Tag: Russian
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Soyuz TMA-14M docks with ISS following array issue
Three more crewmembers have completed a fast rendezvous trip to the International Space Station on Thursday. Commander Alexander Samokutyaev – along with NASA Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore and Elena Serova, the first Russian woman to travel to the Station – successfully arrived in their Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft, albeit with just one solar array deployed, following launch…
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Russian spacewalkers successfully complete science-oriented EVA
Expedition 40 cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev successfully concluded a flawless spacewalk on Monday, focused on science experiments placed on the exterior of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). The EVA – designated RS-39 – began at 10:02am Eastern and was concluded over one hour ahead of schedule. Russian EVA: *Review…
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EVA-38: Frustration morphs into success during Russian spacewalk
Two Russian cosmonauts, Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev, ventured out into the vacuum of space for a spacewalk on Thursday, tasked with carrying out important work – including the installation of an antenna – on outside of the International Space Station (ISS) Russian segment. The initial work proved to be frustrating for the cosmonauts, until…
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Russian Dnepr rocket lofts record haul of 37 satellites
A Russian Dnepr rocket launched a record-breaking thirty-seven satellites on Friday morning local time, deploying a cluster of spacecraft for scientific research and commercial operation. The mission departed on schedule from Dombarovsky in Southern Russia at 01:11 local time (19:11 UTC on Thursday). Dnepr Record Breaker: With thirty-seven satellites aboard the Dnepr, Friday’s launch saw…
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Russian GLONASS launch spotted by the ISS crew
The launch of a Soyuz 2-1B from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome – lofting another Russian GLONASS -M satellite – caught the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) by surprise this weekend, as European astronaut Alexander Gerst grabbed his camera and took photos of the satellite ascending during powered flight. Russian Launch: The Russian GLONASS Global Navigation…
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Russian EVA duo install Earth-observing cameras
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazanskyi ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday to install two commercial Earth-observing cameras on the exterior of the Russian Zvezda service module. The cosmonaut duo enjoyed varying levels of success, with one camera still suffering from telemetry issues. EVA-37A Objectives – REFER TO LIVE UPDATES The main…
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Russian Proton-M launches Ekspress-AM5
The Russian Proton-M launched the Ekspress-AM5 communications satellite at on a multi-hour flight to a geostationary orbit via its Briz-M Upper Stage. The Russian workhorse launches from a snowy Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:49 UTC on Thursday. Proton-M Launch: The Proton booster launching the satellite was 4.1 m (13.5 ft) in diameter along its second…
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Russian Rokot lofts three Rodnik satellites
A Russian Rokot launch vehicle with a Briz-KM Upper Stage has successfully launched from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia, carrying three Rodnik satellites. Launch took place at 00:31 UTC (04:31 Moscow time) on Wednesday, the first of potentially two launches from Plesetsk in the space of 12 hours. Launch Overview: This Russian launch system…
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Oleg Kotov manually docks misbehaving Progress M-21M
The Progress M-21M resupply vehicle was manually docked with the ISS, following an extended trip in space towards its arrival on Friday. The vehicle was tasked with testing a more-efficient KURS automated rendezvous system. However, the system failed at 60 meters distance from the Station, requiring a rare manual docking that was ably completed by Commander…
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Zenit 3SLB successfully launches AMOS-4 satellite
The Sea Launch company’s Land Launch division ve launched their Zenit 3SLB rocket on a mission to loft Israel’s AMOS-4 telecommunications satellite into orbit. Launch was on schedule at 20:05 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ahead of nearly six hours prior to a confirmed spacecraft separation. Zenit 3SLB: Using existing Zenit infrastructure at…