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Kosmos-2531

Kosmos-2531 was launched on November 30, 2018 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-097BNORAD 43752Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2531
Payload designation
Rodnik-S No. 27L
International designator
2018-097B
NORAD catalog number
43752
GCAT identifier
S43752
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/872

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Rodnik
Country
Russia
Builder
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
Platform (bus)
Strela-3M

Launch

Date
November 30, 2018 · 02:27 UTC
Launch record
2018-097Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,484 km
Apogee
1,508 km
Inclination
82.51°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2021

Size

Mass
280 kg
Dry mass
280 kg
Length
1.6 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
7.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q65297434 (CC0).