GSAT-9 (South Asian Satellite) – GSLV-F09 (Mk-II) – Шрихарикота – 05.05.2017 11:00 UTC

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... the launch of the South Asian satellite in March this year, which is pegged as the Prime Minister's pet project

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/isro-centres-set-for-the-record-launch-of-104-satellites-at-one-go-by-february-15/articleshow/56856368.cms

GSAT-9 satellite is configured to augment the growing need of Ku band transponders, carries 12 Ku-Band Transponders. The spacecraft employs the standard I-2K structure with the power handling capability of around 3000 W, with a lift off mass of 2195 kg. It is designed for a mission life of more than 12 years.

The satellite is scheduled to be launched onboard GSLV-F09 in the first quarter of 2017 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.

http://www.isro.gov.in/gslv-f09-gsat-9

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GSLV Mk-II carrying SAARC satellite was scheduled for launch this month end, but ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) was unable to deliver the satellite within the stipulated time because of technical issues. This forced the ISRO to rework on its launch calendar. Now, the SAARC satellite launch is rescheduled for April end.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/mar/23/isro-gears-up-to-flag-off-cryogenic-stage-on-march-27-1584688.html

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GSAT-9 Spacecraft flagged off from ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru to launch pad on 09-Apr-2017

http://www.isac.gov.in/flagoff.jsp

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Пишут, что пуск запланирован на 5 мая в 16:57 по местному времени (11:27 UTC).

http://www.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/gslv-f-09-experiment-on-may-5-467310

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http://isro.gov.in/gslv-f09-gsat-9

GSLV-F09 / GSAT-9

The launch of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) carrying GSAT-9, is scheduled on Friday, May 05, 2017. 

GSAT-9 is a Geostationary Communication Satellite with the objective to provide various communication applications in Ku-band with coverage over South Asian countries. GSAT-9 is configured around the ISRO's standard I-2K bus, with lift off mass of 2230 kg. The main structure of the satellite is cuboid in shape built around a central cylinder with a mission life of more than 12 years.

GSLV-F09 mission is the eleventh flight of GSLV and its fourth consecutive flight with the indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS).

GSLV-F09 will be launched from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota.
 

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A0802/17 - GSLV-F09 ROCKET LAUNCH FM SHAR RANGE,SRIHARIKOTA WILL TAKE PLACE
AS PER FLW DETAILS. THE LAUNCH WILL BE ON ANY ONE OF THE DAY DRG
THIS PERIOD.  ACTUAL DATE OF LAUNCH WILL BE INTIMATED 24HRS IN
ADVANCE THROUGH A SEPERATE NOTAM.       
LAUNCH PAD COORD: 13 43.2N   080 13. 8E
NO FLT IS PERMITTED OVER THE DNG ZONE.
A. DANGER ZONE -1 IS A CIRCLE OF 10NM AROUND THE LAUNCHER
B. DANGER ZONE -2 IS A RECTANGULAR AREA BOUNDED BY:
   1150N 08515E   1235N 08525E     1215N 08625E   1130N 08615E 
C. DANGER ZONE -3 IS A RECTANGULAR AREA BOUNDED BY:
   1035N 08915E   1115N 08925E     1100N 09005E   1020N 08955E
D. DANGER ZONE -4 IS A RECTANGULAR AREA BOUNDED BY:
   0750N 09515E   0930N 09515E    0930N 09605E   0750N 09605E
 
ROUTES AFFECTED IN CHENNAI FIR ARE:
N571, P761, N877, W20, A465, P762, L510, P628, L645, Q10,
Q11, Q23, Q24, V3, V4, V9 & V11
   
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END PART 1 OF 2. BTN 1100-1500, 05 MAY 11:00 2017 UNTIL 19 MAY 15:00 2017. CREATED:
21 APR 15:57 2017

 

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Галерея снимков GSLV-F09 / GSAT-9

http://www.isro.gov.in/gslv-f09-gsat-9/gslv-f09-gsat-9-gallery

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http://www.sac.gov.in/SACSITE/GSAT-9.html

GSAT-9

GSAT-9 payload consists of high power Ku-band transponder and Ku-band beacon to cater the need of increased demand from user community for Ku-band transponders for DTH service. GSAT-9 spacecraft is a high power communication spacecraft configured using I2K bus compatible with GSLV MK-II launch vehicle.[TH]Type/Applications:[/TH][TD]DTH service[/TD][/TR][TR][TH]Orbit Location:[/TH][TD]48°E in GEO[/TD][/TR][TR][TH]Mission Life:[/TH][TD]12 Years [/TD][/TR][TR][TH]Equipments: [/TH][TD]12 Nor. Ku-band Transponders
2 Beacon Transmitters[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]Frequency:[TH]Ku-band:[/TH][TD]U/L: 14250 – 14500 MHz (LV & LH)
D/L: 11450 – 11700 MHz (LH & LV)[/TD][/TR][TR][TH]Ku-Beacon:[/TH][TD]D/L 11698.5 MHz (LV) & 11699.5 MHz (LH)[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]Coverage:
Ku-band: Indian mainland + A & N Islands
 
