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Soyuz 2.1a: Kosmos 2567 (Bars-M No. 4)

Note: Payload identity uncertain. Bars-M is the second incarnation of the Bars project, which was started in the mid 1990ies to develop a successor for the Komtea class of area surveillance satellites. The original Bars project was halted in the early 2000s. In 2007, TsSKB-Progress was contracted for Bars-M, for which reportedly the Yantar-based service module was replaced by a new developed advanced service module. The Bars-M satellites feature an electro-optical camera system called Karat, which is developed and built by the Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association (LOMO), and a dual laser altimeter instrument to deliver topographic imagery, stereo images, altimeter data and high-resolution images with a ground resolution around 1 meter.

Thursday, 23 March 202306:40 UTC
Soyuz 2.1a: Kosmos 2567 (Bars-M No. 4)

Mission Data

Russian Space Forces
🇷🇺Russian Space ForcesEst. 1992
Launch VehicleSoyuz 2.1a
Vehicle FamilySoyuz
Vehicle Record57 of 58 launches (98.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record151 successes / 8 failures (95%)
Success Streak71 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch Pad43/3 (43L)
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#45
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad235
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note

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

About Soyuz 2.1a

The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.

Launch updates

  1. Launch success.

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  2. Liftoff confirmed.

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  3. Added launch per NOTAMs; replaced previous entry erroneously identifying this as for Soyuz-2.1v. Launch vehicle and payload identities uncertain.

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Launch Site

43/3 (43L) · 62.9273°N 40.4500°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.