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Soyuz-5 | Demo Flight
RKK Energiya · Soyuz-5 · 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
RKK Energiya's 1st launch · 1st this year
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 30, 11:00 – Apr 30, 21:00 UTC
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Demo Flight
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.
Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
Booster
No booster details available.
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Updates
Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started
LL2 · 4/30/2026 · source
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/30/2026 · source
Launch window extended, awaiting updates.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/30/2026 · source
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/29/2026 · source
Probable countdown recycle to end of launch window today.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/29/2026 · source
Reported delayed by 24 hours.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/29/2026 · source
Possible launch attempt on April 29, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/29/2026 · source
Reverted back to April TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/26/2026 · source
NET April 26, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/24/2026 · source
Reverted back to NET April TBD due to lack of new launch attempt information.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/4/2026 · source
Pad — 45/1
Local pad time: Apr 30, 11:00 PM GMT+5
47 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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