Neitron (Kosmos 2553) Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

5 Feb 2022, 7:00am

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Pad

43/4 (43R)

Launch Service Provider

Russian Space Forces logo

Russian Space Forces

Vehicle

Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M image

Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M

Mission

Neitron (Kosmos 2553)

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

Payload suspected to be a new type of Russian military intelligence satellite called Neitron.

Updated: Jan 3, 8:04pm UTC

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