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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulEarth ScienceSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Launched 2024-11-04 23:18:40 UTCCosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
203rd
orbital launch attempt in 2024
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
8th
launch this year
Cosmodrome Site 1S
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
249 d 17 h
since the pad's previous launch
Ionosfera is a constellation of four ionospheric and magnetospheric research satellites developed by for Roscosmos for the project Ionozond.
The satellites will operate on circular sun-synchronous orbits (SSO), at altitude of about 800 km and located in two orbital planes of two satellites each.
The following science instruments are carried on the satellites:
* SPER/1 Plasma and energy radiation spectrometer * SG/1 Gamma-ray spectrometer * GALS/1 Galactic cosmic ray spectrometer / 1 * LAERTES On-board Ionosonde * NBK/2 Low-frequency wave complex * ESEP Ionospheric plasma energy spectrometer * Ozonometer-TM Ozonometer * MayaK On-board radio transmitters * PES GPS-GLONASS device
The launch also include a secondary payload of 53 small satellites developed by various institutions and companies in Russia and other nations (including 2 from Iran) for technology demonstration, communication and Earth observation purposes.
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
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Successful
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Upcoming
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scheduled
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All satellites have separated.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Main payloads have separated.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started
Launch Library 2
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Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET November 5.
Cosmic_Penguin
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No longer scheduled for May 21.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET May 21.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET May 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET early 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin
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New launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch for NET December 5, 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
46.3m
Diameter
10.3m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
Liftoff thrust
4,150kN
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