December 01 (335:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - Meteor-M №2-4, multiple small sats – Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (x15000-xxx/142-03) – Vostochniy, 1SDecember 05 (339:xx:xx:xx.xxx) – Ionosfera-M №1, Ionosfera-M №2, Marafon-D №11L(?), , multiple small sats – Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (x15000-xxx/xxx-xxx) – Vostochniy, 1S
QuoteDecember 01 (335:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - Meteor-M №2-4, multiple small sats – Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (x15000-xxx/142-03) – Vostochniy, 1SDecember 05 (339:xx:xx:xx.xxx) – Ionosfera-M №1, Ionosfera-M №2, Marafon-D №11L(?), , multiple small sats – Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (x15000-xxx/xxx-xxx) – Vostochniy, 1SOne of these dates need to move forward or back. Can't have 2 Soyuz launches from Vostochny within 5 days.
Quote from: owais.usmani on 09/19/2023 10:50 amQuoteDecember 01 (335:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - Meteor-M №2-4, multiple small sats – Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (x15000-xxx/142-03) – Vostochniy, 1SDecember 05 (339:xx:xx:xx.xxx) – Ionosfera-M №1, Ionosfera-M №2, Marafon-D №11L(?), , multiple small sats – Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (x15000-xxx/xxx-xxx) – Vostochniy, 1SOne of these dates need to move forward or back. Can't have 2 Soyuz launches from Vostochny within 5 days.On NK Forums Meteor-M 2-4 is now “NET December” only.
During the 70th and 71st long-term expeditions to the ISS with a planned total duration of 375 days, four spacewalks are planned under the Russian program, the arrival of four Progress MS cargo ships and scientific and applied research.
MOSCOW, September 27. /TASS/. The Roscosmos State Corporation plans to launch the biological satellite Bion-M No. 2 with mice and fruit flies on board no later than July 31, 2024. This was reported to TASS by the head of the Scientific and Technical Project - Deputy Chief Designer of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems (IMBP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Biological Sciences. Vladimir Sychev.The biological satellite will be launched into a high-latitude orbit in preparation for the further creation of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS). “The timing of the launch of Bion-M No. 2 has not changed; it is planned to launch in 2024. There is a so-called catch-up schedule, which states that the launch should take place no later than July 31,” Sychev said...
MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. The Progress MS-25 cargo spacecraft will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 1. This was reported by the press service of Roscosmos.“The launch of the Progress MS-25 cargo ship from the Baikonur Cosmodrome using the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle is scheduled for December 1, 2023,” the statement says. This will be the fourth launch of the Progress MS spacecraft in 2023.
Ionosfera #1,2 - December 9 at 23:18 UTCMeteor M #2-4 - December 26 at 05:43 UTChttps://t.me/taygaxtour28region/1831https://portamur.ru/news/detail/nazvana-data-zimnego-puska-s-kosmodroma-vostochnyiy/
Quote from: Salo on 10/01/2023 09:47 amIonosfera #1,2 - December 9 at 23:18 UTCMeteor M #2-4 - December 26 at 05:43 UTChttps://t.me/taygaxtour28region/1831https://portamur.ru/news/detail/nazvana-data-zimnego-puska-s-kosmodroma-vostochnyiy/Any news of what the small satellite payload will consist of?
Marafon-D is a small sat that is part of the Fregat launch with Meteor M 2-4 curious as to what other small sats there will be
MOSCOW, November 1. /TASS/. Two launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan are scheduled in 2024 to deliver new crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), a source in the Russian rocket and space industry has told TASS."Two crewed missions from Baikonur are scheduled next year. One is due on March 13, the other - on September 11," the source said.The spring mission will take to the orbit Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson.The main crew of the autumn launch comprises Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and Alexander Gorbunov.The Russian government has approved negotiations between Roscosmos and NASA on signing a second amendment to the agreement on flights of integrated crews on Russian and American spacecraft on October 23. The order, signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, was published on the official website for legal information.
