Tag: Lotos
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Soyuz-2.1b launches from Plesetsk carrying Lotos-S satellite
A Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket was launched from Site 43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Dec. 1 at 12:10 AM Moscow time (21:10 UTC on Nov. 30). Onboard was likely a Lotos-S electronic intelligence satellite for the Russian military. There is a possibility that additional payloads are to be deployed by the primary satellite later, based…
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Soyuz launches Russian intelligence satellite from Plesetsk
A Soyuz 2.1b rocket has successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, carrying a Lotos electronic signals intelligence satellite into orbit for the Russian military. Liftoff took place at 11:20 UTC from Plesetsk’s Site 43 on a northeastern trajectory. Lotos-S1 number 5 was deployed into Low Earth Orbit with a separation apogee of approximately 900 km…
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Russia launches classified payload to start 2021 campaign
The Russian Aerospace Forces, itself a division of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, has launched a Lotos reconnaissance satellite to compliment their next-generation Liana SIGINT (signal intelligence) satellite system. Liftoff took place at around 20:45 UTC (15:45 EST) on Tuesday, 2 February 2021, from Site 43 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome – located 800…