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Razdan No. 1?

Name: Razdan No. 1? launch
Start: 2023-11-25T20:58:06+00:00
End: 2023-11-25T22:30:00+00:00
Location: 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz 2.1bRussian Space Forces43/4 (43R)

Saturday, November 25, 2023 · 08:58 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Soyuz 2.1b

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Soyuz-2 is the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The 2.1b version adds...

Height46.3 m

LEO Payload8,200 kg

Launches157

Successes148

Provider

Russian Space Forces

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RUS • Founded 1992

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 betw...

Mission Brief

Note: Payload identity and Cosmos series number uncertain. The Razdan satellite is reportedly a new electro-optical reconnaissance satellite designed as a successor to the Persona (Kvarts) satellites. Reportedly Razdan will feature a significant improvement over the capabilities of its predecessors, including a new high-speed secure radio channel. Razdan features a LOMO-built optical system. The third satellite will be the first to carry a new 2 meter mirror optics that will be built by the Zverev factory in Krasnogorsk.