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Kocmoc-2550

Kocmoc-2550 was launched on June 25, 2021 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2021-056ANORAD 48865Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2550
Common name
Kocmoc-2550
Payload designation
Pion-NKS No. 901
International designator
2021-056A
NORAD catalog number
48865
GCAT identifier
S48865
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1007

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Pion-NKS
Country
Russia
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau - Progress
Platform (bus)
Pion-NKS

Launch

Date
June 25, 2021 · 19:50 UTC
Launch record
2021-056Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
194 km
Apogee
465 km
Inclination
67.14°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2022

Size

Mass
7,231 kg
Dry mass
6,700 kg
Length
8.0 m
Diameter
2.70 m
Span
8.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q110112974 (CC0).