September 27, 2011.
The Ascent Unit/Zenit-2SB LV Mechanical Docking
At the Baikonur cosmodrome the prelaunch processing of Zenit-2SB launch vehicle (LV) with Upper Stage DM-SLB and Intelsat-18 telecommunication spacecraft is continued.
Today at the Assembly & Test Facility of the cosmodrome site 42 the specialists of the rocket-space industry provided general assembly of the Integrated Launch Vehicle: mechanical docking of the Ascent Unit consisting of Upper Stage DM-SLB and Intelsat-18 spacecraft under the payload fairing with Zenit-2SB LV. Upon completion of mechanical operations the specialists began to provide mating of electrical connections between the Launch Vehicle and the Ascent Unit.
September 25, 2011.
Sea Launch successfully resumes its launch program!
At 00:18 Moscow Time (08:18 PM GMT, September 24), the seagoing Launch Platform Odyssey belonging to the space rocket launching system Sea Launch and located in the equatorial area of the Pacific Ocean at 154 deg E launched an Integrated Launch Vehicle (ILV) Zenit-3SL carrying as its payload ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 spacecraft (SC).
The launch objective is to deliver the 4.6-ton spacecraft into a geotransfer target orbit.
The spacecraft insertion into this orbit was performed by the space upper stage Block DM-SL, designed and built by S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, from an intermediate low Earth orbit, where the upper stage with the spacecraft had been delivered by the two-stage launch vehicle Zenit-2S.
Press-release of Sea Launch company
September 25, 2011.
Intelsat 18 payload unit sent for launch vehicle integration
Preparations for the launch of Zenith-2SB (LV) with the upper stage DM-SLB and telecommunications spacecraft Intelsat 18 continue at Baikonur launch site.
Yesterday, the payload unit was loaded onto a transportation platform, and today it was transported to Area 42 of the launch site where it is to be mated with the launch vehicle Zenit-2SB.
September 23, 2011.
Ascent Unit assembly is completed for launch under Land Launch Program
Underway is prelaunch processing of launch vehicle (LV) Zenit-2SB and telecommunication spacecraft (SC) at Baikonur Cosmodrome.
According to press service of Roscosmos and SC Yuzhniy, today at the Cosmodrome Assembly and Testing Facility on site 31 assembly of Ascent Unit (AU) has been completed: installation ("encapsulation") of payload fairing on spacecraft Intelsat-18 with Uppers Stage DM-SLB has been performed. Upon completion of electric checks and final operations AU will be transshipped to transport platform and carried to Cosmodrome site 42 for mating with launch vehicle.
September 22, 2011.
Intelsat-18 SC is docked with Block DM-SLB
At the Baikonur cosmodrome the prelaunch processing of Zenit-2SB Launch Vehicle with Block DM-SLB and Intelsat-18 telecommunication spacecraft is continued.
Today the teams of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, foreign specialists and FGUP TsENKI branch office - Yuzhny Space Center began to assemble the Ascent Unit: Intelsat-18 SC on the adapter is docked with Upper State DM-SLB.
These operations are performed as per the work schedule.
September 21, 2011.
Spacecraft Intelsat-18 has been mated to the adapter
Underway is prelaunch processing of launch vehicle Zenit-2SB with Upper Stage DM-SLB and telecommunications space craft Intelsat-18.
According to Roscosmos' press service, on September 20, 2011 the joint team consisting of Yuzhniy Space Center and foreign enterprises specialists completed loading of spacecraft propulsion system with propellant components at the Cosmodrome filling station on site 31.
Today spacecraft Intelsat-18 has been mated to the adapter at the Assembly & Testing Facility on site 31.
September 16, 2011.
Return to Earth of the Soyuz TMA-21 crew
At 07:59:39 AM, Moscow Time, Soyuz TMA-21 descent vehicle made a soft landing in the designated landing area to the South-East of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. All the operations associated with the descent, search and landing of the descent vehicle went normally.
Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyayev (commander of Soyuz TMA-21 and flight engineer
of ISS-27 and ISS-28), Andrei Borisenko (flight engineer of Soyuz TMA-21 and ISS-27, commander
of ISS-28) and NASA astronaut Ronald Garan (flight engineer of Soyuz TMA-21, ISS-27 and ISS-28) have
completed their mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under the program of expedition ISS-27/28.
September 12, 2011.
Building new comfortable houses for Corporation employees
S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia goes on with its activities aimed to perform an important social task it undertook of providing the employees with a modern comfortable housing.
September 9, 2011.
Gala concert devoted to the 65th anniversary of the Corporation establishement
Gala concert was given in the Ice Palace "Arena Mytischi" in honour of the 65th anniversary of S.P. Korolev Rocket-Space Corporation "Energia" foundation.
The events devoted to the 65th anniversary of founding S.P. Korolev Rocket-Space Corporation Energia are concluded.
RSC Energia management and team express their gratitude to all those who congratulated the Corporation on this data and assure that they will make every effort to efficiently explore and apprehend the mysteries of the Universe, develop space resources by using advanced developments of unmanned and manned space complexes and systems; launch vehicles and orbit-to-orbit transportation systems, including those based upon a large-scale cooperation of partners.
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September 9, 2011.
A ceremony to presented state awards to employees of the Corporation
The President and General Designer of the Corporation, V.A. Lopota held a ceremony to presented state awards to employees of the Corporation which were conferred on them by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev.
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