COSMOS 2510 (41032)

COSPAR: 2015-066A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2510

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 17, 2015

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC43/4

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-2-1B

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

41032

International Designator

2015-066A

Epoch

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:55:21 GMT

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Inclination

63.48°

Right Ascension

344.12°

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Argument of Perigee

274.69°

Period

716.92 min

Mean Motion

2.01 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2510

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2510

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

VVKOV

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 41032U 15066A   26182.87177567 -.00001625  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990

2 41032  63.4828 344.1185 7200247 274.6944  13.8568  2.00860027 77760

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Summary

COSMOS 2510 (also known as Kosmos-2510) is an early warning and communication satellite launched on November 17, 2015, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 launch pad using a Soyuz-2-1B launch vehicle. Manufactured by RKKE/KOMET for VVKOV in Russia, it has dimensions of 4 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter with a span of 10 meters. The satellite carries the Tundra-V No. 1L payload and is equipped with deployable solar arrays and batteries to generate power. With a launch mass of 2550 kg and a dry mass of 2000 kg, it operates on a USP Bus configuration. Its shape is described as a box with two panels and has an RCS (Reaction Control System) value of 33.2077. The intended mission lifetime is 7.5 years.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

2000

Launch Mass

2550

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

33.2077

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Tundra-V No. 1L

Purpose

Early warning, communication

Mission

Early warning, communication

Manufacturer

RKKE/KOMET

Life Expectancy

7.5 years

Bus

14F142

Configuration

USP Bus

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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