News Archive / Tagged: Baikonur Cosmodrome

• Soyuz MS-09 on its way to ISS after textbook launch

  Derek RichardsonJune 6th, 2018

  BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan — Three space flyers are on their way to the International Space Station after launching to orbit inside their Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft atop a Soyuz-FG rocket. Liftoff took place at 4:12 p.m. local time (7:12 a.m. EDT / 11:12 GMT) June 6, 2018.

• Soyuz MS-09 rolled to Baikonur launch pad for Wednesday flight

  Derek RichardsonJune 5th, 2018

  BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan — A Russian Soyuz-FG rocket with the encapsulated Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft sits at Pad 1/5 and is set to launch three new crew members bound for the International Space Station to join Expedition 56.

• Proton-M launches Blagovest 12L satellite for Russian Aerospace Forces

  Tomasz NowakowskiApril 18th, 2018

  The Russian military has expanded its fleet of communications satellites with the launch of the Blagovest 12L spacecraft on Wednesday, April 18.

• Russia to launch Blagovest 12L military comsat April 18

  Tomasz NowakowskiApril 17th, 2018

  Russia is in the final stage of preparations to launch its Proton-M rocket with the Blagovest 12L military communications satellite. Liftoff is scheduled to take place at 6:12 p.m. EDT (22:12 GMT) April 18, 2018, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

• Gallery: Soyuz MS-08 launches toward ISS

  Derek RichardsonMarch 21st, 2018

  In the sparsely populated Kazakh Steppe in Kazakhstan, Russia's state-run space corporation, Roscosmos, launched three people to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-08 lifted off pad 1/5 at 1:44 p.m. EDT (17:44 GMT) March 21, 2018, from Baikonur Cosmodrome.

• Soyuz MS-08 trio lights up Kazakh sky to begin 2-day trek to ISS

  Derek RichardsonMarch 21st, 2018

  Lighting up the Kazakh Steppe at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, three fresh International Space Station crew members launched toward space to begin a two-day chase of the orbiting outpost. Soyuz MS-08 launched at 1:44 p.m. EDT (17:44 GMT) March 21, 2018.

• Soyuz MS-08 trio set for 2-day flight to ISS

  Derek RichardsonMarch 20th, 2018

  Three more people are set to leave Earth to live aboard the International Space Station for about five months. They are slated to launch in their Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. EDT (05:44 GMT) March 21, 2018, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

• Progress MS-08 cargo ship launches on two-day trek to ISS

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 13th, 2018

  After a two-day launch delay, Progress MS-08, an autonomous Russian cargo spacecraft, is on its way to the International Space Station.

• Launch of Progress MS-08 space station cargo freighter scrubbed

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 11th, 2018

  It was deja vu for the Russian state-run space corporation Roscosmos. Less than a minute before its planned launch to the International Space Station, the Progress MS-08 cargo mission was scrubbed. The issue appeared similar in nature to one that occurred in October 2017.

• Zenit rocket launches AngoSat-1 but ground control loses contact

  Tomasz NowakowskiDecember 27th, 2017

  A Russian-Ukrainian Zenit rocket was launched on Tuesday, December 26, 2017, with the aim of delivering into orbit Angola’s first satellite, known as AngoSat-1. However, it appears that contact with the spacecraft was lost after its deployment into orbit.

• Soyuz MS-07 crew begins two-day trek toward ISS

  Derek RichardsonDecember 17th, 2017

  Just three days after one trio left the International Space Station, another launched toward it. A Soyuz-FG rocket lofted the Soyuz MS-07 mission spacecraft into orbit where it and its crew will spend some two days catching up with the outpost.

• Progress MS-07 launches toward the International Space Station

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 14th, 2017

  Russia's Progress MS-07 cargo craft launched toward the International Space Station (ISS) at 4:46 a.m. EDT (08:46 GMT) Oct. 14, 2017, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome located in Kazakhstan. The cargo vessel was sent aloft atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket with liftoff taking place two days later than originally planned as the first attempt was scrubbed because of an undisclosed issue within the final minute of the countdown.

• Launch of Soyuz 2.1a with Progress MS-07 scrubbed seconds before liftoff

  Derek RichardsonOctober 12th, 2017

  Less than a minute before it was to take to the skies to deliver the Progress MS-07 cargo freighter to the International Space Station, an unknown issue with the Soyuz 2.1a launch vehicle prompted a rare scrub for the Russian space agency’s workhorse rocket. Liftoff was expected at 5:32 a.m. EDT (09:32 GMT) Oct. 12, 2017, from Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

• Proton-M blasts off from Baikonur with AsiaSat 9 telecom satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 28th, 2017

  International Launch Services (ILS) successfully conducted its third mission this year, launching its workhorse Proton-M rocket carrying the AsiaSat 9 communications satellite into orbit. The launcher lifted off at exactly 18:52 UTC (14:52 EDT) on Thursday, September 28, from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

• Next International Space Station crew launches atop Soyuz rocket

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 12th, 2017

  Launching atop a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, three people are heading toward the International Space Station. The trio will arrive at the $100 billion complex in just under six hours.