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Kosmos 2522

Russian military satellite. Kosmos 2522 was launched on September 22, 2017 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2017-055ANORAD 42939Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2522
Common name
Kosmos 2522
Payload designation
Uragan-M No. 52L
Other names
Glonass-M 752,14F113 No. 800-68-252:RA
International designator
2017-055A
NORAD catalog number
42939
GCAT identifier
S42939
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/826

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Uragan-M
Country
Russia
Builder
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
Platform (bus)
Uragan

Launch

Date
September 22, 2017 · 00:02 UTC
Launch record
2017-055Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
19,104 km
Apogee
19,155 km
Inclination
64.78°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
1,450 kg
Dry mass
1,200 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
7.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q52376027 (CC0).