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Kosmos 2526

Russian communications satellite. Kosmos 2526 was launched on April 18, 2018 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-037ANORAD 43432Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2526
Common name
Kosmos 2526
Payload designation
Blagovest No. 12L
International designator
2018-037A
NORAD catalog number
43432
GCAT identifier
S43432
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/848

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Blagovest
Country
Russia
Builder
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
Platform (bus)
Ekspress-2000?

Launch

Date
April 18, 2018 · 22:12 UTC
Launch record
2018-037Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,568 km
Apogee
35,669 km
Inclination
0.05°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 25, 2023

Size

Mass
3,162 kg
Dry mass
2,000 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
27.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q55286020 (CC0).