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.
"Soyuz 2.1a"
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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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Making its first military launch since November, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1a rocket has deployed Kosmos 2567 –…
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In early March 2023, reports began to circulate that Kazakhstan had seized the property of…
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The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, docked an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station…
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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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The Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, has launched three people to the International Space Station…
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Soyuz MS-19 lands in Kazakhstan amid tense U.S.-Russian relations
by Joseph NavinAt 07:21 UTC on March 30, Soyuz MS-19 undocked from the International Space Station (ISS)…
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A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia earlier this morning to…
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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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Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and Japanese spaceflight participants Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano have concluded…
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Roscosmos and Space Adventures has launched and docked the Soyuz MS-20 space tourism mission to…
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Arianespace launches Soyuz ST-B with new batch of Galileo satellites
by Lee KanayamaArianespace has launched another two Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capability) global navigation satellites for Europe.…
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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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Soyuz MS-19 launches film crew to Station amid tightened Russian space reporting regulations
The Soyuz MS-19 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) lifted off at 08:55 UTC…
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The Soyuz MS-18 crew has successfully relocated their spacecraft from the Rassvet module to the…
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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…