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ynotdu

SES-1 ready for April 24 launch

By Robert Briel
April 21, 2010 07.30 UK


The SES-1 satellite is set for launch on April 24 from the Baikonour cosmodrome at 11.19 GMT. The lift-off of the Proton rocket can be followed live.
Broadcast is scheduled to begin approximately 20 minutes before lift-of on the website of International Launch Services (ILS), which can be seen by clicking here.
The new satellite will replace SES’ existing AMC-2 and AMC-4 satellites at the orbital position of 101 degrees West and is an integral part of SES’s satellite replacement programme over North America. The spacecraft carries 24 C-band transponders as well as 24 Ku-band transponders of 36 MHz capacity each and has been designed to have a minimum expected service time of 15 years

Just in case 'the clicking here' link does not work i am adding the direct link currently showing promos of Fridays Launch.It may turn out to be a site to keep an eye on as a way to view many Launch's in the future{too early to tell yet}
http://amc4r42410.imgondemand.com/

this link is to a map of the ils Homepage which contains other links of interest to spaceflight enthusists

http://www.ilslaunch.com/launch-sites/

if the link to the Baikonour and its history contained in the link above does not work, here is the direct link
http://www.ilslaunch.com/launchsiteinfo/

Sorry Mods i know there is an 'interesting links' thread but as i have only come across these i cannot vouch for them, and the Proton Launch is due Friday.So if the links remain this can be deleted and the links alone just added to proper place,thanks.

Just to add, to view the Video properly and using IE8,Compatibility view setting has to be clicked.

Beeker

ynotdu wrote: »

SES-1 ready for April 24 launch

By Robert Briel
April 21, 2010 07.30 UK


The SES-1 satellite is set for launch on April 24 from the Baikonour cosmodrome at 11.19 GMT. The lift-off of the Proton rocket can be followed live.
Broadcast is scheduled to begin approximately 20 minutes before lift-of on the website of International Launch Services (ILS), which can be seen by clicking here.
The new satellite will replace SES’ existing AMC-2 and AMC-4 satellites at the orbital position of 101 degrees West and is an integral part of SES’s satellite replacement programme over North America. The spacecraft carries 24 C-band transponders as well as 24 Ku-band transponders of 36 MHz capacity each and has been designed to have a minimum expected service time of 15 years

Just in case 'the clicking here' link does not work i am adding the direct link currently showing promos of Fridays Launch.It may turn out to be a site to keep an eye on as a way to view many Launch's in the future{too early to tell yet}
http://amc4r42410.imgondemand.com/

this link is to a map of the ils Homepage which contains other links of interest to spaceflight enthusists

http://www.ilslaunch.com/launch-sites/

if the link to the Baikonour and its history contained in the link above does not work, here is the direct link
http://www.ilslaunch.com/launchsiteinfo/

Sorry Mods i know there is an 'interesting links' thread but as i have only come across these i cannot vouch for them, and the Proton Launch is due Friday.So if the links remain this can be deleted and the links alone just added to proper place,thanks.

Just to add, to view the Video properly and using IE8,Compatibility view setting has to be clicked.

Must take a look! Need something to replace the STS when we go cold turkey in a few months:D

ynotdu

This link is currently showing the Countdown Clock to tomorrows launch of the beast that is a Proton,Carrying SES-1.
Coverage is due to begin at either 11AM or midday Saturday (Irish time)
{one part of the site contradicts the other} http://www.ilslaunch.com/



Whatever of the two it is, Launch is due at 19 Minutes past the hour.
It will be broadcast from Pad 39!:) but this one is in Khazakastan!

Well that is of course if anyone cares about this launch.:rolleyes::D

ynotdu

Just to confirm the times,Coverage begins at midday with Launch due 12.19 at this link. http://amc4r42410.imgondemand.com/stream400.html

Is there ANYBODY out there other than SETI Listening to Me?:)

Updates,Launch was on time{some roar from the engines}Stages 1,2,3. all fired and seperated as planned as did the Satelites protective cover.

burn one of the final stage has been confirmed,with three more to go before SES-1{which will feed TV to US&Canada for 15 years!!!!!}reachs its parking/testing orbit before finally being moved to its final home at 101 on Clark belt in a few weeks.
It will be almost 9 hours after launch time that the Satellite will reach its parking orbit.

