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December 5, 2022

The Soyuz-2.1b rocket was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome

On Monday, November 28, 2022, Soyuz-2.1b medium-class launch vehicle with a spacecraft of the Russian Ministry of Defense was launched from Plesetsk State Test Cosmodrome of the Russian Federation. The launch of the carrier rocket and the insertion of the spacecraft into the calculated orbit were carried out nominally. After launch, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle was taken for escort by means of the ground-based automated control complex of German Titov Main Test Space Center. At the estimated time, the spacecraft was launched into the target orbit by the Fregat upper stage and accepted for control by ground facilities of the Space Forces. A stable telemetry connection has been established and maintained with the spacecraft, the onboard systems are operating nominally….

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November 15, 2022

Astronauts onboard the ISS check spacesuits for EVA-55

The flight of the Russian members of the 68th long-term expedition, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Prokopiev, Dmitry Petelin and Anna Kikina, continues at the International Space Station. On November 14, 2022,…

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October 20, 2022

Angara-1.2 launch vehicle launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome

On Saturday, October 15, 2022, at 22:55 Moscow time, Angara-1.2 light-class launch vehicle with a spacecraft of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was successfully launched from Plesetsk State…

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