July 9, 2014
Categories: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Russia, Satellites, Science, Soyuz, Space
Soyuz -2.1b Booster with 7 Satellites Successfully Launched from Baikonur

At 15.58 (19.58, Moscow time) on July 8, 2014 Soyuz-2.1b booster with Fregat upper stage  and seven space devices: Russian Meteor-M meteorological satellite, Russian MKA-FKI research satellite, American SkySat-2 Earth remote sensing satellite, Russian DX-1 satellite designed by Dauria Aerosapce Private Company, British TechDemoSat-1  Earth remote sensing satellite, British UKube-1 satellite designed for research and educational purposes, Norwegian AISSAT-2 nano satellite was successfully launched from #31 launching pad of Baikonur spaceport.

According to the time schedule all satellites were successfully set into target orbits.

More from this category:
May 30, 2019
The State Commission decided to refuel the “Proton-M” launch vehicle

The State Commission made a decision on the readiness of the “Proton-M” launch vehicle with the “Yamal-601” spacecraft, installed on the launch pad of the…

full story
January 12, 2014
Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Marked the Anniversary

On January 11, 2014 world-famous Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre celebrated its 54th anniversary. Situated in Star City (Moscow region), restricted area of GCTC is of…

full story
November 1, 2013
The Second Dnepr Launch of 2013 will Take Place in November

The next launch of Russian-Ukrainian carrier rocket “Dnepr”, based on intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) RS-20 (classified by NATO as the SS-18 Satan), will take place…

full story
June 11, 2014
Soyuz-2.1b with GLONASS Space Device Ready for the Launch from Plesetsk

Soyuz-2.1b booster is ready for the launch from Plesetsk spaceport  planned for June 14, -representative of  Russian Ministry of Defenсe press-office management on Aerospace Defenсe…

full story
September 28, 2018
The GCTC. The ceremony of raising the flags of the countries by the crews of the “Soyuz MS-10” spacecraft was held at Baikonur

On September 27, Baikonur hosted a ceremony of raising the flags of countries, participating in the launch of the  “Soyuz MS-10” spacecraft  to the International…

full story
August 20, 2014
54 Years since the Legendary Flight of Belka and Strelka

On August 19, 1960 Sputnik-5 spacecraft with Belka and Strelka was inserted into the orbit. Apart from the dogs mice, insects, plants, fungi, seeds, bacteria…

full story
October 16, 2013
ESA to Take Part in Russian Moon Program?

European Space Agency (ESA) may take part in Russian Moon program, – RAS Space Research Institute space gamma spectroscopy laboratory head Igor Mitrofanov reported. According…

full story
September 22, 2019
Assembly of the head part of the “Proton-M” rocket

At the technical complex of the Baikonur cosmodrome the assembly of the head part was successfully completed. On September 21, 2019 specialists from the Russian…

full story