A launch vehicle with 38 satellites from 18 different countries was launched from Baikonur

The launch was planned for Saturday, March 20, but by decision of the commission it was postponed for two days. As reported

sources RIA Novosti, the reason for this step was a voltage surge in the power supply system of the launch complex and the need to recheck the Soyuz systems

The rocket will have to launch into space the South Korean CAS500-1 apparatus and 37 more satellites, including Russian ones:

  • Earth remote sensing spacecraft CAS500-1 (Republic of Korea),
  • Japanese apparatus for removing “space debris” ELSA-d,
  • Japanese Earth remote sensing satellites GRUS series,
  • small Saudi Arabian device for obtaining images of the Earth and providing communications NAJM-1,
  • communication satellites of the Technical University of Berlin,
  • satellite of the Higher School of Economics of the National Research University Higher School of Economics - remote sensing,
  • cubesat of the Sirius Educational Center and the National Research University Higher School of Economics,
  • satellite "Orbikraft - Zorkiy" from the Russian private space company "Sputniks".

The rocket is characterized by increased accuracylaunching and an increased mass of payloads in low orbits due to the improvement of the control system and propulsion systems of the first and second stages.

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