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Kosmos-2504

Kosmos-2504 was launched on March 31, 2015 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-020DNORAD 40555Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2504
Payload designation
Nivelir No. 3
Other names
14F153 No. 3,Monitor
International designator
2015-020D
NORAD catalog number
40555
GCAT identifier
S40555
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/746

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
Nivelir
Owner
TsNIIKhM
Country
Russia
Builder
Central Sci. Res. Inst. for Chemistry and Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Nivelir

Launch

Date
March 31, 2015 · 13:47 UTC
Launch record
2015-020Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,171 km
Apogee
1,504 km
Inclination
82.49°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Nov 28, 2019
End of operations
December 2019

Size

Mass
100 kg
Dry mass
100 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
0.40 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q64869584 (CC0).