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Cosmos 2515

Cosmos 2515 was launched on March 24, 2016 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-020ANORAD 41394Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2515
Common name
Cosmos 2515
Payload designation
Bars-M No. 2L
International designator
2016-020A
NORAD catalog number
41394
GCAT identifier
S41394
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/771

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Bars
Country
Russia
Builder
Arsenal Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Bars

Launch

Date
March 24, 2016 · 09:42 UTC
Launch record
2016-020Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
340 km
Apogee
567 km
Inclination
97.64°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
2017
End of operations
2017

Size

Mass
3,700 kg
Dry mass
3,500 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.70 m
Span
10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q24175210 (CC0).