Russian Space ForcesAngara A5/Briz-M35/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Kosmos 2589 & 2590

Name: Kosmos 2589 & 2590 launch
Start: 2025-06-19T03:01:20.000Z
End: 2025-06-19T04:00:00.000Z
Location: 35/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Launched

June 19, 2025 · 03:01 UTC

Launch Successful

Summary

Kosmos 2589 & 2590 launched on a Russian Space Forces Angara A5/Briz-M from 35/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 19, 2025 at 03:01 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:30 to 04:00 UTC. It was Russian Space Forces's 149th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,984th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Angara A5/Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (Super-GTO). Kosmos-2589, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 20,275 × 51,118 km orbit inclined 1.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Angara A5/Briz-M · Russian Space Forces
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Government/Top Secret · Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (Super-GTO)
Milestone: 3rd Angara A5/Briz-M flight · 1st this yearRussian Space Forces's 149th launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,984th orbital launch attempt135th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

1.1°Inclination

20275 × 51118 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

1431.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements

280.6°Ascending node

482 d agoElement epoch2025-06-20 18:58 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2589 · NORAD 64467 · 2025-131 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2025-131A
Epoch: 2025-06-20 18:58:47 UTC
Mean motion: 1.0062034 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.3665844
Inclination: 1.102°
Ascending node: 280.5715°
Arg. of perigee: 173.639°
Mean anomaly: 194.556°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 1
B*: 0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Super-GTO.

Catalogued objects

4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit

Kosmos-2589 · NORAD 64467 · in orbit
Kosmos-2590 · NORAD 64527 · docked September 3, 2025

Briz-M No. 88803 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Unidentified payload for the Russian military. Kosmos 2590 was separated from Kosmos 2589 after launch.

Pad

35/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

9th launch from 35/1, 2nd this year · 1,676th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 19, 6:01 AM GMT+3, in daylight

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

94 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jun 20, 2025 · source

Show 3 earlier updates

Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2025 · source
Updated launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/15/2025 · source
Added launch; Payload identity highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/9/2025 · source

Questions

When did Kosmos 2589 & 2590 launch?

Kosmos 2589 & 2590 launched on June 19, 2025 at 03:01 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:30 to 04:00 UTC.

Where can I watch Kosmos 2589 & 2590?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Kosmos 2589 & 2590?

Angara A5/Briz-M, flown by Russian Space Forces. Angara A5/Briz-M spec sheet

Where did Kosmos 2589 & 2590 launch from?

35/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation. Liftoff was Jun 19, 6:01 AM GMT+3 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Kosmos 2589 & 2590 reach?

Kosmos-2589, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 20,275 × 51,118 km orbit inclined 1.1°.

How many satellites did Kosmos 2589 & 2590 launch?

2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).