Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Kosmos 2588
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M launched the Kosmos 2588 mission for Russian Space Forces from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 23, 2025 (UTC).
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Launch pad
43/4 (43R) · Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Kosmos 2588
Launched May 23, 2025 5:36:00 PMSuccess
1 object in orbit now
Flight direction
40° NE
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 73.0°
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
Unknown classified payload for the Russian military.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Fri, May 23 · 5:36:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Russian Space Forces
- Rocket
- Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- 43/4 (43R) · Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation