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Rocket Carrying Russia's Most Advanced Communications Satellite Crashes During Take Off
Two days ago Russia retaliated against US sanctions by banning the US from using the International Space Station after 2020, and by barring the use of Russian rockets as launch vehicles for US military satellites. Then, moments ago, a Russian Proton rocket, carrying Russia's most advanced and powerful satellite on board, crashed on take off, during the activation of the third rocket stage some 9 minutes into the launch. Coincidence? Surely.
A Russian Proton rocket with advanced satellite on board crashed outside of Kazakhstan's territory after lift-off, RIA Novosti cited a source as saying.
There are so far no reports of damage or casualties.
All other launches of Proton-type rockets will be halted at Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan until the reason for the crash is determined, a source told RIA Novosti.
There was an emergency engines shutdown on the 540th second following the launch, the Russian Federal Space Agency said, as quoted by Itar-Tass.
The Proton rocket, carrying an advanced Express-AM4R satellite, was launched on schedule from Baikonur on Friday.
The Express-AM4R would have been Russia’s most advanced and powerful satellite.
A summary of the destroyed Express-AM4R:
The advanced Express-AM4R satellite is manufactured on RSCC’ order by EADS Astrium within the framework of the Russian Federal Space Program for 2006-2015. The satellite will provide TV & Radio broadcasting, broadband Internet access, multimedia services, telephony, mobile communications.
The satellite is planned for launch in 2014.
Footprint:
Here is NASA with an extaneded analysis of what happened:
Russia launched another of their Proton-M rockets on Thursday, with the mission tasked with lofting the Ekspress-AM4R telecommunications satellite into orbit. Launch of the Proton-M rocket took place from Launch Pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 21:42 GMT. However, an unspecified failure was noted during third stage flight. The rocket and satellite are lost.
Proton-M Launch:
The Proton vehicle is a veteran of the Russian space program, with hundreds of launches since 1965.
It is built by Khrunichev Research and State Production Center, with majority owner International Launch Services (ILS) also flying the vehicle on commercial missions.
The first stage consists of a central tank containing the oxidizer surrounded by six outboard fuel tanks. Each fuel tank also carries one of the six RD-276 engines that provide first stage power.
Total first stage vacuum-rated level thrust is 11.0 MN (2,500,000 lbf).
Of a conventional cylindrical design, the second stage is powered by three RD-0210 engines plus one RD-0211 engine and develops a vacuum thrust of 2.4 MN (540,000 lbf).
Powered by one RD-0213 engine, the third stage develops thrust of 583 kN (131,000 lbf), and a four-nozzle vernier engine that produces thrust of 31 kN (7,000 lbf).
Guidance, navigation, and control of the Proton M during operation of the first three stages is carried out by a triple redundant closed-loop digital avionics system mounted in the Proton’s third stage.
The Russians are currently using the Phase III Proton-M launch vehicle, which was flight proven on the Russian Federal dual mission of Express AM-44 and Express MD-1 in February 2009 and performed its first commercial launch in March 2010 with the Echostar XIV satellite.
The phase III configuration is the current standard configuration for ILS Proton, providing 6150 kg of GTO performance, which is an increase of 1150 kg over the original Proton Breeze M, while maintaining the fundamental design configuration.
As a workhorse, the Proton-M has suffered from its fair share of failures, none more dramatic than the July failure, when the rocket rolled from one side to the other, prior to crashing into the cosmodrome.
The Russian government launch was carrying three satellites for the GLONASS navigation system.
The vehicle then enjoyed several successful launches under its belt since the failure. However, Thursday’s mission appears to have added to the list of
Proton’s failures.
It is not yet know what went wrong, with only the Russian commentator noting an anomoly and cutting the webcast. The vehicle was on to the third stage segment of flight at this point.
The mission was set to send the spacecraft to its transfer orbit via the Upper Stage called the Briz-M, which carries out multiple burns to deploy the satellites into their respective orbits.
