On 4 December 2024, at 21:03:13 MSK (18:03:13 UTC) crews of the Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of a Soyuz-2.1b launcher from the Plesetsk test site. (Note that the time of launch in the ministry of defense announcement, 20:59 MSK, appears to be incorrect.)

The satellite delivered into orbit was designated Cosmos-2580. It received international designation 2024-230A and registered by NORAD as object 62216.

Cosmos-2580 is believed to be a Lotos-S1 electronic reconnaissance satellite of the Liana system.

Previous Lotos-S1 satellite, Cosmos-2570, was launched in October 2023.