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 Japanese cargo spacecraft departed the Space Station.
On September 04, 2013 the Japanese "HTV Kounotori-4” unmanned supply spacecraft departed the International Space Station. At 12:09 UTC by using the space station's robotic arm Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano and US astronaut Karen Nyberg removed the HTV-4 cargo vehicle from its port on the Harmony module. At about 16:20 the spacecraft was released. It will be deorbited on September 07, 2013.
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Russia orbited Israeli communications satellite.
On August 31, 2013 at 20:05 UTC the Russian "Zenit-3SLB” rocket-carrier was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The rocket orbited the Israeli "Amos-4” (Afro-Mediterranean Orbital System) satellite.
The satellite is manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. And will provide DTH, VSAT and broadband Internet services to consumers in Russia, the Middle East, Southeast and Central Asia.
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Date: 02.09.2013
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Ariane rocket orbited two communications satellites.
On August 29, 2013 at 20:30 UTC the "Arian-5” rocket-carrier was launched from Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana. The rocket orbited 2 satellites: the EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 and GSAT-7.
The EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 satellite is a ground-breaking partnership between Eutelsat and the Doha-based Es'hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company - marked a historic moment for the Qatari operator as it is the first satellite of its planned global fleet.
The EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 will provide coverage of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia for both Eutelsat and Es'hailSat, delivering television broadcasting, telecommunications and government services for this area.
The GSAT-7, developed by the Indian Space Research Organization will cover the Indian subcontinent and neighboring waters and will provide communications between Indian naval vessels and military commanders.
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Date: 30.08.2013
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USA launched a new rocket carrying a spy satellite.
On August 28, 2013 at 18:03 UTC the US "Delta 4-Heavy” rocket-carrier was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The launch was performed by United Launch Alliance supported by the 30th Space Wing of US Air Force. The rocket orbited a US spy satellite.
The launch was named as the NROL-65 mission as it was done for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which is in charge of U. S. intelligence-gathering satellites, to support national defense, according to the United Launch Alliance, which also developed the rocket together with the U.S. Air Force.
Experts believe that this is a reconnaissance spacecraft of a KH-11/CRYSTAL type.
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Date: 29.08.2013
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Soviet-era rocket orbited South Korean satellite.
On August 22, 2013 at 14:39 UTC the Russian "Dnepr” rocket-carrier was launched from a space base near Yasny, a small community in the Orenburg region in the southern part of Russia.
The rocket launched out of an underground silo (vertical cylindrical container for the storage and launching of intercontinental ballistic missiles) orbited the South Korean "KompSat-5” (Arirang-5) observing satellite.
The three-stage "Dnepr” rocket-carrier is derived from an SS-18 missile built to carry Russian nuclear weapons.
The "KompSat-5” satellite is designed for a five-year mission to collect high-resolution imagery to aid urban planners, emergency responders and environmental scientists.
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Date: 29.08.2013
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Russian cosmonauts performed a spacewalk.
On August 22, 2013 Russian cosmonauts Fjodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin performed a spacewalk.
The spacewalk began at 11:34 UTC when the cosmonauts opened the hatch of the Russian "Pirs” module of the International Space Station. The spacewalk lasted 5 hours and 58 minutes.
It was the 41st spacewalk performed from the Russian segment of the International Space Station.
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American astronaut Charles Fullerton passed away.
Former shuttle commander Charles Gordon Fullerton, veteran of two space flights who also flew NASA's B-52 launch aircraft and was one of only two non-Russians to fly the Tu-144 supersonic aircraft during a legendary 50-year career, died on August 21, 2013. He was 76.
A NASA news release said the astronaut suffered a "severe stroke" in late 2009, spending the past three-and-a-half years in a long-term care facility in Lancaster, California, USA.
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2 cosmonauts set new Russian spacewalk endurance record.
On August 16 Russian cosmonauts Fjodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin performed a spacewalk.
The spacewalk began at 14:36 UTC when the cosmonauts opened the hatch of the Russian "Pirs” module of the International Space Station. The cosmonauts extended a telescoping space crane to help move large cable reels from "Pirs” to "Zarya”. The cosmonauts unreeled and routed two long power lines and an ethernet cable along the outside of the Russian "Zarya” module that will be connected to the new Russian "Nauka” module after its arrival next year. Misurkin also mounted a space exposure experiment pallet on a handrail outside the Russian ”Poisk” module.
The spacewalk lasted 7 hours and 28 minutes. The hatch of the Russian "Pirs” module was closed at 22:05 UTC.
The seven-hour 29-minute duration set a new Russian spacewalk record, eclipsing the old mark of seven hours
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Japanese HTV-4 cargo spacecraft arrived at space station.
On August 09, 2013 at 15:38 UTC the 4th Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV "Kounotori-4”) was installed on its berthing port of the "Harmony” module of the International Space Station.
Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg, with the assistance of Flight Engineer Christopher Cassidy, initially grappled the HTV-4 with the station’s Canadian robot arm at 11:22 UTC as the Japanese spacecraft flew within about 10 meters of the ISS. Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano (Italy) joined the two NASA astronauts in the cupola to monitor the systems of the Japanese spacecraft during its approach.
After equalizing pressures between the cargo spacecraft and the station, the crew is scheduled to open the hatches on August 10 and begin the process of removing the supplies from the Kounotori’s pressurized logistics carrier.
The HTV-4 unmanned supply spacecraft delivered to the station about 3.6 tons of science experiments, eq
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US launched a military satellite for Australia.
On August 08, 2013 at 00:29 UTC the "Delta-4M ” rocket-carrier was launched from Cape Canaveral launch site of US Air Force. The launch was performed by United Launch Alliance supported by the 45th Space Wing of US Air Force. The rocket orbited the WGS-6 (Wideband Global Satcom-6) military communication satellite.
Built by Boeing and paid for by Australia, the WGS-6 satellite will join a military communications network shared by the United States, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and New Zealand.
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Date: 09.08.2013
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