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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.


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 9, 2024, 7:21 a.m.

Liftoff confirmed.


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 9, 2024, 6:13 a.m.

Tweaked T-0 per insider reports.


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 7, 2024, 11:35 a.m.

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


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.

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

43/4 (43R)


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