Note: Payload identity uncertain. Multiple other military payloads that are not identified may be on board.
Lotos-S1 spacecraft is a part of the Liana constellation, designed for orbital electronic intelligence.
Vehicle
Soyuz 2.1b
Soyuz
Height
46.3 m
Diameter
2.95 m
LEO capacity
8,200 kg
Successful launches
24
Launch complex
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk. Originally developed as an ICBM site for the R-7 missile, it also served for numerous satellite launches using the R-7 and other rockets. Its high latitude makes it useful only for certain types of launches, especially the Molniya orbits, so for much of the site's history it functioned as a secondary location, with most orbital launches taking place from Baikonur, in the Kazakh SSR. With the end of the Soviet Union, Baikonur became a foreign territory, and Kazakhstan charged $115 million usage fees annually. Consequently, Plesetsk has seen considerably more activity since the 2000s.
Adding launch per drop zone announcements; payload identity uncertain.
November 26, 2022 at 2:53 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin
Liftoff confirmed
November 30, 2022 at 9:42 PM UTC · SwGustav
Payload is unknown but is described as multiple military satellites. Launch vehicle confirmed to be Soyuz 2.1b, no mention of upper stage (per NK forum as well). No T-0 provided. Awaiting more info.
December 1, 2022 at 1:30 AM UTC · SwGustav
Launch assumed to be successful based on USSF satellite tracking data.
