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Kosmos-2546

Russian early warning satellite. Kosmos-2546 was launched on May 22, 2020 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2020-031ANORAD 45608Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2546
Payload designation
Kupol No. 4L?
Other names
Tundra-V No. 4L:P
International designator
2020-031A
NORAD catalog number
45608
GCAT identifier
S45608
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/944

Mission

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

Launch

Date
May 22, 2020 · 07:31 UTC
Launch record
2020-031Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO/M
Perigee
1,712 km
Apogee
38,645 km
Inclination
63.74°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

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 Q140078588 (CC0).