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Angara 1.2: Kosmos 2615-2618

4 classified satellites for the Russian military, presumably for optical reconnaissance purposes.

Thursday, 23 April 202608:29 UTC
Angara 1.2: Kosmos 2615-2618

Mission Data

Russian Space Forces
🇷🇺Russian Space ForcesEst. 1992
Launch VehicleAngara 1.2
Vehicle FamilyAngara
Vehicle Record7 of 7 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record150 successes / 8 failures (95%)
Success Streak70 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch Pad35/1
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#95
Agency Launches This Year#4
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 success. (initial launch report at https://tass.ru/kosmos/27196845)

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  2. Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle variant identities uncertain. Launch expected between April 13/14 - 29/30 between 21:00-16:00 UTC daily.

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Launch Site

35/1 · 62.9273°N 40.5749°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.