Quote from: creinemann on 10/04/2023 08:19 pmMarafon-D is a small sat that is part of the Fregat launch with Meteor M 2-4 curious as to what other small sats there will beAny of these plus last minute additions:Piggybacked:TBD (xxx:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - Arctic small sats-radar (6x), Blitz-M2, Blitz-M3, SPbPU ultra-small artificial satellite for space exploration, ASRTU-1, МКА МFТI, MisrSat-2, Polytechnic-ION, HeckStek, MSTU. N. E. Bauman, Swan (BMSTU solar sail cubesat), BMSTU Sat, ASTRU MicroSat, ATURK, Sputniks, Multi-SAT-SG (4x), LILAC (SPACE-π-TBD), Chibis-AI, microsatellites Constellation (2x), Integration-SG (10-12x (or 2024)) - TBD - TBD
MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/. The biological satellite Bion-M No. 2 should be launched no later than August 31, 2024, and not at the end of July, as previously assumed. This was announced by Vladimir Sychev, Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems (IMBP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientific director of the Bion program.“Everything is being done to ensure that the launch takes place, as planned, in 2024 on July 31. But [we] were asked how much it could move to the right. We said that only for a month. Then - August 31,” Sychev said at the academic council .
The biological satellite "Bion-M" No. 3 is planned to be launched in 2030, follows from the report of the deputy director for scientific work of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems (IMBP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientific director of the Bion program Vladimir Sychev.“The estimated launch date is 2030,” says the presentation slide.
Obzor not in this year.quote:In the fourth quarter of 2023, launches of Arktika-M No. 2, Resurs-P No. 4 and two Ionosphere satellites are planned. In 2024, launches of Obzor-R, Kondor-FKA No. 2, two Aist-2T and two Ionosphere radar sensors are planned.
Upcoming launch dates:February 22 Soyuz 2.1b with the Meteor space satellite(acceptance of documents is open until January 7)March 21, launch of the Angara heavy-class rocket from the new launch padMay 2024 (exact date to be confirmed) Soyuz 2.1b with Ionosphere spacecraft*Launch dates are subject to change
The launch of the Progress MS-25 cargo spacecraft by the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle is planned on December 1 at 12:25:11 Moscow time.
Upcoming launch datesFebruary 29 RNK Soyuz 2.1b with the Meteor space satelliteMarch 21, launch of the Angara heavy-class rocket from the new launch padMay 2024 (exact date to be confirmed) RNK Soyuz 2.1b with Ionosphere spacecraft
Soyuz MS-25Manned mission to the ISS:escorting the crew into orbitLaunch date: March 21, 2024Tour dates: March 17-22, 2024
Is there a list of all the various small sats that will be hitching a ride on February 22 Meteor-M №2-4 launch, other than what is shown above?
MOSCOW, January 23. /TASS/. The first launch of the Angara launch vehicle from the Vostochny cosmodrome is possible in the first ten days of April, said Roscosmos General Director Yuri Borisov.“We are ready, probably, to launch the Angara in the first ten days of April. The rocket is already at Vostochny with the upper stage,” Borisov said at the plenary session of the XLVIII Academic Readings on Cosmonautics in memory of S.P. Korolev (“Royal Readings”).
NET 2nd quarter 2024 per https://www.roscosmos.ru/40124/ it seems.
#26,965Plans of Reshetnev, the leading satellite-building enterprise in Russia, to produce spacecraft in the near future.The slide is taken from the stream of the plenary session of the international scientific and methodological conference “Modern education: integration of education, science, business and government”, held at the Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics.
There will be no more Gonets-M.Link:https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?msg=2619986
Upcoming launch dates February 29 Soyuz 2.1b with the Meteor space satellite May 21 launch of the Soyuz 2-1b rocket with the Ionosphere spacecraft June 8 launch of Soyuz 2-1a spacecraft "Condor-FKA"
17 small vehicles produced by the private space company SPUTNIX, part of the Sitronics Group, have arrived at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, and are being prepared for the upcoming launch. They are designed to perform civilian missions.SPUTNIX is one of the leading players in Russia and the world in the field of creating small satellites. During serial production in 2023, more than 100 civil-use satellites in the CubeSat format were built, which will go into orbit this year.Among the batch being prepared for launch are 16 devices of the Russian group of automatic identification system (AIS) SITRO-AIS for tracking sea vessels, as well as a device of the group of ultra-small satellites for remote sensing of the Earth - Zorkiy-2M.
