Success
Arktika-M No.2
Earth Science
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)(RFSA)Government
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
Ellipticalorbit
Arktika-M ("Arctic-M") is a series of Earh observation satellites which will gather meteorological and hydrological data on polar region. Arktika-M satellites will also provide communication services for the region.
Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 9:17 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,575
RFSA Mission
#318
Pad Launch
#412
Location Launch
#1,545
Designator
2023-198
Launch Window
NET
Dec 16, 2023, 9:17 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M Specs
Soyuz-2, GRAU index 14A14, is the collective designation for the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The first-stage boosters and two core stages feature uprated engines with improved injection systems, compared to the previous versions of the Soyuz. Digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to be launched from a fixed launch platform, whereas the launch platforms for earlier Soyuz rockets had to be rotated as the rocket could not perform a roll to change its heading in flight.
Length
46.3 m
Diameter
10.3 m
Launch Mass
313 t
Thrust
4,150 kN
LEO Capacity
8,200 kg
GTO Capacity
3,250 kg
Launch Cost
$49M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2008
Fastest Turnaround
3d 9h
Total Launches
35
Successful
35
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
35
Maiden flight: Jul 26, 2008
Social Flight Log
- Dec 16, 2023, 2:20 PM
Launch success, satellite deployed in planned orbit.
Source - Dec 16, 2023, 9:18 AM
Liftoff.
Source - Dec 16, 2023, 7:58 AM
Livestream has started
Source - Dec 12, 2023, 12:41 PM
Adding seconds to T-0
Source - Dec 6, 2023, 1:59 PM
Added launch time.
Source - Sep 23, 2023, 6:34 AM
NET December 16.
Source - Sep 19, 2023, 9:12 AM
NET December 22, 2023.
Source - Sep 9, 2023, 3:46 PM
Added launch for NET mid-December 2023.
Source
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
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
Dec 16, 2023, 2:17 PM
Total Launches
1,563
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050