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CAS500-2 was contracted in 2017 to launch on a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and was scheduled for the first half of the year under a contract with GK Launch Services.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/30/2022South Korea seeks $32.9 million to launch satellites grounded by Russia sanctions

ELSA-d is scheduled to launch 2021-03-20 as part of a GK Launch Services Soyuz-2 rideshare mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

NARRATIVE PLAN3/18/2021As Astroscale prepares to launch debris-removal demo, UK eyes in-orbit servicing leadership

A Soyuz-2 launch vehicle with a Fregat upper stage operated by GK Launch Services is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 2021-03-20 at 9:07 a.m. Moscow Time.

NARRATIVE PLAN3/16/2021From Baikonur, 38 SmallSats Preparing For Push To Orbit By GK Launch Services

ELSA-d will launch on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services.

NARRATIVE PLAN1/20/2021Astroscale’s ELSA-d Spacecraft Arrives at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Ready for March Launch

ELSA-d will launch on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services.

NARRATIVE PLAN1/20/2021Astroscale’s ELSA-d Spacecraft Arrives at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Ready for March Launch

Astroscale plans to launch the End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission in March 2021 on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/18/2020Astroscale announces 2021 Soyuz launch of ELSA-d mission

The two satellites Kepler will launch with GK Launch Services have a matured design with upgraded components including a more powerful software-defined radio.

NARRATIVE PLAN10/7/2019Kepler books Soyuz for first two service-grade satellites

Kepler will launch two six-unit cubesats on a Russian Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services in mid-2020.

NARRATIVE PLAN10/7/2019Kepler books Soyuz for first two service-grade satellites

GK Launch Services is an operator of commercial launches established by the decision of Roscosmos and is authorized to conclude commercial contracts for launches using Soyuz-2 family launch vehicles from Russian spaceports.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/7/2019Kepler Communications to launch satellites with ISL and GK Launch Services on a Soyuz mid-next year

GK Launch Services and Innovative Space Logistics have a partnership to launch CubeSats on GK’s first commercial sun-synchronous orbit mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome planned for 2020-04-01.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/16/2019GK and ISL team up for CubeSat launches

GK Launch Services is authorized to conclude and implement contracts for launch services using Soyuz-2 family launch vehicles from Russian spaceports.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/16/2019GK and ISL team up for CubeSat launches

GK Launch Services is working with Roscosmos to develop a Soyuz 2M variant based on the Soyuz-2.1b without the Fregat upper stage.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/12/2019Smallsat launch services feel pricing pressure

GK Launch Services was responsible for most of the technical work involved in launching all 26 satellite clusters on the 2018-12-27 mission.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/27/2018Russia inaugurates Vostochny Cosmodrome with semi-commercial Soyuz launch