Tag: Soyuz
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Russian supply ship poised for launch Wednesday
A Soyuz 2-1a rocket was rolled to the launch pad Monday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: Roscosmos Continuing a busy week of comings and goings at the International Space Station, a Russian Progress supply ship is set for liftoff Wednesday from Kazakhstan with nearly 5,200 pounds of food, fuel and supplies for the…
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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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Soyuz TMA-12M returns ISS trio to Earth – Dragon up next
Expedition 40 commander Steven Swanson, along with cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev, have returned to Earth in their Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft on Wednesday. The trio undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 7:01pm Eastern, ahead of a landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan at 10:23pm. Meanwhile, the launch of the next SpaceX Dragon…
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Arianespace Soyuz ST-B in troubling Galileo launch
An Arianespace Soyuz ST-B launched two Galileo satellites from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Friday. However, the lofting of the two FOC-M1 (FM01 and FM02) satellites – which took place at 12:27 UTC – did not result in a correct orbital injection. Controllers are now looking into their options to save the satellites. Galileo…
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Soyuz 2-1B lofts Meteor M2 and Scotland’s first satellite
A Russian Soyuz 2-1B rocket has successfully launched the Meteor M2 satellite along with a number of companions, including Scotland’s first satellite, on Tuesday. Launch of the satellites – coverage of which was “blacked out” from the media with just 30 minutes notice – took place at 15:58 GMT from Site 31/6 at the famous…
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International trio arrive at ISS following Soyuz TMA-13M trip
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst and Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev have arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday. The trio launched in their Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft, atop of a Soyuz-FG rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 19:57 GMT, ahead of a fast lane trip to the Station…
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Soyuz-2-1A launches Kobal’t-M reconnaissance satellite
Russia launches a Soyuz-2-1a rocket carrying a Kobal’t-M reconnaissance satellite on Tuesday. Liftoff from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northwest Russia occurred at 17:49:39 Moscow Time (13:49:39 UTC). Tuesday’s mission marked the first time a Kobal’t-M satellite has been launched atop the Soyuz-2 rocket; previous missions having made use of the older Soyuz-U. Russian Launch: The spacecraft,…
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Russian Soyuz-U launches EgyptSat-2
A Russian Soyuz-U rocket was launched from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. In what is expected to the last “non Progress” launch of this variant of Soyuz, an Egyptian spacecraft – known as EgyptSat-2 – enjoyed a ride uphill on the Russian workhorse. Launch occurred on schedule at 16:20 UTC. Soyuz-U…
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Arianespace Soyuz ST-A launches Sentinel-1A mission
Arianespace launched a Soyuz ST-A rocket on a mission to loft the Sentinel-1A mission into orbit from the European Spaceport “Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG)” in Kourou, French Guiana. Launch of the Earth observation satellite – that will deliver essential data for Europe’s Copernicus program from a Sun-synchronous orbit – was on schedule at 6:02 pm local…
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Soyuz TMA-12M successfully docks with ISS
Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov, Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev and NASA’s Steven Swanson – riding in the Soyuz TMA-12M – have finally docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday. After what was a delayed arrival – caused by a problem with a key burn during what was supposed to be a six hour trip…