Omar-S - Kosmos
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From the Album "Plesetsk Cosmodrome" by Omar-S. Release 2010.
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Geoffrey Perry
Geoffrey E. Perry (4 August 1927, Braintree, Essex – 18 January 2000, Bude) was a physics teacher at Kettering Grammar School, Northamptonshire, England who, together with his colleague Derek Slater, and students, deduced the existence of the previously-secret Plesetsk Cosmodrome in 1966 by analyzing the orbit of the Cosmos 112 satellite.
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Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk (), or Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the far north of European Russia. City districts spread for over along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval Russia. It is served by Talagi Airport and the smaller Vaskovo Airport. The city is located at the end of a long railroad, connecting it to Moscow via Vologda and Yaroslavl. Population:
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Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast (, Arkhangelskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea.
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Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome (; ), also called Tyuratam, is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in the desert steppes of Kazakhstan, about east of the Aral Sea, north of the Syr Darya river, near Tyuratam railway station, at 90 metres above sea level. It is leased by the Kazakh government to Russia (currently until 2050) and is managed jointly by the Russian Federal Space Agency and the Russian Space Forces. The shape of the area leased is an ellipse, measuring 90 kilometres east-west by 85 kilometres north-south, with the cosmodrome at the centre. It was originally built by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s as the base of operations for its ambitious space program. Under the current Russian space program, Baikonur remains a busy space port, with numerous commercial, military and scientific missions being launched annually.
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Guiana Space Centre
The Guiana Space Centre or, more commonly, Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) is a French spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. Operational since 1968, it is particularly suitable as a location for a spaceport due to its proximity to the equator, and that launches are in a favourable direction over water. The European Space Agency, the French space agency CNES, and the commercial Arianespace company conduct launches from Kourou.
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Kazakhstan (also spelled Kazakstan, , Qazaqstan, قازاقستان, pronounced ; ), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country located in Central Asia and partially in East Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of 2,727,300 km² is greater than Western Europe. It is neighbored clockwise from the north by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and also borders on a significant part of the Caspian Sea. The capital was moved in 1997 from Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, to Astana.
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Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is the U.S. government installation that manages and operates America's astronaut launch facilities. Serving as the base for the country's three space shuttles, the NASA field center also conducts unmanned civilian launches from adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (operated by the 45th Space Wing). KSC has been the launch site for every U.S. human space flight since December 1968. Its iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) is the fourth-largest structure in the world by volume and was the largest when completed in 1965.
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Moscow
Moscow ( or ; ; see also ) is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a global city. Moscow is the most populous city on the continent of Europe and the seventh largest city proper in the world, a megacity. The population of Moscow (as of 1 January 2010) is 10,563,038.
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Plesetsk
Plesetsk () is an urban-type settlement in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated about 800 km northeast of Moscow and some 180 km south of Arkhangelsk. It is the administrative center of Plesetsky District. Population: 11,300 (2002 Census); 14,027 (1989 Census).
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Kosmos 2450 Launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome
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April 29, 2009 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Military satellite Kosmos-2450 has been put into the designated orbit by a Soyuz-U rocket. The satellite reached the target orbit at 21:06 Moscow time (1706 GMT). The operation proceeded as scheduled, Space Troops spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin told Itar-Tass. The medium liquid-fuel three-stage carrier rocket Soyuz-U is designed to deliver satellites weighing up to 7200 kilograms to orbits at an altitude of about 200 kilometres. The rocket was made by CSKB-Progress design bureau. It is fuelled by liquid oxygen and hydrocarbons. The take-off mass is 311 tonnes, length 34 metres. The first rocket was launched from Plesetsk on May 18, 1973. Since then 430 Soyuz launches have been made from this spaceport. The previous launch was on November 14, 2008. Deputy Defence Minister Vladimir Popovkin said earlier that two military communication satellites and a totally new military intelligence satellite would be launched in 2009.
Integration of SMOS and Proba-2 with Rockot Launcher at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome
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On Sunday, November 1 at 8:50 pm eastern standard time the European Space Agency PRoject for OnBoard Autonomy (Proba-2) satellite will be launched along with the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite on a Russian Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia. This video shows the arrival of the atellites in Russia and their integration with the Rockot launcher.
Alex.O.Smith - Skynet 2b
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- Published: 07 Mar 2010
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Alex.O.Smith* - Plesetsk Cosmodrome Label: FXHE Records Catalog#: AOS-432R Format: Vinyl, 12" Country: US Released: Feb 2010 Genre: Electronic Style: Techno, Deep House Tracklist A1 Kosmos 1402 B1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome B2 Skynet 2 B Credits Producer, Mixed By, Recorded By - AOS* Notes Produced, mixed, recorded in Fxhe-Studio in Detroit!
