Tag: Soyuz
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Progress M-15M re-docks to ISS following resolution of Kurs-NA failure
Russia’s Progress M-15M spacecraft, designated by NASA as 47P, has successfully re-docked to the International Space Station (ISS) for the second time, following its undocking one week ago. The re-docking results in the successful demonstration of the new Kurs-NA automatic rendezvous system, to be used on future Progress and Soyuz spacecraft. Kurs-NA tests: Progress M-15M/47P…
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Russian Soyuz-FG successfully launches five satellites
A Russian Government Soyuz-FG launch vehicle has lofted five spacecraft – the Russian satellites KANOPUS-V1 (Canopus-B) and MKA-PN1, a Belarusian BKA satellite, the Canadian ADS-1B (ExactView-1) and German TET-1 – into orbit on Sunday. Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan occurred at 6:41am UTC. Soyuz-FG Mission: The launch was scheduled for earlier in the…
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ISS returns to a six person crew following successful Soyuz TMA-05M docking
The three additional crewmembers of Expedition 32 have arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), following the successful docking of their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft on Tuesday morning. Increasing the crew size to six, the Station also received an additional boost late on Tuesday, via a 19 minute firing of the ATV-3 thrusters. ISS Back to…
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Soyuz TMA-05M launches trio to the International Space Station
The highly experienced Soyuz commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide have set sail for the International Space Station (ISS) onboard their Russian Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, with launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on time at 02:40am GMT. Soyuz TMA-05M Mission: Williams will return to the ISS after…
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Soyuz TMA-03M undocks from ISS and returns to Earth
The Russian Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft, also known by its US designation of 29S, has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 12:48 AM EDT/4:48 AM GMT Sunday morning, ahead of successfully returning to Earth for a landing in Kazakhstan with three outgoing members of the station’s Expedition 31 crew at 4:14 AM EDT/8:14 AM…
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Russian Soyuz-U launches Kobalt-M satellite
In the first of three launches within the space of several hours, a Russian Soyuz-U kicked of a busy Thursday with the launch of the Kobalt-M spy satellite. Launch of the veteran rocket was conducted at launch pad 16/2 at the Plesetsk cosmodrome, with the lift off time given as 3:05pm GMT. This was the…
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Soyuz TMA-04M sends three new crewmembers for busy mission to ISS
The Russian Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft, known by its US designation of 30S, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday (local time) carrying three new crewmembers bound for the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff was on schedule at 4:01 AM GMT Tuesday, ahead of a successful docking two days later at 4:36 AM GMT.…
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Soyuz TMA-22 returns to Earth with three outbound ISS crewmembers
The Russian Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft, known by its US designation of 28S, undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and landed safely in Kazakhstan Friday morning after a five and a half month stay in space, carrying three crewmembers of the ISS crew back to Earth and beginning the Expedition 31 mission aboard the station. Soyuz…
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Progress M-15M docks to ISS amid busy period of visiting vehicle activities
Russia’s Progress M-15M spacecraft, launched on Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, has successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) bringing with it a fresh load of supplies for the station crew, who are busy preparing for the departure of three crewmembers next week and the arrival of the first ever commercial cargo…
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Assessing the Soyuz failure with Meridian – Redressing Russia’s internal woes
Just hours before the Soyuz TMA-03M successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), another Russian Soyuz launch vehicle failed during its task to loft the Meridian-5 satellite into orbit. The failure became the main subject of a post-docking media briefing for TMA-03M, resulting in Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin portraying serious internal issues at the…