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Soyuz-2.1b - Glonass-K1 No. 16L

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 December 2022 Soyuz-2.1b - Glonass-K1 No. 16L Start time: GLONASS-K (Global Navigation Satellite System) is the latest modification of the satellite that is part of the Russian radio navigation satellite system GLONASS. Developed by the Reshetnev ISS (Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems) and first launched on February 26, 2011, it is a significant improvement over the previous second-generation GLONASS-M satellites with longer service life and greater accuracy. GLONASS-K is the first non-pressurized GLONASS satellite - all of its equipment is capable of operating in a vacuum. Thanks to this, the mass of the satellite was significantly reduced: GLONASS-K has a mass of only 935 kg compared to its predecessor GLONASS-M, which had a mass of 1450 kg. The service life of the new satellite is 10 years, three years longer than that of GLONASS-M and seven years longer than that of the original GLONASS satellite. The power supply of GLONASS-M was also increased from 1400 W to 1600 W. GL...

"Soyuz-2.1b" - "Glonass-K2" No. 17L

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 December  2022  "Soyuz-2.1b" - "Glonass-K2" No. 17L Start time:-  Glonass-K2 is another satellite project designed to operate as part of the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation radio navigation system. Developed by ISS Reshetnev (Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems) has an expected service life of ten years. This is an evolution of the previous third generation Glonass-K satellites, adding CDMA signals, improving accuracy and increasing power. It is 70% heavier and has 170% more power. Payload Capacity Launch Cost: $80000000 Low Earth Orbit: 7020 kg Geostationary Transfer Orbit: 2810 kg Family Name: Soyuz 2.1a Full Name: Soyuz 2.1a Family:Soyuz Specifications Length: 46.3 m Diameter: 2.95 m Launch Mass: 312 T Thrust: 4149 kN Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Falcon 9 Block 5 — Starlink Group 4-8

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SUCCESSFUL  LAUNCH Sun • February 20th, 2022   Falcon 9 Black 5 — Starlink Group 4-8 | Spacex Launch Time: 15:00 UTC |8:30 PM - 12:30 AM SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of satellites for spaceX's Starlink broadband network. Payload Capacity Launch Cost: $52000000 Low Earth Orbit :22800 kg Family Full Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 Family: Falcon Specifications Length: 70.0 m Diameter: 3.65 m Launch Mass: 549 T Launch Location: SLC-40 Space Force Base Cape Canaveral, Florida  WATCH LIVE LAUNCH 

Meet NG-17: The S.S. Piers Sellers

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SUCCESSFUL  LAUNCH Sat •  February 19th, 2022 Antares 230+ —   Cygnus CRS NG-17 Launch Time:11:09 PM |  17:39 UTC Cygnus NG-17 is a northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station under a commercial contract with NASA to provide resupply services. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230 configuration, with two engines of the first stage RD-181 and the second stage Castor 30. OVERVIEW • COUNTRY: UNITED STATES • DESTINATION: booster LAUNCH HISTORY NUMBER OF LAUNCHES:15 • SUCCESSFUL : 14 • UNSUCCESSFUL: 1   Launch Site: Launch Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia                                                      WATCH LIVE LAUNCH 

ISRO WILL CARRY OUT THE FIRST SPACE LAUNCH THIS YEAR ON FEBRUARY 14

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Images source:  ISRO The launch of the PSLV C-52 satellite should take place from the launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Center on the island of Sriharikota in the Bay of Bengal The Indian Space & Research Organisation (ISRO) has scheduled the launch of the PSLV C-52 satellite to observe the Earth's surface on February 14. It will be the first spacecraft launched in India in 2022, the Hindu newspaper reported on Wednesday. The launch of the satellite should take place from the launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Center on the island of Sriharikota in the Bay of Bengal. PSLV C-52 with a launch weight of 1,170 kg will be launched into a sun-synchronous polar orbit with an altitude of 529 km. The satellite is designed for radar imaging and transmission of high-quality images of the earth's surface in the interests of the Indian Ministry of Agriculture. As previously reported by the Minister of State of Science and Technology of India Jitendra Singh, in 2022 ISRO plans to ...

ISRO to kick off launch mission in 2022 with PSLV-C52 on Feb 14

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  Images source:  ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation’s first launch mission of 2022 is slated for February 14, with PSLV-C52 orbiting an earth observation satellite (EOS-04). The launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C52) is scheduled at 05:59 hours on Monday from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said. PSLV-C52 is designed to orbit the EOS-04, weighing 1710 kg, into a sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km, ISRO said in an update. PSLV-C52 mission will also carry two small satellites as co-passengers. They are: student satellite (INSPIREsat-1) from Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) in association with Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics at University of Colorado, Boulder, and a technology demonstrator satellite (INS-2TD) from ISRO, which is a precursor to India-Bhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B). EOS-04 is a Radar Imaging Satellite designed to provide high q...

Watch Elon Musk's Spacex Update - 2022

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 Elon Musk is "absolutely sure" that the new Starship spacecraft, designed for flights to the Moon and Mars, will reach Earth orbit for the first time in 2022, Reuters writes, citing the entrepreneur's speech at his company's Star Base in Boca Chica, Texas. "For now, I'm absolutely confident that we'll put Starship into orbit this year," Musk said. The SpaceX founder admits that his team faced difficulties in developing Raptor 2 engines for its Super Heavy super-heavy rocket. Musk explains that one of the main problems was the melting inside the chambers of the engines from strong heat. However, according to him, the company is "very close to solving this problem" and he expects that by next month production will be increased to 7-8 engines per week, and by the end of the year a new Starship and a launch vehicle will be produced monthly. However, SpaceX may face another problem. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now conducting an...