Glavkosmos organized the launch of small satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome
VOSTOCHNY, July 25. - The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage was launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on Friday, at 08:54 Moscow time, and successfully injected the Ionosfera-M No. 3 and No. 4 satellites into orbit as the main payload, along with 18 small satellites as the secondary payload. All the satellites have been injected into their target orbits.
CubeSats were launched from specialized launch containers. Another small spacecraft was separated directly from the Fregat upper stage and placed into the required orbit.
Glavkosmos was a launch service provider for the secondary payload. Moreover, the company managed the general organization and coordination of the activities of the Russian space industry enterprises as well as those of the small satellites’ manufacturers and customers at all stages of the secondary payload preparation for the launch.
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Glavkosmos, JSC is a subsidiary of the State Space Corporation Roscosmos. The main task of the company is to promote the achievements of the Russian rocket and space industry to world markets and to manage complex international projects. Throughout its history, the company has successfully fulfilled over 140 international contracts, including the launch of more than 300 spacecraft as a secondary payload.
Since May 2021, Glavkosmos has been the official operator of Roscosmos trademarks.
ROSCOSMOS is a State Corporation established in August 2015 to carry out a comprehensive reform of the Russian rocket and space industry. ROSCOSMOS ensures the implementation of the state policy in space activities and its normative and legal regulations, as well as places orders for the design, production and supply of space equipment and space infrastructure. ROSCOSMOS is also vested with authority to develop international cooperation in space and establish the appropriate environment for applying achievements in space domain for the social and economic development in Russia.