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#40
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Dec, 2005 15:15
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http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?id=4154 Many thanks to Anik in Russia for live updating of the Russian information - best around by far. Thanks also to Astropl in Poland for bringing his launch plan information here.
It's Anik's decision, but we could use this thread for any update information on today's second launch (Kosmos-3M: Gonets-D1M and Rodnik/Kosmos-241). I'm assuming there won't be vast amounts of information with it being a Russian Military mission.
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#41
by
Sergi Manstov
on 21 Dec, 2005 15:38
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Gonets-D1M sure does look alien!
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#42
by
Andy L
on 21 Dec, 2005 16:26
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If they can manage to have these successes, the Russians will be able to back up that claim from the Energia head that they are the leader in this form of launch.
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#43
by
astropl
on 21 Dec, 2005 18:08
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Progress M-55 succesfully launched on time and in orbit now!
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#44
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Dec, 2005 18:22
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Who's launching the Cosmos-3M rocket? Best places for updates?
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#45
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Dec, 2005 18:52
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Well that one should have launched, but with no one reporting it, not even having it on a launch schedule, it's down to you Anik and Astropl
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#46
by
astropl
on 21 Dec, 2005 18:56
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Cosmos-3M launched succesfully!
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#47
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Dec, 2005 19:09
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Excellent
Thanks.
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#48
by
publiusr
on 21 Dec, 2005 19:41
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I wish Energiya Buran could be brought back with more oil money.
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#49
by
astropl
on 21 Dec, 2005 21:12
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Both satellites are in preset orbit. Now waiting for Ariane...
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#50
by
Flightstar
on 21 Dec, 2005 21:26
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Great work Russia, you make it look easy.
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#51
by
Avron
on 22 Dec, 2005 04:22
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Flightstar - 21/12/2005 5:26 PM
Great work Russia, you make it look easy.
and for a 10th, at least of the cost... with few delays..
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#52
by
Rocket Ronnie
on 22 Dec, 2005 10:53
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anik - 19/12/2005 9:27 AM
December 25 – Baikonur – Proton-K/DM-2 – two Glonass-M and one Glonass
December 28 – Baikonur – Soyuz-FG/Fregat – GIOVE-A
December 29 – Baikonur – Proton-M/Briz-M – AMC-23 (WorldSat-3)
Those to go. Don't they have Christmas Day in Russia? I'm sure I've seen a Christmas Day parade in Red Square on the TV before?
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#53
by
astropl
on 22 Dec, 2005 11:02
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#54
by
Rocket Ronnie
on 22 Dec, 2005 11:05
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Ah, I see. Thanks
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#55
by
anik
on 22 Dec, 2005 18:15
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1. Kosmos rocket launched
BY STEPHEN CLARK
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0512/21kosmos/2. Jonathan's Space Report
http://planet4589.org/space/jsr/latest.htmlA Gonets-D1M ('messenger') low orbit communications satellite was
launched on a light Kosmos-3M rocket on Dec 21 into a 1440 x 1450 km x
82.5 deg orbit. Gonets-D1M (or Gonets-M) is the civilian version of the
military Strela-3 low orbit communications constellation. The launch
also carried a military satellite called Rodnik, with cover name
Kosmos-2416. I don't know anything about Rodnik - the best guess may be
that it is an upgrade of the Strela-3. The Strela-3, originally flown in
groups of six on the retired Tsiklon rocket, has been launched in pairs
on Kosmos-3M since 2002 to the same orbit, so it makes sense that this
is another pair of Strela-3 buses but with improved payloads.
3. Proton-K rocket with three satellites (two Glonass-M and one Glonass) was transported on launch pad 81 today
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#56
by
anik
on 24 Dec, 2005 10:12
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Photos of the old Kosmos-3M rocket's launch (October 27, 2005)...
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#57
by
astropl
on 25 Dec, 2005 07:36
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#58
by
anik
on 30 Dec, 2005 12:33
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lmike - 4/12/2005 3:01 PM
the launch table completed and shipped (I've seen the photos of that, looks impressive)
The new info about launch table (LT) for Angara rocket was published in Russian Novosti kosmonavtiki magazine (December, 2005)...
The weight of LT (look at images 1 and 2) with the equipment is 1185 tons, its length and width are 14 meters, height is 5 meters...
In the near future a tank (look at the image 3) will be established on LT… Then a tank (diameter – 10 meters, height – 12 meters) will be filled with 1000 tons of water for static and dynamic tests of LT… After that LT will be inspected on presence of deformations, cracks or other damages...
The work with LT at Zvyozdochka enterprise, which has made LT, will be finished in March, 2006... After that LT will be disassembled on 16 blocks (weight of each from 20 to 50 tons) and will be sent by rail on the Plesetsk cosmodrome...
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#59
by
lmike
on 30 Dec, 2005 12:38
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Wow. Great info and photos, Anik. Spasibo!
