Khayyam & rideshare

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M launched Khayyam, an Iranian remote-sensing satellite, from Baikonur Cosmodrome into orbit under a Russian launch services contract, giving Iran a high-resolution Earth imaging capability.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

770 kg

Flight

21st

of 36 Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flights

Date and time

9 August 2022, 05:52 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2022-096

Launches in 2022

100th of 186

See it in orbit

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