carrier rocket” Soyuz-2.1a “during the launch from the launch complex of cosmodrome Vostochny
at the second attempt on Thursday a rocket “Soyuz” with scientific satellites yet started with new Vostochny cosmodrome. However, this did not save the leaders of the space industry from reprimands
As the missile flew
Restart “Union” with three scientific satellites caused less excitement than the first, unsuccessful . At least, so it seemed at the cosmodrome. At the observation post of the chiefs of the Russian Space Agency and space institutions was lower than the day before. The director of the branch of Roskosmos Konstantin Chmarov assured the correspondent of RBC, that this time the system is normal. According to him, the day before the automated control system signaled a fault in the fuel and the refueling site.
The Rector of Samara State aerokosimcheskogo University (developer of two of the three satellites that are in orbit Union) Eugene Shakhmatov spoke before the second launch that “if there is no confidence, it is always better to postpone.” To his companions it was a pilot run. Their development, according to the Shakhmatova, cost about a billion rubles, which the university has provided the government.
Soon after attending the launch site We heard the warning from the speaker of the minute availability and the traditional “key to the start.” Then he sounded the command “drain”, which broke after starting a day earlier. This was followed by rocket departed pole mast and the speaker was heard – “Go!”. In the words of the speaker “Zero seconds, was contacted lift” rocket start to take off.
The audience at the spaceport buzzed happily, someone shouted “Hurrah!” From the side rocket separated units, then followed by a second stage. At 520 seconds of the third stage separated headunit Volga-006 with three companions and went into orbit. “The report is over” – sounded from the speakers. Those present began to hug each other.
After half an hour the journalists opened access to the site launch pad. There has been general director of the Russian Space Agency, Igor Komarov. “It’s a sunny day in every way!” – He said. According to him, the entire ground infrastructure worked fine. That ground equipment was the cause of the cancellation the day before the launch, he said. According to him, problems have arisen with one of the cables. As a result, the drain did not close the gateway and ground equipment did not respond to the alarm, he told RBC one of the Eastern workers. He explained that was reported in Roskosmos two hours for the repair required draining the fuel and it took me most of the time, he said.
All three satellites in orbit after the successful launch. Komarov said that the next launch is scheduled for the second half of 2018. “In the second half of 2018 we plan to implement the” Eastern “two starts. During ne rvogo planned to launch two space “Canopus” apparatus and the satellite “Meteor” and other payload “, – said the head of Roscosmos .
Launcher «Soyuz-2.1a” was put into orbit three rossiychsih spacecraft – “Lomonosov”, “Aist- 2D “and SamSat-218 – the morning of April 27th. However, a minute before the start of the launch was postponed. Komarov said that “there was an automatic start-stop” due to failures in the automated control system. The agency “RIA Novosti”, citing a source reported that the launch may be postponed for an indefinite period, since until now uninstalled the cause of failure. However, the evening staff member Eastern told the agency “Interfax” the successful block replacement in the ground control system, because of which there was a failure.
Who will be punished for the problems with the first launch
According to the newspaper “Kommersant”, immediately after the launch of Putin, who decided to stay at the cosmodrome on “reserve” day summoned the Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, head of the “automatic NGO” Leonid Shalimov and Komarov and his deputy Alexander Ivanov. Putin reprimanded Rogozin, a severe reprimand – Komarov and the decision service incompetence – Shalimov. The newspaper claims that the cause of problems in the environment has become the fuel valve cable (the cable to the launch site, according to the newspaper, is supplied “NPO Automation”). On the eve of Wednesday night at the meeting, Putin said that the launch failure is associated with “sloppiness».
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and the head of “Roskosmos” Igor Komarov (left to right) at the Baikonur East before launching rocket “Soyuz-2.1a»
President’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov confirmed RBC reprimand, but did not specify in what form.
a source close to the Russian Space Agency, says that the reprimand officials announced orally the form of the question of the formal disciplinary action is not. Can be made a formal ruling on incomplete official under the general director of NPO Automation Leonid Shalimov, but it is not the level of the president – to take a decision will be his supervisors, he said. Sands on Thursday afternoon news agencies reported making a determination Shalimov.
The NGO representative had not responded to the call of RBC. On the NGO website says that the company -. One of the oldest companies in the country, which is engaged in the development of control systems and electronics for rocket and space technology
The representative Rogozin unavailable for comment, and press Secretary of the Russian Space Agency is not aware of a reprimand.
Rogozin repeatedly found himself at the center of public political and diplomatic scandals. A month ago, Transparency International published an article about the fact that he can be one of the owners of apartments in a luxury residential complex. According to experts, this apartment of 346 sq.m. worth at least 500 million rubles. Rogozin himself later this data is denied: he said that after the appointment of the government has asked for his use of the apartment
In April 2015 visit to Rogozin, the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard has outraged. Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Deputy Prime Minister was introduced to the list of Russian politicians and businessmen, who are denied entry into the European Union. Norway join all packages of European sanctions. Rogozin said that “after a fight with his fists do not wave,” and the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the officer did not violate the laws of Norway.
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