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Russian Ministry of Defence

Russia · 118 active payloads · 1 constellation

Also known as
Russian Aerospace Forces · Russian Ministry of Defence · VKS
Active payloads
118
On orbit
1,024
Total payloads
2,465
Decayed
1,441
Launches
1,970
Launched 365 d
23
Constellations
1
First launch
16 Mar 1962
Last launch
23 Apr 2026
Snapshot
11 Sept 2026 22:34 UTC

Growth

Fleet growth by launch year

Payloads launched per year, split by current status020406080100196219711980198919982007201620252026
  • Launched · still active
  • Launched · no longer active

Programmes

Constellations · 1

ConstellationServiceOrbitActiveTotal365 d
Kosmos (Russian military / government)MilitaryMIXED1182,46523

Launches

Launch history · 1,970 launches

LaunchDateSiteSatellites
2026-09023 Apr 2026Plesetsk Cosmodrome4
2026-08316 Apr 2026Plesetsk Cosmodrome6
2026-02305 Feb 2026Plesetsk Cosmodrome9
2025-27325 Nov 2025Plesetsk Cosmodrome3
2025-20613 Sept 2025Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2025-18221 Aug 2025Plesetsk Cosmodrome4
2025-13119 Jun 2025Plesetsk Cosmodrome2
2025-10923 May 2025Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2025-05416 Mar 2025Plesetsk Cosmodrome3
2025-02605 Feb 2025Plesetsk Cosmodrome3
2024-23004 Dec 2024Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2024-19731 Oct 2024Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2024-09216 May 2024Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2024-02609 Feb 2024Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2023-20927 Dec 2023Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2023-20121 Dec 2023Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2023-18225 Nov 2023Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2023-16527 Oct 2023Plesetsk Cosmodrome2
2023-04529 Mar 2023Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2023-04023 Mar 2023Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2022-16330 Nov 2022Plesetsk Cosmodrome2
2022-14502 Nov 2022Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2022-13721 Oct 2022Plesetsk Cosmodrome2
2022-13515 Oct 2022Plesetsk Cosmodrome1
2022-08901 Aug 2022Plesetsk Cosmodrome1

Showing the 25 most recent launches.

Fleet

Fleet sample

All satellites operated →
SatelliteNORADStatusOrbitMissionLaunchedPerigee
COSMOS 261568826ActiveLEOMilitary23 Apr 2026305 km
COSMOS 261768828ActiveLEOMilitary23 Apr 2026303 km
COSMOS 261668827ActiveLEOMilitary23 Apr 2026302 km
COSMOS 261868829ActiveLEOMilitary23 Apr 2026303 km
COSMOS 260968754ActiveLEOMilitary16 Apr 2026540 km
COSMOS 261468764ActiveLEOMilitary16 Apr 2026543 km
COSMOS 261268762ActiveLEOMilitary16 Apr 2026535 km
COSMOS 261168759ActiveLEOMilitary16 Apr 2026538 km
COSMOS 261368763ActiveLEOMilitary16 Apr 2026543 km
COSMOS 261068758ActiveLEOMilitary16 Apr 2026538 km
COSMOS 260267676ActiveLEOMilitary05 Feb 2026476 km
COSMOS 260067674ActiveLEOMilitary05 Feb 2026320 km
COSMOS 260367677ActiveLEOMilitary05 Feb 2026477 km
COSMOS 260467678ActiveLEOMilitary05 Feb 2026473 km
COSMOS 260767681ActiveLEOMilitary05 Feb 2026471 km
COSMOS 260667680ActiveLEOMilitary05 Feb 2026471 km
COSMOS 260867682ActiveLEOMilitary05 Feb 2026471 km
COSMOS 260167675ActiveLEOMilitary05 Feb 2026474 km
COSMOS 260567679ActiveLEOMilitary05 Feb 2026472 km
COSMOS 2597 (RODNIK-S 22)66647ActiveLEOMilitary25 Nov 20251,484 km
COSMOS 2599 (RODNIK-S 24)66649ActiveLEOMilitary25 Nov 20251,481 km
COSMOS 2598 (RODNIK-S 23)66648ActiveLEOMilitary25 Nov 20251,485 km
COSMOS 2595 (MOZHAETS 6)65589ActiveMEOMilitary13 Sept 202518,820 km
COSMOS 259465270ActiveLEOMilitary21 Aug 2025280 km
COSMOS 259265268ActiveLEOMilitary21 Aug 2025281 km
COSMOS 259165267ActiveLEOMilitary21 Aug 2025280 km
COSMOS 259365269ActiveLEOMilitary21 Aug 2025281 km
COSMOS 258964467ActiveGEOMilitary19 Jun 202535,759 km
COSMOS 259064527ActiveHEOMilitary19 Jun 202520,446 km
COSMOS 258864095ActiveLEOMilitary23 May 2025474 km

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