February 1 (02:07:18) - Kanopus-V n.º3, Kanopus-V n.º 4, Auriga, S-Net-1, S-Net-2, S-Net-3, S-Net-4, Lemur-2 (x4), D-Star One - Soyuz-2.1A/Fregat-M (??/122-03), Vostochniy, 1S
Аппараты, запускаемые по федеральным контрактам:«Канопус-В» №3;«Канопус-В» №4;Аппараты, запускаемые по контрактам ОАО «Главкосмос»:4 КА LEMUR типа 3U CubeSat (США);4 КА S-NET (Германия);КА D-Star One (Германия).
Only one Proton mission of 2018 was dedicated to the launch of foreign commercial payloads -- Eutelsat-5 West and MEV-1. However, sources familiar with the matter said that the two satellites being built by Orbital ATK would not be ready for launch until at least fourth quarter of 2018 or, more likely, the first quarter of 2019. The remaining Proton manifest still included an impressive list of up to five federal payloads, but it is deceptive due to tenuous chances to fly for the majority of these missions before the end of the year. The first of them -- the Blagovest-12L military communications satellite -- was scheduled for liftoff on March 22, which is very possibly the only Proton mission with a solid launch date in the course of the entire year. The launch of the Spektr-RG observatory, previously expected in September of 2018, is widely believed to be impossible until the Spring of 2019. The launch of the latest version of the Elektro-L weather satellite, famous for its spectacular images of the Earth, is officially scheduled for October 22, but if, history is any guide, the mission has plenty of time to slip into 2019. Finally, the launch of the MLM Nauka module to the International Space Station, ISS, is officially set for December, but in reality, it is even less likely to take place until well into 2019. One remaining uncertain item on the 2018 Proton manifest is an unidentified military payload, which has been floating in the Proton's manifest for a couple of years and could be postponed beyond 2018.
Performed Russian space launches on 2018 (times in UTC)N.º - Date – Satellite(s) – Rocket/Upper stage – Cosmodrome – Time (UTC)01 - February 1 (02:07:18.130) - Kanopus-V n.º3, Kanopus-V n.º 4, S-Net-1, S-Net-2, S-Net-3, S-Net-4, Lemur-2 (75) 'TheNickMolo', Lemur-2 (76) 'Jin-Luen', Lemur-2 (77) 'UramChamsol', D-Star ONE v.1.1 Phoenix - Soyuz-2.1A/Fregat-M (N15000-002/122-03), Vostochniy, 1SChanges on February 1
Quote from: Satori on 02/01/2018 03:23 pmPerformed Russian space launches on 2018 (times in UTC)N.º - Date – Satellite(s) – Rocket/Upper stage – Cosmodrome – Time (UTC)01 - February 1 (02:07:18.130) - Kanopus-V n.º3, Kanopus-V n.º 4, S-Net-1, S-Net-2, S-Net-3, S-Net-4, Lemur-2 (75) 'TheNickMolo', Lemur-2 (76) 'Jin-Luen', Lemur-2 (77) 'UramChamsol', D-Star ONE v.1.1 Phoenix - Soyuz-2.1A/Fregat-M (N15000-002/122-03), Vostochniy, 1SChanges on February 1You forgot Lemur-2 (74) 'Kadi'.
With liftoff expected to be confirmed for the end of April, the satellite will start its journey to Russia in March.
Launch of the ISS Expedition 55-56 Crew (Artemyev, Feustel, Arnold) to the ISS on Soyuz MS-08 (Pre-launch video b-roll scheduled at 1:05 p.m. EDT; launch scheduled at 1:44 p.m. EDT) (Starts at 12:45 p.m.) (all channels)
October 11 – Progress MS-10 (No. 440) – Soyuz-FG – Baikonur
Quote from: Satori on 02/01/2018 03:23 pmOctober 11 – Progress MS-10 (No. 440) – Soyuz-FG – BaikonurIsn't it unusual for a Progress cargo to fly with a Soyuz-FG? I thought this version of the Soyuz to be pretty much reserved for manned missions. Could it be a typo by any chance?
Quote from: 0Firefly on 02/08/2018 11:05 amQuote from: Satori on 02/01/2018 03:23 pmOctober 11 – Progress MS-10 (No. 440) – Soyuz-FG – BaikonurIsn't it unusual for a Progress cargo to fly with a Soyuz-FG? I thought this version of the Soyuz to be pretty much reserved for manned missions. Could it be a typo by any chance?No. Last Soyuz-FG's will be used for Progress MS launches while manned launches will be transferred to Soyuz-2-1A launch vehicles.
21 March at 17:44 UTC
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.htmlQuote12:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 21 - Coverage of the Launch of the ISS Expedition 55-56 Crew (Artemyev, Feustel, Arnold) to the ISS on Soyuz MS-08 (Pre-launch video b-roll scheduled at 1:05 p.m. EDT; launch scheduled at 1:44 p.m. EDT) (Starts at 12:45 p.m.) Quote3 p.m., Friday, March 23 - Coverage of the Docking of the ISS Expedition 55-56 Crew (Artemyev, Feustel, Arnold) to the ISS on Soyuz MS-08 (Docking scheduled at 3:43 p.m. EDT)
12:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 21 - Coverage of the Launch of the ISS Expedition 55-56 Crew (Artemyev, Feustel, Arnold) to the ISS on Soyuz MS-08 (Pre-launch video b-roll scheduled at 1:05 p.m. EDT; launch scheduled at 1:44 p.m. EDT) (Starts at 12:45 p.m.)
3 p.m., Friday, March 23 - Coverage of the Docking of the ISS Expedition 55-56 Crew (Artemyev, Feustel, Arnold) to the ISS on Soyuz MS-08 (Docking scheduled at 3:43 p.m. EDT)
Russian military postpones the launch of a #Soyuz-2-1v rocket with a classified payload from #Plesetsk until the end of March: http://www.russianspaceweb.com/2018.html#mka
Josef Aschbacher @AschbacherJosefSentinel-3B launch 🚀 planned 25 April. This will be the seventh Sentinel launch in 4 years. We currently produce 14 TB data volume per day ! Very few realise the magnitude and success of Copernicus. Compliments to all involved ! @CopernicusEU @ESA_EO