{"id":15861,"date":"2015-12-14T20:15:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T12:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-zenit-rocket-soars-on-perhaps-its-last-launch\/"},"modified":"2015-12-14T20:15:38","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T12:15:38","slug":"photos-zenit-rocket-soars-on-perhaps-its-last-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-zenit-rocket-soars-on-perhaps-its-last-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Zenit rocket soars on perhaps its last launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Zenit rocket fired away from a Kazakh launch pad Friday with a Russian weather satellite, and the launch marked what could be the Ukrainian-made booster\u2019s final flight.<\/p>\n<p>One more Zenit rocket is built for launch of a Russian astronomical telescope in 2017, but Russian authorities are considering switching the payload to a Proton launcher. Russia\u2019s Tass news agency also reported last month the Zenit rocket has exceeded its warranty, but that has not been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s launch carried the Elektro-L 2 weather satellite, a geostationary observatory designed to track storms over Russian territory and neighboring countries.<\/p>\n<p>Read our full story.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h3UOI3OdCfs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11346\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11346\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1019124648.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1019124648.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1019124648-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1019124648-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1019124648-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11345\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11345\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3420876068.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3420876068.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3420876068-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3420876068-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3420876068-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11348\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11348\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1172450204.jpg\" alt=\"1172450204\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1172450204.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1172450204-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1172450204-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1172450204-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11341\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11341 \" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3562071423.jpg\" alt=\"3562071423\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3562071423.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3562071423-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3562071423-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3562071423-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11344\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11344\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1953577804.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1953577804.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1953577804-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1953577804-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1953577804-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11342\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11342\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/638293303.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/638293303.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/638293303-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/638293303-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/638293303-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11343\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11343\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1728319381.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1728319381.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1728319381-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1728319381-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1728319381-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11340\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11340\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2094421230.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Roscosmos\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2094421230.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2094421230-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2094421230-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2094421230-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Roscosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Zenit rocket fired away from a Kazakh launch pad Friday with a Russian weather satellite, and the launch marked what could be the Ukrainian-made booster\u2019s final flight. One more Zenit rocket is built for launch of a Russian astronomical telescope in 2017, but Russian authorities are considering switching the payload to a Proton launcher. 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