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Soyuz Rideshare 3

Soyuz-2-1B launch from Baikonur (Russia) on July 8, 2014, carrying 8 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 8, 2014 · 15:58 UTCLaunch 2014-037Launch no. 5,385 in the log
RocketSoyuz-2-1Bvariant Fregat
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRoskosmosRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 8, 2014, 15:58
Launch designation
2014-037
Mission
Soyuz Rideshare 3
Flight name
Meteor-M No. 2
Vehicle flight ID
L 15000-011/1025

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
828 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.5 t
Payloads
8
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor-M No. 22014-037ANORAD 40069Rosgidromet NITs PlanetaMeteorology2,879 kgIn orbit
Vernov2014-037BNORAD 40070NPO Lavochkin, fil. ORKKSpace science288 kgIn orbit
DX-12014-037CNORAD 40071Dauria AerospaceTechnology21 kgIn orbit
SkySat B2014-037DNORAD 40072Skybox ImagingOptical imaging82 kgIn orbit
M3MSat Mass Mock-up2014-037ENORAD 40073Directorate of Space Development (DSpaceD), Department of National DefenseCalibration75 kgIn orbit
UKube-12014-037FNORAD 40074UK Space AgencyTechnology4 kgIn orbit
AISSAT-22014-037GNORAD 40075Norwegian Space AgencyCommunications7 kgRenamed · May 2015
TDS-12014-037HNORAD 40076Technology Strategy Board, Dept. for Business, Innovation and SkillsTechnology157 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.