Try running the " Boom " satellite " Condor-e " is scheduled for Friday
Re-launch rocket RS-18 " Arrow " satellite " Condor-e dual-purpose scheduled for Friday in 07. 43 GMT from the Baikonur cosmodrome, said Last news Commissioner of Roscosmos.
The start shall be held on a day later: in the backup date. As explained Last news source in the space industry, the reason for the transfer of 18 to 19 December was the failure to pass commands to the spacecraft Kondor-e ". Comments could be eliminated quickly without removing the missile from the silo installation.
" Condor " is a series of small satellites for remote sensing of the Earth, developed by NPO Mashinostroyenia for the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation and foreign customers. Export version of the satellites are known as " Condor-e ". 1st launch of spacecraft " Condor " on orbit took place on 27 June 2013.
Kondor-e " radar synthetic aperture is designed for receiving, storing and transmitting it to the ground points of reception and processing of high resolution information of remote sensing in the microwave region of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. The radar apparatus provides clock and all-weather imaging of the earth surface, is notified on the Internet office of NPO Mashinostroyenia.
Booster " Arrow " - liquid two-stage booster light class, designed by the NGO " machinery " in place-based Intercontinental ballistic missile RS-18. The control system developed by the Ukrainian plant " Khartron " in Kharkiv.
The main difference rocket " Arrow " from the media " Roar ", also designed on location " PC-18 ", - minimization of change rocket design and launch complex. The role of the accelerating unit performs unit targetable warheads on target missile RS-18." The arrow is equipped with a new head fairing large volume and modified software system management, in the form of fuel used highly toxic heptyl. Launch the rocket mass is 105 tons, payload up to 1, 7 tons.