Soyuz 2.1b | Kosmos 2572 (Razdan No. 1?)
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Nov. 25, 2023, 8 p.m. - Nov. 25, 2023, 10:30 p.m.
Nov. 25, 2023, 8 p.m. - Nov. 25, 2023, 10:30 p.m.
Note: Payload identity and Cosmos series number uncertain. The Razdan satellite is reportedly a new electro-optical reconnaissance satellite designed as a successor to the Persona (Kvarts) satellites. Reportedly Razdan will feature a significant improvement over the capabilities of its predecessors, including a new high-speed secure radio channel. Razdan features a LOMO-built optical system. The third satellite will be the first to carry a new 2 meter mirror optics that will be built by the Zverev factory in Krasnogorsk.
Launch success.
Liftoff.
NET November 25.
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
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