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Cosmos 2506

Cosmos 2506 was launched on June 23, 2015 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-029ANORAD 40699Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2506
Common name
Cosmos 2506
Payload designation
Persona No. 3L
Other names
Persona-1:P
International designator
2015-029A
NORAD catalog number
40699
GCAT identifier
S40699
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/752

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Persona
Country
Russia
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau - Progress
Platform (bus)
Persona-1

Launch

Date
June 23, 2015 · 16:44 UTC
Launch record
2015-029Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
706 km
Apogee
725 km
Inclination
98.30°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
June 2023

Size

Mass
7,000 kg
Dry mass
7,000 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 Q20642796 (CC0).