Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation serves as a Russia spaceport, with 1688 launches to date.

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation cover image

Overview

Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk. Originally developed as an ICBM site for the R-7 missile, it also served for numerous satellite launches using the R-7 and other rockets. Its high latitude makes it useful only for certain types of launches, especially the Molniya orbits, so for much of the site's history it functioned as a secondary location, with most orbital launches taking place from Baikonur, in the Kazakh SSR. With the end of the Soviet Union, Baikonur became a foreign territory, and Kazakhstan charged $115 million usage fees annually. Consequently, Plesetsk has seen considerably more activity since the 2000s.

Location

Country
Russia
Region
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
(62.925556, 40.577778)
Status
ACTIVE

Launch history

1688 launches to date.

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 19 (Kosmos 2620) cover imageSUCCESS
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 19 (Kosmos 2620)

Sep 18, 2026 UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Space Forces
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 23 (Kosmos 2619) cover imageSUCCESS
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 23 (Kosmos 2619)

Aug 24, 2026 UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Space Forces
Soyuz 2.1b | 16 x Rassvet-3 cover imageSUCCESS
Soyuz 2.1b

Soyuz 2.1b | 16 x Rassvet-3

Jul 20, 2026 UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Angara 1.2 | Kosmos 2615-2618 cover imageSUCCESS
Angara 1.2

Angara 1.2 | Kosmos 2615-2618

Apr 23, 2026 UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Space Forces
Soyuz 2.1b/Volga | Kosmos 2609-2614 cover imageSUCCESS
Soyuz 2.1b/Volga

Soyuz 2.1b/Volga | Kosmos 2609-2614

Apr 17, 2026 UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Space Forces
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M No.21L cover imageSUCCESS
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M

Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M No.21L

Apr 3, 2026 UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Space Forces
Soyuz 2.1b | 16 x Rassvet-3 cover imageSUCCESS
Soyuz 2.1b

Soyuz 2.1b | 16 x Rassvet-3

Mar 24, 2026 UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Kosmos 2600-2608 cover imageSUCCESS
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Kosmos 2600-2608

Feb 6, 2026 UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Space Forces
Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1 cover imageSUCCESS
Soyuz 2.1a

Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1

Dec 25, 2025 UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Angara 1.2 | 3 x Rodnik (Kosmos 2597, 2598, 2599) cover imageSUCCESS
Angara 1.2

Angara 1.2 | 3 x Rodnik (Kosmos 2597, 2598, 2599)

Nov 25, 2025 UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian Space Forces

View all 1688 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation launches β†’

Rockets launched from this site

  1. Kosmos-3M (422 launches)
  2. Soyuz U (381 launches)
  3. Molniya-M (221 launches)
  4. Voskhod (166 launches)
  5. Tsiklon-3 (122 launches)
  6. Kosmos 11K63 (90 launches)
  7. Vostok 8A92M (79 launches)
  8. Soyuz-U-PVB (54 launches)
  9. Rokot/Briz-KM (31 launches)
  10. Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat (21 launches)
  11. Soyuz 2.1b (16 launches)
  12. Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M (15 launches)
  13. Soyuz 2.1a (9 launches)
  14. Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M (9 launches)
  15. Soyuz 2.1v (9 launches)
  16. Molniya 8K78M-PVB (8 launches)
  17. Soyuz 11A511M (8 launches)
  18. Angara 1.2 (7 launches)
  19. Vostok 8A92 (6 launches)
  20. Soyuz (4 launches)

View all 27 rockets and their launches β†’

Launch Pads

  1. 132/1 (132L)
  2. 132/2
  3. 133/3 (133L)
  4. 158
  5. 16/2
  6. 32/1
  7. 32/2
  8. 35/1
  9. 41/1
  10. 43/3 (43L)
  11. 43/4 (43R)
  12. Unknown Pad