April 28, 2016 at 2:01 AM UTC
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
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April 28, 2016 at 2:01 AM UTC
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Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation · 51.8844, 128.3339
MVL-300 is named after Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov to honour the 300th year since his birth. The Russian mission will study transient phenomena in the Earth’s upper atmosphere, as well as observing cosmic rays and gamma ray bursts. With a short lifespan of 5 years, the 450kg craft will operate in a 550km Sun-Synchronous orbit.This will mark the first Soyuz mission to launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
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Космодром Восточный. Пуск РКН Союз-2.1а.
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Height
19.6 m
Diameter
2.68 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
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Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
The Vostochny Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport above the 51st parallel north in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East. It is intended to reduce Russia's dependency on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The first launch took place on 28 April 2016 at 02:01 UTC.
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