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ЦитироватьNASA's Launch Services Program  @NASA_LSP
Pandora nabs a ride!
Set to launch later this fall, this small satellite has about 20 exoplanets on her must-see list on her trip to space. NASA's Pandora will launch on a @SpaceX rocket!
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ЦитироватьОсновная цель проекта «Пандора» — проведение долговременного базового исследования транзитных экзопланет, вращающихся вокруг близлежащих звезд, с одновременными фотометрическими и спектроскопическими наблюдениями для количественной оценки и коррекции звездного загрязнения в спектрах пропускания и последующей идентификации экзопланет с атмосферой, в которой преобладают водород или вода. В случае успеха, это будет первый проект, которому это удастся. «Пандора» будет исследовать широкий спектр типов звезд (от средних K до поздних M) и размеров планет (от размеров Земли до Юпитера), чтобы выявить корреляции между уровнями звездного загрязнения и параметрами звезд-планет. «Пандора» определит эталонные планеты, идеально подходящие для более углубленных исследований атмосферы с помощью телескопа JWST, а также для будущих более крупных миссий, которые будут дистанционно искать признаки жизни в атмосферах экзопланет. В состав аппаратуры «Пандоры» входит полуметровый полностью алюминиевый телескоп Кассегрена с апертурой диаметром 0,45 м и оптическая релейная система, которая фокусирует свет как в инфракрасный (ИК), так и в видимый детектор.

ЦитироватьДемонстрационный спутник Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) компании Spire Global — это компактный, готовый к космическим полетам датчик, созданный для совершенствования глобального прогнозирования погоды из космоса. Разработанный в сотрудничестве с RAL Space Совета по науке и технологиям Великобритании и STAR-Dundee Ltd., HyMS предназначен для получения подробных изображений внутренней структуры атмосферы Земли, измерения важных атмосферных параметров, включая температуру, влажность и осадки. Как первая в своем роде миссия в области гиперспектрального микроволнового зондирования, она призвана помочь синоптикам лучше понимать, как формируются и развиваются погодные системы в режиме реального времени.

ЦитироватьПервый этап проекта Kepler знаменует начало создания оперативной группировки спутников следующего поколения, предназначенной для обеспечения связи в реальном времени, передовых вычислительных мощностей на орбите и размещения полезной нагрузки для государственных и коммерческих заказчиков.

Каждый спутник в сети оснащен как минимум четырьмя оптическими терминалами, обеспечивающими высокоскоростную лазерную связь с низкой задержкой между космическими, воздушными и наземными средствами. Система разработана для совместимости со стандартами оптической связи Агентства космического развития США (SDA), обеспечивая бесперебойную связь между государственными и коммерческими космическими архитектурами. Работая как IP-сеть, группировка функционирует аналогично наземному интернету, динамически маршрутизируя данные между спутниками для обеспечения надежной связи в реальном времени между космосом и Землей.

ЦитироватьSpire's Lemur satellites are flexible platforms built to operate a variety of in-house or hosted payloads. It currently commercializes its platform on a "Space-as-a-Service" offering with aerospace and defence customers

ЦитироватьСпутники Lemur компании Spire представляют собой универсальные платформы, созданные для работы с различными полезными нагрузками, как собственными силами компании, так и размещенными на её борту. В настоящее время компания коммерциализирует свою платформу в рамках услуги «Космос как сервис» для клиентов из аэрокосмической и оборонной отраслей.

ЦитироватьTwilight (Pandora & Others)
Liftoff Time
No Earlier Than January 5, 2026
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Mission Details
Pandora
Pandora is a small satellite designed to characterize exoplanet atmospheres and their host stars. It is slated to observe at least 20 different planets during its one year of science operations.
Manufacturer: Blue Canyon Technologies
Operator: NASA
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
325 kilograms

HyMS
Spire Global's Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) satellite demonstrator is a compact, space-ready sensor built to advance global weather forecasting from space. Developed in collaboration with the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council's RAL Space and STAR-Dundee Ltd., HyMS is designed to capture detailed internal views of the Earth's atmosphere, measuring important atmospheric variables including temperature, humidity, and precipitation. As a first-of-its-kind hyperspectral microwave mission, it will aim to help forecasters better understand how weather systems form and evolve in real time.
Manufacturer: Spire Global
Operator: Spire Global
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload

MINAS
(LEMUR-2)
Spire Global will launch 8 Lemur-2 "MINAS" satellites for the "Luxembourg satellite system". The satellites are nicknamed WOBLER, HCS-BAZUS, FIKRETDENGIZ, KATE, SONNENBLUME, GRAM-E-SUE, CALLUM-K-J & MARIO-SOUSA
Manufacturer: Spire Global
Operator: Spire Global
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
8 Payloads

Kepler Tranche 1
Kepler Tranche 1 marks the beginning of Kepler's next-generation operational constellation, designed to provide real-time connectivity, advanced on-orbit compute, and hosted payload services for government and commercial customers.
Each satellite in the network is equipped with a minimum of four optical terminals, enabling high-throughput, low-latency laser links between space, air, and ground assets. The system is designed for compatibility with the U.S. Space Development Agency's (SDA) optical communications standards, ensuring seamless connectivity across government and commercial space architectures. Operating as an IP-based mesh network, the constellation functions similarly to the terrestrial Internet by dynamically routing data between satellites to provide resilient, real-time connectivity between space and Earth.
Manufacturer: Kepler Communications
Operator: Kepler Communications
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
10 Payloads
3 000 kilograms
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ЦитироватьTwilight (Pandora & Others)
Liftoff Time (UTC)
13:09:00
Sunday January 11, 2026

ЦитироватьJanuary 11, 2026 05:19 - 06:16 PT
Twilight Mission
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 11 for Falcon 9's launch of the Twilight mission to dusk-dawn sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 57-minute launch window opens at 5:19 a.m. PT. If needed, there is a backup opportunity on Monday, January 12 with the same window.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX). You can also watch the webcast on the X TV app.
This will be the fifth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission which previously launched Sentinel-6B and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Twilight is a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission (https://www.spacex.com/rideshare/index.html). To date, SpaceX has launched more than 1,500 payloads to orbit for 130+ customers across our entire Rideshare program...

ЦитироватьLaunch, Landing, and Deployment
All Times Approximate
Hr/Min/Sec   Event
00:01:12   Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:15   1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:18   1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:22   Stage 1 flip
00:02:26   2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:02:32   Boostback burn starts
00:02:56   Fairing separation
00:03:26   Boostback burn ends
00:06:08   1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:19   1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:16   1st stage landing burn begins
00:07:34   1st stage landing
00:08:09   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:56:55   2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:56:56   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:01:33   Connecta IoT-14 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:49   HYDRA-2 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:56   LEMUR-2-KUTAR deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:02:02   Connecta IoT-13 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:02:07   Hawk-13B deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:03:04   Tomorrow-S11 deploys, manifested by The Tomorrow Companies, Inc
01:03:16   Tomorrow-S10 deploys, manifested by The Tomorrow Companies, Inc
01:03:56   Connecta IoT-16 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:04:09   Connecta IoT-15 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:04:36   Hawk-13A deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:06:59   Flamingo-1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:07:50   Hawk-13C deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:08:22   CarbSAR IOD deploys, manifested by SSTL
01:43:04   2nd stage engine starts (SES-3)
01:43:05   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-3)
02:14:51   2nd stage engine starts (SES-4)
02:14:52   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-4)
02:19:56   LEMUR-2-HCS-BAZUS deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:19:59   LEMUR-2-CALLUM-K-J deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:20:01   BlackCAT deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:20:17   LEMUR-2-KATIE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:20:18   Dcubed-1 / Araqys-D1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:20:20   LEMUR-2-MARIO-SOUSA deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:20:21   Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS) deploys, manifested through NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, integrated by Maverick Space Systems
02:20:31   LEMUR-2-SONNENBLUME deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:20:43   LEMUR-2-GRAM-E-SUE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:21:11   LEMUR-2-WOBLER deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:21:33   LEMUR-2-FIKRETDENGIZ deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:21:41   Acadia-8 deploys, manifested by Capella
02:21:49   Umbra-12 deploys, manifested by Umbra
02:21:56   AETHER-8 deploys, manifested by Kepler Communications
02:22:52   ICEYE 2 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:23:11   Acadia-9 deploys, manifested by Capella
02:23:27   AETHER-12 deploys, manifested by Kepler Communications
02:23:28   AETHER-11 deploys, manifested by Kepler Communications
02:24:09   AETHER-5 deploys, manifested by Kepler Communications
02:24:15   ICEYE 1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:25:00   AETHER-9 deploys, manifested by Kepler Communications
02:25:40   AETHER-6 deploys, manifested by Kepler Communications
02:26:44   AETHER-4 deploys, manifested by Kepler Communications
02:27:58   Pandora deploys, manifested by NASA
02:30:55   AETHER-3 deploys, manifested by Kepler Communications
02:32:00   AETHER-7 deploys, manifested by Kepler Communications
02:32:59   AETHER-10 deploys, manifested by Kepler Communications

