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Russia To Launch 50 ComSats Over Next Five YearsMoscow (XNA) Jan 05, 2011 Russia plans to launch five Glonass communication satellites in 2011 and 48 more later to create a Cosmonaut information highway, local media reported Wednesday. There are 20 of 26 Glonass satellites in orbit offering services. The latest launch of three Glonass satellites on Dec. 5 failed as the carrier rocket crashed in the Pacific Ocean. Officials said two more satellites are needed to secure the signals to cover the Russian territory. Russia is also going to develop the Gonets 48-s ... read more |
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  Western Military District Gets First Iskander Tactical Missile System The first Iskander tactical surface-to-surface ballistic missile system has entered service with the Russian Army's Western Military District, regional commander Arkady Bakhin said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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Kazakh Space Agency Seeks Extra Funding For New Baikonur Launch Pad Kazakhstan's national space agency, Kazcosmos, has requested more funding for the joint Russian-Kazakh project to build a new launch pad at the Baikonur space center. In late December 2004, Ru ... more | .. |
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 New ISS Crew Begins Pre-Flight Exams The main and the back-up crews of the next mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will begin two-day pre-flight exams on Wednesday, a Russian space official said. The main crew compr ... more | .. |
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 Russia Plans To Launch Nigerian Satellites In December Russia is planning to launch two Nigerian satellites into orbit in December, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X earth monitoring satellites will be launched to ... more | .. |
Russia To Launch New Generation Satellite In 2013 Russia's next generation Glonass-K2 navigation satellite will be launched in 2013, Russia's Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, said on Tuesday. "We have decided to modernize the Glonass signal s ... more | .. |
 German Robotic Arm Completes Its Five-Year ISS Mission Germany's first experiment in space robotics has now come to an end. On the evening of 15 November 2010, Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurichikhin and Oleg Skripochka performed a space walk during which ... more | .. |
 Soyuz Returns To Earth Earlier Than Planned Russia's Soyuz TMA-19 spaceship with a Russian cosmonaut and U.S. astronauts on board will return to Earth earlier than planned because of an OSCE summit due on December 1-2 in Astana, a spokesman f ... more |
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