Kosmos-2555

Possible Russian reconnaissance satellite which apparently failed after launch. Kosmos-2555 was launched on April 29, 2022 aboard a Angara-1.2 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 18, 2022).

COSPAR 2022-044ANORAD 52330Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2555
Payload designation: EO-MKA No. 2?
International designator: 2022-044A
NORAD catalog number: 52330
GCAT identifier: S52330
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1059

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: EMKA
Owner: MO RF
Country: Russia
Builder: Joint Stock Corp. VNIIEM
Platform (bus): EMKA

Launch

Date: April 29, 2022 · 19:55 UTC
Launch record: 2022-044Success
Rocket: Angara-1.2
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC35/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 278 km
Apogee: 293 km
Inclination: 96.45°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 18, 2022
Last known active: Apr 29, 2022
End of operations: May 18, 2022

Size

Mass: 520 kg
Dry mass: 500 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 Q112062726 (CC0).