Soyuz 2.1v | Kosmos 2568 (EO MKA-4)
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
March 29, 2023, 7 p.m. - March 29, 2023, 9 p.m.
March 29, 2023, 7 p.m. - March 29, 2023, 9 p.m.
Note: Payload identity uncertain. Russian reconnaissance satellite of unknown purposes, possibly in the same series as Kosmos 2551, 2555 and 2560.
Launch success.
Liftoff confirmed.
Moved launch period to one as indicated by another NOTAM; March 23 one is for another launch.
Added launch per NOTAMs and insider reports. Launch vehicle and payload identities are uncertain.
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.
Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.
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