Aleksandr Gorbunov
Russian - (RFSA)
Active
Date of Birth: May 24, 1990
Age: 34
Born in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region, Russia, he studied engineering with qualifications in spacecraft and upper stages from the Moscow Aviation Institute. Gorbunov graduated from the military department with a specialty in operation and repair of aircraft, helicopters, and aircraft engines. Before being selected as a cosmonaut in 2018, he worked as an engineer for Rocket Space Corporation Energia and supported cargo spacecraft launches from the Baikonur cosmodrome.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-9
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 28, 2024, 5:17 p.m.
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 12
Maiden Flight
Commercial LC-2 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaFirst launch of the Long March 12 launch vehicle and the first launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site. 2 satellites are on board: …
Falcon 9
NROL-126
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAFifth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-65
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M
Kondor-FKA No.2
Cosmodrome Site 1S - Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian FederationThe Kondor-FKA is a small civilian radar Earth observation satellite designed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a civilian counterpart to the Kondor-E sate…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-76
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