 
Transmit EIRP Contours (Simulated)

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На http://www.isro.gov.in/gslv-f09-gsat-9 изобразили новый вид сабжа

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Если верить информации по ссылке ниже - пуск переносится на 7 мая:

http://www.hmtvlive.com/content/isro-all-set-launch-gslv-f09-mission-23450

జీఎస్‌ఎల్‌వీ రాకెట్‌ను మే 7న నెల్లూరు జిల్లాలోని శ్రీహరికోట నుంచి ప్రయోగించేందుకు భారత అంతరిక్ష పరిశోధన సంస్థ (ఇస్రో) సన్నాహాలు చేస్తోంది. ఈ ప్రయోగం ద్వారా జీశాట్‌-9 కమ్యూనికేషన్‌ ఉపగ్రహాన్ని కక్ష్యలోకి పంపనుంది. ప్రయోగానికి సంబంధించిన సమయాన్ని ఒకటి రెండు రోజుల్లో ప్రకటించనున్నారు. జీఎస్‌ఎల్‌వీ ప్రయోగాన్ని చేపట్టడం 8 నెలల్లో ఇది మొదటిసారి. స్వదేశీ క్రయోజెనిక్‌ దశతో కూడిన జీఎస్‌ఎల్‌వీ-ఎఫ్‌05ను గత ఏడాడి సెప్టెంబర్‌లో ప్రయోగించారు. ఆ సందర్భంగా వాతావరణ ఉపగ్రహం ఇన్‌శాట్‌-3డీఆర్‌ను విజయవంతంగా కక్ష్యలోకి ప్రవేశపెట్టారు. ఈ దఫా ప్రయోగించే జీశాట్‌-9 బరువు 2230 కిలోలు. ఇది దక్షిణాసియావ్యాప్తంగా 12 ఏళ్ల పాటు సేవలు అందిస్తుంది.

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is preparing to launch GSLV racket from Sriharikota in Nellore district on May 7. This experiment will send GSAT-9 communication satellite into orbit. Time for experimentation will be announced within a couple of days. It is the first time in eight months to conduct the GSLV experiment. The GSLV-F05 with the indigenous cryogenic phase was launched in September last year. The weather satellite INSAT-3DR was successfully successfully introduced into the orbit. GSAT-9 weighs 2230 kg. It serves 12 years in South Asia.

7 мая индийская организация космических исследований (ISRO) готовится запустить ракету GSLV из района Шрихарикота в районе Неллоре. Этот эксперимент выведет спутник связи ГИСАТ-9 на орбиту. Время для экспериментов будет объявлено в течение нескольких дней. Это первый раз в восемь месяцев, чтобы провести эксперимент GSLV. GSLV-F05 с местной криогенной фазой был запущен в сентябре прошлого года. Погодный спутник INSAT-3DR успешно введен в орбиту. GSAT-9 весит 2230 кг. Он служит 12 годам в Южной Азии.

З.Ы. На оффсайте ISRO пока о переносе пуска нет никакой информации. К информации выше относимся с осторожностью...

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У моряков заява с 5 по 7 мая:

HYDROPAC 1510/17 
 BAY OF BENGAL.
 ANDAMAN SEA.
 INDIA.
 DNC 03.
 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 1100Z TO 1500Z DAILY
 05 THRU 07 MAY IN AREAS:
 A. WITHIN TEN MILES OF 13-43.2N 080-13.8E.
 B. BOUND BY
 11-50N 085-15E, 12-35N 085-25E,
 12-15N 086-25E, 11-30N 086-15E.
 C. BOUND BY
 10-35N 089-15E, 11-15N 089-25E,
 11-00N 090-05E, 10-20N 089-55E.
 D. BOUND BY
 07-50N 095-15E, 09-30N 095-15E,
 09-30N 096-05E, 07-50N 096-05E.
 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 071600Z MAY 17.//
 Authority: NAVAREA VIII 352/17 282212Z APR 17.
 Date: 290152Z APR 17
 Cancel: 07160000 May 17

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Похоже, вывезли...
http://www.isro.gov.in/gslv-f09-gsat-9/gslv-f09-gsat-9-gallery






З.Ы. Судя по датировке фотографий, вывоз состоялся вчера, 2017-05-01, около 10:50 UTC

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http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=8020855#

 

С учетом разницы во времени в 5.5 ч с UTC  - обратный отсчет запущен и должен завершиться через 28 ч.

