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Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Aist-1

Name: Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Aist-1
Start: 2013-12-28T12:30:00.000Z
End: 2013-12-28T12:30:00.000Z
Location: 43/4 (43R)

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces • Soyuz 2.1v Volga • 43/4 (43R) (NA)

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Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Aist-1

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces • Soyuz 2.1v Volga • 43/4 (43R)

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Soyuz 2.1v Volga

License: Unknown•Single-use

Variant: Volga

Length: 44 m

Diameter: 3 m

Reusable: No

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Launch info

Provider

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Vehicle

Soyuz 2.1v Volga

Pad

43/4 (43R) (43/4 (43R))

State

NET

2013-12-28T12:30:00+00:00

Window start

2013-12-28T12:30:00+00:00

Window end

2013-12-28T12:30:00+00:00

Launch site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reusable

LEO capacity (kg)

2850

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43/4 (43R)

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation62.92883, 40.45710Provider map

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1v Volga

Manufacturer: Progress Rocket Space Center

The Soyuz-2.1v is a Russian expendable carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-2.1b, and is a member of the R-7 family of rockets.

Maiden flight

2013-12-28

Launch mass (t)

158

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Watch coverageLive/Replay Pad satellite mapSatellite Rocket wikiReference LIFTOFF of the new Soyuz-2.1v core rocket from Plesetsk carrying AISTRecap

Service provider

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Provider news

Government • RUS

Objects from this launch

4 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2013-078

Last checked: 2026-03-11T18:11:00.626+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-11T18:11:00.626+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-11T18:11:00.626+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-11T18:11:00.626+00:00

Snapshot hash: 426a10238e482fd101fcfc0ef06d5faf6be173e4b656a648a9a1b8814c8f369e

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 3Delta: +3RB: 1DEB: 0UNK: 0

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SATCAT payload objects

COSMOS 2493 (SKRL-756 1)
2013-078ANORAD 39490PAYCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: +
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 95.90 minRCS: 0.678 m²
Inc: 82.4°
554 km → 570 km
COSMOS 2494 (SKRL-756 2)
2013-078BNORAD 39491PAYCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: +
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 95.73 minRCS: 0.675 m²
Inc: 82.4°
543 km → 565 km
AIST-1 (RS41)
2013-078CNORAD 39492PAYCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: -
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 96.27 minRCS: 0.241 m²
Inc: 82.4°
569 km → 591 km

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SL-4 R/B
2013-078DNORAD 39493RBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 86.96 minRCS: 7.990 m²
Inc: 82.4°
108 km → 139 km

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Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Lifetime launches

6 in 2026

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces has 10 launches on record, with 6 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Soyuz 2.1v Volga

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Soyuz 2.1v Volga has 8 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

43/4 (43R)

273

Pad launches

3 in 2026

43/4 (43R) has 273 launches from this pad on record, with 3 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

89% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

203d 17h

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