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Kosmos 2528

Russian satellite. Kosmos 2528 was launched on October 25, 2018 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-082ANORAD 43657Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2528
Common name
Kosmos 2528
Payload designation
Lotos-S1 No. 804
International designator
2018-082A
NORAD catalog number
43657
GCAT identifier
S43657
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/868

Mission

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

Launch

Date
October 25, 2018 · 00:15 UTC
Launch record
2018-082Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
244 km
Apogee
900 km
Inclination
67.14°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2020
End of operations
January 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 Q97238861 (CC0).