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![]() Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 23, 2010 Satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space signed a three-party agreement with two Russian space enterprises to supply electronic components for three communications satellites, the company said Wednesday. The space enterprises are the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and Information Satellite Systems - Reshetnev Company (ISS - Reshetnev). "Thales Alenia Space will be the communications payloads supplier. The satellite will be based on an Express 1000 platform provided by JSC ... read more |
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A Passion for Wildfire Research Takes Her Around the World![]() Elena Kukavskaya's love of nature began at an early age, in a very cold and faraway place. She was raised in Siberia's third largest city - Krasnoyarsk - and as a child considered herself "an urban resident." So it was nice to escape to the country. "From little up, I love nature and enjoy the beautiful colors of the autumn landscape of the national reserve near Krasnoyarsk," she says. Tha ... more Sirius XM-5 Satellite Delivered To Baikonur For October Launch ![]() A giant An-124 Ruslan cargo plane has landed at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan with a telecommunications satellite that will be launched for Sirius XM radio in mid-October, the Russian Space Agency said on Sunday. The Sirius XM-5 satellite and an array of support equipment were unloaded and taken to a clean room for final assembly and testing, Roscosmos said on its website. ... more Don't Forget Deimos ![]() Next year, Russia plans to launch a mission to Phobos, the largest moon of Mars. This spacecraft, called Phobos-Grunt, will be the first spacecraft to land on this moon, and also the first mission to return samples of Phobos to Earth. Phobos is an interesting object, and it's been studied a lot by orbiting spacecraft. The moon is in a fairly low orbit around Mars, which makes it easy to se ... more |
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![]() Moscow, 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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