Successful launch of the Soyuz 2.1b rocket with Project “505” spacecraft

On August 9, 2022, at 11 hours 52 minutes 38 seconds in time of Nur-Sultan, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage and the 505 Project spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome.

The launch took place in normal mode. The first stage strap-on boosters of the launch vehicle landed within the 120A RP zone, located in the Dzhangeldy district of Kostanay region.

The staff of the chemical and environmental laboratory of the “Infracos” RSE provide an environmental support for the launch in the position area of the Baikonur cosmodrome and make instrumental measurements of atmospheric air during special refueling work and soil sampling after the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle.

Employees of the RSE “Infracos” began to joint actions with the joint venture “Baiterek” and the Russian side on environmental inspection of the falling places of the separating parts of the first stage of the launch vehicle with sampling of environmental objects and instrumental measurements of atmospheric air.