Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4
Cosmodrome Site 1S
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
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.
Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4
Kanopus-V is a series of small remote sensing satellites, dedicated to monitoring manmade and natural emergencies, detecting forest fires and major emissions of atmosphere pollutants. Its other uses are monitoring of agriculture, water and coastal resoures, land use. Each satellite weighs about 500 kg and is placed into sun-synchronous orbit, where it is planned to operate for about 5 years.
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M
Height 46.30 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 4149 kN
Diameter 2.95 Meters
Mass To LEO 7020 kg
Liftoff Mass 312 Tonnes
Launch Success 17
Consecutive Success 8
Maiden Flight 2010-10-19
Launch Failures 1
