Russia launches two satellites
Posted: Wed, Jul 22, 2009, 2:37 PM ET (1837 GMT)
A Kosmos rocket launched two satellites into orbit early Tuesday. The Kosmos-3M rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 11:57 pm EDT Monday (0337 GMT Tuesday) and placed two small satellites into low Earth orbit. One satellite is a military satellite, most likely a Parus-series navigation satellite. The other satellite, Sterkh 1, is designed to be part of the international COSPAS-SARSAT search-and-rescue satellite system.
A Kosmos rocket launched two satellites into orbit early Tuesday. The Kosmos-3M rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 11:57 pm EDT Monday (0337 GMT Tuesday) and placed two small satellites into low Earth orbit. One satellite is a military satellite, most likely a Parus-series navigation satellite. The other satellite, Sterkh 1, is designed to be part of the international COSPAS-SARSAT search-and-rescue satellite system.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
California commission votes against increase in SpaceX Vandenberg launches
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:32 AM ET (1532 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Thursday, August 28
Poland’s Starlink funding among ‘best money spent’ on Ukraine, says FM Sikorski
Polskie Radio — 6:14 am ET (1014 GMT) China races to roll out low-orbit satellite internet to rival Musk’s Starlink
South China Morning Post — 6:12 am ET (1012 GMT) From IRIS² to Starlink: A taxonomy of satellite mega-constellations
EurActiv — 6:12 am ET (1012 GMT) Gov. Kay Ivey ‘counting on’ Space Command being relocated to Alabama
WAFF-TV — 6:11 am ET (1011 GMT) Air Guard Transfers to Space Force Appear Likely as Senators Backtrack on Effort to Stop It
Military.com — 6:09 am ET (1009 GMT) |
