RazakSAT - Falcon-1 - 14.07.09 7:35 ЛМВ -Kwajalein

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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon/005/090317date.html

SpaceX announces plans for next Falcon 1 launch
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: March 17, 2009

Parts of SpaceX's next Falcon 1 rocket are en route to the booster's remote island launch site for the company's first commercial mission due for liftoff on April 20.
 
SpaceX shipped the rocket's first stage last week to Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, according to an update posted on the company's Web site.

The empty stage was trucked from SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., to Long Beach harbor. The 3,000-pound structure was then loaded aboard a transport vessel for the 5,000-mile voyage to Kwajalein.

The Falcon 1's second stage will be shipped to Kwajalein on a cargo plane in the next few weeks, according to SpaceX.

Once at the Kwajalein, the hardware will be moved to Omelek Island, the seven-acre home of the Falcon 1 for the past three years.

Omelek houses an austere launch pad with propellant tanks, a processing hangar and workspace for engineers and technicians. The isle has hosted all four Falcon 1 launches to date.

Officials are targeting a launch date of April 20, U.S. time, the company said. The launch would occur on April 21 at Kwajalein.

RazakSAT, the primary payload for the upcoming mission, is scheduled to fly from Malaysia to Kwajalein this weekend. The 400-pound satellite has been delayed for two years, primarily due to the Falcon's string of early launch failures.

The six-sided, 3.9-foot-tall craft was supposed to fly aboard the Falcon 1's fourth mission last fall, but SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk pulled RazakSAT from the launch after the rocket fell short of orbit on its third flight.

"We always committed to them that we would demonstrate getting to orbit before we flew their vehicle, so we're sticking to that commitment," Musk said after the August failure.

RazakSAT includes a medium-sized aperture camera with black-and-white and color bands. The imager is designed to reach spatial resolutions of about 8.2 feet and 16.4 feet in black-and-white and color modes, respectively.

The images will be used for environmental and crop monitoring, mapping, transportation, and national security applications, according to ATSB, the Malaysian small satellite company that built the satellite.

RazakSAT will circle Earth in a 425-mile-high orbit with an inclination of 9 degrees.

But engineers must first assemble the 70-foot-tall rocket and attach RazakSAT atop the booster inside the Falcon 1 integration building. The rocket will then be rolled out and lifted vertically on the launch pad for the countdown.

SpaceX officials would not say whether the launch team will conduct a brief on-pad engine test to cap off a customary countdown dress rehearsal. All previous Falcon 1 campaigns included such tests a few days before launch.

The Falcon 1 will also carry two small Malaysian secondary payloads bolted to an adapter ring during the ride into space.

[Salo]

Malaysia's first homegrown, remote-sensing satellite, RazakSAT, will be sent off tomorrow to prepare for its launch into orbit at Kwajalein Island, Republic of Marshall Islands on April 21.

То есть уже сегодня.

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=397712

Немного о спутнике.
Общая масса - 190кг.
масса научных инструментов - 50кг.
Снимает линейными датчиками, всего их пять, один для монохромного режима, и четыре "multi-spectral bands".
 
Ширина полосы съемки - 20км. Разрешение, насколько я понял, от 2.5м(монохромный режим) до 5м(мультиспектр).

Спутник полностью Малазийской разработки/изготовления. И первая проба для этой фирмы. Вообще это будет вторым малазийским спутником.
 
http://www.gisdevelopment.net/technology/rs/ma07309.htm

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=397712

RazakSAT To Be Sent Off Tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's first homegrown, remote-sensing satellite, RazakSAT, will be sent off tomorrow to prepare for its launch into orbit at Kwajalein Island, Republic of Marshall Islands on April 21.

The sending-off ceremony of the satellite will be witnessed by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili at the Royal Malaysia Air Force base in Subang, a statement from the minister's office here said today.

RazakSAT, named after Malaysia's second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak, is a mini-class satellite weighing at 190kg, and will orbit the Near Equatorial Orbit (NEqO) at an altitude of 685km.

It is also the first remote-sensing satellite to orbit the NEqO, where the orbital location will enable observation to be made on the earth's surface more often -- as compared to other remote-sensing satellites -- that is, five to six times daily, during daylight.

