Success

16 x Rassvet-3

Name: 16 x Rassvet-3 launch
Start: 2026-03-23T17:24:00Z
End: 2026-03-23T21:00:00Z
Location: 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz 2.1bRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)43/4 (43R)

Monday, March 23, 2026 · 05:24 PM UTC

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Mission brief

The mission

Batch of 16 Rassvet-3 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Russian Byuro-1440 (Bureau 1440) constellation for broadband high-speed internet access in Russia.

Payload16 x Rassvet-3

OrbitPO

CustomerRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Stages3

Pad43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Flight plan

Mission timeline

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The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Global range

Latitude: 62.929°N
Longitude: 40.457°E

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather rules

Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

11:00 AM UTC – 09:00 PM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Soyuz 2.1b

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Soyuz-2 is the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The 2.1b version adds...

Height46.3 m

LEO Payload8,200 kg

Launches342

Successes331

Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

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RUS • Founded 1992

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. So...

Reliability

Schedule history

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.