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Angara 1.2 | Kosmos 2577 & 2578
Russian Space ForcesLaunch Successful

Kosmos 2577 & 2578

Angara 1.2

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This page records Angara 1.2 | Kosmos 2577 & 2578 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITEPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Mission

2 Russian military satellites of unknown identities.

Launch vehicle
Angara 1.2
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Destination orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch pad
35/1
Provider
Russian Space Forces

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Angara 1.2
Launch vehicle

Angara 1.2

The Angara 1.2 is the base launcher for the Angara launch family that uses a modular approach to create multiple launch vehicle configurations for various mission requirements. The Angara 1.2 consists of a standard Universal Rocket Module for the core stage and either a modified Block I Upper Stage or a Briz-KM upper stage.

Height
41.5 m
Diameter
2.9 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
6
First flight
2014-07-09

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Launch site & orbit

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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