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The Russian Defence Ministry has begun preparations for launching a Soyuz-V launch vehicle with Kosmos-2420, a military satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. According to cosmodrome officials, “the lift-off of the spacecraft, initially planned for mid-May, was re-scheduled for n...

A spacecraft carrying a Russian Defence Ministry satellite is scheduled to be launched on 2nd September at 09:50 GMT (1:50 p.m. Moscow time) from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan. "The Soyuz-U carrier rocket with a Kosmos series satellite, made at the order of the defence ministry,...

The Molniya-M Stage 3 Rocket Body launched on September 22 1982 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on the Kosmos 1409[img]http://photos17.flickr.com/22226895_dcc3ebc59e_o.gif[/im...

Russia has launched a Kosmos-3M rocket on Saturday for the Defence Ministry. "The launch of the light carrier with a payload in the interests of the Defence Ministry was executed at 19:40 Moscow time from the State Central Inter-Service Range Kapustin Yar" - Defence Ministry spokespe...

A Molniya-M rocket with 2BL upper stage is scheduled to launch the Kosmos-2422 spy satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on July 20 The launch period extends to July 31. The US-KMO satellite will be part of an early-warning system.

According to a spokesman for Russia's Space Forces, a medium-class Soyuz-U carrier rocket has put the Kosmos-2423 satellite into orbit after being launched from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan at 13:39 GMT, Thursday, 14th September. [url=http://www.gazeta.ru/lenta.shtml?516...

The Kosmos Satellite that was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32 on June 1978, for the Cosmos 1025 mission, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 10th March @ 09:00 UTC ± 8 Hours. Predicted Decay Location 74.8° N, 188.7° E [url=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/415592...

A Proton-K/DM-3 rocket has successfully launched a Kosmos military satellite from launchpad LC81 at the Baikonur cosmodrome on Friday at 23:59 GMT, 27th June, 2008. The 2000kg Kosmos satellite has entered into geostationary orbit and is probably similar to early warning Oko-1 satellites tha...

The Cosmos-2405 satellite has lowered its orbit in preparation for re-entry. Cosmos-2405 is a naval Eorsat reconnaissance satellite of the US-P system, launched on May 28, 2004, from launch pad No. 20 on launch complex No. 90 at the Baikonur launch site. The satellite was given an internati...

The Kosmos-2427 (Tselina-2 N23?) military optical reconnaissance (Kobalt-M type) satellite was successfully launched atop a Soyuz-U launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 22:00 Moscow time, 7th June 2007. Cosmos-2420 was successfully deployed into an orbit with inclination of 67.15 d...

A Russian military Cosmos-3M rocket was launched from launch pad No. 1 of the launch complex No. 132 of the Plesetsk space centre at 13:05 UTC, (17:05 Moscow time). Cosmos-2429 was confirmed to have successfully reached orbit 1 hour 3 minutes later. The Space Forces command centre the took control o...

A Proton-K Auxiliary Motor that was launched on the 25th July 2002 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome LC81, on the Cosmos 2392 mission, was predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 28th February 2006 @ 13:19 UTC ± 20 minutes[img]http://static.flickr.com/43/106358930_82c014...

Cosmos 2379 a Russian geosynchronous early-warning/reconnaissance satellite that was launched by a Proton-K rocket with a DM-2 final stage from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 24 August 2001 appears to be drifting from its prescribed orbital location at 24° West. This maybe a controlled transfer to...

The Cosmos 2105 satellite, that was launched on he 20th November, 1990, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, re-entered the Earths atmosphere on the 16th January @ 18:48 UTC ± 20 minutes over the southern pacific. Predicted Decay Location 59.5° S, 273.8° E Inclination 62.5° Revolution Number 12583

Cosmos-2393 satellite, may have competed its mission. The orbit (Apogee 39695, Perigee 614km, Incl. 65.11) of the US-KS early-warning satellite, launched on 24 Dec 2002, was not increased during February 2007. This may be due to low fuel levels. The satellite may still be fully operational. The c...

The Tselina-2 naval reconnaisance satellite aboard a Zenith-2 launcher, from Baykonur, is tentatively scheduled to launch on June 22nd.

