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Oct. 22, 2022
Soyuz-2.1b carrying Skif-D and three Gonets-M satellites liftoff
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket launched the Skif-D demonstration satellite and three Gonets-M communications satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia, on 22 October 2022, at 19:57 UTC (23 October, at 04:57 local time).
Soyuz-2.1b launches Skif-D and three Gonets-M satellites
According to Roscosmos, the low-Earth orbit “Gonets-M” (Гонец-М) satellites are “designed to transmit data and provide mobile satellite communications services”, while Skif-D (Скиф-Д) is a “demonstration satellite is designed to test new technical solutions for high-speed Internet”, the first satellite of the Sfera project (Сфера).
Gonets-M (Гонец-М) satellite
Skif-D (Скиф-Д) satellite
This is the first launch of a Soyuz-2 launch vehicle using entirely “Naphthyl”, described by Roscosmos as “an environmentally safe type of hydrocarbon fuel with the use of polymer additives” that “provides increased efficiency”.
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