Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulNavigation

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Name: Soyuz-FG | Giove-B
Start: 2008-04-26T22:16:02Z
Location: 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz-FG

Launched Sat, Apr 26 · 10:16:02 PM UTC2008-04-26 22:16:02 UTC31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Medium Earth Orbit

Worldwide

20th

orbital launch attempt in 2008

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

3rd

launch this year

31/6

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

134 d 8 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Experimental Galileo navigation satellite

Launch Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

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

scheduled

FliesSoyuz

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Soyuz-FG Fregat

Vehicle history

Height

Diameter

2.7m

To low Earth orbit

7,100kg

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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulNavigation

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Soyuz-FG

Launched Sat, Apr 26 · 10:16:02 PM UTC2008-04-26 22:16:02 UTC31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Medium Earth Orbit

Worldwide

20th

orbital launch attempt in 2008

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

3rd

launch this year

31/6

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

134 d 8 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Experimental Galileo navigation satellite

Launch Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Government · Russia · Founded 1992 · Administrator Yuri Borisov

Launches

344

Successful

333

97%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesSoyuz

All Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) launches Website Wikipedia

Soyuz-FG Fregat

Vehicle history

Height

Diameter

2.7m

To low Earth orbit

7,100kg

Next From Baikonur Cosmodrome

Baikonur Cosmodrome schedule

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Progress MS-36 (97P)RFSA · Soyuz 2.1b · 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanLow Earth OrbitTo be confirmed5:03 AM UTC Mar—NET

Soyuz MS-30RFSA · Soyuz 2.1a · 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanLow Earth OrbitTo be determinedNET March 2027

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