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– When is the transition to the Angara-A5M rocket planned? After that, will the production of the "regular" Angara-A5 be completed?– According to the plans of the Khrunichev Center, the Angara-A5M rocket should be created in 2025. It is advisable to use one heavy-class rocket both at the Vostochny Cosmodrome and at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The issues of replacing the Angara-A5 rocket with the Angara-A5M rocket require the development of a number of organizational documents. These documents will determine the timing of the transition to the Angara-A5M.
MOSCOW, October 1. /TASS/. Russia plans to launch a series of hydrometeorological satellites for remote sensing of the Earth, in particular the Arctic region, from 2025 to 2034. This was announced by Sergei Zaitsev, Director of the Department of Scientific and Technical Projects of the Roscosmos State Corporation, at the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences."Today in our country we are trying to pay maximum attention to the hydrometeorological direction, so we have formed a triad of space systems. These are spacecraft placed in geostationary orbit, highly elliptical space systems beyond the northern latitudes, this system is unique in the world, and a low-orbit segment represented by Meteor-M satellites," he said.In particular, it is planned to launch the Arktika-MP spacecraft in 2025. It will provide hydrometeorological information, including weather forecasts on a regional and global scale - forecast and condition of the waters of the seas, oceans, the Northern Sea Route, conditions for aviation flights, heliogeophysical conditions in near-Earth space, the state of the ionosphere and the Earth's magnetic field.The satellite will also relay signals from COSPAS-SARSAT emergency radio beacons.According to its presentation, in 2026 it is planned to launch the Resurs-PM high-detail observation spacecraft, and in 2032 it is planned to launch the Ionosfera-M-OP, Meteor-MP and Stereoskop satellites into orbit. The Resurs-PM spacecraft will carry out mapping, monitor emergency situations, and obtain data for the search for hydrocarbon resources.About the satellitesThe Ionosfera-M-OP is a new-generation spacecraft for studying space weather (heliogeophysical conditions). The satellite will observe the Sun and solar activity, monitor the state of the ionosphere and geomagnetic activity. The Meteor-MP spacecraft will provide initial hydrometeorological data on a global scale for weather forecasting, monitor hazardous weather events and warn of their approach, monitor the radiation and heliogeophysical situation. Stereoskop is a new generation spacecraft for general observation of the Earth. In 2034, it is planned to launch the Okean spacecraft into orbit to analyze and forecast the state of the seas, oceans, ice cover in the Arctic, Antarctica, monitor natural and man-made emergencies, monitor the state of the aquatic environment, monitor fishing areas of the World Ocean and inform the fishing fleet.
In particular, it is planned to launch the Arktika-MP spacecraft in 2025.
SAMARA, October 2. /TASS/. Russia’s advanced Soyuz-5 carrier rocket is set to blast off for the first time in 2026 instead of 2025 as was initially scheduled, First Deputy CEO of the Progress Space Rocket Center Ravil Akhmetov said on Wednesday."The Soyuz-5 is at the stage of its development. It is set to launch for the first time in 2026," he said.
YAROSLAVL, October 3. /TASS/. The first Russian import-substituted communication satellite Express-AMU4 is scheduled to be launched in December 2026, according to the report of CEO of the Russian Satellite Communications Company Alexey Volin."Launch - December 2026; commissioning - March 2027," as specified on a slide in Volin’s presentations at the plenary session of the SATCOMRUS 2024 conference.The spacecraft will be able to provide services in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, the chief executive said. "In Europe also, if users are found," he added.
MOSCOW, October 3. /TASS/. Russia plans launching 292 satellite communication spacecraft to provide for availability of high-speed and inexpensive Internet in the country, Minister for Digital Development Maksut Shadaev said."In total, 292 spacecraft will operate on low orbits by 2027. They will provide for availability of high-speed and cheap Internet in the territory of the country and the whole world," the minister said.