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http://www.isro.gov.in/update/04-may-2017/28-hrs-countdown-operations-of-gslv-f09-gsat-9-mission-have-started-1257hr-ist

May 04, 2017

The 28 hrs countdown operations of GSLV-F09/GSAT-9 mission have started at 12:57hr IST, today May 04, 2017

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Indian Space Agency ISRO is changing the South Asia with this Historical Launch - Exclusive
 

Archive of Changes

Опубликовано: 30 апр. 2017 г.

Indian Space Agency will launch a 2,230 kg satellite spending 4,500 mn rupees that will benefit all SAARC countries except Pakistan. Each of SAARC nations will be able to access at least one transponder of the satellite to bolster their communication technology. It is invaluable gift from India to its neighbor nation, which will obviously have been an impact on bilateral ties between India and these nations.

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SAARC Satellite | South Asia Satellite launch by ISRO | prime minister narendra modi's gift to Asia

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http://www.bgr.in/news/countdown-for-isros-gsat-9-satellite-launch-begins/

Countdown for ISRO's GSAT-9 satellite launch begins

The GSLV-Mk II carrying the GSAT-9 is expected to blast off from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

By IANS | Published: May 4, 2017 8:00 PM IST

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A 28-hour countdown for the launch of the South Asia Satellite or GSAT-9 commenced, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced. According to ISRO, the countdown began at 12.57 p.m. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk II) carrying the GSAT-9 is expected to blast off from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

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The GSAT-9 is being launched with an objective to provide different communication applications in Ku-band with coverage over South Asian countries, the ISRO stated. On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the South Asia Satellite, will go a long way in addressing the region's economic and developmental priorities.

"The capacities of this satellite and the facilities it provides will go a long way in addressing South Asia's economic and developmental priorities," he said in his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat'. "Natural resources mapping, telemedicine, the field of education, deeper IT connectivity or fostering people-to-people contact, this satellite will prove to be a boon in the progress of the entire region." ALSO READ: ISRO to launch South Asia Satellite on May 5; here's everything you need to know

"It is an important step by India to enhance cooperation with the entire South Asia...It is an invaluable gift. This is an appropriate example of our commitment towards South Asia. I welcome all the South Asian countries who have joined us on this momentous endeavour," he had said.

The space agency said that the GSAT-9 is configured around the ISRO's standard I-2K bus, with a lift-off mass of 2,230 kg, and the satellite's main structure is cuboid in shape built around a central cylinder with a mission life of more than 12 years. According to an official, ISRO on experimental basis decided to have electric power for the satellite. ALSO READ: ISRO's solar hybrid electric car completes successful test drive

"We have not reduced the volume of the traditional on-board fuel because of the electric power. We have added electric power facility to check its performance for use in future satellites," the official told IANS. He said the next satellite with electric power will be the GSAT-20 slated for launch next year.

Meanwhile, the ISRO is also gearing up to launch its heaviest rocket GSLV-Mk III later this month.

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Published: May 4, 2017 8:00 PM IST | Updated: May 4, 2017 8:00 PM IST

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http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/no-media-glare-for-south-asia-satellite/article18384984.ece

No media glare for South Asia Satellite

Special Correspondent

BENGALURU May 04, 2017 21:43 IST Upd ated: May 04, 2017 21:44 IST

ISRO has been unusually reticent about its launch from Sriharikota today
 
A communication spacecraft, the South Asia Satellite, which will serve India and six of its regional neighbours, is se t to lift off from Sriharikota off Andhra Pradesh on Friday evening.

Some bare information on this regional diplomatic overture apart, mystery shrouded the civil mission until late on the eve of the launch. The 2230-kg spacecraft will be launched on a GSLV, the Indian Space Research Organisation's medium-lift rocket, numbered F09.

A normally transparent ISRO has been unusually reticent about a less than routine launch. The time of the launch has a cryptic clue - one must infer it as 4.57 p.m. from the duration of the countdown. There will be no live telecast. Brochures that would be routinely released about five days ahead of a mission are still to be uploaded on the ISRO website.

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Mediapersons will not cover a launch for the first time in a decade; normally ISRO would ferry about 200 reporters from different places to Sriharikota to witness a launch. This would be the fourth time in the history of Indian space launches, recalled T.S. Subramanian, veteran journalist with The Hindu's group publication, Frontline, who writes on Space and Defence and who has not missed an ISRO launch since 1980.

Among the three earlier exceptions was the launch of of Israel's spy satellite, TecSAR, on a PSLV in January 2008.

ISRO functionaries said, "This is our mandate. We don't know much about all this, either."

GSAT-9 was planned years ahead to augment Internet broadband and DTH activities within the country.

It is not known if Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who offered the spacecraft for the region, or dignitaries from those nations will witness the launch.

This much is known: a 28-hour countdown began for the GSLV mission at 12.57 p.m. on Thursday, along with other pre-launch activities, according to the space agency's one-liner put out in the afternoon.

