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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Roscosmos launched its Progress MS-23 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Liftoff, atop…
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In this week’s spaceflight news round-up, China’s reusable spaceplane has completed its second long-duration mission…
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NASA and Roscosmos astronauts have both conducted spacewalks this week aboard the International Space Station…
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In early March 2023, reports began to circulate that Kazakhstan had seized the property of…
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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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There are two words that most people never want to hear at a rocket launch,…
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The Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, which launched Expedition 68 crewmembers Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitry Petelin,…
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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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At 23:13 UTC on March 12, Russia’s Proton-M rocket launched from Site 200/39 at Baikonur…
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The Crew-5 astronauts returned to Earth on the evening of Saturday, March 11, after spending…
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The Crew-6 astronauts lifted off onboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour atop a Falcon 9 rocket…
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The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, docked an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station…
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Roscosmos’ latest Progress resupply craft has docked at the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff of…
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At 09:12 UTC on Feb. 5, 2023, a Proton-M launched from Site 81/24 at the…
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In the new year, Russia plans to launch its first probe to the Moon since…
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New spacecraft, new firsts, new hardware – International Space Station wraps up a busy and historic 2022
by Joseph Navin2022 has marked another busy chapter for the International Space Station (ISS). Along with its…
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Soyuz MS-22 suffers coolant leak, canceling Russian spacewalk
by Joseph NavinA planned spacewalk aboard the International Space Station on the evening of Dec. 14 involving…
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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…