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Kosmos 2524

Russian reconnaissance satellite. Kosmos 2524 was launched on December 2, 2017 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2017-076ANORAD 43032Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2524
Common name
Kosmos 2524
Payload designation
Lotos-S1 No. 803
International designator
2017-076A
NORAD catalog number
43032
GCAT identifier
S43032
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/834

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Lotos-S1
Country
Russia
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau - Progress
Platform (bus)
Yantar'-Lotos

Launch

Date
December 2, 2017 · 10:43 UTC
Launch record
2017-076Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
244 km
Apogee
899 km
Inclination
67.14°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
October 2020
End of operations
October 2020

Size

Mass
6,575 kg
Dry mass
6,500 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 Q97238856 (CC0).