Success
Kosmos 2552 (EKS 5/Tundra 5)
Government/Top Secret
Russian Space Forces(VKS)Government
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
Ellipticalorbit
The Tundra or EKS (meaning Unified Space System) series of satellites is the next generation of Russian early warning satellites.
Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 1:09 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,158
VKS Mission
#119
Pad Launch
#307
Location Launch
#1,645
Designator
2021-113
Launch Window
NET
Nov 25, 2021, 1:09 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
12:30 AM
Window Open
2:30 AM
Window Close
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat Specs
Soyuz-2, GRAU index 14A14, is the collective designation for 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 first-stage boosters and two core stages feature uprated engines with improved injection systems, compared to the previous versions of the Soyuz. Digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to be launched from a fixed launch platform, whereas the launch platforms for earlier Soyuz rockets had to be rotated as the rocket could not perform a roll to change its heading in flight. The Soyuz 2.1b represents the latest development stage of the proven rocket. It uses the new RD-0124 engines in the first three stages, coupled with an improved injection system that significantly boosts the performance of the Soyuz. Furthermore, she wears a new, digital startup control system. This will allow the Soyuz 2.1b to carry around 1.2 tonnes more payload into low earth orbit compared to its predecessor.
Length
46.3 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Launch Mass
312 t
Thrust
4,150 kN
LEO Capacity
8,200 kg
GTO Capacity
3,250 kg
SSO Capacity
4,900 kg
Launch Cost
$80M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2006
Fastest Turnaround
23d 3h
Total Launches
25
Successful
23
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
9
Maiden flight: Dec 27, 2006
Social Flight Log
- Nov 25, 2021, 6:45 AM
Success confirmed
Source - Nov 18, 2021, 12:46 PM
Payload identity and T-0 confirmed by an insider.
Source - Nov 17, 2021, 2:38 AM
Updated possible identity of rocket/payload based on flight path and down range drop zones notices; this may change before launch.
Source - Nov 16, 2021, 8:32 PM
Added launch per NOTAM (YMMM F3482/21), payload and other details TBD.
Russian Space Forces
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
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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
Nov 25, 2021, 4:09 AM
Total Launches
1,685
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
62.9256, 40.5778