Proton-M satellite Ka-sat (lancement 26 décembre 2010)

Dec. 19 Proton • KA-SAT
Launch time: 2151 GMT (4:21 p.m. EST)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

An International Launch Services Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage will deploy the KA-SAT communications satellite for Eutelsat to provide broadband Internet services to Europe. Delayed from November. [Nov. 26]

Sidjay a écrit:La date de lancement ne correspond pas.
une mise a jour du 26.11 du site spaceflightnow indique que le lancement aurais lieu Le 19 décembre 2010 à 22H51 de notre heure.

Dec. 19 Proton • KA-SAT
Launch time: 2151 GMT (4:21 p.m. EST)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

An International Launch Services Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage will deploy the KA-SAT communications satellite for Eutelsat to provide broadband Internet services to Europe. Delayed from November. [Nov. 26]

Titre et calendrier édité

tatiana13 a écrit:ce sera le lancement de la 12ème Proton-M

Dolise a écrit:le tir aura bien lieu a la date même avec l'échec de la dernière fois
Spaceflight

le tir aura bien lieu a la date même avec l'échec de la dernière fois
source Spaceflight

Launch Date spacecraft KA-SAT will be determined shortly.

11.12.2010

Dec. 10 the company announced ILS ( http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-121010 ) that the scheduled December 20 launch of the spacecraft KA-SAT has been rescheduled. Specialists companies ILS, Eutelsat (the customer spacecraft), Astrium (the manufacturer of the spacecraft) will take some time to familiarize yourself with the official conclusions of the interagency commission to investigate the causes failed launch three satellites Glonass-M. A new launch date will be announced shortly.

"Preparations for the launch of" KA-SAT suspended for about a week, since it requires additional time to carefully read the preliminary findings of the interdepartmental commission - said in a statement published on its website "International Launch Services".

Currently at the Baikonur Cosmodrome specialists performed docking of spacecraft KA-SAT with the upper stage Briz-M and the transition system. The next stage should be a translation of the assembly in a horizontal position and an electrical test.

Spacecraft "KA-SAT is manufactured to European concern EADS Astrium commissioned by the French satellite operator Eutelsat Communications. Contract for the launch of KA-SAT satellite has entered the company International Launch Services.

tatiana13 a écrit:voir les images de la campagne de lancemment chez ILS
http://www.ilslaunch.com/ka-sat-gallery

The first launch of "Proton" after the loss of GLONASS satellites is scheduled for Dec. 27

22.12.2010

The launch Proton-M rocket with European communications satellite KA-SAT from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for December 27. About it, writes Herald, Said on Wednesday Russian Space Agency spokesman Alexander Vorobyov.

"The meeting resulted in pre-planning, taking into account the views of foreign customer launch is scheduled for December 27 at 00:51 MSK", - he informed.

Note, it will first launch Proton-M carrier rocket from the Baikonur after a failed launch in December cputnikov three Glonass-M "on the support of a similar type. Interdepartmental Commission found that the missile was not the cause of the fall of satellites in the Pacific Ocean. Initially placed in orbit European communications satellite on a Proton-M "KA-SAT satellite was scheduled for December 20.

Recall, December 5, was launched from Baikonur rocket Proton-M rocket with three GLONASS satellites. However, satellites in orbit were not, as after the launch of the upper stage with three companions fell into the Pacific Ocean in 1,5 thousand km northwest of Honolulu. The launch vehicle Proton have been suspended pending clarification of the causes of the accident.

Interdepartmental Commission to investigate the causes of the accident last week announced that the crash occurred due to wrong formulas written in the technical documentation for refueling Block DM-03.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev asked "to examine the loss of three satellites of the GLONASS constellation, and provide him with the proposal to justice those involved in what happens."

tatiana13 a écrit:Countdown to KA-SAT Launch 23 hrs, 55 mins, .. secs