tater Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Quick Question: how many ignitions does the Fregat Upper Stage have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 46 minutes ago, NSEP said: Quick Question: how many ignitions does the Fregat Upper Stage have? 20 i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 2 hours ago, NSEP said: Quick Question: how many ignitions does the Fregat Upper Stage have? 7 https://www.laspace.ru/company/products/launch-vehicles/fregat/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 2 hours ago, kerbiloid said: 7 https://www.laspace.ru/company/products/launch-vehicles/fregat/ weird, everything i find says something different. http://www.russianspaceweb.com/fregat.html http://www.arianespace.com/?popup=soyuz-2 http://en.roscosmos.ru/451/ http://www.astronautix.com/f/fregat.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Finished my mockup of this mission a few minutes before the scheduled launch window, only to realize it is delayed until Friday. Oh well. Teaser: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Canopus said: weird, everything i find says something different. I'm afraid, that's the website of its manufacturer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 17 hours ago, Canopus said: weird, everything i find says something different. http://www.russianspaceweb.com/fregat.html http://www.arianespace.com/?popup=soyuz-2 http://en.roscosmos.ru/451/ http://www.astronautix.com/f/fregat.html RussianSpaceWeb, says up to 20. Im geussing that is the maximum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Launch is set for March 21, 17:44 GMT (1:44 EDT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 14.03.2018 at 5:40 PM, tater said: I’m surprised they could secure anything at all. SpaceX ran out of rockets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-10a Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) Well, I guess sometimes it's easier to buy slots with spirits than with cash, and AFAIK SpaceX isn't looking to ethanol powered rockets Then again, if you're paranoid about launch reliability, the Russians do have a success rate akin to ULA (outside of someone inserting a guidance unit upside down ) Edited March 16, 2018 by T-10a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 14 minutes ago, T-10a said: (outside of someone inserting a guidance unit upside down ) Or moving the rocket to another launch pad and forgetting to update the flight computer firmware. Every time it's something new and hilarious. No reliability to speak of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 8 hours ago, sh1pman said: I’m surprised they could secure anything at all. SpaceX ran out of rockets? Satellite operators have repeatedly confirmed that they will do everything in their power to keep at least three independent launch providers in the market. Right now that looks like ILS, Arianespace, and one US launch provider as the minimum baseline, but they'll happily buy from multiple US providers and from China, too (whenever ITAR doesn't block them). So in this case, they're buying Protons to make sure that ILS remains a viable option going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 In honor of the upcoming launch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 The music is exciting. Do the astronauts select the music? They are dancing to it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 11 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Do the astronauts select the music? They are dancing to it.... If I was going to space I'd specifically time the launch to The Final Countdown. Anyone got a non-youtube stream link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: If I was going to space I'd specifically time the launch to The Final Countdown. Anyone got a non-youtube stream link? http://online.roscosmos.ru/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: http://online.roscosmos.ru/ Many thanks! T-24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 It's after 1:44:25 Eastern...is there a hold? I don't speak Russian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 minute ago, sevenperforce said: It's after 1:44:25 Eastern...is there a hold? I don't speak Russian. No hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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