GSLV-F09 is slated to take off with the 2,230-kg satellite at 4.57 p.m. on Friday.

The communication spacecraft carries 12 Ku-band transponders that can drive telecommunication, disaster management, broadcasting and direct to home TV, Internet activities, tele-education and telemedicine across the region.

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Из статьи, как минимум, следует - трансляции пуска в прямом эфире не ожидается; брошюра к пуску может быть появится, а может быть - и нет.

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В свете сообщения #18 уже не так удивительно, что со страницы http://www.isro.gov.in/media убрали обновление от 4 мая (пост #14).

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http://spaceflight101.com/gslv-enters-countdown-for-gsat-9-launch/

India's GSLV hopes for fourth consecutive Success Friday, lifting GSAT-9 into Orbit
May 4, 2017

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Photo: Indian Space Research Organization

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India is gearing up for the country's second orbital space launch of the year on Friday, involving a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.II delivering the GSAT-9 communications satellite to orbit to support television distribution over India and other Asian countries as well as augmenting space-based navigation data to allow aircraft to more accurately navigate through Indian airspace.

GSLV Mk.II is targeting liftoff at 11:27 UTC on Friday fr om the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India's east coast. Firing up its powerful solid-fueled core stage and four liquid boosters, GSLV will be headed to the south east to reach an elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit after firing its hypergolic second stage and cryogenic third stage to send the 2,230-Kilogram satellite on its way around 17 minutes after liftoff.

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>>GSLV Mk.II Technical Overview


Photo: Indian Space Research Organization

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Photo: ISRO/AVF/ISAC

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Friday's mission will be focused on the GSAT-9 satellite, also known as South Asia Sat. Built by ISRO based on the I-2K satellite platform, the spacecraft hosts twelve Ku-Band transponders that will deliver TV services over India and members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The satellite also carries India's fourth GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload that delivers correction signals for aircraft navigation systems to increase navigation accuracy to three meters, assisting in air traffic management and landing in tough weather and challenging terrain.


Photo: Indian Space Research Organization

GSAT-9 weighs in at 2,230 Kilograms and can therefore not be lifted by the PSLV rocket that maxes out at 1,500kg to a sub-GTO orbit. The satellite hosts a hybrid propulsion system relying on chemical propulsion for its climb into geostationary orbit and utilizing Xenon ion thrusters for stationkeeping in its GEO position at 48° East, validating the use of electric propulsion for future missions including all-electric satellites planned for launch in the coming years.

>>GSAT-9 Overview

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Cryogenic Upper Stage – Photo: Indian Space Research Organization

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Photo: Indian Space Research Organization

The 49-meter tall GSLV rocket was rolled from its assembly building to the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan this week and a clean Mission Readiness Review cleared the vehicle to enter a 28-hour launch countdown that begins with filling the vehicle's boosters and second stage with storable propellants, UH25 Hydrazine and Nitrogen Tetroxide. Tanking on the upper stage occurs in the final hours of the countdown since the cryogenics have to be constantly replenished due to natural boil-off.

GSLV will come to life five seconds prior to liftoff when its four boosters are commanded to ignite followed by the ignition of the Core Stage to lift the rocket off the ground with a total thrust of 800 metric-ton-force.

Heading east across the Indian Ocean, GSLV's core stage will burn out after a minute and 46 seconds followed by the burnout of the boosters at T+2:29 when the rocket will already be 70 Kilometers in altitude, traveling 2.4 Kilometers per second. Stage separation between the solid-fueled core and the second stage occurs split seconds after booster shutdown using flexible linear shaped charges allowing the spent first stage and boosters to be pushed away by the exhaust of the second stage that ignites its engine at the moment of staging.


Image: ISRO

The protective payload fairing will separate shy of four minutes into the flight when the vehicle will have reached 115 Kilometers in altitude wh ere aerodynamic forces are no longer a threat to the delicate satellites structure.

Second stage shutdown comes at T+4:49 followed by stage separation 3.5 seconds later and Cryogenic Upper Stage ignition one second after that. India's cryogenic stage begins its burn in high-thrust mode providing 9,500kgf of thrust before reducing thrust to 7,500kgf for the remainder of the burn. The third stage will be up and running for nearly 12 minutes, accelerating the vehicle by close to 5 Kilometers per second to accomplish the GTO injection, targeting an orbit peaking at nearly 36,000 Kilometers in altitude.