A Molniya-M SL-6 Stage 3 Rocket Body that was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on the 20th May 1982, for the Kosmos 1367 (US-K #26) mission is predicted to re-enter the earths atmosphere on the 18th January 2009 @ 08:16 GMT ± 8 hours. TLE Data pre>SL-6 RB(2) 1 13215U 82045D 09017.78779440 .12771...

One of the most long-lasting satellites that the Soviet Union placed into orbit some 21 years ago has now started acting up, spilling a trace of unidentified substances along its orbit, American observatories report. The January issue of the journal Orbital Debris Quarterly News details the natu...

A Russian Rokot launch vehicle has successfully launched three Kosmos military satellites, , from the Plesetsk space centre in northwest Russian. The Rokot launch vehicle is a converted two-stage RS-18 intercontinental ballistic missile. The new satellites will join the of missile early war...

A Soyuz-U carrier rocket is scheduled to launch from the Plesetsk launch complex at 19:00 Moscow time, 16th April, 2010. The rocket is to orbit a Cobalt-M type optical intelligence gathering satellite. Once in orbit, the spy satellite will likely to receive the designation Kosmos-2461.

The Kosmos 1774 satellite that was launched on the 28th August, 1986, from the Plesetsk launch site, re-entered the Earths atmosphere on the 2nd November, 2010 @ 09:34 GMT ±4 hours. Inclination: 60.35° Revolution Number: 17747 Predicted Location: 58.3° S, 258.9° E TLE Data [pr...

The Kosmos 2217 Oko early-warning satellite in a Molniya orbit, that was launched on the 21st October, 1992, from the Plesetsk launch site, re-entered the Earths atmosphere on the 6th November, 2010 @ 01:39 GMT ±1 minute. Inclination: 61.82° Revolution Number: 13245 Predicted L...

A SL-6 rocket body that was launched by a Molniya-M carrier rocket on the 30th September, 2010, from the Plesetsk launch site for the Kosmos 2469 mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 30th November, 2010 @ -- GMT ± -- hours. TLE Data pre>SL-6 RB 1 37172U 10049C 10322.66730956 ....

The KOSMOS 2388 early warning (Oko) satellite that was launched on the 1st April, 2002, from the Plesetsk launch facility is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 12th September, 2011 @ 22:36 GMT ± 24 hours.KOSMOS 2388 1 27409U 02017A 11254.42645212 .90772453 -14588-4 19605-2 937...

