet. To date, the constellation of OneWeb satellites in low Earth orbit numbers 218 spacecraft, with hundreds of others planned to be launched. The upcoming launch should bring the number of OneWeb spacecraft in orbit to 254.

https://www.roscosmos.ru/31476/

Rondaz · « **Reply #10 on:** 06/15/2021 10:24 am »

At Vostochny, a "package" of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket was assembled for the fifth commercial launch

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #11 on:** 06/15/2021 12:05 pm »

https://www.roscosmos.ru/31476/

Rondaz · « **Reply #12 on:** 06/17/2021 01:28 pm »

Refueling of the Fregat upper stage completed at Vostochny

06/17/2021 15:00

Specialists of the Vostochny Space Center (a branch of the Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities) and the S.А. Lavochkin (part of the State Corporation "Roscosmos") at the Vostochny cosmodrome have successfully completed the operation of refueling the upper stage "Fregat" with propellants and compressed gases.

The upper stage was transported from the hall of the refueling and neutralization station to the assembly and testing building of spacecraft for preparation for assembly of the Soyuz-2.1b space rocket. "Razgonnik" is intended for a mission under a contract with a foreign customer from the Vostochny cosmodrome.

The launch of the fifth batch of 36 OneWeb spacecraft from the Vostochny cosmodrome will be the fifth fully commercial from the Vostochny cosmodrome, implemented by the French company Arianespace for OneWeb from the Russian cosmodrome.

https://www.roscosmos.ru/31517/

Rondaz · « **Reply #13 on:** 06/17/2021 01:29 pm »

Refueling of the Fregat upper stage completed at Vostochny

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #14 on:** 06/17/2021 01:48 pm »

pictures

Rondaz · « **Reply #15 on:** 06/23/2021 04:31 pm »

Baikonur prepares to launch OneWeb spacecraft

06/23/2021 18:45

In parallel to Vostochny, the planned activities under the OneWeb spacecraft launch program are continuing at the Baikonur cosmodrome. After preparing the necessary ground equipment, specialists from the Yuzhny Space Center (a branch of the Center for Operation of Ground Space Infrastructure Facilities) and the S.А. Lavochkin (part of the State Corporation "Roscosmos") began to conduct pneumatic vacuum tests of the upper stage "Fregat".

The present work is being carried out at the technical complex of the site No. 31 of the Baikonur cosmodrome. They are being carried out in preparation for the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket and 34 OneWeb satellites from the Baikonur cosmodrome. It will mark the third launch of OneWeb spacecraft from Baikonur.

The launch operator for OneWeb is the European launch services provider Arianespace together with Starsem under contracts with Glavkosmos (a subsidiary of Roskosmos).

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The universal upper stage "Fregat" was created at NPO Lavochkin and is intended for use as part of medium and heavy launch vehicles in order to launch spacecraft into various specified orbits. The Basic Upper Stage marked the beginning of a whole family of high-performance upper stages that are and are being built around it.

The basis of the "Fregat" structural and layout scheme is a block of tanks, built according to a monoblock carrier scheme. It has a torispherical configuration, consisting of six spherical containers welded together, separated by spherical bottoms. Four of them are oxidizer and fuel tanks, two tanks are compartments for onboard instruments and equipment (one of them is sealed). One of the containers (sealed) houses a monoblock of the control system, including satellite navigation equipment and fans of the thermal regime, in the other (unpressurized) - a small instrument compartment, service blocks, as well as high-pressure balloons of the cruise propulsion system and the propulsion system for stabilization, orientation and ensuring the launch.

The upper stage "Fregat" ensures the efficient performance of all tasks related to the launching of one or several spacecraft into working orbits or trajectories departing from the Earth. The entire process of launching is carried out autonomously, without interference from the Earth. The highest reliability and almost perfect launching accuracy provide the upper stage with undeniable competitive advantages over world analogues.

https://www.roscosmos.ru/31612/

Rondaz · « **Reply #16 on:** 06/24/2021 12:54 am »

Save the date - on 1st July at 8:48AM (ET) / 1:48PM (BST), we’ll be launching our 8th set of satellites. Taking our constellation to a total of 254 satellites, this launch will allow us to provide complete coverage north of 50 degrees latitude by the end of the 2021.

https://twitter.com/OneWeb/status/1407705161586429956

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #17 on:** 06/24/2021 07:40 am »

https://www.roscosmos.ru/31616/

The assembly of the space head module of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket as part of the OneWeb mission No. 48 was completed at the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The assembly and test facility has rolled the fairing onto the main body and conducted electrical tests. The space head unit is fully prepared for transportation to the launch vehicle's assembly and test building.

In turn, the launcher passed the complete test cycle at the Technical Complex and is now ready for general assembly of the space rocket. The general assembly is the final operation before taking it to the launch pad.

This launch will be the fifth fully commercial launch from the Vostochny launch site. The operator for OneWeb is the European launch services provider Arianespace together with Starsem under contracts with Glavkosmos (a subsidiary of Roskosmos).

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Alter Sachse · « **Reply #18 on:** 06/24/2021 07:41 am »

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #19 on:** 06/24/2021 12:51 pm »

https://www.roscosmos.ru/31630/

Specialists at the Vostochny Space Center (a branch of the Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities Operation Center, part of Roskosmos State Corporation) used a transbuilder gallery to transport the space head module, assembled the day before, to the launch vehicle's assembly and test building. The part of the rocket includes the Fregat upper stage and spacecraft installed on the transition farm of the satellite company OneWeb.

In accordance with a comprehensive training schedule, a joint crew of specialists docked the upper stage with the third stage of Soyuz-2.1b rocket in the assembly hall of the Vostochny cosmodrome. In the next few days there will be a general assembly of the space rocket, which is the final operation before it is taken to the launch pad.

The launch of the fifth batch of 36 OneWeb spacecraft from the Vostochny launch site is scheduled for July 1, 2021. It will be the fifth fully commercial launch from the launch site. The launch operator for OneWeb is the European launch services provider Arianespace together with Starsem under contracts with Glavkosmos (a subsidiary of Roskosmos).