Angara 1.2 | Kosmos 2577 & 2578
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Sept. 17, 2024, 7 a.m. - Sept. 17, 2024, 9 a.m.
Sept. 17, 2024, 7 a.m. - Sept. 17, 2024, 9 a.m.
2 Russian military satellites of unknown identities.
Launch successful.
Liftoff confirmed.
Added launch per air and marine navigation warnings; Payload identity highly uncertain.
The Angara 1.2 is the base launcher for the Angara launch family that uses a modular approach to create multiple launch vehicle configurations for various mission requirements. The Angara 1.2 consists of a standard Universal Rocket Module for the core stage and either a modified Block I Upper Stage or a Briz-KM upper stage.
See DetailsKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.
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