Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloadsSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Launch Status Success Fri ยท Jul 5th, 2019 1:41 AM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU-pIXe6IUI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDbhjv_2UNM http://online.roscosmos.ru/ Mission Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads Type: Earth Science This is the fourth spacecraft in the Russian Meteor-M series of remote sensing satellites. Weighing about 2750 kg, it is intended to gather hydrometeorological data from sun-synchronous orbit. This includes monitoring ozone layer and radiation levels in the near-Earth space, as well as monitoring ocean surface temperatures and ice conditions. Location Cosmodrome Site 1S Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation 6 launches have been at this location. Rocket Soyuz 2.1B Length: 46.3 meters Diameter: 2.95 meters First Launched: December 27, 2006 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. The Soyuz 2.1b represents the latest development stage of the proven rocket. It uses the new RD-0124 engines in the first three stages, coupled with an improved injection system that significantly boosts the performance of the Soyuz. Furthermore, she wears a new, digital startup control system. This will allow the Soyuz 2.1b to carry around 1.2 tonnes more payload into low earth orbit compared to its predecessor. The Soyuz 2.1B rocket has been launched a total of 18 times with 16 successful and 2 failed launches. Agency Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Type: Government Abbreviation: KhSC Administration: Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy Founded: 1916 Launchers: Proton | Rokot Spacecraft: Country: RUS Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny. View Rocket Launch Schedule