Main » Entries archive
 Iran launched a satellite.
On February 2, 2012 at 23:30 UTC the "Navid” (Harbinger) observation satellite was launched by a two-stage "Safir” rocket from a military base in northern Iran. The domestically-built Navid (Harbinger) satellite is designed to take pictures of the Earth at low altitudes of 250 to 370 kilometers. The "Navid” satellite is the largest and heaviest spacecraft orbited by Iran so far.
The country launched its first satellite, Omid (Hope), in 2009.
Looking through: 2194 |
Date: 06.02.2012
| Rating: 0.0/0
|
Russian Progress M-14M spacecraft docked to ISS.
On January 28, 2012 at 00:08 UTC the Russian "Progress M-14M” unmanned supply spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS). The space vehicle was docked to the Russian "Pirs” (pier) module. The Progress delivered over 2600 kilograms of supplies to the ISS crew. The cargo includes fuel, water and food supplies, as well as scientific equipment.
With a record of more than 130 launches since 1978 and only one failure, Progress-family vehicles remain the backbone of the Russian space cargo fleet. In addition to their main mission as supply space vehicles, they are used to adjust the ISS's orbit and to conduct scientific experiments. |
Russia launched Progress M-14M spacecraft.
On January 25, 2012 at 23:06 UTC (on January 26 at 03:06 Moscow time) the Progress M-14M unmanned supply spacecraft was launched toward the International Space Station (ISS) from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The spacecraft will deliver over 2.6 tons of supplies to the ISS. The cargo includes fuel, water and food supplies, as well as scientific equipment.
The Progress is to dock with the ISS on January 28 at about 00:09 UTC. |
China opened Space Post Office.
On November 3, 2011 to celebrate the docking of the Shenzhou-8 unmanned spacecraft with the "Tiangong-1” space lab module, China Post authority opened a new branch office outside the country and out of this world -- 343 kilometers above the Earth, to be exact.
Opening for business on the same day, the China Post Space Office has two venues -- one on-the-ground base inside the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center (BACCC) and one "virtual office" aboard the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft.
There is also a new designated post code -- 901001.
Category: Space Mail |
Looking through: 2433 |
Date: 25.01.2012
| Rating: 5.0/1
|
Russian Progress M-13M deorbiting.
On January 25, 2012 at 02:25 UTC the "Progress M-13M” was deorbited. Non-burnt fragments of the spacecraft sank in the South part of the Pacific (51,4 degrees south / 128,2 degrees west) at 03:17 UTC.
|
Russia orbited the “Chibis” microsatellite
On January 24, 2012 at 23:18 UTC the "Chibis” microsatellite was separated from the Russian "Progress M-13M” unmanned spacecraft. The microsatellite weighs about 40 kilograms and carries some 12 kilograms of scientific equipment. The microsatellite, developed at the Institute of Space Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, was delivered to the ISS on November 2, 2011. The "Chibis-M” will remain in orbit for at least 2 years studying lightnings and thunderstorms in the Earth's atmosphere.
Looking through: 1609 |
Date: 25.01.2012
| Rating: 0.0/0
|
Progress M-13M undocked from ISS.
On January 23, 2012 at 22:09 UTC (on January 24 at 02:09 Moscow time) the Russian "Progress M-13M” unmanned supply spacecraft with the "Chibis-M” micro-satellite undocked from the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft undocked from the Russian "Pirs” module in an automated mode.
After undocking the "Progress M-13M” was brought to a higher orbit by switching on its engines. After the two orbit corrections, the "Progress M-13M” was positioned at about 500 km to deploy the "Chibis-M” micro-satellite. |
USA launched an Air Force satellite.
On January 20, 2012 at 00:38 UTC the "Delta-4” rocket-carrier was launched from launch pad SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA. The rocket orbited the WGS 4 (Wideband Global SATCOM 4) communication satellite. The satellite will service over the Middle East to route essential communications to U.S. military forces and improve data links to unmanned aerial drones. The launch was performed by United Launch Alliance and the 45th Space Wing of United States Air Force.
Looking through: 1662 |
Date: 23.01.2012
| Rating: 0.0/0
|
China launched a meteorological satellite.
On January 13, 2012 at 00:56 UTC the "Chang Zheng-3A” (Long March) rocket-carrier was launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The rocket orbited the "FengYun-2F” meteorological satellite.
Capable of providing continuous meteorological monitoring and sending maritime and water resource data, the satellite is expected to play an important role in weather forecasting and disaster reduction. Developed and produced by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the orbiter will collect data for the China Meteorological Administration.
The Long March 3A rocket is a product of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, another CASC subsidiary. It was the 157th launch of a Long March roc
...
Read more »
Looking through: 1977 |
Date: 15.01.2012
| Rating: 0.0/0
|
Vostok rocket in a new stamp.
On November 30, 2011 the Russian Post issued a postage stamp devoted to Kaluga region of Russia.
The stamp depicts the Tsiolkovski State Museum of Cosmonautics and a copy of "Vostok” rocket-carrier.
Total edition is 330 000 stamps. |
|
