4 classified satellites for the Russian military, presumably for optical reconnaissance purposes.
Vehicle
Angara 1.2
Angara · 1.2
Height
41.5 m
Diameter
2.9 m
LEO capacity
3,700 kg
Successful launches
7
Launch complex
35/1
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.
Launch success. (initial launch report at https://tass.ru/kosmos/27196845)
April 23, 2026 at 3:07 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle variant identities uncertain.
Launch expected between April 13/14 - 29/30 between 21:00-16:00 UTC daily.
