https://spacewatch.global/tag/spacewatch-russia-cis/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:00:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/spacewatch-russia-cis/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/arctic-space-globus-radar-in-norway-for-arctic-ssa-space-norway-targets-military-contracts/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11487 As climate change makes the Arctic region, also known as the High North, more navigable for conventional shipping and open to natural resource exploitation, so geopolitical competition between Arctic countries such as Canada, Russia, United States, and Scandinavian countries such as Norway intensifies.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/russia-may-resume-rokot-2-launches-in-2021-with-russian-made-control-systems/ Tue, 23 Oct 2018 05:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10953 Russian launch provider Eurokot has suggested that its Rokot-2 light launcher could resume service in 2021 now that the launch vehicle uses Russian-made control systems. The last Rokot-2 launch occurred in April 2018 using the last launcher that used Ukrainian-made control systems.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/welcome-spacewatch-russia-cis/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8001 Russia and other independent republics of the former Soviet Union enjoy a proud and impressive space heritage, from Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin to the Mir Space Station and the unparalleled launch record of Baikonur Cosmodrome.]]>