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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz-2.1a/Volga | Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218

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Soyuz-2.1a/Volga | Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218

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Mission brief

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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

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