05-20-2012, 06:51 PM
Last week, tests with the IRVE3 "Space Brakes" at Wallops were succesfully finished
http://spaceports.blogspot.com/2012/05/i...ed-at.html
Now we are to take the equipment to Samara, Russia for preparations on a launch with the Soyuz in the near future.
Samara is known as the Center of Space Industry of Russia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samara,_Russia
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Flightplan:
KWAL SWL J174 HTO J55 ENE YAY NatTrack(DOTTY CRONO 5250N 5440N 5530N 5520N RESNO NIBOG) UN552 MAC UN562 SAB UL983 SURAT IGORO G3 FK SF A930 MB R480 UD R346 DW UWWW
Total flying time: 10h38'
Fuel used: 234.500 lbs
At exactly 2300Z we were airborne and leaving Wallops with our precious cargo on board
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Arriving over Ireland after the North Atlantic crossing
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Totally unexpected, but a rather nice conincidence, we were overflying the town "Gagarin" in Russia
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagarin,_Russia
Over Nikolskoye, while descending and setting up for the KS2 arrival to RWY05 at Samara, UWWW
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Samara lays just about near the bend in the river to our left.
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preparing early for a Constant Descent Final Approach based on GNSS RWY05
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Intercepting the approach course near WW173
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Just before WW158, altitude set to MDA 890' and switching to V/S to control descent.
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All looking stable and going over to manual control
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Touchdown at Kurumoch, Samara RWY05 at approximately 0925Z....
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.... and moving over to our assigned parking spot where our cargo will be taken care of
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http://spaceports.blogspot.com/2012/05/i...ed-at.html
Now we are to take the equipment to Samara, Russia for preparations on a launch with the Soyuz in the near future.
Samara is known as the Center of Space Industry of Russia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samara,_Russia
[attachment=5098]
Flightplan:
KWAL SWL J174 HTO J55 ENE YAY NatTrack(DOTTY CRONO 5250N 5440N 5530N 5520N RESNO NIBOG) UN552 MAC UN562 SAB UL983 SURAT IGORO G3 FK SF A930 MB R480 UD R346 DW UWWW
Total flying time: 10h38'
Fuel used: 234.500 lbs
At exactly 2300Z we were airborne and leaving Wallops with our precious cargo on board
[attachment=5083]
[attachment=5084]
Arriving over Ireland after the North Atlantic crossing
[attachment=5085]
Totally unexpected, but a rather nice conincidence, we were overflying the town "Gagarin" in Russia
[attachment=5086]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagarin,_Russia
Over Nikolskoye, while descending and setting up for the KS2 arrival to RWY05 at Samara, UWWW
[attachment=5087]
Samara lays just about near the bend in the river to our left.
[attachment=5088]
preparing early for a Constant Descent Final Approach based on GNSS RWY05
[attachment=5089]
Intercepting the approach course near WW173
[attachment=5090]
[attachment=5097]
Just before WW158, altitude set to MDA 890' and switching to V/S to control descent.
[attachment=5091]
All looking stable and going over to manual control
[attachment=5092]
Touchdown at Kurumoch, Samara RWY05 at approximately 0925Z....
[attachment=5093]
.... and moving over to our assigned parking spot where our cargo will be taken care of
[attachment=5094]
[attachment=5095]
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