Satellite description

COSMOS 2546, 45608 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) that was launched on Fri, 22 May 2020 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

45608, 2020-031A

Orbit

Molniya

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

RKKE/KOMET

Mission

Operational Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

14F142 EKS, Unknown motor

Mass

2,550 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-05-22 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)