Kosmos 2524 is a Russian reconnaissance satellite part of its ELINT Liana program. Developed and built by TsSKB Progress and KB Arsenal, it was launched on December 2, 2017. It is based on the Yantar satellite's bus.[2]
Names | Lotos-S1 |
---|---|
Mission type | Reconnaissance |
Operator | Russian Armed Forces |
COSPAR ID | 2017-076A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 43032[1] |
Mission duration | 4 years, 10 months and 7 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Lotos-S1 |
Bus | Yantar[2] |
Manufacturer | TsSKB Progress KB Arsenal[2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02) 10:43 UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz 2-1B |
Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Semi-major axis | 7,282 km (4,525 mi) |
Periapsis altitude | 905.0 km (562.3 mi) |
Apoapsis altitude | 917.1 km (569.9 mi) |
Inclination | 67.1° |
Period | 103.1 minutes |
Kosmos ← Kosmos 2523 Kosmos 2525 → Liana program ← Kosmos 2502 |
Despite the launch failure of another Soyuz 2-1B rocket just four days before, Kosmos 2524 launched on December 2, 2017, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 at 10:43 UTC. It was launched to a low Earth orbit with a periapsis of 905.0 km (562.3 mi), an apoapsis of 917.1 km (569.9 mi) and an inclination of 67.1°, allowing it to cover much of the world.[1][3]
← 2016 · Orbital launches in 2017 · 2018 → | |
---|---|
January |
|
February |
|
March | USA-274 / NROL-79 / Intruder 8
|
April |
|
May |
|
June |
|
July |
|
August |
|
September |
|
October |
|
November |
|
December |
|
Launches are separated by dashes ( – ), payloads by dots ( · ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). CubeSats are smaller. Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in brackets). |
![]() | This spacecraft or satellite related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |