mexsat1 launch 16 may

[adonis1]

 

[Lazarus]

Studious understatement there .................. "Off-optimum situation"!

 

[Analoguesat]

Oh dear, that's buggered it!

More like spread very thinly all overt he Siberian steppe!

 

[solly]

Assuming we get the usual ~3 months stand down (whilst the engineers find out which component has been built out of recycled 1980's Ladas instead of industrial grade steel) the following launches are now not going anywhere any time soon:

June - Turksat 4B (50E)
July Express AM8 (14W)
July/August Eut 9B (9E)

let see of not delay one month or two month launch of proton

 

[Analoguesat]

The Russkies ought to scrap Proton and hire time on Thunderbird3 - she had a 100% successful launch manifest

 

[william-1]

Looks like it will be September before any more proton launches
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/998ff0ca-fd5f-11e4-b072-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3aWNWPOHo

 

[Analoguesat]

Yeah that would be about right for a 3 month Railure Review Board investigation.

 

[Lazarus]

Going Oriental, AS??

Yeah that would be about right for a 3 month Railure Review Board investigation.

 

[Analoguesat]

Oh rugger!

 

[Analoguesat]

Confirmation that Mexsat 1 was a total loss

In related news, Mexico said that its Centenario satellite, which was lost in the crash, was fully insured.

From http://www.sat-index.co.uk/

 

[adonis1]

Τhe causes of the accident "Proton" will be known on May 29.

tass.ru

 

[Captain Jack]

Too much vodka......