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Koronas-Foton - a new Russian spacecraft to explore the Sun!
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post Aug 24 2009, 02:33 PM
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http://www.izvestia.ru/science/article3132137/

VERY INTERESTING! Koronas-Foton may be used for EARTHQUAKE FORECASTS!

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Google translate - don't have time to check for accuracy - following a shuttle misison.

Special thanks to a friend of mine on my own board!
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post Aug 24 2009, 08:31 PM
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recently, STEP began to observe streams of fast electrons emitted from the Earth's surface and in the absence of solar activity, and just where in theory they should not - at low latitudes.

Mildly interesting, but there've been many stories over the years about amazing breakthrough discoveries in earthquake prediction.



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post Aug 25 2009, 06:21 AM
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This is what I'm going to ask - is this serious or it's a topic brought out by the woewoes?
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post Aug 25 2009, 09:27 AM
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Well, if it isn't repeatable, it isn't science.
Let's see if they can reproduce these results. Better yet, let's see if they can issue an earthquake warning before a quake.


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post Sep 30 2009, 07:01 PM
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http://www.tesis.lebedev.ru/info/tesis_20090927.php

The instrument TESIS aboard Koronas-Foton photographed a huge solar flare. This is a spectacular image.
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post Sep 30 2009, 07:12 PM
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Wow, that's some image, great catch! smile.gif


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post Sep 30 2009, 08:07 PM
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That is a great image, and a little way into the story there is a link to a 20 second movie from where that image originates.

http://www.tesis.lebedev.ru/info/movie/Tesis_20090927.wmv

(good catch Zvezdichko! and thanks)

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post Sep 30 2009, 11:49 PM
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Oh, wow...first Stu's great HiRISE colorization, now this!!! That's a really stunning image!


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post Nov 6 2009, 11:48 AM
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http://www.tesis.lebedev.ru/info/tesis_20091104.php

TESIS observes active field 1029. This is how the field formed:

http://www.tesis.lebedev.ru/info/tesis_20091104_gallery1.php

A second gallery is here:

http://www.tesis.lebedev.ru/info/tesis_20091104_gallery2.php

Google translate here:

http://translate.google.com/translate?prev...history_state0=
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post Dec 11 2009, 01:10 PM
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BAD NEWS - Koronas-Foton is in Safe mode due to a problem with power supply

http://lenta.ru/news/2009/12/11/tesis/

GOOGLE TRANSLATE:

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...2F11%2Ftesis%2F

I also have information that engineers are trying to restore power supply and turn on the scientific instruments, but these attempts aren't successful.
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post Dec 13 2009, 10:07 AM
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Yesterday I googled the Russian Google and came across this article:

http://www.rian.ru/science/20091211/198635487.html

They say there is hope, but all attempts to restore the spacecraft have been unsuccessful. The situation is very serious and the outcome isn't clear. Degradation started gradually.
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post Dec 13 2009, 10:17 AM
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This is disappointing .
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post Dec 13 2009, 11:16 AM
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Yes, it is. It's not a typical safe mode, but we have a known technical issue standing behind it, which is quite serious.

I remind you that the expected lifespan of the spacecraft was supposed to be about 3 years.

There's an interesting discussing going at novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru forum. As we already know: We have faulty chemical batteries, but the scientific instruments and the other components are healthy. Standart questions are being asked: Who is the contractor responsible for the batteries? Why did they allow the satellite to fly with such faulty batteries? Who is to blame? After all, a reader says, SOHO was launched in 1996 and still works, it's the same situation with STEREO and HINODE.

There is a possibility, another reader says, that the batteries are OK, but a sensor has faltered.

Another reader offers that a system should be built so we could collect faulty satellites and return them to the Earth smile.gif Why not on-orbit repair, I should ask tongue.gif

Very, very interesting forum, too bad my spoken Russian isn't fluent sad.gif
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post Dec 18 2009, 12:32 PM
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Russia loses contact with Koronas-Foton


http://tesis.lebedev.ru/status.html

Russia has announced that Koronas-Foton no longer communicates with Earth since 11th December.

Engineers will try to communicate with the satellite on Monday because the solar batteries will be well lit then.

http://www.sat-nd.com/

Koronas-Foton silent after problems with power supply
13 Dec 2009 - The scientific payload aboard Russia's solar research satellite Koronas-Foton was switched off owing to power supply problems on 1 December, Novosti news agency reported. Contact with the spacecraft was subsequently lost, and chances of a recovery are said to be slim
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post Dec 18 2009, 04:56 PM
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This is terrible to hear.
Of curiosity, does Koronas-Foton have anything in common with Fobos-Grunt? Any similar systems that could need to be checked as a result of this?


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