As it loses international partners in space.
And on April 28, Russia launched a new military spacecraft into geostationary orbit atop an Angara 1.2 rocket, according toIt's rumored to be a radar satellite — and if its nature is related to military uses, there's little doubt it will soon be active over Ukraine airspace, as the nation attempts to solidify its post-invasion ambitions.Little is known about the mission of Russia's newest spacecraft, but there are several possible payloads, including an advanced radar.
But these satellites didn't reach their intended orbits, and never achieved communications with ground control. The new mission lifted off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, and marked the first successful launch for the Angara 1.2 vehicle. A variant of that rocket, the Angara 1.2, was specifically built to carry payloads into low-Earth orbit ., has carried most of the Angara missions to date.
However, since nearly every international partner has canceled upcoming launches with Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, the South Korea payload may also be subject to changes, or outright cancelation. After this, the Angara won't fly again until December of 2023, when it's slated to lift the first uncrewed flight of Russia's Oriol crew capsule — in an early practice run for the nation's ambitions to land cosmonauts on the moon, for the first time. So while it may not make as many launches into space , Russia is still an active space power.
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