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Russian Space ForcesLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretSoyuz 2.1b · Lotos-S1 #6
Launched 2022-04-07 11:20:18 UTC43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
37th
orbital launch attempt in 2022
Russian Space Forces
3rd
launch this year
43/3 (43L)
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
15 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
Lotos-S1 spacecraft is a part of the Liana constellation, designed for orbital electronic intelligence.
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.
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Launch success
Cosmic_Penguin
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Liftoff occurred.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launched per NOTAMs and press reports; payload and launch vehicle type not confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
46.3m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
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