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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Mixed resultEarth ScienceSoyuz-2.1a/Fregat
Launched 2017-07-14 06:36:49 UTC31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Numerous payloads experienced technical problems after an upper stage anomaly.
From Launch Library 2 · updated
Partial failure
Target: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M lifted off with Kanopus-V-IK, but the launch was only a partial success.
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No cause has been given yet. What Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
Kanopus-V-IK is a small Russian remote sensing satellite for monitoring wildfires. Weighing about 473 kg, it is intended for 5 years of operation in a 510 km sun-synchronous orbit.
Launch Provider
Government · Russia · Founded 1992 · Administrator Yuri Borisov
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.
Launches
344
Successful
333
97%
Upcoming
4
scheduled
Height
46.3m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
7,020kg
Liftoff thrust
4,149kN
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