[VIDEO] Russia officially opened Vostochny cosmodrome

[cicatrix]

Roscosmos has just released the video of the first launch from its new Vostochny cosmodrome:

 

 

Here are some additional photos:

[Nibb31]

At 3:34, it looks like somebody forgot to lock the access door at the bottom of the launch table...

[InsaneDruid]

^^

Also interesting to see the digital flight computer performing the roll manoeuvrer. The older Soyuz get rotated into the flight azimuth with the launch table.

[kerbiloid]

  On 4/28/2016 at 4:34 PM, InsaneDruid said:

^^

Also interesting to see the digital flight computer performing the roll manoeuvrer. The older Soyuz get rotated into the flight azimuth with the launch table.

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From the site of manufacturer:

P.S.

http://www.npoa.ru/catalog/raketno-kosmicheskaja-promyshlennost/sistemy-upravleniya-raket-nositeley-soyuz-2-soyuz-st-soyuz-2-1v.html

 

Edited April 28, 2016 by kerbiloid

[1greywind]

Союз-2.1а rocket on Vostochniy launch pad.

 

Spent side booster found:

 

[Kartoffelkuchen]

  On 4/29/2016 at 12:22 PM, 1greywind said:

Союз-2.1а rocket on Vostochniy launch pad.

 

Spent side booster found:

 

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That thing looks better than I expected!

[todofwar]

  On 4/29/2016 at 1:09 PM, Kartoffelkuchen said:

That thing looks better than I expected!

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Reusable side boosters might be possible, then again it would probably require even bigger parachutes than the shuttle boosters. 

Question that's probably already been answered a dozen times: why do Soyuz rockets do "hot staging"?

[Kryten]

It means they do have to set up separate ullage thruster systems. Plus, the start-up sequence for the original engines is pretty slow (as you can see at liftoff), they'd lose quite a lot of velocity if they tried to do it after staging.

[1greywind]

Another reason to builid cosmodromes on shores: less threes to obstruct view  

[1greywind]

 

 

 

[hugix]

Apperantly not everything went well at the launch site.

 

[1greywind]

  On 4/30/2016 at 8:47 PM, hugix said:

Apperantly not everything went well at the launch site.

 

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Yes. This thing is door, that protects working platform that is placed under rocket's engines before launch. By design mistake or poor construction work (reason was not yet named) it break down after pressure from gases from lifting rocket.

Working platform itself if in fine shape:

 

[1greywind]

Well, they actualy put rocketcams on Soyuz that launch. But video was not (yet) officialy released and all we have is this poor quality camrip:

 

 

 

[Kryten]

Same video is here at 480p, which I suspect is the native resolution.

[asmi]

Here is the one from Roscosmos official YT channel, seems to be of higher quality, and with sound!!!

 

Edited May 16, 2016 by asmi

[PB666]

This launch has everything, but its missing the SpaceX logo . . . . . . . . . . .ducking and running.

[asmi]

Here is full version of that video:

 

[WinkAllKerb'']

nice