Astra 2G Launch: December 2014

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 said:
Hopefully not a huge firework!
Click to expand...
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.
 
EST = Eastern Standard Time (USA & Canada) so it makes sense.
 
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:-ohcrap

Regards
 
Ah, I see.

All will no doubt become clear ................... :)
 
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.:-doh

Regards
 
It has begun Go Proton
DSCN0629.webp
 

Attachments

  • DSCN0630.webp
    DSCN0630.webp
    21.7 KB · Views: 23
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 (RB) "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.
 
DSCN0631.webp id = Baikonur_2

Astra 4A @ 4.8 east

12712 H 5000 DVB-S2 3/4 QPSK

Shows as scrambled $ but clearing on my TM6902HD ?
 
Last edited:
Launch is a matter of minutes after Top Gear finishes.

I hope that is not an omen.
 
Back
Top