G3VZV in Plesetsk

From Graham Shirville, G3VZV in Plesetsk - 1000 UTC 24 Oct 2005:-

SSETI Express has now been successfully integrated onto the Kosmos launch adaptor which it shares with four other satellites. This is almost the final operation that needs to take place before the whole assembly is attached to the top of the launch vehicle. The S-Band "arming" plug has been installed so everything is set for eventual U/S transponder operation. The remaining protection panels will then be removed and all will be ready for Thursday's launch

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Full details of the mission and the SERACC software needed to decode the telemetry are available at http://www.sseti.org/express and a webstream of the launch at 06:52:26 UTC will be available at http://www.streamingwizard.com/clients/space.asx
 

 

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