List of Kosmos satellites (2501–2750)

The designation Kosmos (Russian: Космос meaning Cosmos) is a generic name given to a large number of Soviet, and subsequently Russian, satellites, the first of which was launched in 1962. Satellites given Kosmos designations include military spacecraft, failed probes to the Moon and the planets, prototypes for manned spacecraft, and scientific spacecraft. This is a list of satellites with Kosmos designations between 2501 and 2750.

List of Kosmos satellites
Designation Type Launch date (GMT) Carrier rocket Function Decay/Destruction* Remarks[1][2]
Kosmos 2501 GLONASS-K 30 November 2014
21:52
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 2502 Lotos-S 25 December 2014
03:01
Soyuz-2.1b ELINT in orbit
Kosmos 2503 Bars-M1 27 February 2015
11:01
Soyuz-2.1a Cartography/Reconnaissance in orbit
Kosmos 2504 Unknown 31 March 2015
13:47
Rokot/Briz-KM 11A05 ? in orbit Unconfirmed identity
Kosmos 2505 Kobalt-M 5 June 2015
15:23
Soyuz-2-1a Optical surveillance in orbit
Kosmos 2506 Persona 23 June 2015
16:44
Soyuz-2-1b Reconnaissance in orbit
Kosmos 2507 Strela-3M 23 September 2015
21:59
Rokot-KM Military communications in orbit 3 satellites in 1 launch
Kosmos 2508
Kosmos 2509
Kosmos 2510 EKS-1
(Tundra L11)
17 November 2015
06:33
Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat Early warning in orbit
Kosmos 2511 Kanopus-ST 5 December 2015
14:08
Soyuz-2-1v/Volga Earth observation failed to separate 2 satellites in 1 launch
Kosmos 2512 KYuA-1 Radar calibration in orbit
Kosmos 2513 Garpun-12L 15 December 2015
11:03
Proton-M/Briz-M Military communications in orbit
Kosmos 2514 GLONASS-M (GLONASS-51) 7 February 2016
03:21
Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 2515 Bars-M2 24 March 2016
09:42
Soyuz-2.1a Cartography/Reconnaissance in orbit
* — satellite was destroyed in orbit rather than decaying and burning up in the Earth's atmosphere
List of Kosmos satellites

See also

References

  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
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