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Kosmos 2540
Russian geodesy satellite. Kosmos 2540 was launched on August 30, 2019 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2019-057ANORAD 44517Russia
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Geo-IK-2 No. 13L
- Common name
- Kosmos 2540
- Payload designation
- Musson-2 No. 13L
- Other names
- Kosmos-2540
- International designator
- 2019-057A
- NORAD catalog number
- 44517
- GCAT identifier
- S44517
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/915
Mission
- Mission type
- Geodesy
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Geo-IK-2
- Owner
- TS VS RF
- Country
- Russia
- Builder
- OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
- Platform (bus)
- Geo-IK-2 14F31
Launch
- Date
- August 30, 2019 · 14:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 2019-057Success
- Rocket
- Rokot
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC133/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 945 km
- Apogee
- 958 km
- Inclination
- 99.27°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- February 2022
Size
- Mass
- 900 kg
- Dry mass
- 900 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 Q97238868 (CC0).