Inaugural flight of the Soyuz-2.1b variant, launched from Plesetsk carrying Kosmos-2441, the first Persona-class optical reconnaissance satellite for the Russian military, into sun-synchronous orbit; the satellite suffered an electrical failure years into its planned lifespan.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 7 T (est.)
- Flight
- 1st
- of 25 Soyuz 2.1b flights
- Date and time
- 26 July 2008, 18:31 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz 2.1b
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2008-037
- Launches in 2008
- 37th of 69
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