Khrunichev website finally updated to show july launch date:
KHRUNICHEV STATE RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION SPACE CENTRE
KHRUNICHEV STATE RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION SPACE CENTRE
It seems odd that Boeing hasn't issued some sort of press release. The former Soviet contingent is quite proud that they've met their end of the bargain on time.Khrunichev website finally updated to show july launch date:
Khrunichev website finally updated to show july launch date:
KHRUNICHEV STATE RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION SPACE CENTRE
Progress on SeaLaunch for Direct 11????
Looks like they are planning on a Return-to-flight in Oct. with the next launch being as I remember it, the one before Direct11? Hopefully they will continue
on that sked..................
Sea Launch Wraps Investigation, Plans Return To Flight
June 11, 2007
Sea Launch has concluded its failure investigation and expects its return to flight in October with delivery of Thuraya-3 aboard a Zenit 3SL booster, company spokeswoman Paula Korn said June 8.
While she said a formal statement would be forthcoming, "we're definitely making huge progress and now finished with the investigation" of the Jan. 30 launch failure of the booster carrying the NSS-8 satellite. An engine problem was cited as the cause.
Korn said Sea Launch has made the "necessary corrective action, and that's what we're working on. [The pace of work] is remarkable now. It's very exciting for all of us; now we have such tangible evidence of progress, it's very optimistic."
She said repairs to the Odyssey platform were expected to be finished by the end of summer.
------------------------So does this mean that D* (Could possibly) launch before springtime or possibly this year yet ? for the D11 ?
Thus launching both sats in a short period of time.
Jimbo
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Well, of course any answer to that would be pure speculation, however if they
should be able to return to flight by Oct. and it usually takes about 2 months
between launches, anything is possible, altho early next year would seem more
likely. IMO
This link is incorrect, as it point to ISS FGB-based MLModule.
Sort of. No date, just month and year.
Nay. Check yourself - no day, just month and year:
"Next launch:
Date: July 2007
Launch vehicle: "Proton-M"
Spacecraft: "DirecTV-10"
Site: Baikonur"
What is the significance of what Khrunichev's website indicates?"Today however, the KHRUNICHEV site has an article regarding the status (and giving the July 7th date) of the DirecTV 10 launch: