Government/Top Secret
Unidentified payload for the Russian military. Kosmos 2590 was separated from Kosmos 2589 after launch.
Orbital Attempt
#6,984
VKS Mission
#149
Pad Launch
#9
Location Launch
#1,676
Designator
2025-131
Jun 19, 2025, 3:01 AM
Second
1 update
2:30 AM
Window Open
4:00 AM
Window Close
Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk. Originally developed as an ICBM site for the R-7 missile, it also served for numerous satellite launches using the R-7 and other rockets. Its high latitude makes it useful only for certain types of launches, especially the Molniya orbits, so for much of the site's history it functioned as a secondary location, with most orbital launches taking place from Baikonur, in the Kazakh SSR. With the end of the Soviet Union, Baikonur became a foreign territory, and Kazakhstan charged $115 million usage fees annually. Consequently, Plesetsk has seen considerably more activity since the 2000s.
Timezone
Europe/Moscow
Local Launch Time
Jun 19, 2025, 6:01 AM
Total Launches
1,685
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
62.9256, 40.5778
Angara A5/Briz-M is an Angara A5 with an Briz-M upper stage previously used on the Proton launch vehicle.
Length
55.4 m
Diameter
8.86 m
Launch Mass
773 t
Thrust
9,600 kN
LEO Capacity
24,500 kg
GTO Capacity
5,400 kg
GEO Capacity
2,800 kg
Launch Cost
$31M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2014
Fastest Turnaround
4y 6mo
Total Launches
3
Successful
3
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
3
Maiden flight: Dec 23, 2014
The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.
Founded
1992
Administrator
Commander: Aleksandr Golovko
Total Launches
156
Successful
148
Failed
8
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
68