Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesSoyuz 2.1b43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Lotos-S (Kosmos 2502)
Launched
December 25, 2014
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Lotos-S (Kosmos 2502) launched on a Russian Aerospace Defence Forces Soyuz 2.1b from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 25, 2014. It was Russian Aerospace Defence Forces's 18th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,438th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Soyuz 2.1b flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2502, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 877 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1b · Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Soyuz 2.1b flight · 1st this yearRussian Aerospace Defence Forces's 18th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,438th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2502 · NORAD 40358 · 2014-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-086A
- Epoch
- 2014-12-25 04:23:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.04081313 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0455101
- Inclination
- 67.1414°
- Ascending node
- 125.2836°
- Arg. of perigee
- 92.4772°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.8831°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2502 · NORAD 40358 · in orbit
Soyuz-2-1b 31-199 Blok-I · re-entered August 1, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Kosmos 2502 is a Lotos-S electronic-intelligence satellite, part of Russia's Liana signals-reconnaissance system that succeeded the Soviet-era Tselina and US-P constellations.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
279th launch from 43/4 (43R), 6th this year · 1,603rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Lotos-S (Kosmos 2502) launch?
Lotos-S (Kosmos 2502) launched on December 25, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Lotos-S (Kosmos 2502)?
Coverage: Launch of Russian Soyuz 2.1b rocket carrying Lotos-S ELINT spy sat from Plesetsk. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Lotos-S (Kosmos 2502)?
Soyuz 2.1b, flown by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. Soyuz 2.1b spec sheet
Where did Lotos-S (Kosmos 2502) launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Lotos-S (Kosmos 2502) reach?
Kosmos-2502, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 877 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Lotos-S (Kosmos 2502) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).