Russian Space Program

[publiusr]

That would be such a nice tug…

 

[NMaude]

I'm posting this here as I think this is the appropriate thread for it, from Scott Manley:

When discussing Soviet space history we mostly talk about the R-7 (Sputnik, Vostok, Molniya, Soyuz) and Proton rockets, but there were a bunch of other rockets developed primarily in what is now Ukraine, many of these were derived from ballistic missiles.

And because many important Soviet ballistic missiles - the R-12, R-14, R16 & R36 were developed at OKB-586 in Dnipro these ended up in Ukraine after the break up of the USSR

Lots of this work is based on research by Norbert Brugge
https://b14643.eu/Spacerockets_1/East...https://www.youtube.com/redirect?ev...East_Europe_2/East_Europe_2.htm&v=SCId5Bek86s
https://b14643.eu/Spacerockets_1/East...

The US DoD/NATO designation for the R-7 is the SS-6 Sapwood and for the others:

R-12: SS-4 Sandal
R-14: SS-5 Skean
R-16: SS-7 Saddler (A prototype SS-7 was involved in the Nedelin Catastrophe)
R-36: SS-9 Scarp

 

[publiusr]

Leonid Kuchma--who did he work for..Yangel Barmin and Utkin?

 

[Acatomic]

Regarding Russian orbital station:

Russia to conduct 15 launches of heavy Angara rocket from 2027 to 2033​

Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov noted that it is also necessary to make 19 launches of the Progress spacecraft
MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. Between 2027 and 2033, Russia will conduct 15 launches of the Angara heavy rocket in the interests of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), said Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov.

"The mission is very complex, we will have to carry out 15 launches of the heavy Angara and 19 launches of the Progress spacecraft from 2027 to 2033 to complete the formation of the ROS. It is necessary to create ground infrastructure and prepare the cosmodrome. A model of the promising transport spacecraft has arrived at the Cosmonaut Training Center, and training of new crews has begun. Dozens of Russian enterprises will take part in the work," Borisov said on the air of the Rossiya-24 TV channel .

Source: https://tass.ru/kosmos/22758733

 

[Acatomic]

Successor to Soyuz 2 - Amur LNG (liquefied natural gas) will launch in 2030. First stage is reusable like in Falcon 9:



For the ROS modules they will use Angara-5M starting in 2027:

 

[Ainen]

I sometimes wonder if old world is cursed somehow.
Reusable launcher by 2030 before discounts delays?Same speed as ESA.

 

[merriman]

Yet again providing evidence of the difficulty of always ascertaining intention online.

Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke!

 

[Michel Van]

Theoretical we could get more Angara launches...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1887178103555858944

View: https://twitter.com/RussianSpaceWeb/status/1887178103555858944

 

[Michel Van]

Russia launch the last Soyuz 2.1v on February 5th 2025, at 04:00 UTC.
This Soyuz 2.1v used the last NK-33 engine to bring satellite into orbit.

 

[Michel Van]

At Roscosmos another change of leader ship
Putin replace Yuri Borisov with Dmitry Bakanov

Putin sacks space agency chief after setbacks

Moscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 - Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked the head of the Roscosmos space agency on Thursday, the Kremlin said, citing the need to develop the corporation after suffering years of humiliating setbacks.

www.spacedaily.com

 

[Halcyon66]

Mars in 30 days? Russia unveils prototype of plasma rocket engine

A laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator has been produced by Rosatom scientists, who say it could slash travel time to Mars to one or two months. ;

www.world-nuclear-news.org

Russia's plasma engine spacecraft could reach Mars in just 30 days

Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to two months.

interestingengineering.com

Regards,

 

[Dilandu]

Yuri Borisov with Dmitry Bakanov

Well, my friends from Roskosmos consider Bakanov a... promising choice. He is reasonably competent - he worked on satellite communication systems before, and overhead a largerly sucsessful program of digitalization of Russian transport system. He is arguing for reducing Roskosmos monopoly and prioritizing private space efforts. And he is relatively young and have enthusiasm and energy to push his view over the resistance of bureaucracy.

P.S. And he is so darn sexy)

 

[Antonio]

Meanwhile, multiple Russian propaganda channels on Telegram have focused on a completely different aspect of the new Roscosmos chief: his looks.

“A heated debate has erupted online over the appearance of Roscosmos’s new head, Dmitry Bakanov. Some are calling him a stunning alpha heartthrob, while others don’t see what all the fuss is about,” wrote the channel Shot, asking followers to rate Bakanov with emoji reactions.

Another channel, Ruthless Publicist, put Bakanov on a list of candidates for a “Ministry of Handsome Men.”
However, according to the project Dissernet, Bakanov could be all style and no substance. The project’s director, Andrei Zayakin, told Agentstvo Media that the Russian State Library holds only the abstract of his university dissertation, not the whole thing — and that nearly half of the abstract’s pages contain plagiarized material.

