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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulCommunicationsSoyuz-FG
Launched 2003-12-27 21:30 UTC31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
61st
orbital launch attempt in 2003
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
8th
launch this year
31/6
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
137 d 7 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Spacecom-owned AMOS 2 will provide communications services to television networks in Israel, Europe and the United States.
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
5m
Diameter
2.7m
To low Earth orbit
7,100kg
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