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 Cosmonautic Day – the 50th anniversary.
Cosmonautics Day is a holiday celebrated in Russia on April 12. This holiday celebrates the first manned space flight performed on April 12, 1961 by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
The holiday was established in the Soviet Union one year later, on April 9, 1962 by the Special Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments. It elected the Presidium, formed the Council of Ministers, the Supreme Court, and appointed the Procurator General of the USSR.
In modern Russia, it is celebrated in accordance with the Russian Federal Law of M
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Date: 12.04.2012
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US launched a spy satellite.
On April 03, 2012 at 23:12 UTC the Delta-4 rocket-carrier was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA. The rocket orbited a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The secret mission is known as NROL-25. The launch was performed by United Launch Alliance supported by the 30th Space Wing of US Air Force.
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Date: 04.04.2012
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China launched a French-built satellite for Hong Kong.
On March 31, 2012 at 10:27 UTC the "Chang Zheng 3B/E” (Long March) rocket-carrier was launched from the Xichang space centre, Sichuan province in southwest China.
The Chinese rocket orbited the "Apstar-7” French-built communication satellite to broadcast television signals, Internet access and network data solutions across the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East for APT (Asia Pacific Telecom), a Hong Kong-based satellite operator. Apstar 7 was built by Thales Alenia Space of France.
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Date: 03.04.2012
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The last Proton K orbited a Russia military satellite.
On March 30, 2012 at 05:49 UTC the "Proton-K” rocket-carrier equipped with the DM-2 booster was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome.
The rocket orbited the Russian "Kosmos-2479” military satellite. Observers believe the payload was an Oko-class early warning satellite designed to detect missile launches with an infrared telescope.
It was the last launch of a Proton-K rocket. This was the 310th mission of the legendary launch vehicle over the 45 years of its flights. The first-ever launch of a Proton K took place on 10 March 1967 with the "Kosmos-146” satellite onboard. This launch was also the 375th one in the flight history of the Proton family.
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Date: 31.03.2012
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European ATV-3 spacecraft docked to the ISS.
On March 28, 2012 at 22:31 UTC (on March 29 at 02:31 Moscow time) the European ATV-3 "Edoardo Amaldi” unmanned supply spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. The spacecraft docked to the Russian "Zvezda” ("Star”) module. ATV-3 delivered to the ISS about 6590 kilograms of cargo including fuel, water, food and other necessities.
Named Edoardo Amaldi after an Italian physicist and space pioneer, the ATV-3 will stay at the space station until late summer. Edoardo Amaldi is the third Automated Transfer Vehicle built by EADS Astrium for the European Space Agency.
After Edoardo Amaldi and previous ATV missions in 2008 and 2011, two more European ” unmanned supply spacecraft are under construction for launch in 2013 and 2014. Each mission costs about 4
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Russian rocket orbited a US satellite.
On March 25, 2012 at 12:10 UTC the «Proton-M” rocket-carrier was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The rocket equipped the "Briz-M” booster orbited the American "Intelsat-22” communication satellite.
In according to a mission profile, Intelsat-22 was injected to a super-synchronous separation orbit with a 65000 km apogee altitude.
The contract for this Proton launch was signed by the joint Russia/USA company, International Launch Services Inc. (ILS). For ILS it was the 71th commercial Proton launch. Intelsat-22 was built by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems for Intelsat Ltd., which operates the world's most extensive satellite network, comprising over 50 satellites.
The satellite will provide telecommunications services to customers in Africa
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Date: 26.03.2012
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Arian rocket orbited ATV-3 spacecraft.
On March 23, 2012 at 04:34 UTC the "Ariane-5ES” rocket-carrier was launched from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket orbited the European ATV-3 (Automated Transfer Vehicle) unmanned supply spacecraft named "Edoardo Amaldi”.
Edoardo Amaldi (5 September 1908 – 5 December 1989) was an Italian physicist.
The spacecraft will deliver fresh food, spare parts, propellant, water and breathing air for the six-person crew of the International Space Station (ISS). ATV-3 is to dock with the ISS at 22:51 UTC on March 28. |
MonacoPhil 2011 International Exhibition.
We created a page about MonacoPhil 2011 International Philatelic Exhibition. Please, click here:
We also created a photo gallery about MonacoPhil 2011 where you can see 58 pictures. To see them, please, click here:
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Date: 20.03.2012
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2011 Astrophilately activities – Austria, Italy.
We created 2 new pages with photos about 2011 Astrophilately activities in Austria and in Italy.
To see the new pages - from the Home page → Astrophilately → exhibitions and events → 2011 Astrophilately activities in Italy (or 2011 Astrophilately activities in Austria)
Or, please, for Austria click here:
Or, please, for Italy click here:
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Date: 29.02.2012
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