Astra 2G Launch: December 2014

[M60]

With a sprinkling of snow on the ground too.

Excellent picture, not long to wait now and something to look forward to once the Christmas festivities are over.

 

[Captain Jack]

Hopefully not a huge firework!

 

[M60]

Hopefully not a huge firework!

We hope not! Wouldn't be a good Christmas for either SES or the manufacturers. I bet all the senior SES management are having their Christmas celebrations today, then to be on a flight tomorrow or first thing Saturday, so to arrive at the launch site in time for Sunday morning.

 

[william-1]

40 hours to the launch http://www.ilslaunch.com/

 

[skomedal]

Anyone make sense of this headline?

Launch is now December 27 at 16:37:49 EST; 21:37:49 GMT/UTC;

http://astra2g.imgondemand.com/

Regards

 

[Lazarus]

EST = Eastern Standard Time (USA & Canada) so it makes sense.

 

[skomedal]

Thanks Tivu, but was referring to this part 21:37:49 GMT/UTC;

Think they have bought light the blue touch paper time forward.

Might be wrong

Regards

 

[Lazarus]

Ah, I see.

All will no doubt become clear ...................

 

[skomedal]

Sorry mixed up my time zones local launch time @ baikonur is 0337 on 28 dec. as that site is 6 hours ahead of utc/gmt it will be 2137 on 27 dec.

Regards

 

[solly]

it one days before launch
all is current time
ready go proton

 

[william-1]

It has begun Go Proton

 

[william-1]

Countdown now updated http://www.ilslaunch.com/ now 22 hrs & 40min

 

[Lazarus]

It has begun Go Proton
View attachment 71609

Tuned in and ready.

 

[solly]

http://www.federalspace.ru/21221/
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome, a meeting of the State Commission, which examined the results of the four-day test at the launch complex launch vehicle (LV) "Proton-M" with the upper stage (R "Breeze-M", dedicated to the orbit of the spacecraft "Astra -2ZH. "
After hearing the reports of the heads of works on the test results, the State Commission decided readiness rocket "Proton-M" for fueling and fuel components start.
In accordance with the schedule prelaunch starting calculations of rocket and space industry in Russia have begun to refueling tanks booster oxidizer and fuel.
Start the "Proton-M" with RB "Breeze-M" and the spacecraft "Astra-2G" is scheduled to perform in 00 hours 37 minutes Moscow time on December 28 with the launch pad 200 Baikonur Cosmodrome.

 

[william-1]

id = Baikonur_2

Astra 4A @ 4.8 east

12712 H 5000 DVB-S2 3/4 QPSK

Shows as scrambled $ but clearing on my TM6902HD ?

 

[mapperuo]

View attachment 71659 id = Baikonur_2

Astra 4A @ 4.8 east

12712 H 5000 DVB-S2 3/4 QPSK

Shows as scrambled $ but clearing on my TM6902HD ?

Nice! Scrambled here on my 5402 HD though

 

[william-1]

Nice! Scrambled here on my 5402 HD though

Try selecting a Biss line with all zero's

 

[mapperuo]

Try selecting a Biss line with all zero's

Bingo, We have a winner Cheers.

 

[Lazarus]

Launch is a matter of minutes after Top Gear finishes.

I hope that is not an omen.

 

[Analoguesat]

Not even trying to lock here