MOSCOW, February 19. – The small spacecraft to be launched as a rideshare payload with the Meteor-M No. 2-4 satellite as the main payload have arrived at the Vostochny Cosmodrome.Shortly, the manufacturers of the small spacecraft and representatives of Roscosmos enterprises will start preparing the spacecraft for the upcoming launch aboard the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage. In total, 18 small spacecraft will be launched for the benefit of Russian and foreign commercial customers.The upcoming launch is the first launch from Vostochny in 2024. Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) is the main integrator of works and the launch service provider in the project of launching rideshare payloads.
February, 04, 2024 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Mustafa Aghili, the executive director of the Iranian satellite manufacturing firm OmidFaza, disclosed the eagerly awaited launch schedule for the private satellites Kowsar and Hodhod, stating that the ambitious venture is set to take place in May-June 2024.
According to https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=23160.msg2514352#msg2514352, Russia's future Oryol (or "Orel") manned spacecraft is scheduled to launch in 2028, and as many as two times: unmanned and manned. Admittedly, this news is from August 2023, but I have not heard that it has been updated. Is it intentional that these items are not included in the above launch schedule? I only see "Eagle Test Flight" items under "Unclear"...
BAIKONURProgress MS-29... Launch date: November 21, 2024
F1791/24 NOTAMN<snip>I wonder if this drop zone in the middle of the Indian Ocean is related to a missile launch or a satellite launch (the later of which has to be from Plesetsk I guess)?
https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/Космические-технологии.1045319/page-1349#post-187048900Google translate:Quote from: slipped#26,965Plans of Reshetnev, the leading satellite-building enterprise in Russia, to produce spacecraft in the near future.The slide is taken from the stream of the plenary session of the international scientific and methodological conference “Modern education: integration of education, science, business and government”, held at the Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics.
QuoteTEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – The Iranian "Hod Hod" and "Kosar" satellites are schaduelled to be launched into Low Earth orbit from a Russian station.According to the reports, these satellites will be launched in October.Earlier on July 9, Head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Hassan Salariyeh announced that the country will launch two new satellites which have been designed and built by the private sector in the current Persian calendar year (started on March 20).Omid Faza company and a group of Amirkabir University students have been developing Kosar satellite.“Kosar satellite, which is an observation satellite, is scheduled to be launched and put into the orbit this year. Hodhod satellite, as a research-communication satellite, is also due to be launched concurrently with Kosar satellite,” Salariyeh said.“Other satellites, which are being built by the private sector upon an order by the ISA will be launched this year, God willing,” he added.“Also, the construction process of martyr Soleimani project, which includes an Internet of Things (IOT) satellite system, will start late this year,” Salariyeh said.Kosar is an observation satellite with an imaging resolution of 3.5 meters per pixel, which can be used for agricultural purposes, surveying and demarcation. The satellite has an orbital lifespan of two years.The Hodhod satellite is planned to be used in the area of the Internet of Things, agriculture, transportation and crisis management scenarios.Iran is among the 10 countries with the know-how of space technology and is the 11th country in the world in terms of space science and the leading country in the region.Source : https://en.mehrnews.com/news/218238/Iran-s-Hod-Hod-Kosar-satellites-to-be-launched-into-LEO
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – The Iranian "Hod Hod" and "Kosar" satellites are schaduelled to be launched into Low Earth orbit from a Russian station.According to the reports, these satellites will be launched in October.Earlier on July 9, Head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Hassan Salariyeh announced that the country will launch two new satellites which have been designed and built by the private sector in the current Persian calendar year (started on March 20).Omid Faza company and a group of Amirkabir University students have been developing Kosar satellite.“Kosar satellite, which is an observation satellite, is scheduled to be launched and put into the orbit this year. Hodhod satellite, as a research-communication satellite, is also due to be launched concurrently with Kosar satellite,” Salariyeh said.“Other satellites, which are being built by the private sector upon an order by the ISA will be launched this year, God willing,” he added.“Also, the construction process of martyr Soleimani project, which includes an Internet of Things (IOT) satellite system, will start late this year,” Salariyeh said.Kosar is an observation satellite with an imaging resolution of 3.5 meters per pixel, which can be used for agricultural purposes, surveying and demarcation. The satellite has an orbital lifespan of two years.The Hodhod satellite is planned to be used in the area of the Internet of Things, agriculture, transportation and crisis management scenarios.Iran is among the 10 countries with the know-how of space technology and is the 11th country in the world in terms of space science and the leading country in the region.
