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British OneWeb communications satellites launched from Baikonur have been put into orbit - Roscosmos
A batch of 36 communications satellites of the British company OneWeb successfully separated from the Fregat upper stage after the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome, Roscosmos reported.
Russian cosmonaut wanted to fly on Crew Dragon
Cosmonaut Novitsky: I would like to fly on Crew Dragon
Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, who two months ago returned from his third space flight to the International Space Station (ISS), appreciated the benefits of cross-missions of Russians and Americans on their own spacecraft. He told about this in an interview published in the final issue of the Russian Cosmos magazine for 2021.
The first two groups of OneWeb satellites launched from Baikonur separated from the upper stage
A total of 36 satellites were launched on the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle
TASS, December 27. The first two groups (eight vehicles) of British OneWeb communications satellites, launched earlier on Monday from the Baikonur cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, separated from the Fregat upper stage. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos on Twitter.
Roscosmos told about the fight against "parasites" in space
Roscosmos: a new system for spacecraft rendezvous and docking is being developed
A fundamentally new system for rendezvous and docking of spacecraft is being developed at the Scientific Research Institute of Precision Instruments (SRI TP), which allows to combat parasitic signals when ships dock to the International Space Station (ISS), Roscosmos says.
Roscosmos and NASA are planning one joint flight per year in 2022-2024
As previously reported by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, the only woman in the Russian cosmonaut squad Anna Kikina will make the first flight into space in 2022
Roscosmos plans to carry out, together with NASA, one cross-flight per year in 2022-2024. The head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said this in an interview with The New York Times.
Rogozin considered unlikely new tests by Russia of anti-satellite weapons
In November, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on conducting tests during which an inactive Russian spacecraft was successfully hit
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, questioned the likelihood of repeated tests to destroy space satellites, similar to those conducted by Russia earlier in 2021. He expressed this opinion in an interview with The New York Times.
Roscosmos named its main achievements in 2021
Roscosmos: the launch of the Nauka and Berth modules can be called the main achievement of 2021
Roscosmos, in a publication on its official website, named the main achievements of the state corporation in 2021.
"James Webb" was sent to search for new worlds
A new era has begun in space exploration. On December 26, the NASA press service announced the successful initial deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
China will explore space on the basis of the principle of equality with other countries
As the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry clarified, the successes of Chinese cosmonauts are "China's contribution to the peaceful exploration of outer space"
The Chinese authorities intend to develop the national space program on an open and equal basis, in accordance with the principle of joint development. This was stated on Monday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.
China is developing a launch vehicle with a payload capacity of up to 150 tons
The Deputy Head of the Chinese National Space Administration noted that the new superheavy rocket will be able to deliver spacecraft weighing up to 30 tons to the moon
China is currently developing a heavy launch vehicle that will be capable of launching spacecraft weighing up to 150 tons into low Earth orbit. This was reported on Monday by the information resource "Penpai" with reference to the statement of the deputy head of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) At Yanhua.
The US military tested a sandwich tile for transmitting solar energy from space
The US Air Force Research Laboratory and Northrop Grumman have converted solar energy into radio frequency waves using sandwich tiles. This is the first step in creating a system for transmitting energy from space to terrestrial military bases, in the future it is planned to assemble more powerful composite panels from such tiles.
The first launch of OneWeb satellites in 2022 is scheduled for February
According to Dmitry Loskutov, CEO of Glavkosmos, a total of seven launches are planned for next year
The first launch of British OneWeb communications satellites in 2022 is scheduled to take place in February from the Guiana Space Center (Kourou Cosmodrome). This was reported to TASS by the General Director of Glavkosmos JSC (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov.
The most expensive telescope launched into space has corrected its course
The James Webb telescope successfully corrected the course to the second Lagrange point
The most expensive James Webb telescope ("James Webb"), launched into space the day before, successfully made the first course correction. This was reported by NASA.
Roscosmos congratulated on the launch of the James Webb space telescope
Dmitry Strugovets, head of the Roscosmos press service, noted that 2021 was a breakthrough year for many projects that could not be launched in recent years
Dmitry Strugovets, head of the Roscosmos press service, congratulated the specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), who jointly developed the James Webb telescope, on the successful launch of the device. The corresponding message was published by Strugovets on Saturday on his Facebook page.
China launches Earth remote sensing satellite
The Xinhua News Agency noted that this is the 403rd launch using a carrier rocket of the Great Trek series
China launched a new Earth remote sensing satellite, Ziyuan-1 02E, into orbit on Sunday. The launch, Xinhua news agency reports, was carried out at 11:11 Beijing time (06:11 Moscow time) from the Taiyuan cosmodrome in Shanxi Province (Northern China) using the Changzheng-4-xi carrier rocket ("Great Trek - 4").
Macron called the launch of the James Webb telescope into space a historic event
The French President stressed that he was filled with a sense of pride
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the launch of the James Webb orbital telescope into space will forever remain one of the key events in the history of space exploration.
In the USA, they told about the superiority of SpaceX over the world
SpaceNews: SpaceX surpasses all countries of the world in the number of launches, except China
American SpaceX surpasses all countries of the world in the number of launches, except China, SpaceNews says in the publication "SpaceX against the world", dedicated to the prospects of the company of businessman and engineer Elon Musk.
The Russian "Cosmos-2519" has ceased to exist
Russian satellite Kosmos-2519 burned down
The Russian spacecraft Kosmos-2519, from which the inspector satellite disconnected in 2017, burned up in the atmosphere. This is reported by TASS, referring to the data of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
The world's largest space telescope for studying the Universe has been put into orbit
The Ariane V heavy rocket on Saturday launched the world's largest and most powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWTS) worth $ 10 billion into orbit to study the processes of evolution of the Universe, the Arianespace carrier development company said.
The first channel will make repairs in the CPC for the filming of the film "The Challenge"
Filming should be completed by the end of 2022
Channel One will repair part of the premises of the Cosmonaut Training Center, where the filming of the film "The Challenge" will take place. This was stated on Friday by the executive producer of the project "Challenge" Olga Danova.
