CAS500-1 & rideshare

Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M launched South Korea's CAS500-1 Earth-observation satellite plus 37 rideshare smallsats from Baikonur, the first fully commercial mission for Roscosmos subsidiary GK Launch Services, delayed two days by an upper-stage issue.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

1.3 T (est.)

Flight

15th

of 20 Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M flights

Date and time

22 March 2021, 06:07 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2021-022

Launches in 2021

23rd of 146

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