Kosmos 2591-2594

The mission

4 classified satellites for the Russian military.

Type

Government/top secret

Destination

Polar orbit

The rocket

The Angara 1.2 is the base launcher for the Angara launch family that uses a modular approach to create multiple launch vehicle configurations for various mission requirements. The Angara 1.2 consists of a standard Universal Rocket Module for the core stage and either a modified Block I Upper Stage or a Briz-KM upper stage.

Height

41.5 m

Built by

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

First flew

July 9, 2014

Lifts to low Earth orbit

3,700 kg

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Diameter

2.9 m

Mass at liftoff

171 t

Thrust at liftoff

1,920 kN

Stages

2

7 flights, 7 of them successful.

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The operator

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.

Sector

Government

Based in

Russia

Founded

1992

Run by

Aleksandr Golovko, Commander

157 launches so far, 149 of them successful. The last 69 in a row went to plan.

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The launch site

It went up from 35/1 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia.

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