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1Entire system shape/dimensionsapproximated as Fregat, Kos- mos-3M and grabbing system end-to-end 2Total mass includes grabbingsystem net: 16kg33Material assumed as actual materi-al unknown4PEG is the common material com- posite used in Lithium-polymerbatteries5Total Kosmos-3M mass is 1435km. Individual component masses are estimated based ondimensions

The minimum time required for a Soyuz/Fregat launch system to deploy the payload and perform the far-approach phase to the target Kosmos-3M upper stage is 3h35m (Phase 1-3), while the operational life of Fregat’s battery is 48h.