Mission Phobos-Grunt [Echec]

Unloading is carried out at Baikonur rocket units "Zenit-2M"
:: 27/07/2011

Today in the assembly and testing facility 42 sites Baikonur calculations FSUE TsENKI - Space Center "South" in support of the specialists of Ukrainian space enterprises conduct unloading of the cars block the launch vehicle "Zenit-2M", which should be put into orbit a Russian interplanetary station " Phobos-Grunt. " Then the missile units will be transferred to storage mode.

Work with the launch vehicle "Zenit-2M" in its preparation for the launch is scheduled for October this year.

Launch space rocket "Zenit-2M" from the Russian interplanetary station "Phobos-Grunt" with the 45 th site Baikonur is scheduled in the autumn of 2011.

The unique mission of a spacecraft "Phobos-Grunt" involves the delivery of material from the satellite's surface of Mars - Phobos. Home automation station weight 13 200 kg, the term of active existence in outer space - 3 years. The structure of scientific instruments include chromatographic, geophysical, plasma-dust, and other devices.

Press Service of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Space Center "South"

23.09.2011 / 00:05 "Phobos-Grunt" go to the Baikonur September 29


The first 15 years, the Russian interplanetary station "Phobos-Grunt" go to the Baikonur Cosmodrome on September 29, starts from a satellite of Mars Phobos from 5 to 20 November, told RIA Novosti the head of "Russian Space Agency," Vladimir Popovkin.
"September 27 will be a meeting of the State Commission and September 29th, we're going to send it (the "Phobos-Grunt") at the launch site, "- said on the sidelines Popovkin the Second International Forum" The Arctic - the territory of dialogue. "
According to the Russian Space Agency, launch window - the period during which the spacecraft can be started - from 5 to 20 November. However, according to Popovkin, all plans are built with the expectation of the launch on November 5.
"Because the satellite is a unique, if there are any comments - so that we fit in the window" - said the head of the Russian Federal Space Agency. He added that the next window "opened" only after two years.
"Today we have confidence that he will start in a window (20 November)," - said the head of the space agency.
At this point, he said, passed almost the entire test cycle , worked out the software for the initial phase of flight.
"There are problems on the program to the next stage, but these programs can lay in the flight," - said Popovkin

patchfree a écrit:
"There are problems on the program to the next stage, but these programs can lay in the flight," - said Popovkin

patchfree a écrit:Je ne savais pas que c'était une pratique courante

Ces appendices ne figuraient pas sur d'anciennes versions de la sonde :
Alors pour rigidifier ? Il y aura pas mal de manoeuvres avec des allumages de moteurs ... craignaient-ils une trop grande flexion ?

"Phobos-Grunt" mission will go to November 9


Run the automatic interplanetary station "Phobos-Grunt" is scheduled for November 9, 2011. On it informs "Interfax" referring to its sources in the Federal Space Agency.

patchfree a écrit:Ou est l'erreur?

Airazor a écrit:J'aimerais savoir pourquoi un lanceur ukrainien est utilisé et pas un lanceur russe?