November 05 (xxx:xx:xx:xx.xxx) – Ionosfera-M №1, Ionosfera-M №2, ASRTU-1, Kowsar, Hodhod, Skoltech-F, TELUM-LEO-1Е (x2), Frendship ATURK, KAI-2, satellite MSU-standart company, MIET second satellite, Nanozond-2, Ruzaevka-390, 3U satellite with hyperspectrometer from SSAU, 6U satellite with hyperspectrometer from SSAU, satellite FTI RAS/FMS with gamma detector, Marafon-D №11L, Zorkiy-2M 3, Zorkiy-2M 4, Zorkiy-2M 5, Zorkiy-2M 6, TUSUR-GO, Vizard-ion, Gorizont, Colibri-s, RTU MIREA1, multiple small sats – Soyuz-2-1B/Fregat-M (x15000-xxx/xxx-xxx) – Vostochniy, 1S
After brisk rate of 8 launches in the first 5 months of 2024, there was not a single Russian orbital launch attempt in the past 2 months, putting Roskosmos on track for a record-low space activities this century as war and sanctions choke the economy: https://russianspaceweb.com/2024.html
Other than the August 15 Progress MS-28 launch and the September 11 Soyuz MS-26 launch, are there any other Russian orbital launches (even if only rumored) in the near future?
https://hightech.plus/2024/05/23/na-vseh-rossiiskih-samoletah-i-v-poezdah-rzhd-k-2028-godu-poyavitsya-wi-fiGoogle translate:QuoteMay 23 at 11:52Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev said that by 2028, internet on board aircraft will be ubiquitous. This will be possible thanks to the creation of a Russian satellite constellation, an alternative to Starlink. All long-distance Russian Railways trains will also be connected to satellite internet, and the connection in them will be constant, and not just at large stations. It is planned that the first working satellites for this constellation will be launched into orbit in 2026, and by 2030 their number will increase to 737."When we launch (the satellite) constellation. In 2028, I think," the minister said, answering a relevant question on the sidelines of the Digital Industry of Industrial Russia (CIPR-2024) conference. As a representative of the Ministry of Digital Development reported, the introduction of Wi-Fi on board Russian aircraft is connected with the implementation of a satellite Internet project by the company Bureau 1440.
May 23 at 11:52Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev said that by 2028, internet on board aircraft will be ubiquitous. This will be possible thanks to the creation of a Russian satellite constellation, an alternative to Starlink. All long-distance Russian Railways trains will also be connected to satellite internet, and the connection in them will be constant, and not just at large stations. It is planned that the first working satellites for this constellation will be launched into orbit in 2026, and by 2030 their number will increase to 737."When we launch (the satellite) constellation. In 2028, I think," the minister said, answering a relevant question on the sidelines of the Digital Industry of Industrial Russia (CIPR-2024) conference. As a representative of the Ministry of Digital Development reported, the introduction of Wi-Fi on board Russian aircraft is connected with the implementation of a satellite Internet project by the company Bureau 1440.
Is this promised service via a satellite constellation currently under development?Quote from: Salo on 08/30/2024 11:02 amhttps://hightech.plus/2024/05/23/na-vseh-rossiiskih-samoletah-i-v-poezdah-rzhd-k-2028-godu-poyavitsya-wi-fiGoogle translate:QuoteMay 23 at 11:52Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev said that by 2028, internet on board aircraft will be ubiquitous. This will be possible thanks to the creation of a Russian satellite constellation, an alternative to Starlink. All long-distance Russian Railways trains will also be connected to satellite internet, and the connection in them will be constant, and not just at large stations. It is planned that the first working satellites for this constellation will be launched into orbit in 2026, and by 2030 their number will increase to 737."When we launch (the satellite) constellation. In 2028, I think," the minister said, answering a relevant question on the sidelines of the Digital Industry of Industrial Russia (CIPR-2024) conference. As a representative of the Ministry of Digital Development reported, the introduction of Wi-Fi on board Russian aircraft is connected with the implementation of a satellite Internet project by the company Bureau 1440.
