Moscow. December 24. INTERFAX - The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage will launch the Ionosfera-M No. 1 and Ionosfera-M No. 2 spacecraft from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the second quarter of 2021, it follows from the information on public procurement website. According to the materials of the contract, the purpose of the development work is to prepare the ground space infrastructure of the Vostochny cosmodrome for the launch in April-June 2021 of the Ionosfera-M No. 1 and Ionosfera-M No. 2 spacecraft using a launch vehicle Soyuz-2.16 and the Fregat upper stage.
MOSCOW, December 24. / TASS /. The launch of the Obzor-R radar satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome is scheduled for the third quarter of 2021, follows from a government contract published on the public procurement portal."The purpose of the MCh R&D work [an integral part of the development work] is to ensure <...> the launch in the third quarter of 2021 of the Obzor-R No. 1 spacecraft [spacecraft] using the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle , - the document says.
"The launch of the heavy" Angara "is planned for the first time with the Perseus upper stage and a mock-up of the spacecraft in the third quarter of 2021," the agency's source said...."The start of the light" Angara "is planned in the fourth quarter of next year, also with a satellite model," the source said.
MOSCOW, December 24. / TASS /. The first modernized heavy launch vehicle Angara-A5M will be launched at the end of 2024. This was announced by the General Designer of the Salyut Design Bureau of the Center. MV Khrunicheva Sergei Kuznetsov."We have signed general schedules for the creation of this machine, and we plan to launch it at the end of 2024," Kuznetsov said in an interview with the Russia-24 TV channel.
Quote from: owais.usmani on 12/31/2020 12:47 pmQuote from: Stan Black on 12/31/2020 12:18 pmVostochny Soyuz are different to those launched from Baikonur and Plesetsk.https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32723.msg1755929#msg1755929Thanks for that, but what difference does it make? They are all manufactured at the same factory. I thought as Vostochny is now ready they would now target maximum launches from their own soil rather than from another country.Well, all the launch vehicles called "Soyuz" are quite different from one another - in terms of launch site compatible:*** Soyuz ST can be launched from Kourou - ONLY.*** Soyuz 2.1a / 2.1b (14А14) - can be launched from Baikonur or Plesetsk - ONLY.*** Soyuz "for Vostochny" (372РН16 / 372РН17) - can be launched from Vostochny - ONLY.This is the difference:You can NOT easily transfer launches from Baikonur to Vostochny or back - You HAVE to have the right type of the vehicle.If, say, you want to transfer launch of Satellite N from Baikonur to Vostochny - you need ANOTHER type of Soyuz produced.Given it takes 3 years to complete Soyuz - such transfer is NOT a complicated thing.
Quote from: Stan Black on 12/31/2020 12:18 pmVostochny Soyuz are different to those launched from Baikonur and Plesetsk.https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32723.msg1755929#msg1755929Thanks for that, but what difference does it make? They are all manufactured at the same factory. I thought as Vostochny is now ready they would now target maximum launches from their own soil rather than from another country.
Vostochny Soyuz are different to those launched from Baikonur and Plesetsk.https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32723.msg1755929#msg1755929
https://pixxel.co.in/http://gklaunch.ru/en/news/soyuz-2-to-launch-first-demo-mission-for-pixxel-constellation-of-india/QuoteBANGALORE, INDIA – SEPTEMBER //, 2019 – Pixxel has signed a launch contract with GK Launch Services for its first tech demo mission to be launched in Q2-Q3 2020 from Baikonur on GK-operated Soyuz-2 mission. The contract was arranged with the support of Precious Payload’s launch booking platform.PIXXEL is an Indian space startup based in Bengaluru, India. Pixxel is building a constellation of earth imaging satellites to provide global coverage every 24 hours. The startup is the only Asian participant in the Techstars Starbust Space Accelerator where it is working with JPL NASA, US Air Force, Lockheed Martin, SAIC and IAI among other space stalwarts.“We have chosen GK Launch Services because it bundles all the services in one package, offering transparent and standard insurance products along with launch services to the customers. Moreover, the company helps to solve less evident but equally important issues that traditionally brokers do, such as separation systems, logistics support, and right up to visa support. At the same time, having trusted our launch management to Precious Payload team, we have opted for focusing on our product and clients,” said Awais Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer of Pixxel.
BANGALORE, INDIA – SEPTEMBER //, 2019 – Pixxel has signed a launch contract with GK Launch Services for its first tech demo mission to be launched in Q2-Q3 2020 from Baikonur on GK-operated Soyuz-2 mission. The contract was arranged with the support of Precious Payload’s launch booking platform.PIXXEL is an Indian space startup based in Bengaluru, India. Pixxel is building a constellation of earth imaging satellites to provide global coverage every 24 hours. The startup is the only Asian participant in the Techstars Starbust Space Accelerator where it is working with JPL NASA, US Air Force, Lockheed Martin, SAIC and IAI among other space stalwarts.“We have chosen GK Launch Services because it bundles all the services in one package, offering transparent and standard insurance products along with launch services to the customers. Moreover, the company helps to solve less evident but equally important issues that traditionally brokers do, such as separation systems, logistics support, and right up to visa support. At the same time, having trusted our launch management to Precious Payload team, we have opted for focusing on our product and clients,” said Awais Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer of Pixxel.
Quote from: otter on 01/15/2021 04:09 amQuote‘Anand’ in all its glory, readying up for its literal launch. PixxelSpace ready to take off in 2021.Is this satellite meant to rideshare on the Amazonia-1 launch on PSLV, or is it meant for the CAS500-1 rideshare flight on Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat flight from Baikonur?
