October 31, 2011.
Soyuz TMA-22 crews arrived to the Baikonur launch site
Primary (Shkaplerov Anton Nickolaevich (Roscosmos, Russia),
Ivanishin Anatoliy Alekseevich (Roscosmos, Russia) and
Burbank Daniel (NASA, USA))
and backup (Padalka Gennagy Ivanovich (Roscosmos, Russia), Revin Sergey Nikolaevich
(Roscosmos, Russia) and Acaba Joseph Michael (NASA, USA)) crews of the Soyuz TMA-22
transportation spacecraft arrived to the Baikonur launch site. At the airport they were met by members of the State Commission and Technical Management.
October 30, 2011.
Progress M-13M logistics spacecraft is in orbit
At 02:11:12 PM Moscow Time a logistics spacecraft Progress M-13M was launched from the Baikonur launch site.
The purpose of the launch is to support further in-orbit operation of the International Space Station in accordance with Russian commitments under that project.
October 28, 2011.
LV Soyuz rollout to the launch pad.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-13M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Soyuz-U launch vehicle was rolled out from the integration building to the launch pad. Soyuz-U launch vehicle with Progress M-13M transport vehicle is installed on the launch pad. L-2 days activities have been started.
October 27, 2011.
LV Soyuz general integration is completed.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-13M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Orbital module of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, containing Progress M-13M spacecraft was integrated with the Soyuz-U launch vehicle in the processing facility.
Technical management meeting and Government Commission meeting were convened. A decision is made to roll out Soyuz-U launch vehicle with Progress M-13M transport vehicle to the launch pad.
October 26, 2011.
Orbital module of the LV Soyuz-U with CV Progress M-13M was transported for the general integration with LV.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-13M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Orbital module of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, containing Progress M-13M spacecraft was transported from the spacecraft processing facility for the general integration with LV.
October 25, 2011.
Preparations for launches under the ISS Program.
Underway is prelaunch processing of transport cargo vehicles Progress M-13M, Progress M-14M, manned space vehicles Soyuz TMA-22 and Soyuz TMA-03M under the International Space Station Program.
Today at SC Assembly and Testing Facility designer's inspection of cargo vehicle Progess M-13M was performed and encapsulation of launch vehicle payload fairing on space vehicle was conducted; check activation of Progress M-14M electric circuits was carried out; check illumination of TMV Soyuz TMA-22 solar arrays was performed; operations with TMV Soyuz TMA-03M in anechoic chamber were completed.
October 24, 2011.
Laying flowers to the memorial to the fallen missilemen.
Employees of the RSC Energia Baikonur branch office and the Corporation specialists working at the launch site under the programs of pre-launch processing of Progress M-13M, Progress M-14M, Soyuz TMA-22 and Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft took part in the events commemorating the testers of the rocket technology who were tragically killed on October 24, 1960 and 1963.
October 21, 2011.
A session of the Council of Chief Designers for the ISS RS.
S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia held a session, chaired by the Corporation President and General Designer V.A. Lopota, of the Council of Chief Designers for the Russian Segment of the International Space Station (ISS).
October 21, 2011.
Soyuz TMA-03M transferred to anechoic chamber.
Continuing at Baikonur launch site is the pre-launch processing of the Soyuz TMA-03M manned spacecraft, which is to go to the International Space Station late in December 2011.
At present the spacecraft has been transferred to anechoic chamber, where tests will be run on the radio systems of Soyuz TMA-03M, primarily on the Kurs system, which supports rendezvous and docking of the spacecraft with the International Space Station.
October 21, 2011.
CV Progress M-13M docking with the transfer compartment.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-13M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Progress M-13M transport cargo vehicle was docked with the transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.
October 15, 2011.
Corporation extraordinary General Stockholders' Meeting.
Extraordinary General Stockholders' Meeting of S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Public Corporation Energia (OAO RSC Energia) called by the decision taken by the Corporation Board of Directors dated August 3, 2011.
October 7, 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.
At the present time, in the residential area of the 1st phase construction preparations continue for acceptance of multistory house No. 1 and a two-level under ground garage for 453 car parkings for its tenants; all amenities are being built on the territory under construction, as well as the sixth and seventh floors of multistorey dwelling house No. 2 and the 2-storey shop built against it are being erected.
October 6, 2011.
Charitable action of RSC Energia
The delegation from RSC Energia has transferred a 19-seat minibus into possession of special (correction) boarding school for blind and weak-sighted children located in the city of Korolev.
At the boarding school assembly hall a solemn ceremony of handing over the documentation on the minibus to its principal T.V. Morozova took place.
October 6, 2011.
Intelsat 18 spacecraft was delivered into target orbit
The rocket and space system Zenith-3SLB consisting of a launch vehicle (LV) Zenit-2SB with the upper stage Block DM-SLB has put the 3.2-ton telecommunications spacecraft Intelsat 18 into its target geotransfer orbit.
The launch under the Land Launch program occurred at 01:00:02 Moscow Time.
October 5, 2011.
Postponement of the launch of the Zenit-2SB/DM-SLB launch vehicle carrying Intelsat 18 spacecraft
On October 4, the State Commission held a session on the launch of Intelsat 18 using Zenit-2SB/DM-SLB launch vehicle under the Land launch program.
At the request of the foreign customer, the launch of the spacecraft was moved to the back up launch date - October 6, 2011.
The launch is scheduled for 01:00 Moscow Time.
October 3, 2011.
Kedr satellite operation in orbit
Mini-satellite Kedr – a joint project between S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, NASA and students of the Kursk State Technical University - has been successfully working in orbit for two months.
The satellite is intended for performing the RadioSkaf space experiment.
October 2, 2011.
Roll out of Zenit-3SLB ILV with US DM-SLB and Intelsat-18 SC to the launch site
Yesterday at the Baikonur cosmodrome the meetings of Technical Management and State Commission were held, at which a decision was accepted to roll out the Zenit-3SLB Integrated Launch Vehicle with Upper Stage DM-SLB on October 2, 2011; ILV is intended to inject telecommunication spacecraft Intelsat-18 into orbit.
On October 2 the ILV roll out to the launch site was provided. Upon completion of operations for ILV installation in the launcher the teams began activities as per the 1-st launch day schedule.
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