Soyuz / Fregat Redeem Themselves on Third Vostochny Launch

Russia’s Soyuz rocket on Thursday lifted off from the frozen grounds of the Vostochny Cosmodrome on a mission to redeem itself after encountering a launch failure on its last flight from the new launch base established in the country’s Far East.

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Photos: Soyuz Thunders Off from Snow-Covered Vostochny Cosmodrome

A Russian Soyuz 2-1A / Fregat launch vehicle lifted off from the country’s Far Eastern Vostochny Cosmodrome at 2:07:18 UTC on February 1, 2018 with a pair of Kanopus-V imaging satellites as primary payloads and nine Micro- and CubeSats as secondary passengers.

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Video: Soyuz Returns to Flight from Vostochny with 11 Satellites

A Russian Soyuz 2-1A / Fregat launch vehicle lifted off from the country’s Far Eastern Vostochny Cosmodrome at 2:07:18 UTC on February 1, 2018 with a pair of Kanopus-V imaging satellites as primary payloads and nine Micro- and CubeSats as secondary passengers.

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Soyuz Rocket Ready for Return-to-Flight Mission from Far Eastern Vostochny Cosmodrome

Russia’s Soyuz rocket stands ready for liftoff from the Far Eastern Vostochny Cosmodrome on Thursday with a cluster of eleven satellites, set to rehabilitate the Soyuz/Fregat combination after encountering a failure on its last Vostochny launch in November.

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Videos: Soyuz Rollout to Vostochny 1S for Kanopus-V No. 3 & 4 Launch

Braving temperatures of under -25°C, teams on January 29, 2018 moved a Soyuz 2-1A/Fregat launch vehicle from its assembly facility to the 1S Launch Complex at Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome in the country’s Far East.

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Photos: Soyuz Rocket Delivered to Vostochny Cosmodrome

The components of a Soyuz 2-1A rocket arrive at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far east for the launch of the Kanopus-V No. 3 and 4 satellites, accompanied by a number of smaller satellites setting sail on operational and demonstration missions

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