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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-U-PVB1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Foton-M No. 2
Launched
May 31, 2005
Summary
Foton-M No. 2 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-U-PVB from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 31, 2005. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 144th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,714th orbital launch attempt. It was the 65th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Foton-M No. 2, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 266 × 299 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 65th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 144th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,714th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Foton-M No. 2 · NORAD 28686 · 2005-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-020A
- Epoch
- 2005-05-31 14:51:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99705733 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024831
- Inclination
- 62.9684°
- Ascending node
- 101.5364°
- Arg. of perigee
- 53.5996°
- Mean anomaly
- 306.7436°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 components; none still in orbit
- Foton-M No. 2 · NORAD 28686 · landed June 16, 2005
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 091 Blok-I · re-entered June 24, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Foton-M No.2 was an unmanned Foton-M spacecraft which carried a European payload for the European Space Agency (ESA). The spacecraft carried a 600-kilogram (1,300 lb) payload, including 385 kilograms (849 lb) of experiments; consisting of 39 experiments in fluid physics, biology, material science, meteoritics, radiation dosimetry and exobiology (BIOPAN-5). Some of the experiments were designed by the ESA's student programme. One notable experiment tested the ability of lichen to survive in space. It was successful, as the lichen survived over 14 days of exposure to space.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
395th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 1,238th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Foton-M No. 2 launch?
Foton-M No. 2 launched on May 31, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Foton-M No. 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Foton-M No. 2?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Foton-M No. 2 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Foton-M No. 2 reach?
Foton-M No. 2, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 266 × 299 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did Foton-M No. 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).