Soyuz Takes Russian Military Satellite to Orbit
A Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket orbited a military satellite on Friday, the defense ministry’s spokesman in charge of Russia's Aerospace Defense Forces said.
The rocket blasted off from the Plesetsk launch site in Russia’s north at 22:37 Moscow time on Friday.
"The spacecraft separated from the third stage of the rocket as scheduled,” Col. Dmitry Zenin said.
According to previous reports, the satellite is the second in the new Persona series of electro-optical reconnaissance satellites based on the Resurs DK remote sensing satellite.
The first Persona satellite (Kosmos 2441) was launched onto a sun synchronous orbit in July 2008 but reportedly malfunctioned in February 2009 due to a failure in electronic components.
Russia operates a network of about 60-70 military reconnaissance satellites, featuring updated imaging technology and an extended lifetime of up to seven years, according to open sources.
Source: PLESETSK, RIA Novosti News – 7 June 2013
Photo: The Russian Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket. (Photo by © RIA Novosti / Andrei Morgunov)
(7.06.2013)
|
|
| |
• Science SEOSAT-Ingenio's lost promise for Earth observation
(28.11.2020)
Spain's satellite, the SEOSAT-Ingenio, was billed as the latest in high resolution land imaging technology. Originally, we presented what it would have done. But its launch vehicle...>>
• No Air dominance without Space dominance
(29.10.2020)
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) will create a network of manned and unmanned platforms in the sky from fighter to drones, up to satellites. Connected to ground and maritime for...>>
• US Army Wants Electronic Jammer Weapon With Missile Defense Capabilities
(30.09.2020)
US Army officials unveiled plans on Tuesday for a vehicle-mounted electronic jamming system that will uniquely have the ability to jam incoming projectiles, fouling their targeting...>>
• Successful launch for Airbus’ Bartolomeo
(9.03.2020)
The Airbus built Bartolomeo platform has been successfully launched on 06 March from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. Bartolomeo is now on its journey to the International Space Statio...>>
• Flight experiments for the air transport system of the future - New DLR ISTAR research aircraft arrives in Braunschweig
(20.02.2020)
Handover in the hangar of DLR’s Flight Experiments facility in Braunschweig together with representatives from science, industry, government and the media. Commissioning with first...>>
• NASA places order for three Airbus H135 helicopters
(29.01.2020)
The U.S. agency will use the aircraft for security during rocket launches, emergency medical services and qualified personnel transport....>>
• Russia Wants Answers From NASA About ALCOHOL SMELL on ISS After Dragon Docking
(1.09.2019)
Last month, outside observers marked concerns with SpaceX's Dragon 2 programme after one of the crew capsules unexpectedly exploded during a static fire test....>>
|
|
|
4/5 Generation Fighters 
