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 Soyuz TMA-18 undocking.
On September 25, 2010 at 02:02 UTC the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft with the crew – Alexander Skvortsov, Mikhail Kornienko, Tracy Caldwell Dyson successfully undocked from the ISS.
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Undocking of Soyuz TMA-18 postponed.
On September 24, 2010 the departure of the Russian Soyuz TMA-18 spaceship from the International Space Station was delayed for technical reasons and will be postponed until September 25.
The undocking was to be performed at 01:39 UTC on September 24, 2010.
Russian cosmonauts Aleksander Skvortsov and Mikhail Korniyenko and NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, who were travelling on board the space ship, returned back to the ISS. |
China launched a military satellite.
On September 22, 2010 at 02:42 UTC the Chang Zheng-2D (Long March) rocket-carrier was launched from the Jiuquan space center in the desert of northwestern China. It was 10:42 a.m. Beijing time.
The rocket-carrier orbited the Yaogan XI reconnaissance satellite. The rocket also orbited 2 other micro-satellites - Pixing 1A-1 and Pixing 1A-2.
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Date: 13.10.2010
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The US spy satellite launch.
On September 21, 2010 at 04:03 UTC the "Atlas 5” rocket-carrier was launched from the Space Launch Complex 3-East pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA.
The rocket-carrier orbited the NROL-41 (National Reconnaisance Office Launch) satellite. The launch was performed by United Launch Alliance.
The satellite belongs to the National Reconnaissance Office, the agency responsible for designing and operating the country's fleet of intelligence-gathering satellites.
The NRO is marking its 50th year as America's eyes and ears in space to collect imagery and information.
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Date: 13.10.2010
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Progress M-07M Successfully docked to the ISS.
On September 12, 2010 at 11:57 UTC the Progress M-07M unmanned supply spacecraft successfully docked to the ISS.
The vehicle is now attached to the Russian "Zvezda” (Star) instrumentation compartment (module). The spacecraft delivered about 2.5 t of cargo to the station, including propellant, food and water, personal crew parcels, scientific hardware for many Russian biotechnological experiments.
The personal letters addressed to the cosmonauts from their families and friends were also delivered by the Progress M-07M to the station. |
Progress M-07M launch.
On September 10, 2010 at 10:22 UTC the Progress M-07M 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. |
Russian “Rockot” orbited 3 satellites.
On September 08, 2010 at 03:30 UTC the "Rockot” rocket-carrier was launched from Russian Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
The rocket-carrier orbited 3 satellites: "Kosmos-2467” and "Kosmos-2468” military satellites as well as Gonets-M satellite.
Rockot is a three-stage launch vehicle developed and produced by the Russian Khrunichev Space Center on the basis of the RS-18 double-stage intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Date: 18.09.2010
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Chinese communications satellite launch.
On September 4, 2010 at 16:14 UTC the Chang Zheng-3B (Long March 3B) rocket-carrier was launched from the Xichang space center in southwestern China's Sichuan province.
The rocket orbited , the Chinasat 6A communication satellite. The satellite will broadcast civil television and radio signals across China.
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Date: 06.09.2010
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Three Glonass-M satellites were launched.
On September 2, 2010 at 00:53 UTC the Russian Proton-M rocket-carrier was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome to orbit three Glonass-M satellites for Russian Global Navigation System.
The satellites were named as "Kosmos-2464”, "Kosmos-2465” and "Kosmos-2466”.
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Date: 06.09.2010
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Progress M-06M undocked from the ISS.
On August 31, 2010 at 11:21 UTC the Progress M-06M unmanned supply spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station.
After separation, the Progress will continue flying autonomously for about 1.5 months. Prior to the Progress deorbiting, the "Radar-Progress” experiment is to be carried out.
On September 6, the Progress M-06M will be deorbited over the remote area of the Pacific, following the commands from the Mission control center. |
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