The Astrium-built Ekspress-AM4R – which now appears to be lost – had a mass at launch of 5,741 kg. It is based on the Eurostar E3000 platform and was expected to enjoy a service life of 15 years.
The spacecraft sported 30 C-band, 28 Ku-band, 2 Ka-band and 3 L-band transponders and was to provide digital television and radio broadcasting services across Russia, mobile presidential and government communications, multimedia services (telephony, video conferencing, data transmission, Internet access) as well as solutions based on VSAT network technologies.
Ekspress-AM4R was launched from Pad 39 of Area 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch was set to take place last month. However, engineers were delayed in repairing Pad 200/39?s ground electrical umbilical unit 8U259, which caused last year’s failed Proton rocket to lift off half-a-second early from Pad 81/24.
One of four Proton launch complexes at Baikonur, Pad 39 has been used for the majority of Proton-M/Briz-M launches, and is overall the most used of the four pads.
The first launch from Pad 39 occurred in February 1980, and since then over 100 launches have been made from it, including the core and three other modules of Mir, three probes to Venus, a probe to Phobos, and the failed Mars-96 mission.
So an emergency engine shutdown? Was the shutdown activated by a certain Fort Meade agency by any chance? We hope to find out shortly, because whether this was indeed industrial sabotage or will simply be spun as one (to avoid the stigma of incompetence)?
To be sure, if the Kremlin finds a microchip with "Stuxnet wuz here" etched into the Gallium-Arsenide, things are about to get even more interesting.
Update: here is the video recording of the first 540 seconds of the flight when the "situation" arises and the transmission ends.
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Over a half century ago I observed the negative impact upon society of television... And the ensuing years have not changed my opinion on that...Only reenforced it...
The problem with the nuclear family was not that it was destoyed from without, but that it went critical and melted down.
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Agreed. You first.
Your turn, then.
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It started with the take over of the Dept. of Education and the daily communist mind fuck they give the students.
When you are taught to be sheep most become sheep - sheep are f'ing stupid and meat.
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I noticed that very often, Banderastanis shipjack threads about any thing and derail them to push their Ukrainian Yatzi Junta Citizenism concerns.
Space based energy weapon?
To automatically assume the possibility that a state agency caused this is to attribute this level of competence to these assholes. Murphy did it.
The oldest con is sun worship. The priests threatened that the sun wouldn't rise if you didn't do everything they demand. When there was a variance in the weather, they claimed its because you aren't doing enough. Sound familiar? AGW: Obey or Al Gore will burn your ass. Rumors that the USA set off an earthquake in China with HAARP; rumors that the USA caused the Fukashima earthquake with HAARP; rumors that the USA caused the Vladivostok volcano with HAARP. Stupid monkeys believing its possible that some state agency magick caused inconvenient natural events, in fact claiming credit for this level of competence. Fear mah athority! Fear anything you simpletons, just be afraid! I have the cure! Pay me! I am your God! Bend over and take this TAARP2 I got here.
For all you know HAARP is political tripe, a long running scam front to launder stolen wealth. You've never seen a nuclear warhead. But you've paid the bill. Suckers!
They are all liars all the time. You know what has to be done.
FYI, HAARP is being dismantled for lack of funding.
Actually because they succeeded and are moving forward with further plans
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Realize
Real Lies
I'm sure there were some chuckles when mystery electronics shut down the Los Angeles Airport.
Now, another move in the game, some mystery electronics shut down a rocket motor.
This is getting interesting...
We seem to be haveing quite a few train explosions and fertilizer plant explosians too. . . Hmmmm.
DARPA has been playing with Tesla toys again.
Yeah lots of things catching on fire. Probably jumping jack flash.
http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flas...
In the 60's things were mostly mechanical. (Man went to the moon)
I suspect payload and propulsion interfaces are segregated. Russia provides all the "get up and go", but the delivery is on the " Patron company/sovereign."
From a certain viewpoint, if they did have a kill switch on the rooskie rockets, that would be pretty awesome.
From another viewpoint, you're tellin me the us does not have its own freakin rockets to launch satellites and shite?
