Roscosmos successfully carried out the second launch in 2025 of the modern Angara-1.2 light launch vehicle. It took place on August 21, 2025, from the Plesetsk military cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region.
Presumably, the rocket launched four high-resolution optical-electronic reconnaissance satellites into orbit — 14F178. Apart from the name and purpose, no data on the devices is available in open sources.
Three satellites are in circular orbits with an inclination of 96.59°, an apogee of 352-353 km, and a perigee of 318-319 km. The fourth satellite has a highly elliptical orbit with an inclination of 97.09°, an apogee of 954 km, and a perigee of 285 km.
The two-stage Angara-1.2, with a launch mass of about 170 tons, has a length of about 42 m. Depending on the altitude of the payload orbit, its mass ranges from 1.6 to 3.5 tons.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that five nuclear submarines in Russia will be converted to carry «Caliber», «Zircon», and «Onyx» missiles.
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