Russian Space Program: News & Discussion #2

Big_Gazza wrote:....
Actually, I think Rogozin may be right, and here's why.

Vertical landing on ground requires a prepared surface (concrete) both to avoid damage due to rocket wash and ejection of foreign objects that may kick up and damage the vehicle.....

Big_Gazza wrote:....You seem to have a real Rogozin issue.  Have you considered therapy?  

Austin wrote:"We ourselves with a mustache." Dmitry Rogozin is ready to work with NASA only on an equal footing

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"Roskosmos" ordered a satellite around the clock observation of the Earth

MOSCOW, August 17 (Itar-Tass) - RIA Novosti. Roskosmos ordered the Kondor-FKA-M spacecraft with a radar all-weather complex of around-the-clock Earth observation for 9 billion rubles, the state contract, published on the state procurement website, says.

TsNIIMash has prepared the concept of a new radar satellite system
"The price of the state contract is set at 9 billion 315 million 519 thousand 100 rubles," the contract for "Completion of the space complex radar operational all-weather round-the-clock observation of the Earth with the creation of the spacecraft" Condor-FKA-M. "
The launch of the satellite should take place before the end of November 2025 from the Vostochny cosmodrome on the Soyuz-2.1a rocket. The satellite will be manufactured by the NPO Mashinostroenia (Reutov). Due to the fact that the enterprise became the only participant in the contest, before the contract was signed, the antimonopoly service had to be authorized.

In the period from 2026 to 2028, a second state-owned satellite, Condor-FKA-M, is planned for a separate state contract. Fully grouping will consist of two satellites. The requirements of the contract include the possibility of their joint work with the Condor-FKA units, which are now manufactured by the NPO of mechanical engineering (Reutov, Moscow region). The launch dates for these spacecraft are 2019 and the end of 2020.


In the "Roskosmos" they told when the launch of two satellites "Canopus-B"
"Condor" - a series of small satellites of Earth remote sensing, developed by the "NPO of mechanical engineering" for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and foreign customers. The tasks of the satellites will include mapping of the Earth's surface, ecological monitoring and exploration of natural resources.
The upgraded version of the Condor will differ from its predecessor by a new radar, which will increase the resolution of the survey by about two times - from 1 meter per pixel to 0.4 meters per pixel, a new system for collecting and transmitting information.

Source: Resource-P satellite components developer will depend on imports for two years

Roskosmos will create a new Mission Control Center for lunar missions

Turkey and Russia agreed to unite their efforts in the space sphere

Minister of Industry of Turkey Mustafa Varank and Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation Konstantin Noskov also agreed on more efficient use of the telescope RT150

Scientists of automation NPO proposed to improve the management system for "Soyuz-5"

The company explained that it was about including in the on-board central computer a satellite navigation receiver instead of a separate device with similar functions

"The mass of the onboard equipment of the second stage of the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle in the draft NGOA project is 35 kg lighter than the requirements of the terms of reference.The advantages of this option are reinforced by the achieved level of constructive and technological perfection.This takes into account the proposed changes that allow us to put into orbit 37 kilograms more useful cargo, "- says the press service of the company, the words of Belsky, who noted that the approximate cost of delivering a kilogram of cargo to orbit is about 680 thousand rubles, thus helps to save 25 million rubles on each start. (~450k $)

Perspective Russian global satellite communication system will receive protection from hackers

MOSCOW, August 28. / TASS /. A promising Russian multifunctional satellite communication system, being developed by the Russian Space Systems (RKS) holding company, will be protected from hacker attacks and space debris, the RCC press service reported on Tuesday.

"The scientists and engineers of the RCC holding in the framework of work on a promising Russian low-orbit multifunctional satellite communication system have developed and patented a number of solutions that significantly improve its reliability in comparison with foreign counterparts.The Russian system will be protected from hacker attacks, can work for a long time in an autonomous mode and to maintain efficiency at multiple exit of satellites, "the press service said.

All information of users of the new system will be reliably protected from potential interference using encryption technology. To protect information in the subscriber radio link, the specialists of the holding developed an algorithm that allows to strengthen existing algorithms of authentication and encryption existing in mobile communication networks.

In addition to protection from hackers, the PCS provided for the possibility of mass failure of satellites. "This can happen because of a flash on the Sun or in collisions with other objects, such as space debris." The RCC specialists proposed solving this problem at the level of the architecture of the prospective system, the spacecraft routers will allow information flows to be bypassed by out-of-order devices and optimally redistribute traffic.With this architecture, it will be able to work even if more than 50% of satellites fail, "the holding noted.

