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Soyuz 2.1b | Persona (Kosmos-2486)
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces(VKO)Government
Soyuz 2.1b
Friday, June 7, 2013 at 6:37 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,297
VKO Mission
#7
Pad Launch
#272
Location Launch
#1,589
Designator
2013-028
Launch Window
NET
Jun 7, 2013, 6:37 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Soyuz 2.1b Specs
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.
Length
46.3 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Launch Mass
312 t
LEO Capacity
8,200 kg
GTO Capacity
3,250 kg
SSO Capacity
4,900 kg
Launch Cost
$80M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2008
Fastest Turnaround
1d 15h
Total Launches
23
Successful
23
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
23
Maiden flight: Jul 26, 2008
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
Jun 7, 2013, 10:37 PM
Total Launches
1,685
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
62.9256, 40.5778