On Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 12:40:10 Moscow time, the “Soyuz-2.1b” launch vehicle was launched on the East cosmodrome with the Frigate Acid Block and 36 ONEWEB satellite spacecraft. 562.5 seconds later, the head part was separated from the third stage of the carrier and continued its autonomous flight.
The sequential separation of nine groups of spacecraft from the acceleration unit passed in accordance with the SA Science and Production Association by experts. Lavochka cyclogram flight. During the elimination, eleven active sections were provided: three inclusions of the marching motor installation (the latter – in order to deliver an accelerated block on the “orbit”) and eight inclusions of the motor setting of stabilization, orientation and ensuring the launch required for the safe separation and divergence of satellites.
they are in normal mode of 450 kilometers high in the target circular orbit. Further transition to orbit 1200 kilometers satellites with the help of their engines. Foreign Customers of Glavkosmos confirmed the implementation of contractual obligations. All satellites are collected by the customer. After the completion of the breeding of spacecraft, the overclocking unit “Frigate” will be reduced from the near-earth orbit, and the non-aggravated elements flood in the non-heated part of the Pacific Ocean.
Overclocking block “Frigate” provides an effective execution of all tasks to remove one or more devices on working orbits or flying from the land of the trajectory. The entire removal process is carried out autonomously, without the intervention of specialists. The highest reliability and practically the ideal accuracy of removal provide an accelerated block of indisputable competitive advantages in the global space launch market. This launch was 101m for the Frigate Acid Block.
The launch of spacecraft was carried out on the order of the European Promotion of the ArianeSpace launch services (operator of the ONEB spacecraft using the Soyuz-2 spacecraft) and Starsem as part of the Glavkosmos contracts (the subsidiary of Roscosmos State Corporation). He also became the sixth fully commercial launch from the Eastern cosmodrome and was carried out by the joint settlement of Roscosmos enterprises: the RCC “Progress”, NGO Lavochkina, Cenni, RCC, Glavkosmos, and foreign customers.