Launch SuccessfulRussian Space Forces

Soyuz 2.1v/Volga: Kosmos 2558

Name: Soyuz 2.1v/Volga: Kosmos 2558
Start: 2022-08-01T20:25:00Z
End: 2022-08-01T21:30:00Z
Location: 43/4 (43R)

Per reports this may be a military inspector satellite, capable of monitoring other satellites in orbit. Its payload also allows for Earth observation activities.

Monday, 1 August 2022

Mission Data

🇷🇺Russian Space ForcesEst. 1992

Launch VehicleSoyuz 2.1v Volga

Vehicle FamilySoyuz

Vehicle Record8 of 9 launches (88.9%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record151 successes / 8 failures (95%)

Success Streak71 consecutive

Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret

Target OrbitPolar Orbit

Launch Pad43/4 (43R)

Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS

Orbital Launches This Year#92

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).

About Soyuz 2.1v Volga

The Soyuz-2.1v is a Russian expendable carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-2.1b, and is a member of the R-7 family of rockets.

Launch updates

2 Aug 2022, 00:51 UTC
Success confirmed
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1 Aug 2022, 22:43 UTC
Lifted off
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1 Aug 2022, 10:58 UTC
Added launch per NOTAMs and updates on NK forums.
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Launch Site

43/4 (43R) · 62.9288°N 40.4571°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.