 Soyuz MS-17 launch cover.
Soyuz MS-17 launch cover. The cover was autographed by the “Soyuz MS-17” crew: Commander, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and American astronaut Kathleen Rubins. |
Rocket Lab orbited 10 satellites.
On October 28, 2020 at 21:21 UTC, the “Electron” rocket-carrier was launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Mahia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by private spaceflight company Rocket Lab. The rocket orbited 9 SuperDove-type satellites and CE-SAT-2B satellite for Canon Electronics.
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China launched three military spy satellites.
On October 26, 2020 at 15:19 UTC the "Chang Zheng-3B” (Long March-2C) rocket-carrier was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The rocket orbited 4 satellites: three “Yaogan-30-07” satellites and the “Tianqi-6” small satellite. The Chinese government uses the Yaogan name for the country’s military satellites, and the Yaogan-30 family is believed to be designed for an intelligence mission.
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Russia launched navigation satellite.
On October 25, 2020 at 19:08 UTC the “Soyuz-2.1B” rocket-carrier was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk region, North Russia. The rocket equipped with the “Fregat” booster orbited the Russian “Glonass-K1” navigation satellite.
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Falcon rocket orbited 60 Starlink satellites.
On October 24, 2020 at 15:31 UTC the " Falcon-9” rocket-carrier was launched Cape Canaveral launch site of US Air Force. The launch was performed by the "SpaceX” private company supported by the 45th Space Wing of US Air Force. The rocket orbited 60 more satellites for the “Starlink” project.
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Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft landed.
On October 22, 2020 at 02:54 UTC the Russian “Soyuz MS-16” landing capsule landed safely in Kazakhstan, 150 km at the southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan.
The spacecraft delivered to Earth the 3 members of ISS’s Expedition 63 – Russian cosmonauts Anatoli Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner as well as American astronaut Christopher Cassidy. They spent in space 195 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes. Three other ISS crew members – Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhi
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