Time for another long awaited update (WIP):Remarks№ - UTC Date (Format: DDD:HH:MM:SS:MS) – Satellite(s) – Rocket/Upper stage – Cosmodrome (Site/Pad) - Remarks2024№ - UTC Date (Format: DDD:HH:MM:SS:MS) – Satellite(s) – Rocket/Upper stage – Cosmodrome (Site/Pad) - Remarks04 - March 23 (083:3612:10.573) – Soyuz MS-25 (№756 (VE-21)) – Soyuz-2-1A (M15000-066) – Baikonur, 31/6
Ekspress-AMU5/AMU6 mission splitPlans to launch a pair of Ekspress AMU-5 and -AMU6 communications satellites on a single vehicle appeared in public documents around 2020. Both spacecraft were expected to be fully equipped with domestically produced components and intended for orbital positions 140 and 53 degrees East longitude respectively.In 2022, the development of the pair was promised to start in 2023, and the joint launch was expected in 2027. However, during 2024, the mission first shifted to 2028 and, in October 2024, a presentation at the SATCOMRUS conference by Aleksei Volin, the Director General of the Kosmicheskaya Svyaz operator, listed their launch in January 2029. The same document also showed the launch of the additional Ekspress-AMU52 satellite in July 2029, into the same orbital position with Ekspress-AMU51 at 140 degrees East for specific coverage of the Russian Far East and Siberia.Among explanations for "splitting" the Ekspress AMU-5 mission into the -AMU51 and -AMU52, could be the increase in mass of the satellites, associated with the switch to indigenous components, which could not be accommodated by the capabilities of the Angara-5 launch vehicle or a prognosis for a higher demand at this position not covered by an available satellite platform.
Navigation warnings have appeared for the launch of a Soyuz-2.1a or Soyuz-2.1b into polar orbit.Impact area for the first-stage strap-on boosters in the southern part of the White Sea:QuoteПРИП АРХАНГЕЛЬСК 100 КАРТА 91306ЮЖНАЯ ЧАСТЬ БЕЛОГО МОРЯ1. ПУСКИ РАКЕТНЫЕ 31 ОКТ ПО 05 НОЯБ 0700 ДО 0900РАЙОНЕ ЗАПРЕТНОМ ДЛЯ ПЛАВАНИЯ 66-10.0С 037-10.0В 66-00.0C 038-20.0В65-30.0С 038-30.0В 65-30.0С 037-30.0В2. ОТМ ЭТОТ НР 051000 НОЯБ=251100 МСК ГС-ННННImpact area for the payload fairing in the Barents Sea:QuoteNAVAREA XX 158/24BARENTS SEA.CHART RUS 10100.1. ROCKET LAUNCHING 0700 TO 0900 UTCDAILY 31 OCT TO 05 NOV NAVIGATIONPROHIBITED IN TERRITORIAL WATERSDANGEROUS OUTSIDE IN AREA BOUNDED BY:70-56-00N 032-04-58E70-10-00N 033-40-00E69-54-00N 032-40-00E 70-08-00N 032-04-58E,70-15-00N 031-50-00E70-30-07N 031-50-00E70-36-22N 031-43-18E.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051000 UTC NOV 24.=NNNNNo navigation warning yet for the core stage. This should appear soon.
