On November 5, Russia launched 55 satellites from both its own country and abroad into Earth orbit.
This is the first time Russia has launched such a large number of satellites at once. (Photo: Reuters)
This marks the first time Russia has launched such a significant number of satellites simultaneously.
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, reported that the Soyuz-2 rocket carrying the 55 satellites lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East at 2:18 AM Moscow time (6:18 AM Vietnam time). Among these satellites, there are 51 from Russia, 1 joint Russian-Chinese device, 1 Russian-Zimbabwean satellite, and 2 satellites from Iran.
Roscosmos indicated that approximately 9 and a half minutes after liftoff, the rocket’s nose cone and the upper stage Fregat separated from the third stage. The Russian geophysical satellites Ionosphere-M are set to enter a sun-synchronous orbit within one hour.
Meanwhile, the two Iranian satellites, Koswar and Hodhod, were designed and manufactured by the private company Omid Faza from the Islamic Republic to support agriculture, environmental monitoring, and communications in remote areas.
Previously, Russia had launched several satellites for Iran, but this is the first time it has launched satellites produced by a private entity.