ЦитироватьTwilight (Pandora & Others)
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Mission Details
Pandora
Pandora is a small satellite designed to characterize exoplanet atmospheres and their host stars. It is slated to observe at least 20 different planets during its one year of science operations.
Manufacturer: Blue Canyon Technologies
Operator: NASA
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
325 kilograms

HyMS
...
1 Payload

MINAS
(LEMUR-2)
...
8 Payloads

Kepler Tranche 1
...
10 Payloads
3 000 kilograms
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ЦитироватьTwilight
Twilight is a rideshare mission by SpaceX to a Dawn/Dusk Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). A Dawn/Dusk SSO is unique in that it follows the Earth's terminator, giving the satellites continuous exposure to sunlight. SpaceX's SmallSat Rideshare Program provides small satellite operators with Falcon 9 rideshare missions for ESPA class payloads for as low as $300,000 per mission, which includes up to 50kg of payload mass.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
39 Payloads

ЦитироватьExolaunch  @Exolaunch
Today, we're proud to announce our collaboration with our long-standing customer 🇹🇷 Türkiye's Plan-S Satellite and Space Technologies on launching their Connecta IOT-13, 14, 15, 16 satellites aboard the upcoming SpaceX Twilight mission
The livecast: https://spacex.com/launches/twilight
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/391105.jpg)  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/391106.jpg)
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ЦитироватьTwilight (Pandora & Others)
Liftoff Time (UTC)
13:44:50
Sunday January 11, 2026

Цитироватьhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iOWTQxnPzc
Go! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Twilight (Pandora & Others) - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/351096.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/@Space-Affairs)  SPACE AFFAIRS (https://www.youtube.com/@Space-Affairs)

ЦитироватьExolaunch  @Exolaunch
#Twillight: Exolaunch is honored to collaborate with Spire on flying nine @SpireGlobal -built satellites into a dawn-dusk orbit aboard @SpaceX's Falcon 9 this Sunday
 Pictures of our recent joint launch campaigns with Spire. Credit: SpaceX
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ЦитироватьDillon  @Dillonshrop06
Hazard Map for Twilight
https://bit.ly/4q6EauE     
NET January 11 1344 UTC
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ЦитироватьSpaceX  @SpaceX
Falcon 9 is vertical at pad 4E in California ahead of the Twilight rideshare mission to dusk-dawn orbit. Liftoff is targeted for 5:44 a.m. PT
http://spacex.com/launches/twilight
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/391143.jpg)  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/391144.jpg)

Цитироватьhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwOksb3l0Lc
Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Twilight rideshare mission from Vandenberg, California
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/373401.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceflightNowVideo)   Spaceflight Now (https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceflightNowVideo)

Цитата: zandr от 08.01.2026 08:58:0300:56:55  2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:56:56  2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)

ЦитироватьSpaceX  @SpaceX
Rideshare deployment sequence has begun

ЦитироватьLukas C. H.  @GewoonLukas_
These are the labeled payloads for SpaceX' Twilight mission, SpaceX' first dedicated rideshare mission to a Dawn-Dusk Sun-Synchronous Orbit. A Dawn-Dusk SSO is unique in that it follows the Earth's terminator, the line between day and night.
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/391147.jpg)

