Kobalt-M No.7 (Kosmos 2472)

Name: Soyuz-U | Kobalt-M No.7 (Kosmos 2472)
Start: 2011-06-27T16:00:00+00:00
End: 2011-06-27T17:00:00+00:00
Location: 16/2

Soyuz-U

Russian Space Forces

Launch Status

Success

Mon • Jun 27th, 2011
4:00 PM UTC

Location

16/2

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

1662 rockets have launched from 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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