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 Russia launched an American satellite.
On May 20, 2011 at 19:15 UTC the Russian "Proton-M” rocket-carrier was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome.
The rocket-carrier orbited the U.S. "Telstar-14R” telecommunications satellite also known as "Estrela do Sul 2”.
Telstar -14R is a commercial satellite produced by the U.S. Space Systems/Loral company for leading satellite operator Telesat. The satellite will replace Telstar 14 satellite at its orbital location to provide broadband coverage for Brazil, continental United States, the Gulf of Mexico, the northern and southern Caribbean, the Central America, and the northern and central Atlantic.
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Date: 23.05.2011
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STS-134. The1st EVA.
On May 20, 2011 American astronauts of the STS-134 crew Andrew Feustel and Gregory Chamitoff performed a spacewalk.
The astronauts retrieved and replaced materials exposure experiment packages, conditioned coolant lines in preparation for flowing ammonia during Sunday's EVA and installed two wireless communications antennas. But a malfunctioning carbon dioxide sensor in Chamitoff's spacesuit prompted an early end to the spacewalk before the crew could connect and route a large bundle of wiring for those new antennas. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 19 minutes. |
STS-134 docked to the ISS.
On May 18, 2011 at 10:14 UTC the "Endeavour” American Space Shuttle docked to the International Space Station. As usual with shuttle-station linkups, it took most of an orbit to lock the two spacecraft together and complete leak checks before hatches were opened.
The STS-134 crew of Mark Kelly, Gregory Johnson, Andrew Feustel, Edward Michael Fincke, Gregory Chamitoff and Roberto Vittori, was welcomed aboard by Expedition 27 commander Dmitry Kondratyev and his five crewmates, Andrey Borisenko, Aleksandr Samokutyaev, Ronald Garan, Catherine Coleman and Paolo Nespoli. |
STS-134 launch.
On May 16, 2011 at 12:56 UTC the American Space Shuttle " Endeavour” (STS-134) was launched from Kennedy Space Center (LC39A), Florida, USA.
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The crew consists of 5 American and an Italian astronauts: Mark Kelly, Gregory Johnson, Andrew Feustel, Edward Michael Fincke, Gregory Chamitoff, Roberto Vittori (Italy).
During Endeavour's final 14 days in space it will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) and spare parts including two S-band communications antennas and a high-pressure gas tank to the International Space Station (ISS.) The End
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US launched a military satellite.
On May 7, 2011 at 18:10 UTC the Atlas-5 / 401 (AV-022) rocket-carrier was launched by United Launch Alliance from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA. The rocket orbited SBIRS GEO-1 (Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous) satellite. SBIRS GEO-1 was built by Lockheed Martin using the company's commercial A2100 satellite design with a 12-year mission life. Valued at more than $1.2 billion, this satellite begins the next era for warning spacecraft that continuously monitor the globe to alert the national leadership and battlefield commanders of missile launches.
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Date: 12.05.2011
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Russia launched a military satellite.
On May 04, 2011 at 17:41 UTC the "Soyuz-2.1a” rocket-carrier with the "Fregat” upper stage was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, a military-run launching base in northern Russia's Arkhangelsk region.
The rocket-carrier orbited the "Meridian” Russian communications satellite. The satellite will link terrestrial military forces, ground stations, aircraft and ships with command and control centers. The spacecraft launched Wednesday is the fourth Meridian satellite launched by Russia since 2006.
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Date: 05.05.2011
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Progress M-10M docked to ISS.
On April 29, 2011 at 14:28 UTC the Progress M-10M unmanned supply spacecraft docked to the ISS. The spacecraft docked to the "Pirs” module. The spacecraft delivered more than 2645 kilograms of cargo, including oxygen, water, food and medical equipment, to the International Space Station. Aboard the spacecraft there were several letters addressed to the ISS crew members.
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Progress M-10M launch.
On April 27, 2011 at 13:05 UTC the Progress M-10M unmanned supply spacecraft was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The spacecraft is to deliver more than 2.5 tons of cargoes, including oxygen, water, food and medical equipment, to the International Space Station. The Progress M-10M is to dock with the ISS on April 29 at 14:29 UTC.
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Arian rocket orbited 2 satellites.
On April 22, 2011 at 21:37 UTC the Ariane 5ECA (V201) rocket-carrier was launched from the Kourou space center in French Guiana. The rocket orbited Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn communications satellites.
Operated by Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. of Abu Dhabi, Yahsat 1A will provide direct-to-home television programming, secure Ka-band communications capacity for government and military applications in the United Arab Emirates and other nations.
Intelsat New Dawn satellite will link Africa, Western Europe, the Middle East and Pakistan through Ku-band and C-band transponders and antennas and will operate for more than 15 years.
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Date: 23.04.2011
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Progress M-09M undocked from the ISS.
On April 22, 2011 at 11:41 UTC the Progress M-09M unmanned supply spacecraft undocked from the Pirs module of the ISS. The spacecraft 09M will continue its autonomous flight till April 26 to be used for Radar-Progress scientific experiment to investigate reflection feature of the plasma generated by operations of the Progress propulsion. On April 26, it will be deorbited and drowned in the remote area of the Pacific.
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