Quote‘Anand’ in all its glory, readying up for its literal launch. PixxelSpace ready to take off in 2021.
‘Anand’ in all its glory, readying up for its literal launch. PixxelSpace ready to take off in 2021.
GK Launch Services @gk_launchWe have commenced work at the #Baikonur cosmodrome on preparing #Soyuz-2 LV commercial launch scheduled for March 20, 2021. Today #Fregat upper stage, ELSA-d, DMSAT-1, UNISAT-7, three GRUS and a Fukui Prefectural Satellite arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Follow our news!
The number of launches from the Baikonur cosmodrome this year will more than double compared to last, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.In 2020, seven space launches were carried out from Baikonur."This year, 15 to 17 launches from Baikonur are planned," the source said.Among them, he said, are three Proton-M missiles and 12-14 Soyuz-2 missiles."It is planned to launch into orbit, in particular, three crewed spacecraft Soyuz, three cargo" Progress ", two modules of the International Space Station, telecommunications satellites Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7, three groups of OneWeb vehicles and a meteorological satellite "Arktika-M", - said the source.
"This year, it is planned to launch five satellites: the last Glonass-M - within a year, two Glonass-K - in the second and third quarters, two Glonass-K2 - in the third and fourth quarters," the source said. agencies.
https://ria.ru/20210126/perenos-1594568671.htmlLaunch has been postponed to not earlier than March 25, 2021. It's possibly to more late date.
MOSCOW, January 28. / TASS /. Roscosmos plans to carry out eight launches under the OneWeb program from the Baikonur, Vostochny and Kuru cosmodromes. This was announced to TASS by the Deputy General Director of Roscosmos for International Cooperation Sergei Savelyev."Three spacecraft launches are planned from the Baikonur and Vostochny cosmodromes within the framework of the OneWeb project," Saveliev said.According to the deputy general director, two cluster launches are also planned from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana.
"In 2021, the Russian side plans to carry out 10 launches with Soyuz-2 and Soyuz-ST carrier rockets in the interests of foreign customers," Saveliev said.According to the deputy general director of the state corporation, four of them will pass from the Baikonur cosmodrome and three each from Vostochny and Kuru (French Guiana). At the same time, the launch of the apparatus of the European global satellite navigation system Galileo is expected from the Kuru cosmodrome.In the second quarter of 2021, the launch of the Earth remote sensing spacecraft CAS500-1 is planned from Baikonur in the interests of the Republic of Korea with a group of 34 foreign and Russian spacecraft launched as an associated payload.
Catalan ‘space agency’ to launch first satellite in MarchBy Jennifer Leighfield -27 January 2021 @ 14:59CATALAN ‘space agency’ NewSpace will launch its first nanosatellite into space on March 20.It will do so from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7.07am Catalan time.The small satellite will improve 5G connectivity and internet access. They will also observe the Earth.The launch was announced for the Councillor for Digital Policies and Public Administration of the Generalitat Catalana, Jordi Puignero, during the signing of contracts for the construction and launch of the first two nanosatellites which the Catalan Government will put in orbit.It will be done through the companies Sateliot and Open Cosmos, and the second one will probably be at the end of this year or the beginning of next.The Catalan Government will invest around €18 million in the project over four years and hopes to create 1,200 new jobs. Up to six satellites are planned within the next few years.Puignero also said that the aim is to make Cataluña into a “digital country, not only as a consumer but also as a producer of digital technologies”.The technology could be used in varied fields, such as crop or livestock control in difficult to access areas, controlling atmospheric contamination or the capacity of reservoirs.The Catalan Government believes this is a unique opportunity to launch a new sector which could be a breath of fresh air for the region and could generate around €300 million in three or four years.Nanosatellites are small satellites which usually weigh less than 10 kilos and have a cost of around €1 million. They can be used for about four years and have an orbit of approximately 2,000 kilometres.The satellites used by the Catalan Space Agency, NewSpace, will be named by children in events and competitions which will be announced soon.Some could be launched from the Lleida-Alguaire airport.
Pion-NKS №901 - 02.02.2021
2 февраля - Космос (14Ф139 Пион-НКС №901) - Союз-2-1Б - Плесецк 43/?Februry 2 Kosmos 14F139 Pion NKS No. 901 - Soyuz 2-1B Plesetsk 43/?https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?topic=16307.msg2117280#msg2117280
https://tass.ru/kosmos/10565159Google translate:QuoteMOSCOW, January 28. / TASS /. Roscosmos plans to carry out eight launches under the OneWeb program from the Baikonur, Vostochny and Kuru cosmodromes. This was announced to TASS by the Deputy General Director of Roscosmos for International Cooperation Sergei Savelyev."Three spacecraft launches are planned from the Baikonur and Vostochny cosmodromes within the framework of the OneWeb project," Saveliev said.According to the deputy general director, two cluster launches are also planned from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana.
https://tass.ru/kosmos/10565073Google translate:Quote"In 2021, the Russian side plans to carry out 10 launches with Soyuz-2 and Soyuz-ST carrier rockets in the interests of foreign customers," Saveliev said.According to the deputy general director of the state corporation, four of them will pass from the Baikonur cosmodrome and three each from Vostochny and Kuru (French Guiana). At the same time, the launch of the apparatus of the European global satellite navigation system Galileo is expected from the Kuru cosmodrome.In the second quarter of 2021, the launch of the Earth remote sensing spacecraft CAS500-1 is planned from Baikonur in the interests of the Republic of Korea with a group of 34 foreign and Russian spacecraft launched as an associated payload.