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Kosmos Kosmos-2420 Launch (Preview)	Mission News	6	6432	May 6 10:57 2006 by Blobrana
The Russian Defence Ministry has begun preparations for launching a Soyuz-V launch vehicle with Kosmos-2420, a military satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. According to cosmodrome officials, “the lift-off of the spacecraft, initially planned for mid-May, was re-scheduled for n...
Kosmos Kosmos launch (Preview)	Mission News	3	8148	Sep 3 19:03 2005 by Blobrana
A spacecraft carrying a Russian Defence Ministry satellite is scheduled to be launched on 2nd September at 09:50 GMT (1:50 p.m. Moscow time) from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan. "The Soyuz-U carrier rocket with a Kosmos series satellite, made at the order of the defence ministry,...
Kosmos Kosmos 1409 (Preview)	Mission News	2	2699	Jul 2 09:33 2005 by Blobrana
The Molniya-M Stage 3 Rocket Body launched on September 22 1982 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on the Kosmos 1409[img]http://photos17.flickr.com/22226895_dcc3ebc59e_o.gif[/im...
Kosmos Kosmos-3M Launch (Preview)	Mission News	2	6244	Apr 23 21:17 2006 by Blobrana
Russia has launched a Kosmos-3M rocket on Saturday for the Defence Ministry. "The launch of the light carrier with a payload in the interests of the Defence Ministry was executed at 19:40 Moscow time from the State Central Inter-Service Range Kapustin Yar" - Defence Ministry spokespe...
Kosmos Cosmos2422 (Preview)	Mission News	8	6171	Sep 1 20:06 2006 by Blobrana
A Molniya-M rocket with 2BL upper stage is scheduled to launch the Kosmos-2422 spy satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on July 20 The launch period extends to July 31. The US-KMO satellite will be part of an early-warning system.
Kosmos Kosmos2423 satellite (Preview)	Mission News	6	5045	Nov 21 04:38 2006 by Blobrana
According to a spokesman for Russia's Space Forces, a medium-class Soyuz-U carrier rocket has put the Kosmos-2423 satellite into orbit after being launched from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan at 13:39 GMT, Thursday, 14th September. [url=http://www.gazeta.ru/lenta.shtml?516...
Kosmos Cosmos 1025 mission (Preview)	Mission News	3	3046	Mar 12 23:07 2007 by Blobrana
The Kosmos Satellite that was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32 on June 1978, for the Cosmos 1025 mission, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 10th March @ 09:00 UTC ± 8 Hours. Predicted Decay Location 74.8° N, 188.7° E [url=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/415592...
Kosmos KOSMOS 2440 launch (Preview)	Mission News	2	2723	Jun 30 13:36 2008 by Blobrana
A Proton-K/DM-3 rocket has successfully launched a Kosmos military satellite from launchpad LC81 at the Baikonur cosmodrome on Friday at 23:59 GMT, 27th June, 2008. The 2000kg Kosmos satellite has entered into geostationary orbit and is probably similar to early warning Oko-1 satellites tha...
Kosmos COSMOS 2405 (Preview)	Mission News	3	2675	Jun 16 20:11 2006 by Blobrana
The Cosmos-2405 satellite has lowered its orbit in preparation for re-entry. Cosmos-2405 is a naval Eorsat reconnaissance satellite of the US-P system, launched on May 28, 2004, from launch pad No. 20 on launch complex No. 90 at the Baikonur launch site. The satellite was given an internati...
Kosmos Cosmos-2427 Launch (Preview)	Mission News	1	2483	Jun 8 09:15 2007 by Blobrana
The Kosmos-2427 (Tselina-2 N23?) military optical reconnaissance (Kobalt-M type) satellite was successfully launched atop a Soyuz-U launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 22:00 Moscow time, 7th June 2007. Cosmos-2420 was successfully deployed into an orbit with inclination of 67.15 d...
Kosmos Cosmos-2429 (Preview)	Mission News	1	2863	Sep 22 22:33 2007 by Blobrana
A Russian military Cosmos-3M rocket was launched from launch pad No. 1 of the launch complex No. 132 of the Plesetsk space centre at 13:05 UTC, (17:05 Moscow time). Cosmos-2429 was confirmed to have successfully reached orbit 1 hour 3 minutes later. The Space Forces command centre the took control o...
Kosmos Cosmos2392 Re-entry (Preview)	Mission News	1	4583	Apr 23 10:47 2006 by Blobrana
A Proton-K Auxiliary Motor that was launched on the 25th July 2002 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome LC81, on the Cosmos 2392 mission, was predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 28th February 2006 @ 13:19 UTC ± 20 minutes[img]http://static.flickr.com/43/106358930_82c014...
