Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1b43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16 x Rassvet-3
Launched
July 19, 2026 · 17:51 UTC
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
A Soyuz 2.1b launched 16 Rassvet-3 satellites for ROSCOSMOS, successfully placing them in orbit to expand the Byuro-1440 broadband internet constellation.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 24th Soyuz 2.1b flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 343rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 7,344th orbital launch attempt171st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
RASSVET-3 17 · NORAD 100083 · 2026-165A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 16 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RASSVET-3 17
- Object ID
- 2026-165A
- Epoch
- 2026-08-18 06:11:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91849887 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00198318
- Inclination
- 82.2999°
- Ascending node
- 197.6312°
- Arg. of perigee
- 321.6393°
- Mean anomaly
- 38.3468°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 467
- B*
- 0.00029879837
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
About this launch
16 x Rassvet-3 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1b from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 19, 2026 at 17:51 UTC. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 343rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 7,344th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Soyuz 2.1b flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The earliest tracked orbit of RASSVET-3 17, one of 16 catalogued objects, from July 23, 2026, was 296 × 334 km inclined 82.3°.
Note: Payload identities uncertain. Batch of 16 Rassvet-3 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Russian Byuro-1440 (Bureau 1440) constellation for broadband high-speed internet access in Russia.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329th launch from 43/4 (43R), 4th this year · 1,686th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 19, 8:51 PM GMT+3, in daylight
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
93 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Updated estimated T-0 per orbit analysis.
Show 4 earlier updates
Updated approximate launch time per orbit analysis and launch pad per https://russianspaceweb.com/buro1440-2026-0719.html.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/24/2026 · source
Launch success (note: Launch time unconfirmed, pending orbit analysis.)
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/22/2026 · source
NET July 11-16 per marine navigation warnings, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/10/2026 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle variant identities uncertain. Launch expected between April 24 - 28 between 11:00-21:00 UTC daily.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/11/2026 · source
Questions
When did 16 x Rassvet-3 launch?
16 x Rassvet-3 launched on July 19, 2026 at 17:51 UTC.
Where can I watch 16 x Rassvet-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched 16 x Rassvet-3?
Soyuz 2.1b, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1b spec sheet
Where did 16 x Rassvet-3 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation. Liftoff was Jul 19, 8:51 PM GMT+3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did 16 x Rassvet-3 reach?
The earliest tracked orbit of RASSVET-3 17, one of 16 catalogued objects, from July 23, 2026, was 296 × 334 km inclined 82.3°.