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Soyuz Rideshare 1

Soyuz-2-1B launch from Baikonur (Russia) on September 17, 2009, carrying 7 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 17, 2009 · 15:55 UTCLaunch 2009-049Launch no. 5,004 in the log
RocketSoyuz-2-1Bvariant Fregat
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRoskosmosRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 17, 2009, 15:55
Launch designation
2009-049
Mission
Soyuz Rideshare 1
Flight name
Meteor-M No. 1
Vehicle flight ID
Ts15000-002

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
824 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
7
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor-M No. 12009-049ANORAD 35865Rosgidromet NITs PlanetaMeteorology2,755 kgIn orbit
Sterkh No. 12L2009-049BNORAD 35866PO Polyot, Filial GKNPTs KhrunichevCommunications171 kgIn orbit
Universitetskiy/Tat'yana-22009-049DNORAD 35868Moscow State UniversityTechnology90 kgIn orbit
UGATUSAT2009-049ENORAD 35869Ufa State Aviation Technical UniversityOptical imaging35 kgIn orbit
Sumbandila-OSCAR-672009-049FNORAD 35870Council on Scientific and Industrial Research, South AfricaOptical imaging81 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 10, 2021
Blits2009-049GNORAD 35871Institute for Precision Instrument EngineeringGeodesy7 kgCollided · Jan 22, 2013
IRIS2009-049CNPO Lavochkin———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.