Kosmos COSMOS 2379 (Preview)	Mission News	0	2551	Sep 10 01:42 2007 by Blobrana
Cosmos 2379 a Russian geosynchronous early-warning/reconnaissance satellite that was launched by a Proton-K rocket with a DM-2 final stage from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 24 August 2001 appears to be drifting from its prescribed orbital location at 24° West. This maybe a controlled transfer to...
Kosmos Cosmos 2105 satellite (Preview)	Mission News	0	2418	Jan 19 14:43 2008 by Blobrana
The Cosmos 2105 satellite, that was launched on he 20th November, 1990, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, re-entered the Earths atmosphere on the 16th January @ 18:48 UTC ± 20 minutes over the southern pacific. Predicted Decay Location 59.5° S, 273.8° E Inclination 62.5° Revolution Number 12583
Kosmos Cosmos-2393 (Preview)	Mission News	0	2646	Mar 16 01:50 2007 by Blobrana
Cosmos-2393 satellite, may have competed its mission. The orbit (Apogee 39695, Perigee 614km, Incl. 65.11) of the US-KS early-warning satellite, launched on 24 Dec 2002, was not increased during February 2007. This may be due to low fuel levels. The satellite may still be fully operational. The c...
Kosmos Cosmos Tsyklon 2 Launch ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview)	Mission News	20	24091	Aug 19 13:58 2010 by Blobrana
The Tselina-2 naval reconnaisance satellite aboard a Zenith-2 launcher, from Baykonur, is tentatively scheduled to launch on June 22nd.
Kosmos Kosmos 1367 (Preview)	Mission News	2	5020	Jan 19 01:08 2009 by Blobrana
A Molniya-M SL-6 Stage 3 Rocket Body that was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on the 20th May 1982, for the Kosmos 1367 (US-K #26) mission is predicted to re-enter the earths atmosphere on the 18th January 2009 @ 08:16 GMT ± 8 hours. TLE Data pre>SL-6 RB(2) 1 13215U 82045D 09017.78779440 .12771...
Kosmos KOSMOS-1818 (Preview)	Mission News	3	3095	Jan 26 19:51 2009 by Blobrana
One of the most long-lasting satellites that the Soviet Union placed into orbit some 21 years ago has now started acting up, spilling a trace of unidentified substances along its orbit, American observatories report. The January issue of the journal Orbital Debris Quarterly News details the natu...
Kosmos Kosmos-2451, 2452 and 2453 (Preview)	Mission News	2	3089	Jul 20 14:14 2009 by Blobrana
A Russian Rokot launch vehicle has successfully launched three Kosmos military satellites, , from the Plesetsk space centre in northwest Russian. The Rokot launch vehicle is a converted two-stage RS-18 intercontinental ballistic missile. The new satellites will join the of missile early war...
Kosmos Kosmos-2461 ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	Mission News	11	15501	Jun 8 17:46 2010 by Blobrana
A Soyuz-U carrier rocket is scheduled to launch from the Plesetsk launch complex at 19:00 Moscow time, 16th April, 2010. The rocket is to orbit a Cobalt-M type optical intelligence gathering satellite. Once in orbit, the spy satellite will likely to receive the designation Kosmos-2461.
Kosmos Kosmos 1774 (Preview)	Satellite Re-entry	0	2709	Nov 3 09:14 2010 by Blobrana
The Kosmos 1774 satellite that was launched on the 28th August, 1986, from the Plesetsk launch site, re-entered the Earths atmosphere on the 2nd November, 2010 @ 09:34 GMT ±4 hours. Inclination: 60.35° Revolution Number: 17747 Predicted Location: 58.3° S, 258.9° E TLE Data [pr...
Kosmos Kosmos 2217 satellite (Preview)	Satellite Re-entry	0	2590	Nov 6 21:00 2010 by Blobrana
The Kosmos 2217 Oko early-warning satellite in a Molniya orbit, that was launched on the 21st October, 1992, from the Plesetsk launch site, re-entered the Earths atmosphere on the 6th November, 2010 @ 01:39 GMT ±1 minute. Inclination: 61.82° Revolution Number: 13245 Predicted L...
Kosmos SL-6 rocket body re-entry (Preview)	Satellite Re-entry	7	3347	Dec 15 11:21 2010 by Blobrana
A SL-6 rocket body that was launched by a Molniya-M carrier rocket on the 30th September, 2010, from the Plesetsk launch site for the Kosmos 2469 mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 30th November, 2010 @ -- GMT ± -- hours. TLE Data pre>SL-6 RB 1 37172U 10049C 10322.66730956 ....
KOSMOS KOSMOS 2388 satellite re-entry (Preview)	Satellite Re-entry	4	3313	Sep 14 10:33 2011 by Blobrana
The KOSMOS 2388 early warning (Oko) satellite that was launched on the 1st April, 2002, from the Plesetsk launch facility is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 12th September, 2011 @ 22:36 GMT ± 24 hours.KOSMOS 2388 1 27409U 02017A 11254.42645212 .90772453 -14588-4 19605-2 937...