Economist, ‘heartthrob,’ and plagiarist Who is Dmitry Bakanov, the new head of Russia’s state space agency Roscosmos? — Meduza

On February 6, the Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had dismissed Yury Borisov from his post as director general of Roscosmos, Russia’s state space agency. He was replaced by 39-year-old Dmitry Bakanov, who previously served as the country’s deputy transport minister and...

meduza.io

Not a reassuring debate for such an important agency. Will see...

 

[Halcyon66]

This thread went off-piste rather quickly

Regards,

 

[Antonio]

This thread went off-piste rather quickly

Regards,

Back again to topic then

 

[Michel Van]

Roscosmos has capable manager with Dmitry Bakanov,
at least he is [optical] improvement compare to Dmitry Rogozin & co...

but if Bakanov can solve the big issues at Roscosmos, the future will show.
like lack of budget, corruption, failing programs, decades behind schedule program, companies rivalry and political pressure from Kremlin...

 

[Dilandu]

“A heated debate has erupted online over the appearance of Roscosmos’s new head, Dmitry Bakanov. Some are calling him a stunning alpha heartthrob, while others don’t see what all the fuss is about,” wrote the channel Shot, asking followers to rate Bakanov with emoji reactions.

Guilty as charged; not completely my ideal man, but gosh, he looks so hot in his Transport Department uniform...

 

[Grey Havoc]

Natalia Poklonskaya, but for the ladies.

 

[Antonio]

Please, stay on topic.
Even for the bar, a thread on human beauty is way too off topic for this forum

 

[TheKutKu]

Well, my friends from Roskosmos consider Bakanov a... promising choice. He is reasonably competent - he worked on satellite communication systems before, and overhead a largerly sucsessful program of digitalization of Russian transport system. He is arguing for reducing Roskosmos monopoly and prioritizing private space efforts. And he is relatively young and have enthusiasm and energy to push his view over the resistance of bureaucracy.

P.S. And he is so darn sexy)

I hope Roscosmos supports Bureau 1440, from what I’ve seen it is a quite dynamic company that has achieved some decent technical feats that doesn’t put them far behind the likes of Starlink competitor Kuiper or Qianfan on a purely technical basis, but they badly need investment to scale up beyond the few demonstration satellites they launched

 

[Dilandu]

Please, stay on topic.
Even for the bar, a thread on human beauty is way too off topic for this forum

(grumbling) A dude can't even swoon about other dude beauty, where are this world going to?

Okay, now I finished joking)

 

[publiusr]

Trying to break loose funding is going to take more than looks.

I am hoping he looks favorably upon pressure-feds...so each ruble that goes to space also goes to a Russian shipyard like Sevmash....and not to Kazakhstan.

It may be too late to do that even.

Sanctions are BS anyway

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-sanctions-rarely-goals-russia-myanmar.html

 

[Acatomic]

Engine tests for Angara-A5M launch vehicle completed​

Successful completion of the tests opens the way to supply engines for flights, Roscosmos said

MOSCOW, March 26. /TASS/. Development tests of RD-191M engines designed for the Angara-A5M heavy launch vehicle were completed, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos said.
"Development tests, with their goal to confirm conformity of engine characteristics to requirements of the statement of work, were held in Energomash since January. Their successful completions opens the way to supply engines for flights," the state corporation said.
The RD-191M engine uses kerosene and liquid oxygen.

Engine tests for Angara-A5M launch vehicle completed

Successful completion of the tests opens the way to supply engines for flights, Roscosmos said

tass.com

As a reminder Angara-A5M will be used to launch modules for the Russian space station - ROS.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit

The classified Kosmos satellite trio has sparked intrigue in space-tracking circles.

www.space.com

 

[zjz]

Western Sanctions Leave Russia’s Space Sector Out in the Cold | Aviation Week Network

Moscow falls behind in the global space race as sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine thwart key projects and other nations invest more.

aviationweek.com

 

[TheKutKu]

I've always had the impression that the 2014-era sanctions were more impactful to the russian space program than the post-2022 sanctions.

 

[SUPER=BUG]

In fact, I personally feel that the 1991 incident had a greater impact than any sanctions, and that it was not only space that was hit hard.

 

[Scar]

Western Sanctions Leave Russia’s Space Sector Out in the Cold | Aviation Week Network

Moscow falls behind in the global space race as sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine thwart key projects and other nations invest more.

aviationweek.com

Russia’s own commercial spaceport, Vostochny...

Didn't know we built Vostochny as commercial spaceport. I thought, in the first place, the idea was to build a cosmodrome on our own soil to secure an independent access to space for the sake of our own space program.