Author Topic: Progress M-60 launch - May 12 (Read 22298 times)

anik · « **Reply #20 on:** 05/08/2007 05:51 pm »

May 08, 2007 - Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss15/progress-m-60/photo_05-08_01.html (with images!)

"The orbital module was integrated with the Soyuz-U launch vehicle in the processing facility"

http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss15/progress-m-60/photo_05-08_02.html

"Technical management meeting chaired by N.N.Sevastiyanov, President, General Designer of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, and Government Commission meeting were convened. A decision is made to roll out Soyuz-U launch vehicle with Progress M-60 transport vehicle to the launch pad"

Photo (below) is from RSC Energia website...

anik · « **Reply #21 on:** 05/10/2007 02:05 pm »

May 10, 2007 - Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss15/progress-m-60/photo_05-10.html (with photos!)

"At 5:00 Moscow time Soyuz launch vehicle was rolled out from the integration building to the launch pad. Soyuz-U launch vehicle with Progress M-60 transport vehicle is installed on the launch pad. L-2 days activities have been started"

Progress M-60 launch is currently planned at 03:25:38 UTC on May 12th...

Also see photos on Roskosmos website...

Image (below) is from RSC Energia website...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #22 on:** 05/12/2007 12:06 am »

Only a few hours to launch.

bsegal · « **Reply #23 on:** 05/12/2007 12:39 am »

NASA TV or website coverage for tonight's Progress launch?

DaveS · « **Reply #24 on:** 05/12/2007 12:46 am »

Quote

bsegal - 12/5/2007 2:39 AM
NASA TV or website coverage for tonight's Progress launch?

Untelevised. I'm pretty sure that Energia is going to issue a press-release once the Progress has launched.

Andy L · « **Reply #25 on:** 05/12/2007 02:19 am »

I'm not sure of the launch time, is it in one hour from now?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #26 on:** 05/12/2007 02:37 am »

Quote

Andy L - 12/5/2007 3:19 AM

I'm not sure of the launch time, is it in one hour from now?

It was one hour from now.

About 45 minutes at the time of me posting this.

Satori · « **Reply #27 on:** 05/12/2007 02:38 am »

Quote

Andy L - 11/5/2007 9:19 PM

I'm not sure of the launch time, is it in one hour from now?

Launch was schedule at 0325:38UTC!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #28 on:** 05/12/2007 03:14 am »

10 minutes to launch.

Satori · « **Reply #29 on:** 05/12/2007 03:27 am »

Progress M-60 must be on its way by now...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #30 on:** 05/12/2007 03:28 am »

Quote

Satori - 12/5/2007 4:27 AM

Progress M-60 must be on its way by now...

Translators on standby for confirmation

And apparently Progress is a he, Andrey tells me. No doubt Jim will slap me for saying that

Satori · « **Reply #31 on:** 05/12/2007 03:34 am »

If everything went without any problem, Progress M-60 must be in orbit by now!

anik · « **Reply #32 on:** 05/12/2007 03:39 am »

Information from MCC-M expert:

Progress M-60 was launched successfully!...

The cargo ship is on orbit now!...

The exact launch time is 03:25:38.132 UTC...

Satori · « **Reply #33 on:** 05/12/2007 03:40 am »

From RIA Novosti (in russian) http://www.rian.ru/technology/cosmos/20070512/65359342.html

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #34 on:** 05/12/2007 03:45 am »

Good good.

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5098 - outlining the launch and what's on board (including 50 passengers).

Lee Jay · « **Reply #35 on:** 05/12/2007 04:01 am »

50 passengers * 20 million each. Wow, that's a Billion bucks! ;-)

Bet those little guys' nervous systems are a bit perplexed.

John44 · « **Reply #36 on:** 05/15/2007 05:56 am »

ISS Progress M-60 /25 Docking
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2074&Itemid=2

Progress 25 Docking Full Coverage - 1 hours (later today online)

eeergo · « **Reply #37 on:** 05/15/2007 11:56 am »

That's one nice video, thanks John! I'd never seen a Progress docking (well, nor of any other spacecraft) from the Stations cameras... I liked it at contact and capture, when Progress M-60 rocked a bit as the docking mechanisms aligned, and the Station did so too!

I absolutely love thruster firings :laugh:

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #38 on:** 06/30/2010 04:11 pm »

Roskosmos has just posted a nice picture of Progress M-60 separation, on 19th september 2007.

patchfree · « **Reply #39 on:** 06/30/2010 04:57 pm »

Quote from: eeergo on 05/15/2007 11:56 am

<p>That's one nice video, thanks John! I'd never seen a Progress docking (well, nor of any other spacecraft) from the Stations cameras... I liked it at contact and capture, when Progress M-60 rocked a bit as the docking mechanisms aligned, and the Station did so too! </p><p>I absolutely love thruster firings :laugh: </p>

Me too!