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VNIIEM EMKA (Kosmos 2525)

Soyuz 2.1v

Russian Space Forces

Launch Status
Success

Mission


VNIIEM EMKA (Kosmos-2525)

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

The payload for the Soyuz-2-1v launch is a small reconnaissance satellite developed by VNIIEM and known by the acronym EMKA (“Experimental Small Space Apparatus”). Launch was originally scheduled for October and then slipped to November, December and eventually January due to technical problems with the payload.

Location


43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

43/4 (43R) has witnessed the launch of 320 rockets, including 320 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1669 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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