Tsyklon 3 launch with KORONAS-FOTON from Plesetsk
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January 30, 2009 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Russia launched a solar observatory Friday to study the connection between the sun and Earth, marking the first Russian science mission of its scale in more than four years.
Kosmos 2446 launched atop Molniya-M
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Dec. 2, 2008 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. A Molniya-M launch vehicle of the medium class blasted off on Tuesday from the Plesetsk cosmodrome to put into orbit a military spacecraft of the Kosmos series, Itar-Tass learnt from chief of the public relations service of the Space Troops Alexei Zolotukhin. According to the spokesman of the Space Troops, the carrier was launched by teams of the Space Troops at 08.00 MT according to a routine regime. The satellite should have entered a targeted orbit at 08.56 outside the zone of radio visibility of the land automated control center. The aim of launching the spacecraft of the Kosmos series is to build up the Russian military orbital grouping. The previous Molniya-M carrier was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome on October 23, 2007. The launchings of this missile from the Plesetsk cosmodrome has been made for around 40 years. A total of 225 Molniya-M carriers have been launched over this time. Courtesy ITAR-TASS /2008espacial
Soyuz 2.1b / Fregat Launches with Kosmos 2470 (Glonass-K1) from Plesetsk
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February 26, 2011 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Today, at 6 hours 07 minutes MSK from Plesetsk launch rocket Soyuz-2 "with the upper stage" Fregat and spacecraft GLONASS-K ". After regular office from the third stage booster rocket, at 6:16 am MSK, the head unit (upper stage "Fregat and spacecraft GLONASS-K") displayed on the reference orbit. In 9 hours 41 min. 03 sec. after the successful separation of spacecraft "GLONASS-K booster from the spacecraft has been taken to manage the Space Forces.
Meridian-4 Launched atop Soyuz 2.1a rocket from Plesetsk
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May 4, 2011 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. A Soyuz rocket deployed a Russian communications satellite Wednesday in a high-altitude orbit stretching nearly 25000 miles above Earth to link ships, aircraft and other military forces over the Arctic. The Soyuz 2.1a rocket lifted off at 1741 GMT (1:41 pm EDT) from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, a military-run launching base in northern Russia's Arkhangelsk oblast. The launcher flew in the Soyuz 2-1a configuration with a digital control system and an enlarged nose shroud. Liftoff occurred at 9:41 pm Moscow time. The Meridian communications satellite will link terrestrial military forces, ground stations, aircraft and ships with command and control centers. The craft launched Wednesday is the fourth Meridian satellite launched by Russia since 2006. Built by ISS Reshetnev, a Russian space contractor, the Meridian satellites are replacements for Molniya communications satellites covering high latitude regions of Russia.
Rokot Launches three russian military satellites
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July 6, 2009 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. A Russian Rockot booster propelled three military satellites into orbit early Monday during an unannounced launch, marking the converted ballistic missile's second flight this year. The 95-foot-tall rocket lifted off Monday morning, local time, from Complex 133 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. The Rockot is a modified two-stage SS-19 missile built to deliver nuclear payloads to distant targets. Engineers converted the wartime weapon to a peacetime space launcher by adding a third stage to inject satellites into orbit. The Breeze KM upper stage put three secret spacecraft in aa circular 932-mile-high orbit with an inclination of 82.5 degrees, according to tracking data. The satellites were deployed at about 0310 GMT Monday, according to Russian news reports. Russian news agencies provided few details about the satellites, but officials said they would be operated for the Russian military. The new spacecraft will be named Kosmos 2451, Kosmos 2452 and Kosmos 2453, reports said. Monday's launch was the second flight this year for the Rockot vehicle, which also launched a European science satellite in March.
SAR-LUPE 5 blast off from Plesetsk in Kosmos 3M rocket
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July 22, 2008 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome The capstone of a fleet of German military satellites rocketed into space from Russia early Tuesday, completing a series of five launchings of spacecraft designed to scout locations around the world.
