Past launch
Launched successfully
Kosmos 2609-2614
Soyuz 2.1b/Volga, flown by Russian Space Forces
Launches / Soyuz 2.1b/Volga
Soyuz 2.1b/Volga, flown by Russian Space Forces
This was Russian Space Forces' 3rd launch of 2026, and its 155th in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 88th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the third from 43/4 (43R).
Russian Space Forces
6 classified satellites for the Russian military.
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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