News Archive / Tagged: Soyuz-2.1b

• Russia threatens to not launch OneWeb satellites

  Derek RichardsonMarch 2nd, 2022

  OneWeb has become the latest pawn of Roscosmos in the declining relations between Russia and the West after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

• New Russian Prichal node module heading to space station

  Derek RichardsonNovember 24th, 2021

  The last planned Russian International Space Station module has launched toward the outpost for a scheduled docking in two days.

• Soyuz rocket launches 7th batch of OneWeb satellites

  Theresa CrossMay 29th, 2021

  The launch of OneWeb’s seventh batch of satellites took place at 1:38 p.m. EDT (17:38 UTC) May 28, 2021, from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.

• Meteoric – Roscosmos launches satellite to observe

  Steve HammerJuly 5th, 2019

  Meteors normally crash to Earth, but the Meteor-M No. 2-2 satellite did the exact opposite when it soared away from Earth and on its way to Sun-synchronous orbit.

• Update: Soyuz delivers EgyptSat-A into orbit, despite potential issue

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 21st, 2019

  Russia's Soyuz launcher delivered a satellite into orbit but a potential issue during launch may have prompted the fourth stage to perform extra work.

• Arianespace’s 2018 launch manifest closes with CSO-1 flight

  Jason RhianDecember 19th, 2018

  Arianespace's final flight of the year, that of the CSO-1 concluded the French-based company's 2018 launch manifest as well as provide greater security. It lifted off a little later than planned, but helped cap a successful year for the Paris-based firm.

• Soyuz 2.1b launches new GLONASS-M navigation satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 4th, 2018

  Russia has continued the expansion of its GLONASS constellation with the Nov. 3, 2018 flight of a Soyuz 2.1b rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome located in northern Russia. 

• Russian military launches Soyuz 2.1b rocket with spy satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 25th, 2018

  The United States wasn't the only country to launch a military spacecraft recently. Russia has sent the Lotos-S1 spacecraft to orbit on a mission for its military.

• Soyuz 2.1b launches military satellite into orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiDecember 2nd, 2017

  The recent failure of a Soyuz 2.1b mission, which was unable to place a fleet of 19 satellites into their targeted orbits, has not stopped Russia from sending another such booster into space. This time, lifting off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 10:43 GMT (5:43 a.m. EST) on Saturday, December 2, 2017, a Soyuz 2.1b successfully orbited the Lotos-S1 (№ 803) military spacecraft for the Russian Defense Ministry.

• Meteor-M 2-1, 18 secondary payloads lost after apparent Fregat-M failure

  Derek RichardsonNovember 29th, 2017

  A Soyuz 2.1b launched with 19 satellites, including the Earth-observation satellite Meteor-M 2-1, at 2:41 p.m. local time (12:41 a.m. EST / 05:41 GMT) Nov. 28, 2017, from Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East. While the initial ascent appeared to go according to plan, communications with the Fregat-M upper stage and the payload was not established as planned.

• Soyuz-2.1b launches GLONASS-M navigation satellite into orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 23rd, 2017

  A Soyuz-2.1b rocket successfully sent the newest GLONASS-M into orbit on Friday, September 22, in order to replenish the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS). The launch took place at 0:03 UTC (8:03 p.m. EDT Sept. 21) from Site 43/4 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.

• Soyuz rocket successfully delivers EKS-2 early-warning satellite to rare orbit

  Curt GodwinMay 25th, 2017

  Shortly after 2:34 a.m. EDT (06:34 GMT), May 25, 2017, a Russian Soyuz 2.1b rocket lifted off from site No. 43 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome and delivered the second of the EKS series of early-warning satellites to a rare Tundra orbit.

• EKS marks the spot: Russia set to launch 2nd of 6 early-warning satellites

  Curt GodwinMay 23rd, 2017

  Russia looks to enhance its missile detection system with the launch of the second in a series of six early-warning satellites. The EKS-2 satellite, alternately classed as a member of the 'Tundra' family of launch detection spacecraft, is designed to replace Russia's aging early-warning infrastructure and is targeting a launch at 2:33 a.m. EDT (0633 GMT) on May 25, 2017, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

• Soyuz-2.1b blasts off from Plesetsk with latest GLONASS-M satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiMay 29th, 2016

  Russia successfully launched its newest GLONASS-M spacecraft on Sunday, May 29, in order to replenish the country's homegrown navigation satellite system. The spacecraft took to the skies atop a Soyuz-2.1b rocket at exactly 4:45 a.m. EDT (08:45 GMT) from the Site 43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.

• Russia to launch its latest GLONASS-M navigation satellite on Sunday

  Tomasz NowakowskiMay 28th, 2016

  A Soyuz-2.1b rocket is all set to launch the newest satellite for Russia’s homegrown GLObal NAvigation Satellite System (GLONASS). The spacecraft will blast off at 4:44 a.m. EDT (08:44 GMT) Sunday, May 29, from the Site 43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.