Mission
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M launched Glonass-K1? from Site 43/3 (43L) at Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
Before the flight
Note: Payload identity uncertain.
Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
- Launched
- 16:22 UTC+3 at the pad
- Rocket
- Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-MRussian Space Forces
- Destination
- Medium Earth Orbit
- Launch site
- Site 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk, Russia4th launch from this pad in 202650 days after the last
- Latest update
- Updated launch time per orbit data.
7th
Russian Space Forces launch of 2026
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
Russian Space Forces37 launches since July 2008, 37 successful
46.3m
Height
10.3m
Diameter
313t
Mass at liftoff
4.2MN
Thrust at liftoff
8.2t
Payload to low Earth orbit
3.3t
Payload to geostationary transfer orbit
About Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
Soyuz-2, GRAU index 14A14, is the collective designation for 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 first-stage boosters and two core stages feature uprated engines with improved injection systems, compared to the previous versions of the Soyuz. Digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to be launched from a fixed launch platform, whereas the launch platforms for earlier Soyuz rockets had to be rotated as the rocket could not perform a roll to change its heading in flight.
Orbit estimated from CelesTrak’s elementsMeasured trackSpaceX’s predicted path
In orbit now
The crewed stations and Hubble, once around the Earth every 92 to 94 minutes
| Spacecraft | Altitude | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| ISSDocked: Soyuz MS-29, Crew-13In sunlight | 434km | 27,537km/h |
| TiangongDocked: Shenzhou-23In sunlight | 383km | 27,662km/h |
| Shenzhou-23In sunlight | 383km | 27,662km/h |
| Soyuz MS-29In sunlight | 434km | 27,537km/h |
| Crew-13In sunlight | 434km | 27,537km/h |
| HubbleIn sunlight | 468km | 27,483km/h |
Estimated for from CelesTrak’s orbital elements, up to 37 h old.



