flown missionSuccess

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Gonets-M33, Gonets-M34, Gonets-M35 & Skif-D

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Cosmodrome Site 1S — Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Gonets-M33, Gonets-M34, Gonets-M35 & Skif-D
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Gonets-M are an upgraded version of Gonets satellites, derived from military communications system Strela-3. Gonets-M constellation is tasked with monitoring ecological and industrial objects, providing communication and data transmission services, covering also the remote areas like the Far North region. Also onboard is the Skif-D demonstration satellite for the planned Russian Sfera LEO communication satellite constellation.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
Family
Soyuz
Variant
Fregat-M
Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Type
Government
Country
RUS

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launch site

Pad
Cosmodrome Site 1S
Location
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Country
RUS
Timezone
Asia/Yakutsk