Demo Flight

Name: Demo Flight
Start: 2026-04-30T18:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-04-30T21:00:00.000Z
Location: 45/1

Soyuz-5, RKK Energiya

45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Launch time

T-0

Thu 30 Apr, 20:00 CEST

18:00 UTC

Minute precision Launch successful

The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.

Window opens: Thu 30 Apr, 13:00 CEST
Window closes: Thu 30 Apr, 23:00 CEST

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Launch record updated by LL2 Thu 30 Apr 2026, 22:42 CEST

Feed checked 11 Oct, 02:42 CEST

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Mission

Demo Flight on Soyuz-5. Thu 30 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: 45/1. Source: Launch Library 2.

Demonstration Flight for Russia's new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle, with a mass simulator on board. The launch was suborbital with the simulator splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.

Mission type: Test Flight
Orbit: Suborbital

Soyuz-5 at Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 45 — Credit: Roscosmos · Roscosmos terms (non-commercial)

Launch timeline

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Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

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

Source updates from Launch Library 2 (20)

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Thu 30 Apr 2026, 20:01 UTCLL2 update
Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started
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Thu 30 Apr 2026, 19:05 UTCLL2 update
Launch success.
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Thu 30 Apr 2026, 16:34 UTCLL2 update
Launch window extended, awaiting updates.
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Wed 29 Apr 2026, 13:04 UTCLL2 update
Scrubbed for the day.
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Wed 29 Apr 2026, 12:22 UTCLL2 update
Probable countdown recycle to end of launch window today.
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Wed 29 Apr 2026, 11:35 UTCLL2 update
Reported delayed by 24 hours.
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Wed 29 Apr 2026, 00:27 UTCLL2 update
Possible launch attempt on April 29, TBC.
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Sun 26 Apr 2026, 13:12 UTCLL2 update
Reverted back to April TBD.
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Fri 24 Apr 2026, 01:06 UTCLL2 update
NET April 26, TBC.
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Sat 4 Apr 2026, 03:51 UTCLL2 update
Reverted back to NET April TBD due to lack of new launch attempt information.
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Fri 3 Apr 2026, 12:04 UTCLL2 update
NET April 4.
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Tue 31 Mar 2026, 19:09 UTCLL2 update
Reverted back to NET April 3.
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Mon 30 Mar 2026, 16:31 UTCLL2 update
NET April 4, to be confirmed.
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Thu 26 Mar 2026, 14:35 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to NET April 2.
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Wed 25 Mar 2026, 20:00 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to NET March 29, TBC.
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Tue 17 Mar 2026, 21:45 UTCLL2 update
NET March 27, to be confirmed.
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Sat 14 Feb 2026, 00:17 UTCLL2 update
NET March 31.
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Fri 12 Dec 2025, 17:08 UTCLL2 update
Delayed till NET March.
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Thu 11 Dec 2025, 17:09 UTCLL2 update
Reverted back to NET December pending official updates.
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Fri 5 Sept 2025, 12:25 UTCLL2 update
Added launch.
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Launch pad

45/1

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan (KZ)

Coordinates: 45.943492, 63.653014

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