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Техническая трансляция пуска ракеты-носителя «Союз 2.1б» с космодрома Восточный

22 октября с Восточного взлетит «Союз 2.1б» с разгонным блоком «Фрегат». Под обтекателем ракеты целый набор космических аппаратов различного назначения. Три ...

Gonets-M33, Gonets-M34, Gonets-M35 & Skif-D

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Communications

Low Earth Orbit Cosmodrome Site 1S Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

Gonets-M are an upgraded version of Gonets satellites, derived from military communications system Strela-3. Gonets-M constellation is tasked with monitoring ecological and industrial objects, providing communication and data transmission services, covering also the remote areas like the Far North region. Also onboard is the Skif-D demonstration satellite for the planned Russian Sfera LEO communication satellite constellation.

Updates

SwGustav • Oct. 23, 2022, 4:10 a.m.

Launch success confirmed


Nosu • Oct. 22, 2022, 7:57 p.m.

Liftoff


Nosu • Oct. 22, 2022, 7:01 p.m.

Webcast live


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 18, 2022, 12:36 a.m.

New launch date and time


Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 28, 2022, 1:56 a.m.

Added launch time


Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M

Family:
Configuration: Fregat-M

Soyuz-2, GRAU index 14A14, is the collective designation for the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The first-stage boosters and two core stages feature uprated engines with improved injection systems, compared to the previous versions of the Soyuz. Digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to be launched from a fixed launch platform, whereas the launch platforms for earlier Soyuz rockets had to be rotated as the rocket could not perform a roll to change its heading in flight.

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    46.3 m
  • Diameter
    10.3 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    4.11 m
  • Launch Mass
    313.0 T
  • Thrust
    4150.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
  • Family
  • Variant
    Fregat-M
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $48500000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    8200.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    3250.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Progress Rocket Space Center

Progress Rocket Space Center

(PRSC)

CEO: Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 44 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

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Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

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