COSMOS 2531 (43752)

COSPAR: 2018-097B | Alt Name: Kosmos-2531

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 30, 2018

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC133/3

Launch Vehicle

Rokot

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

43752

International Designator

2018-097B

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:16:21 GMT

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Inclination

82.52°

Right Ascension

212.72°

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Argument of Perigee

22.55°

Period

115.86 min

Mean Motion

12.43 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2531

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2531

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

VVKOV

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 43752U 18097B   26185.30302531 -.00000013  00000-0 -16695-3 0  9991

2 43752  82.5163 212.7226 0017089  22.5486 337.6341 12.42912849344439

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Summary

COSMOS 2531, also known as Kosmos-2531, is a military communication satellite launched by Russia on November 30, 2018, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC133/3 launch pad using the Rokot launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with a span of 7 meters due to its antenna deployment. It weighs 280 kilograms at launch and is equipped with solar cells and batteries for power generation. Manufactured by RESH, the satellite's mission is military communication and carries a payload named Rodnik-S No. 27L. The shape of COSMOS 2531 consists of a cylindrical body augmented by antennas.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

280

Launch Mass

280

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Rodnik-S No. 27L

Purpose

Military Communication

Mission

Military Communication

Manufacturer

RESH

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Strela-3M

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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