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Kosmos 2553

Russian satellite. Kosmos 2553 was launched on February 5, 2022 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2022-011ANORAD 51511Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2553
Common name
Kosmos 2553
Payload designation
Neitron No. 1
International designator
2022-011A
NORAD catalog number
51511
GCAT identifier
S51511
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1046

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Neitron
Country
Russia
Builder
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
Platform (bus)
Meridian?

Launch

Date
February 5, 2022 · 07:00 UTC
Launch record
2022-011Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,992 km
Apogee
1,999 km
Inclination
67.09°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 2022

Size

Mass
2,000 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 Q126372457 (CC0).