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Angara 1.2: Kosmos 2577 & 2578

2 Russian military satellites of unknown identities.

Tuesday, 17 September 202407:01 UTC
Angara 1.2: Kosmos 2577 & 2578

Mission Data

Russian Space Forces
🇷🇺Russian Space ForcesEst. 1992
Launch VehicleAngara 1.2
Vehicle FamilyAngara
Vehicle Record7 of 7 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record151 successes / 8 failures (95%)
Success Streak71 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch Pad35/1
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#170
Agency Launches This Year#3
Launches From This Pad12
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Angara 1.2

The Angara 1.2 is the base launcher for the Angara launch family that uses a modular approach to create multiple launch vehicle configurations for various mission requirements. The Angara 1.2 consists of a standard Universal Rocket Module for the core stage and either a modified Block I Upper Stage or a Briz-KM upper stage.

Launch updates

  1. Launch successful.

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  2. Liftoff confirmed.

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  3. Added launch per air and marine navigation warnings; Payload identity highly uncertain.

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Launch Site

35/1 · 62.9273°N 40.5749°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.