Soyuz-U Launched with Kosmos 2462 from Plesetsk
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April 16, 2010 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome A Soyuz rocket launched a Russian military payload Friday on a secret mission, but observers believe the satellite carries a high-resolution camera to spy on other countries. The defense satellite launched at 1500 GMT (11 am EDT) Friday aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, according to the Novosti news agency. US tracking data indicates the Soyuz rocket deployed the payload in an orbit stretching from an altitude of 203 miles to 105 miles. The inclination is about 67.2 degrees. The parameters closely match the orbits reached by previous Soyuz rockets carrying Kobalt optical reconnaissance satellites. High-resolution cameras on Kobalt satellites snap pictures of locations around the world. Kobalt spacecraft reportedly carry canisters to return film to Earth during the satellite's mission, which will last at least several months. The fresh satellite will be named Kosmos 2462 under the Russian military's nomenclature for defense satellites. Friday's launch marked the 14th space launch to reach orbit worldwide this year. It was also the first launch from Plesetsk in 2010 and the third Soyuz rocket flight this year.
Rokot Launch with SMOS and Proba-2 from Plesetsk
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November 2, 2009 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The second satellite in ESAs Earth Explorer series the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission and the second demonstration satellite under ESAs Project for Onboard Autonomy (Proba-2) were launched into orbit last night from northern Russia. SMOS will play a key role in the monitoring of climate change on a global scale. It is the first ever satellite designed both to map sea surface salinity and to monitor soil moisture on a global scale. It features a unique interferometric radiometer that will enable passive surveying of the water cycle between oceans, the atmosphere and land. Travelling piggyback on the launch of SMOS, Proba-2 is a follow-on to the highly successful Proba-1 satellite launched in 2001. It will demonstrate 17 advanced satellite technologies such as miniaturised sensors for ESA's future space probes and a highly sophisticated CCD camera with a wide angle view of about 120º while carrying a set of four science instruments to observe the Sun and study the plasma environment in orbit.
Rockot Blast Off with SERVIS-2 Japanese Mission
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June 2, 2010 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The SERVIS-2 satellite was successfully launched at 01.59 h UTC from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia using a ROCKOT launch vehicle. The spacecraft was injected into a sun-synchronous orbit of 1200 km altitude. The SERVIS-2 mission is the successor to SERVIS-1 also successfully launched on a Rockot in October 2003 by Eurockot for its Japanese customer, the Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer (USEF) of Tokyo, Japan. SERVIS-2, the acronym for the second 'Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System' mission, will be employed to verify the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components and technologies in space conditions. USEF developed and built SERVIS-2 under the auspices of Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). SERVIS-2 had a launch mass of 736 kg. The launch of SERVIS-2 represents the tenth launch performed by Eurockot using the Rockot launcher and this launch also marks the tenth anniversary of operations which Eurockot commenced with its first launch in May 2000.
The Cosmodrome and Town of Plesetsk
GOCE will be launched from Plesetsk in northern Russia. Founded in 1957, Plesetsk began as the world's first operational intercontinental ballistic missile base, and later was used to place mainly military satellites into polar orbit. Since then, Plesetsk has become one of the busiest launch bases in the world for all kinds of satellites!
Launch of the Soyuz 2 rocket carrying Glonass-K satellite
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Whatch in HD and full-screen, the view in the last half of the video is amazing. At 06:07 Moscow Time on 26 February 2011, the first GLONASS-K satellite was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage. en.wikipedia.org
First Soyuz 2.1b launch from Plesetsk
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July 26, 2008 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome Russia's Space Forces launched Soyuz 2.1b booster from Plesetsk spaceport Saturday night. The booster placed on orbit a new military satellite, Persona N1 (Cosmos 2441), and ended a seven-year break in transmitting to Earth the high resolution shots of its image via the radio channel for the purpose of Defense Ministry.
Kosmos 3M rocket Launched Kosmos 2463 (Parus)
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April 27, 2010 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. A Kosmos 3M rocket launched from northern Russia overnight to place a military navigation satellite in orbit more than 600 miles above Earth. The two-stage launcher lifted off at 0105 GMT Tuesday from pad 132 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The launch occurred at 5:05 am Moscow time. The mission's secret payload arrived in orbit about one hour later at 0208 GMT, according to the Russian Novosti news agency. US tracking data shows the satellite was released in a nearly circular orbit more than 600 miles high with an inclination of about 83 degrees. The spacecraft was named Kosmos 2463 under the Russian military's naming system for defense satellites. Russian officials did not disclose any more details on the satellite's mission. But the payload is believed to be a Parus navigation and communications satellite for the Russian Defense Ministry. The orbit reached during Tuesday's launch closely matches the operational locations of Parus satellites. In a Russian media report earlier this month, the commander of the Russian Space Forces said the Kosmos 3M rocket will be retired later this year after a handful of final flights. Kosmos 3M rockets have launched more than 400 times since the 1960s. Tuesday's blastoff was the 10th Russian space launch in 2010 from Plesetsk and the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It was the 17th launch to successfully reach orbit this year from sites around the world.
