Russia launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 6:12 AM ET (1012 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed a sophisticated reconnaissance satellite for the Russian military into orbit on Friday. The Soyuz 2-1b rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 2:37 pm EDT (1837 GMT) and placed the Kosmos-2486 satellite into orbit. The satellite is believed to be the second in the Persona class of advanced reconnaissance satellites. The first Persona satellite failed shortly after launch in 2008.
A Soyuz rocket placed a sophisticated reconnaissance satellite for the Russian military into orbit on Friday. The Soyuz 2-1b rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 2:37 pm EDT (1837 GMT) and placed the Kosmos-2486 satellite into orbit. The satellite is believed to be the second in the Persona class of advanced reconnaissance satellites. The first Persona satellite failed shortly after launch in 2008.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
Virgin Galactic slightly delays resumption of commercial flights
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:05 AM ET (1505 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Saturday, August 16
Firefly Aerospace: The Space Stock You Should Not Buy
SeekingAlpha — 9:43 am ET (1343 GMT) Arielle Roth's First Headache? Call It the Musk Migraine
Broadband Breakfast — 9:41 am ET (1341 GMT) Space Systems Command Activates New Systems Delta
US Space Force — 9:40 am ET (1340 GMT) Coastal Commission Unanimously Rejects SpaceX Launch Expansion at Vandenberg
Santa Barbara (CA) Independent — 9:39 am ET (1339 GMT) California commission rejects proposal to increase SpaceX rocket launches
The Hill — 9:36 am ET (1336 GMT) |
