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Cosmos 2505

Cosmos 2505 was launched on June 5, 2015 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 17, 2015).

COSPAR 2015-027ANORAD 40667Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2505
Common name
Cosmos 2505
Payload designation
Kobal't-M No. 565
Other names
Yantar'-4K2M No. 91L:P,11F695M No. 649-66-565:RA
International designator
2015-027A
NORAD catalog number
40667
GCAT identifier
S40667
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/752

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Kobal't-M
Country
Russia
Builder
Arsenal Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Yantar'-4K2M

Launch

Date
June 5, 2015 · 15:23 UTC
Launch record
2015-027Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
177 km
Apogee
285 km
Inclination
81.42°
Status
Landed
Status date
September 17, 2015
Last known active
Sep 17, 2015
End of operations
Sep 17, 2015

Size

Mass
3,186 kg
Dry mass
3,186 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,635 kg
Length
6.3 m
Diameter
2.70 m
Span
6.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q24175206 (CC0).