Beeker

ynotdu wrote: »

Just to confirm the times,Coverage begins at midday with Launch due 12.19 at this link. http://amc4r42410.imgondemand.com/stream400.html

Is there ANYBODY out there other than SETI Listening to Me?:)

Updates,Launch was on time{some roar from the engines}Stages 1,2,3. all fired and seperated as planned as did the Satelites protective cover.

burn one of the final stage has been confirmed,with three more to go before SES-1{which will feed TV to US&Canada for 15 years!!!!!}reachs its parking/testing orbit before finally being moved to its final home at 101 on Clark belt in a few weeks.
It will be almost 9 hours after launch time that the Satellite will reach its parking orbit.

Dont worry they are watching you......................:D:D:eek:

ynotdu

Lol Beeker "THEY" is CT's favourite word!:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg8DjfY14no

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, April 24, 2010 – International Launch Services (ILS), a leading launch services provider for the global commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the SES-1 satellite directly into geostationary orbit today on an ILS Proton for SES WORLD SKIES, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). This was the third ILS Proton launch and the fifth overall Proton launch this year. The SES-1 satellite was also the 22nd consecutive successful Proton launch in 21 months.
The ILS Proton Breeze M launched from Pad 39 at the Cosmodrome at 5:19 p.m. today local time (7:19 a.m. EDT, 11:19 GMT). After an eight-hour, 58-minute mission, the Breeze M successfully released the SES-1 satellite directly into geostationary orbit.
This was the 356th launch for Proton since its inaugural flight in 1965, and the 59th ILS Proton launch overall. The Proton Breeze M launch vehicle was developed and built by Khrunichev Research and Production Space Center of Moscow, one of the pillars of the Russian space industry and the majority shareholder in ILS
The SES-1 satellite was built on Orbital’s space-proven Star 2.4 platform and will replace SES’ existing AMC-2 and AMC-4 satellites at the orbital position of 101 degrees West. SES-1 is an integral part of SES’ satellite replacement program over North America. The spacecraft carries 24 C-band transponders as well as 24 Ku-band transponders of 36 MHz capacity each and has been designed to have a minimum expected service time of 15 years.
Frank McKenna, ILS President said, “With our long term partners, SES, this is our 17th mission together, dating back to the inaugural commercial launch of ILS Proton with SES’s Astra 1F fourteen years ago. ILS is pleased to again provide to SES outstanding value, and on-time direct-into-GSO delivery of SES-1 to serve millions of North American customers with new services. We thank the teams of ILS, Khrunichev, SES and Orbital for their dedication to this important mission which kicks off SES’s comprehensive replacement program over North America.”
Rob Bednarek, President and CEO of SES WORLD SKIES said, “The successful, on-time launch on ILS Proton of SES-1 marks a very significant event for our North American customers. SES-1 will provide uninterrupted replacement capacity for SES WORLD SKIES, providing TV programming into every cable network in America. This is the first of five SES missions on ILS Proton in the next 18 months. We look forward to our future launches with ILS and the same quality and schedule assurance that we have come to count on for the continued expansion and replacement of our satellite fleet.”

ynotdu

Two whole new things i learned yesterday:
MAX-Q which i thought was just the name of the company that produces brilliant Space Video's set to music is actually the term for maximum aerodynamic pressure on a launch vehicle!{one of the Astronauts on STS-131 plays guitar for MAX-Q:p}

All ex Soviet Union States launch vehicles are rolled out at exactly 06.30 in tribute to the roll-out time of Vostok-1{So put THAT in Your Soyuz and smoke it!:p:)}

ynotdu

Woops,how did We miss this one ARabsat 5B Launched on Thursday June 3rd on a Proton from Baikonour.Their is a hugh amount of missions coming up all over the place this year!
Come Autumn Soyuz will Launch both from Baikanour and French Guiana{Manned ones are being launched from Baikonour}
Mass production!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gl5-hzJlAo

ynotdu

Launch Site:
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launch Pad 39

Satellite Operator:
Arabsat, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Launch Customer and Manufacturer:
EADS Astrium, Paris, France

Thales Alenia Space, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Launch Vehicle Manufacturer:
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center,
Moscow, Russian Federation

Launch Services Provider:
International Launch Services, Reston, Va, United States

Satellite Use:
BADR-5 will be co-located with BADR-4 and BADR-6 Direct-To-Home satellites at ARABSAT’s 26° east longitude video "hot-spot". This newest satellite will guarantee to ARABSAT’s broadcasting customers a unique "hot" redundancy, the highest level of service provided within the MENA region. Complementary capability will include supporting the projected expansion of HD-TV broadcast and the development of sophisticated interactive services.

Satellite Statistics:
__46 Ku-band transponders
__4 Ka-band transponders
__Orbital location: 26° east longitude
__Anticipated service life: 15 years