Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 2558
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Aug. 1, 2022, 8 p.m. - Aug. 1, 2022, 9:30 p.m.
Aug. 1, 2022, 8 p.m. - Aug. 1, 2022, 9:30 p.m.
Per reports this may be a military inspector satellite, capable of monitoring other satellites in orbit. Its payload also allows for Earth observation activities.
Success confirmed
Lifted off
Added launch per NOTAMs and updates on NK forums.
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.
Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.
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