Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2518
EKS is a developing programme of Russian early warning satellites as a replacement for the US-KMO and US-K satellites of the Oko programme. These satellites identify ballistic missile launches from outer space and complement early warning radars such as the Voronezh. This gives advance notice of a nuclear attack and would provide information to the A-135 missile defense system which protects Moscow, as well as other Russian missile defense and counterattack resources.
Payloads: 1
Molniya Orbit
Location
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
2017
29th orbital launch attempt
Soyuz 2.1b
34th mission
2nd mission of 2017
32nd successful mission
15th consecutive successful mission