Orbital Attempt
#5,349
VKO Mission
#10
Pad Launch
#273
Location Launch
#1,593
Designator
2013-078
Dec 28, 2013, 12:30 PM
1 update
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.
Length
44 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch Mass
158 t
LEO Capacity
2,850 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2013
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 20d
Total Launches
9
Successful
8
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
7
Maiden flight: Dec 28, 2013
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
Dec 28, 2013, 4:30 PM
Total Launches
1,685
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
62.9256, 40.5778