Jacques van Oene
June 24th 05, 04:17 PM
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
about the launch of Intelsat Americas-8 spacecraft
from the sea-based space launcher system Sea Launch
June 23, 2005. Launch site in the Pacific Ocean -
Mission Control Center, Korolev.
One more scheduled launch of Zenit-3SL launch vehicle has been accomplished
at 18:03 Moscow Time (14:03 GMT) from the sea-going launch platform Odyssey
of the Sea Launch space launcher system currently located in the equatorial
region of the Pacific Ocean at 154 degrees West near Christmas island.
The objective of the launch was to deliver a 5500 kg spacecraft (SC)
Intelsat Americas-8 to its target geotransfer orbit.
The SC insertion into that orbit from an intermediate orbit established by
the two-stage launch vehicle Zenit-2S was performed by the upper stage Block
DM-SL developed and built by S.P.Korolev RSC Energia.
The upper stage main engine, fired 10 seconds after the separation of the
upper stage carrying the SC from the second stage of the LV, performed a
nominal burn of 10 minutes 40 seconds, achieving a high-precision orbital
insertion of the SC into its target geotransfer equatorial orbit with a 202
km perigee and a 35636 km apogee.
SC separation from the upper stage occurred at 18:32 Moscow Time.
This marks the 252nd successful launch of the upper stage of Block DM (D)
type.
After the SC transfers on its own to its assigned geostationary orbit slot
(89 deg.W), it will provide telecommunications services to users on the
American continent, in the Caribbean region, in Hawaii and Alaska.
Spacecraft launches from the sea-going space launching facility are carried
out by an international stock company Sea launch, Its stock holders are:
Boeing of US, S.P.Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia of Russia,
Kvaerner Invest Norge AS of Norway and aerospace companies from Ukraine -
Yuzhmashzavod Production Association and M.K.Yangel State Design Bureau
Yuzhnoye.
S.P.Korolev RSC Energia is the prime company for the rocket segment of the
Sea Launch system, responsible for outfitting and integrating that segment,
which supports, with the help of its subcontractors in the industry the
manufacturing, and operation of the upper stage Block DM-SL as the third
stage of the Zenit-3SL ILV.
Pre-launch preparations and launch were controlled from the control center
on-board the Assembly and Command Ship (ACS) Sea Launch Commander.
Pre-launch sequence, started 6 hours before the lift-off, was carried out in
automatic mode. At 3 hours before the launch the crew of the launch platform
Odyssey and the personnel supporting the launch were evacuated by a
helicopter to ACS, positioned at a safe distance from the launch platform.
The launch preparations and launch were conducted under the direction of the
Sea Launch company's Mission Director B.Rujevcan and the Rocket Segment
Operations Manager, RSC Energia Deputy Designer General V.G.Aliev.
Analysis of the flight of the upper stage with SC is done by RSC Energia
specialists working in the framework of a Lead Operations Control Team
posted at the Mission Control Center (MCC-M), Korolev, Moscow region and
staying continuously in touch with Control Center on-board ACS.
US and Russian space data reception and transmission assets were used to
support the analysis of the telemetry data downlinked from the upper stage.
Working in the MCC-M mission control room during preparations for launch and
launch were the President and Designer General of the S.P.Korolev RSC
Energia N.N.Sevostianov, his deputies, other managers and specialists from
the Corporation and its subcontractors.
After SC separation from the upper stage, N.N.Sevostianov extended his
congratulations on the successful launch to the Rocket Segment Operations
Manager V.G.Aliev,asking him to pass on his congratulations to the team of
RSC Energia specialists working at the sea-going launch site and to the
entire personnel of the ACS and the Launch Platform.
That was the third launch under the Sea Launch
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
about the launch of Intelsat Americas-8 spacecraft
from the sea-based space launcher system Sea Launch
June 23, 2005. Launch site in the Pacific Ocean -
Mission Control Center, Korolev.
One more scheduled launch of Zenit-3SL launch vehicle has been accomplished
at 18:03 Moscow Time (14:03 GMT) from the sea-going launch platform Odyssey
of the Sea Launch space launcher system currently located in the equatorial
region of the Pacific Ocean at 154 degrees West near Christmas island.
The objective of the launch was to deliver a 5500 kg spacecraft (SC)
Intelsat Americas-8 to its target geotransfer orbit.
The SC insertion into that orbit from an intermediate orbit established by
the two-stage launch vehicle Zenit-2S was performed by the upper stage Block
DM-SL developed and built by S.P.Korolev RSC Energia.
The upper stage main engine, fired 10 seconds after the separation of the
upper stage carrying the SC from the second stage of the LV, performed a
nominal burn of 10 minutes 40 seconds, achieving a high-precision orbital
insertion of the SC into its target geotransfer equatorial orbit with a 202
km perigee and a 35636 km apogee.
SC separation from the upper stage occurred at 18:32 Moscow Time.
This marks the 252nd successful launch of the upper stage of Block DM (D)
type.
After the SC transfers on its own to its assigned geostationary orbit slot
(89 deg.W), it will provide telecommunications services to users on the
American continent, in the Caribbean region, in Hawaii and Alaska.
Spacecraft launches from the sea-going space launching facility are carried
out by an international stock company Sea launch, Its stock holders are:
Boeing of US, S.P.Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia of Russia,
Kvaerner Invest Norge AS of Norway and aerospace companies from Ukraine -
Yuzhmashzavod Production Association and M.K.Yangel State Design Bureau
Yuzhnoye.
S.P.Korolev RSC Energia is the prime company for the rocket segment of the
Sea Launch system, responsible for outfitting and integrating that segment,
which supports, with the help of its subcontractors in the industry the
manufacturing, and operation of the upper stage Block DM-SL as the third
stage of the Zenit-3SL ILV.
Pre-launch preparations and launch were controlled from the control center
on-board the Assembly and Command Ship (ACS) Sea Launch Commander.
Pre-launch sequence, started 6 hours before the lift-off, was carried out in
automatic mode. At 3 hours before the launch the crew of the launch platform
Odyssey and the personnel supporting the launch were evacuated by a
helicopter to ACS, positioned at a safe distance from the launch platform.
The launch preparations and launch were conducted under the direction of the
Sea Launch company's Mission Director B.Rujevcan and the Rocket Segment
Operations Manager, RSC Energia Deputy Designer General V.G.Aliev.
Analysis of the flight of the upper stage with SC is done by RSC Energia
specialists working in the framework of a Lead Operations Control Team
posted at the Mission Control Center (MCC-M), Korolev, Moscow region and
staying continuously in touch with Control Center on-board ACS.
US and Russian space data reception and transmission assets were used to
support the analysis of the telemetry data downlinked from the upper stage.
Working in the MCC-M mission control room during preparations for launch and
launch were the President and Designer General of the S.P.Korolev RSC
Energia N.N.Sevostianov, his deputies, other managers and specialists from
the Corporation and its subcontractors.
After SC separation from the upper stage, N.N.Sevostianov extended his
congratulations on the successful launch to the Rocket Segment Operations
Manager V.G.Aliev,asking him to pass on his congratulations to the team of
RSC Energia specialists working at the sea-going launch site and to the
entire personnel of the ACS and the Launch Platform.
That was the third launch under the Sea Launch
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info