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Kosmos-2541

Russian early warning satellite. Kosmos-2541 was launched on September 26, 2019 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2019-065ANORAD 44552Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2541
Payload designation
Kupol No. 3L
Other names
Tundra-V No. 3L:P
International designator
2019-065A
NORAD catalog number
44552
GCAT identifier
S44552
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/918

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
EKS
Country
Russia
Builder
RKK Energiya
Platform (bus)
14F142 EKS

Launch

Date
September 26, 2019 · 07:46 UTC
Launch record
2019-065Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO/M
Perigee
1,582 km
Apogee
38,777 km
Inclination
63.82°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
October 2025
End of operations
October 2025

Size

Mass
2,550 kg
Dry mass
2,000 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q140370561 (CC0).