On August 10, 2023, at 23:10 UTC, the Russian Luna 25 spacecraft launched to the Moon from Vostochny cosmodrome on top of a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat-M upper stage. This is the first mission to explore the Earth satellite created by the Russian Federation: the previous spacecraft, Luna 24, was launched in 1976 by the Soviet Union. The entire future of the lunar program in Russia depends on whether this spacecraft will be able to make a soft landing near the south pole of the Moon.
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Launch Roundup: Russia returns to the Moon with Luna 25 mission, Virgin Galactic completes first fully private space tourism flight
It’s a busy week in spaceflight, especially for Russia. The week of Aug. 7 following…
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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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At 06:48 UTC on Nov. 2, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1b launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome,…
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Four Russian satellites have made their way into orbit, including an experimental mission that could…
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Russia has added another satellite to its current satellite navigation network with the successful launch…
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At 05:52 UTC on August 9, a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M rocket launched from Site 31/6 at…
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Russian military launches GLONASS-K navigation satellite from Plesetsk
by Tyler GrayThe Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), itself a division of the Armed Forces of the Russian…
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Soyuz launches Russian intelligence satellite from Plesetsk
by Leo BruceA Soyuz 2.1b rocket has successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, carrying a Lotos electronic…
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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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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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Arianespace and Starsem have launched 34 more internet communication satellites of the OneWeb constellation to…
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Russia launched the first satellite for its long-delayed next-generation ocean reconnaissance system on Friday. The…
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Seventh batch of OneWeb satellites launches from Vostochny
by Leo BruceThe seventh batch of OneWeb satellites were successfully launched on a Soyuz 2.1b rocket from…
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Arianespace has launched its second mission of the year on Sunday 25 April at 22:14…
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Arianespace and Starsem to continue OneWeb constellation deployment with fifth launch
by Mihir NealArianespace and Russian-French company Starsem launched 36 OneWeb satellites to Low Earth Orbit aboard Soyuz…
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Russia launched the first in a new series of weather satellites to aid forecasting over…