Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2510

Status

Success

Cosmos 2510

Launch Time
Tue Nov 17, 2015 06:33 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M

Image Credit: Roscosmos

VKS RF

Status: Active

Price: $25.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN

Payload to LEO: 7,500 kg

Payload to GTO: 3,250 kg

Stages: 4

Strap-ons: 4

Rocket Height: 46.94 m

Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m

Fairing Height: 11.43 m

Details

Mission Details

Cosmos 2510

The Tundra or EKS (Edinaya Kosmicheskaya Sistema) series of satellites is the next generation of Russian early warning satellites to replace the US-K and US-KMO early warning satellites of the Oko-1 system.

The development of the EKS started in 2000. The Russian Ministry of Defence awarded in 2007 a contract for the EKS system to RKK Energiya with a first test launch planned in 2009. Several problems, changing requirements and a court case led to long delays, postponing the first mission to the end of 2014.

Reportedly the Tundra satellites carry also a secure emergency communications payload to be used in case of a nuclear war.

Payloads: 1

Tundra Orbit

Location

Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Wiki

Stats

2015

70th orbital launch attempt

Soyuz 2.1b

27th mission

4th mission of 2015

25th successful mission

8th consecutive successful mission