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Dnepr Rideshare 7

Dnepr launch from Yasny (Russia) on August 17, 2011, carrying 8 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 17, 2011 · 07:12 UTCLaunch 2011-044Launch no. 5,149 in the log
RocketDnepr
SpaceportYasnypad Sh370/13
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyKosmotrasRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 17, 2011, 07:12
Launch designation
2011-044
Mission
Dnepr Rideshare 7
Flight name
Sich-2/
Vehicle flight ID
450-3261-319
Flight code
Edusat-ASI

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,296 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.713 t
Payloads
8
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Edusat2011-044ANORAD 37788Italian Space AgencyTechnology10 kgIn orbit
NigeriaSat-22011-044BNORAD 37789National Space Research Development Agency, NigeriaOptical imaging269 kgIn orbit
NigeriaSat-X2011-044CNORAD 37790National Space Research Development Agency, NigeriaOptical imaging86 kgIn orbit
Rasat2011-044DNORAD 37791STRC Space Technologies Research InstituteOptical imaging95 kgIn orbit
AprizeSat-52011-044ENORAD 37792SpaceQuestCommunications14 kgRenamed · November 2011
AprizeSat-62011-044FNORAD 37793SpaceQuestCommunications14 kgRenamed · November 2011
Sich-22011-044GNORAD 37794Ukranian State Space AgencyOptical imaging175 kgIn orbit
BPA-22011-044HUkranian National Space Agency———

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