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.
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
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.
