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Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

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CountryUnknown
FoundedUnknown
Total Launches22
Success Rate90.9%
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Recent Missions (22)

Soyuz 2.1b rocket
Manifest / 01
Success

Persona

Soyuz 2.1b
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateJun 23, 2015
Time (UTC)04:44 PM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1a rocket
Manifest / 02
Success

Kobalt-M (Kosmos 2505)

Soyuz 2.1a
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateJun 5, 2015
Time (UTC)03:23 PM UTC
Success
Rokot/Briz-KM rocket
Manifest / 03
Success

Gonets M-21, Gonets M-22, Gonets M-23, Kosmos 2504

Rokot/Briz-KM
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad133/3 (133L)
DateMar 31, 2015
Time (UTC)01:47 PM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1a rocket
Manifest / 04
Success

Bars-M (Kosmos 2503)

Soyuz 2.1a
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateFeb 27, 2015
Time (UTC)11:01 AM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1b rocket
Manifest / 05
Success

Lotos-S (Kosmos 2502)

Soyuz 2.1b
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateDec 25, 2014
Time (UTC)03:01 AM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat rocket
Manifest / 06
Success

Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2501)

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateNov 30, 2014
Time (UTC)09:52 PM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M rocket
Manifest / 07
Success

Meridian 7

Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateOct 30, 2014
Time (UTC)01:42 AM UTC
Success
Rokot/Briz-KM rocket
Manifest / 08
Success

Gonets-M18, Gonets-M19, Gonets-M20

Rokot/Briz-KM
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad133/3 (133L)
DateJul 3, 2014
Time (UTC)12:43 PM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat rocket
Manifest / 09
Success

Glonass-M (Kosmos 2500)

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateJun 14, 2014
Time (UTC)05:16 PM UTC
Success
Rokot/Briz-KM rocket
Manifest / 10
Success

Rodnik

Rokot/Briz-KM
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad133/3 (133L)
DateMay 23, 2014
Time (UTC)05:27 AM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1a rocket
Manifest / 11
Success

Kobalt-M (Kosmos 2495)

Soyuz 2.1a
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateMay 6, 2014
Time (UTC)01:49 PM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat rocket
Manifest / 12
Success

Glonass-M (Kosmos 2494)

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateMar 23, 2014
Time (UTC)10:54 PM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1v Volga rocket
Manifest / 13
Success

Aist-1

Soyuz 2.1v Volga
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateDec 28, 2013
Time (UTC)12:30 PM UTC
Success
Rokot/Briz-KM rocket
Manifest / 14
Success

3 x Strela-3M (Kosmos-2488, Kosmos-2489, Kosmos-2490) & Kosmos-2491

Rokot/Briz-KM
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad133/3 (133L)
DateDec 25, 2013
Time (UTC)12:31 AM UTC
Success
Rokot/Briz-KM rocket
Manifest / 15
Success

Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17

Rokot/Briz-KM
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad133/3 (133L)
DateSep 11, 2013
Time (UTC)11:23 PM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1b rocket
Manifest / 16
Success

Persona (Kosmos-2486)

Soyuz 2.1b
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateJun 7, 2013
Time (UTC)06:37 PM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat rocket
Manifest / 17
Success

Glonass-M (Kosmos 2485)

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateApr 26, 2013
Time (UTC)05:23 AM UTC
Success
Rokot/Briz-KM rocket
Manifest / 18
Failure

3 x Strela-3M (Kosmos-2482, Kosmos-2483, Kosmos-2484)

Rokot/Briz-KM
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad133/3 (133L)
DateJan 15, 2013
Time (UTC)04:24 PM UTC
Failure
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M rocket
Manifest / 19
Success

Meridian 6

Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateNov 14, 2012
Time (UTC)11:42 AM UTC
Success
Rokot/Briz-KM rocket
Manifest / 20
Success

Gonets M-13, Gonets M-15, Strela-3M (Kosmos-2481) & Yubileyniy 2 (MiR)

Rokot/Briz-KM
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad133/3 (133L)
DateJul 28, 2012
Time (UTC)01:35 AM UTC
Success
Soyuz U rocket
Manifest / 21
Success

Kobalt-M No.8 (Kosmos-2480)

Soyuz U
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad16/2
DateMay 17, 2012
Time (UTC)02:05 PM UTC
Success
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat rocket
Manifest / 22
Failure

Meridian 5

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
ProviderRussian Aerospace Defence Forces
Pad43/4 (43R)
DateDec 23, 2011
Time (UTC)12:08 PM UTC
Failure