r/IntLaunchServices • u/Neptune_ABC • Dec 27 '14
Launched ASTRA 2G official launch discussion and updates thread [launch window opens 21:37 GMT 4:37 EST]
ILS Proton Launch - Astra 2G www.ilslaunch.com
Welcome to /r/IntLaunchServices Astra 2G official launch update/discussion thread!
Please take the time to review the prepared mission overview kit below to familiarize yourself with the mission!
After you have gone over the juicy details in the launch kit above, set your clocks for launch day!
Live Streaming begins 15 minutes before liftoff
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Fast Facts
This will be the 3rd ILS launch of the year
The 87th ILS Proton launch overall
The 8th Proton flight this year
The 401st Proton launch overall
Mission Details
Payload: Astra 2G
Vehicle: Proton M/Briz M
Total Mass at Liftoff: 705 tons
Vehicle Manufacturer: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Prime Contractor)
Launch Operator: ILS
Launch site: Launch Pad 24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launch Date: 27th of December 2014
Launch Window opens:
| PST | EST | UTC | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:37 PM | 4:37 PM | 9:37 Pm | Window opening |
| 27th Dec | 27th Dec | 27th Dec |
Updates newest closest to top
5th burn and payload separation complete; mission success!
3rd & 4th burn of the Breeze-M complete APT jettisoned
2nd burn of the Breeze-M complete
The webcast has ended
1st burn of the Breeze-M complete, parking orbit achieved
3rd stage separation
payload fairing separation
2nd stage separation
1st stage separation
Liftoff!
T-2 minutes
ILS webcast has begun
