Tag: Soyuz
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Soyuz 2-1B successfully launches with Resurs-P
In the first of two Soyuz-2 launches scheduled for Tuesday, a Soyuz-2-1b flying out of the Baikonur Cosmodrome successfully orbited the first Resurs-P Earth imaging satellite. Liftoff from the Site 31/6 launch complex was on schedule at 17:28 UTC. Soyuz/Resurs-P Launch: The Resurs-P satellites are the latest in a series of Russian Earth imaging satellites.…
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Russian spy satellite launched via Soyuz 2-1B
A Russian Soyuz 2-1B launch vehicle has lofted the second Persona reconnaissance satellite into space on Friday. The launch was conducted at 18:37 GMT from launch pad 43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, with a successful spacecraft separation confirmed by the Russian military. Soyuz 2-1B Launch: The Soyuz-2-1 rocket is a descendent of…
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Soyuz TMA-09M docks to ISS following short cut rendezvous
A three member crew set sail for a speedy trip to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, following launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Riding in their Russian Soyuz TMA-09M, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin, Karen Nyberg of NASA and ESA’s Luca Parmitano successfully docked with the Station just six hours later – several minutes ahead…
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Soyuz TMA-07M returns ISS crew to Earth
The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft has returned to Earth after undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday. The Russian vehicle was carrying a three person crew that includes Expedition 35’s now globally famous Commander, Chris Hadfield. The crew successfully landed on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of Dzhezkazgan at 8:31am local time. Soyuz TMA-07M:…
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Progress M-19M docks with ISS despite antenna issue
The Russian Progress resupply vehicle that launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) two days later, despite some concerns about M-19M/51P’s KURS antenna – which failed to deploy on orbit. Progress M-19M: As per usual, an old Progress – in this case, M-17M (49P)…
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Sochi Winter Olympics torch relay to include ISS spacewalk
In what will be a truly unique event, the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Games will ride up to the International Space Station on Soyuz TMA-11M in November. The simulated flame will then be taken outside of the orbital outpost during Russian EVA-36, before returning to Earth on Soyuz TMA-09M. ISS and the 2014…
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USCV-1: NASA planners slip first ISS commercial crew mission to late 2017
The first NASA crew to ride to the International Space Station on a commercial spacecraft may have to wait until at least the end of 2017, after NASA’s planning group realigned the US Crew Vehicle -1 (USCV-1) mission to a launch date of November 30, 2017. The new schedule includes the Russian Soyuz manifested as…
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Soyuz TMA-08M docks with ISS just six hours after launch
The Russian Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft, also known by its US designation of 34S, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 8:43 PM GMT, carrying three new crewmembers for the International Space Station’s (ISS) Expedition 35 crew. The Soyuz then initiate a fast-tracked rendezvous to dock with the ISS just six hours later. Soyuz TMA-08M…
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UK’s TechDemoSat-1 to ride uphill on Russian Soyuz
An innovative UK satellite has been confirmed for a late 2013 launch on a Soyuz rocket. Led by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), TechDemoSat-1 (TDS-1) is an impressive box of tricks that will carry eight experimental payloads into space, including the ability to end its own life at the end of its technology demonstration mission.…
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Progress M-18M docks with ISS following same day launch
A Russian Progress resupply vehicle launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 2:41 pm UTC on Monday, before docking at the International Space Station (ISS) six hours later. Riding on its Soyuz-U booster, Progress M-18M/50P again demonstrated the fast rendezvous option that will soon be used by crewed Soyuz missions. Progress M-18: Ahead of…