December 27, 2018

Today, on December 27, 2018, at 5:07 (Mosacow time) from the launch complex of the “Vostochny” cosmodrome was performed the launch of the rocket “Soyuz-2.1 a” with the upper stage “Fregat” and spacecrafts of Earth remote sensing “Kanopus-B” №5 and 6.

Space head part, consisting of the upper stage “Fregat”, spacecrafts “Kanopus-B” №5 and №6 and 26 satellites is set on the orbit.

The separation of the two spacecrafts “Kanopus-B” is scheduled at 06:06 and 06:12 (Moscow time), of small satellites – at 07:30 and 09:25 (Moscow time).

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