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Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 2535, Kosmos 2536, Kosmos 2537, Kosmos 2538

Name: Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 2535, Kosmos 2536, Kosmos 2537, Kosmos 2538
Start: 2019-07-10T17:14:00.000Z
End: 2019-07-10T17:14:00.000Z
Location: 43/4 (43R)

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

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Kosmos 2535, Kosmos 2536, Kosmos 2537, Kosmos 2538

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

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Four satellites in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

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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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Spaceflight NowJul 11, 2019

Four Russian military satellites launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome

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Russian Space Forces

Vehicle

Soyuz 2.1v Volga

Pad

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

State

NET

2019-07-10T17:14:00+00:00

Window start

2019-07-10T17:14:00+00:00

Window end

2019-07-10T17:14:00+00:00

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Mission type

Government/Top Secret

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

Kosmos 2535, Kosmos 2536, Kosmos 2537, Kosmos 2538

Four satellites in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

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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Government • RUS

The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.

Objects from this launch

31 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2019-039

Last checked: 2026-03-10T12:11:00.579+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-10T12:11:00.579+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-10T12:11:00.579+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-10T12:11:00.579+00:00

Snapshot hash: cd04eaccc5ecf9e9811fcdc7db82b58189e251c03648e67aa2ff4f9d5500572d

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 4Delta: +4RB: 1DEB: 26UNK: 0

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SATCAT payload objects

COSMOS 2535
2019-039ANORAD 44421PAYCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 96.53 min
Inc: 97.6°
587 km → 599 km
COSMOS 2536
2019-039BNORAD 44422PAYCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
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Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 88.05 min
Inc: 97.6°
166 km → 190 km
COSMOS 2537
2019-039CNORAD 44423PAYCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 88.10 min
Inc: 97.7°
172 km → 189 km
COSMOS 2538
2019-039DNORAD 44424PAYCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 94.77 min
Inc: 97.6°
477 km → 537 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039AANORAD 45009DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 91.63 min
Inc: 98.2°
329 km → 380 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039ABNORAD 45010DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
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Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 95.50 min
Inc: 97.4°
438 km → 647 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039ACNORAD 45011DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 98.81 min
Inc: 97.0°
611 km → 793 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039ADNORAD 45012DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 98.53 min
Inc: 97.1°
453 km → 924 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039AENORAD 45013DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 91.26 min
Inc: 97.1°
323 km → 350 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039AFNORAD 45014DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 98.33 min
Inc: 97.1°
588 km → 769 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039AGNORAD 45015DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 98.62 min
Inc: 97.1°
440 km → 945 km
VOLGA DEB
2019-039FNORAD 44621DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 96.25 min
Inc: 97.6°
574 km → 584 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039GNORAD 44630DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 90.27 min
Inc: 98.0°
279 km → 296 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039HNORAD 44631DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 95.20 min
Inc: 97.5°
515 km → 542 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039JNORAD 44632DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 95.14 min
Inc: 97.5°
517 km → 533 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039KNORAD 44633DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 97.16 min
Inc: 97.7°
588 km → 658 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039LNORAD 44640DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 97.37 min
Inc: 97.8°
590 km → 675 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039MNORAD 44641DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 94.22 min
Inc: 97.6°
471 km → 491 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039NNORAD 44711DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 97.67 min
Inc: 97.3°
534 km → 760 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039PNORAD 44712DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 96.68 min
Inc: 97.7°
572 km → 627 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039QNORAD 44999DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 98.14 min
Inc: 97.0°
601 km → 738 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039RNORAD 45000DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 99.68 min
Inc: 97.2°
640 km → 847 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039SNORAD 45001DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 100.53 min
Inc: 97.0°
598 km → 969 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039TNORAD 45002DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 95.53 min
Inc: 97.1°
357 km → 732 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039UNORAD 45003DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 91.33 min
Inc: 98.1°
331 km → 348 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039VNORAD 45004DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 94.54 min
Inc: 97.2°
355 km → 637 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039WNORAD 45005DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 94.86 min
Inc: 97.2°
354 km → 670 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039XNORAD 45006DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 92.30 min
Inc: 97.7°
351 km → 424 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039YNORAD 45007DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 92.90 min
Inc: 97.9°
383 km → 450 km
COSMOS 2535 DEB
2019-039ZNORAD 45008DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 93.97 min
Inc: 97.4°
415 km → 523 km
VOLGA R/B
2019-039ENORAD 44425RBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 87.08 min
Inc: 97.4°
121 km → 139 km

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2026 snapshot

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Russian Space Forces

103

Lifetime launches

2 in 2026

Russian Space Forces has 103 launches on record, with 2 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)

296

Pad launches

2 in 2026

43/4 (43R) has 296 launches from this pad on record, with 2 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

89% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

44d 10h

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