GSAT-9 will be sent on its way just after passing T+17 minutes, tasked with deploying its solar arrays and contacting ground stations to be transferred to nominal mission mode ahead of a series of engine firings to maneuver into Geostationary Orbit for a service life of at least 12 years.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 1 мин. назад

1 hour to the opening of today's #GSLV launch window. Still no update on countdown status.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад

T-12 Minutes: #GSLV should be entering its Automated Countdown Sequence at this time.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад

Under ten minutes to launch. #GSLV transfer to internal power is coming up ahead of tanking close-out and tank pressurization.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 47 сек. назад

Under five minutes to go, Indian media also clueless as to whether today's #GSLV launch occurs in secret.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад

Three minutes to the opening of today's launch window. #GSLV should be fully-fueled, on internal power and pressurizing for liftoff.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 1 мин. назад

At T-4.8sec, the four strap-on boosters will ignite. Vikas 2 engines will be monitored before S139 ignition at T-0. #GSLV

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трансляция

http://www.ndtv.com/video/live/channel/ndtv24x7

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Пошла.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 3 мин. назад

LIFTOFF! India's #GSLV Rocket thunders off from Sriharikota to lift the GSAT-9 communications satellite to orbit.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 13 сек. назад

Visually, all appeared nominally through the core stage burn & L40 operation. Orbital insertion around 11:44 UTC. #GSLV

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 2 мин. назад

LAUNCH! GSLV MkII launches with GSAT-9! https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36540.100 ...

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 1 мин. назад

The Cryogenic Upper Stage should be in charge of powered flight at this time, firing 12 min to boost GSAT-9 into an elliptical orbit. #GSLV

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 45 сек. назад

Three minutes of powered flight should be remaining for the #GSLV, accelerating to an injection speed around 9.7km/s.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 20 сек. назад

T+17 Minutes: #GSLV should be arriving in orbit at this point with GSAT-9 separation occurring only a few seconds after engine shutdown.

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Narendra Modi‏Подлинная учетная запись @narendramodi 4 мин. назад

Successful launch of South Asian Satellite is a historic moment. It opens up new horizons of engagement.

4 мин. назад

This will also greatly benefit South Asia & our region's progress.

3 мин. назад

I congratulate the team of scientists who worked hard for the successful launch of South Asia Satellite. We are very proud of them. @isro

3 мин. назад

The historic occasion has been made better with a surprise- we have leaders of South Asian nations joining us in celebrating this launch.

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Премьер-министр декларирует успешный запуск.

Narendra Modi‏Verified account @narendramodi  7 minutes ago

Successful launch of South Asian Satellite is a historic moment. It opens up new horizons of engagement.

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http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36540.msg1675031#msg1675031

Steven Pietrobon пишет:
PM announces successful launch!
 

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GSAT-9 Launch By ISRO, A Gift to SAARC Countries

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PM Narendra Modi: Congratulate the team of scientists on Successful launch of South Asia Satellite

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http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/india-launches-south-asia-satellite/article18391277.ece?homepage=true

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Spaceflight101‏ @Spaceflight101 4 мин. назад

India's 'Gift to Neighbors' Roars to Orbit atop #GSLV Rocket in Unusually Secretive Launch - http://spaceflight101.com/gslv-gsat-9/gslv-achieves-fourth-consecutive-success-with-gsat-9/ ...

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http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-9

May 05, 2017

GSAT-9

South Asia Satellite, GSAT-9 is a Geostationary Communication satellite realised by India. The primary objective of GSAT-9 is to provide various communication applications in Ku-band with coverage over South Asian countries.

GSAT-9 is configured around the ISRO's standard I-2K bus. With lift off mass of 2230 kg the main structure of the satellite is cuboid in shape built around a central cylinder. GSAT-9 carries communication transponders operating in Ku-band.

The two solar arrays of GSAT-9 consisting of Ultra Triple Junction solar cells generate about 3500 Watts of electrical power. Sun and Earth sensors as well as gyroscopes provide orientation  reference for the satellite. The Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS) of the satellite maintains it's orientation with the help of momentum wheels, magnetic torquers and thrusters. The satellite's propulsion system consists of a Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) and chemical thrusters using liquid propellants for initial orbit raising and station keeping. The satellite also carries plasma thrusters, assisting in station keeping.

GSAT-9 was launched by GSLV-F09 on Friday, May 05, 2017 from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota. . 
 
Launch Mass: 
2230 kg
Mission Life: 
12 years
Power: 
3500 Watts
Launch Vehicle: 
GSLV-F09 / GSAT-9
Type of Satellite: 
Communication
Manufacturer: 
ISRO
Owner: 
ISRO
Application: 
Communication
Orbit Type: 
GSO
payloads: 
Ku-band Transponders

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PM to address along with South Asian leaders at successful launch of South Asia Satellite

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На оффсайте ISRO появилась картинка
 

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И вслед за ней
http://www.isro.gov.in/update/05-may-2017/india-successfully-launches-south-asia-satellite-gsat-9

May 05, 2017

India Successfully launches South Asia Satellite GSAT-9

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GSLV F09 Brochure.pdf

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http://www.isro.gov.in/update/05-may-2017/gslv-successfully-launches-south-asia-satellite

May 05, 2017

GSLV Successfully Launches South Asia Satellite

India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) successfully launched the 2230 kg South |Asia Satellite (GSAT-9)  into its planned Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) today (May 05, 2017). Today's launch of GSLV was its eleventh and took place from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota, the spaceport of India. This is the fourth consecutive success achieved by GSLV carrying indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage. In its oval shaped GTO, the South Asia Satellite is now orbiting the Earth with a perigee (nearest point to Earth) of 169 km and an apogee (farthest point to Earth) of 36,105 km with an orbital inclination of 20.65 deg with respect to the equator.

