Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1a VolgaCosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218
Launched
April 28, 2016 · 02:01 UTC
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1a Volga from Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation on April 28, 2016 at 02:01 UTC. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 256th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,555th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz 2.1a Volga flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Mikhailo Lomonosov-300, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 479 × 494 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Первый пуск с Восточного. Видео с бортовых камер.Роскосмос ТВ
- Космодром Восточный. Пуск РКН Союз-2.1а.Роскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Soyuz 2.1a Volga flightRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 256th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,555th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Mikhailo Lomonosov-300 · NORAD 41464 · 2016-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-026A
- Epoch
- 2016-04-28 06:56:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.2893185 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010921
- Inclination
- 97.2741°
- Ascending node
- 25.4265°
- Arg. of perigee
- 256.5368°
- Mean anomaly
- 201.6891°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages; none still in orbit
- Mikhailo Lomonosov-300 · NORAD 41464 · re-entered December 16, 2023
- Aist 2D · NORAD 41465 · re-entered April 15, 2024
- Samsat-218/D · NORAD 41466 · re-entered March 4, 2022
Soyuz-2-1a(V) No. 001 Blok-I · re-entered April 30, 2016
Volga 14S46 No. 6 · deorbited April 28, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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
Pad
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
1st launch from Cosmodrome Site 1S, 1st this year · 1st from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 28, 11:01 AM GMT+9, in daylight
20 launches from this pad · 21 from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218 launch?
Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218 launched on April 28, 2016 at 02:01 UTC.
Where can I watch Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218?
Coverage: Первый пуск с Восточного. Видео с бортовых камер.; Космодром Восточный. Пуск РКН Союз-2.1а.. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218?
Soyuz 2.1a Volga, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1a Volga spec sheet
Where did Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218 launch from?
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation. Liftoff was Apr 28, 11:01 AM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218 reach?
Mikhailo Lomonosov-300, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 479 × 494 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).