ЦитироватьNASA's Pandora small satellite is preparing to launch to low Earth orbit, where it will study exoplanet atmospheres and their stars.
Pandora (https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/nasas-pandora-satellite-cubesats-to-explore-exoplanets-beyond/) is part of the Twilight rideshare mission with SpaceX and is set to launch aboard the company's Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX is targeting launch at 8:44 a.m. EST (5:44 a.m. PST) today from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A live webcast of this mission will begin at 8:30 a.m. , watch the launch coverage here (https://www.spacex.com/launches/twilight).
Pandora will examine at least 20 exoplanets, which are worlds outside our solar system, previously discovered by missions including NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (https://science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/), Kepler (https://science.nasa.gov/mission/kepler/), and TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tess/)), along with their host stars. Pandora's observations will build on these discoveries by determining whether a planet's atmosphere contains hazes, clouds, or water, or whether the signals of those substances come from the star. It will conduct long, continuous observations as the planets orbit their respective host stars, simultaneously collecting visible and near-infrared light. This data will help researchers distinguish between information about the planet and the star.
The data Pandora collects will help interpret measurements from Webb and future missions.
Two NASA-sponsored CubeSats will launch with Pandora and other commercial payloads. The first is NASA's SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat), led by Arizona State University in Tempe, and the second is BlackCAT (Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope), built and operated at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, funded by NASA's Astrophysics Research and Analysis program.
The SPARCS CubeSat, supported by Maverick Space Systems, is a telescope about the size and shape of a shoebox that will use thermal infrared cameras to study coronal mass ejections on small stars, aiming to understand how these eruptions impact exoplanet atmospheres. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California also participates in the mission.
NASA's BlackCAT, also supported by Exolaunch, is an X-ray telescope on a CubeSat platform that will observe X-ray flares from active galaxies with supermassive black holes as well as gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the cosmos. In addition to nearby short gamma-ray bursts that may accompany space-time ripples called gravitational waves, BlackCAT also will study rare and bright bursts from the early universe.
The agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) (https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy/launch-services-program/cubesat-launch-initiative/) selected SPARCS in 2022 for a ride to orbit. The initiative is a low-cost pathway for conducting scientific investigations and technology demonstrations in space, enabling students, teachers, and faculty to gain hands-on experience with flight hardware design, development, and building. The CubeSat is manifested as part of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) 60 launch grouping.
NASA awarded the launch services for the Pandora mission through its VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract. NASA's Launch Services Program (https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy/launch-services-program/), based at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, manages the CSLI and VADR contracts, which support agency efforts to facilitate new options for science and technology payloads and foster a growing U.S. commercial launch market. 

Цитата: zandr от 08.01.2026 08:58:0301:43:04   2nd stage engine starts (SES-3)
01:43:05   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-3)

ЦитироватьSpaceX  @SpaceX
Rideshare deployment sequence is complete

Цитировать^{Elyna Niles-Carnes  January 11, 2026}
NASA's Exoplanet Observing Satellite Separated From Rocket
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/391149.webp) (https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/pandora-separation.png)

^{NASA's Pandora space telescope satellite is in sun-synchronous orbit following separation of SpaceX's second stage on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2025. A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying Pandora, and several other payloads launched at 5:44 a.m. PST from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.  SpaceX}

NASA's Pandora space telescope satellite is in sun-synchronous orbit, preparing to study planets and their respective host stars beyond our solar system.
Pandora (https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/nasas-pandora-satellite-cubesats-to-explore-exoplanets-beyond/) will spend the next year conducting detailed observations of 20 exoplanets to determine whether any of their atmospheres contain water vapor, hazes, and clouds. It will simultaneously study their stars to discover whether they are producing or affecting the signals of those substances.
Two other NASA-sponsored CubeSats, SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat) and BlackCAT (Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope), also separated from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's second stage.
The agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) (https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy/launch-services-program/cubesat-launch-initiative/) selected SPARCS in 2022 for a ride to orbit. The initiative is a low-cost pathway for conducting scientific investigations and technology demonstrations in space, enabling students, teachers, and faculty to gain hands-on experience with flight hardware design, development, and building. The CubeSat is manifested as part of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) 60 launch grouping.
Confirmation of signal acquisition from Pandora is the next expected milestone.

