On 31 October 2024, at 10:51:31 MSK (07:51:31 UTC) crews of the Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of a Soyuz 2.1a launcher from the launch pad No. 4 of the launch complex No. 43 of the Plesetsk test site.

According to an official statement, the satellite is designated Cosmos-2579. It was registered as object 61730 by NORAD and received international designation 2024-197A.

The satellite delivered into orbit is believed to be a digital cartographic satellite 14F148 Bars-M. This is the sixth launch of satellites of the Bars-M type. The previous launch took place in December 2023.