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Kosmos-2552
Russian early warning satellite. Kosmos-2552 was launched on November 25, 2021 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2021-113ANORAD 49503Russia
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-2552
- Payload designation
- Kupol No. 15L?
- Other names
- EKS No. 5
- International designator
- 2021-113A
- NORAD catalog number
- 49503
- GCAT identifier
- S49503
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1032
Mission
- Mission type
- Missile early warning
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- EKS
- Owner
- VVKO VKS
- Country
- Russia
- Builder
- RKK Energiya
- Platform (bus)
- 14F142 EKS
Launch
- Date
- November 25, 2021 · 01:09 UTC
- Launch record
- 2021-113Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-2-1B
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC43/4
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- HEO/M
- Perigee
- 1,610 km
- Apogee
- 38,732 km
- Inclination
- 63.80°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Jul 20, 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 Q110590002 (CC0).