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Customer Takes Control Of 3 New Glonass SatellitesMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 18, 2009 The operator of the Glonass satellite navigation project has taken control of three newly orbited satellites, Russia's leading satellite manufacturer said on Tuesday. The satellites are being operated from the Glonass mission control in the town of Krasnoznamensk, near Moscow. "The first communication sessions have been carried out with all satellites. All systems of the spacecrafts ... read more |
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Moscow, India (RIA Novosti) Dec 07, 2009Russia will launch four manned and six cargo supply missions to the International Space Station in 2010, space agency Roscosmos said on Friday. The first two Soyuz carrier rockets have been delivered to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan in preparation for next year's launches. "The Soyuz-U rocket will deliver a Progress space freighter into orbit, and the Soyuz-FG will be used ... more 
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 02, 2009As the International Space Station's smaller, two-person, Expedition 22 crew enjoyed its first full day alone in orbit, Mission Control monitored a small piece of space junk until tracking updates showed it would not come close enough to require precautions. At 11:25 a.m. EST, Flight Director Dana Weigel decided not to awaken the crew based on the latest tracking data on the piece of a ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 02, 2009The Soyuz TMA-15 reentry module landed safely in Kazakhstan at 13.15 local time (08.15 CET), bringing ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk back to Earth. The landing concluded the six-month OasISS mission, ESA's second long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This flight saw Frank De Winne ... more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 30, 2009A U.S. telecommunications satellite has been delivered to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan ahead of a December 29 launch, Russia's Khrunichev center said on Friday. DirecTV satellite operator has a contract with Russian-U.S. joint venture International Launch Services (ILS) to launch the DirecTV-12 on board a Proton-M carrier rocket to expand its existing satellite grouping. ... more 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 27, 2009The main and backup crews for the next mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will begin on Thursday their final tests at a space training center near Moscow. Russia's Soyuz-FG carrier rocket bearing the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on December 21. "A two-day final exams session must confirm the readiness of ... more 
Astana, Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti) Nov 26, 2009Kazakhstan moved to play down a spat with Russia over a delay in a rocket launch from the Russian-leased space center in the Central Asian republic earlier this week, saying it was a result of a misunderstanding. Russia's launch of a European communications satellite on a Proton rocket from Baikonur was delayed from Monday until late Tuesday, which sparked a bitter exchange of accusations between the two ex-Soviet nations. ... more |
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