Soyuz-U launched Kosmos 2445 from Plesetsk
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Nov. 14, 2008 - Plesestk Cosmodrome. Russia launched a top secret military satellite Friday in an unannounced flight from the country's northern space base, according to news reports. A Soyuz-U rocket blasted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 1550 GMT (10:50 am EST) Friday. The launcher released the classified satellite payload about nine minutes later. Russia is calling the satellite Kosmos 2445 under the military's naming system for defense spacecraft.
Rockot Rocket Launch 02/11/09 SMOS and Proba-2 ESA satellite
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A Rockot booster to launch the European Space Agency's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission along with the Proba-2 microsatellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
Soyuz-U Launch with Lotos-S (Kosmos 2455)
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November 20, 2009 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. NOT KOSMOS 2455 LAUNCH VIDEO - JUST PICTURES AND VIDEO ILUSTRATION. Russia launched a military spy satellite into space Friday on a Soyuz rocket from the country's Plesetsk Cosmodrome, according to the defense ministry. The secret payload lifted off at 1044 GMT (5:44 am EST), or in the early afternoon at Plesetsk, a military-run launch base in Russia's northern Arkhangelsk Oblast. The three-stage Soyuz rocket delivered the spacecraft to an elliptical orbit with a high point of about 560 miles and a low point of approximately 120 miles. The orbit's inclination is about 67.2 degrees, according to tracking data. Military officials did not release any details on the payload of Friday's launch, but the satellite could be a next-generation electronic intelligence mission. The satellite was named Kosmos 2455 after the launch as part of the Russian defense ministry's naming system for spacecraft. The payload was the sixth Russian military satellite launched this year. Friday's launch was the 12th flight this year of a variant of the venerable Soyuz rocket family. It also marked the 63rd space launch worldwide to successfully reach orbit this year.
GOCE Launch atop Rokot booster
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March 18, 2009 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. A modified Russian ballistic missile launched at 10:21 am EDT (1421 GMT) today carrying a $450 million European probe that will measure the tug of Earth's gravity with finer detail than ever before. The craft separated from the booster about 90 minutes later. Yesterday's countdown was scrubbed due to problems retracting the pad gantry.
Rockot Launch with Gonets-M 2 & two Strela-3 Russian Satellites
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September 8, 2010 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Three small communications satellite blasted off Wednesday from northern Russia into low Earth orbit on a converted ballistic missile. The 95-foot-tall Rockot launcher lifted off at 0330 GMT Wednesday (11:30 pm EDT Tuesday) from Complex 133 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome about 500 miles north of Moscow. Made of retired missile parts, the Rockot's two core stages finished their work a few minutes after launch. A Breeze KM upper stage later injected the payloads in the planned orbit, according to Khrunichev, the launch vehicle's prime contractor. Spacecraft separation was scheduled for 0514 GMT (1:14 am EDT), according to the Novosti news agency. It was the 14th flight of the space-rated Rockot vehicle, which also launches international commercial and research satellites. The rocket was carrying three satellites for the Russian government, including the second civilian Gonets M communications spacecraft designed to store and relay personal messages. Gonets satellites are built by Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev Co. The 617-pound satellite was joined by two Russian military payloads. Russia did not disclose the identity of the other payloads, but they are likely Strela communications satellites, military variants of the Gonets system, this satellites are Strela 3 #142 (Kosmos 2467) and Strela 3#143 (Kosmos 2468) Wednesday's flight was the 43rd space launch to reach orbit worldwide this year. It was the 20th successful Russian <b>...</b>
GOCE spacecraft Launch 03/17/2009
Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) was lofted into a near-Sun-synchronous, low Earth orbit by a Rockot launcher lifting off from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia. Credit:ESA
photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov visit Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008.
