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Start from Baikonur РН "Zenith-3SLB" with Israeli satellite Amos-3 is appointed to March, 24th

Baikonur. On February, 2nd. " Kazakhstan Today " - Start from Baikonur РН "Zenith-3SLB" with Israeli satellite Amos-3 is appointed to March, 24th, the correspondent of agency referring to a source at the cosmodrome transfers.

According to the message of a source, under the schedule of preparation for start at the cosmodrome preliminary export РН "Zenith-3SLB" on a starting complex of a platform № 45 for so-called " dry export " at which the rocket does not refuel components of fuel but only it is established on a starting table prepares.

" Technologically start of " Zenith " occurs in automatically mode, therefore it is necessary to fulfil preliminary operations on imitation of preparatory process to start РН, and also technological compatibility of a rocket with a starting complex ", - have explained at the cosmodrome.

According to a source, after end of checks РН "Zenith-3SLB" it will be returned in platforms for continuation of preparation.

As experts of the Federal space center "Baikonur", РКК "Energy" of a name have informed at the cosmodrome, this week With. The Item Queen, "Pendant" and transport mechanical engineering have finished assembly of a space head part in which the electric breadboard model of the satellite joined with by block then on has been established head обтекатель has been placed. On electric checks are spent.

In a technical complex of a platform № 42 preparation for assembly with booster rockets "Zenith-3SLB" proceeds.

Simultaneously experts on a starting complex of a platform № 45 spend tests of the starting equipment and the modernized-adjusting unit.

As informs a source, forthcoming start РН "Zenith-3SLB" - the first from Baikonur - " Ground start " will be carried out within the limits of the new international program. For carrying out of starts of a booster rocket the "Zenith-3SL" used at starts from sea platform Odyssey under the program " Sea Launch " (" Sea start "), at the cosmodrome have been reconstructed the-test case on a platform № 42 the starting complex on a platform № 45 also is modernized.

Satellite Amos-3 should replace in an orbit device Amos-1 started in 1996. " Amos-3 will expand a cover zone of retransmitters of a Ku-range, will provide high-quality communication and broadband data transmission in territory of the Near East, the Europe, Africa, and also in some areas Northern and South America ", - has explained a source.

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Works at the cosmodrome Baikonur under the program « Ground-based start »

At the cosmodrome Baikonur works under the program « Ground start » proceed. Experts Roscosmos have finished a stage of working off of technology of tests of a booster rocket on a technical complex.
Today calculations "Baikonur", ?B transport mechanical engineering, RKK "Energia" of a name of S.P.Korolev » and the Ukrainian enterprises have lead stacking a rocket of space purpose from a workplace on the transpor?s-adjusting unit. After end of works, the rocket will be translated in a mode of storage.
Upon termination of preparation of a launcher of a platform 45 to joint tests, the booster rocket "Zenith-SLB" will be taken out on a starting complex for carrying out first working off preparations for start-up, including refuellings the block by components of fuel.
After end of works under the program of technological export, the rocket will be returned in the assembly case and calculations of space branch will start direct preparation of the first rocket firing "Zenith-3SLB" from the cosmodrome Baikonur.
Rocket firing of space purpose "Zenith-3SLB" with upeer stage block " D?-SLB " as the third step and Israeli telecommunication satellite AMOS 3 is planned for spring of 2008.

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The fuelling of AMOS 3 satellite by propellant and compressed gases has begun today at the fueling station no. 31 of Baikonur cosmodrome.

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Today the ascent unit (containing AMOS 3 satellite and DM-SLB upper stage) has been docked to the rocket.

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Baikonur. On April, 19th. " Kazakhstan Today " - On Baikonur the general assembly of a booster rocket (РН) the "Zenith-3SLB", intended for start of Israeli satellite Amos-3 is completed, the correspondent of agency referring to a source at the cosmodrome transfers.

On Baikonur prestarting preparation РН "Zenith-3SLB" and Israeli satellite Amos-3 comes to the end.

In the test case of a platform № 42 experts of the cosmodrome have finished general assembly РН "Zenith-3SLB" which course to a rocket there was the space head part consisting from of the block " and satellite AMOS-3,

Now joining of electric connections is spent and regular checks of connections of a booster rocket are carried out.

Export of a booster rocket "Zenith-3SLB" with a space vehicle on a starting complex of a platform № 45 is planned on Monday in the morning, on April, 21st.

Start РН "Zenith-3SLB" with КА Amos-3 is planned for leading from the modernized starting complex of a platform № On April, 45 24th, 2008.

КА Amos-3 should replace in an orbit device Amos-1 started in 1996. Amos-3 will expand a cover zone of retransmitters of a Ku-range, will provide high-quality communication and broadband data transmission in territory of the Near East, the Europe, Africa, and also in some areas Northern and South America.

At use of the information the reference to news agency " Kazakhstan Today " is obligatory

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AMOS-3 Satellite Launch is scheduled for April 24th at 05:00 UTC
A live webcast of the launch at http://switch5.castup.net/frames/msn/20080424/

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