YAROSLAVL, October 3. /TASS/. 162 spacecraft manufactured by JSC Reshetnev (part of Roscosmos) are planned to be launched into orbit by 2030 inclusive, according to a presentation by the company's general director Evgeny Nesterov.According to data presented on a slide in Nesterov's presentation at a plenary session of the SATCOMRUS 2024 conference, the first two satellites of the Marathon-IoT Internet of Things satellite constellation are planned to be launched by the end of 2024. In 2025, five more Marathons will be launched into orbit, as well as one Luch-5VM communications satellite.In 2026, the Express-RV constellation and two Skif broadband Internet access satellites are planned to be launched into orbit. The launch of four more Skifs is scheduled for 2027. Also in 2027, the Yamal-501 communications apparatus and 44 Marathon satellites are planned to be launched. Another 44 Marathons are planned to be launched into orbit in 2028 and 2029. The launch of ten Gonets satellites is also expected in 2029-2030.
YAROSLAVL, October 3. /TASS/. The launch of the first Russian import-substituting communications satellite Express-AMU4 is scheduled for December 2026, according to a report by Alexey Volin, Director General of the state-owned enterprise Kosmicheskaya Svyaz."Launch - December 2026, commissioning - March 2027," says a slide from Volin's presentation at the plenary session of the SATCOMRUS 2024 conference.According to the head of Kosmicheskaya Svyaz, the satellite will be able to provide services in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. "In Europe too, if there are consumers," he added.The report also says that the launch of Express-AMU6 and Express-AMU51 satellites is planned for January 2029 - they will occupy positions of 53 and 140 degrees east longitude in the geostationary orbit (GEO). The Express-AMU52 satellite is scheduled to be launched into orbit in July 2029 and take up the same position as the 51st, providing communications to the Far East and Siberia.The Express-40 satellite will be launched into orbit to replace the Express-AM7 satellite; its launch is scheduled for April 2029. In October of the same year, it is planned to launch the Express-AT3, which will be able to engage in direct television and radio broadcasting in the orbital position of 56 degrees east longitude.According to the plans of the Space Communications Company, the Express-AMU8 (expected launch in January) and Express-AT4 (April) satellites will be launched in 2030.
YAROSLAVL, October 3. /TASS/. The first spacecraft of the Express-RV communications constellation will be sent into orbit in 2026, and not in 2025, as previously planned. This was announced by Alexey Volin, Director General of the state enterprise Space Communications. "According to plans, the first Express-RV satellite should be launched in 2026," he said at a plenary session of the SATCOMRUS 2024 conference.
SAMARA, October 2. /TASS/. The launch of the biological satellite Bion-M No. 2 is scheduled for March 2025. This was reported by Oleg Orlov, director of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems (IMBP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.Earlier, a TASS source at IMBP reported that the launch of the device would be postponed until 2025."We are currently preparing to launch Bion-M No. 2, which will fly in March next year," Orlov said at a plenary session of the industry scientific and practical conference "Roscosmos Constellation: Science Trajectory."
SAMARA, October 2. /TASS/. Soyuz launch vehicles are to make five more launches from three Russian spaceports by the end of this year. This was reported to journalists by Ravil Akhmetov, First Deputy Director General of the Progress Rocket and Space Center."We must launch five more rockets, [make] five launches. From the Plesetsk, Baikonur and Vostochny spaceports," he noted.
SAMARA, October 2. /TASS/. The Progress Rocket and Space Center (RSC, part of Roscosmos) will "absolutely" launch the 2,000th R-7 family rocket by the end of this year. This was announced by the company's general director Dmitry Baranov.The R-7 is a family of Soviet and Russian launch vehicles. Launch vehicles of this family have been in operation since 1957 - thanks to them, all manned launches in the history of Russian cosmonautics have been carried out. At the moment, the Soyuz-2.1a (for manned launches), Soyuz-2.1b and Soyuz-2.1v modifications are in operation."In the fourth quarter of this year, that is, before December 31, we will definitely launch the 2,000th R-7 rocket," Baranov said in his welcoming speech at the III Industry Scientific and Practical Conference "Roscosmos Constellation: Science Trajectory," which is taking place at Samara University named after Korolev.According to him, the cosmodrome from which the 2,000th launch will take place has not yet been determined. "It could be Plesetsk, Vostochny, or Baikonur, but it is absolutely certain that it will happen this year," Baranov added.
