Kepler Communications signs launch agreement with Innovative Space Logistics B.V (ISL) working with GK Launch Services to deploy two satellites into sun-synchronous orbit in Q2-Q3 2020.
https://ria.ru/20191004/1559421972.htmlGoogle translationQuoteNASA asked Roscosmos to postpone the launch of the Progress MS-13 cargo ship to the International Space Station from December 6 to another time so as not to interfere with the docking of the American Dragon truck on the same day, an official representative of NASA told RIA Novosti.QuoteAs a possible new date for the launch of "Progress" is considered December 1.
NASA asked Roscosmos to postpone the launch of the Progress MS-13 cargo ship to the International Space Station from December 6 to another time so as not to interfere with the docking of the American Dragon truck on the same day, an official representative of NASA told RIA Novosti.
As a possible new date for the launch of "Progress" is considered December 1.
Bottoms said Kepler has a third and final prototype scheduled for a Soyuz launch in February. Kepler spokesperson Victoria Alberto said the launch for the prototype, called TARS, was not arranged with GK Launch Services and Innovative Space Logistics. She declined to provide additional details about the satellites launch.
17 - October 9 - Eutelsat 5 West B; MEV-1 - Proton-M/Briz-M (93704/99573) - Baikonur, 200/39 - 10:17:56
Anatoly Zak writes on his website, that the second Angara A5 starts again with Briz-M. (14S43, cyr. 14C43)http://www.russianspaceweb.com/angara5-flight2.html#2018_09@anik writes on Novosti kosmonavtiki forum that Persey (14S48, cyr. 14C48) will start later with A5 3L.http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum13/topic14340/message1881165/#message1881165
The 2nd launch of the Angara A5 was postponed to first half of 2020. reports ria-novostihttps://ria.ru/20191012/1559697209.html
The second launch of Angara-A5, now scheduled for the first half of 2020 from Plesetsk, will use the Briz-M upper stage?And carry a dummy payload?To GEO?
The third launch of Angara-A5 will also be from Plesetsk and will use Persey, an upgrade of the DM-03 upper stage?And, again, it will carry a dummy payload? Or a real payload?To GEO?
TASS now confirms that this will be the first launch from pad 43/3 since the October 2002 Foton-M1 crash. It also updated the launch date to December 5.
https://ria.ru/20191011/1559653373.htmlPossible shift of the launch of Soyuz MS-16 and crew changeGoogle translationQuoteThe first launch of the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle with the International Space Station crew, scheduled for March 20, can be postponed to April 9, a source in the space rocket told RIA Novosti.Quote"The transfer of the launch of the Soyuz MS-16 manned spacecraft on the Soyuz-2.1a rocket from March 20 to April 9, 2020, is being considered," the agencys interlocutor said, without specifying the reasons for the delay.QuoteThe crew of the Soyuz MS-16 includes Russian cosmonauts Nikolai Tikhonov and Andrei Babkin and NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy.But this also requires a delay of the landing of Soyuz MS-15
The first launch of the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle with the International Space Station crew, scheduled for March 20, can be postponed to April 9, a source in the space rocket told RIA Novosti.
"The transfer of the launch of the Soyuz MS-16 manned spacecraft on the Soyuz-2.1a rocket from March 20 to April 9, 2020, is being considered," the agencys interlocutor said, without specifying the reasons for the delay.
The crew of the Soyuz MS-16 includes Russian cosmonauts Nikolai Tikhonov and Andrei Babkin and NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy.
https://ria.ru/20191014/1559737061.htmlGoogle translate:Quote"The landing of the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft can be postponed from March 30 to April 17, 2020," the agencys interlocutor said, without specifying the reasons for the delay.
"The landing of the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft can be postponed from March 30 to April 17, 2020," the agencys interlocutor said, without specifying the reasons for the delay.
MOSCOW, October 15 - RIA News. The launch of the Glonass-M navigation satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, scheduled for November, was postponed until December 2, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.At the end of August, another industry source reported that Glonass-M would be launched into orbit with the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Frigate booster in mid-November. On Monday, several media reported that the start is planned for December 5th.The launch was postponed until December 2, the source said, without specifying the reason for the transfer.According to him, this will be the first launch from the launch complex, which has recently been upgraded to the Soyuz-2 rocket.
https://tass.ru/kosmos/7016875RKTs Progress director Dmitriy Baranov says that two out of three Soyuz-2-1v launch vehicles ordered by the Ministry of Defense for 2019 have been finished. One is in storage at RKTs Progress and the other has been shipped to the Plesetsk cosmodrome. A third rocket is in the final stages of assembly. It is not quite clear from his statement if the rocket delivered to Plesetsk is the one used to launch Kosmos-2535/2536/2537/2538 last July. Possibly, that rocket was part of an earlier order by the Ministry of Defense. According to the Russian launch schedule on the NK forum there is another Soyuz-2-1v/Volga scheduled for launch from Plesetsk before the end of this year.
The agencys interlocutor noted that the acquisition of space on the manned spacecraft, the launch of which is scheduled for October 14, 2020, will allow NASA to ensure that at least one astronaut remains on the ISS until the spring of 2021. Now the crew of the Soyuz MS-17 include Russians Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Wagner. Third place is still vacant.According to the negotiator, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen is considered the most likely candidate for the Soyuz MS-17 flight. Recently, he took a training course for flights on Russian manned spacecraft and for the remaining year you can manage to prepare him as a full member of the crew.
Payload Date (UTC) Time (UTC) Launch Vehicle LCProgress MS-13 (74P) December 6 Soyuz-2-1a 31/6
