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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 8
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSVostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
July 1, 2021, 12:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Communications
A batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
Polar Orbit
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-17 (78P)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 29, 2021, 11:27 p.m.
Soyuz 2.1b | Pion-NKS No. 1 (Kosmos 2550)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 25, 2021, 7:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Russian Pion-NKS (14F139) satellites are the naval component of the next generation ELINT satellite system Liana. As a replacement for both the passive ELINT US-PM and the active radar US-A, they carry both ELINT sensors as well as an active radar.
Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 7
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSVostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
May 28, 2021, 5:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Communications
A batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
Polar Orbit
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 6
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSVostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
April 25, 2021, 10:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Communications
A batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
Polar OrbitSoyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-18
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 9, 2021, 7:42 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Human Exploration
Soyuz MS-18 begins expedition 65 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky, Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.
Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 5
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSVostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
March 25, 2021, 2:47 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Communications
A batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
Polar Orbit
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | CAS500-1 & rideshare
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 22, 2021, 6:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Earth Science
CAS500-1 is the first of two South Korean Earth observation satellites. These spacecraft feature the AEISS-C imaging system with a ground resolution of 0.5 m in panchromatic mode and 2 m in color mode. More than a dozen other satellites are included as secondary payloads, among them being the first spacecraft by the Catalan Space Agency.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Arktika-M No.1
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 28, 2021, 6:55 a.m.
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-16 (77P)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 15, 2021, 4:45 a.m.
