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Soyuz rocket missions in 2015
A Soyuz rocket flies its first mission of 2015, launching Progress M-26M cargo ship on Feb. 17, 2015.
February 17: Progress M-26M The liftoff of the Soyuz-U rocket took place as scheduled on Feb. 17, 2015, at 14:00:17 Moscow Time (6:00 a.m. EST, 11:00 GMT) from Pad No. 5 at Site 1 in Baikonur. The launch vehicle carried the 7,287-kilogram Progress M-26M spacecraft bound to the International Space Station, ISS. Following a standard ascent, the spacecraft separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle at 14:09:06 Moscow Time (6:09 a.m. EST, 09:09 GMT) in a 192.7 by 246.3-kilometer orbit with an inclination 51.65 degrees toward the Equator, the mission control in Korolev confirmed. February 27: Bars-M1 (Kosmos-2503)
The Soyuz-2-1a rocket with Bars-M1 satellite lifted off from Pad 4 at Site 43 in Plesetsk on Feb. 27, 2015, at 14:01:35 Moscow Time. According to the official Russian media, the launch went as schedule and the spacecraft (Bars-M1) separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle at 14:11 Moscow Time established normal communications with ground control at 15:36 Moscow Time. March 27: Soyuz TMA-16M and Galileo FOC M2
The liftoff of the Soyuz-FG rocket from Site 1 in Baikonur Cosmodrome took place as scheduled on March 27, 2015, at 22:42:57 Moscow Time (3:42 p.m. EDT). The launch vehicle lifted the 7,220-kilogram Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft with Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka, as well as the US astronaut Scott Kelly, bound to the International Space Station, ISS. Following a standard ascent profile along the ground track matching an inclination of 51.67 degrees toward the Equator, Soyuz TMA-16M separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle at 22:51:45.26 Moscow Time into a 200 by 242-kilometer orbit.
The liftoff of the Soyuz-ST-B rocket from the ELS pad near Kourou, French Guiana, took place as scheduled on March 27, 2015, at 6:46:18 p.m. local time (21:46 UTC, 05:46 p.m. EST). The 11th Soyuz launch from Guiana (under designation VS11) carried a total of 1,597 kilograms of payload, including 1,428 kilograms for a pair of Galileo FOC M2 satellites. April 28: Progress M-27M accident The liftoff of the Soyuz-2-1a rocket took place as scheduled on April 28, 2015, at 10:09:50 Moscow Time (3:09 a.m. EDT, 07:09 GMT) from Pad No. 6 at Site 31 in Baikonur. The launch vehicle carried the 7,290-kilogram Progress M-27M spacecraft bound to the International Space Station, ISS. Following a standard ascent, the spacecraft separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle eight minutes 45 seconds after the liftoff. June 5: Soyuz returns to flight with Kobalt-M
A Soyuz-2-1a rocket, lifted off from Pad No. 4 at Site 43 in Plesetsk on June 5, 2015, at 18:23:54 Moscow Time (15:24 GMT, 11:24 a.m. EDT), according to the official Russian media. The launch vehicle likely carried a Kobalt-M (Kosmos-2505) photographic reconnaissance satellite. June 23: Soyuz-2-1b delivers third Persona The third Persona satellite was launched on June 23, 2015, at 19:44:00 Moscow Time, from Pad No. 4 at Site 43 in Plesetsk. According to Russian officials, the spacecraft separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle and was scheduled to establish contact with ground control at 21:25 Moscow Time, after completing its first orbit. The spacecraft received an official designation Kosmos-2506. July 3: Progress returns to flight successfully
The launch of the unmanned Progress M-28M spacecraft (Mission 60P to the International Space Station, ISS), on July 3, 2015, marked the return to flight of the Russian cargo ship series after the failure of a previous mission on April 28, 2015. The resumption of Progress flights acquired even more significance after the loss of NASA's Dragon SpX-7 unmanned carrier in the failure of a Falcon-9 rocket on June 28, 2015. A Soyuz-U rocket with the Progress M-28M spacecraft lifted off on July 3, 2015, at 07:55:48 Moscow Time (12:55 a.m. EDT) from Pad No. 5 at Site 1 in Baikonur Cosmodrome. July 23: Soyuz TMA-17M