Maybe they should start renting rooskie I see Bee ems as well.
Come on. Why pay ta k says. Why bother?
Weather! Yellen told you so.
Chemical laser from USAF 747
Was it a NSA satilite and Putin put the kabash early?
i would love to assign this Russian rocket crash as an event sabotaged by western countries... but the even more hilarious truth is that russia has absolutely no problem creating crators beside their launch pads as it is.
This pissing contest between the US and Russia going on now really seems to be nothing more than a contest of the bigger idiot. I'm surprised CBS and Russian State Media haven't managed to successfully pitch and LAUNCH that idea.
So much for their plans to broadcast stolen episodes of "Knight Rider" to every outhouse in Slobovia.
Have you ever watched Russian Porn? ;-D
Just the "meet beautiful Russian women" ads on ZH.
Uhh ,Huhh.
Man I could make a killing selling porn tracking software. /s
A trusted source told me Elon Musk is talking to Putin to see if he can help.
Infrared space based laser probably.
the perpetrators should be careful or perhaps the next one might accidently stray off course and strike Tel aviv
The russians have had trouble with upper stage ignition on many missions.
That's the tough one. the damn thing is being shook like it's inside a cement mixer and it's pulling 8 Gs.
It's always hard to start.
Watch this. Something hit it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIIKKyBhd-E
I think that was the transition from 1st to 2nd stage, or maybe the circle finger thingy
This has the potential of getting very ugly.
Man I love watching rocket launches - added bonus when they blow up.
Like NASCAR but in space.
"Poppy Busch did it"
guess that space based missile shield works.
yay Solar Warden
This could be a Loony Tunes kind of WWIII
"No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die."
went better than Ukraine did
I'm sure that there are several bars off Dolley Madison Boulevard where drinks are on the house tonight, courtesy of the Directorate of Operations.......
"Rocket Carrying Russia's Most Advanced Communications Satellite Crashes During Take Off"
bad news is that it still is russia's most advanced communications satellite.
:)
"Rocket Carrying Russia's Most Advanced Communications Satellite Crashes During Take Off"
Cue Nelson Muntz: HA HA!
Someone sent it a photo of Janet Yellen.
I just have one question? How does it feel to be under the " Lime Light" 24/7 in England?
No " Put downs"... No guns, Kitchen Knives optional/
Something hit the rocket which appears at about one minute into the video.
Look closely to the right, a white dot appears (UFO?) which then darts straight at the rocket.
Immediatley afterwords, the rocket began smoking.
This was no accident.
Go back to that alleged meteor in the UralUral near the nuke complex. A day later Russian bombers were circling guam. And remember the parliamentarians who said it was a us weapons test. And all that Nasa talk about capturing an asteroid.
Few months ago pentagon objected to russia land stations for glonass in us. Russia then announced plans for locations across host of overseas bases including nicuaragua. Yesterday russia and Cuba announced rapid reaction cooperation perhaps a reach back to missle crisis since cold war is in fashion what wo th u2s and all after the Cuba twitter hack project run out of Costa rica.
The glonass program has been plagued by repeated fails going back to 2010. Reports from the Ukraine border suggest the GPS was being spoofed to cause incursions and disoriented Russian pilots. Is it a coincidence that the Russians announced a move off the us system june 1 to glonass a week or so after th e russian system went down with a computer "glitch". Days later the California up flyover mystery and Russian bombers skirting tn e west coast.
Dial back further and you have the Russian Mars probe that failed to reach orbit. The phobos fail was accompanied by similar accusations of us employing radar weapons among others to nullify launch.
Along these lines you just had the Chinese in the scmp.com say that they still don't know what happen to their moon rover jade rabbit as it went temporarily out of service. Then it came back to life. A few days after the disturbance the us mars rover went incommunicado. It too came back to life.
And then there is the malaysia plane dissappear and the Chinese announcement to immediately launch a 50 constellation of satellites to blanket the globe. Oh and that Chinese embassy bombing circa balkans. Old map remember?
