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Russian Space ForcesLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretSoyuz 2.1v/Volga
Launched 2019-07-10 17:14 UTC43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
43rd
orbital launch attempt in 2019
Russian Space Forces
2nd
launch this year
43/4 (43R)
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
44 d 10 h
since the pad's previous launch
Four satellites in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
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
158
Successful
150
95%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
44m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
2,850kg
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