Soyuz-2 carrier rocket for first time to orbit US Globalstar sats
MOSCOW. October 19. KAZINFORM The Soyuz-2 carrier rocket of the 1a modernisation stage with six American satellites Globalstar-2 will be launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on Tuesday. The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) told Itar-Tass that the "launch of the carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage is scheduled for 21:11, Moscow time"; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass
"During the launch of the American satellites the area of the fall of the spent first stage of Soyuz-2 will be in the Karaganda region (Kazakhstan), nose cone - in the East Kazakhstan region (Kazakhstan) or in the Altai Territory (Russia), the second stage - in the East Kazakhstan region (Kazakhstan) or in the Altai Territory (Russia), the third stage - in the Pacific Ocean," Roskosmos noted.
The carrier rocket's combustion duration will be 528 seconds. Then by means of two ignitions of the Fregate engine the satellites will be taken to the target orbit. The total duration of orbiting from the moment of the rocket launch to the separation of the spacecraft from the upper stage will be 1 hour and 40 minutes. After the separation of the satellites the Fregat upper stage by means of the third ignition of the engine will be transferred to the disposal orbit. At about 01:25, Moscow time on Wednesday it will cease to exist in the Earth atmosphere west of New Zealand.