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Russian Space ForcesLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat · Kosmos 2552
Launched 2021-11-25 01:09:13 UTC43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Elliptical Orbit
Worldwide
121st
orbital launch attempt in 2021
Russian Space Forces
4th
launch this year
43/4 (43R)
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
76 d 5 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Tundra or EKS (meaning Unified Space System) series of satellites is the next generation of Russian early warning 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.
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Success confirmed
SwGustav
·
Payload identity and T-0 confirmed by an insider.
spacevogel
·
Updated possible identity of rocket/payload based on flight path and down range drop zones notices; this may change before launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch per NOTAM (YMMM F3482/21), payload and other details TBD.
spacevogel
Height
46.3m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
Liftoff thrust
4,150kN
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