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Soyuz Rideshare 12

Soyuz-2-1B launch from Vostochny (Russia) on February 29, 2024, carrying 20 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 29, 2024 · 05:43 UTCLaunch 2024-039Launch no. 6,625 in the log
RocketSoyuz-2-1Bvariant Fregat
SpaceportVostochnypad PU1S
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRoskosmosRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 29, 2024, 05:43
Launch designation
2024-039
Mission
Soyuz Rideshare 12
Flight name
Meteor-M No. 2-4
Vehicle flight ID
S 15000-012/ 142-03

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
12 km
Initial apogee
181 km
Inclination
98.6°
Payload mass to orbit
3.5 t
Payloads
20
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor-M No. 2-42024-039ANORAD 59051Rosgidromet NITs PlanetaMeteorology3,200 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-292024-039BNORAD 59052Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 13, 2025
SITRO-AIS-302024-039CNORAD 59053Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 17, 2025
SITRO-AIS-312024-039DNORAD 59054Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 13, 2025
SITRO-AIS-332024-039ENORAD 59055Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 13, 2025
SITRO-AIS-352024-039FNORAD 59056Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 13, 2025
SITRO-AIS-322024-039GNORAD 59057Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 17, 2025
SITRO-AIS-342024-039HNORAD 59058Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 13, 2025
SITRO-AIS-362024-039JNORAD 59059Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 13, 2025
SITRO-AIS-492024-039KNORAD 59060Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 17, 2025
SITRO-AIS-502024-039LNORAD 59061Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 6, 2025
SITRO-AIS-512024-039MNORAD 59062Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 6, 2025
SITRO-AIS-522024-039NNORAD 59063Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 6, 2025
Zorkiy-2M No. 22024-039PNORAD 59064SPUTNIX LtdOptical imaging20 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 2, 2026
Pars-12024-039QNORAD 59065Iranian Space AgencyOptical imaging134 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-252024-039RNORAD 59066Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-262024-039SNORAD 59067Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-272024-039TNORAD 59068Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-282024-039UNORAD 59071Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
Marafon-D GVM2024-039VNORAD 59072NPO Applied MechanicsCommunications50 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.