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Russian Space ForcesLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretTsiklon-3
Launched 1994-12-26 22:26:58 UTC32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
90th
orbital launch attempt in 1994
Russian Space Forces
12th
launch this year
32/2
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
27 d 19 h
since the pad's previous launch
Second generation store-dump military communications 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.
Launches
158
Successful
150
95%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
39.3m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
4,100kg
Liftoff thrust
2,713kN
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