Now You think some thing is ocuurring above? What was that record unmanned space mission all about?
Russian response? Last year in wake of another russia launch fail the us also saw a rocket by recollection from vandy in California fail to make orbit. Related?
What about the infamous Norway spiral and the alleged Russian bolova test fail? Then the more recent reported meteor up by the Russian north fleet around the growing arctic contest and Russian deployments.
Dangerous game. Right Gary?
SDRII
Good to see some are keeping up.
Many ptb have been taking potshots at each other for several decades...(I believe)... But there seems to be an unwritten rule to not publically acknowledge same...
Jumping to conclusion. For all you know it may have been just a computer RAM memory chip capacity problem.
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Nice shot darpa but i'm still gonna blame you when the power grid goes down. You're not smart enough to poke at cobras but you certainly are dumb enough.
O/T
http://www.veteransnewsnow.com/2014/05/15/405521israel-deploys-three-pro...
Also off topic: http://beforeitsnews.com/religion/2014/02/are-jews-more-involved-in-spor...
The commissioners of the nba, mlb, nhl, and nfl, and about half the teams in the nba? Fucking really? Lol.
Wow.
I mean..come on, man. Come on.
Very Good article. Thanks.
One more O/T
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqySbZ4plt0
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ha ha ha ha - as much as I'm enjoying Putin's slamming of obamamama's ass - this will teach those fuckers to screw with Microsoft!
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All I know for certain is that I know nothing. Based on past events and propaganda I do not believe ANYTHING that is divulged regarding this event (or Fukushima, or Boston, or Syria, or Sandy Hook, or any of it!). The truth is out there but it will take a generation or two to find it most likely. That is one way these fucks get away with almost anything - the truth can be hidden long enough for it to have little or no ramifications for the original actors. Then we call it 'history', and a whole new subterfuge begins...................
Electromagnetic interference or HAARP.
Maybe electromagnet interference from TARP..
Electromagnetic interference or HAARP.
LOL. I have no idea what happened, but my usual presumption (based on past events) is ... US sabotage, until proven otherwise.
And I put the blame for my acquired habit of such presumptions squarely on the root cause itself - the morally defunct US intelligence / covert operation apparatus, and its propensity to engage in false flag operations and sabotages around the globe.
I know nothsing,
I see nothsing,
I hear nothsing..,
All is well on the front line.
UFO takes down rocket?
http://youtu.be/NIIKKyBhd-E
It does indeed look and move like a UFO.
I mean, compare the shape and luminoisty to some NASA UFO videos buzzing around the Earth.
It's almost identical.
Rockets fail all the time in all countries. Sometimes they build 2 satellites.
The rocket was forced to accept a Netflix Silverlight update mid-launch.
sabotage ?
Ooops. No problem, can get new tin-can and string, more bottle rockets from China, no?
NASA's militarized dark tech. You don't think they really paid a $1000 for a hammer, play with RC toys on Mars or are a muslim outreach program do you?
A Happy evening to everyone. Thanks for putting up with my awareness.
This shots for you. Time to pass out now.
Maybe this was a UFO the US government reverse engineered Independence Day style.
Video shows a tiny light moving in from the right and meets with the rocket at the moment of separation. Either a star in the background or a satellite maybe. ...or just maybe a really really fast heat seeker missile
WOW... I bet our artronaughts up at the space station feel secure................. Thank you obummmer for destroying the space program............ Does he got his shit together or not................ I would say not.
There were lots of ................ where I grew up and they always acted the same.................... All for me and no worry about anybody else................
Just my 2c..........
This is Russia's own fault. Most advanced technology requires most advanced capitalism. A real company could not afford to fail on so many missions.
Watch this to see what capitalism can do:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4edoIbvJNY
phenomenal
Very Challenging.
