Spacecraft Astrophotography

Phobos-Grunt’s Orientation in Orbit

By Ralf Vandebergh on January 4, 2012

UPDATE:  Image-animation confirmation of a (partially) sideward movement of the spacecraft. The picture above explains the orientation of... Read more →

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Soyuz Upper Stage Reenters Over Europe on Christmas Eve

By Andrea Gini on January 3, 2012

According to Sat Track Cam Leiden Station Blog, the last stage of the Soyuz rocket that brought Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers up to the ISS in... Read more →

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Video: Phobos Grunt Reentry Animation

By Staff Writers on December 31, 2011

As 2011 was drawing to a close, Russian experts made their final forecast for the reentry of the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft. According to calculations,... Read more →

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Video: The Chinese Space Station Program

By Staff Writers on December 30, 2011

An overview of the three staged approach to human spaceflight of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA), culminating in a space station... Read more →

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Russia Places 6 Satellites Into Orbit Five Days After Soyuz Crash

By Andrea Gini on December 30, 2011

A Russian Soyuz rocket launched a 6 Globalstar communications satellites into orbit  on December 28, 2011, less than a week after a similar... Read more →

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Debris from Meridian communications satellite strikes residence on ‘cosmonaut street’

By Michael J. Listner on December 26, 2011

Debris from the failed launch of a Meridian dual-use communication satellite aboard a Soyuz 2.1-b rocket struck a residence located on 'cosmonaut... Read more →