Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | EgyptSat-A
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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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.
EgyptSat-A
EgyptSat-A (MisrSat A) is Egypt's third Earth remote-sounding satellite. The satellite is jointly built by Egypt's National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences together with RKK Energiya in Russia. The imaging payload was developed by OAO Peleng and NIRUP Geoinformatsionnye Sistemy in Belarus. The satellite is an improved version of EgyptSat 2 and is also based on RKK Energiya's 559GK bus, which inherits technologies from their USP platform. The satellite features SPD-70 electric engines using Xenon. It features an improved opto-electronic system and onboard control system, high-speed on-board radio link and solar cells with increased efficiency.
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
Height 46.30 Meters
Max Stages 4
Mass To GTO 3250 kg
Liftoff Thrust 4150 kN
Diameter 10.30 Meters
Mass To LEO 8200 kg
Liftoff Mass 313 Tonnes
Launch Success 28
Consecutive Success 28
Maiden Flight 2008-07-26
Launch Failures 0
