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Name: Soyuz-U | Kobalt-M No.8 (Kosmos-2480)
Start: 2012-05-17T14:05:00.000Z
End: 2012-05-17T14:05:00.000Z
Location: 16/2

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Soyuz-U | Kobalt-M No.8 (Kosmos-2480)

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces • Soyuz U • 16/2 (NA)

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Soyuz-U | Kobalt-M No.8 (Kosmos-2480)

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces • Soyuz U • 16/2

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Rocket profile

Soyuz U

License: Unknown•Single-use

Length: 51.1 m

Diameter: 2.95 m

Reusable: No

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Launch info

Provider

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Vehicle

Soyuz U

Pad

16/2 (16/2)

State

NET

2012-05-17T14:05:00+00:00

Window start

2012-05-17T14:05:00+00:00

Window end

2012-05-17T14:05:00+00:00

Launch site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reusable

LEO capacity (kg)

6900

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16/2

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation62.96009, 40.68298Provider map

Rocket

Soyuz U

Manufacturer: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Maiden flight

1973-05-18

Launch mass (t)

313

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Service provider

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Provider news

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Objects from this launch

2 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2012-024

Last checked: 2026-03-12T00:11:00.481+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-12T00:11:00.481+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-12T00:11:00.481+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-12T00:11:00.481+00:00

Snapshot hash: 0143e7a078a86f25aa0e631fa4a0c3063980f0dd6057c7bb42d9163a1234cf35

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

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SATCAT payload objects

COSMOS 2480
2012-024ANORAD 38335PAYCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 89.16 minRCS: 12.996 m²
Inc: 81.3°
197 km → 269 km

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SL-4 R/B
2012-024BNORAD 38336RBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: PLMSCPeriod: 87.47 minRCS: 6.539 m²
Inc: 81.4°
143 km → 155 km

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Provider legacy

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

Lifetime launches

1 in 2026

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces has 2 launches on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Soyuz U

694

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Soyuz U has 694 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

16/2

136

Pad launches

1 in 2026

16/2 has 136 launches from this pad on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

97% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

324d 22h

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