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome is situated in the taiga . The taiga is home to a number of large herbivorous mammals and smaller rodents. These animals have adapted to survive a climate harsh for humans. Some of the larger mammals, such as bears, eat during the summer in order to gain weight and then go into hibernation during the winter.
photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is seen in front of a transporter with mobile version of Topol intercontinental ballistic missile before its launch from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Medvedev watched a missile soar from Russia's rain-soaked northern forests toward a target thousands of kilometers away on Sunday, capping a weekend of launches reminding audiences at home and abroad about the country's nuclear
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, speaks with Col. Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov, the commander of Russia's strategic missile forces, as they stand in front of a transporter with a mobile version of Topol intercontinental ballistic missile before it's launch at the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Medvedev watched a missile soar from Russia's rain-soaked northern forests toward a target thousands of kilometers away on Sunday, capping a weekend of launches reminding
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, speaks with Col. Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov, the commander of Russia's strategic missile forces, center, and Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, right, as they stand in front of a transporter with a mobile version of a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile, prior to it's launch at the Plesetsk cosmodrome, northern Russia, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Medvedev watched a missile soar from Russia's rain-soaked northern forests toward a target thousands of kilometer
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Russian Soyuz-U rocket exploded 29 seconds after launch from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian space officials said Tuesday. There were no reports of any injuries or damage as a result of debris falling to the ground. Lost in the accident was the Foton-M research spacecraft, a satellite intended to orbit 44 microgravity experiments supplied by Russia...
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
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On 26 June 1973, 9 people were killed by an explosion of Cosmos-3M rocket, ready for launch.
On 18 March 1980, 48 people were killed by an explosion of a Vostok-2M rocket with a Tselina satellite, during a fueling operation.
On 15 October 2002, a Soyuz-U carrying the ESA Foton-M1 project failed to launch and exploded, killing one.
RussianSpaceWeb.com on Plesetsk
"A Tale of Two Airplanes" by Kingdon R. "King" Hawes, Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome () is a Russian spaceport, located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk.
Overview
Plesetsk is used especially for military satellites placed into high inclination and polar orbits since the range for falling debris is clear to the north which is largely uninhabited Arctic and polar terrain. It is situated in a region of taiga, or flat terrain with boreal pine forests.Currently, the Soyuz rocket, Cosmos-3M, Rockot and Tsyklon are launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The heavy Proton and Zenit rockets can only be land-launched from Baikonur (Zenit may also be utilized on sea launch).
History
Plesetsk Cosmodrome was originally developed by the Soviet Union as a launch site for intercontinental ballistic missiles. On January 11, 1957 the Soviet Government passed the resolution about the foundation of special military object with secret name “Angara”. This secret object had to be situated in Plesetsk District, Arhangelsk Oblast. It was named after the town of Plesetsk. The first Soviet Combat formation of intercontinental ballistic missiles R-7 of General designer Koroljev had to be located in that place, in thick northern taiga to the south of Arhangelsk. July 15, 1957 was the official birthday of the proving ground. That day colonel Gregorjev assumed his post as the missile unit commander. By July 15, 1961 four missile complexes for ballistic missile R-7 were on combat patrol.March 17, 1966 was the space birthday of Plesetsk. That day was the first missile launching of the rocket booster Vostok with space vehicle Cosmos 112. Since that time the rocket base Angara has become cosmodrome Plesetsk. Construction started in 1957 and it was declared operational for R-7 rockets in December 1959. The urban-type settlement of Plesetsk in Arkhangelsk Oblast had a railway station, essential for the transport of missile components. A new town for the support of the facility was named Mirny, Russian for "peaceful". By 1997, more than 1,500 launches to space had been made from the site, more than for any other launch facility, although the usage has declined significantly since the breakup of the Soviet Union.
The existence of Plesetsk Cosmodrome was originally kept secret, but it was discovered by British physics teacher Geoffrey Perry and his students, who carefully analyzed the orbit of the Cosmos 112 satellite in 1966 and deduced it had not been launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. After the end of the Cold War it was learned that the CIA had begun to suspect the existence of an ICBM launch site at Plesetsk in the late 1950s. The Soviet Union did not officially admit the existence of Plesetsk Cosmodrome until 1983.
The use of the cosmodrome will likely increase in the future since there are concerns with security in operating the Baikonur Cosmodrome in now-independent Kazakhstan, which also demands rent for its continued use. Plesetsk is not ideally suited for low inclination or geostationary launches because of its high latitude of 62 degrees north (as compared to the Guiana Space Centre at 5° north or the Kennedy Space Center at around 28° north).
Still, the new all-Russian Angara rocket is designed to be launched primarily from Plesetsk when it comes into service.
The Iranian satellite Sina 1 was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on 27 October 2005.
In May, 2007, a new ICBM, called the RS-24 has been tested and launched there, and is seen as eventually replacing the aging RS-18s and RS-20s that are the backbone of Russia's missile forces. Those missiles are known in the West as the SS-19 Stiletto and the SS-18 Satan.
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