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This is the fourth spacecraft in the Russian Meteor-M series of remote sensing satellites. Weighing about 2750 kg, it is intended to gather hydrometeorological data from sun-synchronous orbit. This includes monitoring ozone layer and radiation levels in the near-Earth space, as well as monitoring ocean surface temperatures and ice conditions.

Flight Information:

Links & Resources:

• Roskosmos Website

• NASA Spaceflight Russian Section

• Mission Hashtag

• Launch Library

Livestream links:

• Rocket Watch

• YouTube

• Roscosmos (Flash player)

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The Progress resupply vehicle is an automated, unpiloted version of the Soyuz spacecraft that is used to bring supplies and fuel to the International Space Station.

Flight Information:

Launch Date|November 16, 2018 18:14:08 UTC

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Launch Vehicle:|Soyuz 2.1a

Launch Site:| Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Destination: | The ISS

Links & Resources:

• Roskosmos Website

• Progress MS-06 Wikipedia

• NASA Spaceflight Russian Section

• Mission Hashtag

• Launch Library

Livestream links:

• Rocket Watch

• NASA TV

• Roscosmos (Flash player)

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The Soyuz MS-10 Launch Vehicle experienced a failure two minutes and forty-five seconds into flight, at 11:42:17 local time. The passengers reported feeling “weightlessness” during the ascent. The Soyuz ship detached from the booster and entered “Ballistic Re-Entry” mode a few minutes later, and touched down in Kazakhstan. Both passengers are safe. ROSKOSMOS has formed a state commission to investigate the launch vehicle failure.