Beskrivning : Military cancel from Baikonour. Foton M-3 is a European (ESA) mission (carrying a recoverable capsule) that was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur at 11:00 UT on 14 September 2007. The 6.4 tonne, 6.2 m high and 2.5 m diameter satellite carries a 2.5 tonne capsule that will be released after many orbits. Also carried onboard is a 35 kg, student-built module named YES2 (Young Engineers Satellite 2) that was to be released on 25 September, a 6 kg picosatellite dangling down a 30 km, 0.5 mm thick Dyneema tether.

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