25 Mar 2012

Intelsat 22 Breeze M Third and Fourth Burn Completion

We have confirmed that the Breeze M upper stage has successfully completed its 3rd burn, APT jettison and its 4th burn. The vehicle is now in a 5-hour coast period, during which we will have nothing to report. The 5th burn is scheduled to start around 11:25 pm EDT or 03:25 GMT. Separation of Intelsat 22 spacecraft is scheduled to follow the 5th burn completion by about 12 minutes.

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25 Mar 2012

Intelsat 22 Breeze M Second Burn Completion

As the Breeze M upper stage of our Proton M rocket continues its climb into space with the Intelsat 22 satellite onboard, we have received confirmation that the 2nd burn of the upper stage occurred and shut down as scheduled.
By now the Breeze M should have also completed its third burn, APT Jettison and 4th burn. We will have confirmation once we reacquire signal after the planned five-hour black-out period. After which the Breeze M will burn for a fifth time.
 

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25 Mar 2012

Intelsat 22 Stage Separations

We had a successful liftoff about 11 minutes ago of the ILS Proton M Breeze M rocket, which is carrying the Intelsat 22 satellite onboard. The three stages of the Proton vehicle have performed as planned, and it is up to the Breeze M upper stage to complete the mission. The upper stage has begun its first burn, which is scheduled to last around 4 minutes.

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23 Mar 2012

Y1B | Move that SC!

22 March 2012 marked the arrival of the Yahsat 1B (Y1B) spacecraft.  The Antonov not only brought the spacecraft, but also brought the nice weather.  The bus to the airfield pulled in right as the Antonov landed, creating a sense of excitement and angst among everyone.  On this crucial day in launch campaign operations, the Y1B spacecraft was successfully offloaded from the Antonov and placed onto the railcar for the 6-hour ride to 92A-50.  A great photo of part of the Yahsat team was captured, as well as one of Team Prytula!

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02 Mar 2012

Everythings Nominal!

The Intelsat 22 spacecraft (SC) arrived at Yubileiny Airfield on schedule, February 24th. It was a very chilly day but operations at the airfield were completed and the SC arrived in Hall 103A early the following morning. The satellite is currently in standalone operations in Hall 103A, with propellant load to begin next week. Boeing had a nice BBQ last Wednesday with hotdogs and hamburgers for everyone, at the Fili and Cosmos hotels. The weather was a bit icy this morning, but the temperature is starting to poke above freezing during the daytime. Spring is nearly here. There is another BBQ on tap for Sunday, so the team will get another chance to enjoy some time off in Baikonur and the increasingly warm weather.
 

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15 Feb 2012

SES-4 Satellite | Mission Success

We have had a successful mission with the ILS Proton Rocket, carrying the SES-4 satellite built by Space Systems/Loral for SES. We have had confirmation that the ViaSat-1 satellite separated from the vehicle on schedule at 11:48pm EST, or 04:48 GMT, 9 hours and 12 minutes after liftoff.
Everything occurred as planned with ignition, shutdown and separation of the Proton’s first three stages. Then the Breeze M upper stage with the satellite continued the mission, igniting five times, and then releasing the satellite into transfer orbit.
 

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14 Feb 2012

SES-4 Satellite | Breeze M Second Burn

As the Breeze M upper stage of our Proton M rocket continues its climb into space with the SES-4 satellite on-board, we have received confirmation that the 2nd burn of the upper stage occurred and shut down as scheduled.
The next events are scheduled for about 2 hours from now. The Breeze M upper stage will ignite for a 3rd time and burn for approximately 11 minutes; after that the additional propellant tank will be jettisoned and the the Breeze M will ignite and burn for a 4th time. All this will happen in a span of almost 20 minutes while the vehicle is again out of range of a ground station. We should reacquire the vehicle shortly after the 4th burn is complete.
 

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14 Feb 2012

SES-4 Satellite | Breeze M First Burn

We have received confirmation of completion of the first burn. The vehicle is now scheduled to be out of range for about an hour, after which we will hear confirmation of the second burn.

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