Soyuz Flight Profile (Meteor-M 2-1 & Others)
Launch Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| T-0:00:20 | Launch Command |
| T-0:00:14 | Preliminary Thrust Level |
| T-0:00:05 | To Full Thrust Level |
| T+0:00:00 | LIFTOFF |
| T+0:01:58 | Booster Separation |
| T+0:04:46 | Core Stage Shutdown |
| T+0:04:46 | Payload Fairing Jettison |
| T+0:04:47 | 3rd Stage Ignition & Staging |
| T+0:04:57 | Aft Section Cover Jettison |
| T+0:09:23 | 3rd Stage Separation |
| T+0:10:23 | Fregat First Burn |
| Burn Duration: 1:17 | |
| T+0:11:40 | Fregat Upper Stage Cutoff |
| T+0:58:24 | Fregat Re-Start |
| Duration: 00:57 | |
| T+0:59:21 | Fregat Shutdown |
| T+1:00:22 | Meteor-M 2-1 Separation |
| T+1:39:15 | Fregat Re-Start |
| Duration: 00:23 | |
| T+1:39:38 | Fregat Shutdown |
| T+2:19:57 | IDEA OSG 1 Separation |
| T+2:31:35 | Fregat Re-Start |
| Duration: 00:16 | |
| T+2:31:51 | Fregat Shutdown |
| T+2:33:31 | Separation of Baumanets 2 |
| T+2:38:14 | Separation of SEAM, AISSat-3 & CubeSats? (15 Minutes) |
| T+3:17:35 | Fregat Re-Start |
| Duration: 00:23 | |
| T+3:17:58 | Fregat Shutdown |
| T+4:08:15 | Fregat Re-Start |
| Duration: 00:45 | |
| T+4:09:00 | Fregat Shutdown |
| T+4:12:20 | Separation of LEO Vantage |
| T+5:00:55 | Fregat Deorbit Burn |
| Duration: 00:38 | |
| T+5:35:11 | Fregat Re-Entry (Pacific Ocean) |
Mission Data
Mission: Soyuz / Meteor-M 2-1
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 2-1B / Fregat
Launch Site: 1S Vostochny Cosmodrome
Primary Payload: Meteor-M 2-1 (2,750kg)
Secondary Payloads: 4 MicroSats (6.5-86kg), 14 CubeSats
Launch Date: November 28, 2017
Launch Time: 05:41:46 UTC
Mission Duration: 5 Hours & 35 Minutes
Mission Design: Four-Orbit Mission w/ Deorbit
Orbital Data
Meteor-M 2-1 Target Orbit:
Type: Sun Synchronous Orbit
Perigee: 788.9 km
Apogee: 828.7 km
Inclination: 98.57°
IDEA OSG 1 Target Orbit:
Type: Elliptical Low Earth Orbit
Perigee: 581.6 km
Apogee: 814.2 km
Inclination: 97.95°
Baumanets 2 Target Orbit:
Type: Sun Synchronous Orbit
Perigee: 592.7 km
Apogee: 600.1 km
Inclination: 97.76°
CubeSat / AISSat Target Orbit:
Type: Sun Synchronous Orbit
Perigee: 583.9 km
Apogee: 601.8 km
Inclination: 97.76°
Satellites: SEAM & AISSat-3 (+ D-Star One, Corvus, Lemurs ?)
Vantage LEO 2 Target Orbit:
Type: Circular Low Earth Orbit
Perigee: 996.8 km
Apogee: 1,002.2 km
Inclination: 99.46°