Few seconds before the launch countdown reached zero, the four liquid propellant strap-on motors of GSLV-F09, each carrying 42 tons of liquid propellants, were ignited. At count zero and after confirming the normal performance of all the four strap-on motors, the 139 ton solid propellant first stage core motor was ignited and GSLV lifted off at 16:57 IST. The major phases of the flight occurred as scheduled. About seventeen minutes after lift-off, South Asia Satellite was successfully placed in GTO.

Soon after separation from GSLV, the two solar arrays of the satellite were automatically deployed in quick succession and the Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka assumed control of the satellite.

South Asia Satellite is a communication satellite built by ISRO to provide a variety of communication services over the South Asian region.  For this, it is equipped with Ku-band transponders.

Following the successful launch, the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi addressed along with the South Asian leaders. He congratulated ISRO and remarked that today was a historic day for South Asia and a day without precedence. The Prime Minister recalled that two years ago India made a promise to extend the advanced space technology for the cause of growth and prosperity of the people of South Asia and felt that the successful launch of South Asia Satellite today marks a fulfilment of that.

In the coming days, the satellite orbit will be raised from its present GTO to the final circular Geostationary Orbit (GSO) by firing the satellite's Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) in stages. The South Asia Satellite will be commissioned into service after the completion of orbit raising operations and the satellite's positioning in its designated slot in the GSO following in-orbit testing of its payloads.

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https://ria.ru/space/20170505/1493752976.html

Индия успешно запустила ракету со спутником "Южная Азия"
© AFP 2017 / Arun SankarИндийская ракета-носитель GSLV-F09 с коммуникационным спутником GSAT-9 стартовала с космодрома на острове Шрихарикота
НЬЮ-ДЕЛИ, 5 мая — РИА Новости. Индийская ракета-носитель GSLV-F09 с коммуникационным спутником GSAT-9, окрещённым "Южная Азия", успешно стартовала с космодрома на юге страны.
Трансляция пуска ведется индийскими телеканалами.
Ракета GSLV-F09 (MKII) с криогенной ступенью собственного производства успешно стартовала по плану в 16.57 местного времени (14.27 мск) с космического центра имени Сатиша Дхавана на острове Шрихарикота близ побережья штата Андхра-Прадеш. Это уже четвертый пуск ракеты с применением криогенной ступени индийского производства, причем второй, когда ступень была задействована не в тестовом режиме.
Спутник GSAT-9 помимо Индии будет использоваться семью странами региона — Бангладеш, Непалом, Бутаном, Афганистаном, Мальдивами и Афганистаном. О намерении осуществить такую миссию – по сути, безвозмездно предоставить этим странам продукт собственной космической индустрии – объявил премьер-министр Нарендра Моди в 2014 году.

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http://tass.ru/kosmos/4235248

Индия запустила коммуникационный спутник GSAT-9
НЬЮ-ДЕЛИ, 5 мая. /Корр. ТАСС Евгения Кармалито/. Коммуникационный спутник GSAT-9, который будет предоставлять услуги связи странам Южной Азии, успешно запущен и выведен на геостационарную орбиту Индийской организацией космических исследований (ISRO). Об этом сообщил официальный представитель ISRO.
"Сегодня в 16.57 с космодрома на острове Шрихарикота в штате Андхра-Прадеш стартовала ракета-носитель GSLV-F09 с криогенным двигателем, которая успешно вывела на орбиту более чем двухтонный сателлит GSAT-9, появления которого в небе с нетерпением ожидала вся Южная Азия, - заявил он. - После запуска потребовалось около 25 минут для окончательного отделения спутника и его размещения на орбитальной позиции 48 градусов восточной долготы".
По данным ISRO, этот спутник - подарок странам - партнерам по Южно-Азиатской ассоциации регионального сотрудничества (СААРК) - обошелся Индии в 2,35 млн рупий (около $35 млн). Его жизненный цикл составляет более 12 лет.
С успешным запуском ученых поздравил премьер-министр Индии, а также лидеры стран, подключившихся к этому амбициозному проекту. "Это важный шаг Индии по расширению сотрудничества со всей Южной Азией, - подчеркнул Нарендра Моди. - GSAT-9, который предоставит услуги в важнейших сферах, в частности в картографировании природных ресурсов, в поддержании надежной высокоскоростной связи, будет способствовать прогрессу всего региона". О намерении Индии безвозмездно предоставить этим странам продукт собственной космической индустрии он объявил еще в 2014 году.
Премьер-министр Бутана Церинг Тогбай отметил, что "этот щедрый подарок от Индии является символом подлинного сотрудничества и дружбы, впечатляющей вехой в мировой истории". По мнению премьер-министра Бангладеш Шейх Хасины Вазед, "запуск этого спутника изменил лицо Южной Азии". Президент Афганистана Ашраф Гани, комментируя запуск, заявил, что "преимущества сотрудничества перевешивают преимущества конкуренции, сегодня страны региона перешли от разговоров к реальным действиям".

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http://www.isro.gov.in/gslv-f09-gsat-9/gslv-f09-gsat-9-lift-and-onboard-camera-video

GSLV-F09 / GSAT-9 Lift Off and Onboard camera Video

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India's GSLV Blasts off with GSAT-9 Communications Satellite
 
 
 Spaceflight101

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На n2yo появились наборы TLE на объекты запуска

1 42695U 170243A 17125.57930904 -.00000732 +89598-6 +00000-0 0 9994
2 42695 020.6562 337.0832 7324472 178.2159 075.3737 02.27436455000007 
 
Эпоха UTC 2017-05-05 13:54:12, орбита 163.9 km × 35943.4 km × 20.7°, период 633.1 min
 
1 42696U 17024B 17125.57764854 -.00000731 +89468-6 +00000-0 0 9996
2 42696 020.6464 337.0755 7325572 178.1764 074.0125 02.27424617000000 
 
Эпоха UTC 2017-05-05 13:51:49, орбита 161.4 km × 35947.6 km × 20.6°, период 633.2 min

P.S. TLE на объект A содержит ошибку во 2-м элементе 1-й строки - вместо 170243A должно быть 17024A. Эта же ошибка и у Dr. T. Kelso на celestrak'е. По всей видимости, источник ошибки у них общий - НОРАД, хотя на его оффсайте данные пока не опубликованы...

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Зачем запускать на 20 градусов почти с экватора?

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По данным НОРАД, объект B поднял собственный перигей и уменьшил наклонение орбиты - и это явно не последняя ст РН...

Object B
1 42696U 17024B 17126.61240683 +.00000033 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 9994
2 42696 010.3766 336.6624 5584284 178.6175 144.2806 01.94378140000016

Эпоха UTC 2017-05-06 14:41:52, орбита 5604.8 km × 35894.9 km × 10.4°, период 740.8 min

Что коррелирует с сообщением ISRO от 2017-05-06
http://www.isro.gov.in/update/06-may-2017/first-orbit-raising-operation-of-south-asia-satellite-has-been-successfully

May 06, 2017

The first orbit raising operation of South Asia Satellite has been successfully carried out by LAM Engine

The first orbit raising operation of South Asia Satellite has been successfully carried out by LAM Engine firing for 2643 sec from 03:51hr IST on May 06, 2017. Orbit Determination results from this LAM firing are:

• apogee X perigee height was changed to 35873 km X 5687 km.
• Inclination is 10.38 deg.
• Orbital period is 12 hr 22min.
  

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Сегодня, 2017-05-07, было проведено 2-е включение собственной ДУ сабжа примерно на час

http://www.isro.gov.in/update/07-may-2017/second-orbit-raising-operation-of-south-asia-satellite-has-been-successfully

May 07, 2017

The second orbit raising operation of South Asia Satellite has been successfully carried out by LAM Engine firing for 3529.7 sec from 09.30 hr IST on May 07, 2017

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По данным ISRO после завершения 2-го манёвра скругления орбиты GSAT-9 находится на следующей орбите:

http://www.isro.gov.in/update/07-may-2017/orbit-determination-results-second-lam-firing-are-apogee-x-perigee-height-was

May 07, 2017

Orbit Determination results from the second LAM firing are: apogee X perigee height was changed to 35858 km X 28608 km. Inclination is 0.755deg. Orbital period is 20hr 58min.

НОРАД пока не подтвердил новые элементы орбиты сабжа

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Проведена 3-я коррекция орбиты сабжа
http://www.isro.gov.in/update/08-may-2017/third-orbit-raising-operation-of-south-asia-satellite-has-been-successfully

May 08, 2017

The third orbit raising operation of South Asia Satellite has been successfully carried out by LAM Engine firing for 445.8 sec from 06:51:52 hr IST on May 08, 2017

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Сабж раскрыл рефлекторы
http://www.isro.gov.in/update/08-may-2017/deployment-of-east-and-west-reflectors-have-been-successfully-completed-0815-hr

May 08, 2017

Deployment of East and West reflectors have been successfully completed at 08:15 hr IST and 09:30 hr IST, respectively on May 08, 2017

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Поздравления от Президента Индии
http://www.isro.gov.in/update/09-may-2017/gslv-f09-gsat-9-message-president

May 09, 2017

GSLV-F09 / GSAT-9 - Message from President

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Американцы ФНК прочли аппарат после третьего маневра увидели, но A и B пока не переназначили.

