Russian Soyuz rocket launches three Iranian satellites into space
Russia launched 52 satellites, including three Iranian ones, on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket into their planned orbits in space, Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced.
Vostochny cosmodrome
Tehran preparing to launch satellites from Russian cosmodrome
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has emphasized the peaceful nature of the country’s space program, saying the satellites set to be launched in the coming days are designed solely for scientific, economic, and environmental purposes and do not pose a threat to any country.
Iran preparing to launch Paya satellite in space
Iran is preparing to launch its most substantial satellite to date into low Earth orbit next week.
Chechen satellite sets off to conquer space
The launch was made from the Vostochny Cosmodrome
Putin promises to restore Russia's moon program
Russia will restore its moon program, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a ceremony of awarding of Russian cosmonauts at the Vostochny Cosmodrome Tuesday, adding that he is talking about the launch of the Luna-25 automatic spacecraft. …
Putin arrives in Amur region on working visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Blagoveshchensk on Tuesday, the Cosmonautics Day, with a working visit. The Russian president's program includes a visit to the Vostochny spaceport together with his Belarusian counterpart …
Second Soyuz Rocket launched from Vostochny spaceport
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1b space rocket with a Meteor-M 2.1 spacecraft and the secondary payload of 17 satellites was carried out as scheduled at 8.41 a.m. Moscow Time (5.41 a.m. GMT) today, a spokesman for the Roscosmos space corporation …
Criminal case opened over embezzling at Russia’s Vostochny spaceport
Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into the embezzlement of over $1 million allocated for constructing an administrative complex at the Vostochny spaceport, IC official spokesperson Svetlana …
Sergei Ivanov: Baikonur retains its significance for Russia
Baikonur retains its significance for Russia despite the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Kremlin Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov said. He added that Russia’s newly-built Vostochny Cosmodrome could …
Russia launches first rocket from Vostochny cosmodrome
Russia launched its inaugural rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome on April 28 at 05:01am Moscow time, Reuters reports. An unmanned Soyuz-2.1A rocket carrying three satellites (Lomonosov, Aist-2D and SamSat-218) roared off into a sky …