Launch Report

XI-V was launched on 27th/Oct/2005 successfully.

Live Report

The launch scene will be updated almost realtime.

Schedule

14th/MayL-166Japanese customs clearance
15th/MayL-165Shipment from Japan to ESTEC
17th/MayL-163Inspections
18th/MayL-162XI-V is loaded into SSETI Express.
22nd/MayL-158ISSL Shipment team returns home.
20th/JuneL-129SSETI Express prepares for the shipment from Netherlands to Russia.
30th/JuneL-119The first launch date -> postpone
4th/JulyL-115The shipment leaves ESTEC
15th/JulyL-104Russian customs clearance
1st-5th/AugL-87Move to Plesetsk
6th/AugL-82Launch campaign
21st/AugL-67Satellites are handed to the rocket team.
25th/AugL-63The second launch date -> postpone
5th/SepL-52The shipment leaves ESTEC
8th/SepL-49Arrival at Plesetsk
9th/SepL-48Launch campaign
19th/SepL-38XI-V is charged
27th/SepL-30The third launch date -> postponed
30th/SepL-27The fourth launch date -> postponed
19th/OctL-9Launch campaign will restart
27th/OctL-0The fifth launch date

XI-V Shipment

XI-V shipment and launch in May/2005 is reported here.

XI-V planned orbit

orbital height : 686km
inclination : 98(sunsynchronous orbit)
LTAN : 10:45

Mission Timing

A nominal launch sequence is shown in the following table.
L[sec]Lift Off
L+1301st stage engine cut off
L+1311st stage separation
L+1352nd stage ignition
L+146Fairing separation
L+4582nd stage engine cut off
L+20542nd stage restart
L+20672nd stage cut off
L+2083Spinning up of DMC4
L+2087Spinning up of SSETI Express
L+2092TOPSAT separation
L+2094DMC separation
L+2097SSETI Express separation
L+6297XI-V separation

Estimated time of launch06:52:26 27th/Oct/2005[UTC]
Estimated time of XI-V separation08:37:26 27th/Oct/2005[UTC]
Estimated time of first contact by ISSL12:09:45 27th/Oct/2005[UTC]

Other satellites and the rocket

This time XI-V is launched by the following rocket
Rocket: Cosmos-3M
Launch place:Plesetsk,800km north of Moscow

98 micro and nano satellites are launched by one rocket.
TopSatSSTL/UKEarth observation test satellite
DMC+4ChinaOne of DMC series
Mozhayets-5RussiaNavigation satellite
MesbahIranCommunication satellitewithdrawal
Sinah-1IranUnder investigation
SSETI EXPRESSEUEngineering test satellite
UWE-1University of Würzburg/GermanyCubeSat class 1kg, loaded in SSETI
XI-VUniversity of Tokyo/JapanCubeSat class 1kg, loaded in SSETI
NCube-2NorwayCubeSat class 1kg, loaded in SSETI

XI-V Downlink Information

Call SignJQ1YGW
Down linkCW(beacon)430MHz band
FM(packet)430MHz band
You can receive XI data by this way.
You can post your receive XI-V data at here.
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