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 Review of 2012 Space Year.
76 rocket-carries were launched in 2012. 74 launches were successful. 1 launch was partly-successful. There was 1 fail launches.
Russia performed 26 launches.
China performed 19 launches.
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Russian Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft docked to the ISS.
On December 21, 2012 at 14:08 UTC the "Soyuz TMA-07M” spacecraft docked with the Russian "Rassvet” module of the International Space Station.
The Soyuz TMA-07M delivered three new members of Expedition 34 to the ISS, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, Canadian astronaut Christopher Hadfield and American astronaut Thomas Marshburn.
The hatches between the spacecraft and the station were opened at 16:40 UTC.
The new comers joined current ISS expedition members - Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novit
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Arian rocket orbited 2 communication satellites.
On December 19, 2012 at 21:49 UTC the "Ariane-5ECA” rocket-carrier was launched from Kourou launch site in French Guiana.
The rocket orbited Skynet 5D and Mexsat Bicentenario telecommunications satellites.
The Skynet 5D telecommunications satellite will provide services for the British Defense Ministry as well as for NATO member states.
Mexsat Bicentenario is a Mexican satellite manufactured in the United States. It will provide telecommunication services for the Mexican Transportation and Communications Ministry.
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Date: 24.12.2012
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Russia launched Soyuz TMA-07M manned spacecraft.
On December 19, 2012 at 12:12 UTC the Russian "Soyuz TMA-07M” spacecraft was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The space vehicle was orbited by the Russian "Soyuz-FG” rocket-carrier.
The spacecraft is piloted by 3 cosmonauts: Commander, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (center); flight-engineer-1, Canadian astronaut Christopher Hadfield (right); flight-engineer-2, American astronaut Thomas Marshburn (left).
The space vehicle is to dock with the International Space Station on December 21, 2012. The crew will reach the ISS in a traditional 'long' trip, which will take two days, though a short trip is also possible.
Photo by the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre.
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North Korea entered an elite club of Space Nations.
On December 12, 2012 at 00:49 UTC North Korea launched the "Unha-3” three-stage rocket-carrier from Sohae Satellite Launching Station (also known as Tongch'ang-dong Space Launch Center and Pongdong-ri) in Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea.
The rocket orbited the "Kwangmyongsong-3” satellite.
North Korea joined a small group of countries with the ability to build and launch their own satellites into orbit.
The former Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik-1, in October 1957. The United States followed with the successful launch of Explorer 1 in January 1958.
France, Japan, China, the United Kingdom, India and Israel later flew their own space launchers.
Iran joined the space launch club in 2009 and was the newest member before North Korea's historic launch.
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Date: 14.12.2012
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US launched a military mini-shuttle.
On December 11, 2012 at 18:03 UTC the "Atlas 5” rocket-carrier was launched from Complex 41 of 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 X-37B space plane (miniature military space shuttle).
United Launch Alliance and US Air Force declared the launch as a success, beginning the third mission for the X-37B program and the second for this particular spaceplane that had flown a 224-day voyage from April through December 2010.
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Date: 14.12.2012
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Russia failed to insert a satellite into desired orbit.
On December 8, 2012 at 13:13 UTC the Russian "Proton-M” rocket-carrier with the "Briz-M” booster was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome to orbit the "Yamal-402” telecommunications satellite for Gazprom Space Systems (GSS), a telecommunications arm of Russia’s energy giant Gazprom.
The Yamal-402 satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, is equipped with 46 Ku-band transponders providing for the coverage zone over the most part of the territory of Russia, CIS, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
The satellite failed to reach the desired orbit as it separated from the upper stage four minutes prior to the calculated time.
The spacecraft’s manufacturer is working on a plan to use the satellite’s own engines and fuel reserves to adjust its orbit.
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Date: 14.12.2012
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From Indonesia 2012 to Space Station.
The letter postmarked at the "Indonesia 2012” FIP Exhibition was sent to the International Space Station and delivered to the station by the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. The letter was cancelled aboard the station with the board post mark and the board souvenir seal.
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Date: 03.12.2012
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Russian rocket launched from Kourou Cosmodrome.
On December 2, 2012 at 02:02 UTC the Russian "Soyuz-ST-A” rocket-carrier was launched from Kourou launch site in French Guiana.
The rocket equipped with the "Fregat-MT” booster orbited the "Pleiades 1B” Europe’s dual-purpose observation satellite. The satellite will collect high-resolution imagery of objects as small as 0.5 meters. The satellite, which took the French Space Agency (CNES) nearly a decade to develop, will be used by the French military, other European governments and commercial customers.
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Date: 03.12.2012
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China launched a communication satellite.
On November 27, 2012 at 10:13 UTC the "Chang Zheng-3B” (Long March) rocket-carrier was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The rocket orbited the " Chinasat-12" communication satellite.
It is a Chinese-owned, European-built telecommunications satellite to serve customers in a swath of the Asia-Pacific with television broadcasting, broadband multimedia and data transmission services.
The Chinasat 12 was built by Thales Alenia Space of France.
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Date: 03.12.2012
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