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Kosmos 2581/2582/2583

Overview

Destination: Polar Orbit
Mission: Government/Top Secret

Polar Orbit 43/4 (43R) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Unidentified classified satellites for the Russian military.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 5, 2025, 2:24 p.m.

Launch success.


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 5, 2025, 6:45 a.m.

Liftoff confirmed.


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 5, 2025, 1:08 a.m.

Updated launch window per NOTAM X0894/25.


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 1, 2025, 4:36 a.m.

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


Soyuz 2.1v

Family:
Configuration: 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.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    44.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.0 m
  • Launch Mass
    158.0 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz 2.1v
  • Family
  • Variant
    Volga
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2.1v Volga
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    2850.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Progress Rocket Space Center

Progress Rocket Space Center

(PRSC)

CEO: Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 44 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

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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