The satellite, which will be blasted into space using the United States launcher, Falcon-1, is designed and manufactured by a local company, Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd (ATSB).

The RazakSAT is a continuation of the TiungSAT-1 programme which was successfully launched in 2000.

Compared to TiungSAT-1 which was more experimental in nature, RazakSAT is considered a functional satellite in monitoring the earth's surface and environment.

The 2.5 metre MAC on the satellite is expected to provide high resolution images of Malaysia that can be applied to land management, resource development and conservation, forestry, fish migration and security.

Together with RazakSAT, two other satellites -- CubeSAT and InnoSAT -- meant for educational purposes, will also be launched.

CuteSAT was developed by ATSB while InnoSAT was developed by three local universities, namely Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Perlis.

-- BERNAMA

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http://www.gisdevelopment.net/technology/rs/ma07309.htm

RazakSAT™: A small satellite platform for high resolution remote sensing

Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd
2, Jalan Jururancang U1/21, Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park
40000 Shah Alam, Selangor MALAYSIA
Tel: +603-55690100 Fax: +603-55690108
hizam@atsb.com.my


ABSTRACT
RazakSAT™ is the next generation of the small Earth Observation Satellite. It weighs less than 200kg carrying the optical sensors of the Medium-sized Aperture Camera (MAC. With an attitude accuracy of 0.21o and 3-axis stabilization using four momentum wheels, RazakSAT™ can provide an image with 10m accuracy with respect to the ground sampling distance (GCP). The RazakSAT™ is targeted to orbit the earth at 685km altitude with 9o inclination. It will serve the timely needs of Malaysian experts and users in remote sensing for various applications.

INTRODUCTION
The RazakSAT™ mission is to provide optimum coverage for the Malaysian region using the unique characteristic of the NEqO mission. RazakSAT™ is a small LEO satellite that carries an electro-optical payload, Medium-sized Aperture Camera (MAC). MAC is a pushbroom camera with 5 linear detectors (1 panchromatic, 4 multi-spectral).

The satellite system is able to take images in near equatorial regions and shall be controlled by the Mission Control Station (MCS). Upon the request from image data users, Image Receiving and Processing Station (IRPS) shall request MCS schedule the satellite for imaging opportunity and inform IRPS the possible date, time for image download. The satellite system shall take images of desired near equatorial regions and download the image data along with attitude and ephemeris telemetry data to IRPS.

RazakSAT PLATFORM
RazakSAT™ is designed to be compatible with a near-equatorial orbit with altitude ranging from 600 km to 800 km. RazakSAT™ with its stowed solar panels is compatible with most of small satellite launchers as a secondary payload or as a primary payload for small satellite launch such as Falcon 1. The spacecraft bus provides a typical pointing performance of 0.2 deg. The RazakSAT™ weighs less than 200 kg including 50 kg payload mass. The average power consumption is less than 150 Watts. Figure 1 depicts RazakSAT™ in stowed and deployed configuration respectively. The origin of the satellite coordinate system is located at the geometric center of the launch adaptor bottom plane. The +Z-axis is toward the payload optical axis. +X-axis is defined along the scanning direction of MAC, which is normal to the detector lines.



Figure 1: RazakSAT™ in stowed and deployed configuration

RazakSAT™ features deck-and-longeron type structure allowing easy assembly and disassembly with about 1.2 meter in diameter and 1.2 meter in height. Most of the component units are positioned on the bottom deck, while reaction wheels and gyros are positioned on the middle deck. The interface with the launch vehicle is made through an adapter (specific to each launch vehicle) bolted to the bottom of the structure. The mechanical interface with the payload Electro-Optical Subsystem (EOS) is provided through three points at the middle deck. RazakSAT™ design calls for five main subsystems which are the Electrical Power Subsystem (EPS), Command and Data Handling Subsystem (C&DH), Attitude Control Subsystem (ACS), Telecommunications Subsystem (TS), and the MAC payload.


Item Performance
Orbit Altitude  685 km as baseline
Orbit Inclination  9o
Orbit Eccentricity <0> 3 years
Table 2: MAC System Specifications


RazakSATTM ORBIT AND OPERATIONS
RazakSAT™ mission is designed to be inserted to Near Equatorial Low Earth Orbit or NEqO in order to acquire a more frequent imaging passes over Malaysia region other than the typical Sun high inclination low earth orbit satellites. The selected inclination which is 9° was chosen to give the optimal image coverage over the highest and lowest latitude of Malaysia.

