by David Todd | Aug 23, 2014 | commercial launch services, ESA, Satellites, Soyuz
The Arianespace-operated flight of a Russian-built Soyuz ST-B (Fregat MT) launch vehicle ended in embarrassing failure on 22 August 2014 after the launch vehicle deposited two EU/ESA Galileo navigation satellites into the wrong orbit. The lift off at 1227 GMT from...
by David Todd | Aug 6, 2014 | International Space Station, Russia, Seradata News, Soyuz
The Russian unmanned Progress M-023M cargo/freighter that carried stores to the astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) conducted a commanded de-orbit burn to destructively re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. Re-entry took place at 2242 GMT on 31 July 2013...
by David Todd | Jul 24, 2014 | International Space Station, Russia, Soyuz
The Progress M-024M cargo carrying unmanned spacecraft was successfully launched to the International Space Station at 2144 GMT on 23 July 2014. The launch took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam near Kazakhstan. Progress M-024M docked with the ISS...
by David Todd | Jul 21, 2014 | On a Lighter Note, Russia, Science, Soyuz
At 2050 GMT on 18 July 2014, a Russian Soyuz 2-1A launch vehicle successfully lofted the Foton M4 spacecraft into low Earth orbit (LEO) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in Kazakhstan. Aboard the vessel were various material science and biological...
by David Todd | Jul 13, 2014 | Russia, Soyuz
Russian officials hoping to attend the Farnborough International Air Show were effectively barred as the were not able to obtain visas after the UK Government refused to let them have them. The move by the UK Government was made as a retaliation to the Russian...
by David Todd | Jun 16, 2014 | commercial launch services, Russia, Satellites, Seradata News, Soyuz
Cosmos 2500, a Glonass M navigation satellite was successfully launched by a Soyuz 2-1B/Fregat M rocket at 1716 GMT on 14 June 2014. The launch took place from the Plesetsk launch site in Northern Russia. Apart from normal Glonass transmitters, the spacecraft...
