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Russia Sends Three Satellites Into SpaceMoscow, Russia (XNA) Sep 09, 2010 Russia has sent three satellites into space early Wednesday, said spokesman for Russian Space Forces Alexei Zolotukhin. A Rokot launch vehicle blasted off from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia at 07:30 a.m. Moscow time (0330 GMT), with two military satellites of "Cosmos" series and the "Gonets-M" satellite atop. The launch was completed in normal mode, said Zolotukhin, adding that the Breeze-KM third stage with three satellites on board is scheduled to separate from the carrier r ... read more |
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Turayevo, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 10, 2010Russia's fifth-generation fighter must be better and cheaper than foreign 5G fighters, Vice-Premier Sergei Ivanov has said. "We are obliged to make the [fifth generation] airplane cheaper than analogous complexes abroad," Ivanov said during a meeting at the Central Institute of Aviation Motor Construction. Russia's only known fifth-generation project is Sukhoi's PAK FA and the curren ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 09, 2010Drought and the worst heat wave Russia has seen in 130 years have sparked a devastating outbreak of wildfires across the nation this summer, primarily in the country's western and central regions. According to wire service reports and Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry, as of Aug. 6, 2010, some 558 fires were burning. The fires have killed at least 52 people, destroyed some 2,000 homes ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 06, 2010Intense fires continued to rage in western Russia on August 4, 2010. Burning in dry peat bogs and forests, the fires produced a dense plume of smoke that reached across hundreds of kilometers. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) captured this view of the fires and smoke in three consecutive overpasses on NASA's Terra satellite. The smooth gray-brown smoke hangs over t ... more |
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Acoustic Tests On New Glonass-K Satellite CompletedMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 05, 2010 Acoustic tests on a new generation Glonass-K navigation satellite have been completed at a plant in southern Russia. "These types of experimental tests were carried out to confirm the resilience of the Glonass-K satellite to the acoustic pressure which will be applied on it when it is orbited," a statement by the plant said. "The tests were successful." The Glonass-K, a new generation satellite navigation system, is set for launch later this year. The satellite is operable for 10 years ... read more |
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