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Lotos-S1 satellite launched yesterday
https://tass.com/science/1252001
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Russian Military Satellites: News & Development
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Launch of Lotos-S1/Cosmos-2549 electronic reconnaissance satellite
On 2 February 2021 at 23:45 MSK (20:45 UTC) the Space Forces conducted a successful launch of a Soyuz-2.1b space launcher from the launch pad No. 4 of the launch complex No. 43 of the Plesetsk test site. The launcher delivered into orbit a satellite designated Cosmos-2549.
Cosmos-2549, which received international designation 2021-008A and registered by NORAD as object 47546, is believed to be a Lotos-S1 electronic reconnaissance satellite of the Liana system.
Previous Lotos-S1 satellite, Cosmos-2528, was launched in October 2018.
http://russianforces.org/blog/2021/02/launch_of_lotos-s1cosmos-2549.shtml
On 2 February 2021 at 23:45 MSK (20:45 UTC) the Space Forces conducted a successful launch of a Soyuz-2.1b space launcher from the launch pad No. 4 of the launch complex No. 43 of the Plesetsk test site. The launcher delivered into orbit a satellite designated Cosmos-2549.
Cosmos-2549, which received international designation 2021-008A and registered by NORAD as object 47546, is believed to be a Lotos-S1 electronic reconnaissance satellite of the Liana system.
Previous Lotos-S1 satellite, Cosmos-2528, was launched in October 2018.
http://russianforces.org/blog/2021/02/launch_of_lotos-s1cosmos-2549.shtml
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Russian satellite "Inspector" again maneuvers near American vehicles
https://en.topwar.ru/186465-pressa-rossijskij-sputnik-inspektor-opjat-manevriruet-vblizi-amerikanskih-apparatov.html
https://en.topwar.ru/186465-pressa-rossijskij-sputnik-inspektor-opjat-manevriruet-vblizi-amerikanskih-apparatov.html
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Rocket "Soyuz-2.1v" put into orbit apparatus of the Ministry of Defense
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The new bird is denoted as Cosmos-2551 and is believed to be a Razbeg recon statellite.
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Launch video available
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MOSCOW, September 9. / TASS /. The Soyuz-2.1v launch vehicle, launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, successfully launched the spacecraft of the Russian Ministry of Defense into orbit, the information and mass communications department of the military department told reporters.
"Launched today, September 9, at 22.59 Moscow time from the state test cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Plesetsk cosmodrome) in the Arkhangelsk region, the Soyuz-2.1v light-class launch vehicle at the appointed time successfully launched a spacecraft into the calculated orbit in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense."
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The new bird is denoted as Cosmos-2551 and is believed to be a Razbeg recon statellite.
The Razbeg n°1 satellite is a small-sized military optical reconnaissance satellite. The payload was built by the Russian corporation NPP VNIIEM. Onboard the satellite is a camera which was built OAO Peleng, a company from Belarus. This camera has a maximum ground resolution of 0.9 meters while operating in the panchromatic mode.
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"The spacecraft launched in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense on September 9 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome was launched into the target orbit at the estimated time and accepted for control of ground assets of the G.S. Titov Main Testing Space Center of the Aerospace Forces," the Defense Ministry said.
"A stable telemetric connection has been established and maintained with the spacecraft, its onboard systems are operating normally," they added.
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Launch video available
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so a new type of recon satellite
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Was this a military satellite that crashed? For it to crash in the US could it be sabotage or stealing of it for intelligence?
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bandit6 wrote:Was this a military satellite that crashed? For it to crash in the US could it be sabotage or stealing of it for intelligence?
Yes this was the satellite that crashed
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Two objects A & B were orbited on this mission and its not certain that the object A that re-entered was the satellite itself, or the spent Volga upper stage? Its a military mission, and they aren't going to say squat.
Orbital parameters from 19/10:
2021-081A
169 x 179 km incl. 96.33 deg
2021-081B
272 x 286 km incl. 96.35 deg
All we can do is watch and see what the object B does when its orbit decays and gets closer to re-entry.
More info from B. Hendrickx at source
If object B is indeed the satellite we might see some movement in the next week or so?
Orbital parameters from 19/10:
2021-081A
169 x 179 km incl. 96.33 deg
2021-081B
272 x 286 km incl. 96.35 deg
All we can do is watch and see what the object B does when its orbit decays and gets closer to re-entry.
More info from B. Hendrickx at source
Kosmos-2525, the first EMKA satellite, didn't make its first maneuvers until about 2 months into the mission when it had descended to about 270 km.
If object B is indeed the satellite we might see some movement in the next week or so?
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It was Cosmos-2551 burned in the atmosphere on October 20. a big loss for the already dramatic state of Russian satellite observation systems. Russia has only 3 optical reconnaissance satellites...
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I love how despite all the fuckups they still behave and plan launches and budgets as if everything will be running smoothly
Not a single effort put into redundancy
Is it so hard to order extra satellite to have as backup in case something like this happens?
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Re: Russian Military Satellites: News & Development
miketheterrible Sun Oct 24, 2021 3:09 pm
They will just build another one. We do not know if they do not already have one ready or have one being made currently to place into orbit.
This stuff is insured anyway and they will just continue.
This stuff is insured anyway and they will just continue.
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They already don't have a lot of money thrown at them but you think they should double the price of every satellite and system by making twice as many as they need.... but would that be good enough?
What if two accidents happen?
So three or five of everything... starting to get expensive...
Or just use insurance to replace what was lost.
Ironically some of the systems they are launching now have been waiting for a while so having them fail and building new replacements is probably replacing a lot of old compromised imported foreign components with new Russian made bits and pieces...
Most of their satellites made over longer periods have generational changes... look at the GLONASS satellites... they are just getting better and better...
Not saying they should be slack with older items being launched, but certainly not the end of the world either.
What if two accidents happen?
So three or five of everything... starting to get expensive...
Or just use insurance to replace what was lost.
Ironically some of the systems they are launching now have been waiting for a while so having them fail and building new replacements is probably replacing a lot of old compromised imported foreign components with new Russian made bits and pieces...
Most of their satellites made over longer periods have generational changes... look at the GLONASS satellites... they are just getting better and better...
Not saying they should be slack with older items being launched, but certainly not the end of the world either.
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Russian military satellite that worked with inspector spacecraft burns in atmosphere.
The Kosmos-2519 satellite was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on June 23, 2017.
https://tass.com/science/1380133
The Kosmos-2519 satellite was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on June 23, 2017.
https://tass.com/science/1380133
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Might anyone know if Russia currently has any hunter killer satellites in orbit? I heard that in the cold war they had a one that could shoot a metal ball at an enemy satellite
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Such satellites are not based in space but launched when need arises.
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bandit6 wrote:Might anyone know if Russia currently has any hunter killer satellites in orbit? I heard that in the cold war they had a one that could shoot a metal ball at an enemy satellite
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bandit6 wrote:Might anyone know if Russia currently has any hunter killer satellites in orbit? I heard that in the cold war they had a one that could shoot a metal ball at an enemy satellite
Not currently plus Outer Space Treaty is still on
But considering how fast treaties are going out the window these days anything might happen soon
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Fregat booster delivers Russian military satellite to orbit
it is the first Neitron (14F01) satellite
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/neitron.htm
it is the first Neitron (14F01) satellite
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/neitron.htm
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Imaging of orbital satellites... 
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George1 wrote:Fregat booster delivers Russian military satellite to orbit
it is the first Neitron (14F01) satellite
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/neitron.htm
Launch is successful, payload delivered to correct orbit source
Fregat u/s now deorbited source
1st launch of 2022
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