Mir


Low Earth Orbit Government Founded: Feb. 20, 1986 Mass: 129.7 T Volume: 350m^3
Status - De-Orbited
Details

Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. The station served as a microgravity research laboratory in which crews conducted experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology and spacecraft systems with a goal of developing technologies required for permanent occupation of space.

Agencies


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Government
Administrator: Yuri Borisov
RFSA 1992

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.




Long March 2D
Success
18 hours, 36 minutes ago
PRSC-EO1
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Earth observation satellite for SUPARCO of Pakistan.


Starship
Failure
1 day ago
Flight 7
Orbital Launch Mount A - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Seventh test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.


New Glenn
Success
1 day, 15 hours ago
Maiden Flight
Launch Complex 36A - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Maiden flight of the New Glenn launch vehicle. Will carry the prototype Blue Ring payload tug and payload hoisting platform, consisting of communicat…


Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 16 hours ago
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 1 & Hakuto-R M2 “Resilience”
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Blue Ghost is a commercial lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace for NASA’s CLPS program. Blue Ghost is designed to bring up to 155kg of payloa…


Falcon 9
Success
3 days, 3 hours ago
Transporter 12 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.