Soyuz 2.1b | 16 x Rassvet-3
Soyuz 2.1b launched the 16 x Rassvet-3 mission for Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on Mar 23, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
43/4 (43R) · Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Soyuz 2.1b | 16 x Rassvet-3
Launched Mar 24, 2026 2:24:00 AMSuccess
15 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
17° NNE
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 82.3°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About 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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- RASSVET-3 1 · NORAD 68360
- RASSVET-3 2 · NORAD 68361
- RASSVET-3 3 · NORAD 68362
- RASSVET-3 5 · NORAD 68364
- RASSVET-3 6 · NORAD 68365
- RASSVET-3 7 · NORAD 68366
- RASSVET-3 8 · NORAD 68367
- RASSVET-3 9 · NORAD 68368
- RASSVET-3 10 · NORAD 68369
- RASSVET-3 11 · NORAD 68370
- RASSVET-3 12 · NORAD 68371
- RASSVET-3 13 · NORAD 68372
- RASSVET-3 14 · NORAD 68373
- RASSVET-3 15 · NORAD 68374
- RASSVET-3 16 · NORAD 68375
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Tue, Mar 24 · 2:24:00 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Rocket
- Soyuz 2.1b
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- PO
- Launch pad
- 43/4 (43R) · Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation