Rassvet

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Рассвет

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2010-019Launched 5/14/2010

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ISS ULF-4
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 5/14/2010

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 346.5 km
Inclination: 51.65 deg
Dry Mass: 6,295 kg
Total Mass: 8,015 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Human Spaceflight

Payload Category

SS

Payload Class

C

Organizations

Operator: RSC Energia
Manufacturer: RSC Energia

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2010-019
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/626

Track

Mentions

66

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

The Rassvet project aims to provide a domestic alternative to SpaceX’s Starlink for global broadband coverage.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Jan 25, 2026Russian “Starlink” Launch Pushed to 2026 Amid Production Shortfalls

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Bureau 1440 brought the Rassvet-2 satellites closer to a distance of 800 meters for the photo.

CapabilityValue 3.5Dec 22, 2025Bureau 1440 shows photo of their Rassvet-2 satellite taken by another Rassvet-2 satellite. "For this picture, we used service cameras that were not designed for shooting at long distances. Therefore, our engineers brought the satellites closer to a distance of 800 meters."

Soyuz MS-28 docked to the International Space Station's Rassvet module at 10:16 a.m. EST.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.2Dec 1, 2025Station 10 as Soyuz crew arrives amid Baikonur launch pad crisis

The affected radiator on Nauka was a backup radiator that was originally installed on the Rassvet module, which launched to the station in 2010.

CapabilityValue 3.2Oct 9, 2023Russian ISS module experiences coolant leak

Kate Rubins participated in a similar spacecraft relocation maneuver involving Soyuz MS-17, which moved from a docking port on the Rassvet module to one on the Poisk module on 2021-03-19.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.8Apr 5, 2021Crew Dragon moves to new docking port at ISS

The Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft performed an ultra-fast two-orbit approach and docked with the ISS Rassvet module at 4:48 a.m. Eastern on 2020-10-14.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.5Oct 14, 2020Soyuz launch marks end of an era for NASA