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COSMOS 2503

OperationalPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
February 27, 2015 at 11:01 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1a →
Operator
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
557 km
Periapsis
537 km
Inclination
97.83°
Orbital period
95.58 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Ministry of Defense
Manufacturer
Progress Rocket and Space Center
Users
Military
Launch mass
4,000 kg
Dry mass
3,500 kg
Design lifetime
5 years
Detailed purpose
Electronic Intelligence

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2015-009A
NORAD catalog №
40420
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
5.529 m²
Status
Operational

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