Launches / Soyuz 2.1v/Volga
Soyuz 2.1v/Volga, flown by Russian Space Forces
This was Russian Space Forces' 1st launch of 2025, and its 145th in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 26th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2025, and the first from 43/4 (43R).
Unidentified classified satellites for the Russian military.
The Soyuz-2.1v is a Russian expendable carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-2.1b, and is a member of the R-7 family of rockets.
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.
157 launches so far, 149 of them successful. The last 69 in a row went to plan.
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