Kozlov Foton 6 on display at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon

Foton (or Photon) is the project name of two series of Russian science satellite programs. Although unmanned, the design was adapted from the manned Vostok spacecraft capsule. The primary focus of the Foton project is materials science research, but some missions have also carried experiments for other fields of research including biology. The original Foton series included 12 launches from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome from 1985 to 1999. The second series, under the name Foton-M, incorporates many design improvements over the original Foton, and is still in use. So far, there have been two launch attempts of the Foton-M. The first in 2002 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, which ended failure due to a problem in the launch vehicle, and a second attempt in 2005 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Both the Foton and Foton-M series used Soyuz-U (11A511U and 11A511U2) rockets as launch vehicles. Starting with the Foton-7 mission, the European Space Agency has been a partner in the Foton program. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The Evergreen Aviation Museum is an aviation museum which displays a number of military and civilian aircraft, most notably, the Spruce Goose. ... McMinnville is the county seat and largest city of Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. ... An Earth observation satellite, ERS 2 For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Space probe be merged into this article or section. ... The Vostok (Восток, translated as East) was a type of spacecraft built by the Soviet Unions space program for human spaceflight. ... The Materials Science Tetrahedron, which often also includes Characterization at the center Materials science is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Cyclone-3 rocket launching Meteor-3 satellite (Plesetsk, August 15, 1991) Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport, located about 800 km north of Moscow and south of Arkhangelsk (coordinates vary in different sources, but 62°08′ N 41°01′ E seems plausible). ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Foton-M is an unmanned microgravity research spacecraft based on the Foton, with several improvements, including a new telemetry and telecommand unit for increased data flow rate, increased battery capacity, and a better thermal control system. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Cyclone-3 rocket launching Meteor-3 satellite (Plesetsk, August 15, 1991) Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport, located about 800 km north of Moscow and south of Arkhangelsk (coordinates vary in different sources, but 62°08′ N 41°01′ E seems plausible). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map showing the location of Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan The Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ÄŸarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром Байконур, Kosmodrom Baykonur), also called Tyuratam, is the worlds oldest and largest operational space launch facility. ... The Soyuz-U or 11A511U rocket in the Soviet rocket designation series was a version of the Soyuz launch vehicle first introduced in 1973. ... ESA redirects here. ...

Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Evergreen Aviation Museum is an aviation museum which displays a number of military and civilian aircraft, most notably, the Spruce Goose. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (282nd in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Foton-M1 was an unmanned space mission by the European Space Agency aboard a Russian Soyuz-U rocket that was failed to launch successfully. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Foton-M2 in a space mission aboard an unmanned Foton-M spacecraft carrying a mainly European payload by the European Space Agency (ESA). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External links

• Foton (from Encyclopedia Astronautica)
• Russian Space Web
• Foton