News about Baikonur

Russia may stop financing Baikonur in 2016 Russian Finance Ministry might stop financing Baikonur cosmodrome in 2016.
04 August 2014 16:16
Russian cargo craft docks with ISS, science satellite fails A cargo craft successfully docked with the International Space Station, the Russian space agency Roskosmos said.
24 July 2014 12:23
Russia & Kazakhstan quid pro quo on Baikonur Two new Kazakh-Russian intergovernmental agreements concerning Baikonur Cosmodrome are a possibility.
21 July 2014 20:53
Weather is not affected by rocket launches: Kazakh Minister of Emergency Situations Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Bozhko expressed his opinion concerning commentaries of local environmentalists who said that rocket launches affected weather conditions in Kazakhstan.
21 July 2014 17:44
Bizarre glow over Kyzylorda explained A very unusual phenomenon has been witnessed by residents of Kyzylorda on the evening of July 8.
16 July 2014 02:51
Modernization of Zenit launching site in Kazakhstan - Russia backtracks, Kazakhstan to bear all costs National Space Agency's chief said that most probably Kazakhstan would take upon itself all the costs associated with modernization of Zenit launching complex in order to replace Proton booster.
25 June 2014 15:52
Russia fights against Kazakhstan Ecological Code at Baikonur: Mussabayev Chairman of KazCosmos National Space Agency Mussabayev said that Russia opposes introduction of the Ecological Code of Kazakhstan at Baikonur Cosmodrome.
25 June 2014 02:49
Russia to cease leasing Zenit-M launching site at Kazakhstan's Baikonur Zenit-M rocket launching complex will become a Kazakhstan property on January 1, 2015, effectively ending Russian lease.
24 June 2014 14:55
Kazakhstan needs $300 million annually to catch up with Russia, the USA and China in space exploration According to KazKosmos Head, only around $16.4 million is needed to have state-of-the-art laboratories built and fully equipped.
23 June 2014 17:50
Kazakhstan thinking of replacing Proton carrier rockets with Zenith: KazKosmos Head According to him, Russia has no intention to do that. Kazakhstan may have to incur the expenses. With a respective political decision, we are ready to have the plan through.
23 June 2014 13:48
KazSat-2 to be using its capacities to the full in 2016: KazKosmos Head According to him, the current share of KazSat-2 in the national market of satellite-assisted services only stands at 38%. Mobile carriers and broadcasters still rely on foreign space vehicles. Money keeps flowing abroad.
23 June 2014 13:12
KazSat-3 to be fully operational in September 2014: KazKosmos Head According to him, with KazSat-3 in place, Kazakhstan can enjoy a full-fledged system of satellite-assisted communications. It means greater independence and autonomy for Kazakhstan.
23 June 2014 11:54
KazSat-3 satellite reaches its orbital position KazSat-3 communications satellite assisted by a Proton-M carrier rocket has reached the designated orbital position,.
04 June 2014 10:41
Proton-M crash causes no environmental damage to Kazakhstan: Kazkosmos The recent accident with the Russian Proton-M carrier rocket has not caused any damage to the environment of Kazakhstan.
18 May 2014 14:00
Russian Proton rocket falls back to Earth after liftoff A Russian Proton rocket carrying a European-built satellite fell back to Earth on Friday shortly after liftoff in the latest accident to hit the country's once-proud space industry.
16 May 2014 13:30
Kazakhstan launches KazSat-3 satellite from Baikonur An upgraded version of Russian launch vehicle Proton-M has taken off early today from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying Kazakh telecommunications satellite KazSat-3 and Russian relay satellite Luch-5V.
28 April 2014 15:51
Russian cargo ship docks to space station A Russian cargo ship has successfully docked with the International Space Station Thursday, bringing the crew crucial supplies and water, Russia's space agency said.
11 April 2014 10:13
KazSat-3 delivered to Baikonur to be launched April 28 2014 will be a busy year for KazKosmos National Space Agency as it plans for the first time ever to launch 3 space vehicles: one communications satellite and two remote sensing satellites: KazKosmos National Space Agency.
09 April 2014 09:12
Compensation of Proton-M crash damage taking way too long: Kazakhstan First Deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan Bakhytzhan Sagintayev says that negotiation of compensation of the damages caused by the Proton-M carrier rocket crash in Kazakhstan is taking way too long.
14 March 2014 12:24
New Baikonur Head appointed Evgeniy Anissimov, the ex Head of Baikonur cosmodrome, resigned mid-February “for personal reasons”.
26 February 2014 09:45
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