Start z Plesiecka 28.09. o 11:20:32,331 z Plesiecka wystrzelona została RN Sojuz-2.1b/Fregat, która wyniosła na orbitę o parametrach: hp=1482 km, ha=1510 km, i=82,48° trzy satelity komunikacyjne serii Goniec-M o numerach porządkowych
27, 28 i 29 oraz ICEYE X-6, ICEYE X-7, SALSAT (Spectrum AnaLysis SATellite), Kepler-2 x1, Kepler-2 x2, Descartes, Norby, Lemur-2 y1, Lemur-2 y2, Lemur-2 y3, Lemur-2 y4, NetSat 1, NetSat 2, NetSat 3, NetSat 4, MeznSat, LacunaSat-3, Jariło 1 i Jariło 2.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n200916.htm#03Soyuz-2.1b launches Gonets-M satellites and 22 cubesats1489 wyświetleń•28 wrz 2020
Успешный запуск партии спутников с космодрома Плесецк28.09.2020 18:35
Сегодня, 28 сентября 2020 года, в 14 часов 20 минут по московскому времени, с Государственного испытательного космодрома Плесецк в Архангельской области проведен пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-2» с блоком космических аппаратов связи «Гонец-М» и космическими аппаратами попутной полезной нагрузки.
Все предстартовые операции и старт ракеты «Союз-2» прошли в штатном режиме. Средства наземного автоматизированного комплекса управления Воздушно-космических сил осуществляли контроль проведения пуска и полета ракеты-носителя. Через две минуты после старта ракета-носитель «Союз-2» была взята на сопровождение наземными средствами Главного испытательного космического центра им. Германа Титова Космических войск ВКС.
В расчетное время разгонный блок «Фрегат» штатно отделился от третьей ступени ракеты-носителя «Союз-2» и спустя несколько часов успешно вывел космические аппараты на расчетную орбиту. После выведения на орбиту космические аппараты «Гонец-М» были приняты на управление заказчиком, который будет управлять ими в процессе орбитального полета.
Специалисты Главного испытательного космического центра им. Германа Титова провели операции по сведению с орбиты разгонного блока «Фрегат».
После выведения на орбиту космических аппаратов и завершения операций по сведению с орбиты разгонного блока офицеры Центра контроля космического пространства Космических войск ВКС внесли в Главный каталог космических объектов российской системы контроля космического пространства информацию о выведенных на орбиту космических аппаратах, и приступили к анализу и обработке информации о новых космических объектах для принятия их на сопровождение наземными средствами Главного центра разведки космической обстановки Космических войск ВКС.
https://www.roscosmos.ru/29300/Soyuz launches with 22 satellitesSeptember 29, 2020 Stephen Clark
A Soyuz rocket lifted off Monday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Credit: Exolaunch(...) Exolaunch, a German rideshare launch broker, reserved the Soyuz launch capacity offered by Glavkosmos. Exolaunch then sold launch slots to international satellite operators.
The rideshare payloads launched Monday included two nanosatellites for Kepler Communications, a Toronto-based company with plans to field a fleet of 140 small spacecraft for data relay and Internet of Things services. Kepler’s first two “GEN1” nanosatellites launched Monday were the first spacecraft built at the company’s own production facility in Toronto.
Kepler previously launched three prototype nanosatellites. The GEN1 satellites, based on a 6U-XL CubeSat bus, are production models with higher power and improved antennas to support Ku-band and narrowband communications capabilities, according to Kepler.
“This is a milestone event for Kepler marking the start of our aggressive launch campaign in the coming months,” said Mina Mitry, CEO of Kepler, in a statement. “It is through the unrelenting work of our team that we are heading to orbit with the first satellites entirely produced in our facility. Our current rate of satellite production will allow our network to grow significantly in the coming months, and we look forward to putting the service in the hands of our customers.”
More GEN1 satellites are scheduled for launch in December, Kepler said.
Artist’s illustration of small satellites deploying from the Soyuz rocket’s Fregat upper stage. Credit: ExolaunchFour shoebox-sized Lemur-class CubeSats for Spire Global, a San Francisco-based company, also launched Monday aboard the Soyuz rocket. Spire’s small commercial satellites provide weather data and carry payloads to track aircraft and ships.
The MeznSat CubeSat from the United Arab Emirates also hitched a ride into orbit Monday. The toaster oven-sized nanosatellite was funded by the UAE Space Agency and developed at Khalifa University of Science and Technology in partnership with the American University of Ras Al-Khaimah.
MeznSat is equipped with a shortwave infrared spectrometer to monitor greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, over the UAE. The nanosatellite is designed for a three-year mission.
A small satellite named SALSAT from Technischen Universität Berlin also launched Monday. The cube-shaped SALSAT satellite will characterize global radio emissions in three bands commonly used for amateur radio and scientific applications.
A growing number of satellites are transmitting signals in low Earth orbit, such as spacecraft in SpaceX’s Starlink network. SALSAT’s primary instrument is a spectrum analyzer that will help assess usage of radio spectrum in VHF, UHF, and S-band frequencies.
“The project will look to explore the possibilities for the multiple use of existing frequencies as well as identify their location within the spectrum,” TU Berlin said. “A further goal is to detect and locate interference and disruptions within the bands.”
“The challenge lies in the fact that the communication spectrum is very limited and has to be shared by all users. There is also the issue of sustainability, of improving and increasing the usability of this spectrum,” said Jens Grosshans, project leader of SALSAT.
Engineers work with the German SALSAT spacecraft. Credit: TU BerlinFour 3U CubeSats developed at the Würzburg Center for Telematics in Germany will perform formation-flying experiments in low Earth orbit. The project’s developers say the four NetSat nanosatellites — each with a launch weight of about 8.8 pounds (4 kilogams) — will demonstrate “self-organization of several satellites in three-dimensional space” for the first time.
The technology to be demonstrated by the NetSat project could be useful in future constellations of satellites for Earth-imaging and climate research, according to Würzburg Center for Telematics.
There were two slightly larger microsatellites on Monday’s mission. Exolaunch did not disclose the customer the microsatsatellites, but they are believed to be owned by ICEYE, a Finnish company building out a fleet of small radar remote sensing satellites.
Another 3U CubeSat for an unnamed European commercial customer also launched Monday, according to Exolaunch.
“This was an ambitious mission and it has been a privilege launching satellites for so many talented teams,” Jeanne Medvedeva, Exolaunch’s vice president of launch services. “With this launch, we have deployed over 100 satellites into orbit, hitting a major milestone in the launch industry.”
Four nanosatellites from Russian universities also flew into space Monday aboard the Soyuz rocket and Fregat upper stage.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/09/29/soyuz-launches-with-22-satellites/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/09/russia-launches-3-gonets-18-smallsats/Gonets-M 17
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/gonets-m.htmGonets-M 18
Gonets-M 19
ICEYE X6 (ICEYE POC6)
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/iceye-x4.htmICEYE X7 (ICEYE POC7)
SALSAT
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/salsat.htmKepler 4 (Antilles)
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/kepler-4.htmKepler 5 (Amidala)
Dekart (Descartes)
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/dekart.htmNorby
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/norby.htmLemur-2 120
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lemur-2.htmLemur-2 121
Lemur-2 122
Lemur-2 123
NetSat 1
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/netsat.htmNetSat 2
NetSat 3
NetSat 4
MeznSat
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/meznsat.htmLacunaSat 3
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lacunasat-3.htmYarilo 1
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/yarilo-1.htmYarilo 2