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Russian Space ForcesLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat · Kosmos 2510
Launched 2015-11-17 06:33:41 UTC43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Elliptical Orbit
Worldwide
70th
orbital launch attempt in 2015
Russian Space Forces
2nd
launch this year
43/4 (43R)
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
146 d 13 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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Upcoming
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scheduled
Height
46.3m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
Liftoff thrust
4,150kN
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