Russia's Ekspress-AT1 comsat shuts down mysteriously as Roskosmos is struggling to transition to domestic development of communications satellites. The replacement is promised at the end of 2030... if money available. Details: russianspaceweb.com/ekspress_at1...

The latest solar maximum accelerates reentries of defunct Tselina-D electronic intelligence satellites (as usual): www.russianspaceweb.com/tselina.html

For our subscribers, a long read with exclusive details on the latest upgrades of the life-support system and food/water supply proposed for the next-generation space station: www.russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...

Roskosmos is offering cosmonaut training to Myanmar, according to TASS: tass.ru/kosmos/26563...

55 YEARS AGO: The Soviet lunar lander for a single cosmonaut reappears in the Earth's orbit. FULL STORY (by me... subscription): www.russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...

Roskosmos reports completion of solar array tests in the ongoing Progress MS-33 launch campaign in Baikonur, while construction crews are finishing repairs at Site 31: russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#pr...

60 YEARS AGO TODAY: The USSR launches a Voskhod spacecraft with the dogs Ugolyok and Veterok on a secret mission to prepare a response to NASA's Gemini project. FULL STORY: www.russianspaceweb.com/voskhod-3kv-...

40 YEARS AGO TODAY: The USSR launches the 1st element of the Mir orbital complex. To mark the occasion, I am working on the complete virtual reconstruction of the spacecraft, which will be used to illustrate 15 years of Mir's operation: www.russianspaceweb.com/mir.html

Progress MS-32 cargo ship performs ISS orbit correction. Details: www.russianspaceweb.com/progress-ms-...

The second Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal is underway. Tanking and the practice countdown are tomorrow (Feb 19) that could run over into the wee hours of Feb 20. NASA will have a post-WDR news conf at 11:00 am that day (Friday). Watch on YouTube. www.youtube.com/@NASA/streams

Roskosmos resumes processing of the Progress MS-33 cargo ship in Baikonur in anticipation of the return to flight from the restored Site 31 after the service platform collapse last year: www.russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#pr...

Falcon-9/Dragon lifts off from Cape Canaveral carrying the first International Space Station crew of 2026 (USCV-12). It is 303rd mission of the ISS project: www.russianspaceweb.com/iss_chronolo...

Proton rocket lifts off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, with the Elektro-L5 weather satellite. DETAILS, UPDATES: www.russianspaceweb.com/elektro-l5.h...

Proton rocket to return to flight tomorrow after a three-year break. DETAILS, UPDATES: russianspaceweb.com/elektro-l5.h...

Launch of Crew-12 to the ISS has slipped another day due to weather along the ascent corridor. Now Friday, Feb. 13, at 5:15 am ET (coverage begins 3:15 am ET). Docking on Saturday, Feb 14, at 3:15 pm ET.

Replacement to the collapsed service platform, that disabled the only launch pad for piloted Soyuz rockets, was now installed at Site 31, according to rumors from Baikonur, marking a major milestone in the repairs of the facility: russianspaceweb.com/baikonur-r7-...

NASA reset the launch of Dragon spacecraft with the 12th commercial crew, USCV-12, the first ISS mission of 2026, for Thursday, February 12, at 5:38 a.m. EST: russianspaceweb.com/iss_chronolo...

Proton rocket returned to launch pad this morning in preparation for its first flight in nearly three years on Thursday: russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#el...

Soyuz rocket launched classified payload from Plesetsk, opening Russian orbital launch count of 2026. DETAILS, UPDATES: www.russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft-m...

Debut of "Russian Falcon-9" was pushed into the 2030s, while Roskosmos reports progress with its development. Details (subscription): www.russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...

60 YEARS AGO TODAY: Luna-9 launch www.russianspaceweb.com/luna9.html

Russia's secret Olymp-1 "stocking" satellite seemingly blows up in its graveyard orbit, a few hundred kilometers above heavily trafficked geostationary orbit DETAILS: www.russianspaceweb.com/olymp.html#2...

Roskosmos manager casts doubts on timely repairs of Soyuz pad. DETAILS, UPDATES: www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur-r7-...

A Soyuz-2/Fregat launch is expected from Plesetsk between Feb. 2 and 12, based on latest sea and air traffic restrictions: russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#mi...

In addition to "Russian Starlink," Moscow aspires an imaging mega-constellation of micro-satellites offering near-instant photos of Earth's surface. As usual, there is a huge gap between promises and reality but the Zorky-2M project is moving forward. DETAILS: russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...

MOON RACE HISTORY REVEALED: For the first time, the detailed scenario of the Soviet L3M lunar expedition is illustrated (and soon to be animated). Please subscribe and support this one-of-a-kind project: russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...

