Launch News STSAT-2C, Naro-1 (try no.3), January 30, 2013

[mahdavi3d]

koreatimes.co.kr :

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The official launch window is set to close on Dec. 5, but taking into consideration the tight schedule, it is unlikely that it will take place by the end of the year.
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[orb]

Space Travel: S. Korea postpones rocket launch to 2013: official

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

The war is lost, the prize has went to the north, but they will be back on January 25, for a consolidation prize is a must to save their own pride!

Edit: Now reporting launch date is between January 30 and February 8.

 

[mahdavi3d]

phys.org :South Korean rocket launch set for Jan 30

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The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said the much-anticipated launch—postponed twice last year—was scheduled to take place between 3:55pm and 7:30pm (0655 and 1030 GMT) next Wednesday.
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January 24, 2013
http://phys.org/news/2013-01-south-korean-rocket-jan.html

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Will the double "third time's the charm" (third try of the third KSLV rocket to fly) be kind to the Koreans? :hmm:

Anyway the rocket is now back at the pad:

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

The Koreans just confirmed that they are GO for launch today at 07:00 UTC!

I can only hope that the "third time's the charm"^2 (third attempt of the third launch) can work in favor of the Koreans (and perhaps the Russians too ) - being the last possible of sending a satellite into orbit for a long time (the agreement to get Angara's first stage ends with the third launch, and developing one in-house will take at least several years), with the defeat of the Korean Space Race fresh in mind, and with perhaps millions watching over the consolidation prize, the launch must succeed. Even I can feel the intense pressure of the engineers frustrated over the years with problems in management and technical difficulties.

So let's bring it on and light that rocket!

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

T - 35 minutes - the erector arm has already been retracted.

For live updates:

http://www.arirang.co.kr/Player/TV_Live.asp?code=TVonAir (English)

http://news.kbs.co.kr/news/news24Category.do?source=http://i& (Korean)

 

[Scorpius]

T-10 min

I wish them luck! Really important launch by many reasons.

And sucessful spacecraft separation!

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Well congratulations for the Koreans for snatching the consolidation prize!

 

[SiberianTiger]

Phew, at last! :thumbup:

 

[Scorpius]

Orbital parameters:

NORAD # 39068
COSPAR 2013-003-A
Epoch (UTC) 2013-01-30 08:07:12
Inclination 80.287
Eccentricity 0.0837442
Argument of perigee 166.224
Period 1h 43m 01s (103.2 min.)
Perigee x Apogee 292 x 1 511 km

Source:
http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum13/topic12744/message1026433/#message1026433

 

[SiberianTiger]

Is Gangnam Style transmission audible at some frequency on the second orbit, yet? :rofl:

 

[orb]

RIA Novosti: South Korean Satellite Makes First Contact with Ground