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Soyuz-2.1a/Volga | Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218
Soyuz 2.1a Volga
Apr 28, 2016, 2:01 AM UTC
Apr 28, 2016, 2:01 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
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Mission Details
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
- Type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Cosmodrome Site 1S
- Location
- Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
- Country
- 🇷🇺 RUS