News
Head of the Laboratory of Astronautics and Rocket Engineering, Dmitry Viktorovich Bobylev, proposed a news thread — to share information about spacecraft launches.
Key events
- 1On 30 June 2021 at 02:27:20 Moscow time, a Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Progress MS-17 cargo spacecraft successfully lifted off from pad No.6 at Site No.31 (Vostok) at the Baikonur cosmodrome. Highlights available in the video.
- 2A Russian Soyuz 2.1b rocket was launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome to carry 36 OneWeb satellites. Footage covers the seventh group launch since 2019.
- 329 June 2021 — according to Roscosmos: on 30 June at 02:27 MSK (05:27 Bishkek time) a Soyuz-2.1a with Progress MS-17 was scheduled to deliver fuel, water and other cargo to the station. Streaming starts at 04:30 Bishkek time.
- 4On 1 July at 15:48 MSK (18:48 Bishkek) a Soyuz-2.1b with a Fregat upper stage and 36 OneWeb satellites was scheduled to launch from Vostochny. This was a commercial launch for Arianespace/Starsem. Streaming begins at 18:00 Bishkek time.
- 5According to NASA: 29 June, 12:00 EDT (22:00 Bishkek) — Northrop Grumman SS Katherine Johnson (Cygnus) launch stream; 29 June, 19:00 EDT (30 June, 05:00 Bishkek) — Progress 78 launch from Baikonur; 1 July, 20:15 EDT (2 July, 06:15 Bishkek) — Progress 78 docking stream.