Videos: Payload Preparations for Soyuz Cluster Mission

July 8, 2017July 8, 2017 Patrick Blau 2236 Views Baikonur, CICIERO, Flock, Glavkosmos, Kanopus, Kanopus V-IK, Lemur-2, Planet, Planet Labs, Spire Global, Tyvak

A total of 73 satellites of different shapes and sizes take their spot aboard a Fregat-M upper stage with a purpose-built payload dispenser for a cluster mission in July 2017, ranking second for the most satellites launched in one go. The primary payload of the mission will be the 600-Kilogram Kanopus V-IK remote sensing satellite, joined by five microsatellites between 18 and 120 Kilograms and 67 CubeSats for operators around the world.

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