Launch SuccessfulRussian Space Forces

Soyuz 2.1v: Kosmos 2574

Name: Soyuz 2.1v: Kosmos 2574
Start: 2023-12-27T07:03:44Z
End: 2023-12-27T08:00:00Z
Location: 43/4 (43R)

Note: Payload identity and Cosmos series numbering uncertain. Russian military satellite of unknown purposes.

Wednesday, 27 December 202307:03 UTC

Mission Data

🇷🇺Russian Space ForcesEst. 1992

Launch VehicleSoyuz 2.1v

Vehicle FamilySoyuz

Vehicle Record4 of 4 launches (100%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record151 successes / 8 failures (95%)

Success Streak71 consecutive

Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret

Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch Pad43/4 (43R)

Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS

Orbital Launches This Year#218

Agency Launches This Year#7

Launches From This Pad329

Launches From This Site1,689

Status Note

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

27 Dec 2023, 10:25 UTC
Launch success.
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27 Dec 2023, 07:48 UTC
Liftoff at 07:03 UTC
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19 Dec 2023, 00:25 UTC
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
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43/4 (43R) · 62.9288°N 40.4571°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.