Re-Entry: Soyuz Rocket Stage from ill-fated Kanopus Launch
The Russian Rocket stage that sent the Kanopus-ST on its way in an ill-fated mission last December re-entered the atmosphere on March 16 after a little over three months in orbit.
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Russia’s Kanopus ST Satellite meets its End in fiery Re-Entry after failed Launch
Russia’s Kanopus ST ocean surveillance satellite met its untimely end over the Atlantic Ocean in the early hours on Tuesday, re-entering the atmosphere along with its Volga upper stage from which the satellite failed to separate after launch. Orbital data released in the overnight hours showed that a piece of debris detached from the spacecraft and re-entered about an hour prior to the parent object.
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Coverage: Russian Submarine-Tracking Satellite heads for Destructive Re-Entry
The Russian Volga Upper Stage and Kanopus ST submarine-tracking satellite are rapidly approaching an untargeted destructive re-entry after completing a significant orbit-lowering maneuver in response to the failed separation of the satellite following its arrival in a 690-Kilometer orbit on Saturday.
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Media Reports: Russian Military Satellite fails to Separate from Soyuz 2-1v Rocket
In the wake of Saturday’s Soyuz 2-1v launch with a pair of Russian military satellites, media reports emerged on Sunday, claiming that one of the two satellites failed to separate from the rocket’s Volga upper stage.
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Photos: Soyuz 2-1v blasts off with secretive Satellite
A Russian Soyuz 2-1v rocket blasts off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on December 5, 2015 to embark on its second flight, carrying the Kanopus ST satellite for the Russian Ministry of Defence.
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Soyuz 2-1v Rocket achieves Second successful Flight, lofting secretive Kanopus Satellite
Russia’s Soyuz 2-1v rocket made its second flight on Saturday, blasting off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 14:09 UTC to deliver the hush-hush Kanopus ST satellite to orbit for the Russian Ministry of Defence.
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NK-33 Engine set for first Flight after Antares Failure – Soyuz 2-1v Launch re-aligned for Saturday
A Russian Soyuz 2-1v rocket is set for liftoff from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Saturday after its launch was delayed on Friday due to technical issues with the payload. Hidden under the payload fairing of the Soyuz rocket is the Kanopus ST ocean and weather research satellite that is to become a part of the Kanopus program serving a dual role under military and civilian operation.
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