ПРИП АРХАНГЕЛЬСК 100 КАРТА 91306ЮЖНАЯ ЧАСТЬ БЕЛОГО МОРЯ1. ПУСКИ РАКЕТНЫЕ 31 ОКТ ПО 05 НОЯБ 0700 ДО 0900РАЙОНЕ ЗАПРЕТНОМ ДЛЯ ПЛАВАНИЯ 66-10.0С 037-10.0В 66-00.0C 038-20.0В65-30.0С 038-30.0В 65-30.0С 037-30.0В2. ОТМ ЭТОТ НР 051000 НОЯБ=251100 МСК ГС-НННН
NAVAREA XX 158/24BARENTS SEA.CHART RUS 10100.1. ROCKET LAUNCHING 0700 TO 0900 UTCDAILY 31 OCT TO 05 NOV NAVIGATIONPROHIBITED IN TERRITORIAL WATERSDANGEROUS OUTSIDE IN AREA BOUNDED BY:70-56-00N 032-04-58E70-10-00N 033-40-00E69-54-00N 032-40-00E 70-08-00N 032-04-58E,70-15-00N 031-50-00E70-30-07N 031-50-00E70-36-22N 031-43-18E.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051000 UTC NOV 24.=NNNN
Russia and Kazakhstan have been searching for other potential investors in the project during the last two years but apparently have found no takers. So last month, according to the Russian state news service TASS, a commission of Russian and Kazakh officials decided to instead convert Gagarin's Start into a museum complex to preserve its historic heritage.<snip>The Soyuz 2 rocket already can launch from spaceports in the northern and eastern parts of Russia, at Plesetsk and Vostochny, respectively. And Russia is more interested in investing in those facilities since they are not leased from Kazakhstan.
First quarter: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket to launch the Obzor-R remote-sensing satellite. In early 2024, the launch was expected in the second quarter of that year, but by August 2024, it was postponed until the fourth quarter of 2024 and by September 2024, it was postponed until the first quarter of 2025. The unboard payload for the first Obzor-R was delivered to RKTs Progress for final integration in April 2024, making it possible the shipment of the satellite to the launch site in December 2024 and its launch in the first quarter of 2025, according to RKTs Progress. However, unofficial sources said in the Fall of 2024, that the Kasatka-R radar payload had to be shipped back to its manufacturer, NII TP, for upgrades after failing tests, which was the main reason that pushed the mission from 2024 into 2025.
https://www.roscosmos.ru/41108/Starting in 2025, the duration of Soyuz MS spacecraft flights is planned to be increased from six to seven to nine months, which will save one spacecraft every two years.(...)
Начиная с 2025 года длительности полётов кораблей «Союз МС» планируется увеличить с шести до семи-девяти месяцев, что позволит сэкономить по одному кораблю каждые два года.Также в следующем году для поддержания надёжности функционирования МКС и гарантированного присутствия как минимум одного российского космонавта на российском сегменте и как минимум одного американского астронавта на американском сегменте станции будет подписано третье дополнение к договорённости между Роскосмосом и NASA по полётам интегрированных экипажей на МКС (перекрёстным полётам). Соглашением будут дополнительно предусмотрены два полёта астронавтов NASA на кораблях «Союз МС-28» и «Союз МС-29» в 2025 и 2026 годах, соответственно, и три полёта космонавтов Роскосмоса на кораблях Crew Dragon (ещё один дополнительный полет в 2025 году и по одному в 2026 и 2027 годах).
Starting from 2025, the flight duration of Soyuz MS spacecraft is planned to be increased from six to seven to nine months, which will save one spacecraft every two years.Also next year, in order to maintain the reliability of the ISS operation and guarantee the presence of at least one Russian cosmonaut on the Russian segment and at least one American astronaut on the American segment of the station, a third addendum to the agreement between Roscosmos and NASA on integrated crew flights to the ISS (crossover flights) will be signed. The agreement will additionally provide for two flights of NASA astronauts on Soyuz MS-28 and Soyuz MS-29 in 2025 and 2026, respectively, and three flights of Roscosmos cosmonauts on Crew Dragon spacecraft (one additional flight in 2025 and one each in 2026 and 2027).
So from this year Soyuz launches are to take place not every 6 months as now, but every 7-9 months. So we have to wait for Roskosmos to give specific dates.
