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#40 by Jirka Dlouhy on 16 Apr, 2008 06:03
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#41 by Jester on 16 Apr, 2008 13:36
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*waves hi from the cleanroom*
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#42 by pm1823 on 17 Apr, 2008 14:17
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Make a foto of yourself with some heavy instrument in the hands, you will show it to the grandchildren - "its your oldman fixing g'damned Galileo".
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#43 by anik on 17 Apr, 2008 17:19
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http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=3236
Final tests of Soyuz-FG rocket is performing. Checkings of docked GIOVE-B and Fregat are continuing.
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#44 by anik on 18 Apr, 2008 14:00
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http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=3244
The fairing of Soyuz-FG rocket has been rolled onto GIOVE-B satellite and Fregat upper stage today.
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#45 by Jester on 18 Apr, 2008 16:51
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Tomorrow we fix the back plate onto the fairing and we will transport the upper composite to from MIK112 to MIK 40 (site 31)
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#46 by Nicolas PILLET on 22 Apr, 2008 13:17
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A first picture of the complete launcher, taken earlier today.
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#47 by anik on 22 Apr, 2008 15:07
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http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=3264
Ascent unit with the third stage was attached to the second stage of Soyuz-FG rocket today.
The rollout of Soyuz-FG rocket with Fregat upper stage and GIOVE B satellite to the launch pad no. 6 of the site no. 31 is planned tomorrow.
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#48 by jacqmans on 22 Apr, 2008 18:32
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Jester, are you going to make photos of the roll out tomorrow ? like to see some HR images of that :-)
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#49 by anik on 23 Apr, 2008 15:39
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http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=3272
Soyuz-FG rocket has been rolled out to the launch pad today.
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#50 by jacqmans on 24 Apr, 2008 13:49
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Watch the GIOVE-B launch live
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/GIOVE-B_launch/SEMP83QJCFF_0.html
23 April 2008
Live web streaming of the GIOVE-B launch begins at 23:35 CEST on 26 April.
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#51 by Spiff on 24 Apr, 2008 14:58
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Question: The fairing on the Soyuz launch vehicle looks rather odd. It has two big red air ducts? or something similar near the top. It has some kind of white umbilical near the bottom (see here: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM25TYZDFF_index_1.html ) and it has all these blankets on the outside. I don't remember all this from previous wide fairing soyuz launches (although I may be mistaken) What are the things I'm wondering about and what purpose do they have? Thanks in advance! Spiff
Edit: Ok, forget I said I've never seen it before. MetOp had it too. But it's not always used. So, again: When and why do they use this odd looking fairing?
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#52 by Jester on 24 Apr, 2008 18:07
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Spiff - 24/4/2008 4:58 PM
Question: The fairing on the Soyuz launch vehicle looks rather odd. It has two big red air ducts? or something similar near the top. It has some kind of white umbilical near the bottom (see here: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM25TYZDFF_index_1.html ) and it has all these blankets on the outside. I don't remember all this from previous wide fairing soyuz launches (although I may be mistaken) What are the things I'm wondering about and what purpose do they have? Thanks in advance! Spiff
Edit: Ok, forget I said I've never seen it before. MetOp had it too. But it's not always used. So, again: When and why do they use this odd looking fairing?
Niets geks aan hoor
Nothing weird about it, its a standard fairing for Soyuz FG, check the images for GIOVE-A, you are looking at the thermal isulation (the grayish stuff around the nose) the two red ducts are for connecting the climate control unit, you will see it being removed before launch, then you can also see that our fairing is much smaller compaired to Metop-A.
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#53 by Spiff on 25 Apr, 2008 13:36
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Hee dankjewel Jester!
Thanks!
I'll pay close attention during the launch tomorrownight. Good luck to you and the rest of the team!
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#54 by Chris Bergin on 25 Apr, 2008 14:20
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We're going to make an unusually big deal out of tomorrow - which starts early with Discovery's rollover...right through to the countdown status ahead of the webcast.
I think we can hand on heart say we'll own the updates on this one, thanks to our Dutch friend
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#55 by Jester on 26 Apr, 2008 05:09
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Hi all,
It's 11:06am here, and we're getting the pre-launch jitters
Anyway, launch team leave for the bunker at 16:00 Local time, updates will be coming to you live from the bunker
I'm posting live on L2 (including pics from inside the bunker)
and yes thats a cheap plug for L2
Anyway i'm off for now reparing for the launch
C ya
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#56 by jacqmans on 26 Apr, 2008 08:56
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Flight ST 21: Launch date - 27 April 2008
The Flight ST 21 Launch Kit (GIOVE-B) is available here:
http://www.starsem.com/images/GB_GIOVE_B.pdf
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#57 by Lawntonlookirs on 26 Apr, 2008 12:17
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I have to ask the same dumb question. Is the launch at 7:16 PM Eastern Daylight time in the USA.
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#58 by jacqmans on 26 Apr, 2008 12:49
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Launch window:
UTC: 10:16 p.m. on April 26, 2008.
BAIKONUR: 04:16 a.m. on April 27, 2008.
MOSCOW: 02:16 a.m. on April 27, 2008.
PARIS: 00:16 a.m. on April 27, 2008.
EST is 06:16 pm today (I think )
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#59 by anik on 26 Apr, 2008 12:57
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Lawntonlookirs - 26/4/2008 4:17 PM
Is the launch at 7:16 PM Eastern Daylight time in the USA
EDT equals UTC minus 4 hours. So the launch is planned at 18:16:02 EDT. Is it so difficult to count?
