NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Cosmos 2551

Launch Time
Thu Sep 09, 2021 19:59 UTC

Unconfirmed payload.

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1v/Volga
Image Credit: Roscosmos
VKS RF
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 1,535 kN
Payload to LEO: 2,850 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 44.08 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.0 m
Fairing Height: 8.36 m

Mission Details

Cosmos 2551

Cosmos 2551 is an unknown Russian satellite, likely an Earth observation satellite, similar to the EMKA system.

The satellite re-entered on October 20, no further information has been released.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 250.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Stats

2021

87th orbital launch attempt

Soyuz 2.1v

7th mission
1st mission of 2021
6th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission