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Kosmos 2556 (Bars-M No. 3)

Soyuz 2.1a

Russian Space Forces

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Kosmos 2556 (Bars-M No. 3)

Type: Government/Top Secret
Launch Cost: $80,000,000

Bars-M is the second incarnation of the Bars project, which was started in the mid 1990ies to develop a successor for the Komtea class of area surveillance satellites. The original Bars project was halted in the early 2000s. In 2007, TsSKB-Progress was contracted for Bars-M, for which reportedly the Yantar-based service module was replaced by a new developed advanced service module.

The Bars-M satellites feature an electro-optical camera system called Karat, which is developed and built by the Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association (LOMO), and a dual laser altimeter instrument to deliver topographic imagery, stereo images, altimeter data and high-resolution images with a ground resolution around 1 meter.

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Location

43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

1662 rockets have launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Agency

Russian Space Forces – VKS

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: VKS
  • Administration: Commander: Aleksandr Golovko
  • Founded: 1992
  • Country: RUS

The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.

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Yash Jain
Yash Jain
1 year ago

will there be a live telecast of it ?

Richard
Richard
1 year ago

Thank-you for the notification. Will Roscosmos have a live feed of this launch? If not, there will be a video on roscosmos.tv after the event.

Yash Jain
Yash Jain
Reply to  Richard
1 year ago

thanks a lot !!

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
1 year ago

Pity no live webcast its always worthwhile in real time , maybe next time>?