Lancement Proton-M / YahSat-1B - 23 avril 2012

23.03.2012 / 00:05 Baikonur delivered at the Arab telecommunication spacecraft "YaSat-1B"

At Baikonur on Thursday, March 22 An-124-100 "Ruslan" delivered to the spacecraft (SC) communications "YaSat-1B» ​​(YahSat 1B), the Arab-owned telecom operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company-Yahsat (OAE).
launch of spacecraft " YaSat-1B "is scheduled for April 2012, the press service of the Russian Space Agency and the Khrunichev them. MV Khrunichev.

At Baikonur began working with "Proton-M", designed for launching into orbit of the satellite "YaSat-1B"
01/11/2012 ::

Today in the assembly and testing facility site 92A-50 Baikonur calculations of specialists of the Russian space industry spend unloading of the cars block the launch vehicle (LV) "Proton-M", which together with the upper stage "Breeze-M" will have to bring to a geostationary orbit telecommunications satellite "YaSat-1B.

Launch vehicle was delivered to Baikonur January 5, 2012. Unloaded blocks are stacked on the storage room in the housing.

Press Service of KC and the Russian Space Agency, "South"

Delivered to Baikonur cosmodrome upper stage "Breeze-M"

03/23/2012

Today, March 23 An-124-100 "Ruslan" Airlines "Flight" brought to the airfield "Jubilee" Baikonur upper stage "Breeze-M", made ​​in the MV Khrunichev Khrunichev. Upper stage is designed to launch into orbit a communications satellite Arab YahSat 1B / «YaCat-1B."

From the airport, the upper stage will be taken to the assembly and test complex (MIC), 92-A50 in preparation for launch. The spacecraft and carrier rocket "Proton", designed for this launch, is already in the MIK.

The contract for the use of the carrier rocket "Proton" to launch the satellite Yahsat 1B was signed between the Arab telecom operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company-Yahsat / «YaCat" (OAE) and the Russian-American venture International Launch Services Inc . (Reston, U.S.)

Start launcher "Proton" with the upper stage "Breeze-M" spacecraft and YahSat 1B is planned in April 2012.

ILV "Proton-M" spacecraft with "YaSat-1B": Preparation for launch continues
09/04/2012 ::

At Baikonur continues preparations for the launch of a space rocket (ILV) "Proton-M" with the upper block (RB), "the Briz-M" and the communications spacecraft (SC) "YaSat-1B."

April 9 in the assembly and testing facility (MIC) area 92A-50 specialists of Russian Federal Space Agency continue to prepare the launch vehicle (LV) "Proton-M": connection powder rocket motors involved in the separation stage of the launch vehicle during flight, the final operations pH control system, recording and evaluation of the initial state of system booster.

In parallel, in the next room MIKA foreign specialists are trained autonomous spacecraft "YaSat-1B."

Start ILV "Proton-M" with the Republic of Belarus "the Briz-M", designed to launch satellites into orbit, "YaSat-1B", scheduled for April 24.

Bon, vaut mieux les laisser au sol ; Proton, Soyouz...L'embellie, c'est pour quand ?

montmein69 a écrit:

Bon, vaut mieux les laisser au sol ; Proton, Soyouz...L'embellie, c'est pour quand ?

[mode blague on]
Je m'étonne qu'Astro-notes n'ait pas exprimé sa satisfaction de voir une Proton faire son travail sans explosion ou autre dysfonctionnement intempestif.
"Exception qui confirme la règle" pourrait-il me rétorquer
[mode blague off]

Au fait ... sait-on s'il a atteint son orbite définitive et si sa mise en exploitation suit son cours normalement ?