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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulCommunicationsSoyuz-FG
Launched 2007-10-20 20:12:25 UTC31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
51st
orbital launch attempt in 2007
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
9th
launch this year
31/6
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
143 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Four satellites for the Globalstar mobile communications network
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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