Communiqué du TsSKB Progress (traduction automatique):

17 September 2009 year in 18 hour 55 minutes about moscow legal time from cosmodrome Baikonur by rocket-launcher 'Union-2.1b" with booster block "Frigate" is carried out кластерный launching of space crafts 'Fireball-M", 'ZA-002" ("SumbandilaSat"), "Sterkh", "Academic _ Tatiana'-2", "UGATUSAT" and pilot panel "IRIS".

All objects successfully are carried out of gv precalculation orbit. Preparation RKN to launching is carried out by joint combat crews GNPRKTS 'TSSKБ-ADVANCEMENT", VNIIEM, KBOM, COMPANY by him. Lavochkina, OF TSENKI and other air transport enterprises Roskosmosa.

Reference: Launch-vehicle 'Union-2.1b" is elaborated and manufactured by State scientifically-manufacturing rocket-and-space centre 'TSSKБ-ADVANCEMENT" (gs. Samara is).

27 December 2006 year from cosmodrome Baikonur is carried out the primary launching of rocket-launcher 'Union-2.1b" which successfully placed into an orbit French exploratory KA "Coro".

25 July 2008 year from cosmodrome Plesetsk by rocket-launcher 'Union-2.1b" is carried out launching KA in the interest of The ministry of aviation industry of defence RF

Selon ce communiqué les satellites sont sur l'orbite précalculée donc...

Une toute petite info sur IRIS:

Iris
- An experimental unit attached to the Fregat upper stage, built be NPO Lavochkin and designed to test an inflatable and solidifying material in space

MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has launched a new meteorological satellite on board a Soyuz 2.1b carrier rocket, a spokesman for the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Thursday.

The satellite has already reached orbit.

The launch of the Meteor-M satellite and five mini-satellites had been delayed twice for weather and technical reasons.

Meteor-M weighs about 2,700 kilograms (6,000 lbs) and has a service life of five years. It will orbit at an altitude of 830 kilometers (515 miles).

The second satellite in the Meteor series is expected to be launched in early 2010. A total of three Meteor satellites are due to be orbited under the program.

The satellite is designed to gather data for weather forecasts, to monitor the Earth's ozone layer and radiation conditions in the upper atmosphere, as well as to provide information on ice floe for maritime shipping in the polar regions.

At present, Russia does not have any weather satellites in orbit and uses meteorological data from U.S. and European weather agencies.

Cosmic аппраты are carried out of gv precalculation orbit

About the informations of sector strategic-technical supervision space crafts 'Fireball-M", "UgatuСat", 'Academic-Tatiana-2" and "Sterkh" were carried out of gv precalculation orbit and at the appointed time were sealed off from booster block "Frigate".

Roscosmos

17 September, in 19 hours 55 minutes of Moscow timing from cosmodrome Baikonur is carried out launching of rocket-launcher 'Union-2.1b" with booster block "Frigate" and by the group of space crafts, in number which pilot scientific and research little space craft (MKA) 'of Academic _ Tatiana'-2" The moscow state university of name M. In. Lomonosov.
In 21 hour 45 minutes of Moscow timing space craft "Academic _ Tatiana'-2" was sealed off from booster block and unleashed entirely autonomous flight.

Roscosmos

Soyuz-2.1b Successfully Lifts Off From Baikonur
At 19:55 Moscow time Soyuz 2.1b LV with Fregat upper stage successsfully lifted off from Baikonur to loft a cluster of satellites. The orbital unit which comprises Russian weather spacecraft Meteor-M, South Africa`s Sumbandila remote sensing satellite, small Russian satellites Sterkh, University - Tatyana-2, UGATUSAT, Blits, and the experimental satellite IRIS separated from the rocket`s third stage at 20:04. Meteor-M, Sterkh, University - Tatyana-2, UGATUSAT have already reached the target orbits. MCC confirmed proper oprations of the Sterkh spacecraft at 22:20. Sterkh has been produced by Russian Poliot company. It is intended for the Russian orbital segment of Cospas-Sarsat constellation.

Roscosmos Press Office

Merci pour les liens.

Et deux reportages (en russe) sur ce lancement :
http://tvroscosmos.ru/frm/kosmostv/vesti/2009/vesti170909.php

La remarquable fiabilité de cette bonne vieille Semiorka ne se dément pas

Cela ne chôme pas sur les chaines d'assemblage, ni sur les pas de tir.

On attend le premier lift-off de Sinnamary façon "à l'européenne" avec impatience.

Vidéo du décollage :

"Semaine chargée à Baïkonour" (hot week) ainsi pourrait-on traduire le titre de cette vidéo avec les 2 lancements, un "petit" tour du cosmodrome en biplan Antonov 2 (je ne sais de quand date celui-ci), la bénédiction de la Soyouz 2-1b, tout ceci typiquement à la russe

Galerie du lancement, avec des photos exclusives du décollage :

http://www.kosmonavtika.com/lancements/2009/17092009-1/17092009-1photos.html

Des nouvelles du satellite universitaire Tatiana-2. Les tests indiquent que le satellite fonctionne bien.

23-09-2009 Flight Tests of the University Tatiana Small Spacecraft Continue
Proper operation of all systems of the satellite`s service platform has been confirmed by the tests in flight. The platform was produced by NPP VNIIEM experts. SW algorithms developed by the students of the Moscow State University also operate correctly.
Currently the specialists of NPP VNIIEM carry out initial activations of the scientific equipment, validate its control SW and prepare satellite data transmission links in the ground control center, Kaluga.

NPP VNIIEM PAO