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Soyuz Rideshare 2

Soyuz-FG launch from Baikonur (Russia) on July 22, 2012, carrying 5 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 22, 2012 · 06:41 UTCLaunch 2012-039Launch no. 5,229 in the log
RocketSoyuz-FGvariant Fregat
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRoskosmosRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 22, 2012, 06:41
Launch designation
2012-039
Mission
Soyuz Rideshare 2
Flight name
Kanopus/Belka
Vehicle flight ID
B 15000-033

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
839 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.1 t
Payloads
5
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kanopus-V2012-039ANORAD 38707Joint Stock Corp. VNIIEMOptical imaging400 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 19, 2024
BKA2012-039BNORAD 38708Belarus Academy of SciencesOptical imaging400 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 17, 2024
exactView-12012-039CNORAD 38709exactEarth Ltd.Communications95 kgRenamed · Mar 31, 2020
TET-12012-039DNORAD 38710German Aerospace CenterTechnology117 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 21, 2022
MKA-PN12012-039ENORAD 38711NPO LavochkinSpace science110 kgIn orbit

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