Just before I head into the weekend, a quick recap of possible fireworks to light up our world in the next 48h
- russian rocket probably sabotaged
- china drilling in vietnamese, filipino waters
- ukraine rampage
- brasil riots
- california fires
- yellowstone
- iran nuclear talks gone down the drain
- draghi's plan Z exposed
- soaring food inflation in the US
- EU elections looking colorful
So just read the mainstream media, or don't read anything at all, and you're gonna be fine. Michelle will soon bring out a new hashtag for the common good and the White House will keep providing essential guidance on the right attitudes to display concerning energy, spending,eating, drinking, driving, sleeping, talking, writing, and every other activity that might hazard your personal compliance with Our beloved dystopia. If any member of the family should die whilst in the shelter, put them outside, but remember to tag them first for identification purposes.
Oh, and American Spring 5-16-2014 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIAfKxSVv60&feature=share ^you are welcome~
Putin cut his own nose. He predicted that would happen...
Too much vodka!!
If we can't have your rockets you can't have your rockets.
Huh....imagine that......
If this was a direct attack by the US, Putin should tell the world.
Just think of the support Putin would receive.
Why keep the direct energy weapon a secret anymore?
Come on Vlad, expose the attack and put the US in the dog house!
No doubt US technology payback. (developed because of capitalism and in spite of socia/communism)
Russia: F' You.
USA: F' me? No F' you.
PAY YOUR GAS BILL AND STOP SHOOTING DOWN OUR FUCKING ROCKETS!
- V. PUTIN
they only way to bring this rocket down is with a missile. Its failure most likely just one of those things that happen once in a while.
There are huge forces and massive vibrations with these rockets. Sometime despite bests efforts they break, fail, go off track.....
Here is a list of Proton M launches....and outcome....as you can see failures occur from time to time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Proton_launches_%282010%E2%80%93201...
6 failure since 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr6Gl2zxm8w
DIRECT ENERGY WEAPON - DONALD RUMSFELD
First flight of the Blok-DM-03 upper stage. The upper stage and payloads failed to reach orbital velocity due to overloading of the upper stage with 1.5 tonnes of liquid oxygen, which was caused by communication error between engineers.
Briz-M upper stage suffered a failure of attitude control due to a too short programmed time interval for gyro platform manipulation while the operation timeline was being formalized.
Briz-M upper stage failure 7 seconds into its third burn.
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services. Briz-M upper stage shut down 4 minutes earlier than planned on its fourth burn. On 15 December 2012 the satellite was placed into its designated orbit with the help of its internal engine.[
First stage control failure, rocket crashed near launch pad. Accident caused by angular velocity sensors of the rocket's control system wrongly installed backwards.
AND
Proton third stage engine failure at T+540 seconds
Blah, blah, blah....Yes, you're smart, we get it. When you make absolute statements like "the only way to bring this rocket down is with a missile" you lose all credibility. Do you really think missiles are the most advanced weaponry available to take out rockets?
There are several videos at DAHBOO77 on youtube showing the rocket being struck by some kind of a missile at the moment the rocket starts to break apart. The missile makes a last moment correction in its trajectory to intercept the rocket.
Imagine the chances of that happening ...
It'd be quite helpful if someone competent to translate the Russian audio in this clip, particularly from about :45 to about 1:15, would post the statements here in English.
Did the commentary during that or any other period reflect the Russian observation of that object coming into view from the right, and apparently passing near the Proton in flight. The exhaust from the Proton changed significantly at that time.
There did not seem to be a visible remnant of the other object after it would have passed from the apparent vicinity of the Proton.
Was this another satellite at an entirely different altitude, and not related to the Proton or its fate?
Or, was there an attack?
"So an emergency engine shutdown? Was the shutdown activated by a certain Fort Meade agency by any chance? We hope to find out shortly, because whether this was indeed industrial sabotage or will simply be spun as one (to avoid the stigma of incompetence)?"
Once again, I feel like we're giving the NSA far too much credit here. Keep in mind these are government workers.
This guy says shot down...
does look like something hit it...coming in from the right...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO5Od8Lhaa4
If you pause the OP video at 58 seconds, you can clearly see the thing coming in from the right...
Somebody shot that rocket down...