Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2-1 & rideshare payloads

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2-1 & rideshare payloads

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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.

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Meteor-M No.2-1 & rideshare payloads

This is the third spacecraft in the Russian Meteor-M series of remote sensing satellites. Weighing about 2750 kg, it is intended to gather hydrometeorological data from sun-synchronous orbit. This includes monitoring ozone layer and radiation levels in the near-Earth space, as well as monitoring ocean surface temperatures and ice conditions.

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Soyuz 2.1b Fregat


Height 46.30 Meters

Max Stages 4

Mass To GTO 3250 kg

Liftoff Thrust 4150 kN

Diameter 2.95 Meters

Mass To LEO 8200 kg

Liftoff Mass 312 Tonnes


Launch Success 22

Consecutive Success 8

Maiden Flight 2006-12-27

Launch Failures 2


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