Russian Space Forces Soyuz 2.1v Volga Kosmos 2568 (EO MKA-4)

Name: Russian Space Forces Soyuz 2.1v Volga Kosmos 2568 (EO MKA-4)
Start: 2023-03-29T19:57:02.000Z
Location: 43/4 (43R)

Soyuz 2.1v Volga

Status

Success

Date

29 MAR 2023

19:57

Launch Provider

Russian Space Forces

Launch Pad

43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

Note: Payload identity uncertain. Russian reconnaissance satellite of unknown purposes, possibly in the same series as Kosmos 2551, 2555 and 2560.

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1v Volga

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

44 m

Diameter

3 m

Launch Mass

158 T