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

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Russian Space Forces (Government)
• Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b — Soyuz family

Mission

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.

• Type: Government/Top Secret
• Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)

Launch Site

• Pad: 43/4 (43R)
• Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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