Soyuz-2.1b missile C 36 Communication satellites of the British company OneWeb started from the Eastern Cosmodrome. The launch broadcast was carried out by Roskosmos on the Youtube Channel of the Organization.
The rocket brought an overclocking block “Frigate” to a subborobitative trajectory, which delivers satellites into orbits about 450 kilometers high. In order to bring all satellites to the calculated points, the “frigate” will need to turn on the engine. The devices will be separated by groups, all will take place nine offices.
earlier “Roskosmos” for the first time refused to customer in the launch of the satellite due to the limiting load of production facilities, the Director-General of the organization Dmitry Rogozin said. The only commercial launch of the “Union” missile outside the program will be held eighth of December with cosmic tourists on board.
The first in 2021, the Start “Union-2.1b” with 36 British satellites was produced on March 25. The rocket was launched at 05:47 Moscow time. Ten minutes, at 05:57 Moscow time, the Overclocking block “Frigate” with satellites separated from the third stage of the rocket and went to the Suverbital trajectory.