Launch Date
June 25, 2021
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC43/4
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1B
NORAD ID
48865
International Designator
2021-056A
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:07:36 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
67.14°
Right Ascension
51.68°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
268.38°
Period
93.88 min
Mean Motion
15.34 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 2550
Alternative Name
Kosmos-2550
Type
Status
Owner
VVKOV
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 48865U 21056A 26184.13028056 .00005961 00000-0 18656-3 0 9991
2 48865 67.1430 51.6786 0008373 268.3779 91.6416 15.33883607281169
Source: Celestrak
Length
8
Diameter
2.7
Span
8.5
Dry Mass
6700
Launch Mass
7231
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Pion-NKS No. 901
Purpose
SIGINT
Mission
SIGINT
Manufacturer
TSSKBP/ARSLO
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Pion-NKS
Configuration
Yantar bus
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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