Cosmos-2552 is a Russian military satellite launched on 25 November 2021 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1b light-class launch vehicle.
Name of Satellite | Cosmos 2552 |
Purpose | Earth Observation |
Contractor | RKK Energia |
Country of Contractor | Russia |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 2 000 |
Class of Orbit | Elliptical |
Perigee (km) | 1 664 |
Date of Launch | 25.11.2021 |
Launch Site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-2.1b |
COSPAR Number | 2021-113A |
NORAD Number | 49503 |
Cosmos-2552 is the fifth launched and deployed satellite in the system. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, the main task of the Kupol EKS is to detect launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles.