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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulNavigationSoyuz-FG
Launched 2005-12-28 05:19:08 UTC31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
55th
orbital launch attempt in 2005
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
11th
launch this year
31/6
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
49 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
GSTB-v2A (Galileo System Test Bed v2A) will provide the first Galileo navigation signal from space, measure the radiation environment in the proposed Galileo orbit and assist with international radio regulation issues.
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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