PLANNED RUSSIAN SPACE MISSIONS IN 2010:

Second half of 2010: A Proton to launch Express-AM4 comsat from Baikonur for Russia's Satellite Communications Organization.

2010: Zenit-3SL to launch a communications satellite for Mobile Satellite Ventures LP and joint venture partner Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) designed to provide broadband wireless coverage of North and Central America to consumer electronic devices.

The two new MSV satellites, under construction by the Boeing Company, will operate in geostationary orbit over North America from 101 degrees and 107.3 degrees west longitude. The satellites feature 22-meter diameter, elliptical mesh reflectors that will support L-band communication with conventional handsets through a network based on MSV's patented ancillary terrestrial component technology.

The contract between MSV and the Sea Launch company was announced on May 15, 2007.

2010: Ukraine to launch the Sich-2M remote-sensing satellite. (As of 2006)

2010: Ukraine to launch the Lebed communications satellite. (As of 2006)

2010-2011: The Soyuz-2 rocket to launch Resurs-P remote-sensing satellite for the Russian government, designed to replace Resurs DK spacecraft.

2010: Soyuz rocket to launch the Foton-M No. 4 spacecraft. The launch date depends on the beginning of funding in 2008. The spacecraft is expected to be equipped with solar panels, modified service module, and the new liquid-propellant orbit correction engine. The orbital lifespan of the satellite to be launched into the 400-450-kilometer orbit was expected to increase to 60 days.

2010: Soyuz rocket to launch the Bion-M spacecraft for a biological and medical mission lasting up to six months in the 400-500-kilometer orbit. A follow-on vehicle was expected to fly within three years. (As of 2008)

2010: A Zenit-3M/Fregat-SB rocket to launch the Spektr-UF ultra-violet observatory from Baikonur. (As of 2007)

2010: The Soyuz rocket to launch Research Module-1, IM-1, to the International Space Station, ISS. (As of 2008.

2010-2011: The Proton-M/Briz-M rocket to launch one of two Yahsat communications satellites from Baikonur for Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) of the United Arab Emirates. The agreement for the launch between International Launch Services (ILS), Thales Alenia Space of France and Yahsat was announced on Jan. 30, 2008. Previously, Arianespace had announced a contract to launch one of Yahsat satellites on the Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou.

In August 2007 Thales Alenia Space and Astrium won a $1.7-billion contract to build two large Yahsat multipurpose satellites based on the Astrium Eurostar 3000 bus. Yahsat, which is owned by Mubadala Development Company, will provide commercial and government services across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Southwest Asia.

Yahsat satellites will provide innovative solutions for internet connectivity via satellite, wide area networks and television transmission services, in particular for high-definition television (HDTV).

Third quarter: A Meteor-M No. 2 launch. (As of March 2008)

Fourth quarter: A Proton/Briz-M to launch a SIRIUS FM-6 radio-broadcasting satellite for Sirius Satellite Radio of the US. The contract was announced on Feb. 7, 2006. In February 2008, Sirius announced that total two satellites would be launched on Proton, one with unspecified date.

 

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Last update: May 6, 2008