{"id":541669,"date":"2026-03-24T04:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/541669\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T04:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:35:09","slug":"an-unannounced-launch-from-plesetsk-delivers-payloads-into-low-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/541669\/","title":{"rendered":"An unannounced launch from Plesetsk delivers payloads into low orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"

An unannounced launch from Plesetsk delivers payload into low orbit<\/p>\n

On the evening of March 23, 2026, multiple witnesses in and around town of Ukhta, northeast of the Plesetsk launch site<\/a>, observed and documented a typical rocket vehicle ascending through the upper atmosphere, however neither Roskosmos nor the Ministry of Defense issued a routine announcement through the official state media in the aftermath of the event, as it would normally be done with a few exceptions since the beginning of the Space Era.<\/p>\n

Previous classified launch: Feb. 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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Orbital launch on March 23, 2026, at a glance:<\/p>\n

Payload<\/p>\n

MKA<\/p>\n

Launch date<\/p>\n

2026 March 23<\/p>\n

Launch vehicle<\/p>\n

Launch site<\/p>\n

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One of the first confirmations that the observed mission reached orbit came from the r4uab.ru<\/a> web site, which announced that the OBZP1 micro-satellite, (known by Russian abbreviation MKA for Maliy Kosmicheskiy Apparat), established contact with the network of the Efir amateur radio stations, following its launch from Plesetsk on March 23, 2026. <\/p>\n

The message also referenced a 290 by 324-kilometer orbit with an inclination of 82.3 degrees toward the Equator, which matched the observations on the ground for a flight path previously used by Soyuz and Rockot vehicles launching from Plesetsk. <\/p>\n

It was also consistent with a flight and sea-faring restriction notices issued by the Russian government in recent days and believed to be associated with the plaanned launch of the first batch of Rassvet satellites<\/a> (INSIDER CONTENT<\/a>) for the low-orbital Internet network developed at Moscow-based Buro 1440<\/a>. (INSIDER CONTENT<\/a>) <\/p>\n

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