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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Making its first military launch since November, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1a rocket has deployed Kosmos 2567 –…
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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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Progress MS-21 launches and docks to ISS on resupply mission
by Joseph NavinRoscosmos launched Progress MS-21 atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, at…
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The Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, has launched three people to the International Space Station…
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A Soyuz 2.1a rocket has launched Progress MS-20 resupply spacecraft from Site 31/6 at the…
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Russia launches Meridian communications satellite to Molniya Orbit
by Adrian BeilRussia has launched the Meridian-M n°20L satellite onboard a Soyuz 2.1a rocket from the Plesetsk…
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Roscosmos has launched their latest resupply mission to the International Space Station, Progress MS-17. The…
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Progress MS-16 resupply ship manually docked following 2 day flight to Station
Roscosmos, the Russian owned space corporation, launched the Progress MS-16 resupply mission to the International…
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The Russian Federation’s state-owned space corporation, Roscosmos, has launched their latest resupply mission to the…
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Roscosmos Continues Pre-launch Preparations for the Progress MS-14 Spacecraft
by Joseph NavinPreparations for the flight of Progress MS-14 are continuing inside its Baikonur facility. Work included…
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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Roscosmos and NASA are making preparations for the launch…
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Preparations are underway at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Star City, and at NASA’s Johnson Space Center…
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Russia’s Soyuz-2-1a rocket made its first launch of 2020 on Thursday, carrying the ninth Meridian…