Image: ExoMars 2016 trace gas orbiter fuelled for Mars
The ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter being fuelled at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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News tagged with baikonur cosmodrome
Image: The ExoMars 2016 Schiaparelli module in Baikonur
On 14 March, the launch window opens for ExoMars 2016, ESA's next mission to Mars, composed of the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli.
Space Exploration
Jan 6, 2016
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Russia launches military satellite: ministry
Russia on Sunday successfully launched a military satellite from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the defence ministry said in a statement.
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2015
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EDRS-A and its laser are ready to fly
After a year-long wait in storage for a Proton rocket to become available, the EDRS-A laser communications payload and its Eutelsat host satellite are finally at the Baikonur cosmodrome and being prepared for launch in late ...
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2015
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ESA astronaut Tim Peake arrives in Baikonur on his last stop before space
ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Roscosmos commander Yuri Malenchenko arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today ahead of their launch to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2015
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Russia successfully launches satellite with Proton rocket
Russia on Monday successfully launched a Proton rocket, carrying a Russian telecoms satellite, from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in the second successful launch since the disastrous loss of a Mexican satellite in ...
Space Exploration
Sep 14, 2015
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Soyuz with Russian, Dane, Kazakh docks at space station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new crew docked at the International Space Station on Friday after a safe but unusually long two-day flight.
Space Exploration
Sep 4, 2015
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Soyuz carrying 3-man crew blasts off for orbiting station
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian, a Dane and a Kazakh blasted off on Wednesday for a two-day trip to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Sep 2, 2015
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ESA video: Iriss liftoff
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, commander Sergei Volkov and Aidyn Aimbetov were launched into space this morning 2 September at 04:37:43 GMT (06:37:43 CEST) from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
Space Exploration
Sep 2, 2015
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Russia launches Proton rocket with British satellite (Update)
Russia on Friday successfully launched a Proton rocket with a British satellite in the first such launch since an engine failure in May resulted in a Mexican satellite being destroyed.
Space Exploration
Aug 28, 2015
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