Galaxy 14
Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Galaxy 14
Type: Communications
Galaxy 14 is an American geostationary communications satellite that was launched by a Soyuz-FG rocket from Baikonur at 23:28 UT on 13 August 2005.
Location
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1536 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Rocket
Soyuz-FG Fregat – Progress Rocket Space Center
Family: Soyuz-U
Length: 4.95 m
Diameter: 2.68 m
Launch Mass: 305 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 7100 kg
The Soyuz-FG Fregat was manufactured by Progress Rocket Space Center with the first launch on . Soyuz-FG Fregat has 10 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 10 launches. The Soyuz FG is a medium-lift launch vehicle qualified for manned launches and used to deliver Soyuz Spacecraft to Orbit for Missions to the International Space Station.
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Type: Government
Abbreviation: RFSA
Administration: Administrator: Yuri Borisov
Founded: 1992
Launchers: Soyuz
Spacecraft: Soyuz
Country: RUS
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.