The liftoff of the Soyuz-FG rocket from Site 1 in Baikonur Cosmodrome took place as scheduled on July 23, 2015, at 00:02:44 Moscow Time (5:02 p.m. EDT on July 22). The launch vehicle carried the Soyuz TMA-17M (No. 717) spacecraft bound to the International Space Station, ISS. Sept. 2: Soyuz TMA-18M
A Soyuz-FG rocket carrying the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft lifted off as scheduled on Sept. 2, 2015, at 07:37:43 Moscow Time (12:37 a.m. EDT) from Baikonur Cosmodrome's Site 1 in Kazakhstan. After a less than nine-minute ascent, the spacecraft separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle in a 200.34 by 248.67-kilometer orbit with an inclination 51.67 degrees toward the Equator, nearly matching all planned parameters. Sept. 10: Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT delivers Galileo FOC-M3 satellites
On Sept. 10, 2015, a Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT rocket lifted off from its launch pad in French Guiana, successfully delivering a pair of Galileo FOC-M3 satellites. The 12th Soyuz launch from Guiana (under designation VS12) carried a total of 1,601 kilograms of payload, including a pair of Galileo FOC-M3 satellites and a dispenser built by RUAG Space. October 1: Progress M-29M The liftoff of the Progress M-29M spacecraft took place as scheduled on Oct. 1, 2015, at 19:49:40.648 Moscow Time (12:49 p.m. EDT) from Pad No. 5 at Site 1 in Baikonur. The 7,290-kilogram cargo ship rode the Soyuz-U rocket into orbit. November 17: EKS No. 1 Tundra The launch of the Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat-M rocket No. 76012227 took place on Nov. 17, 2015, at 09:34 Moscow Time from Pad 4 at Site 43 in Plesetsk. The launch vehicle delivered the first EKS (Tundra) satellite, officially designated Kosmos-2510. December 5: Kanopus-ST failure
On December 4, 2015, the liftoff of the Soyuz-2-1v rocket with Kanopus-ST and KYuA-1 payloads was scheduled for 17:08 Moscow Time. However a problem with the payload during an automated launch sequence required at least a 24-hour delay. The new attempt was made on December 5, 2015, at 17:09 Moscow Time and, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the liftoff of the Soyuz-2-1v rocket was performed successfully, however the Kanopus-ST satellite failed to separate from the Volga upper stage. December 15: Soyuz TMA-19M
The launch of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle carrying the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft took place as scheduled on Dec. 15, 2015, at 14:03:09.328 Moscow Time (06:03 EST) from Pad No. 1 in Baikonur Cosmodrome. The spacecraft separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle at 14:11:58 Moscow Time (06:11 EST). December 17: Galileo FOC-M4
The successful launch of the Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT rocket from the ELS pad near Kourou, French Guiana, took place as scheduled on Dec. 17, 2015, at 8:51:56 a.m. local time in French Guiana (6:51 a.m. EST). (It was 11:51 GMT and 14:51 Moscow Time.) The 13th Soyuz launch from Guiana (under designation VS13) carried a total of 1,603 kilograms of payload, including a pair of Galileo FOC-M4 satellites and a dispenser built by RUAG Space.
A Soyuz-2-1a rocket carrying the 7,290-kilogram Progress-MS cargo ship lifted off from Pad 6 at Site 31 in Baikonur on December 21, 2015, at 11:44:39.465 Moscow Time (3:44 a.m. EST).
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IMAGE ARCHIVE
A Soyuz-U rocket shortly before liftoff on Feb. 17, 2015, with Progress M-26M cargo ship. Click to enlarge. Credit: Roskosmos
A Soyuz-2-1a rocket lifts off with a Kobalt-M satellite on June 5, 2015. Credit: Zvezda TV channel
Third Persona lifts off on June 23, 2015. Credit: Roskosmos
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