For Persona-3 (Cosmos 2506) the object 3 was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on June 23, 2015. This satellite is part of the third generation of the Persona spacecraft to be launched into space.
| Name of Satellite | Persona-3 (Cosmos 2506) |
| Purpose | Earth Observation |
| Contractor | TsSKB Progress |
| Country of Contractor | Russia |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 7 000 |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Perigee (km) | 706 |
| Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 5 |
| Date of Launch | 23.06.2015 |
| Launch Site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-2.1b |
| COSPAR Number | 2015-029A |
| NORAD Number | 40699 |
Persona-3 was designed and developed by the Progress Rocket and Space Center at the request of the Russian Air and Space Defense Forces. It is likely that the spacecraft is an optical reconnaissance vehicle. There are reports that Cosmos-2506 is equipped with laser data transmission facilities that enable the Olymp-K relay satellite to transmit operational data back to Earth.
