Success
Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218
Earth Science
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)(RFSA)Government
Soyuz 2.1a Volga
SSOorbit
MVL-300 is named after Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov to honour the 300th year since his birth. The Russian mission will study transient phenomena in the Earth’s upper atmosphere, as well as observing cosmic rays and gamma ray bursts. With a short lifespan of 5 years, the 450kg craft will operate in a 550km Sun-Synchronous orbit.This will mark the first Soyuz mission to launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 2:01 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,555
RFSA Mission
#256
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#1
Designator
2016-026
Launch Window
NET
Apr 28, 2016, 2:01 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Soyuz 2.1a Volga Specs
In addition to the switch to digital flight control systems as part of the Soyuz 2.1A, this version utilizes the Volga upper stage.
Length
19.6 m
Diameter
2.68 m
Thrust
4,149 kN
Launch Cost
$80M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2004
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Nov 8, 2004
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.
Founded
1992
Administrator
Administrator: Yuri Borisov
Total Launches
341
Successful
330
Failed
11
Pending
3
Consecutive Success
65
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
The Vostochny Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport above the 51st parallel north in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East. It is intended to reduce Russia's dependency on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The first launch took place on 28 April 2016 at 02:01 UTC.
Timezone
Asia/Yakutsk
Local Launch Time
Apr 28, 2016, 11:01 AM
Total Launches
21
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
51.8844, 128.3339