Russian Space ForcesSoyuz 2.1a43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6)

Name: Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6) launch
Start: 2024-10-31T07:51:31.000Z
End: 2024-10-31T09:00:00.000Z
Location: 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Launched

October 31, 2024 · 07:51 UTC

Launch Successful

Summary

Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6) launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz 2.1a from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 31, 2024 at 07:51 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:00 to 09:00 UTC. It was Russian Space Forces's 143rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,790th orbital launch attempt. It was the 48th Soyuz 2.1a flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-2579, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 346 × 505 km orbit inclined 97.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: Russian Space Forces Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6)The Space Devs
Vehicle: Soyuz 2.1a · Russian Space Forces
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)for MOD_RUS
Milestone: 48th Soyuz 2.1a flight · 6th this yearRussian Space Forces's 143rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,790th orbital launch attempt201st orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

97.6°Inclination

346 × 505 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

92.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements

213.7°Ascending node

714 d agoElement epoch2024-10-31 11:04 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2579 · NORAD 61730 · 2024-197 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2024-197A
Epoch: 2024-10-31 11:04:13 UTC
Mean motion: 15.49501645 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0117335
Inclination: 97.5693°
Ascending node: 213.7399°
Arg. of perigee: 71.8023°
Mean anomaly: 357.3944°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 2
B*: 0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit

Kosmos-2579 · NORAD 61730 · in orbit

Soyuz-2-1a Blok-I · re-entered April 16, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Note: Payload identity uncertain. Bars-M is the second incarnation of the Bars project, which was started in the mid 1990ies to develop a successor for the Komtea class of area surveillance satellites. The original Bars project was halted in the early 2000s. In 2007, TsSKB-Progress was contracted for Bars-M, for which reportedly the Yantar-based service module was replaced by a new developed advanced service module. The Bars-M satellites feature an electro-optical camera system called Karat, which is developed and built by the Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association (LOMO), and a dual laser altimeter instrument to deliver topographic imagery, stereo images, altimeter data and high-resolution images with a ground resolution around 1 meter.

Pad

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

321st launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 1,670th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 31, 10:51 AM GMT+3, in daylight

329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

167 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch successful and payload in contact.

Cosmic_Penguin · Oct 31, 2024 · source

Show 2 earlier updates

Liftoff confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/31/2024 · source
Added launch; Payload identity and Soyuz vehicle variant not confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/26/2024 · source

Questions

When did Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6) launch?

Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6) launched on October 31, 2024 at 07:51 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:00 to 09:00 UTC.

Where can I watch Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6)?

Coverage: Russian Space Forces Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6). Watch the replay

What rocket launched Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6)?

Soyuz 2.1a, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz 2.1a spec sheet

Where did Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6) launch from?

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation. Liftoff was Oct 31, 10:51 AM GMT+3 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6) reach?

Kosmos-2579, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 346 × 505 km orbit inclined 97.6°.

How many satellites did Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6) launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).