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ProviderRocket Lab
PadUnknown Pad
DateAug 20, 2026
Time (UTC)01:00 PM UTC
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IRDT 1
Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)31/6
Tuesday, February 8, 2000 · 11:20 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
IRDT (Inflatable Re-Entry and Descent Technology) is a new technology to return payloads from orbit without a heavy heatshield and parachute system. A inflatable cone provides protection during reentry and a second inflatable extension of the cone reduces the speed further for a safe landing.
PayloadIRDT 1
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Stages3
Pad31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Global range
- Latitude
- 45.996°N
- Longitude
- 63.564°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
11:20 PM UTC - 11:20 PM UTC
Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Profile →RUS • Founded 1992
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. So...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
