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Russian Space ForcesLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsRokot / Briz-KM · Kosmos 2530, 2531, 2532
Launched 2018-11-30 02:27:34 UTC133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Polar Orbit
Worldwide
99th
orbital launch attempt in 2018
Russian Space Forces
5th
launch this year
133/3 (133L)
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
218 d 8 h
since the pad's previous launch
Rodnik is a series of military communications satellites.
The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.
Launches
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Successful
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Upcoming
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scheduled
Height
29m
Diameter
2.5m
To low Earth orbit
1,850kg
Liftoff thrust
1,870kN
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