Bars
Spacecraft · Russia
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Believed to be a new-generation electro-optical reconnaisance satellite based on a heavily modified Yantar bus. Placed in sun synchronous orbits. Reconnaissance, opticalsatellite built by TsSKB-Progress (bus), LOMO (payload) for VKO. Used Yantar bus.
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Subtopics
- Bars-M (14F148) Null
Related
- Family
- Surveillance
- Country
- Russia
- Launch Vehicles
- R-7, Soyuz-2-1A
- Launch Sites
- Plesetsk LC43/4
Chronology
2 events
2015 February 27
11:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC43/4. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2-1A.- Cosmos 2503 - . Payload: COSMOS 2503. Mass: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb). Nation: Russia. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Yantar. Spacecraft: Bars. USAF Sat Cat: 40420 . COSPAR: 2015-009A. Apogee: 577 km (358 mi). Perigee: 566 km (351 mi). Inclination: 97.67 deg. Period: 96.09 min. Believed to be a new-generation electro-optical reconnaisance satellite based on a heavily modified Yantar bus. Sun synchronous orbit; 0245 GMT local time of the descending node..
2016 March 24
09:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2-1A.- Cosmos 2515 - . Payload: Bars-M No. 2. Nation: Russia. Class: Surveillance. Type: Cartographic satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Yantar. Spacecraft: Bars. USAF Sat Cat: 41394 . COSPAR: 2016-020A. Apogee: 540 km (330 mi). Perigee: 332 km (206 mi). Inclination: 97.60 deg. Bars-M cartography satellite; joined the No. 1 satellite (Kosmos-2503) launched in 2015. 1325LT SSO..