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Razbeg 1 (Kosmos 2551)

Soyuz 2.1v

Russian Space Forces

Launch Status
Success

Mission


Razbeg 1 (Kosmos 2551)

  • Type: Government/Top Secret
  • Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

The Russian Razbeg 1 is small military satellite optical reconnaissance satellite.

It was built by NPP VNIIEM. It is likely the same satellite identified in earlier reports as Zvesda. The 250 kg satellite was reportedly inspired by the US American commercial Earth imaging satellites of the SkySat 1 series. It features a camera built by the Belarusian company OAO Peleng with a maximum ground resolution of 0.9 meters in panchromatic mode.

Location


43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

43/4 (43R) has witnessed the launch of 319 rockets, including 319 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches.

43/4 (43R)

Rocket


Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Soyuz 2-1v

Soyuz 2-1v

Agency


Russian Space Forces

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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Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
2 years ago

Top Secret ?.
So it Begins .