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28/12/2011
Soyuz-2.1a with Globalstar satellites ready for the launch
December 28 at 21.09 Moscow time from Launch Complex 31 area Baikonur starting the automatedcalculations of rocket Soyuz, space industry of Russia conducted a successful launch of space rocket (ILV) "Soyuz-2.1a" with the upper block (RB) "Frigate" and a cluster of six spacecraft (SC) "Globalstar-2."
Soyuz-2.1a launch
After regular office from the third stage rocket head unit in the Republic of Belarus "Frigate" satellites and six went on autonomous flight.
In accordance with cyclogram removal from spacecraft launch cyclogram cleanly separated from the upper stage and handed over control to the customer.
Globalstar-2 satellite
Relay satellite "Globalstar-2" developed by «Thales Alenia Space» commissioned by the corporation "Globalstar» (Globalstar) and are designed to provide high quality services to global personal mobile communication.
In October 2010 and July 2011. from the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch successfully completed similar clusters of 6 spacecraft "Globalstar-2."
Original text in Russian: http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=18523
Images, Video, Text, Credits: Press Service of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos PAO) / Thales-Alenia / Arianespace / Translation: Orbiter.ch.
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