Soyuz 2.1b | Kosmos 2572 (Razdan No. 1?)

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Soyuz 2.1b | Kosmos 2572 (Razdan No. 1?)

Note: Payload identity and Cosmos series number uncertain. The Razdan satellite is reportedly a new electro-optical reconnaissance satellite designed as a successor to the Persona (Kvarts) satellites. Reportedly Razdan will feature a significant improvement over the capabilities of its predecessors, including a new high-speed secure radio channel. Razdan features a LOMO-built optical system. The third satellite will be the first to carry a new 2 meter mirror optics that will be built by the Zverev factory in Krasnogorsk.

Mission type: Government/Top Secret · Orbit: Polar Orbit

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b · Provider: Russian Space Forces

Launch pad

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation · View on map (opens in new tab)