RazakSAT™ Mission Operation will be divided into several phases. The first phase is called Launch and Early Operation (LEOP) where during this period, RazakSAT™ will be launched to its intended orbit and early contact will be established. In addition, during the LEOP phase, RazakSAT™ will be going through several stages of deployment and tests; namely solar panel deployment, bus and payload tests and also in-flight calibration. LEOP is scheduled to last for about 3 to 6 months depending on the in orbit test result and calibration. RazakSAT™ will be declared as ready for its nominal operation once LEOP stage is completed.

In nominal operations, RazakSAT™ will go through several operational modes, mostly depending on the schedule basis. The nominal operational RazakSAT™ modes are housekeeping mode, imaging mode and data downloading mode. During housekeeping mode, RazakSAT™ will be in idle condition, preparing itself to the next mode either imaging mode or data downloading mode by executing scenario schedule. Imaging mode is when RazakSAT™ is executing imaging scenario schedule by taking images based on the schedule file. Data downloading mode is when RazakSAT™ execute schedule for downloading image data to IRPS.

If RazakSAT™ encountered some problem with its subsystem it will be automatically placed into Safe-Hold Mode. During the Safe-Hold Mode, RazakSAT™ will turn OFF some of its module to conserve its power. If the problem is severe and cannot be rectified which leads to its demise, RazakSAT™ mission will be terminated. If the error is recoverable, RazakSAT™ will exit the Safe-Hold Mode to Housekeeping Mode by MCS command.

SUMMARY
RazakSAT™ offers Malaysia its own platform for remote sensing capabilities. It also provides valuable lessons in developing, and calibrating the sensor. There will be many more research and applications once RazakSAT™ is launch. Engineers and scientist will benefit from RazakSAT™ opportunity to further developed satellite and remote sensing technologies. This will be the next step for a more advance future satellites and applications.

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Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (L) takes a closer look ...

http://www.daylife.com/photo/06So03dbmR6k2[/i]

[TestPilot]

Спутник полностью Малазийской разработки/изготовления. И первая проба для этой фирмы.

Вообще я видимо сильно погорячился, что спутник полностью Малазийский :?  :cry: Слишком подозрительно похож на корейский DubaiSat-1(для Эмиратов делали). И здесь говорят про кооперацию малазийцев с корейской SaTReC Initiative Co. Ltd., то есть производителем  DubaiSat-1.

http://directory.eoportal.org/presentations/7202/8666.html

Кстати хорошее описание спутника с 3д моделями самого спутника и фотографиями отдельных компонентов.

[TestPilot]

Объявлена стоимость съемки заданного района на заказ. Менее 2000 местных малазийских тугриков, то есть чуть меньше чем $550 обычных :twisted:

Орбита правда экваториалиная, так что предложение явно не для всех.

[Salo]

http://www.floridatoday.com/content/blogs/space/2009/03/spacex-announces-launch-window.shtml

Monday, March 30, 2009
SpaceX announces launch window
Space Exploration Technologies announced the launch window for ATSB's RazakSAT on Falcon 1 Flight 5 is scheduled to open April 20 at 7 p.m. EDT.

It will be the fifth flight of the single-engine rocket.

SpaceX's Falcon 1 launch site is about 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii on Omelek Island, part of the Reagan Test Site at United States Army Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific. Due to the location of the launch site, the Kwajalein local date at the opening of the launch window will be April 21.

RazakSAT was designed and built by Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd, a pioneer and leader in the design and manufacture of satellites in Malaysia. The satellite will be launched aboard a two-stage, liquid oxygen/rocket-grade kerosene vehicle, designed from the ground up by SpaceX.

Falcon 1 will place RazakSAT, equipped with a high resolution medium-sized aperture camera, into a near equatorial orbit. According to SpaceX, the payload is expected to provide high resolution images of Malaysia that can be applied to land management, resource development and conservation, forestry and fish migration.

