Glonass-K1 No. 23 (Kosmos 2619)

Deployed a Russian Defense Ministry satellite from Plesetsk, believed to carry the designation Kosmos-2619. Trackers assess it as a GLONASS-K navigation satellite meant to sustain Russia's GLONASS constellation, though the Defense Ministry has not officially confirmed its identity or purpose.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

5.9 T (est.)

Flight

26th

of 26 Soyuz 2.1b Fregat flights

Date and time

24 August 2026, 02:40 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Payload

Navigation

International designator

2026-194

Launches in 2026

203rd of 243

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