Russian Space Forces Soyuz 2.1b Persona 1

Name: Russian Space Forces Soyuz 2.1b Persona 1
Start: 2008-07-26T18:31:36.000Z
Location: 43/4 (43R)

Soyuz 2.1b

Status

Success

Date

26 JUL 2008

18:31

Launch Provider

Russian Space Forces

Launch Pad

43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

Electro-optical reconnaissance satellite

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1b

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Soyuz-2 is the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage.

Height

46.3 m

Diameter

2.95 m

Launch Mass

312 T