Цитата: zandr от 11.01.2026 18:28:40В общем - всё раньше обещанного.

ЦитироватьРакета SpaceX вывела на орбиту телескоп НАСА Pandora для изучения атмосфер 20 экзопланет
Москва. 11 января. INTERFAX.RU - Американская ракета Falcon 9 в воскресенье в рамках миссии Twilight вывела на орбиту группу из 40 исследовательских мини-спутников и кубсатов компаний и организаций, в том числе телескоп НАСА Pandora для изучения атмосфер экзопланет, сообщила компания-разработчик носителя SpaceX.

Спутник Pandora весом 325 кг, оснащенный телескопом с диаметром объектива 45 см, предназначен для наблюдения, как минимум, за 20 экзопланетами и их звёздами в видимом и ближнем инфракрасном диапазонах. Он позволит определить элементы, входящие в состав атмосфер этих планет. По данным НАСА, Pandora сосредоточится на планетах с водородной или водяной атмосферой, которые считаются наиболее перспективными для поиска признаков жизни. Аппарат выведен на солнечно-синхронную орбиту высотой примерно 600 км.

На орбиту также выведен кубсат НАСА SPARCS для изучения небольших звёзд, подобных красным карликам, с помощью ультрафиолетового излучения. Он будет следить за звёздными вспышками, которые могут влиять на потенциальную обитаемость близлежащих планет.

Еще один выведенный на орбиту в интересах НАСА кубсат - BlackCAT сосредоточится на наблюдении за Вселенной в высокоэнергетическом диапазоне и предназначен для обнаружения чрезвычайно мощных космических взрывов, таких как гамма-всплески.

В рамках миссии Twilight на орбиту отправились 10 спутников Aether компании Kepler Communications и два новых радиолокационных спутника Acadia компании Capella Space для получения детальных изображений Земли в любых погодных условиях.

Компания SpaceX не в первый раз проводит совместные миссии космических аппаратов. Ее ракеты запустили 15 таких спутниковых групп в рамках программ Transporter и Bandwagon.

В рамках запуска первая многоразовая ступень ракеты-носителя SpaceX, которая использовалась для запусков в 5-й раз, совершила управляемую вертикальную посадку на площадку LZ-4 на базе в Калифорнии.

Цитата: zandr от 11.01.2026 21:02:31До 08:15. На 6 секунд дольше заявленного.

ЦитироватьDillon  @Dillonshrop06
Many reports are coming in of Falcon-9 'Twilight' mission de-orbit burn occurring over the EU at ~1633 UTC
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ЦитироватьExolaunch  @Exolaunch
#Twilight: Mission Accomplished
Exolaunch is proud to have successfully and precisely delivered 22 customer satellites into a unique dawn-dusk orbit aboard Falcon 9. Our first mission of the year brings us to 42 missions and 675 satellites deployed.

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ЦитироватьNASA's Pandora satellite mission controllers received full acquisition of signal from the spacecraft on Jan. 11 on the first ground pass after liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California...

ЦитироватьСтатистика запуска миссии Twilight
— 4-й запуск SpaceX этого года
— 5-й полёт ступени Falcon 9 B1097
— 31-я посадка на площадку LZ-4
— 101-я успешная посадка ускорителей на сушу
— 215-я успешная посадка ускорителей подряд
— 457-я успешная посадка ступени SpaceX на платформу
— 557-я успешная посадка ускорителей ракет Falcon
— 586-й пуск ракеты Falcon 9
— 602-й запуск компании SpaceX.

Цитата: zandr от 08.01.2026 08:58:0340 ПН на двух орбитах.

Цитата: zandr от 22.01.2026 19:48:41Осталось только понять кто есть кто.

Цитата: zandr от 22.01.2026 19:48:41Осталось только понять кто есть кто.