Soyuz 2.1v | VNIIEM EMKA (Kosmos 2525)

Launch Provider & Rocket

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

Mission

The payload for the Soyuz-2-1v launch is a small reconnaissance satellite developed by VNIIEM and known by the acronym EMKA ("Experimental Small Space Apparatus"). Launch was originally scheduled for October and then slipped to November, December and eventually January due to technical problems with the payload.

• Type: Government/Top Secret
• Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Launch Site

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