Success
VNIIEM EMKA (Kosmos-2525)
Government/Top Secret
Russian Space Forces(VKS)Government
Soyuz 2.1v
SSOorbit
The payload for the Soyuz-2-1v launch is a small reconnaissance satellite developed by VNIIEM and known by the acronym EMKA ("Experimental Small Space Apparatus"). Launch was originally scheduled for October and then slipped to November, December and eventually January due to technical problems with the payload.
Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 5:38 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,734
VKS Mission
#97
Pad Launch
#291
Location Launch
#1,621
Designator
2018-028
Launch Window
NET
Mar 29, 2018, 5:38 PM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Soyuz 2.1v Specs
Length
44 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch Mass
158 t
LEO Capacity
2,850 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 14d
Total Launches
4
Successful
4
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
4
Maiden flight: Mar 29, 2018
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
Mar 29, 2018, 8:38 PM
Total Launches
1,685
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
62.9256, 40.5778