About the program "Sphere"
About the program "Sphere" June 7, during the "Direct Line", said Russian President Vladimir Putin. Then he said that in the next few years Russia plans to launch more than 600 communication satellites and remote sensing of the Earth.

Later, Andrey Tyulin, the general director of the Russian Space Systems holding company, told TASS that the first six communication and remote sensing satellites of the Earth program "Sphere" is planned to be launched in three years, and the head of Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin said that the deployment of the "Sphere" in the year 2022. The satellites for the program are planned to be made not in the framework of developmental designs, but produced serially, which will allow to lower the price and improve the quality.

Tyulin noted that this program grew out of the project of the satellite communication system RKS "Efir", which was originally intended to include 288 spacecraft, now it will become a subsystem of "Sphere" responsible for the organization of mobile communications and the Internet of things.

Later it became known that the Spheres satellites would be launched during cluster launches on heavy Angara-A5 missiles, which would require at least 25 carriers. The Sfera system will use small satellites in low orbits. The spacecraft of the system will provide mobile communication and optical observation in real time at any point of the Earth.

The implementation of the project "Ether" assumed the formation of a consortium with the participation of enterprises of the rocket and space industry, representatives of the telecom industry and investment funds and companies. Creation of "Ether" is provided by the program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation", in particular, the system was supposed to allocate 299 billion rubles from extrabudgetary sources.

Rogozin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the creation of a separate federal target program for the Sfera project. Later he noted that the financing of the program will be chosen either a target program or a certain system with a formed regulatory framework to provide support through benefits to private companies so that they come to the project. Rogozin said then that it is important for the Roskosmos to implement the Sphere program not for public funds. At the same time, he noted that around the end of October a draft of state approaches to the organization of work on the "Sphere" will be

"The landing of the Soyuz MS spacecraft in April is the completion of our obligations under the contract with NASA related to the delivery to the ISS and the return of American astronauts from the station," he said, speaking at the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia at the opening of the meeting , dedicated to the prospects of manned space exploration.
The flights of astronauts on the ships "Soyuz"
In 2016, NASA through Boeing bought from RSC Energia five seats on the Soyuz spacecraft for the delivery of astronauts to the ISS.

Photo from the International Space Station of astronaut Ricky Arnold
REUTERS / NASA / astro_ricky
The expert estimated the US plans to fly to the ISS on its ships in 2019
In April 2018, it became known that in 2019, NASA bought three seats, while the agency reserved the right to purchase additional seats, which the organization periodically does. For example, in 2017, an additional seat was purchased for astronaut Joe Aqaba.
It was also reported about the possibility of buying an additional space for astronaut Shannon Walker in 2018, but then she was transferred to the crew of the Union of MS-12, which will go into orbit in the spring of 2019. In total, the launch of three Russian spacecraft Soyuz is scheduled for 2019: the Union of MS-12, the Union of MS-13 and the Union of MS-14.

Earlier, Roskosmos expressed its readiness to provide American astronauts with space in the Russian Soyuz for a flight to the International Space Station in the event of delays in the creation of private American spacecraft.

At the same time, NASA Director Jim Brydenstein emphasized the important role of interaction between Russia and the United States in space. As Brydenstein emphasized, interaction between the countries in this sphere continues despite the general deterioration of relations.
Also, the Director of NASA called this situation a unique opportunity for the agency and expressed the hope of maintaining partnership relations with Russia.

Russian engines for American space rockets
The cooperation of Russia and the United States in space is not limited to the ISS.

In 1997, the countries signed a contract for the supply of 101 RD-180 engines worth almost a billion dollars. A few years ago, the US Congress imposed a ban on the use of these engines after 2019, but later postponed it until 2022. Right after that, the ULA consortium ordered an additional 20 RD-180 from NPO Energomash at the request of the Pentagon.

At the end of July, Energomash announced that it had signed a contract for the delivery of another six RD-180s in 2020 for the needs of NASA and the US Air Force.
Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti that Russia does not plan to stop the supply of rocket engines for the space program of the United States, since, according to him, Moscow is not going to act to the detriment of its interests.

