The liftoff of Russia’s iconic Soyuz booster last week with 73 satellites was captured in unique ways from the ground and far above with satellites from the U.S. and Russia pointed at the rocket’s remote launch site in Kazakhstan to capture views before, during and after liftoff.
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A Russian Soyuz 2-1A / Fregat-M launch vehicle lifted off from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan at 6:36:49 UTC on July 14, 2017 on a lengthy ascent mission with 73 satellites.
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A Soyuz 2-1A rocket completed assembly on July 10, 2017 to set the stage for liftoff with a cluster of 73 satellites, the most ever launched by a Russian-built rocket.
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73 Satellites have taken their spots on a purpose-built dispenser to ride into orbit atop a Soyuz 2-1A rocket conducting the first non-ISS Soyuz launch from Baikonur in 2017.
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The Kanopus V-IK Satellite, primary payload for a Soyuz cluster launch in July 2017, undergoes final testing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome before taking its spot as the leading member of a 73-satellite cluster.
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A total of 73 satellites of different shapes and sizes take their spot aboard a Fregat-M upper stage with a
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