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![]() Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jan 29, 2010 Russia launched on Thursday a Proton-M rocket carrying a military satellite on board from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the Defense Ministry said. "A Proton-M heavy carrier rocket with a military satellite on board was successfully launched at 03.18 Moscow time [00.18 GMT] on Thursday from the Baikonur space center," Lt. Col. Alexei Zolotukhin, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry, told RIA Novosti. The separation of the satellite from the rocket is expected at 12.19 Moscow time [ ... read more |
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Russia Activates 1 Of 3 New Glonass Navigation Satellites![]() One of three newly orbited satellites in Russia's Glonass space satellite navigation grouping has entered service, the federal space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to determine their posit ... more Roscosmos Reserves Site For Vostochny Spaceport ![]() The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has signed a decree to reserve, for seven years, a 103,546-ha site in the Amur Province for the construction of the Vostochny spaceport. T he document stipulates that any activity associated with the sale of the land, ownership or the construction of buildings which is not related to the spaceport on the reserved site is prohibited without the ... more Atomenergoprom Places Second Bond Series ![]() On December 22, 2009, the Federal Financial Markets Service of the Russian Federation registered Atomenergoprom's 2nd bond series placement report. At the same time public registration of Atomenergoprom's 1st bond series placement report took place on December 15, 2009. The first two series of Atomenergoprom's bonds with a total nominal value of 50 billion RUR were placed on the MICEX Stoc ... more |
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![]() Moscow (SPX) Jan 06, 2010 Russia plans to launch 10 spacecraft this year, including four manned spacecraft and six cargo spaceships, the Russian spacecraft manufacturer Rocket and Space Corporation Energia said Monday. Four Soyuz-TMA space capsules and six Progress cargo ships are scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) this year, the company said, adding that experiments on a new series of Soyuz-TMA manned spaceships will begin in 2010. The manufacturer said it will complete the i ... read more |
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