Some might remember our article from 2013 on the Vozvrat-MKA bio-science spacecraft. At the time, it was scheduled for launch in far-away 2021. It turns out, the project is still on the books, but now promised to fly... "after 2036." FULL STORY: russianspaceweb.com/vozvrat_mka....

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It has only been 17 days of 2026 and already 14 orbital launch attempts around the world: russianspaceweb.com/2026.html

An updated Russian wish list of robotic lunar missions for the next decade. Note the addition of the "lunar observatory" (Luna-32) and the disappearance of solid launch dates. The dotted line (after 2036) probably means "forget about it." CONTEXT, DETAILS: russianspaceweb.com/moon-2023.ht...

Denis Manturov, the 1st deputy PM went to the Kremlin today with a report on the state of industry, including space. While he put a positive spin on the situation, the words like "cooling off of the economy" and "uneasy conditions" crept in the public presentation of the event:

..NASA says it will bring Commercial Crew-11 back to Earth prematurely due to a "medical incident" with one of the astronauts on the crew. The ISS will remain under control of a Soyuz crew...

The Soviet electronic intelligence sat Ikar No. 42L (cover name Kosmos-1606), launched in 1984, reentered at 1717 UTC Jan 2 over Baja California

Roskosmos published a photo of the full Earth taken by the Arktika-M2 satellite from an unusual above-the-North Pole vantage point, thanks to the satellite's highly-elliptical (egg-shaped) orbit stretched in northern direction. Context: www.russianspaceweb.com/arktika-m2.h...

A "non-failure" explanation for odd drifting of Tundra satellites might be a transition to a new orbit-maintenance mode, which sacrifices positioning accuracy for a longer life span, in the absence of new launches to the EKS constellation. CONTEXT: www.russianspaceweb.com/eks-network....

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A Soyuz rocket lifts off from Vostochny with a pair of Aist-2T observation satellites and 50 secondary payloads: www.russianspaceweb.com/aist2t.html

Russia is apparently failing to rebuild the Soviet-era satellite constellation for early warning about ballistic missiles launches, most likely due to inability by the industry to complete new satellites hit by sanctions and financial problems: russianspaceweb.com/eks.html

It appears the Russian Defense Ministry's Olimp-K (Luch, 2014-058A) sat has finally been retired, after visting 30 separate geostationary locations during its suspected eavesdropping mission. The orbit was raised to the graveyard from Oct 7 to Oct 22. The plot shows the sat's orbit height history

Roskosmos announces (sort of) delay of the 1st Soyuz-5 test flight, posts visuals of a fully integrated rocket in the assembly building at Site 42 in Baikonur (note the absence of the transporter-erector system, which is likely the main culprit for the delay): www.russianspaceweb.com/soyuz5-lv.html

A Soyuz rocket lifts off from Plesetsk, carrying the first Obzor-R1 radar-imaging satellite. DETAILS, UPDATES: russianspaceweb.com/obzor-r1.html

A classified launch from Plesetsk tomorrow is expected to carry the first Obzor radar satellite, so here is my attempt to interpret its design, along with more details and updates on the mission: russianspaceweb.com/obzor-r1.html

Roskosmos completed assembly and encapsulation of the payload section for the Aist-2T imaging satellite, along with a cluster of secondary payloads, including an Iranian satellite(s) (center) and multiple cubesats (left) for Dec. 28 liftoff: russianspaceweb.com/2025.html#aist

Moscow-based Buro-1440 releases in-orbit pic of its precursor Internet satellite ("Russian Starlink") shot by a fellow spacecraft from a distance of 800 meters (artist depiction for comparison). Trio of Rassvet test satellites was launched in 2024: russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft-m...

The planned launch of the Science and Power Module, NEM, on a Proton rocket will require a custom-built payload arrangement with some record-breaking dimensions. Exclusive details (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...

Roskosmos promises restoring the collapsed service platform at the only operational Soyuz pad in Baikonur "by the end of winter" clearing the way for a Progress cargo launch to ISS as early as March 11. Some photos of repair work are also published (cont.): russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_r7_...

A total of 3 campaigns in Baikonur, advertised for launch in December, have now been pushed into 2026: •Progress MS-33 due to launch pad damage; •The Soyuz-5 first flight due to ground equipment delays; •Proton/Elektro-L5 due to computer failure; russianspaceweb.com/2026.html

A pair of Aist-2T imaging satellites arrived at Vostochny spaceport in preparation for launch on a Soyuz rocket. Roskosmos has not yet announced the launch date, but it is believed to be December 28: russianspaceweb.com/2025.html#aist