Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesLaunch Successful

Kobalt‑M No.8

Name: Soyuz-U | Kobalt-M No.8 (Kosmos-2480)
Start: 2012-05-17T14:05:00Z
Location: 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz-U · Kosmos-2480

Launched Thu, May 17 · 2:05 PM UTC2012-05-17 14:05 UTC16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

25th

orbital launch attempt in 2012

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

1st

launch this year

16/2

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

324 d 22 h

since the pad's previous launch

Launch Provider

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Government · Russia

Launches

Successful

91%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Soyuz U

Vehicle history

Height

51.1m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

6,900kg

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Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesLaunch Successful

Kobalt‑M No.8

Soyuz-U · Kosmos-2480

Launched Thu, May 17 · 2:05 PM UTC2012-05-17 14:05 UTC16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

25th

orbital launch attempt in 2012

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

1st

launch this year

16/2

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

324 d 22 h

since the pad's previous launch

Launch Provider

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Government · Russia

Launches

Successful

91%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Russian Aerospace Defence Forces launches Website Wikipedia

Soyuz U

Vehicle history

Height

51.1m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

6,900kg

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Kobalt‑M No.8

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Soyuz U

Never Miss a Launch.

Kobalt‑M No.8

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Soyuz U

Never Miss a Launch.