The new rocket “Soyuz” was unable to launch military satellite – BBC Russian

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Image caption “Soyuz-2″ of the middle class will start from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in December 2014 year – a small version of the missile is not put into orbit satellites in December 2015 th

The newest carrier rocket “Soyuz 2.1V” could not deduce satellite into orbit dual-use. This missile is designed to replace the “Dnepr” and “Rokot”, the use of which Russia refuses, since they use Ukrainian components.

On Saturday, Russian news agencies had time to announce the successful start-up from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch vehicle “Soyuz-2.1V” and even put into orbit its upper stage “Volga” two spacecraft in the interests of the Defense Ministry.

However, on Sunday, Russian media reported, citing sources, that one of the devices – satellite ” Canopus-ST “- is not separated from the upper stage. This means that he will not be able to start to work.

Subsequently, several publications referring to the Interdepartmental commission to investigate the accident that the device is considered lost. In particular, it wrote, “Kommersant”.

“The problem with one of the two military spacecraft. According to preliminary data, it is not separated from the new upper stage” Volga “. Currently being discussed intelligence orbit and the subsequent flooding of ligaments of the upper stage “Volga” and the satellite in the interests of the Defense Ministry, “- quoted his source of RIA Novosti.

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On estimated North American Aerospace Defense Command, satellite and upper stage will go from the orbit of Tuesday, December 8.

“Canopus-ST” (also called “Kosmos-2511″) – the device is dual-developed remote sensing, in particular – to monitor the oceans in the optical and microwave ranges.

According to press reports, his equipment could be used to track submarines, and some publications refer to it as “military satellite” although the Ministry of Defence has not announced anything about its purpose.

indirect military character of the machine can attest to the fact that “Roskosmos” declined to comment on the situation with the launch, saying that he has no relation to their agency. The Defense Ministry also did not comment on the accident.

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This is the second launch of the carrier rocket “Soyuz 2.1V”. Easy modification of a new generation of carrier rockets “Soyuz” middle class has developed and manufactures samarskoy plant “Samara Space Center”, which built all the missiles family of R-7.

The first launch light missile repeatedly postponed, but still held 28 December 2013.

Start December 5 with “Plesetsk” was to be the second in a series of test flights of missiles. Total program of flight tests of the missile has five test runs.

On the site “Samara Space Center”, dedicated to the “Union-2.1V”, said that to ensure the stability and control and work management systems LV “Soyuz 2-1V “used control system with” Soyuz-2 “Phase 1B with completion mathematical software and change the instrument composition.

In other words, light” 2.1V Union “, which as a result could not deduce satellite into orbit “Canopus-ST” is unified on a number of systems with the new high rocket “Soyuz-2″, which will be in the coming years, the main carrier of the middle class.

It will be the first missile, which is scheduled to run from spaceport “East”.

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“The Union 2.1V” – a direct competitor to the light version of the promising Russian rocket “Angara” and the joint Russian- Ukrainian media “Rokot” and “Dnepr”.

In early February, Russia refused to buy in Ukraine missiles middle class “Zenith”, and before that said it was suspending its participation in the program “Dnepr”.

In August 2014 commander of the Russian Space Forces Alexander Golovko said that Russia refuses to launch a family of “Rokot”.

“In the interests of the Defense Ministry planned four starting three – in 2015, one – in 2016. In the future, the Ministry of Defence can perform all the tasks, using lightweight rocket “Soyuz-2.1V” and “Angara” – reported Golovko, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The reason for refusal was the dependence on the Ukrainian components – management system the upper stage “Rokot” “Breeze-KM” does Kharkov enterprise “Hartron.” The same company produces control systems for rocket “Dnepr”.

The infrastructure for the launch of “Rokot” is available at the cosmodrome “Plesetsk”.

On September 23, 205, the Ministry of Defense of Russia successfully launched from Baikonur “Plesetsk” rocket “Rokot” with three military satellites.

At the orbit of the spacecraft were derived series “Spring”, relating to the multi-function low-orbit personal satellite communication system.