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This page records Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 2561 & Kosmos 2562 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission
Unidentified classified satellites for the Russian military.
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1v Volga
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- 43/4 (43R)
- Provider
- Russian Space Forces
The vehicle
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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
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Launch site & orbit
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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