Construction of launch pad for Angara rocket begins at Vostochny spaceport

Research module Nauka to be launched to ISS in November 2019

Big_Gazza wrote:
My theory is that this is an operation by an organised crime element, probably with Ukrainians as the paymaster.  \

Deputy Prime Minister Borisov reported on the systemic crisis in the space industry

BorisovIrkutsk. 12-th of September. INTERFAX-AVN - The Roskosmos leadership needs to address the system crisis in the rocket and space industry, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said.
"The current state of the industry, the positions we were proud of, are not in the best situation, this is a fact: they are crashes of carrier rockets and satellite accidents, which, of course, affect the authority of our space industry. called a systemic crisis, "Yury Borisov told journalists on Wednesday. According to him, the rocket and space industry needs dynamic technical re-equipment, transition to digital design methods.

"Today, the leadership of Roskosmos, the entire rocket and space industry, must systematically approach the implementation of priorities: the creation of the necessary grouping of space vehicles in the interests of the Armed Forces, the creation of a space group in the interests of the national economy, no one closes the road to manned space exploration, the development of outer space, - he stressed.

GunshipDemocracy wrote:hehe PapaD should like this one: Looks like Borisov now will keep an eye on Roscosmos closer what should help Rogozin to focus even more on his job

http://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=0&nid=490563

Deputy Prime Minister Borisov reported on the systemic crisis in the space industry

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PapaDragon wrote:

I don't like it one bit. I prefer to read about Russian space industry accomplishing stuff instead of making idiots of themselves and their country by association.

Borisov said that the Russian military will transfer to the "Angara" and "Soyuz"

The Vice Prime Minister explained that all launches within the current state arms program are planned "either at the Soyuz, or at the Angara-1.2, or at the Angara-A5,

Russia "Refuses" to Accuse US Astronauts of Soyuz Air Leak - ISS Official

Rogozin: spreading rumors about the problem with the "Union" is aimed at undermining the relationship on the ISS

The head of Roskosmos noted that before the conclusion of the work of the special commission any statements referring to "sources" are unacceptable

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov, in charge of the defense industry, called rumors about the involvement of NASA astronauts in damage to the "Union" unacceptable. According to him, the ISS is a single collective, in which there are no political differences.

Damage to the "Union"
The newspaper Kommersant, referring to its sources, reported that the Roskosmos commission considers the intentional actions of American astronauts as a priority version of the damage to the Union of MS-09, which in this way wanted to speed up the return of the ship to Earth. According to the publication, astronauts could drill a hole because of the illness of one of the crew members: the urgent evacuation of all members of the expedition from the station would allow him to continue full treatment, and the household compartment in which the hole was found would burn at the entrance to the atmosphere.

PapaDragon wrote:
Agreed, Roskosmos and Trampoline Man should try it from time to time, it would save them and their country so much unnecessary humiliation

miketheterrible wrote:

Two holes apparently as well, both being deliberate.  And the current investigation shows that to final assembly shop, there was no holes.  So somewhere from the final assembly to the part were it is in space, is were these holes appeared.

Someone did it deliberately.  Who though?  Possibly pissed off employee or Ukrainians.

Isos wrote:

Or laser gun from little green men

Roskosmos can create a technical customer service to improve the quality of technology

The head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin also drew the attention of his colleagues to the fact that the quality and reliability of machinery depends on the quality and reliability of people responsible for it

MOSCOW, September 14. / TASS /. Roskosmos will consider the possibility of creating a technical customer service to improve the quality and reliability of rocket and space technology. Such a proposal was made during a scientific and practical conference on improving the quality of space technology, the press service of the state corporation said on Friday.

"As a result of the discussions, several proposals were made: Roskosmos state corporation as a customer to form a technical customer service, head enterprises and enterprises to equipment suppliers to complete studies on existing faults, head institutions together with head enterprises to qualify the equipment improvements based on the results of the fault investigation," in the press service.

Head of Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin drew the attention of colleagues to the fact that the quality and reliability of technology depends on the quality and reliability of people who are responsible for this technique. "I ask you once again to take a fresh look at the way things are organized at your enterprises, to analyze everything that happened before, because everything that breaks down in space falls on our heads in a direct and figurative sense," he said. , referring to the leaders of enterprises of the industry.

The press service reported that the acting. Nikolay Sevastyanov, First Deputy General Director of Roskosmos, made a general report on the shortcomings in ensuring the quality and reliability of products of rocket and space equipment in service. "The report examines in detail the current technical state of launch vehicles, automatic and manned space vehicles, presents an analysis of the causes of failures and malfunctions, as well as the directions for improving the system for ensuring the quality and reliability of rocket and space technology," the state corporation said.

"In the second part of the conference, the heads of the supplier enterprises presented" Analysis of the existing malfunctions of on-board equipment of rocket and space equipment in service and measures to exclude them for products in production, "the press service added.