Quote from: JSz on 01/01/2025 02:49 pmSo from this year Soyuz launches are to take place not every 6 months as now, but every 7-9 months. So we have to wait for Roskosmos to give specific dates.If we factor in MS-26 lasting just less than eight months (early September to late April) and assume a slow ramp-up of flight length, since this is a new thing, it might look something like this:MS-27: early April to early December 2025 (8 months)MS-28: late November 2025 to late July 2026 (8 months)MS-29: mid July 2026 to late March 2027 (8.5 months)MS-30: early March to mid November 2027 (8.5 months)MS-31: early November 2027 to mid July 2028 (8.5 months)MS-32: early July 2028 to late March 2029 (9 months)MS-33: mid March 2029 to mid December 2029 (9 months)MS-34: early December 2029 to early September 2030 (9 months)
Please use the discussion thread for discussions that are not official information.https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59573.0
Late March (xxx:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - TBD - Angara-A5/TBD - (7175x/x) – Plesetsk 35/1June 08 (159:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - Kosmos [14F166] - Angara-A5/Briz-M (7175x/88803 (885xx)) – Plesetsk 35/1
QuoteLate March (xxx:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - TBD - Angara-A5/TBD - (7175x/x) – Plesetsk 35/1June 08 (159:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - Kosmos [14F166] - Angara-A5/Briz-M (7175x/88803 (885xx)) – Plesetsk 35/1I believe these 2 entries are duplicate, its the same launch.
This appears to be based on inside info. No NOTAMs yet for a launch on that day as far as I can see. This launch first appeared in the schedule on the NK forum about two weeks ago and was then expected in the summer. That was based on a post on another Russian space forum, which literally said: "The first satellites of our new multi-satellite constellations have just gone into orbit. The next ones will fly in the summer months". The author was referring to the launch of Kosmos-2581/2582/2583 on February 5, so this was interpreted as meaning that another such trio would go up in the summer. Angara-1.2 was not mentioned in the post, but was probably considered to be the most likely launch vehicle since the February 5 launch is said to have been the last of the Soyuz-2.1v.Also note that in the same schedule the launch date for the next Angara-A5 mission has been updated from "unknown" to "late March". A two-week interval between Angara launches would be unprecedented.
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 03/05/2025 12:26 amQuote from: patchfree on 03/04/2025 11:13 pmAngara 1.2/AM: AM stands for ?It's the upper stage, called Aggregate Module.https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/angara-1-2.htmhttps://russianspaceweb.com/angara1.htmlWhich, in my opinion, doesn't need to be mentioned separately.The Aggregate Module is part of the Angara 1.2.The Angara 1.2pp flew without it, but with a second stage of the Angara 5.
Quote from: patchfree on 03/04/2025 11:13 pmAngara 1.2/AM: AM stands for ?It's the upper stage, called Aggregate Module.https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/angara-1-2.htmhttps://russianspaceweb.com/angara1.html
Angara 1.2/AM: AM stands for ?
July 24: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch the second pair Ionosfera satellites (No. 3 and No. 4) and a cluster of secondary payloads from Vostochny.As of October 2024, the launch was expected in April 2025, but by the end of 2024, the mission was set for June 17, 2025. In March 2025, the launch was expected on July 24.The Fregat upper stage for the mission arrived at Vostochny by April 11, 2025. At the launch site, the space tug was put into storage until the start of the active launch campaign a month later. On May 12, Roskosmos reported that specialists from Vostochny space center and from NPO Lavochkin had unpacked Fregat and installed into it processing rig for the upcoming electric and pneumatic tests preceding fueling operations.
Planned Russian space launches:QuoteJuly 24: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch the second pair Ionosfera satellites (No. 3 and No. 4) and a cluster of secondary payloads from Vostochny.As of October 2024, the launch was expected in April 2025, but by the end of 2024, the mission was set for June 17, 2025. In March 2025, the launch was expected on July 24.The Fregat upper stage for the mission arrived at Vostochny by April 11, 2025. At the launch site, the space tug was put into storage until the start of the active launch campaign a month later. On May 12, Roskosmos reported that specialists from Vostochny space center and from NPO Lavochkin had unpacked Fregat and installed into it processing rig for the upcoming electric and pneumatic tests preceding fueling operations.
