Kanopus-ST (Kosmos 2511) & KYuA-1 (Kosmos 2512)

Soyuz-2.1v/Volga launched the Kanopus-ST reconnaissance satellite from Plesetsk, but the satellite failed to separate from the Volga upper stage due to a faulty release lock, leaving it stranded and unable to reach its intended orbit.

Outcome

Failure

Payload to orbit

Did not reach orbit

Flight

2nd

of 8 Soyuz 2.1v Volga flights

Date and time

5 December 2015, 14:08 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1v Volga

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2015-071

Launches in 2015

75th of 87

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