Lotos-S2 (Cosmos 2502) 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-S2 (Cosmos 2502) |
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) | 901 |
Date of Launch | 23.12.2014 |
Launch Site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-2.1b |
COSPAR Number | 2014-086A |
NORAD Number | 40358 |