SpaceX will provide live coverage of the Falcon 1 Flight 5/RazakSAT mission via Web cast at www.SpaceX.com. The Web cast will begin 20 minutes before launch and will include mission briefings, live feeds and launch coverage from the launch site. Post-launch, video footage and photos will be available for download on the Web site.

The company also plans the first launch of the much larger Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral later this year.

posted by Patrick Peterson at 12:49 PM

[Salo]

Добавлены фотографии о подготовке к пуску Falcon-1
http://www.spacex.com/updates.php

А вот посылка из Малазии

[Salo]

Запуск, планировавшийся на 21 апреля, отложен минимум на 6 недель из-за проблем с ракетой-носителем:

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/Frontpage/20090417161214/Article/index_html

2009/04/17
RazakSAT launch delayed

PUTRAJAYA, Fri:

The launch of the RazakSAT, Malaysia's second remote sensing satellite has been postponed until further notice due to "technical problems".
Due for lift-off on April 21, Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry secretary-general Datuk Abdul Hanan Alang Endut said the delay was because of problems with the launching vehicle.

The vehicle, Falcon 1, belonging to a company Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX), is to lift off the satellite from the launching pad at Omelek Island, Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Island.

Abdul Hanan said SpaceX will be doing the repairs which will take at least six weeks.

"The ministry agreed on the postponement after discussions, taking into consideration that the safety of our national asset, the RazakSAT, is of utmost importance," he said in a statement.
He assured that a new launching date for the satellite will be announced once the vehicle is safe and sound.

The RM150 million satellite will be the first to orbit the Equator.

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[Salo]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0904/19falcon1/

SpaceX launch of Falcon 1 rocket postponed
BY JUSTIN RAY
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: April 19, 2009

The next launch by the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket, originally scheduled for Monday evening, has been postponed while engineers examine the level of vibrations its Malaysian satellite payload will experience during ascent.

Liftoff of the small booster from Omelek Island in the Kwajalein Atoll of the mid-Pacific was supposed to occur at 2300 GMT (7 p.m. EDT). The mission would put the RazakSat spacecraft into orbit for an Earth-imaging mission.

News stories published Friday in Malaysia said the launch had been postponed because of "detected vibration at unsafe level on the launch vehicle." Those reports, which also said it would take six weeks to resolve, were attributed to Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry secretary-general Datuk Abdul Hanan Alang Endut.

Late Sunday night, SpaceX issued a press release announcing the delay.

"While both the Falcon 1 vehicle and satellite passed all preliminary checkouts and are cleared for launch, a concern has been identified regarding the potential impact of predicted vehicle environments on the satellite. Based on these concerns, the SpaceX team is evaluating options to minimize this impact and ensure mission success," the press release read.

"SpaceX is committed to the safety and success of our customer's payloads," Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, said in the written statement. "Our engineers are addressing this issue and we look forward to launching RazakSat once the issue is fully understood and resolved."

"Both teams are confident the issue will be resolved," said Ahmad Sabirin, CEO of RazakSat builder ATSB. "We are all looking forward to a successful launch."

This will be the fifth launch of the Falcon 1 rocket, a two-stage kerosene-fueled vehicle developed to deliver small satellites into space. After its initial three flights failed, the fourth launch last September successfully reached orbit for the start-up company founded by Musk.

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http://spacex.com/press.php?page=20090420

LAUNCH OF RAZAKSAT POSTPONED

Hawthorne, California – April 20, 2009 – Due to a potential compatibility issue between the RazakSAT spacecraft and Falcon 1 launch vehicle, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd (ATSB) have agreed to postpone the launch of ATSB's RazakSAT satellite.

While both the Falcon 1 vehicle and satellite passed all preliminary checkouts and are cleared for launch, a concern has been identified regarding the potential impact of predicted vehicle environments on the satellite. Based on these concerns, the SpaceX team is evaluating options to minimize this impact and ensure mission success.

"SpaceX is committed to the safety and success of our customer's payloads," said Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX. "Our engineers are addressing this issue and we look forward to launching RazakSAT once the issue is fully understood and resolved."

"Both teams are confident the issue will be resolved," said Dr. Ahmad Sabirin, CEO of ATSB. "We are all looking forward to a
successful launch."

Updates and information regarding a new launch date will be available on www.SpaceX.com.