Considering that there are now 1994 launches of the R-7 family of rockets and that Baranov said that the launch of the anniversary rocket is “absolutely certain” before the end of 2024, then more than five Soyuz launches are planned, as announced by Akhmetov.
Skoltech-F CubeSat satelliteEngineers from the laboratory are working on creating a new satellite called "Skoltech-F" in the format of a CubeSat. The device is being built based on the second-generation satellite platform SkSP-2, which has significantly different design solutions compared to the SkSP-1 platform, based on which the first satellites of the laboratory - Skoltech B1 / B2 were built. They launched into orbit on August 9, 2022 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The key goal of the launch is to study errors that occur in various types of electronic memory (MRAM, FRAM, SDRAM, etc.) under conditions of outer space. It also planned to evaluate the effectiveness of various error correction algorithms directly on board.As a side payload, Skoltech-F will carry a digital camera, a high-speed radio channel, a module for radiative cooling, elements of a photonic onboard data transmission bus, and a number of other modules, some of which intended for future scientific missions.The satellite is still under construction. The estimated completion time is mid-2025.
Small satellites of the Space-π project, planned for launch in November 2024As part of the mission planned for November of this year to launch the 🛰🛰“Ionosfera-M” No. 1–2 satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, a group of small spacecraft of the Space-π project will be launched into orbit as a secondary payload:🛰 📸 Altair — a satellite of the Skobeltsyn Research Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Lomonosov Moscow State University for radiation monitoring of near-Earth space.🛰 Colibri-S — a satellite of the Samara National Research University named after Academician S. P. Korolev, equipped with a visible range hyperspectrometer.🛰 Gorizont — a satellite of BSTU “VOENMEKH” with experimental developments of students🛰 Nokhcho — a satellite of the Chechen State University named after A.A. Kadyrov, designed to measure the Earth's magnetic field.🛰 YUZGU-60 — a satellite of YUZGU with an autonomous module for testing radiation protection in outer space.🛰 Polytech Universe-4 — a satellite of SPbPU for remote sensing of the Earth in the radio frequency and optical ranges.🛰 Polytech Universe-5 — a satellite of SPbPU for remote sensing of the Earth in the radio frequency range, receiving AIS and IoT signals.🛰 SIT-2086 — a satellite of Moscow school No. 2086🛰 TUSUR GO — a satellite of TUSUR for an experiment in inter-satellite communications.🛰 HyperView-1G — a satellite of the Samara National Research University named after Academician S. P. Korolev with a hyperspectrometer of the visible and near infrared ranges.🛰 Vizard-ion — a satellite of the MSU-STANDARD company for studying the ionosphere.🛰 RTU MIREA1 — a satellite of the RTU MIREA for studying the ionosphere.🛰 ArcticSat-1 — a satellite of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov with a cosmic radiation detector, an AIS signal receiver, a survey camera and an octopus sculpture Octo-Pax.🛰 SIT-HSE — a satellite of the National Research University Higher School of Economics for testing the Internet of Things technology.Five spacecraft were created on the basis of the Geoscan platform, four on the basis of Sputniks, two on the basis of YUZGU and STC, and one (CubeSat 6U Altair) on the basis of the platform developed by NILAKT DOSAAF. Yesterday, Aerospace specialists reported a successful fitting with the transport and launch container of the 🛰Polytech Universe-4 and 🛰Polytech Universe-5 satellites of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.
