Lotos-S1 series of Russian radio-technical reconnaissance (RTR) satellites, which are one of the components of the next-generation radio-technical reconnaissance system, ICRC Liana.
Name of Satellite | Lotos-S1 |
Purpose | Earth Observation |
Contractor | TsSKB-Progress Samara Space Center and KB Arsenal |
Country of Contractor | Russia |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 5 000 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 896 |
Date of Launch | 07.04.2022 |
Launch Site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-2.1b |
COSPAR Number | 2022-036A |
NORAD Number | 52202 |
Earth Observation Satellite, which is one of the Russian Lotos – S1 satellites, is the first component of the next-generation Liana ELINT satellite system. The engineering version flew under the designation Lotos-S (14F138).