Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Meteor-M No.2-1 & Rideshares

Launch Time
Tue Nov 28, 2017 05:41 UTC

A programming error caused the Fregat upper stage to deorbit prematurely.

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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M

Roscosmos

Status: Active

Price: $25.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN

Payload to LEO: 7,500 kg

Payload to GTO: 3,250 kg

Stages: 4

Strap-ons: 4

Rocket Height: 46.94 m

Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m

Fairing Height: 11.43 m

Details

Meteor-M No.2-1 (Russian: Метеор-М №2-1), was a Russian satellite, part of Meteor-M series of polar-orbit weather satellite.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 2,700.0 kg

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

80th orbital launch attempt

36th mission

4th mission of 2017

2nd failed mission