Kosmos 2609-2614

Name: Kosmos 2609-2614
Start: 2026-04-16T23:17:00.000Z
End: 2026-04-17T16:00:00.000Z
Location: 43/4 (43R)

Soyuz 2.1b Volga, Russian Space Forces

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

Launch time

T-0

Fri 17 Apr, 01:17 CEST

Thu 16 Apr, 23:17 UTC

The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.

The source gives minute precision. Launch plans can change.

Launch record updated by LL2 Mon 10 Aug 2026, 02:06 CEST

Feed checked 11 Oct, 03:42 CEST

Kosmos 2609-2614 on Soyuz 2.1b Volga. Thu 16 Apr 2026, 23:17 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: 43/4 (43R). Source: Launch Library 2.

6 classified satellites for the Russian military.

No timeline has been provided by the source.

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:18 UTC.

Source updates from Launch Library 2 (4)

Announcements supplied by LL2 may predate our tracking. They are separate from changes observed by Space Right Now.

Fri 17 Apr 2026, 15:41 UTCLL2 update
Launch success.
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Fri 17 Apr 2026, 04:10 UTCLL2 update
Tweaked estimated launch time based on orbital tracking data.
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Fri 17 Apr 2026, 00:47 UTCLL2 update
Liftoff. Note: Launch time is approximated. Payload identities and usage of upper stage is uncertain.
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Sat 11 Apr 2026, 03:40 UTCLL2 update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle variant identities uncertain. Launch expected between April 13/14 - 29/30 between 21:00-16:00 UTC daily.
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43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation (RU)

Coordinates: 62.92883, 40.457098