Soyuz 2.1a launched the classified Kosmos 2556 satellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome for Russia's Ministry of Defense. The satellite's purpose was undisclosed, though Western analysts linked it to a recent series of Russian military payloads with suspected anti-satellite roles.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.7 T
- Flight
- 31st
- of 57 Soyuz 2.1a flights
- Date and time
- 19 May 2022, 08:03 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz 2.1a
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2022-054
- Launches in 2022
- 56th of 186
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