[Salo]

Это что-же, они за всё это время так и не проверили совместимость носителя и спутника?  :shock: Да... Действительно странная новость.

News stories published Friday in Malaysia said the launch had been postponed because of "detected vibration at unsafe level on the launch vehicle." Those reports, which also said it would take six weeks to resolve, were attributed to Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry secretary-general Datuk Abdul Hanan Alang Endut.

Мда, а куда же они раньше смотрели...

Прочитал тут...
http://kosmodrom.nm.ru/8files2003/6.htm

В СССР существовала своя школа ракетостроения и своя школа интеграции спутника с ракетой. Мы шли в чем-то параллельно с Западом, но в чем-то у нас были серьезные различия. Кроме расчетов, мы подвергали адаптер, систему разделения очень жестким испытаниям. Когда мы вошли в рынок пусковых услуг, то сразу столкнулись с необходимостью широкого использования тонких методов динамических расчетов. И здесь мы преуспели. Теперь для "Протона" мы в рамках предоставления услуг по запуску "провязываем" математическую модель спутника с конструкцией адаптера, с моделью нашего РБ, ракеты и просчитываем на все критические случаи полета: старт, разделение, учет порывов ветра и т.п. Эта вот "школа" "Протона" у нас перешла и на "Рокот". И сейчас мы выполняем услуги, так сказать, по высшему уровню. Мы предлагаем заказчикам предварительный расчет, оказываем методическую помощь, помогаем бороться с резонансом, другими неприятностями.Реальный спутник - это динамическая система с точки зрения механики. На ракете всегда есть множество колебаний: синусные, случайные, акустические... Для силового каркаса спутника высокочастотные нагрузки, в общем-то, безразличны. Элементы вторичной структуры: солнечные батареи, шар-баллоны, приборы, гироплатформа и т.п., - являются осцилляторами, имеющими собственные частоты колебаний. Если в спектре внешних частот есть совпадающие - прибор начинает разваливаться.

Трудно ребятам из SpaceX с первого раза-то, у них никакой школы нет  :?

[Salo]

http://www.lenta.ru/news/2009/04/20/spacex/

SpaceX отложила запуск ракеты-носителя

Американская компания SpaceX отложила запуск малайзийского коммерческого спутника Razaksat в связи с техническими трудностями, сообщает газета New Straits Times. Изначально запуск должен был состояться 21 апреля 2009 года, однако теперь дата отодвигается минимум на шесть недель.

По словам инженеров, задержка вызвана возможной несовместимостью аппарата и ракеты-носителя. В частности, представители компании опасаются, что во время запуска спутник может оказаться поврежден. При этом отмечается, что ракета и спутник прошли техническое освидетельствование и никаких неполадок обнаружено не было.

[carlos]

Пуск отъезжает на середину июля.

Razaksat Set For Mid-July Launch

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- RazakSAT, which was supposed to be launched last month, is now expected to be blasted into space from Kwajalein Island mid-July.

Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Fadillah Yusof, said currently, Space Exploration Technology, which was in charge of the Falcon-1 rocket, was testing its vibration based on its required specification.

He said there was no problem with the satellite but the rocket launcher.

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=411295

[Lerm]

Официальный анонс SpaceX - запуск назначен на 13-14 июля:

SPACEX AND ATSB ANNOUNCE NEW LAUNCH DATE FOR RAZAKSAT SATELLITE

Hawthorne, CA (June 1, 2009) – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd (ATSB) of Malaysia announce a new launch window has been set for Falcon 1 Flight 5, carrying the RazakSAT satellite to orbit. The launch window opens Monday, July 13th and extends through Tuesday, July 14th, with a daily window to open at 4:00 p.m. (PDT) / 7:00 p.m. (EDT).

The launch was delayed last month after SpaceX identified the potential for an unfavorable interaction between the satellite and the launch vehicle. After further analysis, SpaceX determined the implementation of a simple vibration isolation system would address this concern. SpaceX selected the SoftRide isolation system from CSA Engineering for this purpose, citing the system's strong flight heritage and established success in addressing vibration concerns.

Falcon 1, a two-stage, liquid oxygen/rocket-grade kerosene vehicle designed from the ground up by SpaceX, will place the RazakSAT satellite, equipped with a high resolution Medium-Sized Aperture Camera (MAC), into a near equatorial orbit.

RazakSAT was designed and built by ATSB, a pioneer and leader in the design and manufacture of satellites in Malaysia. The satellite is expected to provide high resolution images of Malaysia that can be applied to land management, resource development and conservation, forestry and fish migration.

SpaceX's Falcon 1 launch site is located approximately 2500 miles southwest of Hawaii on Omelek Island, part of the Reagan Test Site (RTS) at United States Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) in the Central Pacific. Due to the location of the launch site, the Kwajalein local date at the opening of the launch window will be Tuesday, July 14th.

SpaceX will provide live coverage of the Falcon 1 Flight 5/RazakSAT mission via webcast at: www.SpaceX.com. The webcast will begin 20 minutes prior to launch and will include mission briefings, live feeds and launch coverage from the launch site. Post-launch, video footage and photos will be available for download on the Web site.

[Salo]

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/NewsBreak/20090609175056/Article/index_html

2009/06/09
RazakSat launch only after experts satisfaction
By : Mazlinda Mahmood
SHAH ALAM, Tues:

The launching of Malaysia's second remote sensing satellite RazakSAT, which has been delayed since April, will only be done after experts from Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd (ATSB) are satisfied with the condition of the satellite launch vehicle.
Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Fadillah Yusof said the Falcon 1 satellite launch vehicle owned by Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX) based in the United States was experiencing technical problems which were still being rectified.

"The launch of RazakSAT had to be postponed when the launching vehicle experienced extreme vibration and we were afraid that it could harm our satellite.

"We will not launch RazakSAT until we are satisfied with the standard and whether the satellite will reach its intended destination," he said when asked to comment on the latest development.

Fadillah was speaking after attending a forum organised by Department of Standards Malaysia in conjunction with the 2009 International Accreditation Day, here, today.
On another matter, Fadillah said the ministry would continue supporting Standards Malaysia in terms of human resources, finance and infrastructure.

"Standards Malaysia plays an important role in negotiations like free trade whether bilateral between Malaysia-America, multi-lateral, for example between Asean-Australia and New Zealand.

"Therefore Standards Malaysia's technical expertise is crucial in assuring the country's interest in international trade," he said.
Also present yesterday was Standards Malaysia director-general Fadilah Baharin.

Standards Malaysia is an agency under MOSTI established, among others, to foster and promote standards and accreditation as a means of advancing the national economy, and benefiting the health, safety and welfare of the public.

RazakSAT was due for lift-off from the launching pad at Omelek Island, Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands on April 21 to replace TiungSAT-1.
The RM150 million satellite will be the first to orbit the Equator.

[Ну-и-ну]

Так и непонятно, что за проблемы вдруг всплыли в апреле.

СпейсИкс до апреля не показывал малайзийцам замеренный уровень вибрации на Ф1-4?

[Salo]

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=418740

June 17, 2009 20:31 PM

Razaksat To Be Launched July 14

PUTRAJAYA, June 17 (Bernama) -- RazakSAT, the country's second remote sensing satellite, that was supposed to be launched on April 21 but put off due to technical reasons will be launched on July 14.

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said the date was set by Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX) which is responsible for the launch after they had corrected technical problems which were excessive vibrations in the rocket launcher.

RazakSAT will be launched from Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of Marshall Islands witnessed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak from the Putrajaya International Convention Centre, he said.

Ongkili said the satelitte which will orbit above the Equator would not only provide benefits in meteorology and remote sensing but bring in income as other countries could use it for a fee.

He said countries that have expressed interest were Indonesia and several African countries.

On another matter, Ongkili said the Cabinet today agreed to have 2010 as 'Innovation and Creativity Year' which would involve programmes to infuse creative and innovative ideas among the people without considering age, race and geographical location.

He said the programmes were expected to be launched by the prime minister soon and would involve eight ministries which would discuss appropriate programme content.

He said along with the programmes, a portal "myideas" would be launched by the prime minister on Wednesday to provide channel to people to present ideas for national development with the theme "1Malaysia, People First, Achievements Prioritised".

"We are also bidding to host the World Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur focusing on innovation," he said.

[Salo]

"И тишина!" (С) "Неуловимые мстители"