Soyuz 2.1v | Kosmos 2575

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Launch Window

Feb. 9, 2024, 6 a.m. - Feb. 9, 2024, 8 a.m.

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Kosmos 2575

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Government/Top Secret

Sun-Synchronous Orbit 43/4 (43R) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Note: Payload identity and Cosmos series numbering uncertain. Russian military payload of unknown purposes.

Updates
Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 9, 2024, 8:43 a.m.

Launch success.

Link https://tass.ru/kosmos/19944621
Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 9, 2024, 7:21 a.m.

Liftoff confirmed.

Link https://tass.ru/kosmos/19944621
Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 9, 2024, 6:13 a.m.

Tweaked T-0 per insider reports.

Link https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?msg=2622839
Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 7, 2024, 11:35 a.m.

Added launch per marine navigation warnings; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=60325.msg2565282#msg2565282

Soyuz

Family:
Configuration: 2-1v

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    44.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    ―
  • Launch Mass
    158.0 T
  • Thrust
    ―
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    2-1v
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2-1v
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    2850.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    ―

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

(MOD_RUS)

Minister: Gen. Sergey Shoygu Founded: 1717 Successes: 0 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation is the governing body of the Russian Armed Forces.

INFO WIKI

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

43/4 (43R)

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