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    Unmanned Russian Proton-M rocket crashes just after launch in Kazakhstan

    A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying three navigation satellites crashes soon after takeoff from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome.

    Reuters 6:14AM BST 02 Jul 2013

    The Spectacular footage showed the rocket veering off its trajectory just seconds after its launch at 0638 am (0238 GMT), before erupting into a ball of flames and releasing highly toxic rocket fuel into the air.

    The Russian space agency Roskosmos, said the accident caused no damage or casualties.

    "It seems something is going wrong," said a television commentator during the live coverage of the launch. "Something is wrong. It seems it will be a catastrophe," said the presenter.

    The rocket then exploded, sending plumes of black smoke into the morning sky.

    The rocket was supposed to take three Glonass-M satellites into space.

    "A rocket carrier fell to the ground and exploded on the territory of the cosmodrome," the space agency said in a statement, adding the rocket fell on the territory of the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

    The agency said that during the accident, which took place 10-15 seconds after takeoff, toxic rocket fuel was released into the air.

    A Roskosmos spokesman could not immediately say whether people living near the crash site were being evacuated.

    Russia has suffered several recent setbacks in its space programme, notably losing expensive satellites and an unmanned supply ship to the International Space Station.
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    When I first saw this video, I didn't know it was unmanned.

    Just before impacting the ground, the payload was ejected... it made me think it was an attempted crew escape. I'm glad it was not.

    You could also tell from the smoke plume that it was using some sort of hypergolic fuel mix. Here it is: unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine. Wow, harsh stuff, but energetic.

    The video on USA today web site shows this "payload ejection."
    Last edited by Chogy; 02 Jul 13,, 21:49.

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    • #3
      So is this the same type of rocket used to carry people to the ISS?

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      • #4
        No, not people.

        Soyuz is for people, proton is for cargo ;)

        I wouldn't suspect the rocket, but the program.
        Look at the launch history, it always fails when carries Russian GPS components
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        • #5
          so, has anyone done the math and timed the point of impact to felt shockwave?
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          • #6
            In my head on sound wave, 6 miles?
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            • #7
              Erm... actually it is 10 seconds
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              • #8
                Originally posted by Doktor View Post
                Erm... actually it is 10 seconds
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by gf0012-aust View Post
                  so, has anyone done the math and timed the point of impact to felt shockwave?
                  approx 2 miles. 9-10 seconds 10/5=2 (flash to bang in miles)

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                  • #10
                    Ho god.....:slap:

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