Overview
Most of these satellites from Russia are launched for military use (41.8%) and for the purpose of communications (51.5%).Majority of these satellites are LEO satellites, with around 94 (57.0%) launched so far.
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Apogee, Perigee & Period
Satellite Mass
Express-103 is a commercial satellite operated by Russian Satellite Communications Company (Russia) for the purpose of communications.
Constructed by ISS Reshetnev/Thales Alenia Space (Russia), it was launched into space on 30 July 2020 using Proton M as the launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Express-103 orbits around the Earth as a GEO satellite.
With a launch mass of 2,150kg, Express-103 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 15 years. It orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2020-053B and NORAD ID 45986.
With an orbital eccentricity of 4.74E-05, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 35,781km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 35,785km. It takes 1,436 minutes to orbit the Earth along the longitude of 97 degrees.
Third heaviest satellite launched by Gazprom Space Systems into space at 2,976 kg
A commercial satellite, Yamal-401 is operated by Gazprom Space Systems of Russia for the purpose of communications.
A GEO satellite, it was launched into space using Proton M as the launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 15 December 2014. Yamal-401 was constructed by ISS Reshetnev (Russia).
Designated with COSPAR ID 2014-082A and NORAD ID 40345, Yamal-401 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 15 years. It has a launch mass of 2,976 kg.
With an orbital eccentricity of 7.23E-04, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 35,761km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 35,822km. It takes 1,436 minutes to orbit the Earth along the longitude of 90 degrees.
Second heaviest satellite launched by Russia into space at 6,500 kg
Cosmos 2550 is a military satellite operated by Ministry of Defense (Russia) for the purpose of earth observation (Radar Imaging and Electronic Intelligence).
Constructed by KB Arsenal, RKTs Progress (Russia), it was launched into space on 25 June 2021 using Soyuz 2.1b as the launch vehicle. Cosmos 2550 orbits around the Earth as a polar LEO satellite.
Cosmos 2550 has a launch mass of 6,500 kg and is expected to have a operational lifetime of 5 years. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2021-056A and NORAD ID 48865.
With an orbital eccentricity of 8.62E-04, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 587km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 599km. It takes 96 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 35 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Heaviest satellite launched by Gonets Satcom into space at 280 kg
Operated by Gonets Satcom of Russia, Gonets M-26 is a commercial satellite launched for the purpose of communications.
Delivered via Rokot (launch vehicle) from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, it was launched into space on 26 December 2019 and orbits the Earth as a polar LEO satellite. Gonets M-26 was constructed by ISS Reshetnev (Russia).
Designated with COSPAR ID 2019-096C and NORAD ID 44907, Gonets M-26 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 7 years. It has a launch mass of 280 kg.
With an orbital eccentricity of 4.45E-04, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 1,500km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 1,507km. It takes 116 minutes to orbit the Earth.
With generated usable power of 120 watts, Gonets M-26 orbits at an inclination of 83 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
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