Launch success. (initial launch report at https://tass.ru/kosmos/27196845)
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This page records Angara 1.2 | Kosmos 2615-2618 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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What changed?
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle variant identities uncertain. Launch expected between April 13/14 - 29/30 between 21:00-16:00 UTC daily.
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LAUNCH SITEPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission
4 classified satellites for the Russian military, presumably for optical reconnaissance purposes.
- 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.
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
- 7
- First flight
- 2014-07-09
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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