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Yuri

retired

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1978-039ALaunched 4/7/1978
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
BSE
Launch Vehicle
Delta 2914
Launch Date
4/7/1978
Last Contact
1/28/1982
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
GEO
Altitude
35,786.5 km
Inclination
0.04 deg
Dry Mass
295 kg
Total Mass
678 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Communications
Payload Category
COM
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Constellation
Name
Japanese BS broadcast satellites
Active Satellites
0
Registry
COSPAR ID
1978-039A
UN Registration
A/AC.105/INF.377
Track
Mentions
36
All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.
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Yuri Borisov, head of Roscosmos, posted on the agency’s Telegram account on 2023-02-13 that the launch of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft scheduled for late 2023-02-19 (2023-02-20 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome) would be delayed until early March.

PlanValue 4.0Feb 14, 2023Russia delays uncrewed Soyuz launch to investigate Progress leak

Yuri’s ScienceTaxi is planned to launch on board Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser beginning in 2024 on a mission to the International Space Station.

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Sep 6, 2022
Sierra Space Signs Agreement with Yuri to Launch ScienceTaxi to Space

Sierra Space and Yuri are exploring future LEO destinations where Sierra Space’s Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat could provide more than 300 cubic meters of on-orbit research space.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 6, 2022Sierra Space Signs Agreement with Yuri to Launch ScienceTaxi to Space

The first mission for Yuri’s ScienceTaxi is scheduled to launch in 2024 aboard an ISS visiting vehicle with payload integration services provided by Sierra Space.

PlanRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6Sep 6, 2022Sierra Space Signs Agreement with Yuri to Launch ScienceTaxi to Space

The first mission for Yuri’s ScienceTaxi is scheduled to launch in 2024 aboard an ISS visiting vehicle.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Sep 1, 2022Sierra Space and Yuri to launch ScienceTaxi into space

In September 2021, Sierra Space and Yuri announced their intent to explore commercial opportunities for microgravity research aimed at creating medical breakthroughs.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Sep 1, 2022Sierra Space and Yuri to launch ScienceTaxi into space

The arrangement includes plans to launch Yuri’s ScienceTaxi on board Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser beginning in 2024 on a mission to the International Space Station.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.5Sep 1, 2022Sierra Space and Yuri to launch ScienceTaxi into space

Yuri Borisov indicated that Russia would leave the International Space Station sometime after 2024 rather than during 2024.

PlanValue 3.5Jul 31, 2022Roscosmos head revises comments about quitting ISS after 2024

Yuri Borisov took over as director general of Roscosmos on 2022-07-15.

GovernanceValue 4.0Jul 26, 2022NASA: no notification by Russia to end ISS participation

Billionaire Yuri Milner pledged $100,000,000 over 10 years for the Breakthrough Listen SETI effort.

FinancialGeneralValue 5.0Jun 4, 2022New Shepard completes fifth crewed suborbital flight

The AstroAccess mission was part of SciAccess and operated under the fiscal sponsorship of Yuri’s Night.

RelationshipsValue 2.6Oct 18, 2021AstroAccess + ZERO-G Deliver A Weightless Experience To 12 Disability Ambassors

Roscosmos and First Channel received around 3,000 auditions and forwarded a shortlist of 20 actresses to the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 2.8Apr 27, 2021Russia to select actress for Soyuz mission in May

Pavel Vlasov, head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, gives a 2021-09-20 launch date for Soyuz MS-19, which yields a four-month training period.

PlanGovernanceValue 4.0Apr 27, 2021Russia to select actress for Soyuz mission in May

Klim Shipenko, the director of Vyzov, completed his medical checks at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and was confirmed fit to fly to the ISS.

GovernanceValue 3.2Apr 27, 2021Russia to select actress for Soyuz mission in May

Yuri Borisov, Russian deputy prime minister, on 2021-04-18 proposed that Russia could withdraw from the International Space Station partnership in 2025 after performing a technical inspection and would fairly notify the other partners.

LegalGovernanceValue 3.8Apr 22, 2021NASA emphasizes good relationship with Roscosmos as Russia mulls exiting ISS

Yuri Milner funds the Breakthrough Prize Foundation and formed a workshop in November 2017 to explore designing a low-cost privately funded mission to Enceladus.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.6Nov 9, 2018NASA to support initial studies of privately funded Enceladus mission