At 21:14 UTC on May 26, a Soyuz 2.1a rocket launched from Site 1S at Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia. Onboard the Soyuz was the Kondor-FKA n°1 satellite, which was lofted to a Sun-synchronous orbit. The Kondor satellites are a series of Earth observation satellites that provide reconnaissance services for the Russian military.
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Soyuz 2.1b successfully launches 36 OneWeb Satellites
by Joseph NavinStarsem, Arianespace, and Roscosmos have launched a Soyuz 2.1b for OneWeb flight 12. Lift-off from…
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At 01:09 UTC, or 4:09 A.M. local time in Moscow, a Soyuz 2.1b rocket launched…
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The initial deployment of OneWeb’s satellite broadband constellation reached its halfway stage on Thursday with…
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Russia launches Soyuz 2.1v with Razbeg reconnaissance satellite
by Joseph NavinAt 19:59 UTC on September 9, a Soyuz 2.1v rocket launched from Site 43/4 at…
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Russia conducts first Soyuz 2.1a human launch; MS-16 crew arrives at Station
For the first time since 2002, humans departed for the International Space Station from Kazakhstan…
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The Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, are pushing forward with a “light” version of their veteran…
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At 19:57 UTC on Wednesday, March 29, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1v rocket launched from Site 43/4 at…
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Making its first military launch since November, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1a rocket has deployed Kosmos 2567 –…
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A Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket was launched from Site 43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Dec.…
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At 15:17 UTC on Nov. 28, a Soyuz-2.1b launched from Site 43/3 at the Plesetsk…
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Four Russian satellites have made their way into orbit, including an experimental mission that could…
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At 19:20 UTC on Oct. 21, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1v rocket launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk…
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Russia launches potential inspector satellite on Soyuz-2.1v
by Adrian BeilRussia launched a Soyuz-2.1v rocket today at 20:25 UTC from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.…
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Arianespace has launched its second mission of the year on Sunday 25 April at 22:14…
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The fourth crewed space mission of 2025 is now underway. Soyuz MS-27 launched successfully at…
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Launch Roundup: Soyuz flies; New Shepard simulates lunar gravity
by Aaron McCreaThis week’s launch manifest is quite diverse, featuring the launches of four different rockets worldwide.…
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The Soyuz MS-26 crewed mission has flown NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey…
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Launch Roundup: Delta IV Heavy swan song, Falcon 9 and Soyuz launches on tap for last week of March
A trio of Falcon 9 Starlink launches, a Falcon 9 non-Starlink launch involving an Eutelsat…
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The fourth human spaceflight — and third orbital human flight — of the year has…