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Виктор Воропаев пишет:
Американцы ФНК прочли аппарат после третьего маневра увидели, но A и B пока не переназначили.

Американцы плохо видят индийский сектор. Над Диего-Гарсией облака, а локатора нет...

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Старый пишет: Над Диего-Гарсией облака, а локатора нет...

Не облака, блин. Гроза! 
 https://www.gismeteo.ru/weather-diego-garcia-14725/

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Виктор Воропаев пишет:
Американцы ФНК прочли аппарат после третьего маневра увидели, но A и B пока не переназначили.

На текущий момент НОРАД публикует данные на орбиту сабжа пока только после 2-го манёвра

1 42696U 17024B 17127.96423983 -.00000194 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 9998
2 42696 000.7486 331.4853 0953571 181.1753 145.8738 01.14769305000043

Эпоха UTC 2017-05-07 23:08:30, орбита 28489.1 km × 35838.2 km × 0.7°, период 1254.7 min

Элементы орбиты близки к объявленным ISRO (пост #68). На третий манёвр Старый грОзы нагнал, волшебник    - а НОРАД'у теперь разбираться...

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Американцы плохо видят индийский сектор.

Похоже на то. Сегодня вошёл в зону GEODSS Site 2, вот и нашли.

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НОРАД обновил TLE на объект B

1 42696U 17024B 17129.87667711 -.00000273 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 9997
2 42696 000.1011 091.9323 0018905 094.5082 277.8991 01.00693003000061

Эпоха UTC 2017-05-09 21:02:24, орбита 35596.6 km × 35755.6 km × 0.1°, период 1430.1 min

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НОРАД присвоил объекту A идентификатор GSAT-9, но не провёл перенумерацию объектов запуска - последняя ст РН GSLV уже на геостационаре  :!:  
 

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НОРАД провёл перенумерацию объектов, GSAT-9 на геостационаре. ПМСМ, сабж скорее всего во временной точке тестирования/стояния

По данным n2yo

GSAT 9

1 42695U 17024A 17192.62962565 -.00000290 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 9993
2 42695 000.0830 124.1309 0003116 333.5614 156.1256 01.00271623000711 
 
Эпоха UTC 2017-07-11 15:06:39, орбита 35780.7 km × 35806.9 km × 0.1°, период 1436.1 min
Текущее положение: 0.05°S 97.41°E

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External ground delays holding up GSAT-9 benefits

Some five months after the South Asia Satellite or GSAT-9 was put up in space as New Delhi's gift to six neighbours, ground delays outside India seem to be holding up its planned harvest.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation, which owns and operates the roughly ₹200-crore communication spacecraft, says it has initiated the processes to set up ground stations for the partners to receiver/send satellite communication. It has invited expressions of interest to find suitable Indian industry players who will set up the ground equipment.

While half of the satellite's 12 Ku-band transponders is reserved for the partners, the Indian part has been in use without a hitch.

A.S. Kiran Kumar, ISRO Chairman, told The Hindu, "It is work in progress. We are now trying to get the partner governments to start using the services of the satellite. They must first set up the ground segment depending on what they need." The satellite has a planned life of 12 years.

It would be a slow build-up as work must be coordinated with each of the six governments. "We are trying to push it as much as possible but it does not move at the pace that we would like. Eventually we will support them through Indian industry," said Mr. Kiran Kumar, who is also Secretary, Department of Space, that functions under the Prime Minister.

In India, which has a 50-year active space history, satcom-based activities can routinely kick in a couple of months after a communications satellite is launched. But for the smaller neighbours, space is a relatively new area.

The Indian space hug wraps Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Their satellite-based services are said to be small and some may be using commercial foreign satellites.

Speed in Bhutan

In the case of Bhutan, Mr. Kiran Kumar said there had been significant progress and many interactions, because of which "We are going ahead" faster than with the others.

To begin with, ISRO has enabled video transmission uplinked from India. Once the countries start using their part of satellite fully, he said it could open or spur activities for poor and unconnected areas — tele-education and tele-medicine or consultations with doctors; besides a SAARC library link of regionally relevant information.

India has offered each country one Ku-band transponder free of cost along with services. The gesture is meant to spread the use of DTH television and VSATs to support Internet-based applications.

The South Asia Satellite was first announced by the Prime Minister in 2014. India itself has been grappling with an old shortage of Ku-band transponders — because of which Indian DTH operators lease their capacity on private foreign satellites.

Asked about it, Mr. Kiran Kumar said sharing amidst scarcity was a generous act for the larger good.

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