Large dump of launch dates from tour operators: https://kosmodrom.space/raspisanie-zapuskov* Progress MS-31: July 3 17:31 UTC* Bion-M #2: July 20 15:13 UTC (launch time is for when this was scheduled to launch in March, but https://x.com/katlinegrey/status/1922323046469091829 confirms it)* Ionosfera-M #3/4: July 25 05:54 UTC* Progress MS-32: September 11 13:49 UTC* Soyuz MS-28: November 27 07:26 UTC* Progress MS-33: December 18 22:54 UTC
Launch of Express-RV satellites for UAV control in the Arctic is planned for 2026MOSCOW, June 9. /TASS/. The first satellites of the highly elliptical Express-RV system, which will provide constant communication for unmanned aerial vehicles in the Arctic region, are planned to be launched at the end of 2026. This was announced by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Bakanov."The first launch is planned for the end of 2026. These devices are already in production at ISS Reshetnev (JSC Reshetnev - TASS note), we are closely monitoring to ensure there are no delays in deadlines," Bakanov said on the program
Unclear:UTC Date (Format: DDD:HH:MM:SS:MS) – Satellite(s) – Rocket/Upper stage – Cosmodrome (Site/Pad) - Remarks(...)****TBD (xxx:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - Eagle L-01 (№xxx) - Yenisei (x/x) – Vostochniy, 2Y
What is the Eagle-L spacecraft being launched by the Yenisei rocket? I guess it won't be some version of the manned Eagle (Oryol)?Quote from: russianhalo117 on 06/19/2025 08:16 pmUnclear:UTC Date (Format: DDD:HH:MM:SS:MS) – Satellite(s) – Rocket/Upper stage – Cosmodrome (Site/Pad) - Remarks(...)****TBD (xxx:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - Eagle L-01 (№xxx) - Yenisei (x/x) – Vostochniy, 2Y
Hmmmm, something doesn't add up on October 22, 2025.On the Russian forum, the Elektro L-5 launch is reported for October 22, 2025, but here:October 22 (295:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - Cosmos (Ekvator No. 1/IRN-30B-34E) - Proton-M/Briz-M (93572/99569) - Baikonur, 200/39Russian source:October 22 - Elektro-L No. 5 - Proton-M/DM-03 (11C861-03) - Baikonur 81/24what is correct?
I hear that the next Proton Launch will be for "foreign customer".If rumor is true this is Ekvator.
Even during the Cold War, the then Soviet satellites were given a name.Now they are just called “cosmic apparatuses”.Some of the launch times in the photo are also inaccurate.The last official satellite with the name Kosmos is Kosmos 2587!
I'm not sure if this matter will be resolved even with UN filings. Strange things are happening there as well. See, for instance, the objects that Russia registered for September 2024. Only Kosmos-2578 was registered. Missing are Kosmos-2577 (although that was launched together with Kosmos-2578) and even Soyuz MS-26.I wouldn't be surprised if the latest military satellites don't get a Kosmos number even in the UN filings (and I'm not talking just about subsatellites). This will, of course, cause tremendous problems for statistics.
Novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru has changed the numbering of the Kosmos satellites, possibly based on insider information.Kosmos 2591 may be the subsatellite of Kosmos 2558?
I don't want to contradict Bart, but I would like to remind everyone that some satellites were “forgotten” in thereports to the UN.
Novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru has changed the numbering of the Kosmos satellites, possibly based on insider information.Kosmos 2591 may be the subsatellite of Kosmos 2558?Космос-2592 (14Ф178 ОО МКА №7), Космос-2593 (14Ф178 ОО МКА No 08), Космос-2594 (14Ф178 ОО МКА №9), Космос-2595 (14Ф178 ОО МКА №10) (Angara 1.2 August 21)
TBD (xxx:xx:xx:xx.xxx) - Kosmos (Glonass-K2 №15L / Block K7) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M (x15000-xxx/112-25) - Plesetsk, 43/x
Various rocket stage impact warnings indicate there will be a launch of a solid-fuel ICBM from Plesetsk between December 3 and December 10 in the direction of the Kamchatka peninsula. The impact zones are typical for the Yars-M ICBM, but since a training launch of a standard Yars-M took place just a little over a month ago as part of a large-scale nuclear exercise, this could be a test launch of a new version of the rocket. Aside from a version known as 15P182, there is another one named Bureya. This essentially is the three-stage Yars with a solid-fuel "kick stage" mounted on top. The Russian term for that stage (dovodochnaya stupen) is usually used in the context of space rockets (mainly the Start-1(M) rocket), but it's not clear what its purpose is on Bureya. Chanches that this launch is space-related are slim, but you never know...
What might be the first Russian orbital launch after the New Year's holidays, January 1-8?
