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Russian Space ForcesLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretSoyuz 2.1v
Launched 2024-02-09 07:03:44 UTC43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
26th
orbital launch attempt in 2024
Russian Space Forces
1st
launch this year
43/4 (43R)
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
44 d
since the pad's previous launch
Note: Payload identity and Cosmos series numbering uncertain.
Russian military payload of unknown purposes.
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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scheduled
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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Liftoff confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Tweaked T-0 per insider reports.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch per marine navigation warnings; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
44m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
2,850kg
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