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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulCommunicationsSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Launched 2022-10-22 19:57:09 UTCCosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
144th
orbital launch attempt in 2022
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
7th
launch this year
Cosmodrome Site 1S
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
373 d 10 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
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.
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Height
46.3m
Diameter
10.3m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
Liftoff thrust
4,150kN
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