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Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission
Per reports this may be a military inspector satellite, capable of monitoring other satellites in orbit. Its payload also allows for Earth observation activities.
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1v Volga
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Polar Orbit
- Launch pad
- 43/4 (43R)
- Provider
- Russian Space Forces
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Soyuz 2.1v Volga
The Soyuz-2.1v is a Russian expendable carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-2.1b, and is a member of the R-7 family of rockets.
- Height
- 44 m
- Diameter
- 3 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 9
- First flight
- 2013-12-28
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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