Kosmos-2525

Former Russian reconnaissance satellite. Kosmos-2525 was launched on March 29, 2018 aboard a Soyuz-2-1V from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 1, 2021).

COSPAR 2018-028ANORAD 43243Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2525
Payload designation: Razdan-N
International designator: 2018-028A
NORAD catalog number: 43243
GCAT identifier: S43243
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/849

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: EMKA
Owner: MO RF
Country: Russia
Builder: Joint Stock Corp. VNIIEM
Platform (bus): EMKA

Launch

Date: March 29, 2018 · 17:38 UTC
Launch record: 2018-028Success
Rocket: Soyuz-2-1V
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 315 km
Apogee: 318 km
Inclination: 96.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 1, 2021
Last known active: Feb 1, 2021
End of operations: Feb 1, 2021

Size

Mass: 520 kg
Dry mass: 500 kg
Length: 3.0 m
Diameter: 1.30 m
Span: 3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51764165 (CC0).