Kosmos 2609, ..., 2614

The Russian Kosmos 2609, ..., 2614 are small military satellites of unknown purpose.

The satellites were observed to maneuver in orbit. Five of the satellites (Kosmos 2610, ..., 2614) maneuvered onto the same orbital plane as the Finnish ICEYE-X36 commercial SAR imaging satellite, which hass reportedly tranfered to Ukraine supporting Ukrainian military operations.

No other details known so far.

Nation:	Russia
Type / Application:	Military
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Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS	Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Kosmos 2609	2026-083B	16.04.2026	Pl LC-43/4	Soyuz-2-1b Volga	with Kosmos 2609, ..., 2614
Kosmos 2610	2026-083F	16.04.2026	Pl LC-43/4	Soyuz-2-1b Volga	with Kosmos 2609, ..., 2614
Kosmos 2611	2026-083G	16.04.2026	Pl LC-43/4	Soyuz-2-1b Volga	with Kosmos 2609, ..., 2614
Kosmos 2612	2026-083H	16.04.2026	Pl LC-43/4	Soyuz-2-1b Volga	with Kosmos 2609, ..., 2614
Kosmos 2613	2026-083J	16.04.2026	Pl LC-43/4	Soyuz-2-1b Volga	with Kosmos 2609, ..., 2614
Kosmos 2614	2026-083K	16.04.2026	Pl LC-43/4	Soyuz-2-1b Volga	with Kosmos 2609, ..., 2614

Launch Sites:

Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia

References:

Russian Space Web (Anatoly Zak): Soyuz rocket launches a military payload

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